1A Man and A Woman
Note: Thanks to LeoDiabla for the great review. Here's a chapter focusing on Danny's infatuation with Arielle. Contains lyrics from "A Man and A Woman" by U2.
It had to be about eleven at night. In the two conjoined offices, music was heard.
"Little sister
Don't you worry bout a thing today
Take the heat from the sun..."
She's listening to U2 again, Danny thought, running a hand through his hair and smiling. He, for one, liked harder rock, but he was willing to excuse her taste in music if she would just show up at his door and tell him she loved him all along.
Damn, was she fine. She had the face of a goddess, and a body that made Miss America look like mush. Every time he saw her, he wanted to kiss her, or even more, so badly it hurt. Between her and Aiden... he had the best job in the world. Now if only one of them would wake up...
"But I could never take a chance
Of losing love to find romance
In the mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman..."
He must have heard that song a dozen times since last Friday, but it calmed him. He sat back and let his mind wander... it settled on a portrait he had painted a long time ago, when Arielle had first joined the CSI team...
She had come to Danny, asking for help. He had obliged, with all of the enthusiasm of a small child. When they were done, Danny would try to slip away, but he fell forward, accidentally onto Arielle. They would hesitate, frozen, and then slowly, she would raise her lips to his, and kiss him. Just one kiss, and then she would try to go, but he'd grab her and kiss her again, sensually, with all of the longing he had honed for a while... they would totally lose control...
"Hey."
He looked up to see her at his door. Could it be?
"Something on your mind?" she asked him.
"It's just... work," he said lamely. "Hectic, you know? Sometimes I want to just die out here."
She smiled, and left a folder on his desk. "Sorry to add to it," she replied, turning around and going back to her office.
Danny groaned, passing a hand across his forehead. God, what the hell was he thinking? He'd never get her.
"No, I could never take a chance
cause I could never understand
The mysterious distance
Between a man and a woman..."
He loved that song about now. It painted his sad, sorry picture.