Dan's eyes snapped open and he heard the taps at the door that must have woken him.

"Dan? Can I come in?" PJ's voice called.

Shit, he thought. Morning Dan was not a nice person to deal with, and PJ knew that. This was not the time for a telling off about last night.

"Do you have to?"

"Yes."

"I'm still in bed."

"Dan, unlock the fucking door."

Dan winced. PJ rarely swore at him, and when he did it wasn't a joke. Cursing, he rolled out of bed and unlocked the door, leaving it closed. "Ok, you can come in."

He strolled into the bathroom and turned on the shower.

"Dan get outta the damn bathroom and come out here."

Dan raised his eyebrows and switched the shower off. He ambled into the main room, and stopped short, resisting the temptation to leave.

"What's he doing here?"

"Dan, you two need to talk" PJ snapped. "So stop this stupid attitude and just listen, for once. You ignored him at the party, and you regretted it, so will you just fucking LISTEN and stop acting like you're so much better than everyone else. Ok?"

Dan nodded, speechlessly. PJ glared at him and took a seat in the armchair. Phil turned to face Dan.

"So..." Dan started. PJ's face silenced him.

"I guess, I need to apologise," Phil started. Dan shook his head.

"No, I do. I stormed off last night with no explanation, I didn't listen to what you were trying to tell me, and I've been pretty rude, so I'm the one who should be sorry."

PJ nodded enthusiastically and Dan almost smiled. Almost.

"What I was trying to tell you was that he only set us up because I told him I had a bit of a crush on you," Phil said. Dan smiled faintly. "And I asked him for help, and he helped. End of. I didn't fake my feelings, or pretend anything."

A tear ran down Dan's face and he wiped it angrily. "I'm not sad," he clarified.

"I'd hope not." Phil smiled.

"So. Friends?"

"Friends?" Phil asked, raising an eyebrow. "Why friends?"

"That's what you do after things like this, right?"

"But I don't want to be friends."

Dan's face dropped.

"I want to go right back to where we were before. Forget this ever happened."

They didn't notice PJ quietly slip out of the doorway. They were too lost in each others' eyes.