Chapter Sixty One – Cassie and Dan Weekend

"Wait why are you leaving again?" I asked Tom as he was packing, sitting on our bed confused.

"I just have to take care of something at home. I'll be gone a couple of days. I told you this before" he sighed, walking back into the newly reformed closet.

"You decided to tell me this last night when I was half asleep" I reminded him.

"Well I just found out that I had to go yesterday" he said coming back out with cloth in his fingers.

"So this is a family matter then?" I asked not quite buying what he was saying. It looked like it had been rehearsed. And sure Tom was a great actor and everything, but I can tell when he is lying. And he is lying to me.

He smiled coming out from the closet "Exactly"

I nodded my head and stood up walking towards the desk. I grabbed my phone and started scrolling through the contacts, until I found the one I wanted and placed the phone to my ear.

"What are you doing?" Tom asked suspiciously.

"Well if it is a family matter then James would know about it" I said smugly. Tom's jaw dropped.

"Your calling James?!" he shouted, trying to reach out for the phone, but I dodged.

"Oh hey Cassie" James answered.

"Hi James" I said smiling as Tom was still trying to rip the phone from my grasp.

"What's up?"

"Well I was just wondering if anything was happening with your family this weekend."

Tom reached for the phone again, but I ducked under his arm and rolled over the bed so that I was on the other side.

"Uh...not that I know of" James said hesitantly, confused.

I looked at Tom who already looked guilty. "Liar" I said

"Wait what's going on?" James asked.

"Nothing, thanks James"

"Yeah...no problem"

I hung up the phone. "Now would you like to tell me where you are really going, liar?"

"I'm not lying!"

I sighed he was being difficult.

"Fine...DAN!" I shouted running out of the room and towards Dan's with Tom chasing me.

I burst through the door to find Dan sitting on his bed in boxers and a t-shirt playing some video game on his big screen television.

I jumped over his bed so that Tom would have no chance of tackling me.

"What Cas?" Dan asked, obviously he was still sleepy; it was only eleven in the morning.

"Where's Tom going?" I asked.

Dan paused his video game, deciding that this was more important, which makes me think that he is going to lie to me as well. "He is going to his parents' house" he said nonchalantly.

"No he isn't"

"Yes I am!" Tom disagreed.

"Liar" I taunted, making him annoyed.

"Wait how does she know-"

"DAN!" Tom shouted at him.

"I know he is lying to me Daniel. I want to know where he is actually going to be but he won't tell me."

Tom sighed and dug his phone out of his pocket and through it at me. "Call Chris, he will tell you"

I looked at him suspiciously but obeyed calling Chris and putting it on speaker; as the phone rang silences filed between the three of us.

"Hey Tom I thought we were going to go look for the r-"

"Chris shut up!" Tom said too fast.

"What?" Chris asked confused.

"Hi Chris" I said.

"Oh...hi, I'm on speaker phone aren't I?"

"Yes" Tom said.

"So um what's up?"

"Cassie doesn't believe that I am going home, so if you could please confirm that I am going home..."

"Oh yeah Cas, can I call you Cas?"

"Oh course you can" I said sweetly hoping to get the truth out of him.

"Well we are going to converse business with our dad, and it's pointless for you to come because our mum is visiting our grandmother"

"It would be very boring" Tom added in.

"...okay..." I said still suspicious. Something was going on here; I just didn't know what it was.

"Don't worry I'll be with him most of the time" Chris added "Now I have to go, see you later Tom"

"Thanks Chris" Tom said and hung up the phone.

"Happy now?" he asked.

"...not exactly" I was still very suspicious. What was he hiding from me?

"God will you just believe me?!" Tom shouted agitatedly.

"Will you stop lying to me?!" I shouted back.

"Could you both get out of my room?!" Dan shouted.

Both Tom and I grumbled but left the room.

Thirty minutes later Tom had said a quick goodbye and walked out the back door, towards Demon.

Dan sighed with his head resting on his fist staring at the now closed door. I frowned and opened it walking out to the drive way.

"Tom?"

He turned around before he stepped into the car. "What Cassie?" he half sighed looking at me.

I walked up silently and hugged him. His arms hesitantly wrapped around my torso, unsure of what I was doing. "Thank you" I whispered to him, before I reluctantly let go a little.

