"I'm going to warn you now, I can't drink a lot tonight Danny."

"Can I ask why?"

"It's a big day tomorrow, I need a clear head."

We sat at a table next to the window with London hundreds of metres below us. We both looked out of the glass in awe at the view below us.
"This must have cost a fortune." I whispered.

"Lucky we're not having our dinner too, would have set me back another hundred in booking fees alone." I forgot that we weren't having dinner. I forgot to eat something before I left, shit.

I shook my head to get the thoughts out of my head. "You must have really hit the golden marks in the States."

Danny smiled proudly but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "Stace was the lucky charm." He looked down at his knotted hands. I wasn't sure what to say, he was obviously still hurting over her.

The waiter broke the silence between us. "Will you be drinking with us tonight at the Shard Mr Blue?"

Danny's head shot up. "Yes." His frown melted away and was replaced with a warm smile.

"Will you be requiring waiting service tonight sir?"

"No, thank you. We will be fine ourselves."

"Then enjoy your night." He nodded to both of us and walked away.

"So what you fancy then hun?" Danny picked up the drinks menu from the table and started flicking through it.

"Whatever you're having. Nothing too strong though."

He stood up. "I'll be back in a minute."

I smiled at him and he made his way to the huge bar.

I felt slightly frustrated. Every time I tried to bring up America in front of Danny he put his defences up. I just wanted to hear his stories of grifting, not about Stacie! I couldn't care any bloody less about her to be honest.

I leant back into my seat and looked out into the night. I'm sure I could see the team's apartment in the distance. If my plan for the con worked then maybe it could be my home too, but we couldn't all fit in if Danny was staying with us too.

"Two Mojitos, is that alright?" Danny put our drinks on the table and returned to his seat.

"Oh, I think I could only manage one." I said with a smile, joking with him.

He laughed and took a sip of his cocktail, I did the same. It was strong, you could really taste the lime. I think he was trying to get me drunk.

"I like your dress, the colour suits you." He looked down my body and I was sure if it was his comment or the way his eyes were looking at me that made my cheeks turn the same colour as the dress. I looked down in embarrassment and mumbled thanks. Last night was a blur but I remember that he was good, very good. I was surprised he would want to meet up again, he seemed the type to sleep with a girl and never call her again. Maybe because what we do with Mickey, he couldn't just act like nothing happened.

"So Danny..." I took a sip of my Mojito, I needed the courage to get any information out of him. "You never told me about your grifts with Mickey's crew."

"And after he woke up he couldn't remember a bloody thing!"

After two cocktails I was on water. By that time I had learnt a lot about Mickey's last team. Danny got off to a rough start, Mickey practically hated him but after a couple of years he was running the crew. When Stacie's name came up he, naturally, looked upset but I quickly changed the subject when that happened. I was starting to warm to him again, I felt the same way as when we first met.

"Seriously?" He was telling me the story of when they conned the same mark with the same con, twice.

"Yeah! It was for the better, he was a right arse before... Oh." His phone started to ring and the happiness drained from his face. "I've got to take this, I'll be back in a minute... Or ten."

He stood up and answered the call, I forced a smile as he walked away.

"Alone again." I mumbled

I was left twiddling my thumbs for closer to twenty minutes before my date returned to his seat. He put his phone into his trouser pocket and looked into my eyes.

"I'm going to have to end our evening there Luna." He spoke to me like I was a child.

"Is everything alright?" Great, what was his excuse this time

"I... Its Stace, she needs me back in the US."

"But I thought you were done grifting over there?" Go on then, run back to your precious Stacie.

"She told me to get the next flight, it must be serious."

I glanced down at my hands. I knew that with Danny it would be short, but not very sweet. I looked at him with a bitter smile. "It was nice getting to know you, Mr Blue." I held out my hand for him to shake. I wasn't going to let him hurt me.

"Likewise, Miss Rocha." He shook my hand. I thought I would feel something there, just a spark but nothing passed between us. Danny pushed his seat back and stood up. "Hopefully we can play a con together soon." He looked a little upset, but was it for me or Stacie?

"Hopefully." I replied. He forced a smile and made his way to the lifts at the back of the bar. He kept his head down as he waited.

I guess I was right about it being the last time I would ever see Danny Blue.

Two in one day? Yes, I guess my way of apologising for the length of time I've been away for. If you're still with me then leave a review, I read them all.

~stayawakeinthedark