I loved the Swimming with Sharks episode! It was amazing! Nico finally told Dani she was beautiful. I sure was hoping that something would have developed from that, but hopefully the next couple of episodes! That episode is what motivated this story! ENJOY!
As Dani decided on what to wear for the MV3 all she could about was what Paloma said about Nico. The words still rang in her head, "He's opaque to most, but transparent when he looks at you." She didn't understand why she blew up at Paloma. The girl is right, she thought. Dani had chills when she thought about how close Nico was to her in her office. His smell, his eyes, his sexy kissable neck, his goregous face, and the fact that he is always so protective of her, just the thought was sexy. Heck, he is ridicously sexy, she thought. She has come to realize that Nico will do anything for her and do whatever it takes to protect her. Dani was reminded of the fact of how amazing it felt to have him so close again. The memories of their first kiss that seemed liked ages ago came across Dani's mind. That was amazing.x3!FIREWORKSWHEW!
Nico pulled up to V3. He was hoping that Dani would show up tonight. He wanted to see her and be close to her again. He loved the fact that they were wroking together again, but he didn't want her to get hurt and he would do anything to keep her from getting hurt in any way. Nico saw Dani's car pull up. He was hoping they would get a chance to talk tonight.
Dani came out of the elevator and kind of wondered if she should have come. She saw everyone talking and felt a little awkward. All of a sudden she felt a presence beside her and heard a voice that said, "so you came." Dani jumped. It was Nico. He has always had a way of popping up out of nowhere, but Dani liked it.
Nico took her in as Dani said, "well, you know, I figured if I am going to work here, then, I'm going to act like part of the family. LIKE YOU!"
"You look beautiful," Nico said in a sexy voice and the look he gave her didn't go unnoticed either. Dani couldn't help, but smile. No man has ever said that to her before and hearing it from Nico made it that much more surreal.
Of course, they had to be interupted by Connor. Dani found him annoying and a little pushy. Connor asked Dani to go Idaho with him and of course he said she was going, but Dani had other plans. As Connor spun her around, all she could think about was what Nico said to her. She had strong feelings for Nico, but she wasn't exactly sure what to do with them. It was a little scary.
Nico stood upstairs and looked down at the woman he loved dancing with someone else and he couldn't stand it. Yep, I'm feeling pretty jealous right now, he thought. He couldn't take his eyes off of her.
Dani was finally able to get away from Connor. She didn't expect the events of the night to turn as they did and Dani wanted to find Nico, but when she didn't have any luck she decided to go home and go to bed.
"Dr. Santino, LOOK OUT!" Before Dani could even blink, she felt something fall on her and hit the top of her shoulders and the back of her head. All of a sudden everything started to spin and Dani tried to brace herself for the fall. Just as she was about to hit the floor, she felt someone catch her and they fell down together. She looked up and there was Nico. After that everything went black.
"Dani! Stay with me! DANI," Nico yelled. Dani opened her eyes and she thought she saw a tear or two fall from Nico's eyes.
"Nico, don't let me go," Dani managed to get out. Nico brushed a strand of hair behind her ears that had came loose when she fell. The lower part of Dani's shoulders and back of her head were cut. Somehow a glass table fell on Dani. The ambulance finally arrived and Dani had passed out a couple minutes before.
Nico rode with her in the ambulance and when the paramedic asked his relation, Nico said, "I'm her husband." They rushed her into surgery as soon as they arrived at the hospital.
Dani sat up in the bed quick. She looked around to make sure it was just a dream. It was a relief to know that it was just that. The dream had shaken Dani up pretty bad. She was all sweaty and she cried a little bit. It just seemed so real.
Dani decided to go downstairs for a little while. She went in the kitchen to get a bottle of water, turned on some music, and looked at the clock. It was 2:00 am. Just as she was about to sit down at her kitchen island, she heard a light knock on the door.
When Dani pulled back the curtain, she saw the figure of the man she hadn't been able to stop thinking about. She opened the door. Nico looked at her. He could tell something was wrong. "Can I come in," Nico asked.
Dani let him in and he followed her into the kitchen. He then asked her, "are you okay?" He knew something wasn't right and he just wanted to make sure she was okay.
"I just had a bad dream and it seemed pretty real," Dani said as she began to tell Nico about the dream. Nico watched her expressions and listened to every word.
