"Hey sis." Danielle leaped off the couch and into Madison's arms. "How are you?"
"Surprised." Madison laughed. "What are you doing here?"
Danielle walked over to hug Micky and Mac, explaining on her way. "I decided California is where I want to be. I was hoping I could crash here with you until I found a job and my own place."
Micky embraced his soon-to-be sister-in-law. "That would be great only we don't have any room except this lumpy couch." He snapped his fingers. "But I know someone who has a lot of room."
"Peter." Madison smiled, finishing his thought.
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By the end of that evening, Danielle was settled in at the pad in Mike and Micky's old room. Peter was happy to have her there and for the next few days things seemed to go back to normal. He took Danielle on a tour of the city, showed up for rehearsals and stayed sober. It wasn't until the following weekend that things started to change again.
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"Dani, would you like to go to a party tonight?" Peter asked. He had just gotten off the phone.
"That sounds like fun." Danielle smiled. She had to admit to herself that she had a thing for him. After all, he was handsome, talented and those dimples could melt butter.
"Great." He walked over to her and smiled. He felt nervous around her even though they had been living in the same house for the past week. But maybe after a few drinks he'd find the courage to tell her how beautiful she was. Her long straight blond hair flowing past her shoulders, those bright blue eyes and those sweet red lips. The fact was Danielle was a knockout and he wanted to be with her.
He was even more floored by her when she descended the staircase that evening. She wore a black mini-skirt and a tight white blouse tied up showing her flat tanned stomach. "Wow." Was all he could managed to say but he figured that was all right when she smiled and blushed.
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The party was being hosted by a friend of Peter's named Stephen "Hey Pete." Stephen clapped him on the back. "Who's the hot little number?"
"Danielle Sage." Peter answered pouring a shot of whiskey into a glass and chugging it down before grabbing two beers out of the fridge.
"You mean Maddie's sister?" Stephen's eyes grew big. "Very nice."
"I know." Peter grinned. He could already feel the warm liquid pulsing through his veins. He had another shot with Stephen before returning to Danielle.
It didn't take long for the two of them to become more comfortable around each other with the help of a few beers. Someone handed Peter a joint and he took a long toke off of it and then handed it to Danielle and was quite surprised when she accepted it. "What's wrong?" She asked see the bewildered look on his face.
"Just surprised, that's all." He watched her inhale deeply. "I didn't know how you would feel about it."
"I'm not as innocent as my sister would like to believe." She exhaled.
"That's a good thing." He leaned over and kissed her hard, his lips crushing down on hers.
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