Title: Sleep Patterns

Disclaimer: Not mine-belongs to NBC and Warner Bros Television

Danny sat at his computer for a moment, but began to pace. It was a dark, lonely jazz feeling night that seemed to ooze the idea of neon lights and a New Orleans backdrop. He ran his hand over his face and looked up for a moment.

CJ turned on the small light in her bedroom. She set her bracelet on her dresser followed by her watch and her necklace. CJ caught her face in the mirror and looked at her reflection for a moment, unsure who was staring back before running her hand over her head and through her hair. She leaned forward and tried to get Alice out of the looking glass. She took a breath and sighed.

Danny set his alarm for the next morning in the darkened hotel room.

CJ sat on the side of her bed and turned on another small light. The light Illuminating her face, she picked up her alarm and set it on her lap, as she made sure it was set for the right time. She was tired for so many reasons. She sighed and looked up.

Danny packed his laptop away for the next night, zipping it closed and setting it aside with his things, as CJ pulled her hair up on top of her head while looking in her bathroom mirror. She was getting ready for bed. She took the cold cream and ran it over her face, rubbing hard to get the make-up and grime off her face for the night.

Danny brushed his teeth and CJ did the same, choosing next to take out her contacts and feel around for her glasses, before shutting off the lights.

Danny washed his face and CJ walked around her bed to the left side, moving down the sheets.

Danny shut off his bathroom light and walked to the bed on the right side, turning down the bedcovers, CJ crawled into bed. Danny shut off his light and set himself under the sheets. CJ finished smoothing moisturizer into her hands and set her toes farther into the base of the bed. She reached and turned off her bedside table light and so did Danny, causing the room to go black.

Danny set his hands behind his head and thought of her as CJ curved her body like a cashew nut and ran her hands under her head and fell asleep as he crept into her dreams again.