Fields of Gold; Daniel Ricciardo

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That evening we get ready to go to the party Derek invited us for.
Michael and the girls are also coming with us, so it should be a lot of fun.
We did ask Derek not to tell everyone Daniel was coming, because that would have made the place blow up.

I put on a cute bohemian style blush pink dress, it will be warm in there anyway and I we can dance.
When I get out of the bedroom Daniel is sitting on the couch waiting for me.
"Daaaamn you look hot my lady." He gets up, takes on of my hands and spins me around.
"Thanks babe, you look very sexy yourself."
He's wearing ripped jeans and a denim blouse that I would rather just rip off his body right now.

"Ready to go love?"
I grab my purse and keys and we head out. It's only 2 blocks away so we can walk there. We decided to get there a bit early so we can find ourselves a spot a bit out of sight. The place looks great, it doesn't even look like a gym anymore. There's a stage, Derek told us there would be a band playing, so that could be fun.
They put up disco lights and the bar has transformed as well. Usually there are protein shakes and stuff you can get there, now I see all kinds of alcohol. I'm not going to drink though, I haven't done that in a while and I don't want to get drunk after 2 drinks.

We get some drinks and then Derek spots us.
"Wow you are actually here." He hugs me and now he is able to shake hands with Daniel.
"We said we would come didn't we?" I reply taking a sip of my virgin cocktail.
"You did, but something could have come up."
I look at the door where I just spot Michael and Blake who came in.
"Guys we're here!" I wave to them and they make their way over.
"Oooh lord Michael Italiano is here!" Derek is almost freaking out again.
"Hey there mate, Skylar told us lots about you. Maybe we can chat a bit, share some work out routines?" Michael asks Derek and before we know it Derek has taken him for a tour around the gym.

The girls also come in and we see more and more people come in.
"So does anybody know what kind of band will be playing tonight?" I ask Jenna.
"No haven't heard anything about it yet. But I'm sure we will find out soon enough."
And she is right. At that exact moment there is movement on the stage and the blood in my veins suddenly runs cold. I can just feel the color drain from my face.
I gasp and Daniel looks at me with a worried look on his face.
"Sky? What's the matter?"

"I....that.... Shit." I can't even form a sentence anymore.
Bri and Jen look at the stage and their faces turn just as shocked as mine.
"Oh no... fuck." I hear Jenna in the distance.
"Whats going on? Talk please!" Daniel gets irritated that he has no clue what's going on.
I try to focus on him, but he looks blurry as my eyes tear up.
"That uhm... are Shane's friends. That's the band he was a part off." Daniel looks at the stage and now he understands.

I'm pretty scared, because I don't know how they feel about me since Shane died. If they also blame me for his death or not. I don't know if I want to find out.
I see Derek and Michael come back and Derek talks to the guys on stage. He introduces them to Michael and then I can see him pointing in our direction. I quickly turn around, but then I hear Bri whisper, "they are coming this way. I think he wants to introduce them to Daniel."
I stand there with my back towards them, even though it's stupid. Everybody in this town knows Daniel is dating me, so I don't know why I try to hide.

"Kevin, John I would like you to meet the one and only Daniel Ricciardo. And you already know his girlfriend Skylar I think. She's from here as well." I hear Derek behind me and I wish I could just vanish.
"Yeah we know Skylar." I slowly turn around and I know I must be white as a sheet right now.
As soon as I face them Kevin actually puts his arms around me and I just freeze at the spot.
"We are so sorry Skylar. If we knew what Shane was up to we might have been able to stop him." I let out a shaky breath.