His eyes crinkled in confusion "For what?"

I smiled slightly "For everything you do for me, for everything you have ever done for me...you're like my best friend"

He smiled before his lips captured mine. His hands tightened around my hips, hungrily. I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck, as he gently slammed my back into the car. I smiled against his lips and lightly slid the tip of my tongue over them, causing him to shiver, I smirked with victory. He bit my lip, trying to whip the smirk off. I mentally rolled my eyes but let him explore my mouth anyway. He slowly trailed his hand down my side, and then out of nowhere hooked my right leg around his waist. He pressed our pelvic bones close together and I moaned. Now it was his turn to smirk. I pushed my tongue into his mouth quickly taking over as I smoothly slid my fingers into his hair lightly tugging on the ends. He pulled away breathing heavily. He ran his nose down my jaw bone and to my neck. "Damn you" he whispered against my skin before lightly sucking on the flesh. I tried repressing a moan for as long as I could.

"Wow I take out the trash and get a show, nice" Dan said from the garage.

We jumped away from each other; I was blushing seven shades of red, averting my eyes from Dan or Tom.

"Oh no please continue" Dan said, I could hear the smirk in his voice.

I whipped my lips as I leaned up against Demon again and stared at my bare feet.

"Dan..." Tom said disapprovingly, although I could hear him smiling practically.

"Okay I can take a hint" He sighed "Carry on" I looked up to see him slowly walking back into the house.

Tom walked back to me laughing and placed his hands on my hips lightly "I loved that goodbye, it was our best yet"

I placed my forehead on his chest hiding my pink tinted cheeks "Yeah so did Dan"

Tom laughed and slowly slid his hands around my back hugging me to his chest. "I love you" he chuckled.

I muffled an "I love you too"

He leaned down slowly and kissed my cheek, then turned us around so that we were where we were before our little make out session. He slowly let me go and climbed in to Demon. "I'll be back Monday"

I slowly nodded and he drove off.

I sighed and walked back into the house after a moment.

Dan was still in the kitchen rummaging through the refrigerator searching for something. My goal was to walk passed him unnoticed and just go up to my room and sleep, but of course he noticed...

"Hey where do you think you're going?" He said as I was literally one step away from the foyer.

"I'll be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending that I don't exist" I said sarcastically.

His light glassy blue eyes stared at me un amused "That's not funny"

I shrugged continuing to walk away.

"Cassie" Dan said placing his hands on my shoulders stopping me, and the turning me around so that I was facing his sad gaze. "I know you're going through a lot right now, and Tom leaving probably isn't the best thing...but you have to cheer up! You still have me, and I'm open for anything" He gazed away for a second and then said "Well as long as it won't cause me getting any pain from Tom..." He smiled down at me.

I loved Dan, he was trying to make me feel better that was clear, but I just wanted to be alone. "Look I appreciate it, but I just don't want to do anything"

"Well" He said puckering his lips "I've decided that you don't have a choice, its Dan and Cassie Weekend!"

I gaped at him, I didn't have a choice? Yeah right.

He slumped "It can be Cassie and Dan" He rolled his eyes in annoyance.

I shook my head, giving him an incredulous look, laughing a little as I started walking up the stairs.

He jumped up the steps and blocked my path. "Come on please? It's never just you and me" he pouted.

I rolled my eyes and sighed "I'll hang out with you if you tell me where Tom is really going"

He huffed "Tom is going to his parent's!"

"No, he isn't!" I said throwing my hands up "Do you really think I'm that gullible?! I know when Tom lies! I just don't know why he is lying to me"

Dan crossed his arms over his chest. "What makes you think I know?"

I placed my hand on my hip "Why wouldn't you know?"

"Why wouldn't you know?" Dan shot back at me.

I thought about it for a second. Maybe Dan didn't know, maybe Tom had lied to the both of us...I know he lied...but why?...

No.

Once the idea popped in my mind it spread like wild fire. He couldn't be. No he wouldn't...he wouldn't cheat. But why else wouldn't he tell me where he was going?

My breath was coming out in rasps. I had been giving him a lot of shit to deal with lately, and it's not like it's impossible for him to get another girl, all he would have to do is walk out the front door.

