A/N it's been a while since i updated this but i need some fluff, i can't take anymore angst - so enjoy :D x

(X)

Danny and Alice were sat eating breakfast alone.

"Isn't it weird this place being so empty." Alice murmured.

Danny looked around. "Yeah. I keep expecting Dupe to jump out, or start grumbling about the lack of breakfast."

Alice looked at the meagre offering that sat before her. "O yeah."

"Toast, with toast and more toast." Danny said laughing.

"Can't forget the coffee." she raised her mug.

"Of course not." he said solemnly. "Can't live without the stuff! Dupe is a meat man, if it isn't bacon then it isn't breakfast."

"I agree." Alice replied.

"Ach man, I need a proper breakfast!" Danny imitated.

Alice smiled. "That's our Dupe."

"That man is my nothing!" Danny said in mock horror.

"He's a sweetie really."

Danny raised his eyebrows. "He pay you to say that?"

"No."

"You on medication?"

"No." she laughed.

"He offer you a raise?"

"He didn't give me anything Danny. I just like him. He's sweet."

Danny made a face and bit into his toast. "I still think he paid you!"

Alice chuckled. "Anyway back to the matter at hand. We have no Dupe or Caroline. Since she travelled over to see Dupe she has dragged him out to some spa. I saw him bundled into the back of the truck. I met her for a few seconds and she kinda scared me." Alice admitted. "She's like a one woman army! Anyway, no Nomsa, Charlotte or Evan so we have the house to ourselves Mr Trevanion, what do you suggest we do hmmmm?" she wiggled her eyebrows.

Danny knew a few things he would like to do but…..he'd had a phone call yesterday that he had forgot to tell her about. Today was supposed to be their day off. Emergencies only. She was gonna skewer him! "Alice." he said in his sweetest voice. He gave her a wounded puppy dog look for effect.

"What have you agreed to do?" she asked dryly, eyes narrowed.

"What makes you think I've agreed to do anything?" his tone one of pure innocence.

"Don't try that tone with me Trevanion, I know you've agreed to do something because I KNOW that face. It's your I messed up so don't kill me face."

He exhaled. "Ok I'll give, yesterday I got a call from a local school…."

"Why? Their occupants need vaccinations?"

He laughed heartily.

She raised her mug and toasted herself then sipped. "So?"

"Well they asked to visit the hospital. You know, see us in action."

"When did they want to come?"

"Today."

"Today? That's kinda short notice isn't it?"

"Kinda." he said softly.

"I dont even have to ask what you said coz I already know what you told them."

"You do?" he asked in confusion.

"Yeah. You said no, if I agree my gorgeous assistant will murder me and make it look like an accident didn't you?"

"Gorgeous?" he asked.

"Daniel, you did say that didn't you?"

"I said they could come." he admitted awkwardly.

"Danny! It's the first day we've had off in months! Emergencies only, you promised. I have plans!"

"Like what?" he asked smirking.

"Well a long hot luxurious bath for one! Danny it was gonna be uninterrupted, do you know how rare that is in this house?"

"I'm sorry Alice. I just couldn't say no."

"Erm yes you could, it's easy let me demonstrate. No, nope, I can't. unable. Never, sorry, un-doable. Is that enough examples?"

Danny stood up. "Ok, I'll do it alone. By myself. Solitary, single, lonely."

"Ok." Alice told him simply.

"HEY! My sad voice and demeanour were supposed to play on your sympathies."

Alice looked at him.

"Please Alice." he pleaded. "Your like my partner in crime, well animal lifesaving crime. So not crime I suppose. Please." he drew out the final please and added in his hands joined in prayer.

She relented at the look on his face. "How old are these kids?"

"13-14."

Alice shook her head. "You owe me Trevanion. BIG STYLE!"

He smiled at her and Alice realised that seeing him smile at her like that made it all worthwhile.

(X)

An hour later they had a group of 10 teenage children talking in the surgery.

Alice glared at Danny. "O Trevanion you are gonna be paying me back till the end of time!"

Without warning a wolf whistle split the air. Alice looked around and raised an eyebrow. One of the boys winked at her.

God she wasn't wearing anything special, just some white three quarters and a lemon vest top. "God give me strength!" she muttered.

"Hey Alice, your well in there!" Danny whispered laughing.

"One more word and I go!" she warned.

He made a zipping motion across his mouth.

"That's better!" she said. "Ok Kids." she carried on loudly. "Firstly we'll show you around the surgery, where we hold the animals, the instruments and where we do surgeries."

"You can operate on me anytime!" one boy called out.

"O my god!" Alice whispered shaking her head. Glanced at Danny who was barely containing his laughter.

"I'm not saying a word." he told her smiling.

"Owe me big time!" she repeated turned back to the kids. "Let's get started then." she hissed and hit Danny on the arm for putting her through this.

