2 weeks later.....

 " PHIL!"  Dan's voice sounded from the kitchen.

  Phil put his phone in his pocket and shot into the room. " Yes Dan?"

" Have you been eating my cereal again?" Dan's eyes glanced at him sternly.

" Noooooo."

" That ' no ' sounds more like a , ' Yes Dan, I did. Please do not strangle me. ' "

" Sorry. "

" Hm. " Dan scowled at him just as Phil's phone went off. Dan set his eyes on it as Phil took it out and started texting. " Phil."

" Yes?"

" Whose that?"

" Uh.....No one."

 Dan snatched the phone from Phil's grasp and looked at the name. " Ooooooo Whose this Ashley?"

" She's just a friend !"

 " Just a friend?"

" Yeah. Please, I promise. "

Dan's eyes softened and he put his hands on Phil's shoulders. " Phil, look. "

Phil swallowed.

" If.....If ever you're worried about dating someone because you are just absolutely terrified that I will make the world explode, then stop."

" Dan, I don't like her in that way...."

" But you will Phil.  That's just how the world works. "

" Well......."

" Phil. "

Phil Lester stared into Dan's brown eyes and could see that everything was okay.  It would be okay.  Fine. He sighed. " Thank you Dan. "

" Aw, come here you......." Dan and Phil stood in the kitchen, holding each other tightly and surely.  For a moment nothing was wrong.  Nothing was going bad, nothing.

 Dan could see that whoever the " Ashley " chick was, she made Phil happy. Way happy.

  He hoped she stayed that way.