Author's Note: Let me just start off by saying, FINALLY. FINALLY DANICO IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF FANFIC. I've probably watched the end of episode seven like 30 times now... Not even joking. And now, with episode eight being full of Danico goodness, I decided to try my hand at writing a fic. Seriously, that's how much chemistry these two have; they've convinced me to actually write something. This is my first fic, so please be kind, but I also love constructive criticism. Anyway, on with the story!

"She's not a liar! It doesn't make any sense, and why did they think that she is lying anyway? They send someone to spy on her, to check her temperature?"

"It wasn't me... Do you want me to look into it?"

"I don't know. I used to know. Who to trust, when to push. But, with Crabcheck, I pushed too far."

Nico shook his head. "You did what you thought was right. That's what I love about you. You never give up the good fight."

Dani smiled at that. After a brief pause, she asked, "So, you're really gonna go to Dallas when all of this is over?"

Nico sighed and nodded his head, "That's the plan. Yup."

With a shy but flirty smile, Dani grabbed the spindle of the stairs' railing and used it to pull herself closer to Nico. "I'd miss you."

"That's funny. I believe the last time you said the team would miss me."

Dani let out a breathy laugh and ducked her head a bit. "Well, yeah, that was because of Matt and I thought it wouldn't be fair under the circumstances."

"And now it's fair?"

She smiled, "Yeah. I mean, Matt's out of the picture now. And we're…"

"Keeping it simple?" Nico asked, referring back to the conversation they had after he told her everything that had happened in the past 11 months. When she had pulled away from the kiss that night, he was hurt, but he respected and agreed with what she told him about bigger things than them being at play.

Slightly disappointed with his response, she clasped her hands together and sighed, "Right. Simple."

Nico smiled and look at his feet. He knew things between the pair shouldn't progress any further than they already had, but God, he wanted them to. The kiss that they had shared earlier was just a reminder of how much he cared about her and wanted to be with her.

After a few moments of silence, Dani stood up and started toward the kitchen, but was stopped when a hand landed on her right forearm. She was then twirled around and ended up with both of her wrists in Nico's hands and their faces just inches apart. Déjà vu, she thought to herself.

"Do you really want that?" Nico asked her.

Dani responded to him with a confused look.

"Us, simple. Do you really want that?"

She started to answer him but stopped when she realized she was unsure. Of course she didn't want that. She didn't give a shit about simplicity. She just wanted Nico. But, at the same time, there was so much going on in their lives right now—what with Hutch and Crabcheck and V3's mysterious clinic—that simplicity between them would make things easier.

"Dani? Answer me. Do you. Really. Want that?" As he asked her the question for the third time, he started to lean his head in closer to hers.

"No," she breathed.

That's all he needed. With that, he dipped his head and started to kiss her; slowly at first until Dani got her hands loose from his and wrapped her arms around his neck which deepened their kiss. With both of his hands now free, his right one gripped her hip while his left landed on the back of her head, both working to reduce the amount of space between their two bodies. As the kiss became more heated, Nico moved them to where Dani was pushed up against the wall parallel to the stairs in the main hallway. After an amount of time, neither of them knew how long, they were forced to pull away from each other due to the need for air.

With a breathy laugh, Nico said, "Simple's over rated."

With that, Dani rolled her eyes and moved her hands down to rest on his chest. "Nico…"

Nico looked at her expectantly.

"Don't go to Dallas."

"No. We're not talking about this right now"

"But—"

He kissed Dani softly. "Stop." Another soft kiss. "Just, stop." And then kissed her again, this time more deeply. His hands roamed up and down her sides, lightly skimming the sides of her breasts, before landing on her butt. He squeezed, then moved them slightly lower and lifted her up, not once breaking their kiss. With her arms still around his neck, her legs wrapped instinctively around his waist as she was pushed harder against the wall which Nico was using to help him hold her up.

Dani pulled away briefly. "Bedroom," she said, completely out of breath.

Nico replied right away, also out of breath, with, "Not gonna happen," as he ground his increasingly hardening length against her hot and wet center.