All I knew this morning when I woke
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't know before
And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago
Is green eyes and freckles in your smile
In the back of my mind making me feel like
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better
Cause all I know is we said, "Hello"
And your eyes looked like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
And my walls stood tall painted blue I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you
And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies
aThe beautiful kind, making up for lost time Taking flight, making me feel like
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better
Cause all I know is we said, "Hello"
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
And you'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
Come back and tell me why I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time, oh, oh, oh
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that's it's not all in my mind.
Dani put the song on repeat as it soothed her while she sat on the couch thinking over the events of the day. She couldn't understand how just yesterday she was telling Jeanette that things were finally turning around. Then, one FBI Raid and one suicide later, everything had gone to hell in a handbasket. The note and the green flash drive that Carl left Dani was sitting on the coffee table and as she thought back to the two events, she listened to the lyrics of the song. Everything had changed, no doubt about it. From Matt getting married, having a baby, getting fired from the Hawks, working at V3, and working side by side with Nico again, but the thing about it was, working with Nico, was the part she loved the most. She thought about how angry she was at him when they saw each other for the first time in six months. A laugh came out when she thought about how she slapped him and his reaction. Slowly, but, surely, things were getting back to normal between them and Nico had said it best when they met in his car and he made the statement that it was just like old times. She thought to the FBI Raid and how Nico wrapped his arm around her to pull her away. He reassured her that everything would be okay. Dani realized right then how much she had missed his touch. Now, there was Carl Webber. Nico and Dani were the only two people who knew Dani had talked to him. Connor asking Dani to do damage control made Dani want to cry. How could she help anyone else when it affected her deeply. She walked out of that office and Nico chased after her to make sure she was okay. Dani could see the hurt in his eyes because he knew she was hurting. She could still feel his touch from when his hand had touched her arm and how she grabbed his hand back before walking off. She would have given anything for him to just wrap his arms around her and let her bury her head into his chest. Most of all, Dani was glad she ended things with Sam. There was no way she could deal with his pushy ness and immaturity, especially now. She no longer wanted just a fling, but she wanted someone she could spend forever with. Dani glanced at the clock. It was already one am. No wonder her thoughts were all over the place right now. The one thing that stood out the most, though, was Carl Webber. She blamed herself and wished she could have done more. Nico tried to reassure her that she had, but all she could do was doubt herself. Her phone that was sitting on the coffee table, buzzed, and interupted her thoughts.
"Dani, are you alright?" The message was from Nico and the fact that he was genially concerned made her smile. She knew he cared for her deeply. It had just taken her a little too long to see it. She knew she was probably too late now.
"I'm feeling a little better now that I've heard from you, Nico." Nico read the message like ten times and had a small grin on his face. He knew he loved Dani, but he just didn't think that had come to terms with her feelings yet. He was hoping soon though.
"I'm glad I can help." He decided to keep it short to see what she would say.
"You always do." Dani wanted him to know that she noticed that he was always there for her so she sent another quick text out.
"Nico, thank you for always being there." Nico really liked where the possibilities of this conversation could go. He was glad that she noticed what he did for her.
"ALWAYS," was all he texted back. He wanted her to open up more on her feelings.
"This is hard. I've never lost a patient before." Nico knew she was hurting and he just wanted to wrap his arms around her and hold her close.
"Dani, please don't beat yourself up over this. You did all you could do." As Dani was reading the message, another popped up that read, "I'm here for you if you need a shoulder to cry on." Nico knew he was taking a huge chance, but Dani was definitely worth it. She read the message and wondered if he was outside, but finally told herself that he wasn't.
"Did I do everything I could? Maybe I could have gone about it differently" Dani chose to leave the second text alone for now.
Nico hated that she was blaming herself for this. He just wanted to hold her, but she didn't answer the second part of the text so he guessed he had gotten his answer. Sam was probably in there, but he didn't see his car when he drove by. His phone buzzed again. He couldn't believe what he was reading.
"Nico, i wish you and your shoulder were here right now. I could use a friend and the company." Dani hoped he would text back, but instead she heard a familiar knock in her front door.
When she opened the door, there stood Nico in jeans and a button down shirt.
"What were you doing, sitting right outside my house." Dani asked with a smirk as she opened the door and let him follow her in.
Nico didn't say anything, but he followed her into the family room. He heard the song that was playing and it automatically made him think about them. He walked up right behind her, grabbed her waist, and turned her around.
"Nico, what are you doing?" Dani asked quietly, but leaned into him anyways.
"I'm doing what I should have done at the facility when you were upset," He said as he pulled her into a hug. Dani stood there and just let him hold her. It felt right and it felt really good. She buried her held into his chest and cried. Nico held her close.
Nico and Dani sat down on the sofa. Dani filled Nico in on the letter and what it contained on the inside. He saw the green flash drive on the coffee table when Dani reached up to grab and hand it to him, but for some reason she hesitated.
"You don't trust me," Nico asked seriously.
To be continued VERY SOON! Hope you enjoyed. The song I used at the beginning was Everything hasChanged by Taylor Swift.