"I want let anything happen to you. I promise," Nico said as he brushed a strand of hair out of Dani's face. She leaned into his touch, which turned into a hug.
They held each other for a minute and listened to the words of the song that was playing.
Girl, I don't care. Oh I just gotta see what you're wearing.
Your hair, is it pulled up or falling down?
Oh I just have to see it now.
If it's two in the morning and you're feeling lonely and wondering what I'm doing
Go ahead and call me, call me, call me.
You don't have to worry 'bout it baby.
You can wake me up in the dead of the night; Wreck my plans, baby that's alright
This is a drop everything kind of thing.
Swing on by I'll pour you a drink.
The door's unlocked. I'll leave on the lights.
Baby you can crash my party anytime.
Nico said to Dani, "this song describes how I feel about you, except for the part about swinging by my place because I come to your's." They both laughed.
"Where did you disappear to tonight? I was looking for you," Dani said.
"I saw you dancing with Connor and I decided to go ahead and leave," Nico said as he looked at Dani.
"Yea about that, Connor is a little pushy. He said that I was going to go to Idaho with him tonight, but I'm not going. I mean he says he always gets what he wants," Dani said a little softly and then added, "I'm sorry about the whole dancing thing. I would have much rather gotten to talk to you more." Nico just looked at Dani after her last statement. He couldn't believe the words that came out of her mouth.
"It tears me up seeing you with another man," Nico couldn't stop the comment from coming out. He had to admit, he loved the expression on Dani's face when she heard it.
Just as Dani said, "Nico, I," there was another knock on the door.
Nico asked in a serious tone, "expecting someone, Doctor?"
This kind of upset Dani and so she said before going to see who was at the door, "how can you call me by my professional title after you say what you just did to me?"
Nico didn't mean to upset her, but he didn't get a chance to say anything because she went to the the door. Nico decided to go in the family room. He was pretty sure he hid his car pretty well.
Nico heard Dani open the door and the heard, "Dr. Santino." It was Troy. "Just what I need right now," Nico said to himself.
"Why are you here," Dani asked.
"Aren't you going to let me come in or do you already have company," Troy asked in a tone that Dani hadn't heard from him before. He didn't let Dani answer, but instead pushed Dani out of the way and knocked her down. He pushed her into the end table that was by the door. She hit it hard that the glass fell down on her legs. Dani let out a yelp. Her dream was coming true.
Troy yelled, "You're going down Dr. Santino and don't you dare think that just because you get on Conner's good side that you can do whatever you want..." Dani was in pain. The glass only cut her in one spot pretty bad and it was sticking out of her leg. It hurt bad. She was already starting to feel some pain and feeling kindof dizzy from where she hit the table.
Nico heard all the commotion and came up behind Troy and grabbed him around the neck. Nico had promised Dani he wouldn't let anything happen to her. Troy wiggled his way out of Nico's hold and punched Nico in the face.
"Well well well, if it isn't big bad Nico, here to save the day. I should have known you two were involved," he said as he swung again at Nico, but this time Nico blocked his punch and hit Troy in the jaw. The punch seemed as if it didnt effect Troy because he came right back and hit Nico again. He got Nico in the eye this time. When Nico got hit, he noticed Dani trying to crawl to her phone. Troy noticed it too and tried to get to Dani, but Nico tackled him. Nico saw the blood on the floor and that's when he realized how bad Dani was hurt.
As Nico tackled Troy, he yelled, "you are messing up Dr. Santino. Don't you know that you can't trust Nico anymore than you can trust me. Did you know that he has been working with me on way to get you gone from V3." Troy then punched Nico one last time before Nico let all of his anger out and hit Troy time after time after time.
While Nico was hitting Troy, he yelled at him, "don't you dare mess with the woman I love." Nico didn't stop, but his anger just kept getting worse and worse and his hits kept getting harder and harder.
Dani heard what Nico said and was in shock, but she had to get him to quit hitting Troy before he killed him. So she crawled over to him, touched his shoulder, and said, "Nico, please stop. This isn't who you are anymore." He stopped and Nico just looked up at her. He had blood all over him.
"I'm sorry this all my fault, I shouldn't have let this happen," Nico said, but Dani shook her head in disagreement.
Troy's face looked horrible and Dani could see the fear in Troy's eyes. Nico didn't want the cops involved because it might blow his cover, so Nico decided to get off of Troy. He was amazed that Dani's one touch made the anger go away.
