Disclaimer: I don't own any CSI: NY characters. The others are mine. The Police Commissioner, that I mention is a real person, but I don't metion his name so I think I'm good.
Summary: When Don falls in love with the Police Commissioner's daughter is he ready to learn a new dance?
"A New Dance"
Chapter 1
Don Flack Jr. dreaded to NYPD's annual Policemen's Ball. He had to wear a tuxedo and mingle with a lot of people he didn't like. Luckily, this year they had invited all the CSIs for the city as well.
Don pulled on his rented shiny black shoes, and tied the laces. As he stood up from the edge of his bed, he adjusted his bowtie slightly then walked over to the mirror in the bathroom to double-check it. He pulled on his black jacket then smoothed his hair. I feel like I'm going to prom all over again, he thought.
He went back into the bedroom and grabbed his wallet and keys off of his dresser and put them in his pockets.
As he was locking his front door he heard a whistle behind him. He turned and saw the older lady across the hall looking at him through her cracked door. He smiled and turned to go down the hall.
It took a couple of cabs passing him before one stopped. He gave the driver the address and leaned his head against the back of the seat as they drove. It had been a long week and the last thing he wanted to do was go to a ball with tons of people he barely knew.
The car pulled up in front of the Roseland Ballroom about twenty minutes later. Don paid the driver and walked up to the front door, invitation in hand. There were reporters standing and snapping pictures behind a velvet rope on either side of the entranceway. Don continued to walk as the photographers took pictures of the different important people getting out of their cars.
Don handed his invitation to the man standing by the front door. He passed by the coat check and followed other officers and their wives into the ballroom.
There was music playing and there were people everywhere. He made his way to the bar; the only way to get through this night was through alcohol. He ordered his drink then leaned against the bar, facing the crowd. He spotted Danny and Lindsay, hand in hand walking toward him.
"Hey, man," Danny offered his hand and Don took it.
"Hey," he replied then glanced over at Lindsay. "Linds you clean up good." She was wearing a long light blue dress.
She blushed slightly. "Thanks, you too."
"I hate wearing these things. Danny, be glad this is your first one of these things. Next year you won't want to come just because you have to wear a tux."
"Eh, I don't know this thing ain't too bad."
"Well, I can't say I'll want to come next year if I have to dress up like this. It took me forever to get ready."
"Yeah, I finally had to drag her out of the bathroom." They all laughed as Lindsay smacked Danny on the arm.
"Hey, there's Stella." Danny and Lindsay turned to see their coworker walking in, wearing a red gown.
"I love her dress," Lindsay stated.
Stella spotted them and joined them at the bar. They all exchanged hellos. They talked for a while about their surroundings and people they expected to see.
Don gulped down the last of his drink. "Well, I better go mingle. If I don't I'll get an earful from my pop when people tell him I didn't say hi." He left the group and headed for a group of his fellow detectives.
As Don talked with a few of the guys his dad had worked with, he noticed the Police Commissioner standing with a younger woman. He spotted his wife standing close by, so he knew the young woman had to be with someone else or his daughter. She had on a light pink dress. Her dark hair was lying across her forehead and fell lightly at the bottom of her neck.
"Donnie?" The man next to him was saying his name.
"Huh? Oh, sorry. What was the question?" The older men standing around him started to chuckle.
The man next to him turned to see who Don had been eyeing. "I see. Looking at the Commissioner's daughter, huh? She's a pretty young woman."
"His daughter? Donnie you better be careful with that one." The bald man standing across from him said.
His eyes stayed on the vision in pink. "What's her name?"
"Uh, Elizabeth, I think."
"That's some dangerous territory, Donnie."
"Eh, don't worry about it." He turned back to the men in front of him.