#dean bartender

Morning, Sailor

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Pairing: Bartender (David) x MC (Dani) Book: Rules of Engagement Word Count: <550

Synopsis: A little drabble for one of my first Choices LI. I wish he got more love. This is for my forehead kiss series. It takes place the morning after their engagement. 

The bright morning sunlight peeking through the ship's windows warmed her cheek. She tossed gently, reaching for the covers to pull them over her head. A glimmering sparkle caught her focus, halting her progress. She held her hand in front of her face, turning the simple ring on her finger. It wasn’t lavish. It wasn't extravagant. It wasn’t off the pages of a bridal magazine. And yet, the traditional gold band with the single round cut stone in the center was absolutely perfect. 

Had it only been last night that he asked her? Had it only been weeks since their chance meeting? This summer had been a whirlwind, to say the least. 

When she heard her grandmother’s wishes, she never thought she would complete them. She had always been so careful, so calculating, analyzing every choice she made until she was certain she had made the right one. She had a plan for her life and for a while things were perfect. Then one day, everything fell apart, and she never saw it coming. Falling in love and getting married in a few months' time? It had seemed like an impossible feat, but now…

Sometimes it's hard to see a part or chapter of your life end, but sometimes, that chapter needs to end for something better to happen. (Maybe it will be soon, maybe you'll have to wait... have patience. A new beginning could change everything.)

Beginnings: @choicesmaychallenge , @kinda-iconic or Day 49 of spreading positivity with Choices characters and quotes. [Quote in edit by Semisonic] 

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Book: Rules of Engagement

Characters: Dani Rae (MC), David (Bartender/“Dean”)

Notes: @choicesaprilchallenge​ meteor shower

This takes place sometime after their engagement but before their wedding. 

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A bright streak sailed across the dark night sky disappearing in the blink of an eye. 

Dani’s fingers drew lazily across his chest as they laid under the stars. The Perseid meteor shower had not quite hit its peak, but from their view of the quiet hillside on the outskirts of a small country town, the sky was breathtaking. 

She sighed lightly, attempting to follow the paths of fleeting light through the heavens.

“What’s on your mind?” David questioned, his fingers running through her long, dark, brown hair. 

“You,” she admitted, shifting her gaze toward her fiancé. 

His brow raised as a smirk grew on his lips. “Anything good?”

“Always!” Dani blushed, turning her reddened face into his chest. 

“That good?” He teased lifting her chin back up.

“Actually, I was thinking of the night you proposed.” She let the memories wash over her. It was a night much like this one, just the two of them surrounded by the quiet stillness of the night with only the sky to light their way. “You told me Perseus was your favorite constellation.”

David nodded as he listened to her, gently stroking her back. 

“You’re kind of my Perseus–my hero,” Dani insisted. Her fingers traced over her engagement ring. A few months earlier, she never would have thought she’d be there, at least not with him. “You’re the brave sailor who saved me from the sea, much like Perseus saved Andromeda. I went into this summer drowning. I could barely stay afloat with everything that happened. You found me. You reminded me of who I am and who I want to be. Now, when I look at the stars, these stars, and these meteors… I see you...I see us… they tell our story.”

David shifted under her, bringing her face closer to his. “Dani, you saved me too! I was set adrift tossing in the sea with no sense of direction. You are my anchor in the storm, my safety when the winds blow. And you’re my compass home. I love you more than you know.”

“I love you too!” Dani blinked back the tears in her eyes. Her lips drifted toward his, pulled by an unseen force, meeting softly at first, then more fervently. Her heart fluttered and her pulse quickened as he held her safely in his arms as the stars blinked above them. She wasn’t sure how long it had been when they finally broke apart, breathless. She knew only that nights like these would never truly end, not as long as they had each other. 

A string of meteors danced brightly across the sky disappearing as quickly as they had appeared. 

“Did you make a wish?” She asked softly.

The warmth of his smile radiated across his face. He brushed her hair behind her ear. “What more could I possibly have to wish for?”

She curled back into his chest, a little more snuggly this time as the stars continued their watch over them.

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David (“Dean”/Bartender from Rules of Engagement) x Dani (MC) I miss my favorite bartender and sailor!