Chasing Love and Labels in NYC: Chapter 18

Chapter 18

It was the day before New Year's Eve when Tara called asking if Dani would have lunch with her. It was late notice considering it was already ten, but things were slow so Dani agreed. They decided to meet at Asiate at one.

As Dani was sitting at her desk working an IM popped up, she ignored it since she was working on something. Then it popped up a gain. What the hell is so damn important? Have patience people! She went to read it and saw it was Adam. The first line read "Kazam!" Which she rolled her eyes at feeling justified in, always thinking he was in fact nuts. The second line read "Kazam!! I said!" She just sat there looking at the screen not knowing what to think about his nonsense. She noticed he was typing. "Please talk to me." Is all it said. She started typing then erased it; she had nothing to say to him especially in response to that stupid shit. Then she saw that he was typing again. "Type, type, erase, erase. Now I know you're there! Talk to me!" She shook her head and wrote back, "What do you want Adam?"

I want to talk.
About what? You have no interest in me, so what?
Not true! No one peaks my interest the way you do.
Oh thanks... That makes me feel so much better.

They went back and forth for a while until Dani cut him short and signed off of her IM. She had to get some work done and she wasn't about to get sucked back into that again!

She went to meet Tara at Asiate ,who warmly greeted her. When she sat down Tara cut to the chase which Dani didn't mind. They talked at least twice a month so the small talk wasn't necessary. Tara asked Dani to write a piece on fashion for the magazine. Dani was stunned. "Why would you want me to write for the magazine? I've never written a magazine article in my life. I don't know the first thing about writing one." She explained really not knowing why Tara would ask her such a thing.

Tara looked at Dani thinking she should surely know why she was asking this. "Dani, your blog is wildly popular, you're a fashion consultant and host on E! and you have a great fashion sense with an appropriateness about it. Why wouldn't I want you to write for the magazine? You obviously capture readers with your blog. I have no doubt that you could capture readers with your articles. Look at it this way, Practical is a great magazine but it's fairly new. I think a regular featured article from you every month would boost magazine sales. You could do a bit on fashion and write what you saw that month. Now that you cover all the major events and parties it would be perfect. Women love hearing about that kind of stuff. We could even take questions from readers and you could answer a few, each month. And it's a long-term deal. Even after you're done at E! you'll still have this. Which let me be honest; I don't see them letting you walk away from E!."

Dani sat there for a moment thinking about how in the world she would manage to juggle it all. She was already barely managing the show and her career. "Tara I would love too, I really would but I just don't know how I can add any more to my plate. Maybe once Evie comes back to the show I could, but right now I just don't have the time. I already feel like I'm not putting a hundred percent in at the law firm and I hate that."

Tara stared at Dani with an uncertain look. "Dani, why are you hanging on to your law career? You have a bright career ahead of you in the entertainment and fashion world. I don't understand why you haven't quit the job at the law firm already."

Dani had never really considered actually really leaving the law firm. "I can't do that. It's my livelihood, my future. This fashion thing is just a temporary deal. I have to think long-term. I have to afford myself the life I want to live. I can't always be looking for a job."

Tara shook her head at Dani's silliness. "What you're doing is a long-term career. Look at me, I've been in this industry since my early twenties and I assure you that what you're doing will end up paying more than your law career does. I don't know what you're making at the firm, but I suspect you're rather well paid. However, I think the way you're headed in this industry you've likely already surpassed your salary at the firm. With what E! is paying you and what we would pay you is probably far more than you're making."

Dani reflected on what Tara said before responding. "I guess, but the E! thing is only a temporary gig. Then what? How do I maintain my lifestyle after that? For now sure it would be great, but then what happens when my stint with E! is up?" Dani was hoping Tara had the answers but doubted it.

"Dani, I think it's safe to say that if E! does let you go once Evie is back from her leave then you will be quickly picked up by someone else. People are interested in you. We did our homework before I even set up this meeting. Have you Googled yourself? People can't get enough of you. Your blog really set things off and let people get to know you as the person. I think you really need to think about what you're going to do. I've thought you belonged in the fashion world since the first day you came to see me at my office and I've never thought otherwise. The law field is a noble and respectable career, but I think your passion lies in the fashion industry. Think about it and let me know what you decide. If you decide that you want to write the piece for the magazine then I need it within three weeks from today."