He merely smiled that heart stopping smile at her again. God but it was lethal to the solidity of her brain!

(X)

The group of children were split into 2. 5 went with Danny and 5 went with Alice. Alice's admirer, as much as he argued that he'd rather go with Alice he had to go with Danny. Alice was busy explaining about the operating area and Danny had his group by the pens. Their wild dog was currently occupying one if those.

"This here is a wild dog."

"Dog?" a girl asked. "Can I stroke him?" she walked towards the cage, her arm outstretched. She was just about to put her hand in the cage. Danny moved quickly and pulled her back as the dog started snapping wildly inside the cage. The girl shrieked and paled.

"Wild dogs aren't like other dogs, they are incredibly dangerous, vicious!" Danny told her.

"Would he have hurt me?" she asked softly.

"She would have. If her pack had been here in all likelihood they would have killed you." the girls eyes widened wider, if that was even possible.

Danny decided to put her at ease. "See that scar on my hand?"

The girl nodded. "Did she do that?"

"No, but she might have."

The girl smiled.

"Let me tell you a little secret, you see Alice over there? I saved her from a wild dog too."

"Really?"

He nodded. "She put her hand in the cage too. But I saved her. That's me, a hero."

The girl looked up at him smiling.

"Not to worry, the dog can't get out of there."

"Thanks for saving me Mr Trevanion." she breathed.

"I told you kids to call me Danny." he replied.

For the rest of the morning Danny had a constant companion.

(X)

Danny and Alice were stood side by side in the kitchen making sandwiches. They were talking, a playful banter nudging each other from side to side.

"Can I help?" a young voice asked, her eyes trained on Danny.

"It's ok Dena, you go sit with your friends. Lunch will be in no time." he smiled at her and Dena sighed.

Alice went back to buttering bread, smiling widely, she couldn't really blame the girl for sighing at Danny's smile, it turned her into a brainless idiot at times!

"I don't mind helping you." Dena breathed.

Alice decided to let Danny off the hook, and then warn him. He was pretty dense at times. "We're ok really."

The girl shot a dark look at Alice, then walked back to the veranda watching them through the front door.

"Helpful girl, clever too. She asks all the right questions, could have a future as a vet." Danny mused.

Alice looked at him amused. "You really don't see it do you?"

"See what?" he asked slapping a slice of bread on top of some ham.

"She blatantly has a crush on you!"

Danny looked at Alice in disbelief.

"Didn't you see the look she gave me? She thinks I want you all to myself."

"Don't be daft Alice, I'm old enough to be her father. C'mon my own daughter is nearly 10 years older than her!"

"I'm being serious Danny, girls get crushes on older men all the time." she was proof of that, that's how Charlotte came along!

"Yeah right." he scoffed.

"I bet you 200 rand that she gets you alone sometime this afternoon, sooner rather than later."

He frowned. "Why?"

"To declare undying devotion. See your showing her attention, complementing her, it all translates to love in teenage girl speak."

Danny looked at Alice wearily, searching her face for any sign that she was having him on. He shook his head. "Your just trying to scare me for roping you into this. It won't work my dear, no go."

"Ok, don't believe me, seriously though Danny she will try to get you alone. Just be careful yeah."

Danny looked at Dena who smiled widely and waved. Danny felt worry settle into his stomach.

(X)

They were all back in the surgery. "So at this time my assistant Alice will clean up the wound, depending on if I have anything else to do either Alice or I will stitch him up and then give him the solution to wake him up."

"Which one?" Dena asked.

"There's a number of different ones." Alice told her.

Dena glared at her as if to say 'I didn't ask you!'

"As Alice said there's a lot of different ones." Danny reiterated.

Dena smiled. "Thanks."

Danny looked at Alice who was smiling victoriously. She was having far too much fun at his expense. "Ok people, we'll break here for a drink then we'll take you on a game drive to see some of the big game."

"Lions?" one boy asked eagerly.

"Yes - if possible. Giraffes, wildebeest. Hopefully we'll see a couple of the big 5. Alice can you go and sort the drinks while I go and get some handouts and a rifle."

"No problem. C'mon let's go up to the house." Alice said herding them out of the door and towards the house. Nobody noticed that Dena slipped back inside the surgery.

Danny walked from the office and jumped. "Dena, you shocked me."

"I just wanted us to have some time alone." she told him with a shy smile.

Time alone? He thought panicked. Alice's warning flashed through his mind.

"You should be with the rest of your group." he told her sternly. Moved towards the door.

"I thought you might of wanted to be alone with me too." She moved in front of him and he took a step back.

"No really no." he told her.

"Do you not like me?" she asked sadly.

"Well yeah…." he said awkwardly.

Her eyes lit up.

"But not in that way. You're a nice girl, but your just a kid and I'm an adult."

