To Danny's relief, it was a slow day. Mac hadn't put him on a new case, so all Danny had to do was finish up his paperwork. As soon as that was done, Danny would run his own little case. But he'd have to be very discrete about it.

Danny stood in the DNA lab. He pulled the hair from the barrette and placed it into a small envelope and handed it to another tech. Danny pulled off his gloves and headed back to his office. All he could do now was wait for the results. Once he had them, he would know who his flirtatious-and extremely sexy-partner had been last night.

Danny spotted Lindsay in the office, typing frantically on her keyboard. "Hey, I thought your shifted ended?"

"Not for another half hour." Lindsay replied without looking up.

Danny walked around Lindsay desk. He caught a whiff of her perfume and diluted hairspray. Danny frowned, recognizing the scent. He sat down at his desk. "So, how was the graveyard shift last night?"

Lindsay shrugged. "Nothing new really. Just trying to manage a full shift without dying of boredom."

Danny nodded. "Yeah, that sounds normal."

"How was the ball?" Lindsay asked.

Here we go. Danny thought. "It's was alright. Free meal, decent too."

Lindsay smirked and shook her head. "That's it? Just good food?"

"Yep. Pretty much." Danny replied.

Lindsay stopped typing. "Really? Cause I heard from Flack and Hawkes, that you…met someone last night."

Damn it Flack! I'm gonna kill you! Danny averted his eyes from Lindsay.

"So it's true? You met someone! That's impressive Messer. What's her name?" Lindsay asked.

"Dunno." Danny answered.

"What?"

Danny looked up. "I dunno yet. She split before I could ask her."

Lindsay tried to hide her laughter. "Bad luck."

"But…she left this behind." Danny said. He held up the barrette. He caught Lindsay's eyes widen briefly. Danny took a good look at Lindsay. Her skin was flush deeply, glowing in the light. The chestnut curls around her head seemed loose, from a tighter curl. Her eyes were mesmerizing, at they had been the first day he met her.

"So how is that going to help you find her?" Lindsay asked. She resumed typing.

"There was a hair in it." Danny answered.

"Mac is going to have your ass when I tell him." Lindsay said.

"Not if I tell him you were out last night." Danny replied.

Lindsay looked up from her computer. "What?"

"You heard me, Montana." Danny said.

"Danny, I've been here all night." Lindsay replied.

"So you say." Danny said. A lab tech tapped on the wall. He entered, holding a manila folder. Danny stood and took the folder from Danny. He opened the folder and read the results. He smiled widely and sat back in his chair. He passed the folder to Lindsay, "And my mystery partner is…"

Lindsay looked down at the results. She was caught red handed. She sighed deeply. "Me."

"Surprise, surprise." Danny said.

"What do you want Messer? A medal for doing your job in an unethical way?" Lindsay asked. She continued typing, trying to avoid the conversation.

Danny stood from his seat and walked beside Lindsay. "I'd settle for a second dance."

Lindsay looked up from her screen. Danny saw the flirtatious glint return to her eyes. "You think you can handle another round?"

"So long as you're wearin' that dress again." Danny answered. He leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers.

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yeah, kinda predictable, but what're ya gonna do? what did you think?

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