Toasty here,

Hey guys, another update here- It's raining yay! Listening to Spirit FM, the weirdest name I know but it plays good music rather then the modern digitally edited rubbish (in my opinion) so yeah… here is another update for you all!

I love this quote: Society is just a mental asylum run by the inmates. Yeah, random.

Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: NY, if I did then would the plot be running so wildly right now with a dead Angell people?

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"Ugh, I just feel like everyone is against us Don," Jess murmured quietly into Don's chest, the two of them sat- covered in blankets- snuggled against each other watching a black and white romance film. An empty tub of mint chocolate ice cream lay discarded on the arm of the sofa and two glasses of wine stood side by side on the small coffee table.

"You expected any better from people?" Don replied quietly pulling her closer into him, stroking her hair absently.

"Even Lindsay- my best friend- refused to believe me at first and then she goes and tells someone… she can't have known Danny that long, can she?" Jess's words were covered in a mixture of emotions ranging from anger and frustration all the way to pain. Don could feel her tears falling through his shirt leaving wet patches.

"Jess, baby," Don soothed knowing his girl friend was going through unimaginable torment in her head. He could see through her eyes that she was replaying all the comments that had been passed their way from Amanda down to Danny.

"Let me cry this out please," Jess managed to say between a sob and her hands clenched around his shirt pulling herself closer to him. Jess was not a teary person, she didn't cry during sappy movies and she saw death every day- hardening her to the core. However emotions play on everyone's weak spots causing tears to betray and leak through.

"Sure baby," was the only response Don could muster before he tucked Jess's head into him and wrapped his arms securely around her. When he was sure she was some what comfy he reached over and grabbed his wine glass, bringing it to his lips. They would have a hard day of work ahead of them the next day if they planned to catch the next killer threatening the city this time.

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Sid stared forward at the computer screen and sighed. The search had run up once more empty and it seemed the father was not a regular when it came to the police- it would have been easier if he had been a regular police problem, they would have his sperm on the database if he was. Yet no, the man was coming up blank on every test he had run.

"What you up to Sid?" Stella asked walking in smiling while flicking through a few case files.

"Uh…" Sid wasn't sure whether he was allowed to check things like these, it had been personal curiosity that had lead him to it really and that was messing with the job wasn't it?

"You got any more on our Vics, Anthony or April?" Stella asked cheerily before she stopped and looked up over the top of the files suspiciously.

"Sid… what are you doing?" still grinning Stella shifted her eye sight to the computer screen and raised one eye brow.

"I was looking for the foetus's father," Sid said staring at the floor guiltily.

"Foetus?" Stella repeated staring in shock at Sid's guilty face.

"April was pregnant?" Stella asked cautiously looking over at Sid and then back to the computer screen.

"She probably didn't know herself," Sid replied sadly as he began typing into the computer again and Stella let out a deep breath.

"You keep up on that, you need Adam's help?" Stella asked curiously and Sid nodded. Making her way out of the lab shaking her head Stella called Adam up and then continued to her desk.

Adam was a young man born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He was part of the Flack family somewhere down the line but didn't share the name, if you didn't know he was dragged screaming into the Flack gang then you never would guess the quiet boy was part of it. He had been best friends with Samantha since they were both younger and she was the only reason he didn't get the next plane back to Arizona and stay there other then the fact he loved his job.

"Hey Sid," the young lab tech said happily as he walked into the lab right into Sid's solemn face. Adam looked over at the ME and sighed.

"Let's crack on!"

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Danny sat quietly at the bar stool counting the trophies that lined the back wall. He had never felt so… guilty. The guilt was eating him and he knew Jessica Angell had been right when she had asked him plainly could he not be happy for his friend and she knew he couldn't just swallow up the things that had been drilled in since he became friends with Don when they were children.

Lindsay walked into the small café and spotted Danny sitting alone staring absently. Making her way slowly over she hesitantly sat on the stall next to him and ordered a small coffee.

"You okay?" Lindsay asked slowly looking gently over at the man she was sure she was slowly falling for.

"Hmmm? Oh well no not really," Danny answered in a vacant voice, his eyes not moving from the fixed position they were in.

"Want to talk to me about it?" Lindsay asked cautiously and she shuffled around on the small stool before gratefully occupying her hands by taking the coffee cup.

"Not here, finish your coffee and we can go back to my apartment to talk if you really care enough about a stupid selfish man… don't burn yourself," Danny laughed at the end but no smile appeared in his eyes or on his mouth.

"I don't believe you're a stupid or selfish man and I certainly care enough!" Lindsay was too lost in the moment to blush or think over her words and she stared fiercely into Danny's eyes causing a real smile to creep its way on to his face.

"I won't burn myself either," Lindsay continued as she leant forward and blew on the coffee before testing the coffee cautiously.

