"Danny!" Mindy shouted. "The Four Seasons? Really? You do remember that you are the guy who refuses to take off a $35 watch when he goes in the steam room, right?"

Danny rolled his eyes and playfully frowned. "Fine, fine, I guess I got carried away. We can go…"

Mindy was pushing herself up out of the cab to block his way back in. "Not a chance," she winked. He helped her up and let her lean on him again as they walked in the lobby. He worried for a minute that there might not be any rooms available at midnight, but the lady at the front desk quickly assured him they had room. She seemed to want to get them out of the lobby as soon as possible since he and Mindy both looked a little worse for wear, and he was still shoeless.

Mindy had her eyes closed as she leaned against his shoulder and could swear he heard her mumble "Please let them only have the penthouse open!"

He thought to himself that while he was trying to make up a lot of wrong doing on his part, he'd rather spread it out over the rest of their lifetime instead of splurging on one evening.

"Our standard city view room is available tonight for $895 plus tax." the front desk agent stated calmly. "Will that be acceptable?"

Danny tried to look really fine and composed with blowing over $900 on a few hours of luxury, but he almost choked when he heard the total. He was getting close to Mindy's $2,000 rule after buying that Bradley Cooper 20 piece suit not too long ago, which encouraged him just enough to respond. "That's fine." he said as he pulled out his credit card.

Mindy noticed Danny taking his time as he pulled out the card. "We can split it…" she started as she feigned rummaging in her purse. After all, it was the girl's signature duty to fake offer to pay.

"Well, it is for both of us…" Danny replied, but then he saw Mindy's eyes narrow and realized her offer wasn't really serious "….but it's my treat!" he quickly said to save himself. Her big smile at those words made him forget how much he was spending. He kissed her on top of the head and pulled her a little closer after handing over his card.

"Do you have any luggage?" the front desk agent asked.

"No, we're good," Danny said as the agent went on to explain how to get to their room.

He walked with Mindy slowly as she somewhat limped over to the elevator.

"Oh god Danny. I need clothes. I need my toiletries. I feel very un-Four Seasons right now!" Mindy worried as they got into the elevator.

"Well, I am sure they have toiletries for you to use here. For $895, they may even wash your hair for you." Mindy giggled at this and then Danny continued, "As for clothes…." he gave her one of those looks and her jaw dropped in shock.

"Kidding, kidding!" he laughed.

"Wait, you don't want to sleep with me now?" she pouted. The elevator dinged at their floor and they hobbled out.

"Min, if it was up to me, I would shove you against this wall right now to make up for lost time." Danny said seriously in a low voice as they continued down the hall.

Mindy's heart stopped for a second, as did her feet. She gave Danny a mischievous smile and leaned in to kiss him "Then why don't you…"

Now they were both stopped in the hallway, momentarily forgetting where they were or where they were going. Danny pulled Mindy closer as he kissed her deeply, and she ran a hand through his hair while using her other arm to cling on to him (partly to stay upright, and partly because she felt like from now until forever she needed to be touching him). Her hand moved down his back and then she tugged right above his waist to pull him closer. He pulled back suddenly and winced.

"What is it? What's wrong?" she said, a little out of breath.

"I think I may have a bruise on that side from the car." he lightly patted where she had tugged at him.

"Sorry!" she whispered, as she suddenly remembered they were in a public hallway. "Let's get to the room and I can check to make sure you aren't dying."

"Why is everything a big, TV drama for you? I'm fine!" Danny huffed as they finally reached their door.

"Sorry for being a concerned girlfriend." she hissed as he unlocked the room with his key card and shoved the door open. It was the second time she had referred to them as boyfriend and girlfriend tonight (both instances about him hurting himself- either without shoes or a bruised rib). While he kind of loved hearing those words from her, he also felt as if they weren't strong enough. He was so certain now that Mindy was it. She was the love of his life. He would be with her, or he would be alone. No one else would be good enough.

He hoped she felt the same way, but he was willing to be patient and find out. Until then, boyfriend and girlfriend would have to do.

Danny flicked the lights on and walked Mindy over so she could sit on the bed. She quickly threw herself back and made big arm motions as if she were making a snow angel in the covers.

"This. Is. Amazing." she declared. "No bed will ever feel quite this comfortable and…" she took a deep breath "…expensive!"

He laughed at her for a second. "Glad you like it."

Mindy smiled as she closed her eyes and took in how great the bed felt one more time before sitting up. "Okay mister. Take your shirt off."

"Yes ma'am," he said as he started towards her, already missing her touch after being separated for a moment.

She held out her arm to hold him back. "Not that!" she yelled. When she saw his disappointment she quickly corrected, "Well, not yet anyway. I want to check out this car accident injury."

Danny sighed, but removed his jacket and shirt carefully. As he reached over his head, he winced again. Mindy quickly pushed herself to the edge of the bed and lightly tugged on his arm to get him to sit down facing the light.

"Oh my god Danny, this looks pretty bad." she said as she traced her fingers over the dark colored area near the side of his ribs. He shuddered a bit as he took in a breath, not so much because he was sore, but because she was touching him again, and although it was meant to be very doctorly, he almost lost composure for a second.