"Cassie? Cassie? Cassie!" Dan was shaking my shoulders lightly.

"He's cheating" I managed to say. I blinked my eyes, for the were stinging, I blinked them so fast as if the realization would disappear.

Dan burst out laughing. Laughing. "What is so funny?" I hissed with annoyance.

"You think" He laughed "You think that he is cheating on you?!" He held his stomach and the banister from laughing so hard.

I huffed at his reaction. He reached in his pocket for his cell phone, pulling it out and quickly dialing a number and placing it to his ear, still managing to laugh.

I walked around him heading for my room. "Wait, wait!" Dan said walking behind me.

"Yeah Rupert, guess what? She thinks that he is cheating on her!...I know!" He was still laughing like a maniac and following me.

I reached my room and slammed the door in his face, locking it, making sure that he wouldn't mock me anymore.

I slumped on the wall looking at the dark room for a second, sighing, before I turned on the light to find Timber still asleep on the bed. I smiled slightly and kicked off the wall to crawl into bed, curling up in his fur.

I suppose Dan laughing was a good thing. He thought it was ridiculous...well if he thought that, then shouldn't he actually know where Tom really went? Ugh! He was just leading me on, trying to distract me...At least Tom wasn't cheating.

I woke up to uncontrollable darkness. I rubbed my eyes slightly, trying to get my eyes use to the darkness so that I could see. I turned my head to see that the alarm clock read nine at night. I sighed, looking out at the moon, why was it harder to breathe? I looked down and noticed that Timber's head was resting on my stomach. His eyes looked at me sideways and then whined.

Then I remembered that I had locked Timber in here with me, he probably wanted to go play.

I patted his head and reluctantly stood up. Timber jumped down with me and walked by my side as I opened the door and walked out into the dark hallway.

I yawned as I started walking down the stairs with Timber at my heal, heading towards the light.

I heard laughing in the living room but I avoided the social activity and walked to the back door, letting Timber out.

I sighed running a hand through my hair and grabbed a beer from the fridge, taking a long gulp, then let Timber back in.

"Cassie Bear!" I heard Dan yell from the front room.

I rolled my eyes in annoyance and walked through the hall ways, with Timber at my heal, taking the long way back to the front room.

"What Dan?" I sighed rounding the last corner...I think that I'm getting a headache. I shook my head – no probably drowsiness.

"Cassie!" Emma shouted in excitement, once I became visible, sitting in the reclining leather chair, and Rupert sitting on the couch next to Dan.

I smiled slightly "Hey Em, Hey Rupert...I thought this was Cassie and Dan weekend?" I asked questioningly as I took another sip of beer.

"Dan and Cassie" He mumbled, barely audible then perked up "Well they are helping me"

I looked at him confused "With what?"

They all jumped up landing in some freaky poses "Changing Cas back into her normal awesome hot self!" They shouted in unison.

After a moment of me starring at them like a freak show, Dan said "Were working on the name"

"...Okay..." I said still unsure of what painful torture they were going to put me through.

"We are taking you out" Emma said sitting on her knees.

I couldn't argue- well I could, I was until Rupert literally gagged me and practically through me in his car.

After many attempts of batting Emma's hands off my own, I finally managed to rip the blood red cloth out of my mouth and growled in annoyance. "What is with you boys and kidnapping me?!"

"It's fun" Dan said beaming as Rupert drove down the road.

I glared at him "You know I could just jump out of the car at the next stop light?" I told them.

"You wouldn't" Rupert sang, pulling up to a red light, I think he is a tad drunk.

"I would" I said reaching for the door as Dan screamed "CHILD LOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHILD LOCK RUPERT!!!!!!!"

I huffed as the lock went down and the door handle wouldn't budge. "Seriously child lock?!"

Dan smiled smugly, as Emma pushed my legs off of her lap.

I thought about it for a second, anyway to retreat back to the house. Back to the sweet smell of peppermint and the big brown cuddly dog.

"Tom says I can't drink without him" I stated after a moment.

They laughed "Were not going to a pub Cas" Emma said through her laughter.

"Huh? Where are we going?" I asked yet again confused. Where else would we be going?

"There! Right there!" Dan shouted pointing to the right.

