A/N: Again, sorry for the delay! I've been investing a lot of time into the 100 Prompts story! Also, I've been getting kind of lax on the disclaimers! I don't own CSI: NY, the characters, or the cast, but a girl can dream. I do, however, own this plot.

Day Two

Danny stopped by a different florist and purchased a single red rose on the second morning before heading to work. He walked into the locker room, opened Adam's locker, and saw that the scientist hadn't come in yet. Danny stuck the rose stem into one of the slats on the locker, and closed it. He walked to his own locker, and heard the locker room door open. Adam walked in, and stopped when he saw the green stem poking out of his locker. Danny took his time in front of his locker, making sure Adam opened his own locker.

Finally leaving, Danny saw Adam open his locker and remove the rose. About halfway through the day, he saw Adam go into Mac's office, and Danny watched as Adam gesticulated with his hands and then produced the rose. Five minutes later, Adam tossed the rose down on the table in front of Danny. "What is this?"

"Adam, I…"

"I said we needed to take a break."

"Adam, please. Just…just give me a chance."

"Danny, I–" Just then, he was interrupted by Stella, who walked in, took on look at the rose on the table, and looked from Adam to Danny.

"Danny, do you have those test results?"

"Yeah, just came out. Our John Doe's blood was on the floor, but there was also a second donor. Female, and a relative of our John Doe." Stella thanked Danny for the results, took the folder, and left, leaving Danny and Adam in silence.

"Danny, I really think that we should take a break. You know, explore our options."

"And what kind of options were you thinking of, Adam?"

"I don't know. Other relationships." Danny felt like he'd been slapped.

"So what you're saying is that," Danny's voice softened, but Adam could hear the pain that Danny was expressing. "Is that you don't…you don't want this. You want the easy way out."

"That's not what I said." Danny moved towards the door, and Adam reached out to grab Danny's arm. "I didn't say that, Danny. I said–" Danny turned around sharply, and Adam saw the pain, barely masked by rage, in his eyes.

"Don't…don't touch me, you…you son of a…" Danny couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence. He shook his head when Adam reached for him again, and he backed towards the door. "Don't." Danny nearly ran to Mac's office as he tried to hold in all his emotions. Pushing open the door, he collapsed on the couch, startling Mac from the test results in front of him.

"Danny, what's wrong?"

"It's Adam. He…he wants to…to break up." Mac sat down next to Danny on the couch, and Danny ran a hand over his face. "I don't think I…I could do it." Danny felt Mac place a hand on his shoulder.

"The hardest part of loving is letting go. The best you can do is accept that he's moving on and try to do the same." Danny let the tears fall down his face, and he shook his head.

"Why does life have to be so messed up?"

A/N: Reviews always appreciated! - gNt