This takes place after 2x11 Christmas Party Sex Trap and has spoilers up until that point but none beyond. This is my take on one possible way things could proceed after that fateful Christmas party. It's silly and OOC and just a little bit of wish fulfilment, so bear with me. :P Also, this is my first TMP fic! Please read and enjoy.

Prologue

Mindy thought once she had her romantic moment outside in the snow with Cliff that everything would be okay. There may have been a few hiccups in her plan along the way but ultimately she got what she wanted.

But apparently she wasn't the same old Mindy anymore.

"Wait, wait, I'm not crazy." Mindy had huffed at Cliff as they'd shared their big First Kiss Moment. And honestly, a year ago she would have thought nothing of his rude comment. But after Josh ("You don't look like the type of girl that could faint.") and Casey ("I'm not saying you're a bad person I just hold myself to an impossibly high standard. I don't want that to make you feel bad about who you are.") she couldn't help but want to stand up for herself.

She was sick of these relationships where she felt she had to filter herself or mould her personality into something it wasn't. Weren't her boyfriends supposed to care about her unconditionally? So then why were they always so critical?

She was far from perfect but she was still proud of who she was.

Not to mention she had started to realize what it felt like to truly be respected by another.

Her thoughts wandered back to Danny for the millionth time since the Christmas party. Over the past couple of months Danny had actually been so considerate and thoughtful and then that Secret Santa gift? Wow!

But was there more to it than just friendship and mutual respect?

There was already too much Mindy was trying to work through in her mind, The Danny Thing was going to have to wait.

First she had to break up with her Dream Man.