Title: Suffused With Love
Characters: Don Flack, Lindsay Monroe
Author's Note: N/A.
Rating: T

Ten…nine…eight…

Flack scanned the crowd at the New Year's party Stella had hosted for Lindsay. He had something particular in mind – a resolution, if you will. For nearly a year he'd felt something for Lindsay that exceeded friendship and bordered on love.

Seven…six…five…

Finally! He saw her, only a few feet away, likewise scanning the crowd. He could only hope that she was looking for him. He called out to her and, luckily, she heard him. A smile graced her face and he made his way to her. He started to speak but it was too late, the countdown --

Four…three…two…

He pulled her close to him and, leaning down pressed a soft kiss to her mouth.

One.