On Danny's Spaghetti

(General series spoilers for Season 4 episode 4, Time's Up)

Stella: There's no way she did all that to herself.

Sid: Not unless she was capable of drawing on her buttocks.

Danny: I know a kid in the Bronx who could blow out a candle with-

Stella: What about stomach contents.

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After they wrapped up the case, Danny had gone home. Lindsay was on her way over to spend the night and he was making spaghetti for dinner. He was making meatballs, because that was how she liked it. Personally, Danny preferred the mincemeat to be distributed evenly through the sauce. But he wanted to do something for her. After all, it wasn't a big deal, and he knew she'd appreciate the small gesture of affection. It had nothing to do with his feeling guilty. After all, he had done nothing to feel guilty about.

Danny had made several cracks that day that he felt were harmlessly funny. Sure some of them were suggestive, but Stella had been completely unaffected; cutting him off once, and deflecting another time.

If it were Flack she would probably have smiled, or joked back, maybe even flirted. But she just doesn't want to hear it from me.

He didn't feel guilty because he was upset she hadn't laughed. He didn't feel guilty because it hurt him thinking she didn't think he was funny. He would have been just as hurt if it had been Sheldon who cut him off from telling a racy story.

And if it was Mac who was working the case with me instead of Stella, I would have made that same remark to him about me not needing any sexual enhancers.

Just because Danny was making Spaghetti for Lindsay the way she liked it, didn't mean that he felt guilty. Just because it hurt him that Stella wouldn't react to his innuendos didn't mean that he was still in love with her.

Author's Note: I feel like this plot has gone on long enough. I'm going to try wrap it up quickly since there are so many other plots to explore. Interestingly, whenever I try to speed things along, I end up adding more chapters. This is one such chapter that I just added at the last minute. As always, your feedback is indispensible. This fic will hopefully, finally take off in around ten more chapters.