LizfromItaly- Well here is what happened. I hope you enjoy!

Meadow567- Yes I get the joke, haha. And I just had to mention that couple in there. Amazing what will inspire you!

BridgetLynn- Mac is so fun to write sometimes. I just love his character. And it was a good episode.

Jordayna- I think you read a little of my mind. Hope you enjoy!

Emador- If you can get past Sheldon and the sheet, here is more. Hope you like it and you gotta love Flack.

"I hate these all night cases. You never get any rest." Aiden said.

She and I were changing in the women's locker room while we had a chance.

"I've never minded the long hours." I said.

"And it's so easy for you that Danny works with you and usually has the same hours." Aiden said.

I smiled. "That is a bonus."

Aiden smiled. "I wish you could see yourself sometimes. Someone mentions Danny and you get all dreamy eyed."

I chuckled. "I can't help it. I love him so much. You know that love song radio show I listen to on evenings I am home. Suddenly every song on there is reminding me of Danny."

"I still can't believe the Kenny Chesney thing he did for you. It's so sweet. And the last thing I ever expected from Danny Messer. It's easy to tell that he's in love." Aiden said.

"You know, I noticed last night that things to remind me of him are all over my apartment." I said. "I mean on a shelf next to my bed is the Chipper Jones grand slam ball he got for me and the Cal Ripken, Jr. ball he got me. I keep my Coney Island bear on my bed. I have pictures of us around the apartment, even on the fridge. And I framed the words to 'You Had Me From Hello' in Italian and it's sitting on my coffee table."

"Of course you two depress all us single people." Aiden joked.

"I just can't believe how much he's changed my life. I am the happiest I have ever been. And I feel so good when I'm with him." I said.

"I am so glad. So when did you first realize you were falling for Danny?" Aiden said.

"I don't know. I can't pinpoint a moment that trumpets sounded and I realized I was in love. But I felt strongly about him soon after meeting him. There was just something about him." I said.

"I just wish I could find someone. Since the whole mess with Lilley…..my only dates have been Danny and Don." Aiden said.

"Actually those two have been my only dates since coming to New York City." I said. "That worked out great."

"I need to find someone. A nice someone and not these losers I seem to attract." Aiden said.

"I didn't have to look far to find my prince charming." I winked.

"A prince charming with pretty blue eyes?" Aiden winked.

I chuckled. "I was thinking that the next weekend Danny and I have free of planning something nice at my apartment. Which of my new Vicky Secrets items would you recommend?"

"The cream colored sheer babydoll nightie and thong. If I were you I'd save the black teddy for something else." Aiden said.

"That is a good idea. I think Danny will like it." I giggled.

"Oh just FYI- Danny, Flack and Sheldon are planning on getting ice cream later today." Aiden raised an eyebrow.

"I'll watch Danny and see what I have to look forward to." I smiled and closed my locker. "I got to find Vicaro. We are heading to that dentist office to get a list of his patients with those model fangs."

"Flack get you the subpoena?" Aiden asked.

"He always does. It's great being the son of an NYPD legend who knows every judge in the city!" I giggled and walked out of the locker room.

I found Vicaro at his desk downing a cup of coffee.

"Taylor made this coffee. It's strong enough to keep a bear from hibernating." Vicaro said.

"Flack got us our subpoena. I want to be at that dentist's office when it opens." I said.

"What is this dentist's name?" Vicaro asked.

"Dr. Gary Maxwell." I said. "Let's roll. We gotta pick up Danny at the lab."

(Dr. Maxwell's Office)

Vicaro, Danny and I walked into Dr. Maxwell's office. It was early and no patients had arrived yet.

I walked up to reception. "We need to speak with Dr. Maxwell."

"Do you have an appointment?" she asked.

Vicaro held up his shield. "We don't need one."

"I'll let him know you're here." She said.

A few minutes later Dr. Maxwell walked out into the waiting room where we were.

"Dr. Maxwell, NYPD. Detectives Messer, Vicaro and Denton." Danny said.

"Am I under arrest?" Dr. Maxwell asked.

"We're here about a man we believe was a patient of yours. We found we had fangs and you specialize in the model fangs he had." I said.

Vicaro handed him a picture from autopsy of our victim.

"Yeah, he's one of my patients. That's Roger Rosenburg. He and his roommate both had fangs implanted last year. It was some of my best work." Dr. Maxwell said.

"What is his roommate's name?" Danny asked.

"I can't violate the patient's privacy." Maxwell said.

"We have a subpoena for your patient list." Danny said.

"Dr. Maxwell, Roger Rosenburg was found dead along the road. I am sure you want to help us find out what happened to him." I said.

