Title: Some Leaf

Pairing: Danny/Mary

Spoilers: "Degas Away With It"

AN: A short series of D/M moments and fluff, all stemming from after "Degas away with it."

Can you keep up?

Baby boy, make me lose my breath

Bring the noise, make me lose my breath

Hit me hard, make me lose my breath…

Lose My Breath

Mary straightened the skirt of her black evening dress and brought her hands up to smooth down her mussed hair, a small smile at her lips. Danny found that he could not tear his eyes off of her, even for a second.

She pulled the dress straps back up onto the smooth, tan skin of her shoulders and bit her lip in the cute way that she had when they were younger and growing up together. Mary waved mischievously before reaching for the doorknob and stepping into the hotel hallway.

Meanwhile, Danny lay panting for breath against the towel racks in the linen closet. His hair was disheveled; lips red from Mary's lipstick, and several buttons at the top of his shirt were undone. He grinned to himself as he thought of what had just transpired between him and his childhood best friend and love.

Danny prided himself in knowing Mary; he made it his business to be involved in her life and he thought he knew her completely. But he had never guessed she would do what she just did, dragging him into the closet for a heated make-out session at work.

It was a surprise, to say the least, a nice surprise.

A really nice surprise, he thought as he wiped lipstick from his lip with his thumb and began to put himself back together. He tried his best to smooth down the wrinkles in his shirt as he left the linen closet and went to get those menus for Keller with Mary on his mind.

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"McCoy," Danny answered into his cell phone as he made his way through the busy Montecito casino floor. He dreaded what news he would get from the other end. It had been a long work day and the last thing he needed was another emergency from Ed. "Hi sexy," Mary greeted.

"Hey, gorgeous," Danny replied, his mood picking up instantly at the sound of her voice. "You know, I haven't been able to get you out of my mind since this afternoon." He confided to her, his voice dropping to a low whisper. "I was just on my way to see you, have dinner with me. It'll be fun…pizza and movies at my place?"

"Sounds like the best offer I've had all night," Mary replied with a smile. "It's your turn to pick the movie so I'll bring the pizza,"

"You're letting me choose the entertainment?" he asked incredulously. "You hate my movie selections. Mare, the last time you let me choose a movie was in the seventh grade," Danny added jokingly. Mary laughed softly on the other end, "The movie might be playing, but I have a feeling we'll be too preoccupied with um, other activities to pay attention,"

Danny's eyes sparkled with amusement. "Mmm, this is some leaf you've turned over," he moaned slightly, and then licked his lips in anticipation. "I can't wait,"

"Me neither. I just have some paper work to finish up here, and then I'm all yours. See you in thirty?" Mary asked as she sorted through the acts she had lined up for the next week and wrote them in her planner.

"Okay, great." Danny replied. "See you soon," he added as he hung up and headed out of the Montecito for home.

To be continued…maybe…

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