Troy barely managed to get up, but when he did he said, "this isn't over yet. Wait till Connor hears about this. Don't forget Dr. Santino, be careful of who you trust."
Dani was in so much pain, but she said to Troy, "Think what you want, but Nico and I have been friends for a long time and he is pretty much the only man I have ever trusted. He has never let me down and has always protected me, just like he did tonight."
Troy said as he was struggling to walk out the door, "have it your way, but by tomorrow when Connor gets of word of this, you will both be gone." With that he left.
"Dani, before you ask me anything about what Troy just said, we need to get that chunk of glass out of your leg. Will you be okay for just a second? I need to run and get something out of my car." Dani just nodded. She had lost quite a bit of blood and was feeling pretty dizzy. Everything was going black.
When Nico came back in the house, he saw that Dani was about to pass out. He ran to her and yelled, "DANI, STAY WITH ME. DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES."
Dani opened her eyes and said, "I'm dizzy. Everything is going black."
Nico picked Dani up and carried her upstairs. This would only be the second time he had been up here, but he had never been in her room. He took a guess that her's was the one at the end of the hall by itself. He was right. Dani was leaning her head against Nico's chest. It felt so right. One touch from Nico was all it took to help Dani feel better. Nico loved the feeling of holding her so close. He looked down at her and saw how scared she was.
"Hey, it's going to be okay, sweetheart. I'm going to take good care of you. I promise. Trust me okay. I have experience with this kind of thing from the Seals. Nico said as he layed Dani down in the bathtub. He then added, "okay, I need you to be real still. I'm going to pull the glass out of your leg. You will loose some more blood. Dani, I need you to keep your eyes open. Yes, it will hurt, but try and keep your mind of something else. I'm here every step of the way, sweetheart." Dani kept her eyes on Nico. He slowly pulled the glass out of leg and the blood poured. He wanted to make sure Dani didn't pass out because she might have a concussion from where her head hit the table. He would check that after he got the bleeding to stop. Nico had brought a bag in that had clothes and all kinds of medical items in it. Nico finally got the bleeding to stop. He was proud of Dani. She was handling the situation really well. Nico had never known a woman as tuff as Dani.
"Dani, I need to pull up your night gown in a minute, since your cut is on the upper part of your leg, but first, I want to check out the back of your head, neck, and shoulders. Just lean on me while I take a look," Nico said real soft. She did just that.
While Nico was checking everything out, Dani breathed in Nico's scent and focused on his neck. She would love so very much to kiss it right now. Nico then leaned Dani back.
"The good news is you don't have a concussion, but the bad news is you have several nasty bumps and bruises. I don't want you to go to sleep for a while just to be on the safe side," Nico said as he kissed Dani's cheek. She closed her eyes just for a minute.
"Nico, I..." Dani started to say.
"Shhh...Don't talk right now okay. Save your energy. Can we left up your gown? I need to get that cut doctored and stitched up."
"Here, help me take it off," Dani said and as Nico hesitated and gave Dani an unsure look, Dani reached up and cupped his face. She said, "it's okay. I trust you with all my heart." Nico helped Dani pull off her nightgown. He had to swallow back some tears when he saw how much pain Dani was in. When they got the gown off, Dani had tears running down face. Nico reached up and wiped away her tears. He also noticed more bruising on her lower back. He couldn't help but look at Dani. She took his breath away.
Nico spent the next several minutes working on Dani's cut. She sat there in her bra and panties and she wondered what Nico was thinking. After what seemed like forever, Nico finally said, "all set. You have a lot of dry blood on you. I'm going to clean you up. Is that okay?"
Dani nodded and told Nico where the clean towels and rags were. He helped Dani clean up and as he was wiping the blood off her face, they both stared into each others eyes. That's when Dani noticed all the blood on Nico's face. He had a couple of cuts. "Could you grab another rag?" She asked. Nico grabbed a rag and wetted it. Dani took the rag and ran it across Nico's forehead, right above his left eye. The look in Nico's eyes was the same look he had when he told her she was beautiful. He watched Dani's every move. It was very intimate. "I need a couple of those bandages," Dani told Nico. Dani place the bandage over Nico's left eye. She blew on it like she use to do to her kids. "There, all better," she whispered to him.
"Let's get you dried off," Nico said. He lifted Dani out of the bathtub and helped her get her balance so she could stand up. She couldn't put any weight on the leg that was cut, so Nico set her on the bathroom sink cabinet. He dried her body off inch by inch. Dani told Nico where her clothes were. He came back with a tank top and a pair of shorts. He helped her down off of the sink.
