A/N: Ok, this is my very first attempt at both slash and Danny/Don so please forgive any little mistakes and let me know if I totally missed the mark.
Danny woke with a start when his alarm went off. He smacked it until it stopped, cursing, and dragged himself out of bed still muttering to himself. Starting another day with a cold shower….Woo-Fucking-Hoo, Danny thought to himself as he tossed his pajama pants in the hamper.
He was going on two weeks now of waking up sweaty and sticky every morning. It was getting ridiculous. He hadn't even been this bad as a teenager. But here he was. It had been happening ever since he'd heard that damn Christmas song about getting their "baby" as a present from Santa. As asinine as it was, all he could dream about since then was a certain detective in nothing but a "big red bow." He might have been fine if that same person hadn't taken to wearing red holiday ties (which were hideous by the way…..but still reminded him of the damn bow) every day. If he hadn't known better, he would have suspected that it was on purpose.
Danny reminded himself as he stepped out of the shower that it wasn't on purpose. Don would have no way of knowing about Danny's recent fantasies, and even if he somehow did….no he definitely didn't. Don would have deserted him in an instant if he ever found out. Especially if he knew that it wasn't the first time he'd fantasized about him. Danny had been doing it almost since they met. But Don never needed to know that. They could go along being friends like they always had and that would be the end of it. He would just have to get over this horny teenager shit and face reality. There was no way Don would ever be interested in him that way. Don hadn't said it outright, but Danny had seen him and Angell together. He'd even blown off a few of their bi-weekly hangouts to be with her.
Danny knew he shouldn't be naïve enough to think that Don would ever come around. Don was one of "those guys." He could have any girl he wanted, and did when it suited him. Although Danny liked Angell, Don had never blown him off for a girl before. He would never admit jealousy.
It took three times through the Pledge of Allegiance, 2 cold showers, way to long of thinking about him mother naked, and a fucking partridge in a pear tree for him to calm down enough to get into the lab normally.
This was of course all thrown out the window 5 second after he arrived at the lab. No sooner had he dumped his stuff in his locker and he headed for coffee in the break room that he ran into the star of his fantasies….literally. He'd been so busy making sure not to think about Don, that he'd failed to see the detective standing right in his path trying to get his attention. Don caught Danny's arms to keep him from falling and Danny had to fight to get the wishful thinking to shut the hell up. He refused to allow himself to imagine that Don's lingering hold was because of some sort of hidden passionate feeling for him on not that Don was a little worried since he looked pale and distraught.
Instantly having a 'problem' from the incident and proximity, Danny hurried away from Don before he could say anything. He knew if he stayed even a second longer that he would have blown their entire friendship by attempting to jump him right there in the hallway. Danny didn't look back as he took off; missing the other man's confused and slightly hurt expression.
Mac was a little concerned when Danny came to him later that day vehemently requesting that he not be made to work with Don for a while. At least until after the New Year. Normally he would have just told him to get over it and do his job, but something stopped him. For one, those two never fought, at least not to the point where they could work together. But mostly Mac noticed everything and it certainly hadn't escaped him that Danny had feelings for Don. He didn't want to see Danny hurt or his team suffer from personal issues. He granted Danny's request and hoped that Stella had been right when she said that once those two admitted that they both were interested in the other it would better for everyone.
For the next few days it was very obvious to everyone that Danny was avoiding Don. No one said anything, they just watched and wondered. They had only ever seen Mac and Stella fight to the point of not being able to work together (although the general consensus on that was sexual tension) and they had never really seen Danny and Don ever fight. What was even more interesting was that Don seemed to be oblivious as to why he was apparently in trouble with Danny. More than once he had been seen waiting at Danny's locker and all but pouting when he never showed. The rumor mill went into high gear.
A/N: Well? Please let me know what you think. This is a work in progress, but I wont continue if it totally sucks. Constructive criticism is welcome, please no flames though. Lots of love and Happy Holiday Season to all. --SSidle--