Danny From the moment I opened that goddamn door my thoughts had been on the main focus of her despite my dismay. First it was the dress then the secret injury she got from work she tried so hard to hide and now this. I kept my mouth shut about the incident amongst other things for the sake of my sister and not wanting to ruin the night because she wanted it to go so well but she’s gone now atleast for now and I had questions that sodmly needed answers to and I was going to get them by the end of the night if not sooner. She atleast owed me that. “Dawson” I called her name the moment I heard the front door close letting me know Mariah had officially left and it was safe to talk freely about what the hell she was doing. She didn’t respond she just got up collected the dishes that was on the table and took them to the kitchen. It seemed as if she was ignoring me but then once I followed behind her to the kitchen and realized she was in her head and wasn’t paying attention to me or the

Danny I shivered as I continued walking through the streets, still trying to wrap my head around what had just happened. I was fucking freezing. How in the fuck did it just get this fucking cold? It wasn’t this damn cold when I first came out here. When I left I didn’t think to bring anything, not a jacket or anything, I just knew I had to get away from her as soon as possible and now here I am freezing my ass off like it was the fucking winter time. FUCK! What in the actual fuck was I thinking? What the fuck has gotten into me? It’s been damn near half an hour since I left and yet the events that transpired continued to play in my head on repeat. It was as if I was stuck in a loop reliving the same part over and over again. I wanted her so bad I had to get the hell out of there and take a walk or something, anything that would prevent me from going back in there and doing exactly what I've been trying so hard not to do. I wanted to hear her moan my name so loud that the entire house

Danny I petted Duke once more before straightening myself up and calling out to her. "Dawson wait" I called out. I couldn't let her leave at least not without talking to her first. I wasn't sure if she didn't hear me or was just ignoring me altogether seeing as she kept walking. "Malia, please wait" I called out but this time she stopped, if she didn't hear me before she definitely did now. This was the first time I'd called her by her first name since I found out that we'd be working together. just the sound of me saying her name made me feel warm inside, it felt right and fit perfectly and matched who she is. Hearing her name, and saying her name felt right, it felt better but I had to keep calling her by her last name, I had to keep things professional even if that meant calling her by her name outside of work. it was one way to ensure that our relationship was nothing but work-related, if I thought anything otherwise I’m not sure what exactly would happen but it would have me qu

Malia I was too stunned at the question to answer him, I felt like my mouth was dry and I couldn’t speak. It’s been so long since I’ve been asked out, yeah I've had a couple of one-night stands and a few flings including the one with Danny and I even gone back to an ex or two when I shouldn’t have but I’ve never been asked out or went on an actual date even before what happened with bash. My mind suddenly shifted towards the thought of Danny, but why? He was just a co-worker that I happened to have a one-night stand with before I actually knew who he was and met him who happens to be my best friend's brother. Besides we just agreed nothing else would happen between us and we’d keep things strictly professional and who knows going out on a date may be exactly what the doctor ordered to get my mind off Danny. Once I finally found my words I responded excitedly. “Yes, I’d like that” I was nervous and excited. His smile got wider and his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. It was cute, h

Danny P.O.V I leaned against the doorway of the apparatus bay and watched both her and the sunrise for a few seconds as I took everything in. I was tempted to take a picture just so I could stay in the moment a little longer but I didn’t, luckily, I had a good memory so I would be able to come back to this moment in my mind as many times as I wanted. I stood up and straightened myself out so I was no longer in the doorway, as I began getting more and more closer to her I started to see more and more of her face. I could see that she had been crying, she still was but it seemed that they were just a few droplets right about now. She didn’t look like she was in a talking mood and in all honesty, neither was I but I couldn’t just leave her there all alone crying. I sighed before grabbing the nearest chair from the squad table rolling it right beside her and sat down. From the way she looked at me, she hadn’t even noticed my presence until I sat down. Without saying a word I looked up a