Disclaimer: Don't own CSI:NY or any of the characters involved, just taking them out to play. Don't own 3rd Planet by Modest Mouse or The Notebook either

For the next couple of days, Danny and Aiden were a little wary of eachother, but when Danny saw Aiden in the hallway, he had to say something.

"Aid, honestly, Mac is working ya to death. Want me to talk to him for ya?"

"Oh, no Danny, it's ok, Mac's been on my back too about how much I'm working this case. I don't want to stop."

"At least sit down! I haven't seen ya do anything but run around in a white lab coat for days…since our lunch. Speaking of, ya look like you have an eating disorder, you're honestly really skinny. Have you eaten today? Or yesterday, for that matter?"

Aiden put her files down for a second to examine her waist. Danny sighed.

"Aiden would you please sit down and have lunch with me. I ordered pizza…it's pepperoni…your favorite."

Aiden looked at Danny with relief.

"Alright, just hand me a Diet Coke and you'll win me over completely."

Danny grabbed Aiden's hand to guide her into the breakroom. Aiden sat down at the table with the pizza box, and turned around to watch Danny run to the refrigerater to get her a Diet Coke. On his way back, he stopped to turn on the radio. Damn, he's got a really nice a---

"Aiden," Danny said as he was sitting down, "You're coming over tonight and eating dinner with me. You can stay the night if you want to."

The music started in a familiar sad tune as Danny's look pleaded with Aiden.

Everything that keeps me together is falling apart, I've got this thing that I consider my only art, of fucking people over

Aiden looked grateful when she answered.

"Yeah, I'll come over. I'm so tired of remembering things I don't want to. Maybe it'll help me forget." Her tone became lighter when she smiled. "But ya have to make your pasta."

Danny's face became creased with worry, and he felt compelled to grab Aiden's hand in a silent apology.

Your heart felt good it was drippin' pitch and made of wood. And your hands and knees felt cold and wet on the grass to me. Outside naked, shiverin' looking blue, from the cold sunlight that's reflected off the moon

Aiden offered a sad smile to Danny and held their entwined hands up to her face.

"It's ok. Just put your work down for a night and we'll watch a movie or something."

In the water in the oceans in our bodies and another had been found another ocean on the planet given that our blood is just like the Atlantic, And how The universe is shaped exactly like the earth if you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were

Later that night, after Aiden and Danny's dinner, they sat on the couch and popped a DVD into the TV. Aiden had pleaded until Danny agreed to go rent The Notebook. Halfway through the movie, Aiden fell asleep and her body ended up all around Danny's. Even though they had been in this position many times, Danny started to really look at how beautiful Aiden was when she slept, and how good her hands felt around his chest, and how her head fit perfectly under his chin. Her lips were in a full "Aiden pout". He started to stroke her hair absentmindedly before he surprised himself by leaning down and kissing her gently on her lips. She sighed contentedly and mumbled something that Danny couldn't make out. Danny realized that it was time to carry Aiden back to his bed. He'd sleep on the couch tonight.

When he put her down, she half-smiled.

"Love ya Danny," she said sleepily.

Danny knew she wouldn't remember in the morning, so he just took it as it came.

Everything that keeps me together is falling apart, I've got this thing that I consider my only art, of fucking people over