Title: Invincible or So She Thought

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI:NY, Anthony Zuiker and CBS do. "Miss Independent" is owned by Kelly Clarkson. Not beta'd.

Author's Note: Short one-shot inspired by Kelly Clarkson's "Miss Independent".

Genre: General

Rating: K+

Song: "Miss Independent"—Kelly Clarkson

Mentions of/ Spoilers for: 34th Floor (7.01), To What End (7.11), Indelible (8.01) Means To An End (8.09)


Jo is a strong woman and became even stronger after her divorce from Russ and was focused on her career.

Miss Independent

Miss Self-sufficient

Miss Keep-your-distance

Miss Unafraid

Miss Outta-my-way

Miss Don't-let-a-man-interfere, no

Miss On-her-own

Miss Almost-grown

Miss Never-let-a-man-help-her-off-her-throne

That is not to say she ignored her kids, which was far from truth because Tyler and Ellie were the light of her life, it was just at this point of her life she steered clear of the dating scene to avoid bad relationships and potential heartbreaks. She even rebuffed Russ when he flirted with her.

She thought she was invincible, however, it all changed when she met her boss and the head of the crime lab, Mac Taylor.

So, by keeping her heart protected

She'd never ever feel rejected

Little Miss Apprehensive

I said ooh, she fell in love

It didn't matter if she was at a crime scene processing the scene and collecting evidence or at the lab processing the evidence and discussing with the team, each and every time she saw Mac she felt her felt woozy. She found since that first meeting they were discreetly flirting with each other from the hug at meeting with him and when he wrapped a blanket around her shoulders and allowing her to place her head on his shoulder and hugging her close after the finality of the John Curtis case.

What is this feeling taking over?

Thinking no one could open the door

Surprise! Its time to feel what's real

What happened to Miss Independent?

No longer need to be defensive

Goodbye, old you, when love is true

They say you know true love when you see it, now Jo knows it is true all she had to do was to figure out a way to get what she deserves, real love.


A/N 2: Thanks for reading "Invincible or So She Thought". As always reviews are appreciated.