"Yes I bloody see it Dan!" Rupert shouted agitated that Dan's finger was pointing right in front of him.

"What? There is nothing in here except Playarama" I said

Playarama is a massive building split into two sections. One is for 1- 10 years olds, it has slides and swing sets and has kiddy music and parentals surrounding the entire place. The other side is for 11- 15 year olds, it is basically a miniature club that doesn't have alcohol, does not allow parents, and has roller coasters wrapped around the dance floor.

Dan and Emma smiled deviously at me as Rupert parked the car.

My jaw dropped "You can't be serious! If any of you have noticed we are not horny fifteen year olds!"

They all got out of the car heading for the entrance. I got out and slammed the car door, having not finished with my rant. Rupert locked the doors, so that I could not return into the car.

"Who said we are not horny?" Rupert questioned.

"Pedophile!" I screamed at him, really saying your horny and then walking into a teenager joint yeah real smart Rupert.

Rupert laughed "Chill out! Haven't you ever hung out with the kids these days?"

I through my hands up, "No this is stupid! I want to go home!"

"Too bad Cassie bear" Dan said linking arms with me and dragging me into the entrance hallway, as Rupert paid the entrance fee.

"Can't we at least have alcohol or something?" I asked.

"Oh come on its actually quite fun" Emma assured grabbing my other arm, both of them skipping/ dragging me into a room that was dark, except for multi colored disco balls and black lights. My ears had to adjust to the loud noise of the roller coaster and the blasting music. There were little people running around everywhere. Okay I'll admit some of them were my height, but I am small for my age! This was so wrong.

"How are we even aloud in here?!" I shouted above the music at Dan.

"It's US, Where are we not allowed?" He said already starting to dance in place.

I blinked my eyes away from him and to the grinding bodies on the dance floor. What? I never got down and dirty dancing until I was seventeen! What happened to the world?

"Want to go on the ride Cas?" Emma asked me hopefully. I sighed looking at the small rollercoaster. It wasn't very high and twisted and turned without any far drops...seemed safe.

"Sure" I said following her after she shouted her goodbye to Rupert and Dan who where now dancing with each other like the stupid dorks they were. I laughed.

We stood in line for a moment before we were seated in the small carts. The song 'Sexy Bitch' came on the sound system as the ride took off...and suddenly a wave of adrenaline and laughter overtook my depressed body.

The rest of that night, had to be one of the best of my entire life. The four of us where acting as if we were high. You know that feeling that you get when you're acting like you don't care about what anyone thinks and your just laughing like maniac's having so much fun. Yes that is exactly what we were like.

The last hour had been even better though. Rupert and Dan went to check out the kiddier side of Playarama an hour ago, while Emma and I continuously got hit on my young hormonal teenage boys, Ah it was an utter blast.

Though since this was a young club it closed at twelve. You could hear the multiple groans as the teenagers' shuffled out of the room and out of the building.

Emma and I skipped, laughing, into the kiddie room hoping to find the boys.

The room was dark except for a small corner in the back had a light surrounding a couple of itty bitty tables and chairs, built for the young society.

Rupert and Dan looked in two words - on crack.

"Would you like more tea Miss Fluffycakes?" Rupert asked Dan holding up a little pink tea pot.

"Yes very much Miss Bubblegum" Dan replied pretending to flip back his 'long' hair holding out a tea cup.

"Guys?" Emma questioned sobering up, from our none intoxicated highness.

Both of their heads snapped in our direction, blinking out of the trance.

"Right" Rupert said standing up and taking off the minnie apron he had put on.

Dan stood up too taking off the hand bag wrapped around his wrist and the big hat off of his head. "Let's head home"

Rupert and Emma spent the night, as we crashed in the living room. Being way too happy for hours has a grand toll on your body. Seems like Cassie and Dan weekend was turning out to be Cassie, Rupert, Emma, and Dan weekend, which I didn't mind.

"Hey Dan is Tom coming home today or tomorrow?" I asked Dan on Sunday, once the four of us had settled down from a laughing fit.

"Tomorrow Cassie Bear" Dan sang.

"Oh" I said softly, missing him reminded me of all the other emotions I had blocked out the past two days.

"No she is going backwards!!!!!" Dan shouted appalled and ran over to me checking me for a fever and taking my pulse.