Prompt: Months

It had been months since he'd heard from his brother so when Louie finally called Danny didn't really want to talk to him.

He also didn't want to talk to him because his brother was, and had been for years, associated with the Tanglewood Boys and Danny was a year and a half into a job as a Crime Scene Investigator. He was working his way up, hoping for a promotion in the future. He didn't want anything to get in his way, especially not his criminal brother.

So, when Louie demanded he come home Sunday to meet his new girlfriend, Danny had just hung up on him.

However, the next time the invitation came from his mother…and he certainly could not hang up on her.

He wasn't sure exactly how much his mother knew about her oldest son's career choices, but he figured she ignored or suppressed quite a bit. So when they were all together Danny pretended everything was fine with his brother…for his mother's sake.

So, on Sunday Danny put a nice shirt and pants on and headed for his childhood home.

Hopefully the day would end without any fights and with his mother sending him home with lasagna.

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When Danny pictured the new girlfriend, she looked a lot like all the old ones. She was tall, blonde, big hair, big fake nails, and bigger fake boobs. She'd be covered in jewels she'd been given by admirers, jewels that were as hot as she was trying to be. He'd hate her instantly and hope she didn't hit on him over dinner.

When he was introduced to Lindsay Monroe, he almost fell over. She was tiny, a little petite thing without a stitch of make up on her gorgeous face. There were curls surrounding that face, she had jeans on and a sweater that clung nicely to her curves.

She was a woman, and what the hell was she doing with his brother?

It didn't take him long to find out. Apparently, Louie had told Miss Lindsay Monroe from Montana that he was a real estate agent.

Adorable little Lindsay, who'd only been in New York for four months was completely and totally naïve to his brother's lies. She was crazy about him, clearly looking at him with love filled eyes that saw only what they wanted to see.

She wasn't like the girls he usually dated, and that's why Danny decided he'd have to go back on his no fighting with Louie policy for the day.

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"What the hell are you doing?" Danny hissed after he'd pulled Louie into their old bedroom.

"What are you talking about? Do you like Lindsay? Isn't she great?"

"She's fucking wonderful, Louie, so why is she dating you?"

"Hey, fuck you man."'

"No, not fuck me, fuck you and her if you don't cut this out. She's a sweet girl, Louie; she's not cut out to play in your league."

"Yes she is."

"She thinks you're a real estate agent. If she's ready to date a Tanglewood Boy, why doesn't she know about it?"

Louie shrugged and looked away, "She's uh, well she's a student now, and her career path is kind of…well it wouldn't exactly approve of my boys."

"What is she studying, Louie?"

"She, uh, she wants to be a crime scene investigator."

"Oh my…." Danny looked up and silently asked for strength, "End it, Louie, end it right now."

"No, if I just give it some time, then she'll be ready to hear about me and she'll love me enough to stay."

"She's halfway in love with you now Louie and its going to hurt her when she finds out that you're a fraud."

"I love her Dan, I really do," Louie said, looking his brother in the eye, something that didn't often happen.

Danny sighed and clapped him on the arm, "I know you do, Lou, I believe you, but that doesn't change anything. Unless you're planning on flying straight and selling houses you need to come clean now."

Louie nodded, "Okay, you're right, you're right. I'll tell her."

Danny nodded, "Good."

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"Wait, uh, Danny," Lindsay said, hurrying after him as he left the house.

"Oh, hi, something wrong?"

"No," she said, shaking her head, "but I…well I'm sure Louie told you that I want to be a CSI."

"Yeah, he mentioned that. That's great."

"Thanks. I still have almost two years of school left, but I was just wondering if maybe one day we could have lunch. I could pick your brain about working in a real lab." Lindsay smiled as she waited for him to answer. Then as the silence continued, "My treat."

Danny smiled, "Sure, Montana, why not?"

"Montana?" Lindsay asked, with her eyebrow raised.

He couldn't help but smirk at her, "If you want in to a lab like mine, you got to get used to being teased. Night Montana."

Lindsay smiled, "Night, Danny."

Danny sighed as he walked away. He was 99% sure that he would never see Lindsay Monroe again.