"Here, put your hands on my shoulders to help you with your balance," he said as he put her clothes on for her. When Nico told her he was done, Dani didn't want to move. Nico looked into her eyes and saw the fear in them, so he pulled her in for a hug. Dani latched onto Nico really tight. He picked her up and carried her to her bed, pulled back the covers, laid Dani down, set down next to her, and positioned her so that she could lay on his chest.
"Let it all out, sweetheart. I've got you now. You are safe with me," Nico said as he kissed Dani's forehead. Dani cried and shivered. Nico covered them up and pulled Dani closer to him. He held her tight which caused Dani to calm down. Nico still had blood on his clothes and really didn't want to lay in Dani's bed with it on his clothes.
Once Dani clamed down he asked, "is it okay if I take a shower. I want to get all of this blood off of me. It want take long." Dani nodded and gave him a quick smile.
As Nico was turning off the shower water, he heard Dani on the phone and it sounded like she was crying. He didn't even bother dressing, but just wrapped a towel around him. He went in Dani's room and she was crying.
Nico walked over to her and said, "Dani, what's wrong?" When Dani looked up she noticed Nico shirtless and in a towel.
She couldn't take her eyes off of his sexy body. Instead of answering his question, she said, "WOW, you've been working out." Dani had a grin on her face and Nico laughed. It was good to see her smile. He wiped her tears away for the third time in the past hour. Nico hated seeing Dani so upset and in so much pain.
"Connor called and asked me what happened. Talking about it got me upset again," Dani said. "Nico, I'm sorry."
"No, you have nothing to be sorry for. It's going to be okay. I'll be right back okay," Nico told her. He went and put on some shorts and a tee shirt that he had in his bag. When he came back out, Dani took in his appearance, once again.
Nico gave her a grin and said with a smirk, "I know you never thought you would see me like this."
"I like it though," Dani said with no hesitation at all. Nico sat down on the bed next to Dani. There was so much he wanted to tell her.
"Nico, about what Troy said, Connor also mentioned it when he called, is it true? Did you really tell Troy that you would take care of getting rid of me and that I have caused you some problems in the past?" Dani asked as the tears starting to flow again.
"Dani, look, you don't understand," Nico started to say, but Dani cut him off.
"How could you do that to me," Dani started crying.
Nico pulled Dani into his lap and said "Dani, I want to tell you everything, but I need you to just hear me out before you interrupt me, okay." Dani just nodded and let Nico continue. She told herself that no matter what he said, she would let him explain.
"Yes, it is true that I told Troy I would handle getting rid of you and that you caused me some problems in the past," Nico stopped when he saw the hurt in her eyes, but continued, "The night that I was leaving for Dallas, I was approached by the FBI. I got busted for bugging Marshall Pittman, but they were willing to cut me a deal, if I would agree to go undercover to bring V3 down for embezzling money, then, all my charges would be dropped. I was able to get in the door at V3 pretty easily. Once Connor found out that I knew you, he asked me to make an introduction so I did. It was for one job. I never expected you to stay. Dani, I am bringing V3 down and I didn't want you to be involved in that because I don't want you to get hurt. So, yes, I didn't want Troy to get suspicious or blow my cover so I played along with him as far as not wanting you at V3."
Dani was shocked. She really didn't know what say so she just sat there for a few minutes.
"Nico, what about you, what if you get caught or get hurt?" The thought alone upset Dani. She continued by saying, "I don't want to see you get hurt either."
Dani was still sitting in Nico's lap. He turned her face towards his and looks deep into her eyes. He says, "Dani, I want so badly to kiss you right now. You are so beautiful."
Dani smiled and just as she was about to say something her phone rang. She just sat there starring at Nico, who said, "aren't you going to get that." Instead Dani shook her head and leaned in a little and before she knew it, Nico's lips were on her. It wasn't hesitant like the first kiss they shared on Dani's back porch. They both knew they wanted it. It was amazing.x3!fireworkswhew! One touch was all they needed to set each other on fire!
Thanks for reading. Don't know if I will continue this or just leave it at this one chapter. Let me know what you think! I love Nico! (Scott Cohen)
Song I used in this story was Crash My Party by Luke Bryan. I know that Nico could crash my party anytime!