A/N: Follow on for the episode, mainly dealing with how I think Kate would react to hearing that Daniel gave his prize money to Haven House.
5. The Messenger
"I know what you did for Haven House." Kate starts without preamble as she walks into his office.
It's a day after they closed the case and he is just getting started on a new Sudoku book that Lewicki had left on his desk. "What?"
"I know what you did for Haven House, giving them your prize money." She was smiling softly at him.
"Well it's not like I had a use for it."
"It was sweet of you." He blushed and studied the half completed Sudoku on his desk. "You were never very good at taking compliments, were you Daniel?"
"Not really, no." He was still talking to his Sudoku.
"How about I take you to dinner as a thank you, my treat seeing as how you just gave all your money away." She was still smiling at him and Daniel finds he rather enjoys it.
"It's not all my money, just the prize money and you don't owe me anything."
"I know but I still want to take you to dinner. So will you come? I'll even let you pick where we eat."
He studies her for a moment before nodding, "But only because I get to pick."
She grins at him, her whole face lighting up when she does. "Great! Grab your coat and let's go."
When Kate drops him home several hours later he thinks that it was probably the most fun he'd had while out with a friend (delusional ones don't count) he's had since he was diagnosed. He's certain it's because he was out with Kate and she listened to him ramble for hours on several different topics without making an excuse to leave. In fact she joined in with relevant and articulate questions (it was like she was back in University and had come to his office for an hour long meeting that stretched into three) that left a warm feeling in his chest and a stupid grin on his face.
He pointedly ignores Lewicki's knowing smile as he goes up to his room.