Some ppl seem to think last chapter was the end…oh no it isn't! there's lots more to come! I'm also diverging a little from the big storyline to put a little bit of fun in! enjoy it! Xxxx

New Beginnings

On a beautiful bright sunny April morning Mac strode into the lab to find Danny sitting at a desk looking sheepish. He raised one eyebrow at the miscreant who ran his hands through his hair as he avoided making eye contact with his boss.

"Danny?" Mac leaned on the table, "what've you done?" Danny groaned.

"Please Mac," he begged "don't fire me over this, I'm so sorry, I can't believe I was such an idiot! Oh god!" Danny buried his face in his hands. Now Mac was a little concerned.

"Danny what's happened? Just tell me." Mac's tone became strict. Danny raised his head.

"I…I planted evidence on a case, the guy was a jerk! I had to do something!" Danny hang his head again. "And I…mumble murmur" Mac slapped his hand down on the table.

"You what???"

"Lost some evidence" Mac stared in disbelief at Danny.

"You lost-???" Mac could barely speak for anger. "Danny have you ANY idea of how idio--!" then Mac noticed Danny giggling uncontrollably. Then Mac caught sight of the date on a calendar behind Danny. 1st of April. April bloody fool's day. He shook his head with gritted teeth. "All right Messer, you've had your laugh, now get back to work." Still laughing Danny left the lab. Mac grimaced.

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Stella bounced into the trace lab and sang as she swung her lab coat around her shoulders.

"…I'm as bouncy as a puppet on a striiiiiiiiing! Oh why do I have spring feeeeeeeever? When it iiiiiiisn't eeeven spriiiiiinnnnnng!" Sheldon covered his ears as best he could with his wrists.

"Ow Stell. Really, ow." They grinned at one another as Stella danced around and hugged him from behind.

"It's a new month," she gushed, "it's a new dawn, it's a new day…"They sang together "and I'm feeeeeeeling goooooood!"

"Yeah, so why are you feeling so good this morning?" Sheldon asked. Stella tossed her curls at him.

"I dunno," she said, "I guess because the sun is finally shining, what happened last month is done," she kissed his cheek at this, "and everyone's starting over. Mac's promised to be nice, Sid's promised to leave out the sexual innuendos," Sheldon couldn't help but laugh, "and Danny and Lindsey are sorting things out so it's all good! What?" Sheldon wasn't laughing any more.

"Danny and Lindsey aren't getting a divorce?"

"Didn't anyone tell you?" Stella frowned. "you're happy for them right?"

"Yeah, yeah, but I…Danny just seemed set on the divorce, last time I spoke to him about it."

"Well," Stella pulled on her gloves, "maybe it's the new beginnings that's made him change his mind."

Sheldon seemed distracted that day. Well, most people were considering how much everyone wanted to be out in the sunshine rather than the lab. But Sheldon had gone really quiet, quieter than usual, and Danny was worried. He caught up with him in the locker room.

"Hey buddy, you ok?"

Sheldon smiled.

"Yeah I'm fine." There was a pause. "Congratulations on deciding to work things out with Lindsey by the way. I didn't know…" there was an awkward silence. Danny wasn't quite sure how to respond, he couldn't say he was happy about the turnaround, but he knew it was for the best. Sheldon breathed in. "I'm happy for you." He added, then left the locker room, squeezing Danny's shoulder as he passed.

For the next few days things were tense, and not just between Danny and Sheldon, between Danny and Lindsey and also a very different kind of tenseness between Mac and Stella. Don brought this up as he and Sheldon walked back to a subway.

"Hey doc, have you noticed the spark between Mac and Stella these days?"

"Whaddaya mean, these days? That's been going on for ages."

"True," Don nodded, "but it's getting kind of tense now."

"Sexual tension," Sheldon whispered sexily. Don snorted.

"Woah! Easy tiger!" they laughed.

"Easy on what? You know I have a huge crush on you," Sheldon joked. Don shook his head still laughing. Sheldon nudged him with his elbow. "And you have one on me too."

"Obviously," Don played along. "It's even huger than yours for me."

"So huge you can see it through your pants." There was a beat where they both stopped walking and stared at each other, unable to believe that nice Sheldon had said that. Then they fell about in hysterics.

"I never expected something as dirty as that to come out of your mouth Sheldon Hawkes!"

They leaned on the handrail to the subway to steady themselves. Don caught his breath. "Seriously though I can understand why you're so attracted to me."

"Yes," Sheldon coughed "and I can understand why you're so attracted to me." Don grinned.

"You're a feisty little doctor today aren't you?" Sheldon laughed but soon his smile faded away. Don moved closer to him. "Hey, you ok?"

"Yeah," Sheldon shook himself. "I'm fine." He grinned wickedly. "Just thinking about kissing you."

"of course!" Don smirked.

"Would you ever kiss a guy?" Sheldon queried. Don shrugged.

"I'd kiss you," he admitted. "I'm not as tight-ass as Danny is about these things." Sheldon gave a humourless laugh.

"That's because Danny's afraid he'd like it."

"Too true," Don nodded sagely. There was friendly silence between them then Sheldon turned to Don.

"Go on then," he said, "I dare you to kiss me." Don whistled.

"Don't hold back or anything will you Doc?" Don hesitated a moment during which Sheldon gave a knowing smirk.

"Didn't think so." He murmured.

"Well," Don began off-hand, "it's partly to do with you being black--!"

"Racist!"

"I'm joking!" with that Don reached around Sheldon's waist with one arm and drew him towards him as he planted a proper kiss on Sheldon's full lips. Sheldon kind of expected the world to stop, or start whizzing…but he got nothing, it was just a nice kiss, nothing extraordinary. Don released him. "So there."

"Not bad." Sheldon shrugged.

"Not bad??" Don pretended to be insulted. "I'll give you not bad Sheldon Hawkes, how about I stick my tongue down your throat!" during this he started to wrestle Sheldon on the stairs. "That'll show you!"

"Don!!!" Sheldon almost slipped, but Don caught him just in time. Sheldon steadied himself. "That'll teach you to play on the stairs!"

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