Life According To Amber Lynn Haner

*Amber's POV*

Danny was coming over at one o'clock, so I'm not going to lie, I spent a majority of my time this morning getting ready. I still felt really off and sick, but I didn't want to let that ruin my morning. No fucking way.

Once I was showered and dressed (dark blue skinny jeans, my black Uggs and a Good Charlotte hoodie (that's not too underdressed, right?)), I covered up my acne, did my makeup and sorted out my hair, not bothering to straighten it. It could do with being re-dyed, mind, as it's not as red anymore.

I was cleaning up my room a bit, listening to Pierce The Veil and putting my clothes in my wardrobe, when I heard a mad din coming from downstairs. I went out to the top of the stairs to see what was up, and froze. Everybody was here; Matt and Val, Johnny and Lacey, Zacky and Meaghan, Arin and Kim and Michelle, and obviously Dad has been here all morning. He didn't. He couldn't've. He wouldn't dare.

He did. Dad invited everyone over to interrogate Danny, after the way things went with Ash. Was he kidding me? Oh my good god I'm going to snap.

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I went back into my room, saying every swear-word under the sun and continuing to clean my room, when I looked at the time; 12:55pm. When did it get so late?! I was in panic mode now, continuing to shove everything under my bed and make sure my room looked at least half-respectable, and I was freaking out so much that I didn't hear the doorbell ring the first time.

"I GOT IT!" I yelled, nearly tripping down the stairs.

"No you don't." Dad said calmly, and he opened the door. I'm pretty sure Danny was expecting me and my red hair in all my 5'2-ness to answer the door, and not my 6-foot whatever tattoo-covered father to answer the door.

"Im guessing you're Amber's dad? I'm Danny, it's nice to meet you. Big fan of your band, by the way." Danny said, looking sort of awkward. I couldn't blame him, I'd say it was shock.

"That's me." Dad replied, and once Danny caught me halfway down the stairs, I sent him an apologetic smile.

"HEY EVERYBODY, AMBER'S BOYFRIEND'S HERE!!" Johnny yelled from the living room, and my face turned into the colour of my hair.

"I didn't tell him you were my boyfriend, I swear." I tried, but Danny didn't seem the slightest bit phased.

"Ooh, bring him in to us Amber!" Val added, and I swear sometimes, I can't believe I call these people my family.

I sighed and made my way down the stairs, giving Danny a hug when Dad wasn't looking. I walked insanely slowly into the living room to where everybody was, and tried not to look as if I wanted to murder somebody. I wasn't picky on who, it could be anybody in the world. I just wanted to murder somebody.

"Uh..yeah, guys, this is my friend Danny. Danny, this is my family who live to embarrass me." I muttered, staring at the floor. I was never going to live this down.

"It's nice to meet you guys, Amber's told me so much about you. Big fan of Avenged Sevenfold too, my brother got me into your music." Danny said quietly, looking scared senseless. Poor guy.

"Jesus Christ, kid, we won't kill you. Don't look so scared." Zacky said, lightening the mood.

"If you break my baby girl's heart, then we'll kill you." Dad said seriously, and I continued to stare at the ground.

"Brian! He'll never come here again if you tell him that!" Michelle slapped the back of Dad's head, and we all eased up somewhat, and the tension disappeared mostly.

"So do you play guitar or drums or something?" Arin asked, striking up a conversation to keep things moving. I knew he was my homie for a reason.

"Uh yeah, actually, I play the acoustic guitar, and my brother's teaching me to play lead." Danny replied, leaning against the doorframe while I squished myself next to Zacky on one of the couches. Eleven of us managed to fit on four couches, while Danny was left standing. Is that a record?

"Any interests?" Lacey spoke up, and as the questions rolled on, the tension was slipping away even more.

"I play soccer and basketball, and I like listening to music as well. I'm not really into much tv, and I hate reading." Basic questions like these continued to come up for the best part of half an hour, before Danny and I went upstairs to do nothing. We just wanted to get away from the game of 20 questions!

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We were sitting on my carpet listening to music and talking about just random stuff, and then I showed him my special place out on the roof, and we ended sitting out there for a while.

"Im really sorry about my family back there, I didn't know they were coming when I invited you over." I sighed, drawing my knees up to my chest.

"Don't be, they're way cooler and more exciting than my family. All we talk about at home is how my parents want my brother and I to become lawyers too, but that's just not what we want. We want to play music, but my parents aren't approving of that kinda stuff. That shit ain't what they like." He said quietly, and I gave him a hug of support.

"My dad says I should just do what I love, be it wanting to be a doctor or play in a band, and that he'll support me no matter what I choose to do in life."

"That's because your dad's so chill about everything, even life itself. I've seen a few of the bands interviews on TV, and they're so encouraging. If I said anything like that to my dad, he'd snap. That's why, when my brother moves out in a few months, I'm moving with him. He's only moving a few blocks over, but it'll give us a bit of freedom for once in our lives."

"I uh.."

"Im sorry, that's a lot to just throw at someone. You're just the only person who cares enough to listen." I smiled at him slightly, and we had another nice long hug, before dropping that topic and just talking about music and stuff like that.

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Dad and I dropped Danny home at about eight, as tonight was the new episode of Criminal Minds, and we were dying to watch it while eating popcorn and drinking tea. The whole way home, he kept teasing me about how much he thought I liked Danny, and I just couldn't wait to get out of the car!

As soon as I got home, I had a text from Michelle that read "He's a keeper! <3" and I knew she was right. Danny was definitely a keeper.

Notes

^^^Legit my family^^^

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