Disclaimer: nope, still don't own anything!
It had been a month since she left. It was quieter, except for the occasional obnoxious squeal from the rookie when she figured out a case. Without realizing it, Danny would sometimes turn around to say something witty to Aiden, only to realize that that Lindsay was behind him.
The rookie, also known as Lindsay, was the complete opposite of Aiden. She was cute and bubbly while Aiden was beautiful and calm. Sometimes, Danny had to resist the urge to just smack Mac a new one for firing Aiden.
He found that whenever he found himself starting to mention Aiden, his day was ruined, because then he'd stare at Lindsay really hard and think that this is a dream, and when I blink, she'll be gone. It never worked, and occasionally he thought Lindsay was taking this the wrong way, because she would try to flirt with him, giggling and laughing, stroking his arm.
He'd give the world to have Aiden back.
Danny had picked up his phone nearly every night since the day she left, willing his phone to ring and have her number flash up on his screen. He had tried to call her, almost leaving a message but then hanging up, not really knowing what to say. What could I say anyway? He thought about it a lot. Tonight was different.
On his way home from work, he dialed Aiden. Her answering machine picked up. Hey it's Aiden, I'm sorry I missed your call, I guess the Robospanker's making too much noise! Leave a message! Beep
Danny left a message. He thought about what he had just said, and right then it struck him that he had, for the first time in his life, inadvertantly told someone the absolute truth in less than three words.
Aiden looked at her clock. 7:44 p.m. The one thing she hated about her new temporary job as a bar tender was that the hours threw her off. She started work at 8:30, came home at 4:30. In the morning.
As she rolled out of bed to get dressed, she heard her cell phone beep. One new message lit up on the screen. She flipped it open and dialed her voicemail. "One new message sent today at seven thirty nine p.m.: Hey Aid, it's Danny…remember me? Haha…I just called to say that…that…I miss you. Call me back. Love you. End of message, to delete, press one, to repeat, press two, to save it in the archives, press three"
She quickly pressed three and before she could even close her phone, she started to cry. Aiden Burn was sobbing. Then, she started to laugh, thinking about how much amusement Danny would've gotten by making fun of her. And then, she knew, he'd hold her, like he always did when she needed it.
She was going to call him back.
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