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This chapter, Jess speaks to Lindsey about her feelings for Don and Sheldon, Danny and Don get involved in a brawl again in the street.

Disclaimer:I don't own CSI New York or it would be televised 24/7 and Jess would be alive!

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Lindsey rolled over sleepily in her bed. Staring at the small clock on her bedside table a small frown crossed her face, there was another two hours until it was supposed to go off and yet she had definitely been woken up.

A knocking sound filled the room again and realizing it was the door, Lindsey fell onto her back and called out for them to come in. Slowly shuffling into the room Lindsey saw Jess come and sit on the edge of her bed, still fully clothed in the hideous green shirt but the orange jumper was no where to be seen.

"Jess?" Lindsey questioned not bothering with what Cliff would call 'Woman's etiquette' towards her friend all considering it was four in the morning and only Wednesday.

"Linds I really need your help, I couldn't go to anyone else right now and I need you to not judge me for what I am about to say. You can't tell anyone either," Jess spoke quickly and quietly, terrified to wake anyone else up.

Lindsey sat up and stared wide-eyed at her best friend. "Jess you aren't pregnant are you?" Lindsey nearly burst out of her bed and she looked as if her eyes were about to fall out of her head like you see in a cartoon.

"It is worse then that Linds," Jess spoke lowering her head, a tell-tale sign she was feeling really guilty.

"Really Jess I don't see what it could be," Lindsey stretched and yawned loudly. She was extremely tired and wasn't appreciating the ridiculously early wake-up call she had received.

"Linds I think I am falling for my partner," Linds looked up and stared at her friend. Jess was nothing but professional at work, the idea of her falling for a colleague was something Lindsey had certainly not expected, especially no one as close as a partner. Lindsey could just see Cliff's red tomatoes impression, but was still confused.

"You woke me up at four in the morning to tell me that Jessie?" Lindsey rolled around about to fall back asleep no longer really caring as sleep was over-whelming her when Jess spoke again.

"My partner is Don Flack Junior."

Lindsey shot up at about 90mph and this time she really did look like she was about to burst just as a huge bubble would.

"No Jess, no," Lindsey shook her head staring at her friend's lowered head watching the deep brown curls fall over her face. Shaking her head a few more times she pulled the covers off herself, forcing herself to wake, and sat on the edge of the bed next to Jess.

"Are you being serious," Lindsey knew it was a stupid question; Jess didn't joke about the feud, never. Lindsey looked over at her friend and saw that for the first time in over 6 months, she was crying.

"Don't cry about it," Lindsey soothed as she leaned over and started to rub Jess's back in circular motions, trying to calm her best friend.

"Look this is really easy to fix. You just go to your boss and say you want to transfer partners and then avoid him and it'll all go away," Lindsey said it quietly glancing to her friend as she spoke. Jess looked up and met Lindsey's eyes.

"I can't do that Linds. I really am falling for him and I don't know if I can be away from him," Jess looked nearly hysterical as the tears fell faster and harder and Lindsey was caught in the moment.

"Oh god you really are serious," Lindsey managed to resist the urge to slap herself in the face as she thought about it. Of course Jess had been serious; the crying should have been a tip-off. Jess barely ever cried. She was tougher then old Russian army boots.

"Linds I can't be away from him, what in hell do I do?" Jess stared at her friend and Lindsey looked over Jess. Jess's eyes were already red, swollen and puffy. Jess's face was also pale from crying.

"For now you go to sleep and get ready for some sleep, you really need it right now. You've been given a day off tomorrow right, and he has one too so you just go and see him," Lindsey spoke it like a plan and after it was out she felt somewhat like a guru but quickly pushed the weird victory thoughts to the back of her head as she looked worriedly at her best friend.

"Ok," Jess said quietly and she stood precariously, so upset she was almost swaying. Jess walked slowly over to the door and opened it quietly. "Thank you," she murmured as she left the room, shutting the door behind her.

Lindsey climbed back over and rolled to her side with the intention of falling back to sleep, but she found it impossible. The only thing she could think of was the trouble Jess had gotten herself into.

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Don reached home at half four in the morning and didn't even make it to the bed before he crashed, Jess's orange sweater still in the police car. He was shattered and soon light snores filled the apartment.

It was around four in the evening when Don finally awoke. After the incident with Ms. Clemens watching while they escaped into the back, they had just stayed where they were and stared at each other while checking on her every so often, not enough to make it obvious if she returned her head to her window.

Don sighed to himself as he realized he was falling in love with her. Suddenly he was interrupted by the shrilling of the house phone ringing. Scrambling to his feet Don grabbed the phone and held it against his ear.

"Detective Flack," He answered into the small white piece of technology when he heard Sam's voice reply.

