Pros and cons

night fall over Vegas Rosie and I having dinner the two of us talk, it had been the great day everything went a clock works anything out of place to turn my life upside down. But I could help feel that Mary kiss last week in hallway was more about messing me than wanted something and I did not know what to do about it, if I was truth full, I half wish it was Rosie but I knew that I had better chance with Mary, Rosie only see me has a friend, a brother anything more.

Rosie takes a sip of her wine and looks at me, I asked what? Give her my best boyish smile. It never fails with ladies but so some reason it never works on Rosemary. She gives me her lopsided smile, she knows something bothering me. It actually scares me sometimes how well she can read me.

"What on your mind Danny," she asked all that came out Mary name.

She has led "she make a move on ye?"

I look out the window before answering her "you could say that she pin me to wall in hallway and kiss me last week, I am not sure if it to mess with me like Delia did in Ed office just half before it or if it was something"

"okay, do you want it to be something," Rosie asked.

He runs his hand over his face and says "I do not know, I can not help but think she was messing with me. I don't know, what to think"

Rosie said "I can not tell what to think Danny, but I do know that girl one she loves you, two no matter what happens she always be there for you, you need to talk her about the kids but first work out if ye want it to mean something"

"And if can not," he asked her.

Rosie said "that okay, what do you fear?"

Rosie could see the boy was uncomfortable with the topic but she didn't give him outing, not this time. He said "I am scared of losing her, losing you" he looks down his hand on the back of his neck.

Rosie sat up in the chair, look him dead in the eyes she told him "never going to happen, that girl been there for you, she got close once and you ran to join the Marines, does not matter what happens or who you are with, I am not going anywhere Danny. I fare that you suck with me" he gives her his boyish smile.

Rosie wasn't stupid she knew how he left, but like he did not want to lose Mary, she didn't want to lose him that and he was too much of boy still, she was into this BDSM lifestyle, well know missteps that most guys when they find out they run for hills. she had one long term rations hip with a guy in college, almost six months run until the guy let green eye monster pop up, he had put Max a medical student in the hospital with two broken ribs, just because she found him to be a cutie. When she found out not only did she turn the guy into the police after bumping his ass, so publicly but she even testified in court against him at his case hearing.

"Talk to Mary, okay it the only way to know for sure" I nodded my head, it fun how I always listen to her, I always end up follow her advice, and somehow always run to her, when I found myself in a jam too. Like the time I got drunk and slept with Mary, I was in a full panic mood when I turn up at her front door afternoon next day after sign up for the Marines that morning with Gary.

I drive her back home, in the car we talk and hold up at the NATIONAL Bank yesterday, how she had to shoot and kill a man that was holding a pregnant woman at gunpoint. She kills before but not here at home as an officer of the law sure she shoot men but she had a clean record no blood on the home soil. I tell her that she had no choice that she did the right and she saved that lady life. I know it not something she had not heard from her commanding officer and her SWAT team too, however, I left she needed to hear it again from me her best friend.

the morning light wake me, pulling myself out of bed, I could see Rosie sitting on the chair she wearing Short shorts and a tank top, bare feet cup of coffee in hand, she got the morning off but I don't so I give her little wave and get ready for work. She right I have to talk to Mary about that kiss.

The morning got off to a bad start when Nessa called Danny over in the middle of the casino floor. She shows him a chip a counterfeit chip and when he asked her who passing them off she looks at Delinda who was holding a bucket of the counterfeit chips. When Delinda asked so sweetly "we don't have to tell Daddy about it do we?"

Danny looks at Nessa and then at Delinda a cheese smile formed on his faces, like the joker from batman. He looked up at the camera and holds up the counterfeit chip so Ed could see it in the Surveillance room upstairs. Danny takes Delinda up to Ed office where he waiting for them.

Ed said, "I am your father, I work at a casino and you get taken in by chips that look like they were made by a zoo animal."Danny tries not to laugh he look at his feet, Ed continues "How do you think that make me look on me, A – good or B – not so good"

Delinda said "I am sorry you never invited me to take your daughter to work day"

Ed said "you were too busy galavanting all around Europe"

Delinda said "will you're the one who want me to get education"

Ed said "yes, so you get take by a two-bit hustler in the lady lounge in my casino. Money well spend I say"

Delinda said "well you can find her, you have camera everywhere"

Danny said "not in the bathrooms we don't"

Delinda said "so what happens now"

Ed said "what you mean what happens now"

Delinda said "ain't you going stick boy wonder on her" look at Danny before the turn back to her father.

Ed tells her "wound do any good she long gone, look forget it, thank god it was only $400. I just want you not to be so gullible in future"

Danny said "try not to be gullible next time"

Delinda said "look who talking, you thought that sleep together meant I love you" She get up and then informed him that two her friends were asked about him she then offered to set him up with one of them. To which he tells her No thanks you.

Ed through a box at him telling him that Mr. Haiman wanted to show his appreciation for taking care of him during his last stay. He opens the box, there was nice watch inside the box.

Danny goes down to the floor and he sees Mike who has fast become his friend. The valet knows things, things that he normally only tells Rosie about, like who he is dating, how he feel about a girl and so on. "

"Mike got a question for ya" catch up with him and he jokes around to say "boxes," Danny say that Delinda offered to set him up and he asked is there something pathetic about that?

Mike said "yes" that when Mary joins them saying she dump you then pity you.

Danny said "yeah I am every cable of finding my own women thank you every much"

Mary said "or one finding you"

Mike and Danny share a look and Mike said that he had a job to get about to so he head back to valet station

Mary asked so and Danny said "So you just kissed me out of out no way the other day"

When Mary asked and? Danny did know what to say and so she walked way not give Danny any chance to make something up like he did just before he enlist in the marines.

