Disclaimer: Don't own Sports Night.

A/N: Sensitive material, I know… but it's the only way I could finally write it out.

It is a crisp Tuesday morning, and it has never felt more like fall. It is the kind of day where it seems like nothing could possibly go wrong, and Dan gets to work at 8 am. It is early, but he is determined to actually get something accomplished before Casey or anyone else shows up and distracts him with what they think of as their oh-so-witty banter.

He hasn't been there long when he is stunned to see Natalie racing through the empty newsroom and straight into his office. Before he can even say hello, she blurts:

"Danny, turn on the T.V."

He is about to ask why when he notices the look on her face and realizes this isn't the time for questions.

As he turns it on, he starts to ask "What chan…" and the words die on his lips. There is no need to ask. It is everywhere.

As footage of fire and debris fill the screen, Danny glances outside his window and realized with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach that the skyline is suddenly different… suddenly brought down to human size… and that the clear blue sky is suddenly filled with more white than he's ever imagined possible in all his years of staring at clouds. He slowly shifts his gaze back to the television where he sees reporters with their masks of objectivity gone, replaced by fear and sadness. And then he remembers that Natalie is still there, sitting beside him, also staring at the screen.

He turns to her slowly, not even sure if he should speak, but she solves this dilemma fairly quickly, suddenly throwing herself into his arms, sobbing harder than he'd have imagined possible, considering that just a moment earlier, she'd been sitting in shock, silent. He hugs her to him, rubbing her back, but having nothing to say. What can he say? That things are going to be ok? They aren't. That she shouldn't worry? She should. He just holds her until she calms down, momentarily grateful for the fact that at least they are still alone in the office. He knows that will change. Even if this is a time when people will be rushing to be with their families, he knows Casey, Dana, Jeremy, and Isaac will be there soon. Because they are each other's families. And even though he doesn't know what to think or feel, he does know one thing. He wants to see them.