"Good to know," Danny smirked in return and Lindsay's only action was to sip the coffee slowly trying not to make it obvious she was staring at him still.

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"Stell?" Mac asked walking into his office to see Stella curled up on his small couch. Stella had light tears in her eyes and smiled softly when she saw Mac walk in.

"April was pregnant Mac, she most likely didn't even know," trying to hold back the tears, Stella wiped her eyes roughly with her sleeve.

"I feel stupid for getting so emotional about it but… it wasn't just one life that was ended when she was murdered. She was so adamant to get back to college; I had to fight to get her to leave a witness report. She worked hard according to her college records and there is one more child who shall never see the sun," Stella sighed and wiped her eyes once more, they were now bright red and bleary.

"It will be ok Stella, we'll bring their murder to justice," Mac spoke calmly as he walked over and sat down beside her.

"I know you will," Stella smiled and wrapped one arm loosely around Mac who leaned in and kissed her cheek lovingly.

"We'll get him," Mac corrected and pulled Stella closer to him.

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"Don?" Jess asked quietly from inside the crook of his neck. He rolled over slightly and looked up to see Jess's face peering up at him.

"What is it Jessie?" Don asked quietly brushing a strand of her hair out of her face. Jess tried to ignore the shudder that danced across her skin as he called her Jessie.

"I love you," Jess replied unsteadily and looked back up at him and gazed right into his ice blue eyes.

"I will always love you," Don returned and Jess shook her head and put one finger over his lips, smiling.

"Let me finish. I love you more then I thought I ever could love someone, I guess I want you to know that we've been close many times to well… urm, you know? If Mac hadn't interrupted… well would you have… we have…" Jess kept trailing off and she looked for help when she looked back into Don's eyes. Understanding flashed over his face.

"I uh… I don't know," he answered looking back at her. Jess sighed and went to speak again before her words were cut off with his lips.

"Would you like that?" Don managed to ask between kisses and he caressed her cheek slowly loving the way her body shuddered from it. Gently moving so he was lying over her on the sofa he began to kiss her collar bone and neck, massaging them with his lips.

"Mmmmm," Jess murmured as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer towards her.

"If so…" he trailed off and Jess began undoing his shirt buttons. Slipping his shirt on to the floor Don smirked as Jess began pulling her tee off. His lips met hers again and a passionate fight was engaged between their tongues, both dancing for victory.

Just as Jess was about to undo his belt the home phone trilled its little signal and Don sighed in frustration.

"I need to get that, knowing luck right now it will most likely be Sam," Don muttered and he pushed himself up before grabbing the phone, nearly spilling Jess's untouched wine on to the floor.

"Detective Flack," Don answered into the phone and then he stood up and began pacing in the room listening carefully to the phone. Jess rolled onto her stomach and sat there, legs crossed in the air with her head in her palms smiling up at Don making him curse.

"Sorry not you…what? Shit Sam!" Don cried out and he began pacing faster.

"You're kidding right? Sam I thought you were being careful now but…" Don cut himself off and began nodding.

"Well there is nothing I can do, not even my badge will get you out and if it were switched my own badge wouldn't get me out. I'll see you as soon as I can," Don spoke quickly and he sighed once more.

"Alright, well… is Adam ok?" he asked into the phone and Jess shot up as fast as a bullet.

"Okay then, well don't cause any chaos… I'll see you as soon as I can," Don hung up after that and then turned to face a worried looking Jess.

"Sam and Adam have been arrested and are being detained due to this feud. Chief Sinclair threatened the next person in either families to cause trouble would be arrested like this and now it has happened," Don swore and Jess cocked her head to the side.

"Surely you don't mean Adam as in our Adam- Ross?" Jess asked and Don nodded solemnly. Jess went to speak again but Don cut her off.

"He is related somewhere down the line and when he moved here from Phoenix he was dragged into the gang, he only stayed in New York because he and Sam are 'best friends'," Don explained and Jess nodded slowly.

"More interruptions," Jess muttered as Don walked off and began to call more people, not hearing her comment.

"Well I should get home," Jess said quietly rising to her feet to go back to her dad's house. She didn't have her own place and had recently being staying over at Don's but she felt he would be too busy sorting out his parents and he would probably want to stay over there.

"Don't you want to stay?" Don asked holding his hand over the phone's microphone and Jess smiled.

"I just thought you would be too busy," She mouthed over and Don shook his head a determined look crossing his face.

"I'm never too busy for you Jessie, just give me 5 minutes to sort this out," Don replied and Jess smiled before sitting back down on the couch. She would give him forever if he needed it.

Toasty here,

Not a long chapter but it seemed like the right place to end it. I hope you all liked it, every couple came in to this one yay!

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