A couple weeks later, knocking on Arin's front door wakes me up from my daily nap with a start. I sit bolt upright on the couch that I had fallen asleep on, panting softly.
I then scowl at the door, upset at whoever's behind it for interrupting my sleep.

And Arin, like the good host he is, says from his room, "(Y/N), can you get the door?"

I groan. "Ariiiinnnn~!"

"No! You're already by it!" Arin responds. "It'll take two seconds to answer it and see who it is!"

Another groan worms its way out of my mouth. "Fine, I'll answer it!" I then manage to stand up and pad over to the door, opening it afterwards.

Dan is standing there, an excited look on his face. "Ah, (Y/N)! Just the girl I wanted to see! Come on, let's go!" He then grabs my hand and attempts to pull me out of Arin's house.

I pull my hand away, laughing a bit as I look at Dan curiously. "Where are we going?"

"To my house! There's a surprise there!" Dan replies.

   "A good surprise?" I question.

   "The best surprise!" Dan responds, nodding excitedly.

   I smile at the enthusiasm of my dear Dan. So I turn around and yell into the nothingness of Arin's living room, "Arin! Dan's taking me to his place!"

   "All right! Have fun, you two!" comes Arin's voice from his bedroom, and I can hear the smile in it.

   I turn back around to face Dan and smile. "Okay! Let's go."

"Aaah I'm so excited!" Dan says, grabbing my hand and attempting to pull me out of the house once more. This time, I let him. "You're gonna love this!"

I laugh as we reach his car. "Any hints of what it is?" I ask as Dan opens the passenger side's door for me, like always. I get in with a smile.

"Nope!" Dan giggles before shutting it. I then see his skinny figure skipping to the other side of the car through the window. He gets in and buckles in. I follow, not wanting to go flying through the windshield on this lovely trip of ours. "Any guesses?" Dan asks as he puts his key in the ignition, turning it afterwards.

I think for a minute as he backs up out of Arin's driveway, his eyes glued on his backup cam. I don't really know what it could be. It could be anything! But the one guess that I do have is as good as any. "Maybe a romantic dinner? Seems like your thing."

Dan puts the car in drive as he laughs a bit, turning the steering wheel. "That's not it. Good guess, though. That is my thing. And there's always room for that later if you want to~" He says that last part with a sly smile.

I roll my eyes but smile nonetheless. "I'd love to, baby."

It's then that I realize that I've never actually been to Dan's house before. I wonder how big it is, or what the decor is. Since it's Dan, I expect something big, modern, and classy.

A few minutes pass, and Dan pulls into a driveway. I study what I'm assuming is his house, and it looks pretty nice, from the outside. It's big, blue, and has black shutters. "Nice place," I comment, smiling as I notice a small garden on the house's front lawn.

"Thank you, my dear," Dan responds, taking his keys out of the car's ignition, unbuckling, and opening the driver's side door. He gets out of the car. I stay put, however, since I know from our many outings that Dan likes to be chivalrous and open doors for me. He shuts the driver's side door again and walks over to my side, opening my own. He steps to the side so I can get out.

   I do just that, and Dan and I walk up to his door together. A smile creeps its way into Dan's lips as he unlocks the door with his key, opening it afterwards. We walk in, and his place is just as nice inside as it is outside. He shuts the door behind him and, with excitement in his voice, calls out a name.

   "Camilla!"

   I tilt my head to the side. Is this a friend? A sister? A cousin?

   My questions are only answered when a medium-sized, caramel-colored dog with adorable-looking ears comes prancing into the room. Her tail wags at the sight of Dan, but then her big, brown eyes flick over to me. Her tail begins to wag more aggressively as she charges at me, jumping on me.

   "Awww! You got a dog?" I ask, petting Camilla's head as she gazes at me. She returns to all fours, and I squat down in order to give her the love she deserves. I scratch behind her ears as her tail continues to wag.

   "Yep! That's the surprise I wanted to show you!" Dan says, squatting down next to me. "Hey! Girlie!" He then snaps his fingers, making Camilla look at him. She pants, and it almost looks like she's smiling. She walks over to her dad and licks his face.

   Dan smiles and scratches her back. "Isn't she awesome? I had had her for a while, but when me and my ex girlfriend, Ashley, broke up, she took Camilla. I don't know what made her change her mind, but she decided to hand her over to me. And God am I happy that she did!"

   "I am too! Because now you get to share your dog with me!" I smile, patting Camilla's head.

   "And both Camilla and me couldn't be happier about me sharing her with you!" Dan responds, a similar smile on his face.

   Camilla chimes in with a small bark.

   I can't wait to be the dog mom of this pup.

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I'm so sorry about the length of this chapter. I've been going through writer's block, and I honestly just needed to pump some content out. The next chapter will be better, I promise.