Disclaimer: I do not own any of the CSI:NY characters, Alliance Atlantis does.

Then, just as silently as she had stepped into his life, she stepped out. Danny watched her leave the building, never taking his eyes off of her. He never did. He thought she was stepping out for a lunch break…or something. Right before she opened the door, Aiden turned and waved to no one in particular, a tear making its way down her cheek.

It broke his heart.

He started to follow her, to ask her what was wrong when he heard the door to Mac's office shut. He turned around to see Stella walking out of Mac's office. He never knew what was happening between Mac and Stella. He used to see that Stella loved Mac. Not so much anymore, and as Stella left the office looking upset, he saw on her face that she had decided to move on. Almost, anyway.

Danny suddenly felt a rush of panic, and he knew something was wrong. He ran back into Mac's office, the sick feeling in his stomach worsening. When he opened the door, Mac was in his chair, looking through Aiden's rape case file. "Sit down, Danny." Mac ordered.

"What did you do to her? Why was she crying? Is she coming back?" Danny asked, the urgency of his questions showing through his voice. "She broke the seal on an evidence baggie, causing me to believe she is untrustworthy." Danny's crystal eyes clouded over with a mixture of sadness and shock. "She had to go, Danny."

"No, Mac, she didn't." Danny answered, the pitch of his voice progressively getting louder. "You said yourself, she didn't do it. I know she didn't, Mac. You can't take her away from me…us" He quickly corrected himself, but he couldn't hold back the tears that were stinging the back of his eyes. "I can't deal with this right now, Mac! I'm leaving…don't expect me back for a couple of days." With that, Danny stood up, looked Mac straight in the eyes, and walked away from the office, slamming the door on the way out. He didn't even stop by the locker room on his way out; he just went down the elevator of the new lab and walked out the door.

Chad used to say that Danny and Aiden were like a younger Mac and Stella. Sometimes, Danny wished that he wouldn't say that. He had no intention of being like the tough, prickly Mac. But he thought of all the times that he had seen the adoring look in Stella's eyes when she looked at Mac, and wished to whoever was up there that Aiden had looked at him like that before, even if it was only once.

As he walked down the street, Danny started remembering the little details of him and Aiden's relationship. Put you on the hood? I like being on top. You're such a girl. We're the Andersons. As the memories hit him full force, Danny knew he had to sit down somewhere. He walked to Central Park, sitting down on a random bench.

Bingo, baby. His head reeled at the fact that had just become so apparent that it hurt.

I'm in love with Aiden.

A/N: I hated Grand Murder At Central Station, so I had to fill in the blanks. I'm thinking of turning this into a chapter story, but you tell me! Review please!-Cat