DISCLAIMER: CBS owns CSI:NY and Characters…I own OC's…

A/N: Another quick chapter… Review please! lol I had to stop writing Sarah…she was annoying me lol

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"Ava…Ava, wait up." he rushed after her, grabbing her arm and forcing her into the vacant elevator. Ripping her arm away from his grip, she turned her back to him trying to get as far away from him as she possibly could.

"What the hell is your problem!" he questioned forcefully once the doors closed, while trying to get close to her.

"Nothing…I'm fine." she said annoyingly, and stepped back from him. Why does he fucking care? Flack was clearly not letting her go without an answer.

"Will you just stop!" he bellowed.

"Why?! Go back to back to your blonde haired bimbo out there…We both know she's not really here for the party," she forced at him. He'll just use her like he used me…the difference is she won't care…

"What the hell's that supposed to mean!" he said.

"You know exactly what I mean." Her eyes burning into his, while his face turned somewhat remorseful. He began to realize her true feelings. She thinks that's all I wanted from her.

"Ya know Don, you don't even have to say anything…It's my fault. I thought I'd mean more to you than just a fuck", she said bitterly at him with contempt for herself.

"You do…"he started as she quickly cut him off.

"Bullshit! If I meant so god damn much to you than you wouldn't have been avoiding me like the plague", she said fiercely with tears welling in her eyes. I will not fucking cry in front of him. Flack looked away, knowing that he was wrong. Realizing how much of an ass he'd been, he knew that he didn't want to lose her.

"Ava…"he said reaching a hand out to her arm. She quickly backed away.

"Don't…"she breathed out quietly."Just don't…". A tear escaped her eye as she looked down, he felt himself beginning to lose all restraint about how telling her how he felt about her. As doors to the elevator opened with a loud ping, she quickly slipped out and away from him and headed out of the hotel. He was several feet behind her as guests interfered with his path to get to her.

"Flack!" he heard as he was about to go after her. It was Danny. Damn it. He may've been ready to deal with him and Ava's issues, but he wasn't ready for Danny quite just yet. "Hey, everything alright…"

"Yeah." he shrugged off.

"Your date was look'n for you…" he said. Flack nodded and looked toward the direction which Ava had gone and was disappointed to find no sign of her.

"A'right…thanks Danny…" he said. He made his way to his date, quickly and unapologetically making up an excuse to end the night early before heading out for the evening.

Ava quickly walked down the rather quiet street towards home, seeing the bright lighting that lit up the night sky, silently letting the tears fall.

Making his way out of the hotel, he looked up to the flashing sky and prayed silently. He knew what he had to do. Follow his heart. It's now or never, he thought. Hailing a taxi and giving the driver her address, he set off towards her apartment. About a block away from her building, he noticed her shimmering figure appear out of the shadows of the sidewalk and into the bright light of the street lamps. He told the driver to pull over and he quickly tossed a twenty dollar bill through the plastic barrier, telling the driver to keep the change. He jumped out of the cab and hurried after her.

"Ava!" he called after her. Ignoring him, she sped up her pace. He caught up to her, grabbing her arm and whipping her to face him. He held her arm behind her back, while the other held her head firmly with his other hand, and pulled her in for a passionate kiss. Ava's heart fluttered as she tried pushing him away but couldn't match up to his strong grip. He could feel her free hand on his chest giving up on the attempt to push him away. Her tense demeanor slowly dropped as she began to return his kiss. He let his grip on her arm go as soon as he felt her tongue graze lips. His hand reached possessively around her waist and pulled her tightly to him as she let out a weak whimper as his tongue explored her mouth. He broke the kiss when air became necessary, and breathlessly kissed away the tears that trailed down her delicate face.

"I'm sorry, Ava. I was scared…I am scared. I've never cared about someone this quickly before." he confessed. She looked up at him tenderly with tears still in her eyes.

"Don, I can't play games with you." she replied.

"I don't wanna play games with you, Ava. I want to be with you. I need to be with you." he said with hope. She took his face into her hand and gently kissing his lips, quickly progressing as they felt slow droplets fall from the sky. Breaking apart, Ava looked up at him and took his hand.

"Let's get outta here…" Ava said leading him up to her building. They walked up to her apartment, were both felt their future was to begin…

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A/N: Corny ending I know…I'll try to make up for it lol Review Review Review!