Danny watch has Mary talk to the young couple, the man was laid off and they could not chase in they holiday they had booked. The man Cosma has lost all their savings and Mary was going to get tickets for them to a show that been sold out for days.

Danny said talking to the pool guy about the new locked boxes when a splash catches his eye. A beautiful lady in a black bathing suit. She swims and makes her way to out of the pool dripping wet, at first glans she look a like like Rosie Danny had to make sure that it was not Rosie by taking a second look and when he did he see a man grabs her and Danny step in.

The lady said "He did not seem to understand the mean of No I don't want my back rubbed"

Danny tells her to take a sit by one of the pool chairs and talk to the guy call the lady his friend then have the guy leave the pool area for a bit. Then Danny came back to the lady when she asked what he said to the guy and Danny replied "I told him that we are getting married in the morning"

Danny finds out that she here in town until Thursday and tells her "sins we are getting married tomorrow I figured that we should do a rehaul dinner tonight or something"

The lady said, "huh, I don't know about dinner but we should rehaul something".

Danny gets back to work and that night Danny take the lady out to Bar at Montecito and they are hitting it off, they at the club and one thing lead to other and Danny ends up in bed with her they make love when Ed called him and tells him that Lady stole a bracelet at lady room at the club she want one about a guy that hits her, the lady high and look matches to the lady who coined Delinda. With the information and what he know about the lady, he is in bed with he works out that this is the lady that are looking for.

He said "let me see our purse I have a really embracing confession to make I think I just made love to a thief"

The lady story she tells him that they guy at the pool she knows him 8,000 and he kills her because she doesn't have the money. He followed her here and she did know what to do. He wants to help her but he is having trouble believing her too. He tells her that he works Security at the Montecito and if she telling the truth it would be on the videos.

Ed pulls up Ray Duran arrested for assault, extortion, long sharking, did five years on an eight to ten years. In the Surveillance room Danny bark orders, Let find this guy, give me camera 42 on P1 okay can I get a shot of his face on P2, okay zoom in on that, okay frizz that give me it on p3 and spilled and give me a side by side. It the same guy and Danny called security, video poker bank 8, sit 3 the guy in the black muscle Tshirt just watch him until I get there.

Danny walk out to the floor he is on the phone Mitch informed him that the guy has a light wand, he hangs up came up to the open area of the pit, he glanced at the two Security guy and moves in and the two guy move in for back up. He signals to two more men to move in cut him off when he runs just has he advises at the man. The man takes off and they all move in the trip over coin boxes and Danny step on him and his we have a winner.

Danny watches as Mary talks to the couple, at the lounge, she hands them something while they have drinks. Danny finds the lady that coined Delinda and slept with him. She wants him to visit her out in phoenix and give him a phone number and all Danny want is her to go home stay out trouble. She goes to the bus and Danny followed her with police, he waits for her to take a sit and she is too busy make out with Duran.

Danny came up to the two of them and say yeah, she the choked on their faces he laughs saying I thought you like me, he turned and look behind him where two police officers are standing he tells them "Right here Officers, conspiracy, grand theft, fraud take pick"

Ed and Danny are talking about how his disappointed with Danny Social life. When Rosie walk in with information Ed wants to ask her for, she pull the file in Ed desk and take a seat next to Danny, who said "you know I would have this social life choice if ya just go out with me" to Rosie.

She gives him a look telling him "I am had a pissy day I am not in the mood for one your joke"

Ed sits up asked, "you want to talk about it?"

She lay back and closed her eyes and tell them "David Upton is fighting for his life in the ICU, he took a bullet that was meant for me, he has five kids and a wife. The only family I left is uncle and aunt by blood that barely know. If he dies it on me, my hands. seven tours and never lost teammate before sure they been shot, stabbed, blown up but somehow they always seem to walk way to fight another day. It should me lay there in that ICU not him"

Danny said "you remember what you told after PO Mark Kie was shot saving my life back in Iraq"

She set up a small smiled on her lips nodded her head "yeah, I told you, that when your time there anything you do to stop it, this time, was not yours, it was PO Kie's turn. God needed him back at his side for whatever is coming at us next…"

Danny finish for her "whatever is coming at only Kie can help god to help us to turn the odds in our favor"

She looks at him stand up she said "I could use a good stiff drink and your buy Danny boy" she slapped him on his shoulder.

They both go downstairs she tell him that she meet hi0m at the lounge. Danny runs into Sam and Delinda. Sam make fun at him "I heard that you fell for blond, no wait red head no it was brunet"

Danny said "I am so glad Ed told everybody"

Delinda asked, "who the naive mark now?"

Danny said "I guess it me"

The music start and Comus start to sing and it pulls at a lot of people to the lounge. Danny goes to get a glass of baileys for Rosie her favorite drink. When he head back, Delina and Sam asked where they were? Rosie reaches between the two girls and takes the glass from Danny thanking him. they both stare at her she looks just like the women who con artist that played both Delinda and Danny only with olive skin and now Sam understood why Danny left the con lady. She smiled hold her hand says "Sam Marques, and this is Delinda Deline"

The woman with the drink looks up at down at Delinda, turn to Danny smiled "blond that new one for you" only to have Danny laugh tell her to shut up. She turns to the two ladies said "Finn"

Danny hand Sam, Delinda, and Mary who join a bottle of water, he left it his bottle and say "to Upton a speedy recovery"

Rosie said "I drink to that" and down her drink in one go. Then she talks Danny bottle of water and down half of the bottle. Give it to Mary he pulls at Danny tie say "come on McCoy let Dance" she turn to Mary asked "ladies night out next weekend, bring your friends" nodded to Sam and Delinda.

Mary smiled and nodded her head saying "sure we will do that". Danny was happy smiled and dance with his best friend the girl that he was secretly in love with.