AN I really am into cruel and unusual punishment aren't I? Sorry about that...I hope this is worth the wait. ;)

Disclaimer If I owned him I wouldn't spend my time writing about him believe me! As for the rest of the CSI:NY cast they of course belong to whomever they belong to, and it sure as heck ain't me. I'm just borrowing them...however all the originals are mine.

Revelations

"Elizabeth Phoenix Carter! That is not the way I raised you!"

She groaned, "Mother!"

Danny just laughed and shook his head, "I'm getting more wine."

She put her hand over the receiver, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be," He was still laughing, "I wanted more wine anyway." He winked, "I'll be right back." He pulled his shirt on, grabbed hers and threw it at her.

She followed him into the living room trying to button the shirt, listen to her mother and apologise profusely all at the same time. "Really I am sorry." She said.

He put a finger on her lips, still grinning, "Really it's okay, I'll be right back, I promise." He dropped a kiss on her mouth then left.

"Elizabeth are you paying any attention to me?"

Phoenix sighed, she didn't like her mother most of the time and this was one of those times, "I am now." She flopped herself down on the sofa and reached for the last remnants of her wine.

Danny ran a hand over his face in the elevator, she made his head swim. He wasn't exactly sure when his anonymity plan had ended, although he could probably pin it to the day he'd encountered Phoenix in the alley. He grabbed the next bottle of wine in the rack and headed back to the elevator. He tried her door and was glad she hadn't locked it behind him. He showed her the bottle and chuckled when she gave him a desperate look.

Since her mother would not stop pestering her till she said something Phoenix mentioned Danny, which of course meant that she had to answer stupid questions about his background and what he did for work. Her mom hated that she was in the city, thinking that country living was safer and really the best way to live. Her mother didn't have much of a clue about anything really.

"No mom…yes…oh give me a break it's not like he's in the mob or something." She sighed. "I told you…a scientist…don't even get me started on your shitty judge of character!"

He was in the process of opening the bottle when she said that. He froze, it was highly ironic that she'd mention the mob; he got that bitter taste in his mouth, whichalways happened around that word. She wasn't looking at him so he blinked a couple of times took a deep breath and kept opening the bottle. Her naïveté could be prey for a lesser man; thankfully he'd stopped being that man a long time ago.

She already had her glass out when he got to the sofa, "Honestly mother I'm not 18, yes I know it's…you aren't listening to me…you know what…I was busy so I'm just going to go…I know what I'm doing." She hung up the phone without a goodbye and took a long drink of her wine, "That woman drives me…" She sighed and took another sip.

"To drink?" He asked with a smile.

"She's just so infuriating." She put her feet in his lap, "You ever wonder why a country chick like me would carry a gun?"

He started massaging her feet, "I'm not at all shocked any more by the kinds of people who carry guns." He said honestly.

"Yeah well I'm not the type to carry." She said taking another long sip of her wine.

"So why do you?" He asked.

She looked at him, "One of the guys my mother set me up with raped me."

He stopped massaging her feet, "What?"

"Don't worry I'm not going to give you a sob story or expect you to show me that men aren't scum, I know they aren't, but I carry because I'm never going to be in that position again." She explained, "And I can't seem to get over the fact that my mother is the one who put me in it."

"I don't blame you, that's…wow, that's insane." He didn't really know what to say, he was around victims all day but this completely side swiped him.

"The worst part is, she doesn't believe me." Phoenix continued starting to trace the top of her wine glass with her finger, "My own mother thinks I'm so afraid of commitment that I brought it on myself."

"That, is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard Nix." Danny exclaimed with fervour starting to massage her feet again.

She smiled at him, "I know, me too, that's what propelled me to get the hell out of there. Niles literally flew out there to pick me up."

"He's a great guy." Danny agreed, "Hey, have you told him…" He paused and just kind of swept the room with his arm.

"You mean about us, or whatever the hell this is?" She asked then shook her head, "Nope, Tegan's the only one at work who knows. Why?"

"Oh, uh no reason," Danny thought for a minute. Niles knew a bit of his past and he wasn't sure if he wanted Phoenix to know about it at all, but most definitely not from another source. "You know you didn't have to tell me all that about your mom."

"Yeah I know, but like I said," She shrugged, "Everyone has secrets, even a girl from small town Wisconsin."

"Ah," He nodded, "I get it, now I'm supposed to reveal my secrets?"

She put her wine down and moved to straddle him again, "You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to." She kissed him, "I don't play games. This apple fell far from its tree."

He ran his hands through her hair then brought her mouth back to his, "Good to hear, I hate games."

"Good," Phoenix got up grabbed her phone and placed it under the sofa cushion then offered him her hand.

He chuckled and took her hand allowing her to pull him into her bedroom. He shut the door with his foot and pulled her to him again, "You don't have any other type of communication in here do you?" He asked as they pulled their clothes off.

"Nothing verbal," She said with a coy grin running her fingers down his chest then gripping the chain he wore around his neck.

"Perfect." He laughed picking her up to bring her to the bed.

AN Cause you know...she HAD to get booty...she earned it after all! ;)