Chapter 10: Restless
A/N: Double digits! Because of this, this chapter will have nice fluffy things! Enjoy :)
Not long after their conversation, Dani drifted back to sleep, content lying in Jesse's arms. Fi0ona however, was up for the day. She walked out of the room to the small living room and sat on the modern looking couch. As she sat down, the lamp's soft glow caused the ring on her left hand to catch in the light and sparkle. The beauty of it was only a small part of what it meant to her; it proved that Michael had listened to her when she'd described her preferred choice of rings. It showed commitment, not that they weren't before, but that she meant more than the job, she was his and he was hers. After a minute or two, she heard footsteps and glanced up to see Michael shuffling into the room. He walked to the refrigerator, grabbed a blueberry, and sat down beside her.
"Lost in your thoughts?"
"You could say that."
"What has you lost?" he asked, growing concerned.
"It's a good kind of lost. I was thinking about this." she said holding up her hand and motioning towards her ring.
He put his arm around her waist and she instinctively leaned into him. "I should have done that a long time ago, we've already been through more than most people go through in a lifetime."
"Stop. We weren't ready before, your job didn't allow you to have people close to you, but we are now. That's enough for me."
Michael smiled, something he had been doing a lot lately recently, even if his brother was dead. Nate would not want him to waste his life feeling guilty, of weighing down his loved ones with grief because they would never leave him but be wrapped in the grief as well. He held onto Fi tighter and grabbed her hand with his free one, yogurt forgotten. No words were spoken as they stayed wrapped in each others arms, enjoying one of their rare moments, which were also becoming more frequent...
She was running to save him as her feet grew more and more tired. She had her gun in her hand, but that did not slow her down. She burst into a building, ran up two flights of stairs, only to find a trail of blood. Before she could find the source of all the blood, the scene before her shifted.
Jesse sensed Dani shifting often in her sleep and held her in his arms tightly in hopes of letting her k now that he was there. She stilled,tensed, then relaxed and he soon did the same.
No longer was it a nightmare, but a beautiful dream, at least to her. She was still in Miami, it was sunset and she was not alone. Jesse stood next to her, handsome as ever, smiling down at her as the waves overlapped the shore, her hand in his.
Dani woke up to sunlight streaming through a window and the smell of fresh brewed coffee. Her legs had a burning feel, but it was bearable. She looked over, only finding empty sheets, but saw the man in question walk through the door, two cups of coffee in hand. He smiled brightly at her, neither speaking of their dreams from the previous night. They chose to instead talk about the information Sam had gathered.
"He interrogated them for three minutes separately and they caved, yelling that the other one made them do it. Turns out they had committed a series of armed robberies to get the money they needed for the kidnapping. Sam left the police department a nice little gift, complete with cable ties. They're gone Dani." he said, relieved.
A/N: Okay so the next chapter is going to skip a few weeks because I don't care for the "Day-by-day" chapters. Have a good week, reviews are appreciated!