"Don, where were you last night I tried to call home but ya didn't answer," Sam's voice was slightly laced with worry but other then that was simply nosy. Don laughed at his sister's overly large nose when it came to his personal life and dating life and decided telling his sister he was kissing an Angell in the back of a police car was not the wisest idea.

"Busy on stake-out," He replied vaguely as he began walking around his apartment on the phone, a habit he had from his father.

"On stake-out with your new partner?" Sam laughed at the silence on the other end of the phone and before Don had a chance to respond she continued.

"Is she pretty?" Don almost did a double take, of course Sam and her 'Woman's intuition' would be able to spot these things though Don secretly thought most of it was pure lucky guess-work.

"How do you know it isn't a he?" Don countered as he walked towards his fridge and cursed when he saw the lack of food he owned.

"Well I assumed you are still into women… but Donnie if you like men more then I won't judge you," Sam laughed at the second silence on the phone. She was of course only teasing him, but Don was worried about how much he was in love with his partner.

"Yeah she is pretty," He replied her as he walked slowly around the couch area.

"Can I meet her sometime?" Sam asked hopefully before a loud ringing filled the otherwise silent apartment.

"Shit Sam I'm gonna have to go that's my mobile, I'll speak to you later kay?" Don hung up and then started rapidly searching his pockets for his mobile. Pulling it to his ear he pressed down the green button.

"Detective Flack," Don answered out of practise and he relaxed when he heard Danny sniggering on the other end.

"Man it is funny when ya do that," Danny spoke in his usual 'I-haven't-got-a-care-in-the-world' voice and that automatically made Don relax too.

"You called?" Don reminded him as he sat himself down on the couch and studied the dirty coffee table wondering how he would clean it.

"Yeah, come on I wanna go out tonight," Danny almost pleaded and Don sighed. He had wanted to call up Jess and speak to her, if not just to hear her voice again.

"Alright, what about 7?" Don asked and he could have sworn he could hear the cogs whirring in Danny's mind before he answered.

"7 it is then buddy, I'll see ya then," Danny hung up and Don reached over and grabbed the home phone again before dialling his sister's number, resigning himself to his fate of listening to Sam moan about how she didn't like her job ect.

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"I'll go at 7," Jess said to Lindsey quietly as she walked past her down the stairs.

"Then it isn't too late and isn't too early either," Lindsey summarised smiling, she had taught Jess that herself. Lindsey was still trying to get her head around the idea though; the idea that Jess was in love with a Flack was still a little too much for her to take in.

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Danny was early and arrived at quarter to seven in a bright yellow taxi. Don laughed as his friend menacingly glared at the back of the cabby's head.

"What he say?" Don asked trying to hold back a burst of laughter.

"That I'm pretty and maybe we should go on a date or somethin', don't get me wrong there is nothin' wrong with being a gay, but then he started driving the wrong way and when I asked him about it he just said it was a nice lil restaurant. You have no idea how long it took me to get him to drive me here, I had to give him my number," Danny paused before grinning wildly "I gave him yours!"

Don rolled his eyes and suppressed a groan that probably would have ended up as a laugh if he had let it out.

"Sheldon is gonna met us there," Danny explained as Don dug out his precious car keys and unlocked car, sliding comfortably into the front seat.

"We're on the road again," Danny sang out randomly and Don resisted the urge to hit his head against the steering wheel or collapse in a fit of laughter. Luckily he managed to avoid both as he drove through the busy New York streets.

As Don pulled up outside a small bar he noticed the Angell gang's car in the parking lot and saw the gang itself walking towards them, pushing Sheldon around. Danny unbuckled his seat belt angrily and Don followed suit, only scum picked on friends that weren't the fighters.

"Oi let him go Mitchel!" Don called out across the car park and the tall man that had been holding Sheldon still turned towards the two of them.

"What you gonna do about it, Flack?" He questioned, almost spitting the last word out of his mouth. Danny knew his own anger was rising and was about to take a step forward when Don put one of his hands on his shoulder.

"Don't," Don warned quietly and he pulled Danny back a bit.

"Mitchel leave him alone," Don said slowly as Mitchel burst out laughing.

"Right and why would I do that?" Mitchel questioned as he pulled Sheldon higher so he was standing on the tips of his toes so as not to be strangled.

"Because we don't want things to get messy do we?" Danny answered ignoring Don's comment entirely and taking another step forward.

"Someone is gonna call the police on us," One member of the Angell gang neither Don nor Danny knew spoke quietly but Frankie laughed.

"We're just having fun officer," Frankie replied laughing and they all started laughing at the joke about the police officer finding it hilarious. While they were doing this, Sheldon was slowly pulling himself free and both of the other two noticed.

"I'm surprised you know so many words," Danny shot back and the members of the Angell gang gave low jeers and one of the whispered "Fight."