They finished their lunch and thankfully talk turned to Brad and his new girlfriend and Tara's other kids. They also discussed how everything else was going in Dani's life and Cristiano. Tara was nicer than people gave her credit for, but she was blunt and wanted things the way she wanted them and sometimes that didn't sit well with people, but Dani thought Tara earned the right to have things done as she saw fit.

Tara left Dani with a whole lot to think about. Should Dani really quit her job as an attorney? Dani had to admit just the thought of that scared the hell out of her. Her law career was job security and she excelled in her job. But the truth was she wasn't really happy doing it. But should a job really bring you happiness? It's a job after all and most people hated their jobs. Dani didn't know what to do, but she did know she couldn't make any rash decisions without considering the consequences of her actions.

Dani made it back to the office, but it was the last place she wanted to be. The office was dead and had been over the last several weeks due to the holidays. In the first time in a long time Dani craved a drink. She had stopped binge drinking a while ago, amazingly when Adam exited her life. However, all she wanted to do was down a few shots and drink some fruity concoction. She signed back into her IM hoping to catch one of the girls on, but no one was. Then she remembered what day it was. As soon as she signed on Adam sent her a message. She ignored him for a while, but he just kept instant messaging her "talk to me" over and over again. She had two options, talk to him or sign off.

Although she remembered that blocking him was an option which she seriously contemplated. Finally she responded. "What Adam?" Then he surprised her by asking about a tie he left at her place. As she thought about it she did remember seeing a tie. She put it away thinking it was Cristiano's. He asked if he could stop by to get it because he planned on wearing it that night. Dani did not want to see him in the least. "I'll leave it at the desk in the lobby for you. You can pick it up from there. I probably won't even be home anyway." She was lying; she just wanted to make sure he didn't pop in to say "hi". He agreed and she told him she had to go. She shut down and decided to call it a day.

On her way home she stopped to pick up some Mexican food, she was craving fajitas. She also stopped to get some tequila and strawberry margarita mix. She figured she'd have her own party at home by herself, while she watched chick flicks with no interruptions.

She got comfy and ate while she watched, 'The Ugly Truth.' After she was done eating she paused the movie to go make a strawberry margarita. As she was standing in her kitchen in just her red Portugal soccer tee-shirt that Cristiano gave to her and black lace boy-cut panties, she started up the blender. It was loud, but she thought she heard a knock at the door. She turned off the blender and listened with her head out to the side like a Labrador listening for its owner, but she didn't hear it again so she resumed what she was doing. When she was done, she heard a clear knock. Remembering Nikki wanted to borrow a pair of shoes for her date with Luis that night Dani opened the door without even looking out of the peephole or asking who it was.

She immediately shut the door back, locked it, and stood with her back to the door. Then the knocking started again. She ran to put on some shorts then she went back and opened the door with the chain still on it. She peeked out of the door. "What do you want? I left your tie at the front desk." Dani told Adam wondering what the hell he was doing up there. "I know, I just thought I'd drop by, since I was here. It's been a long time."

Dani stood there glaring at him. "Not long enough. Thanks for stopping by." Then she shut the door, but of course he started knocking again. "Go away! I don't want to see you!" She shouted loud enough for him to hear her. As she stood there for a few minutes she realized everything got quiet. She stood on her tiptoes to look through the peephole to see if he was gone and much to her relief he was. "Thank God!" She said to herself while she went to grab her drink. Then she plopped down on the sofa. Just as she put the movie back on someone knocked again, she rolled her eyes and let out a loud sigh, she was getting very frustrated. She went to the door and was about to tell him off when she saw it was Nikki.

She opened the door looking relieved then she looked both ways and grabbed Nikki by the arm and pulled her inside and quickly shut and locked the door. "What is going on?" Nikki asked looking at her strangely. Dani just rolled her eyes. "Adam was just here. I refused to let him in though and told him to leave." Nikki was surprised Dani was so strong.

"What was he doing here? You haven't heard from him in months, right?" Nikki asked as she followed Dani to her bedroom. Dani looked over her shoulder ignoring that question. "He IM'd me at work today, long story short after some stupid small talk he said he left his tie here. I saw it, but I thought it was Cristiano's. Thank God I forgot about it and never told him that he left it. Anyway I left it for Adam at the front desk, but I guess he just couldn't resist coming up here."

Nikki shook her head in disbelief about Adam's antics. She was so tired of him popping in and out of Dani's life that even she felt like, she wanted to give him a piece of her mind. "Maybe he will get the message now." Dani laughed. "Hopefully."

