When the league investigator, Vera Dade, said that Donnally was being investigated, he decided to check out the trainer's activities himself. He saw a $10,000 charge at a popular jeweler's shop, which was suspicious to him. He couldn't think of a reason why Donnally would be spending so much money at a jewelry shop. Finally it dawned on him - Matt was going to propose to Dr. Santino. He couldn't help himself from asking Donnally. (He wasn't quite sure why, except to shake Matt up a bit - he couldn't stand how smug Matt was around Dr. Dani.) Donnally didn't deny it, and asked him why he cared about his personal life all of a sudden. Of course, he didn't care, but the question irked him a little bit.
It turned out that the league was investigating wiretapping and other issues related to him and Pittman, which was almost a relief to him because he didn't have to look into Matt's romantic life anymore. Also, it was a pleasure to deal with Vera - she was a square dealer, and it was nice to talk shop (or as close as either of them were going to get) with someone. They thought the same way.
It also turned out that Vera wanted him. Normally he would steer clear of getting involved (even briefly) with someone like Vera, who could get to all of his professional secrets. It wasn't because he had a problem with dating someone he worked with; it had never been an issue for him, so he hadn't really even thought about the implications until he had to consider the Donnally/Dani situation. In any case, he had had enough of thinking about Donnally and Dani, and Vera was beautiful, smart and sexy. When she kissed him, he responded with equal intensity.
The next morning, it was very pleasant - no angst, no drama. It was fun matching wits against her to see who would get the upper hand in the information-gathering process (he figured it was a draw). He liked Vera, and wouldn't mind seeing more of her from time to time. The evening had been a nice anomaly for both of them.
As he was walking out the door, she commented on the contents of his phone, teasing him about his photos of Onyx. He didn't mind her knowing about his cat; as he pointed out, Onyx was his friend. When she asked him about Dani, on the other hand, he felt himself freezing up a little bit. Yes, there were a lot of calls and texts from her - after all, they worked together closely on a number of things. Rather than pointing that out, he found himself responding that, like Onyx, Dani was also a friend. He wasn't quite sure why he hadn't just set her straight by making it clear she had a work relationship with Dr. Santino, considering that it was the truth.