Maxwell sighed. "Roger and his roommate are into some vampire group. I don't judge my patients. A lot come in here for different reasons. Some are street performers. Some just have an obsession."

"Right, right, now about Roger and his roommate?" Vicaro asked.

"Brad Lau is his roommate. I can't remember the name of their vampire group. But they were both very involved in it. They wanted surgery within a week of each other." Maxwell said.

"Did they ever refer any other patients to you?" I asked.

"Several actually. All from their vampire group." Dr. Maxwell said.

"Okay, get us that patient list." I said. "I'll call Flack and get him to see what he can find on Roger Rosenburg and Brad Lau."

"Roommates?" Danny raised an eyebrow.

"My haunch is they were living together alright, but they were more than roommates." I said and dialed my cell phone. "Flack….."

(Queens)

Danny and I walked up to Brad Lau and Roger Rosenburg's apartment. Flack had found out that they shared an apartment in Queens.

We knocked on the door. "NYPD!"

There was no answer. We knocked again. "NYPD!"

Still no answer.

"Lau must not be home. You got the key from the manager?" I asked.

Danny held it up and unlocked the door as I pulled my gun. Danny pulled his and we walked in together. Looking around the apartment we saw no one. We quickly checked the other rooms and put out guns away.

"No one is here." I said.

"Roger and Brad were definitely a couple. Look at these pictures of them." Danny said. He was referring to pictures on the mantle of them hugging, kissing and in general being happy together.

"Except for the fangs, its normal looking." I said.

"We need to find out where Lau is. And finding out about that vampire group they belong to wouldn't hurt either." Danny said.

Danny and I began looking around the apartment. There were lots of vampire trinkets around. There were also game boards for role playing in some mystical games.

Danny's cell phone rang. "Messer………that's great. Yeah we'll check here and see if we find anything linking."

"What's up?" I asked when he hung up.

"That was Stella. She went over the list of patients from Dr. Maxwell. One of them had a prior for assault and listed as his affiliations was 'Vampire Death'. She did a little researching and they are one of those vampire role playing groups." Danny said.

"Think Roger and Brad belong to that group?" I asked.

"Possible." Danny said.

"We should probably search the bedroom." I said.

"Right behind you." Danny said.

We walked into the bedroom. It looked inconspicuous except for the leather restraints attached to the headboard.

"I shudder to think what's in some of these drawers." Danny said.

I rolled my eyes. "It's not that big a deal."

Danny raised an eyebrow. "So can we get a pair of these leather things?" Danny winked.

"Nah, the thought of your handcuffs turns me on though." I smiled.

Danny groaned. "Don't tell me these things at work. Now that'll be on my mind all day."

I giggled. "And I love being on your mind."

Danny smiled in that way that made my heart pound and started opening drawers.

"Baby you got a vibrator?" Danny asked.

"What the hell kind of question is that?" I asked.

"These guys have a variety so I just wondered about you." Danny smirked.

"Keep your mind on the case." I laughed.

"Found it. Here are Roger and Brad's membership cards for 'Vampire Death'." Danny said.

"Membership cards? It's not Sam's Club!" I said.

"I don't get it either but here they are." Danny said. "They both joined March 12, 2000."

"Looks like they've been together awhile." I said.

"We need to talk to this 'Vampire Death'." Danny said.

"I'll call Stella and Vicaro. The more the better." I said.

(Goth Club)

The four of us walked into the back room of some bar. It was he meeting place for members of the 'Vampire Death'. The room was very dark. There were men and women everywhere. All of them dressed for the meeting. Black clothes, whited out faces, fangs, black lipstick. And so on.

"NYPD, stay put we'll be coming around talking to you." I said.

"We're not doing anything wrong." One of them said.

"We're looking for Brad Lau." Vicaro said.

"I'm right here." He sighed from the corner.

"Come here. The rest of you be nice to the other detectives." Vicaro said.

Vicaro and I pulled Lau aside while Stella and Danny talked to the other members.

"When was the last time you saw Roger Rosenburg?" Vicaro asked.

"My roommate? A few days." Lau said.

"We've been in your apartment. We know that Roger was more than just your roommate." I said.

Lau sighed. "Fine. But I haven't seen him since Wednesday night."

"We're sorry to tell you, but he was found dead last night." I said.

Lau looked drained. "What happened?"

"We're not sure. Was Roger allergic to anything?" Vicaro asked.

"I don't think so. He never mentioned being allergic to anything." Lau looked strange. "Is that what killed him?"

"There are some unexplained things surrounding his death." I said.

"If Roger lived with you, why hadn't you seen him in a few days?" Vicaro asked.