"I'm very mature for my age." she told him.

O God mature for her age? She didn't actually just say that! "Look, your too young, far too young!" he stressed.

"I know I'm young but….."

God he had to stop this now, this couldn't go any further! "I'm taken!" he declared.

"By who?" Dena asked angrily. "Alice?"

Danny thought for a second. She really was gonna kill him! "Yeah."

"But I'm better than her, can't you see that?"

"She's my girlfriend and I love her." Danny told her solemnly.

"There you are Danny." Alice said walking in the surgery. "I thought I'd lost you….Dena?" Alice looked at Danny knowingly. He looked pale. She smiled widely.

Dena spun on her heel, walked towards Alice. "I hate you!" she muttered and pushed passed Alice.

"O thank God you came Alice!" he breathed and ran to her.

"What she say?" Alice asked amused.

"That she liked me, when I said I was too old she said she was mature for her age!"

"Really?" Alice laughed.

"Nothing was gonna deter her Alice. Well until…."

"What?"

"Well I considered saying I was married but no wedding ring."

"So?"

"Well I said I had a girlfriend." he told her sheepishly.

"Who?" Alice asked excitedly.

Danny looked at her.

"Me?" Warmth filled her, she squashed it. "Couldn't you just say you were gay?"

"I had to make it believable." he told her.

"Trust me gay is way more believable." Unfortunately for her!

"Alice!" he warned.

"Sorry cheap shot." She was silent for a moment. "You can't expect me to do this." she added.

"Please - if you play along I'll give you a raise."

"You pay all your girlfriends?" she asked laughing.

"Ha ha." he said dryly. "This works both ways you know, I get Dena away from me and that boy stops whistling at you."

He had a point! "Ok, but just so you know I don't sleep with people on the first date!"

Danny smiled. "You've never been out with me."

They shared a moment, juss looking into the others eyes. A teacher broke the moment.

"The kids are getting restless, you ready to go?"

"Yeah." Danny whispered, still unable to tear his eyes from Alice, he then twined his hand with hers and they walked from the surgery - together.

(X)

Dena blanked Alice on the entire game ride. Meanwhile Danny and Alice were trying and failing to act like a couple deeply in love. Danny was starting to crowd Alice. They stopped at Booma.

"Will you stop holding my hand?" she hissed.

"Your supposed to be my girlfriend!" he whispered.

"Your smothering me. GOD!"

Alice noticed the male teacher looking at her and she smiled in reply.

Danny frowned, jealously making him angry. "You're my girlfriend, not his!"

"I'm doing this as a favour. He's waiting for me to give him my number. You aren't helping with all the touching!"

"What?" Danny asked in disbelief.

"Well he's cute!"

Danny squeaked in outrage. Then he noticed Dena watching them with interest.

"Can you remove that angry face an look at me lovingly? Dena is watching."

"O I'll lovingly you!" she warned.

"Alice." he said pointedly.

"I am not getting paid enough!" she muttered. Turned her eyes soft and looked deeply into his eyes, looked at him like she told herself not to so often.

Wow she was good! Danny thought, he almost believed it himself.

Dena glared at them then looked away.

"How was that?" Alice asked.

"Very believable." he answered.

She yanked her hand away as he held it again. "Stop crowding me - please."

"I'll try." he promised.

(X)

After that Danny always seemed to be by Alice's side. She couldn't move. He was always touching her, holding her hand. Secretly she had loved it at first but now it was grating on her nerves. She dropped anything and he was bending down quickly to pick it up for her. Like before she dropped a sheet of paper.

"There you go." he said softly with a smile.

"Thanks." she replied strained.

He helped her back into the truck so they could go home. "Thanks." she replied clenching her teeth,

He sat beside her in the truck and as she drove along her enclosed her free hand in 2 of his.

"Danny your pushing it, I need both hands to drive!" she breathed

Unfortunately Alice didn't know that Danny hadn't heard her. They reached home and he went to help her down from the truck she had hit the end of her tether.

"Christ Danny! Your driving me crazy. Can I have 5 minutes?" she declared threw her hands in the air. "GOD!" she stomped off leaving everyone looking at Danny. Dena was beaming.

"Excuse me." he said, followed Alice into the house. Saw her sat at the kitchen table.

"Alice…."

"Touch me and I swear I'll kill you Danny - your making me insane!"

"But…"

"I know you're a touchy feely kind of guy, I like touching, but your always there, I can't move…..there's only so much a woman can take. I can't even freaking cough!"

"I'm sorry." he murmured. "Look I'll see to the class?" he suggested.

"Yeah, I just need some space."

"Ok." he murmured looked at her one final time then left.

Dena cornered him outside, as soon as he stepped foot on the veranda. "I don't think she's your girlfriend. Firstly I saw sir give her his number."

Danny had to fight to keep his fists from clenching.

