Love at first sight

Chapter 1

Authors note: This is my first CSI:NY fanfiction, and I've been working on it a for a while to get it to the point where I'm happy with it and am ready to post it. I hope you guys enjoy this AU story and please review to let me know your thoughts.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (except Lottie), or the show.

"Flack, hey come in." Danny says, motioning for Don to enter his apartment.

"Hey, thanks." Don says heading through to the living room. He stops short in the doorway, finding a brunette, about his age, curled up in the armchair reading.

"Flack, this is Lottie. Lottie, this is Flack." Danny says, introducing them. "Make yourself at home." He says to Don. "I'll just find out where Lindsay is with Luce."

'He's pretty cute.' Lottie thinks to herself as Don walks into the room.

"Danny's told me about you." Lottie pipes up from the corner. "Sorry, hi, it's nice to meet you. Danny always says I rush into things."

"Oh uh, no that's ok." Don replies. taking a seat opposite her on the sofa.

"He's probably never mentioned me, has he?" She asks and Don shakes his head.

"No..not that I recall anyway."

"Didn't think so. He's embarrassed of me."

"Me? Embarrassed of you? Nah...not in a million years. Protective of my baby sister? Yes." Danny says as he renters the room.

'So she's not my age.' Don thinks to himself.

"By one minute! You're older than me by one minute Danny!" Lottie protests, shaking her head.

"You're twins?" Don asks and Lottie nods.

"Danny didn't tell you?"

"Danny doesn't talk much about his life. He didn't tell me he had a sister, let alone a twin sister." He replies and Danny shrugs.

"Not much to tell." He says. "Just don't go hitting on my sister Flack." He warns, pointing at his friend.

"Daniel!" Lottie exclaims, shaking her head.

"What?" Danny replies. "I'm just warning him." Don lets out a laugh as Lottie throws a cushion at Danny, hitting him square in the face.

"Nice shot." Don compliments her.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Gang up on me why don't you?" Danny complains, as Lottie and Don continue to laugh. "I'm leaving before I get abused anymore."

"Baby!" Erin calls after him. "So, what's your actual name, I'm guessing Flack's the surname?"

"Yeah, Donald Flack Jr. Don's fine though."

"Ah, a namesake huh?" Lottie says, nodding. "Me too."

"Really?" Lottie nods again.

"Lottie's short for Loretta Marie, Loretta being my Grandma Messer's name, but I can't say I particularly love the name so I go by Lottie. Danny, Papa and Louis are the only ones to call me by my full name, Danny only when he's mad, Papa and Louis all the time, they add the 'Marie' when they're mad though."

"Got it, my Ma calls me Donnie and Pops calls me Donald. Says if he and Ma wanted be to be called Don, that's what would be on my birth certificate." Lottie gives a light laugh.

"Fair enough. I'm sure my Ma would be like that."

"She uh, she passed away?" Don asks gently and Lottie nods.

"Don't really remember her too much, Danny and I were still quite young when she passed."

"What're you two talking about?" Danny asks as he enters the living room again, this time with Lucy in his arms and Lindsay behind him.

"Hey Lucy-Lu!" Lottie coos, reaching out her hands for the baby. Danny gently passes the sleepy baby over to his sister and perches on the sofa next to Flack.

"Families." Lottie says absently as she allows Lucy to play with her fingers.

"Huh?" Danny asks, switching a football game on.

Lottie rolls her eyes at Don and Lindsay before replying. "What Don and I were talking about."

"Don huh?" Danny asks, glancing between his sister and best friend. "On a first name basis now huh? Better not go any further than that."

"Danny." Lindsay scolds gently.


"So where do you work?" Flack asks as he and Lottie clean up after dinner.

"At the moment tech crimes, but I'm transfering over to the crime lab next week." Lottie replies with a smile. "You're a homicide detective right?"

"Yep. Guess we'll be seeing a lot more of each other then. I'm usually up there quite a lot." He says, drying the dish in his hand.

"Guess so." Lottie says with a smile. 'Can't say I'll be complaining too much.' She thinks to herself.


"I think he'd be good for her." Lindsay says to Danny later that night, as they lie in bed.

"No Montana." Danny mutters, keeping his eyes shut.

"Come on Danny." Lindsay tries again, with a small laugh.

"My sister and Flack are not gonna start dating, got it?" Danny spits out, Lindsay sighs but nods.

"Whatever you say."

AN: So, what do you guys think? Don't forget to leave a review!