"He was supposed to be out of town visiting some friends from college." Lau said.

"He couldn't have been out of town. Was there trouble in your relationship?" I asked.

"NO, I loved him!" Lau yelled.

"I never said you didn't." I said. "I just wondered if there could be a reason he'd say he was leaving town and then he didn't."

Lau looked down and didn't answer.

"Mr. Lau, we know this is a rough time, but we need answers. And we're gonna need a DNA sample to eliminate you as a suspect." I said.

"DNA?" Brad was shocked.

"We found DNA on Roger. If you haven't seen him in a few days, there is no way it can be yours." Vicaro said.

"You got a warrant?" Lau said.

"Don't you want to clear yourself and help us find out what happened to your partner?" I asked.

Lau stared for a moment. "I want a lawyer."

"You're not under arrest." Vicaro said.

"I don't care. I want a lawyer." Lau said.

(Station)

Danny, Stella, Vicaro and I brought Brad Lau to the station and left him in an interrogation room to wait for his lawyer.

"He's lawyered up." Vicaro said.

"And we don't have anything to get us a warrant." Stella said.

"Everyone at that meeting said that Roger and Brad had been together as long as they'd been part of the group. And that this was the first time they saw Brad without Roger."

"Nothing about this case makes sense. Roger died of an allergic reaction to something. Sheldon said there were no injection marks so it had to be fed to him, but the only thing in his stomach was a salad." Stella said.

"What if something was absorbed through his skin?" I asked.

"I'll call Sheldon." Stella said.

"Meanwhile, what is going on with Brad?" I asked.

Danny's cell phone rang. "Messer….I'll be right there."

"That was Mac; he needs to see me about something." Danny said.

I watched Danny walk away. I looked into the interrogation room where Brad sat looking distraught. I felt like we were missing something.

"What do we got on this guy Donnie?" Vicaro asked.

"I ran his name, nothing. No priors, not so much as a speeding ticket." Flack said.

"I am Mr. Lau's attorney." A man appeared.

"Great, we were just getting ready to talk to him." I said and walked into interrogation.

"You realize that you have no basis to hold my client here." The attorney said.

"We just want to ask a few questions about Roger Rosenburg is all." Vicaro said.

The attorney sat beside Lau, while Vicaro and I sat across from them.

"Mr. Lau, we think you know something about Roger's death. Your cooperation is in your best interest." I said.

"I already told you, I thought he was out of town." Lau said.

"Brad listen, we're not going to judge you or Roger. We're not the kind of cops to pin something on you just because you're gay. But we want justice for Roger and need your help for that." I said, hoping to reason with him.

Lau looked away and started to cry.

"Tell us what happened. Roger died of an allergic reaction, that's not murder unless you purposely gave him something you knew he was allergic to. If he died and you panicked all you face is a misdemeanor charge, but you have to tell us what happened." I said.

"I didn't kill him. I swear I didn't kill him." Lau cried.

"Then what happened?" Vicaro asked.

"He…he just died. We were…."

"Having sex…we know." I said.

"And he died. I tried CPR but it didn't help and I freaked out. What do you do when someone dies in your bed?" Lau said.

"So you dumped his body?" Vicaro asked.

"He didn't have a police record; I never thought he'd be identified. I was out of my mind with panic and grief." Lau said.

"What did Roger do yesterday that was out of the ordinary? Did he eat something new? Wear a new cologne? Use a new toothpaste even?" I asked.

Lau thought a moment. "That new lotion I bought him….it was an herbal kind. I found it at one of those herbalist shops."

"We're gonna need that bottle of lotion for comparison." I said.

(Mac's Office)

Danny walked into Mac's office. Mac was at his desk, looking distraught about something.

"Mac, you wanted to see me?" Danny asked.

"Danny, sit down. I got some bad news." Mac said.

Danny sat down. "What is it?"

Mac took a deep breath. "I just got a call from someone who owed me a favor. And…..Sonny Sassone was released from prison last night at 12:01."

"What the fuck? How the hell did that happen?" Danny yelled.

Mac sighed. "He was paroled for Montenassi's murder."

"But that bastard had Aurora kidnapped. They were going to kill her!" Danny yelled.

"I know that, but charges for her kidnapping won't stick on him!" Mac said.

"Fottere! How the hell can they not stick? She heard them talk about him. That recruit said that Sonny arranged it all." Danny said.

"Danny, I don't like this any more than you do. But her kidnapping set his parole hearing back pending investigation. He was able to get out of any charges connected with her kidnapping, despite what the recruit says, Sonny's alibi is perfect. He was in prison and none of his calls or mail mentioned Aurora." Mac said.

