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300 DAYS and NIGHTS
It only takes 300 days and nights for Lindsay Monroe to fall for a guy as cunning and brazen as Danny Messer; and for Danny Messer to fall for a woman as sweet and compassionate as Lindsay Monroe.
300 days of trying to break down the barriers they had both encased themselves in; hoping that it were strong enough to keep the other from getting too close.
280 nights of which they spent awake in bed, thinking about each other. Wondering where the other was, what the other was doing, who the other was with and why they even spent those few precious hours thinking about each other when they could both be catching up on sleep.
260 days of which they spent in banter and light-hearted flirting. Both of them using this as a manner of rationalizing their tendency to outdo each other, not because they want everyone to notice how excellent their job performances were, but because they were trying to secretly impress each other.
240 days of which they spent solving the same cases, going after the same suspects, tackling to the ground the same criminals. But always making sure they had each other's backs.
220 nights spent at Sullivan's with the whole team when the day gets too rough. But for the both of them, they found it a way to subtly find time to hang out outside of work.
200 days spent with more flirting, this time more incessant and affectionate, more frequently stepping on dangerous territory; hinting at the intimate feelings they both felt for each other and yet neither one unprepared to recognize the clues.
180 days they had spent comforting each other when one understands how and when a case may hit too close to home.
160 days spent eating lunch together, by themselves, bouncing ideas to solve a case but secretly enjoying the company the other was providing.
140 days of giving each other longing glances at the lab when they don't get to see the other as often as they would want to.
120 days of casual touching and occasional brushing.
100 nights of spending dinner time at each other's homes. Alternating in their favorite past time of movie marathons or card games.
80 days of spending their days off together.
60 days of hiding bags forming under their eyes from sleepless nights of tossing and turning wondering what to do about the way they felt about the other.
40 days of testing the waters to see how the other felt. Watching each other's body language; hoping to find some semblance of assurance that each felt affectionate feelings beyond the boundaries of friendship.
20 days of stripping down the remaining barriers keeping them apart.
And one night on the pool table. The only resolution to the conflict of emotions each of them had stubbornly denied ever since the beginning.
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A/N: Hope you liked it. And once again thanks to all those who reviewed my previous post and those who will review and take the time to read this piece.
Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season!
A/N: Only 11 more hours before school:(