A/N: This story has been hounding my plot bunny relentlessly and refused to back off until it was written down. Everything is unbeta'd so I'll apologize in advance for any mistakes. There will be a total of 5 installments, this Intro and 4 chapters. Hope you enjoy

A/N2: I don't own any of the characters, I'm just borrowing them to appease the plot bunny.

EARTH

"Dirt," he laughed out loud. "That's what her hair and eyes looked like, dirt." He couldn't help but laugh at the comparison. There she was waltzing into a city she knew nothing about, trying to replace his best friend and she "looked like a pile a dirt."

Aiden reached across the table and slapped him on the head but she couldn't help but grin at his description. "So she's really ugly, huh?" She gleefully questioned.

Danny stopped laughing but couldn't keep the grin off his face as he slowly thought about the "pile a dirt" he met a few days ago. She was petite with straight shoulder length brown hair, big brown eyes, pert nose, a smile that was all teeth, and an attitude that kept him on his toes. He'd played a trick on her that first day and his smile got wider at the thought. She sure had been quick to point it out too when he'd asked if she needed any help. She was slim too, but not too slim to body-check a suspect. Yeah, he'd heard about that, guess he should add, "likes to workout" to his description.

"Earth to Danny," Aiden was waving a hand in front of his face waiting for an answer. "So? Ugly or what?"

Still smiling he said, "Nah, she's not ugly, just…brown."

"You sit there staring into space for like five minutes and all you can come up with is 'brown'," Aiden questioned disbelievingly. Then she saw it, it was in his eyes for just a moment, a flicker if you will, but gone as quickly as it appeared, and it set her back a moment. 'Danny's interested in the country girl!' It was too much to wrap her head around.

"So, ya think I could meet 'er," she questioned cautiously.

Danny's smile disappeared as he got thoughtful, "Why?"

" I just wanna make sure she'll … ya know, keep an eye on ya, that kinda thing. I wanna be sure she'll be a good partner for you," she pouted her lips slightly and shrugged.

Danny rolled his eyes, "Doan' give me the shoulder shrug and lip thing." She just laughed and pouted all the more with the big, "pretty please" eyes. He banged his head off the table, "Oh alright already." She clapped her hands, smiled and bounced slightly in her seat. Lifting and shaking his head slightly he agreed to set up a lunch meeting.

He grinned, as he thought back to the conversation he'd had with Aiden so long ago. Aiden and Lindsay had met but they hadn't been able to do lunch. Aiden was killed a short time later and he knew he'd always regret that she and Lindsay hadn't been able to get to know each other better. She would have approved Lindsay in an instant. Lindsay's quick wit, patience and no nonsense approach had been a saving grace for him on many occasions and had been a perfect foil for his smart-ass attitude, disorganization and thoughtlessness.

If he'd take a deeper look at his feelings he'd admit she didn't remind him of dirt anymore either. His smile got wider as he concentrated harder on Lindsay her lithe figure, honey-wheat hair, big chocolate eyes, pert nose, toothy grin, and rosy blushes. It didn't take much to make her blush as he thought about the many times he'd seen the pink stain rush across her cheeks and down her neck, never more so than a recent conversation about phone sex.

He was dressed and ready within ten minutes and heading out the door. They were celebrating Lindsay's first year with the team. He never thought he'd admit it, but he was glad she'd come here. She'd arrived as a little, brown, country mouse, but she'd become a wild beauty over the last year. He hadn't wanted her to fit so well when she'd first arrived but now, he couldn't imagine how he'd solve a case without her.

He paused before stepping out his door, looking at a picture of the team that was hanging on the wall. He slowly reached out his index finger and drew it along the line of Lindsay's face. 'No, definitely not brown, just … earthy,' he thought before shaking his head, grinning and closing the door.