"So he has her kidnapped, almost killed and gets away with it?" Danny jumped up. "He put her through hell!"

"Danny I know! This is two cases on Sonny we've lost. And it bothers me more than ever that he won't pay for what he did to Aurora. I just wanted to tell you in person. Let you know." Mac said.

"So what do we do now? Sit back and wait for him to come after us?" Danny yelled.

"My friend who owed me a favor is already working on the restraining orders to keep Sonny from contacting or being near you and Aurora." Mac said.

"Like that will work." Danny snapped.

"If he violates that, he violates parole. Sonny isn't willing to go back to prison. Besides, if there is anyway to get him on charges for Aurora's kidnapping, I'll find it." Mac said.

"The hell he put her through….what we all went through and he gets off." Danny sighed.

"Aurora doesn't know yet. I thought you'd want to be the one tell her." Mac said.

Danny nodded. "I will. I'll take care of her."

Danny walked out of Mac's office and down the hall to the locker room. He walked in and punched his locker. Ignoring the pain in his hand, punched it again.

"Danny stop, you're gonna break your hand. We both can't be in slings." Flack said. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Sonny Sassone is out of prison." Danny said and punched the locker again.

"Fuck! How the hell?" Don yelled.

"They can't make charges stick for Rora's kidnapping. All he did to her and he walks away!" Danny yelled and kicked the locker.

Don clenched his jaw. "Motherfucker….does she know?"

"No, and I don't know how to tell her." Danny said and slumped on the bench.

"Be honest and don't fall apart, she needs you to be strong." Flack said.

"Sonny took her from me once; I won't let him do it again!" Danny snapped.

"No one is going to let him take her from you." Don said. He knew he'd have to calm Danny down, so pushed his anger aside.

"I love her so much Don. I look at her and….she's my world." Danny broke down.

"I love her too. She's my little sweetheart. We're all going to get through this together." Don went to hug Danny, but Danny jumped up.

"I won't lose her again. No one is going to hurt her!" Danny gritted his teeth and reached for his gun.

"Danny, Danny. Don't do something stupid! Aurora needs you! She loves you. Do you know what losing you would do to her?" Flack yelled.

"But I just can't sit back and wait for something to happen!" Danny yelled.

"Nothing is going to happen. Sonny is not stupid enough to go after her again. And as many people love her including my dad, she'll be fine." Don said. "Just please don't do something you'll regret. Don't hurt her. And you doing something stupid will hurt her."

Danny sighed. "I won't do something stupid."

"Promise me you're not going after Sonny…that you won't kill him." Don said.

"I promise. I couldn't hurt Rora that way." Danny sighed.

"And I'm gonna stay calm about this too even though I'd love nothing more than to feed Sassone his own balls after I rip them off." Flack said.

Danny grabbed his bag. "I got to get out of here."

(Station)

I was standing at my desk when Danny barged into the station looking upset, pissed and ready to explode.

"Hey, honey what's wrong? We solved the case." I said. "Roger was allergic to some lotion, Sheldon just called."

"We're getting out of here." Danny said and grabbed my hand.

"Baby you're scaring me." I stopped.

He looked at me and his face softened. He came up and hugged me. "I'm so sorry. I just need to get you out of here and talk to you and be with you."

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Sonny Sassone is out of prison and right now isn't being charged in your kidnapping. Mac just told me." Danny said.

My heart fell to the floor. "Let's go."

I grabbed my coat and walked with Danny out of the station. He was quiet to the subway. Once on the train, he began to talk.

"I want you to come stay with me for awhile." Danny said.

"No. I know what you're trying to do and I love you for it, but no. Sonny Sassone does not get to make me afraid. I won't change my life for him. I can take care of myself. I'll be extra careful, but that's it. I am not running scared. And I'll be damned if I am leaving my home again because of him." I said.

Danny looked at me and smiled. "You are the bravest, strongest damn woman I know. And I love you so much."

"I love you too. More than anything." I said and kissed him.

"Promise me you'll be careful. I couldn't lose you again." Danny said.

"You won't. No one is taking me from you." I smiled.

We got off the train and walked to my apartment. I walked in with Danny behind me. I barely had the door shut before Danny had pushed me up against the door pinning me there and kissing me hard. He shrugged out of his coat and then started fighting with mine.

"Danny?"

"I need you, right here right now." Danny said, pulling my coat off and reaching for button on my jeans. "Need to touch you, feel you with me, knowing you're mine and safe."

I nodded, understanding how he felt. I wanted the same thing, for him to mark me as his and forget all about Sonny Sassone for awhile. He pinned me to the door again.