#danatherine

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This is for Katherine:D

Danny entered the bedroom quietly. He was later than he had thought he would be and he didn’t want to startle Katherine. He had called earlier in the evening to let her know that he would be working late and to not wait up for him, but he knew that she would attempt to any ways.

He looked around the room and found Katherine curled up on the window seat, a blanket covering her and a book almost falling out of her right hand. She looked so peaceful and he didn’t want to wake her by moving her. If he could help it, he wouldn’t wake her at all.

Danny silently removed his suit jacket, tie and shoes before crossing the room to Katherine’s sleeping form. He looked down at her in the semi-darkness. There was only one lamp on and he hadn’t bothered to turn on any other lights. “She’s beautiful,” he thought and not for the first time. He had been stuck by her beauty the first time they had met and he had never gotten over how gorgeous she was.

He leaned over a bit to wrap his arms around her in order to pick her up. Danny didn’t want to just leave her in the window seat; it was winter and the cold air seeped through the windows. Katherine barely stirred as Danny carried her to the bed and settled her under the covers. If it were up to him he would watch her sleeping all night; she was at peace then. Katherine shifted in her sleep and smiled and Danny smiled in response. He kissed her forehead lightly before finishing readying himself for bed.

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This is for Dawn...it was originally going to be an ask, but it became too long. Oops. Enjoy!

Dawn looked up as the door opened. She and Katherine were putting the groceries away in the kitchen and they weren’t expecting the boys anytime soon, so the door opening was a bit of a surprise. There was Derek standing in the doorway with a smile on his face – the smile that he reserved only for Dawn. Dawn couldn’t help but smile back.

Katherine nudged her, “Go on, I can do the rest.”

Dawn turned and hugged her friend, “Thanks, you’re the best.”

Katherine giggled as the embrace ended and shooed Dawn towards her boyfriend. Dawn walked over to Derek and smiled even bigger as he said, “Grab your coat, we’re going out tonight.”

Dawn shivered in anticipation. Going out with Derek always seemed like an adventure. It usually began with going to dinner, followed by a walk in the park or a movie or sometimes even mini golf. He always took her some place new and they almost never when to the same place twice.

Dawn was interested to see where he would be taking her this time. She put on her winter coat and snow boots and pocketed her mittens and hat. Derek closed the front door behind them and they climbed in Derek’s car.

“Where are we going this time?” Dawn asked, barely containing her excitement.

“You’ll see,” was Derek’s only response.

They drove out of town and for what seemed like hours as the sky darkened in the grey of winter before they finally seemed to be where Derek wanted. They were in a small town, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There was a small Italian place in front of where Derek had parked and just down the road Dawn could see a sign for a bed and breakfast.

Dawn held her breath as they exited the car, hoping that Derek had indeed been paying attention when she had said that she had always wanted to stay at a bed and breakfast. He led her in to the Italian restaurant where they preceded to have a fantastic meal followed by dessert. When they left the restaurant Derek led Dawn towards the bed and breakfast. This was by far the best trip Derek had planned – she paused…

“Derek, if we are staying at that bed and breakfast we might have a problem.”

“Oh?” Derek looked down at her.

“We don’t have an overnight bag.”

Derek smiled at her and pulled her into his arms. “I packed one last night when you were taking your bath.” Dawn leaned back in shock to look up at him.

“Exactly how long have you been planning this?”

“A few weeks,” he said grinning.

Dawn shook her head and allowed Derek to usher her into the bed and breakfast and out of the cold. There was a kind woman at the desk who gave them their room key and gave them the information on when breakfast would be served. Dawn wasn’t sure, but something about the look Derek had in his eyes told her that they might not be down for breakfast the next morning…

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Instead of working on my final, I have been writing short fics...