Okay, so this is my first fan fiction ever, so don't be too critical. No flames, because they're stupid and a waste of time, so don't bother. However, constructive criticism is always appreciated. Clearly I need all the help I can get. If you like the story and think this looks like it could be a good start, let me know!

I decided to write this because, well, I was bored and I had this floating around in my head. And I'm a horrible procrastinator and was putting off a paper.

…somethingnotimportantalreadyknowthisyourshirtiswaytoolowforaflightattendant… and then the dreaded "please put away all electronic devices as we prepare to land. Welcome to New York City, we hope you enjoyed your flight!"

Crap. Just had to remember that, didn't you?

She'd heard the message many times before. Always a different voice and yet it was exactly the same every time. Sighing, Lisa reluctantly cut off Coldplay as she pulled the earphones out of her ears and reached down for her purse. As she dropped her iPod in the purse, the overwhelming and familiar sensations of nerves, dread, and excitement flooded through her. In the roughly one second she allowed herself to mull over these, a smile crept onto her face as the excitement won out as she thought to her now waiting cousin.

Of course, he hadn't been thrilled with the initial reason for why Lisa was now permanently returning to New York after 11 long years, but if there was one thing she had inherited from him, it was his stubbornness. Eventually, they worked things out with help from her grandmother.

Oh, Grams. The woman was amazing to put it simply. She had raised Lisa for the past 11 years, and quite frankly, Lisa couldn't have asked for anyone better. After everything that had happened, Grams had quickly and willingly come to Lisa's aid even though it had all hit her hard as well. She had kept her in a normal, sane state, seemingly without much effort. Lisa knew it was a skill not many people had, especially when dealing with children, and knew she was lucky.

Grams usually supported Lisa's decisions because she could usually understand where Lisa was coming from. They had a few things in common, especially when it came to traveling. Some of their best moments together were in their travels, which was how Lisa had become so familiar with the airline industry. It was their thing, and they had often brought friends with them.

It was with these trips through various countries that Grams knew that she could trust Lisa to go to New York without her. She also knew she could trust Lisa's cousin to look after her, even though she hadn't seen much of him, mostly just during the occasional holiday. He was, after all, her son-in-law's nephew, so they weren't blood. But she knew he cared a lot about Lisa. He was basically her big brother, and along with that territory came the over protectiveness that she knew of well. Even though he and Lisa hadn't seen each other in a couple of years, Grams knew she was in good hands. She also knew about the people that he worked with, and that had also helped to ease her into letting Lisa go.

As the plane came a stop and people began to get out of their seats, Lisa breathed a sigh of relief as she thought of how she would no longer have to put up with the obviously newlywed couple behind her or the screaming toddler about 5 rows up. She gratefully stretched her legs as she stood to collect her carry-on and camera bag from the overhead compartment.

Yes, camera bag. Another thing she was taking on as she returned. Photography was her thing, and to have found a job that allowed her to use that was nothing short of amazing for her. She had heard about it through a friend who knew a friend who knew a friend as those things go. Considering the connection she and her new "boss" had found between themselves though, it was kind of funny, or at least they thought it was. They hadn't actually met face to face yet, but they had talked quite a bit already, and had already become fairly good friends.

Knowing that there were other people in New York besides her cousin that were happily awaiting on her arrival helped her feel a little bit better as the dread came rushing back. The memories were enough to make her nauseous, but with the years of dealing, she held them back enough to not let it show. She just needed something to distract her.

The distraction was well worth it as she saw her cousin's smiling face come into view and she felt an unavoidable grin spread on her own. She had made the right decision, no matter what would happen.

It was only a few moments before she was able to weave her way through the other exiting passengers and fling herself into her cousin's arms after tossing her bags (carefully, of course, there is camera equipment) on the floor. He chuckled as he was easily able to lift her off her feet as she was only 5'3", something else he would tease her about to which she would either quickly remind him that the average height for women was about 5'4" or just punch him in the arm.

After a moment, he set her down and held her at arms length. "Well, fancy seeing you here, Messer!"

She rolled her eyes as she playfully slapped one of his hands away. "Yeah, whatever, Danny." She reached down for her bags so they could get out of the crowded JFK faster only to have Danny quickly intercept and leave only her purse and camera bag. He figured she would only complain if he left her nothing and he knew there was no arguing when it came to her cameras. As far as she was concerned, they were her babies.

"Hope ya don't mind, but once we get the rest of your stuff we're gonna have to go straight to the lab. I'm running a little late, and we can just leave your bags in the car till we can get it home. Lindsey's already there and Lucy's with the sitter," Danny told her as they made their way to baggage claim. One of the agreements they had settled on was that she would be living with Danny and the girls. She was also going to help a bit with watching Lucy when Danny and Lindsey were working. This was mostly her idea as Danny and Lindsey refused to let her help with any of the bills. At first they had told her to just "enjoy being nineteen" and settle into her own job. But she had reasoned with them that her job was fairly flexible and they shouldn't have to hire more sitters if they had a perfectly good, free backup at home.

"Not a problem. I really wanted to see it, I just didn't think I'd get to so soon. But now it's going to be hours before I get to meet my new charge!" Lisa whined in response.

Danny snorted in response. "You just get more weird the older you get."

Lisa mock-snorted in response to his response. "Yeah, that coming from you."

Danny smirked at her as he removed his arm from her shoulders to grab her suitcase before they missed it. "Just keep in mind that you might want to tone it down when you see Linds. She's already a little worried about the effects you might have on our daughter," he added sarcastically as they headed out to the car.

"Well being related to you I can see her reasoning," Lisa responded with a grin.

They were still laughing as the car came into view and Danny set the bags in the back.

"For what it's worth, I'm glad you're back," Danny said as he looked over at her while he started the car.

Lisa smiled back, "Kinda good to be back."

"And for fair warning, you're gonna be watched like a hawk."

…"noted."

A/N: In case you wanted to know, Lisa is supposed to have brown hair and green eyes.

So... what do you think so far? I know it's not a lot right now, let me know and review.