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kathierif_fic) wrote2010-07-30 01:57 am
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Fic: A Bad Taste In Your Mouth (One Blood, One Life) (CSI:NY AU, gen, FRM) 7/7
Title: A Bad Taste In Your Mouth (One Blood, One Life)
Author: Kathie (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Fandom: CSI:NY
Pairing: none. This is gen. OMG.
Rating: FRM
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
7.
“Hey!” Lindsay rose from her desk and wrapped Danny into a tight hug as soon as she caught sight of him. He returned her embrace awkwardly, hindered by the heavy bandages once again wrapped around the vulnerable parts of his body.
“Hey,” he replied. “I just wanted to pick up my stuff.”
She nodded and took a step back. “I heard,” she said, a smile on her face. “You’re joining the geek squad.”
Danny laughed. “Yeah,” he said. “Seemed like the best offer, you know?” He grimaced. “Just have to remember not to piss off my new boss, or my life will truly be hell.”
Lindsay joined his laughter. “Good luck with that,” she teased. “I don’t even think you’re capable of staying out of trouble.”
Danny shrugged embarrassedly. “I know,” he said. “But you know what, Linds?”
She gave him a long look. He was dressed in clean clothes that didn’t quite manage to hide the effects of the month Danny had gone through, but he wasn’t as pale as he had been when she’d visited him in the hospital. He was smiling, the skin around his eyes crinkling, and she sensed that he was happy with the decision he had made and the road his life had taken.
“What?” she asked.
The smile disappeared. “I’m gonna try,” he said. “I mean, can’t promise anything beyond that, but I’m gonna try and be someone Mac can be proud of.”
He sounded so earnest, so serious about his intent, that Lindsay couldn’t help herself. She stepped closer to him again and wrapped her arms around him, engulfing him in a tight hug.
“I think he already is,” she murmured. “He has every reason to be. Congratulations, Danny.”
“Thank you.” He grinned and bounced on his feet excitedly. “Who knows, maybe we’ll get the chance to work together, again.”
“Looking forward to it,” she promised and nodded to someone behind Danny. “I think your new boss is waiting for you.”
Danny turned around and caught sight of Mac, who was waiting for him by the door. “Yeah,” he said. “I think I have to go, but hey, you can visit me at the lab, right?”
“Right,” Lindsay laughed and made a shooing motion with her hand. “I will. But some people around here actually have to work, so…”
“Yeah.” He looked for a moment as if he wanted to hug her again, but then, he just shrugged and picked up the cardboard box he’d set down on Lindsay’s desk. “I’ll see you later.”
And with these words, he turned and left, into a new life and a new future. Lindsay gave Mac a respectful nod, which he returned, before laughing softly.
If there was one guy who deserved this kind of chance, it was Danny, she decided while picking up her memo book and preparing for another night of work herself.
Crime never stopped - but then, neither did they.
~end.
Author: Kathie (
kathierif_fic)Fandom: CSI:NY
Pairing: none. This is gen. OMG.
Rating: FRM
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
7.
“Hey!” Lindsay rose from her desk and wrapped Danny into a tight hug as soon as she caught sight of him. He returned her embrace awkwardly, hindered by the heavy bandages once again wrapped around the vulnerable parts of his body.
“Hey,” he replied. “I just wanted to pick up my stuff.”
She nodded and took a step back. “I heard,” she said, a smile on her face. “You’re joining the geek squad.”
Danny laughed. “Yeah,” he said. “Seemed like the best offer, you know?” He grimaced. “Just have to remember not to piss off my new boss, or my life will truly be hell.”
Lindsay joined his laughter. “Good luck with that,” she teased. “I don’t even think you’re capable of staying out of trouble.”
Danny shrugged embarrassedly. “I know,” he said. “But you know what, Linds?”
She gave him a long look. He was dressed in clean clothes that didn’t quite manage to hide the effects of the month Danny had gone through, but he wasn’t as pale as he had been when she’d visited him in the hospital. He was smiling, the skin around his eyes crinkling, and she sensed that he was happy with the decision he had made and the road his life had taken.
“What?” she asked.
The smile disappeared. “I’m gonna try,” he said. “I mean, can’t promise anything beyond that, but I’m gonna try and be someone Mac can be proud of.”
He sounded so earnest, so serious about his intent, that Lindsay couldn’t help herself. She stepped closer to him again and wrapped her arms around him, engulfing him in a tight hug.
“I think he already is,” she murmured. “He has every reason to be. Congratulations, Danny.”
“Thank you.” He grinned and bounced on his feet excitedly. “Who knows, maybe we’ll get the chance to work together, again.”
“Looking forward to it,” she promised and nodded to someone behind Danny. “I think your new boss is waiting for you.”
Danny turned around and caught sight of Mac, who was waiting for him by the door. “Yeah,” he said. “I think I have to go, but hey, you can visit me at the lab, right?”
“Right,” Lindsay laughed and made a shooing motion with her hand. “I will. But some people around here actually have to work, so…”
“Yeah.” He looked for a moment as if he wanted to hug her again, but then, he just shrugged and picked up the cardboard box he’d set down on Lindsay’s desk. “I’ll see you later.”
And with these words, he turned and left, into a new life and a new future. Lindsay gave Mac a respectful nod, which he returned, before laughing softly.
If there was one guy who deserved this kind of chance, it was Danny, she decided while picking up her memo book and preparing for another night of work herself.
Crime never stopped - but then, neither did they.
~end.