Lindsay sat at her desk and sighed. The case she'd been given was giving her a headache and Danny hadn't made things any better for her. All Lindsay wanted to do was clock out and go home. Spend the rest of the night soaking in scented bubble bath and let the water work the kinks out of her body and mind.

There was a small tap on the door behind Lindsay. She turned in her chair. Stella stood in the opening between the wall and door. She wore a mischievous smile on her face.

"What's up Stella?" Lindsay asked.

"Well, I'm off the clock and you look like you could use a drinking buddy tonight. Whaddya say we go out tonight, just the two of us, and have a little girls' night?" Stella offered.

Lindsay pondered for a moment. Going out did sound better than spending the night alone. And it was Stella; they couldn't get into much trouble, even if it was New York. "I'm in."

Stella smiled. "Excellent. I know this great club and I've got just the thing for you to wear."

"Should I be worried about it?" Lindsay asked.

Stella shook her head. "Not a chance. We'll head out once you clock out."

Lindsay nodded. "Okay. I'll meet you at your car."

"You got it kiddo." Stella smiled again and left the office.

Lindsay smiled and turned back to her computer. The clock read 4:45, that gave her another hour and fifteen minutes left in her shift. Only that much longer until Lindsay could finally wined down for the night and then relax on her day off. Suddenly, getting off sounded better than it had before.

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Danny walked through the halls of the lab. He held test results in his hand, reading them while he walked. His case today was down right boring compared to what he works with the others. But then, he wasn't complaining. With simple cases, he would close them in no time and then enjoy the night.

"Yo Danny."

Danny looked up as Flack intercepted him. "What's goin' on Don?"

"You feel hangin' out tonight? Maybe have a few beers, meet some girls?" Flack offered.

Danny shrugged. "Sounds good to me."

"Cool. We'll meet up after shifts." Flack said. "And speaking of which, you got a name for me?"

"Sure thing." Danny passed the report to Flack. While Flack was reading, Danny checked his watch. Another hour and he'd be off enjoying the Friday night. If only he could have the next day off, but at least he wasn't working in the morning. He would just have to remember not to do too much drinking or anything else that might make him late tomorrow. But then, it was New York, what kind of trouble could Danny get into?

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eh...short chapters, but what are ya gonna do? next chapters better.

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