With one last tug Sheldon managed to pull himself out of Mitchel's hold and ran over to where Don and Danny were already running back to the Jag. Shock had stopped any of the gang grabbing Sheldon again and Don just hoped the shock lasted long enough for them to get a distance between them. Slowly the rain began to fall.

After dropping both Sheldon, who insisted he was fine but looked black and blue, and Danny off Don began the drive home humming tunelessly. His mind wondered to Jess and he glanced at the clock on his dashboard reading 10pm. Shocked at how fast the time had gone by Don pulled up near his apartment and began walking up.

However he didn't get too far as sitting on the doorstep to the apartment, soaking wet and asleep, Jess sat leaned against the brick wall. Shock momentarily stunning Don he snapped himself out of it and quickly bent down and picked her up bridal style before managing to unlock his front door and walk in, taking his keys and closing the door with his foot.

Sitting Jess down on the sofa he gently shook her arm and smiled as her eyes fluttered open.

"Jess what the hell were you doing?" He asked, concern filling his voice causing Jess to smile.

"I needed to speak to you and you were out and then I was going to wait for you and I got all wet and then I was tired and…" Jess was going to continue but found that impossible as some lips happened to be upon hers. Don wrapped his arm around her waist and held her against him, feeling her soaking clothes sink through his shirt causing it to be damp and then as wet as her.

"No girl has ever waited like that for me," He murmured as she hungrily went back to kiss his lips.

"I'm not a normal girl," Jess replied between a kiss and she wound her arms around his neck.

"God I must be soaking you," Jess apologized immediately pulling back however Don caught her and held her still.

"I don't care," Don replied as he leaned over to kiss her again, Jess gladly responding. Shock coursed through Jess when she felt his tongue licking her bottom lip and without thinking about it she allowed access, feeling his tongue battling hers for some kind of domination.

"Jess," Don breathed pulling back from her slightly as a grin found its way onto her mouth.

"Yeah," she replied already trying to kiss him once more. Don shook his head quietly and leaned back, causing embarrassment to flush over Jess's cheek.

"God I didn't mean to push myself onto… not like yesterday I mean…" Jess trailed off staring awkwardly at Don and was once more surprised when he leaned over and kissed her lips lightly.

"You wanted to talk," Don said quietly putting one arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. Jess happily rested her head near the crook of his neck and snuggling into his embrace she shook her head.

"It really doesn't matter now, seeing you has made it all better and made me realize I don't care what anyone else thinks now," Don smiled as he felt her hair tickle his throat and he stroked her hair lovingly with one hand.

"This is all really fast," Jess commented slowly and she felt the hand drop suddenly but she lifted it back and placing her hand on his she guided him back to stroking her hair.

"If you let me finish," She said giggling as she looked up "Yet it doesn't feel like that. I feel like I have known you for years," Jess snuggled deeper into him, both of them drenched now.

"I'll probably give you a cold," Jess giggled and Don laughed with her.

"The shower is in the small bathroom on your left, you need to warm yourself."

Jess nodded and stood up and began walking towards one of the doors on the left. Don chuckled as she was about to open the cupboard door and called out to her.

"Other door Jess," Causing Jess to laugh and turn a little more left and experimentally open the bathroom door.

"Found it," She said happily and turned to see Don still sitting on the couch looking at her with loving eyes.

After climbing out the shower and wrapping the towel around herself, Jess stepped out the bathroom and saw Don still sitting on the couch but deeply reading a book of some kind. His head snapped up and he grinned at Jess.

"It's late, you take the bed and I'll take the couch, if that is ok with you," Don spoke quickly and with that leaned back on the couch but Jess shook her head.

"Share the bed with me, I'm tired, it'll just be sleep," Jess almost found herself begging and was shocked at herself, never before had she been like that.

"My self restraint is bad enough," Don moaned but he didn't complain but instead stood p and opened the bedroom door.

"Do you mind if I borrow your shirt?" Jess asked slowly and Don nodded tossing it over to her so he stood in vest and trousers again. Jess slipped into the bathroom and Don pulled off his trousers and crawled into the bed while Jess walked out the bathroom. Don found himself staring uncontrollably at her.

"God you look good in my shirt," He murmured appreciatively but Jess didn't come back with any comment and instead crawled into the bed beside him. Curling up next to him, Jess fell quickly asleep. Don just had time to check the clock before sleep took him too, his arms wrapped around Jessica Angell.

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Please leave a review and let me know what you think, written at wow… one minute to midnight this is a late update for you all because I love you so much. I had nine tests this week can you believe it, one of which was Romeo and Juliet and we had to talk about the different character's ideas of love in act one scene one and act two scene two with limited resources. We had to write at least 6-10 long paragraphs on it. Yeesh. Wow midnight, yay!