AN: I have realized three things:

1. The best ideas come to my mind when I'm brushing my teeth.

2. I write better at 2.00 am.

3. It's better to write a story directly in English than to do it in Spanish and then translate.

Oh wait!! Another one:

4. I own nothing. CSI:NY belongs to CBS, Jerry Bruckheimer, AZ and the rest. If I owned them, there would be more DL and nothing like 'RND' had had happened. I swear. So don't shoot me when you read this.

Timeline: After 2x11 'Trapped'.

Unbetad. Sorry for mistakes. Feel free to correct me.

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"I can't continue this. I'm sorry but I can't…"

"You've met someone else, haven't you?"

"Something like that"

"Who?"

"It doesn't matter…"

"It does matter Danny. I need to know who has changed you"

"I'm the same. I haven't changed"

"Danny, I know you better than that. We have worked together for four years and we have has this thing going on for almost a year, before Mac fired me…"

"I know, I know, but… I don't know what's going on with me okay? It's just… I don't know. I'm sorry but I can't continue this. I… need to clear my head and then… well, I'm not sure. Look, I'm gonna take a walk okay? We talk later"

And with that, Danny left her apartment.

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After a walk of then minutes through Central Park, Danny started to see the things clearer. He loved her, of course he did, but not in the same way than Lindsay.

Aiden had been his best friend during the years, and because of that they started something despite her saying that he was cute but she was out of his league. They spent time together and had sex, but deep inside, it was more than that, and they both knew it. He thought that she was the only woman (besides his ma) who could keep him on his toes, and she could have done it, indeed. But then Mac fired her because of something he understood, they tried to help the victims, but not in that way. And his boss hired a country girl.

At first he was mad at the new girl because of all that, but later he realized that it was not her fault. She simply accepted a job offered by Mac, so he teased her, but surprisingly she teased him back. And there was the 'Montana' nickname too. He tried to annoy her, and he was successful, at least at first, but after a little time, she got used to it and didn't mind or care, and, without knowing, she made a way to his heart.

They were working together for how long? Four months? But after being trapped in a panic room he started to think over his relationship with Aiden and the one he had with Lindsay. It was obvious that he felt attraction although he tried to deny it. Because of that he spent the following week trying to focus on Aiden. Only her. But the Lindsay showed up with that dress at a crime scene. If that was not enough, she indeed knew Mac better than him and the 'date' they shared at Cozy's proved it. Next they shared a yummy meal. Fried spiders, worms… only the two of them.

Then he had to carry her through a roof, he asked for a dinner and she agreed. The question he asked himself was why. He has Aiden and even so he went out with Lindsay on a 'date'. The third if you count. They were only friends, but he felt more and he was pretty sure she too.

She knew about Aiden, of course, but he had told her that the things weren't okay lately. When she asked why, he just kept glaring at her. He didn't dare to move. What should he tell her? 'You, you are the reason. Look, I know I barely know you but I like you a lot. And I'm pretty sure you feel the same. So why don't we just go out as a couple… Oh wait, I have to break up with Aiden first…'

Besides, he had not told Aiden any of that, but after this, he wanted, needed, to talk to her, so he did.

FLASHBACK

Beep beep…

"Yeah?"

"Hey Aiden, it's me. Can I go up?"

"Yes, sure. Come on in"

Three minutes later he was standing in front of her door.

Knock knock

"Hey Danny" she greeted him with a kiss.

"Hi" he said.

"You're just in time. The dinner is ready… What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing. Everything's fine"

"Danny… I know something is wrong. What's it?"

"I… umm, I just… I don't know Aiden, but I gotta tell you something" he breathed deeply " I'm sorry but… this… this doesn't work…"

"What?" she asked shocked. But deep inside she knew it.

She knew that he has changed. She didn't know for sure why, or better said, who had changed him. But he had changed, indeed.

Week after week she noticed him more distant. And after a little chat with Stella she knew who had changed him. She was just waiting the time when he should say it. She wasn't angry, after all they were friends, well, more than that, but it might have been a mistake, or not. Who knows? She wanted him to be happy because she loved him, not as a lover, she thought, but as her best friend, and if he was happy with a country girl, then, she'd support him.

"I can't continue this. I'm sorry but I can't…"

She was right, but she wanted him to say it out loud, so he could accept it.

"You've met someone else, haven't you?"

And so they talked for a few minutes before Danny had to clear his mind and decided what to do.

END FLASHBACK

He had made a decision. But first, he needed to go to his place and sleep the whole night in order to gain the hours of sleep that he had missed the previous days.

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