Mindy felt it, too. Danny's side looked awful, but she also couldn't stop staring at his abs. "Those afternoons at the gym paid off," she thought to herself. She started losing her train of thought.

"Min?" Danny asked, snapping her back to reality. "Everything okay?"

She shook her head quickly. "Yes, but you need to get some ice on this now. I'd go get it for you, but I can only really manage crawling until I can rest my legs a bit more."

Danny started to put his shirt back on and stood up. "I can get it. Why don't you take a hot bath, and I can order us some food after getting the ice?"

Mindy smiled. "You know me so well." She pulled herself up on his arm and gave him a quick kiss. Danny helped her to the bathroom and sat her down on the vanity chair. He helped her slip his shoes off so he could use them in the hall, and then started the water in the tub.

"Do you need help with the rest of your clothes?" he said as he raised an eyebrow at Mindy.

"ICE!" she insisted, and shooed him away.

"Okay, okay, I'm going. Let me know if you need anything." With that he closed the bathroom door behind him, grabbed the ice bucket, and headed down the hall.

Danny was staring at the view from their room on the 20th floor when he heard a knock and someone say "Room service!" on the other side of the door.

He put the makeshift ice pack down and retrieved the food from the door. He had ordered large portions of breakfast food figuring it was a safe choice. It seems like eating breakfast in the wee hours of the night always makes it taste better- or at least that's what Mindy has always told him.

He heard Mindy shuffling around in the bathroom. He even heard her stumble a few times, but she insisted he stay out and that she could do this herself. He decided to bring the food over to the small table by the window and set it up for Mindy and him to eat as they enjoyed the view. He had just gotten the silverware placed perfectly when he heard Mindy call for him.

He opened the bathroom door and saw her leaning against the far wall in one of the hotel's terry cloth bathrobes. It looked like she had tried to keep things neat, but her clothes were shoved to the side in a messy pile and a few of the soap bottles had toppled over.

"I got you," he said as he walked over and put his arm around her back to help her walk. She seemed to have a little more strength after her bath because she was leaning on him less, but she also seemed very tired at the same time. He used his free hand to lightly touch her cheek, tilt her face up, and give her a kiss. "I missed you." he said quietly.

She gave him another kiss and said "Me too." as she smiled. "So what did you order for us?"

"Basically everything on the breakfast menu," he responded as they walked over to the window and sat down at the table.

"Perfect!" she exclaimed as she took the lids off the dishes and contemplated what to eat first.

They ate and talked for a long time. Danny loved this about Mindy. While he loved this woman and spent every other second trying not to steal her away to the bed as they finished eating, he also had his best friend. The woman he could so easily talk to about anything. He may have missed that after their break-up the most- even more than the feel of her lips and body pressed against him when they secretly made out at the office.

He told her about his Bradley Copper suit. She made him promise to show her later. They talked about Peter's new brain surgeon girlfriend, how Morgan and Tamra were an unlikely, but sort of perfect, couple, and how Jeremy had turned into the most responsible one out of the three of them as he took the lead at their practice.

Mindy finished her last bite of muffin and then yawned. She looked thoughtful for a moment and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Danny asked worriedly.

"It's just…" she began. "I wanted…It's the perfect moment…but.."

Danny realized what she meant. "Mindy- I don't plan on going away. As I said, I'm all in. We have time. I just want to be with you. Whether that's watching you take on a mountain of breakfast foods, or falling asleep with you in my arms- it's enough for me."

"But it's the FOUR SEASONS Danny!" Mindy protested.

He laughed and helped her over to the bed. "I'm worth the wait, I promise," he joked.

She rolled her eyes as she snuggled down under the covers. She wriggled for a moment and then pulled out the robe from under the comforter and tossed it on the floor. He was about to protest again, knowing she was exhausted, when she stopped him.

"I know, I know. You're right. These sheets are just too high a thread count *not* to be experienced fully." she said as she closed her eyes and smiled.

Danny immediately started regretting his speech about having time. He tugged his shirt off quickly. This move backfired, though, as it reminded him of his injury when he raised his arms. He sighed and decided it was probably best to leave his pants on. He might not be able to help himself if he were just in his boxers, and Mindy already looked so peaceful as she began to fall asleep.

He turned off the lights by the door and walked back to the bed. He tried to get in as gently as he could as to not to disturb her, but once he lied down, she turned over and nestled under his arm while draping her own arm over his chest. Her body was so warm, and he could feel her breasts lightly pushing against his side.

"I should be sainted for this you know," he whispered. She giggled softly and raised her head up to lightly kiss his neck before pulling herself a little closer to him.

He started to relax, finally feeling the exhaustion from the day hitting him. Before he slipped into sleep, he whispered "Thank you."

"For what?" Mindy sleepily mumbled.

"For meeting me and giving me another chance." he whispered again.

She didn't say anything, but she gave him a gentle squeeze across his chest and wrapped her leg over his. Moments later, they were both asleep.

*To be continued*