This was incredible. Absolutely loved it. (And I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees this pairing as a possibility!)
The opening paragraghs were excellent, the contrasts between Las Vegas and New York and how much Aiden misses her home. The reactions of the various CSIs seem in character and I liked the slow build up of the friendship, then relationship, between Sara and Aiden. The conversations with Danny rang true and I liked the slow diminishment of Aiden's homesickness. The final paragraph, oh god. I haven't seen 'Heroes' yet but I know what happens and the thought of Sara waiting for Aiden to come home ... This tied in so well with the CSI: NY timeline and since we don't know how long Nick was away from the lab, it worked that way as well.
Some favourite moments ... 'a guy with what Aiden charitably calls experimental hair,' Go Greggo!
'“And the vest?” She can’t remember the last time she wore a vest once she got out of uniform, and she’s sure she never did once she joined CSI.
Catherine’s face goes tight, “Not optional,” she says, her voice just like her face.
Aiden pulls it on, doesn’t ask. It’s obviously a touchy subject and she’s got to work with these people. She doesn’t need to upset them on her first day – night.' I can definitely see that conversation.
'Danny Messer, whose girlfriends occasionally ring the lab to check he hasn’t died because he’s so bad at returning phone calls' *snickers* I love that line.
'The clay feels good beneath her fingers, cool and familiar, safe like nothing else she’s done since she got to Vegas. This is what she’s supposed to have come here for and, focussed on the skull under her hands, on building the muscle structure exactly right, she can actually believe it’s true.' I love the feel of this paragraph. I don't know how else to say it.
'“Jeez, Aiden, I feel like I should have Flack glaring at you and threatening incarceration. Does she have a name?”
“It’s Sara, all right? Sara and I are having dinner, we’re going to discuss my case and hers and then we’re going to go to work. And if you don’t let me get off the phone, we’ll be going straight to work with no dinner and you’ll cease to be my favourite Italian teacher.”
There’s a pause while Danny takes all this in and then, predictably, ignores the whole lot. “Sara who hates you?”' Very Aiden and so very Danny.
The entire final conversation was great and like I said before the final paragraph, the final line, 'In her jacket pocket, she’s got an appointment card to go look at an apartment, an application to start working on her PI license, and a key to Sara’s place, wrapped in a note that says, ‘when you’ve caught him, come home.'' Wonderful.
Okay, I could easily add more favourite moments but I'll stop there. I'm so glad you posted this!
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The opening paragraghs were excellent, the contrasts between Las Vegas and New York and how much Aiden misses her home. The reactions of the various CSIs seem in character and I liked the slow build up of the friendship, then relationship, between Sara and Aiden. The conversations with Danny rang true and I liked the slow diminishment of Aiden's homesickness. The final paragraph, oh god. I haven't seen 'Heroes' yet but I know what happens and the thought of Sara waiting for Aiden to come home ... This tied in so well with the CSI: NY timeline and since we don't know how long Nick was away from the lab, it worked that way as well.
Some favourite moments ...
'a guy with what Aiden charitably calls experimental hair,' Go Greggo!
'“And the vest?” She can’t remember the last time she wore a vest once she got out of uniform, and she’s sure she never did once she joined CSI.
Catherine’s face goes tight, “Not optional,” she says, her voice just like her face.
Aiden pulls it on, doesn’t ask. It’s obviously a touchy subject and she’s got to work with these people. She doesn’t need to upset them on her first day – night.'
I can definitely see that conversation.
'Danny Messer, whose girlfriends occasionally ring the lab to check he hasn’t died because he’s so bad at returning phone calls'
*snickers* I love that line.
'The clay feels good beneath her fingers, cool and familiar, safe like nothing else she’s done since she got to Vegas. This is what she’s supposed to have come here for and, focussed on the skull under her hands, on building the muscle structure exactly right, she can actually believe it’s true.'
I love the feel of this paragraph. I don't know how else to say it.
'“Jeez, Aiden, I feel like I should have Flack glaring at you and threatening incarceration. Does she have a name?”
“It’s Sara, all right? Sara and I are having dinner, we’re going to discuss my case and hers and then we’re going to go to work. And if you don’t let me get off the phone, we’ll be going straight to work with no dinner and you’ll cease to be my favourite Italian teacher.”
There’s a pause while Danny takes all this in and then, predictably, ignores the whole lot. “Sara who hates you?”'
Very Aiden and so very Danny.
The entire final conversation was great and like I said before the final paragraph, the final line, 'In her jacket pocket, she’s got an appointment card to go look at an apartment, an application to start working on her PI license, and a key to Sara’s place, wrapped in a note that says, ‘when you’ve caught him, come home.'' Wonderful.
Okay, I could easily add more favourite moments but I'll stop there. I'm so glad you posted this!