*I had hoped for more reviews on the first part, but maybe this quick upload will garner some more positive feedback!*

Danny sighed with comfort as he settled onto his couch. He had a long day at the office and then worked-out at the gym, so he was glad to finally be able to put up his feet and watch a little late-night TV before bed. Everyone else in the office had decided to meet up for a movie after work, but he needed some time alone. He had actually become more comfortable with the fact that his work colleagues had become his friends, but sometimes he had to take a break. He blamed all of his new work friendships on Mindy. She managed to crack that shell he carefully constructed around himself to keep the line between personal and professional lives separate. He hadn't lied when he told her that he never asked to be friends, though it was a jackass statement to make. Yet, she still had managed to worm her way in and he noticed the absence in the 6 weeks that she was gone. In just the few short weeks she had been back, she had managed to once again become an important part of his life. He may have not asked for the friendship, but he probably needed it. There is no way he would admit that to her of course.

As if knowing he was thinking about her, her face and name suddenly appeared on his cell phone. He smiled because she had obviously put this picture of her on his phone when he wasn't looking. He had another picture of her but she saw it one day and insisted that it did not capture her best look. He refused to hand over his phone for her take another one, but it seems she managed to get it anyway.

"Hey, Mindy. What's up?"

"Hi, Danny. I didn't wake you, did I?"

"Nah, I'm just watching some TV before bed."

"Oh, I'm sorry to interrupt. I just thought I'd call to say hi."

"At midnight?"

"Oh, yea. Well, you know me, just hanging out…"

"You sound weird. What's wrong?"

"Oh I'm fine. I'm totally fine. "

"Mindy," Danny sighed.

"I can't sleep. You were right. That movie totally freaked me out."

"I told you, Min. You don't even like scary movies so why did you go?"

"I know, I know. I just didn't have anything else to do tonight and I didn't feel like being alone. Of course, now I'm alone anyway."

Danny took a deep breath. "OK, hold on. I'm coming over."

"You don't need to do that," Mindy began to protest.

"It's fine. I'm just putting on my shoes and grabbing my keys. I'll be there in 20 minutes."

"No, really, that's really not necessary."

"Mindy, relax, it's not a problem. I'm on my way," Danny said as he swung his front door open to see Mindy standing before him in a tanktop and pink flannel pajamas pants.

"Hi," she said bashfully.

"I see now why there's no need for me to come over," Danny responded with a smile while leaning against the door frame and crossing his arms.

"For the record, I wasn't going to wake you if were sleeping. I just couldn't sleep so I went for a walk and when a cabbie pulled over to see if I needed a ride, this was the first address that popped into my mind."

"Well come on in," Danny said while gesturing into the apartment and taking her elbow to lead her in. It was the first time Mindy had ever been in his apartment with it being just the two of them. She had obviously seen it before, but it was always with other people there.

Danny cleared his throat, a bit awkwardly. "So, do you want to watch some TV?"

"Sure! I think Love Actually is coming on in 10 minutes!"

"Oh, good. I was dying to see that movie."

"Really?"

"No, Mindy. That would be sarcasm."

"Oh, well it's your place, so if you really don't want to watch it, then I suppose I could let you pick your favorite city of Housewives. You know one of them must be on now."

'How generous of you," Danny responded.

"I'm kidding. Here," Mindy said handing over the remote.

Danny plopped next to her and flipped through the guide until he finally found what he was looking for, to which Mindy clapped her hands together enthusiastically.

"Danny! You big softie. Trust me; you are going to love this movie. My favorite storyline is Jamie and Aurelia. It is so romantic!"

"OK, sure. Just wake me when it's over." Danny responded, leaning back into a comfortable position and closing his eyes.

"Danny! You're no good to me if you're asleep when the zombies attack me," Mindy said while smacking him with a pillow.

"Watch it, Lahiri."

"Pleeeease, Danny."

"OK, fine, I'll do my best to stay awake and protect you from fictional undead creatures."

"Awesome, thanks!"

He did manage to keep his eyes open and found that he didn't actually hate the movie. There was enough happening to keep him interested, even if it was cheesy. He was also kind of amused at the sighs and related sounds Mindy made during romantic scenes in the movie. Meanwhile after some of her favorite movie scenes had passed, Mindy turned her attention to monitoring whether Danny was reacting to the movie appropriately.

"Mindy," Danny said in a warning tone, though without looking at her. "Why do you keep looking at me?"

"I'm just watching you watch the movie."

"That's a little creepy," Danny responded turning to face her.

"No it's not. When I've seen a movie a few times, I already know how I'm reacting to it so I like to see what the other person thinks. In this situation, that's you. Plus, you pretend to be such a tough guy from Staten but I have a feeling that deep-down you could like this romantic crap, as you so eloquently put it once."

"I don't know about that, but I guess this movie isn't completely awful. And I wasn't expecting the nudity, so there's a plus."

"Danny! You're such a pervert," she said, with Danny just giving a quick wink in response.

They settled back into silence to continue watching the movie, both of them eventually succumbing to sleep. Mindy awoke in the middle of the night due to an uncomfortable crick in her neck. She got up to go to the bathroom and upon her return, turned off the television lightly blaring in the background. She noticed Danny sleeping in a sitting position, his chin tucked into his chest and his arm draped across the back of the couch. She chuckled because it reminded her of one of her favorite movies, One Fine Day, when George Clooney falls asleep on the couch waiting for Michelle Pfeiffer to get ready. In her sleepy state, she contemplated her options. She wouldn't feel right sleeping in Danny's bed without his permission and she definitely wasn't up to heading home now. So, she decided to settle back onto the couch but this time cuddled into Danny's side using his stomach as a pillow. She was cold, he was comfortable to sleep against, and sometimes platonic friends cuddle, right?