AN Okay so I'm gonna include a bit of DRAMA in here to spice things up...cause well...well frankly cause I can...it's my story damnit...lol ehm I am kidding I do want you all to like it so please let me know if this is going any semblence of a good order...if not I shall...keep going the way I'm going and you don't have to read it...HAHAH Oh lordie I think I'm funny...I'll quit while I'm a head...I really do hope you like it...Read and Review pretty please!

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.

Double or Triple?

"Can I just mention, again, that this is really weird?" Danny asked as he and Phoenix hailed a cab.

She laughed, "Why is it so weird, haven't you ever gone on a double date?"

"One or two but never with someone from work, how did you talk me into this again?" This was just odd, going on a double date with Flack; they had both avoided each other at work like it had to be some sort of secret.

"I was relieving the tension in your neck."

"Right, so I can say I was coerced, I'm on this date under duress."

"You can say whatever you want, we're here." They got out of the cab and headed into the restaurant.

Where they met up with Flack, Tegan and…

"Stella?" Danny's night just officially got weirder.

Flack looked green, but Stella looked worse, "Wow, uh Danny, hi."

"Stella's here." Flack finally said.

"Yeah I can see that," Danny smirked, "Haven't we met?" He asked the guy with her, knowing full well he had.

"This is Frankie," Stella somewhat reluctantly introduced them, "You remember Danny don't you Frankie?"

He nodded and shook Danny's hand, "Yeah, you were working that blind girl case with Stella."

Danny nodded, "Yeah that was me, Nix this is Stella, a co-worker and her date, Frankie."

"It's nice to meet you." Phoenix said pleasantly, "Would you two like to join us?"

Danny and Flack exchanged looks; they were both searching for a word stronger than weird.

Stella still looked worse, so Frankie spoke for them, "Sure why not, that's okay isn't it babe?"

"Uh, yeah, yeah that's fine." Stella regained her composure just as the host showed up.

Tegan grabbed Phoenix's arm, "Do you think they ever work with ugly people?" She hissed into her friend's ear.

Phoenix suppressed the urge to burst out laughing, "What?"

"Look at them; they're like a walking ad of attractive law enforcement."

Dinner got started well, after the Flack, Stella and Danny resigned themselves to the fact that they couldn't gracefully get out of the situation. Stella was in the middle of a funny story about a drunken witness that she and Danny had encountered on one case, when the night actually took a turn and this time it was worse, much worse.

"Well if it isn't New York's finest out for a quaint dinner."

All three co-workers bristled at the sound of this man's voice, "Sonny Sassone, I thought you were still in custody." Stella was the first to speak and it was through gritted teeth.

"Yeah well," He straightened his jacket making himlook more pompous, "I'm innocent and my Tanglewood boys missed me."

"Right," Flack scoffed, "And I'm the pope."

Phoenix's shot an inquiring glance at Danny, she'd read that name before, but hadn't known what it meant. That's why she'd asked about the dates and not the name. He couldn't meet her eye, this was bad, this was really bad.

"Cat got your tongue Messer?" Sonny smirked at the silent CSI, "Don't I even get a long time no see? Why don't you tell these lovely folk how come I'm not still in custody."

Danny was looking down trying desperately not to get angry or do something stupid, "I have nothing to say to you Sonny."

"Hmm, I seem to recall that the last time we spoke…"

Stella stood up, "That's enough! If you keep talking I might just feel compelled to find a damaging reason to arrest you again, so I'd advise you to keep walking."

He held up his hands, "Whatever you say officer, I was just trying to have a friendly chat." He purposely walked by Danny's chair and squeezed his left shoulder, "Nice seein' you again, pal."

It was pretty safe to say that Phoenix, Tegan and Frankie were well beyond confused. Although Flack was close, not having a clue why a gang banger would know Danny and Stella was very silent, this not being the first time she had heard Sonny use Danny's name.

The table was eerily quiet for what seemed like forever when a phone rang. All six members reached for their cell phones desperate for a distraction, "It's mine." Phoenix said, "Hello?"

"Nix, it's Niles, Clara's having the baby!"

"What? Really? I'll be there as soon as I can." She hung up and looked at the table, "I'm very sorry, my cousin's wife is having their baby, I really need to go." She looked at Danny.

He was desperate for a reason to leave the inquiring eyes of his co-workers, "Yeah, I'll come with you." He finally looked at the rest of the table, "Uh, sorry, have a good night."

"You wanna tell me how Sonny Sassone knows Danny?" Flack asked as soon as the couple left the restaurant.

Stella shook her head, "I have an idea, but I don't like it."

Danny pulled his car around but didn't make eye contact with Phoenix when she got in. They drove in silence for a bit until she couldn't take it, "Aren't you going to say anything?" She asked.

"I don't know what to say." He admitted.

"Danny," She sighed, "I saw the tattoo, I'm not an idiot, I can put the two together."

"Put what together?" He finally looked at her.

She returned his gaze and waited a minute before saying it, "Tanglewood."

"I wasn't sure if you read that," He let outthe breath he must have been holding, "you just talked about the dates." He turned towards the hospital.

"I figured you'd tell me about in time," She said with a shrug, "So what, is it a gang or something?"

He bit his lip and concentrated on driving, he went another block before answering her, "Yeah." He looked over at her, waiting for the inevitable.

"I thought so." She said with a nod.

Wait, that wasn't what he expected. "What?" He asked, completely confused. "When did you think this?"

"I dunno a couple weeks ago." She answered, "I was mulling it over and just trying to figure out what it could be, that made the most sense."

"Why didn't you say anything?" He asked as he pulled into the parking lot.

She smiled at him tentatively, "I was waiting for you to say something." She said simply. He stayed in the car when she got out so she leaned down and looked at him, "Are you coming?"

He glanced over at her, "Do you want me to?"

Closing her door she walked around the vehicle and opened his door, she reached across him and turned the key in the ignition. Looking over at him she kissed him, "Of course I want you to."

He was beyond curious now and got out of the car slowly. He kind of felt under water, what was going on? "But you just found out…" He trailed off.

"That my boyfriend was in a gang?" She finished for him and took his hand as they walked to the hospital.

He was almost pulled by her because he was so stunned, "Uh yeah, doesn't that bother you?"

Stopping she turned to face him and wrapped her arms around his waist, "You left right?"

He linked his fingers behind her back and just stared at her, "Yeah, that's what one of the dates is, my out date."

She thought for a moment, "So the other one is when you got in the gang?"

"Uh, yeah."

"Okay so that's three years you were with them and you must have been a teenager at the time."

He looked at her weird, "Uh, yeah." It was all he could think of to say.

She laughed, "I may not be a scientist, but I can do the math. It was a long time ago." She squeezed his side, "That was a joke, its okay to smile you know."

He tried but it came out as more of a half frown, "I just don't get it, you aren't freaking out."

"I told you everybody has secrets Danny." She kissed him again, "Yours is just bigger than I thought. So answer me one more question before we go in there and meet my new cousin."

"Okay." Words were not working for him at all.

"Have you been involved with them in any way since you left?"

Emphatically he kept firm eye contact with her and said, "No!"

She smiled again and resumed walking her hand firmly in his, "Okay then."

He sighed, oh damn, he just might actually fall for this one.

AN Believable? Aboslutely ridiculous? You'll never get this time back and you hate me? Call me curious... :P