Title: It was you
Author: balllistics belle
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I don't own a damn thing except for Kate, Aby and maybe some others to be named in future chapters. But if i did own Danny...well, we won't go there.
A/N: This is my first story posted on fanfiction, and I'm sorry if this isn't very good, but i promise it gets better as it goes on. It's also the first in a series.
Summary: Danny makes quite a first impersion when he truly knocks some stranger off her feet. When the two meet again in a similar fashion, they find themselves falling in love with each other. But will their fairytale beginning havea happily ever after?
'One day, out of darkness, they shall meet and read life's meaning in each others eyes'-Susan Mara Spalding
A Chance Meeting
Danny Messer did not believe in love at first sight. Things like that only happened in fairy tales and life in Manhattan was far from that. When it came to love, he firmly believed that it took years to develop, seconds to lose and years to forget. He'd dated lots of girls but he couldn't see himself settling down with any of them. So he declared himself a confirmed bachelor and enjoyed romance while it lasted. That's why it took him by complete surprise when he found himself irresistibly drawn to some woman he'd never seen before.
He had been on his way out to a scene and she was on her way in. Totally lost in their own lives, they never noticed one another until they collided. Danny reached out to hold onto her as they crashed to the floor. Landing hard, he took the brunt of the fall as she landed on top of him.
"I'm so sorry." Danny looked at the woman lying on him. Her big blue eyes were full of concern for him and her long blonde hair created a curtain of privacy for them.
"Are you alright?" He wanted to make sure she was alright, though he was sure he was going to be sore tomorrow.
"I'm fine. Are you alright? I am so sorry." She apologized profusely as she helped him to his feet.
"I'm fine." He reassured as she brushed off his clothes furiously. "It's fine." He put his hand over hers to stop it. The connection was electrifying.
Their eyes met for a fleeting second but it was enough. The spark was lit. Both removed their hands and gave another hasty apology. It was too late though. From the moment he looked her in the eye, he was head over heels for her and he didn't even know her name.
Danny spent the rest of the day trying to erase the encounter from his mind, but it was an act in futility. This mystery woman had done something to him. He had never felt like this before. Especially not about a complete stranger.
"I must have hit my head harder than I thought." He muttered as he shook his head.
"What'd you say?" asked his partner, Aidan Burns.
"Nothing." He muttered again. Aidan paused for a moment before continuing.
"So Flack said he was going to round up Samuels and bring him in tomorrow. You want to crack him or can I?" She pulled her jacket out of her locker. He didn't answer. "Danny?" Aidan waved a hand in front of his face. He still didn't respond. "Yo Messer!" Nothing. "I'm pregnant, Danny, with Mac's baby. I know it's wrong but there's just something so sexy about-"
"Enough! I heard you the first time, geez." He shook his head to try and erase that mentally picture.
"What's a matter with you today? You're acting like you've got your head stuck up in the clouds." She closed her locker and then leaned against it.
"It's nothing. Forget about it." He waved her off.
"It's not nothing, Danny. I've never seen you act like this before. Not when you aren't trouble." She crossed her arms over her chest and kept pushing.
"Drop it Aid, I'm not in the mood." He said defensively.
"Not in the mood for what?" Lindsey had just entered the locker room and the conversation.
"Danny's in a pissy mood and won't say why." Aidan informed the late comer.
"I'm not in a pissy mood." He exclaimed as he stood from the bench and slammed his locker shut.
"Yes you are." Aidan retorted.
"Well I wasn't until you couldn't stop busting my friggin' onions." He slammed his hand against the cold metal. Aidan quickly backed off. She knew he had a short fuse and that he was fast approaching the end of it. Danny threw on his jacket and stormed out before he completely lost his cool.
He knew Aidan meant well but he couldn't admit to her that he was daydreaming about some woman he had been with for a whole three minutes. Then she'd really give him hell. No, it was best to just never speak of her and forget the whole thing ever happened.
Resigned, he headed straight home to his apartment to sleep the day off his mind.