"Second you haven't kissed her, holding hands yeah but that don't count. And third she doesn't want you near her, touching her. What sort of girlfriend doesn't want her boyfriend touching her. If you were MY boyfriend I'd kiss you all the time!"

Right this was IT! "Look this is making me uncomfortable, you're a nice girl but your just a kid, I'm a grown up."

"Biological age doesn't matter, it's just a number."

His jaw dropped. "I'd be breaking the law - your too young!"

"I wouldn't tell anyone." she promised taking a step towards him.

"CHRIST!" he declared and backed off. Crossed his arms.

"Hey Danny." Alice popped her head out of the door. "Can we talk for a minute?"

"Definitely!" he hurried to her, stood in the doorway in front of her. It was then he noticed she had a funny look on her face. It looked like love.

"About before, I'm sorry honey I just…..well you know what I'm like sometimes…..I lose my temper…."

"I get it." he murmured. Ran his hand down her cheek.

"And for the record I do like you touching me. Really." she then put her arms around his neck reached up and kissed him. Danny hadn't been expecting that, he soon found himself kissing her back, fully, deeply.

They pulled back together. "I love you." they both said instinctively, neither realising what they or the other had said. Then they both smiled at each other, unknowingly using smiles they reserved only for the other.

Dena coughed noisily. Both Danny and Alice stepped outside. Dena handed something to Danny, he frowned.

"Waste of time huh?" she asked when he realised it was a phone number.

He put his arm around Alice's waist and she rested her head on his shoulder. Danny nodded.

"You won't be breaking up?" At that dispaly Dena was in no doubt that these two people were deeply in love with each other. It was as natural as breathing - when they werent trying.

Danny glanced at Alice and smiled. "Never, she's my world."

Dena exhaled, then joined her group who were climbing inside a coach. Danny didn't release Alice, not even after the truck left. She too still remained with her head on his shoulder and her arm around his waist.

"Thanks Alice." he whispered looking out into the distance.

"Your welcome." she replied looking up at him.

Danny made a split second decision. He turned, lowered his head and kissed her softly.

Alice sighed against his lips and tightened her hold around him. They stayed locked together this was for a few moments. It felt like eternity, heaven in the others arms. Then Danny pulled back and smiled at her.

"Why did you do that?" Alice asked breathlessly. "She's gone."

He frowned, then smiled a small smile. "I dunno, you kissed me, I guess I wanted to kiss you."

"O ok." she replied, went to walk away to clear her head. Something was in the air.

Danny grabbed her hand and twined her fingers with his. "Alice…."

"Yeah Danny." she replied looking up at him confused.

He opened his mouth. "Um….you were a really good girlfriend. Believable."

"All the boys say that." she joked.

She was taking this wrong. He gathered his courage. "Look Alice - this is hard for me to say but….."

"Yes?" she whispered, lost in the mossy greenness of his eyes.

"Well I lo….."

A loud beeping broke the moment. They jumped apart, Alice had a lump in her throat.

Dupe and Caroline climbed from the truck. "I can't take you anywhere Anders!"

"Caroline, Dupe how was your day away?" Danny asked, voice shaking.

Neither Dupe or Caroline noticed.

"He got us thrown out of the spa!" Caroline complained.

"It wasn't MY fault!" Dupe defended himself.

"You assaulted the masseuse!" Caroline told him.

"He said you had soft skin! That's my soft skinned woman he was pawing!" Dupe told her angrily.

"Anders it may have escaped your notice but he was GAY!"

"A likely story!" he retorted.

"Anders I'm not here long, please don't ruin it!" Caroline pleaded.

"I only asked him to watch his hands, they were going too far south if you ask me!"

"Well he can't watch his hands now can he? You blacked his eyes. They were swollen shut!"

Danny and Alice were stood on the veranda watching with smiles.

"Ach woman I'm sick of your complaining. I was protecting your honour. You should reward me!"

"Don't tempt me Anders!" she warned.

Dupe walked into the house. "The woman is home 5 minutes and I need a drink!" he muttered.

Caroline watched him retreating then looked at Danny and Alice. "How was your day?" she asked.

"So so." Danny replied.

"Anything new I should know about?"

Danny and Alice looked at each other. A look filled with love and longing. They then looked back at Caroline. "No, nothing new at all." they replied sadly.

A/N - ok people i NEEDED this fluff. i was overloading on angst spesh wi undeterred and as one. so fluff is a change - fluff is good :)

Anyways peeps i cant decide whhich story to write/update next. so do u want more as one OR undeterred? whatever u guys want - drop me a line im nt too fussed tbh.

In case your wodering the actual ending to this was danny says he loves her, they fall into each others arms and love happily ever after - but that isnt quite in keeping wi s4 so i changed it - that sucks! :(

Hope u enjoyed x