Disclaimer: Nothing is mine except the idea and Gregory, Tanya and Blu-Zen! lol Enjoy :D

It was mid February. Snow was falling gently outside over the fairly busy streets of downtown Manhattan. A few children were in the park making snow angels on the ground, whilst others were throwing soft snowballs at each other - 60 of them missing and smashing into the passing vehicles. When it snowed in New York, it really did snow - a lot.

Lindsay looked through the steam rising from her coffee mug across to the empty seat infront of her. There was no one else in the diner with her apart from the waitress Dolores, who was busy pinning up posters in the window.

"You look a li'l down darlin'?" Came the familiar, thick irish accent from behind her. It startled Lindsay at first, not knowing where the voice came from. Then she realized who it was.

"Oh- I'm ok, Dolores.. thanks." Lindsay replied as her dry, soft lips curled up on one side in to an unwanted half-smile. She wrapped her hands around her coffee mug, desperately trying to warm her hands.

"Are ya sure? I mean, you look a lil' down for this time of year! Its Valentine's Day soon - you're supposed to be happy!" Dolores steped down from the step ladder and slid herself to sit opposite Lindsay in her booth.

"Valentine's Day... " Lindsay sighed "Whats that?"
Dolores looked at the dissapointed expression that fell upon Lindsay's face and instantly knew that she hadn't felt the true spirit of Valentine's Day for while. "Now listen here darl', " Dolores replied softly, reaching her arm across the table to rest on Lindsay's wrist. "There is someone out there for you, trust me. What about young Danny? He's a lovely guy."

Lindsays eyes widened in surprise. Dolores had no idea how much she wanted Danny to be there for her - especially for Valentine's. "Danny? Uh.. No, he is definately not interested in me like that.. And besides, we're colleagues. its not ethical..It doesn't -"
"Dear, Dear Lindsay!" Dolores chuckled, throwing her head back. "You have no idea how much like him, do you? There's no denying it darl' - You like him! I haven't seen your face light up like that since you arrived in New York!"
Lindsay felt her cheeks redden - Was it really that obvious?
"You mark my words, honey... there is more to this 'friendship' between you two.. and it's not just on your part either."
Dolores smiled and slid back out from the booth as a customer walked through the door, signalling the bell.
Lindsay smiled to herself and took a large mouthful of her coffee. As the silky, dark liquid hit the back of her throat and slid down she felt the warmth circulate through her body.
Once she finished her coffee, she looked at the time - It was almost 8am and she knew she should make the small trek home to get some sleep after a hectic night shift with Stella and Danny. Lindsay pulled herself out of the booth and made her way to the counter.
"Dolores, I'm off now.. Thanks for the coffee." Lindsay called as she thrust her hand into her pocket and pulled out some change.
"Ah, it's on me darl'." Dolores replied pushing her hand away. Lindsay smiled greatfully and released the change back into her pocket. She turned towards the door and opened it before stepping out onto the crunchy sheet of snowfalkes beneath her feet.
As she made her way along the streets, dodging the small icy patches on the sidewalks, every corner she turned stood a couple either hugging or holding hands.
'If only I could be that happy...' Lindsay thought to herself as she brought her shoulders up to her neck stopping the cold air from seeping down her jacket. She crossed the road and hurried up to the few stairs that lead to her apartment building. She opened the door and let herself in, shutting out the cold.

Danny sat staring at his computer screen waiting for his fingerprint results to come up with a match in AFIS. His coffee had long since grown cold and he had lost all sense of time. He didn't know how long he had been sitting there, and was shocked to realize the time was almost 11am.
"Danny?" Stella called to him as she stood in the doorway and leant against its frame. "Danny?" He casually looked up from the screen, his eyes blurry from all the various screens that had whizzed before him for the past few hours.
"Huh? Oh hey Stel." Danny replied with a yawn.
"Any luck with the prints?"
"Nada... " He sat back in his chair and removed his glasses. He closed his eyes and rubbed his hands over his face, trying to wake himself up abit. As soon as his eyelids had shut, they instantly burned from being so tired. "You get anything from DNA?"
"Only thats it's male.. and unknown." Stella replied. "Has Lindsay gone home already?"
"How should I know?" Danny answered as he put his glasses back on.
"Well.. you do share an office? And besides, don't think I haven't noticed how close you two have been getting lately!"
Danny snorted. "Yeah well, I guess you can say that's just a one sided thing on my part. She's not in the least bit interested Stel."
Stella moved inside the room and sat at Lindsay's desk . She moved forward and a grin spread across her face.
"I can hear your brain ticking over and I don't like it." Danny said. "Wha'dya want now?"
"What are you doing on Wednesday?" She replied with a smile.
"Nothing. Why?"
"Well! It has come to my attention that Lindsay is doing exactly that - nothing!" She relaxed and leant back into the chair. "I know a great new place that opened just last week - My childhood friends Gregory and Tanya run it down on Rose-Bard Avenue. It's called 'Blu-Zen'."
"And?" Danny asked. "You on commission or something?"
"Well he has a nice secluded area up top for special people - I can get you a table?"
"Stella," Danny chuckled as he sat forward and linked his fingers together in front of him "What makes you think that Lindsay will be taking me up on that offer? She doesn't even take me up on an offer for a friendly drink at Cozy's - so why would she even bother for Valentine's Day?" He licked his lips and waited for Stella to come up with an answer.
"Because, Danny Messer - Stella Bonasera is going to help you." She replied flashing her smile. "I'm going to do all the work so you can just sit back and relax." She got up from her seat and made her way towards the door.
"Stel-"
"No, Danny honestly, I can see it - And everyone in the lab knows there is something between you. It's about time she was happy."
"But I don't -" Danny protested, but it was too late - Stella had already dissapeared out into the hallway. He took a long, deep sigh and let himself fall back into the chair, resting his hands behind his head.
'Maybe, its not a bad idea after all...' he thought to himself, smirking.