Nikki was wearing a gorgeous Jessica Simpson black sequenced mini dress with quarter length sleeves, a boat neck front neckline with an open back. She had on black tights, but she needed shoes and some type of bold jewelry. Since she was wearing tights, open toe shoes really weren't an option. Only some people could pull off that look off and it had to be the right shoes and outfit. After trying on at least ten pair of shoes, Nikki decided on a pair of Dolce Vita black suede rounded toe pumps, with a hidden platform and beautiful silver rhinestone, and sequence detailing that went down the side of each shoe. Then they dug for jewelry, Nikki decided to keep the earrings simple, but she selected Dani's rather large Kate Spade silver bowtie ring to add a bit of unexpected flare to the outfit.

As Nikki was walking out of the door she spotted Adam walking up with what looked like at least six dozen assorted roses. But she stopped him before Dani could see him and quickly shut the door behind herself. "Look Adam, Dani doesn't want to see you and I doubt seriously that all those roses are going to change her mind. Why don't you just leave her alone for good? I don't understand why you keep popping in and out of her life. You have a girlfriend that you obviously don't want to give up so please just let Dani be."

Adam sighed loudly. "I don't know why I can't leave her alone. I just can't. I miss her when she's not around."

Nikki looked at him surprising sympathetically. "I'm sure you do, but you can't keep doing this to her. If you were single it would be one thing, but you're not. You have a relationship and now Dani is on her way to having one too. If you care anything about her, please just leave her alone."

He smiled. "You're right." Then he walked over and set the roses by Dani's door and walked to the elevator with Nikki. They both got on then she got off at her floor, but before she exited the elevator she looked back at Adam. "Thank you for caring enough to let her go." Then she shot him a warm smile and left. Adam began feeling a sense of loss. Nikki's words started to really upset him, especially the part about letting Dani go. He never thought about really ever losing her.

After he exited the elevator he took a seat on one of the sofas in the lobby and looked around, he hadn't noticed what a nice place it was before. He thought about going back up to Dani's apartment, but he felt so conflicted. A part of him knew Nikki was right. As he thought more about it he knew that he had to either break up with Elsa or lose Dani forever. It was obvious that she was still seeing Cristiano and if things went much further he could lose her, if he hadn't already. For all he knew Dani no longer wanted him anymore, she was seeing a famous athlete now.

Dani was enjoying her drinks and movie when she got a phone call from Layla who was panicking. She was bleeding and was headed to the hospital. Lexie was off at a party with Kris and Nadia and she needed someone there for moral support. Dani rushed to get dressed, but she was already several drinks in and feeling the alcohol. She ran to her closet searching for a pair of pants to throw on. She found her True Religion Casey dark denim leggings, grabbed her brown Chloe tall wool lined flat boots with the wrap around straps and gold buckles and searched for a coat.

She spotted the Burberry London military olive coat she just bought and pulled it on over her red Portugal soccer tee-shirt. She grabbed the Chloe Paraty nutmeg tote with the gold hardware that she was carrying that day along with her keys and cell phone and headed out the door. But she almost tripped over the flowers lying in front of the door. She looked down not knowing who left them and quickly picked them up. She immediately noticed the card and pulled it out and shoved it in her pocket. She laid the flowers on the bar and ran to the elevator.

When she got downstairs she headed out of the door, but was caught off-guard when she saw Adam sitting on a sofa. As she passed she looked at him, but she had somewhere to be so she just kept walking, there was no time for questions or chitchat. Of course he followed after her; he could clearly tell she was upset. "Dani!" He called after her. She was trying to hail a cab when he finally caught up to her. "What's wrong? Did something happen?" He asked as a cab pulled up. "I don't have time right now Adam, I have to get to the hospital." As she said it she was climbing into the cab. He jumped in forcing her to pushover.

"Adam, this is a really bad time." She said feeling very aggravated by his presence. "What's going on? Why are you going to the hospital?" He asked, he was really worried about her. No sense in trying to ignore him, they were in a small cab, there was no escaping. "It's Layla, she's almost three months pregnant and she's bleeding. I'm meeting her at the hospital." Adam didn't know what to say so he just padded her leg.

When they got to the hospital Dani immediately called Layla who was headed to the maternity floor to meet her doctor, Dani and Adam rushed to meet her. When she got there Layla was already setup in a room. As the doctor examined Layla, Dani and Adam sat in the waiting room. Dani felt so bad for Layla, she didn't have her mother or any of family except Lexie in New York City. Adam was unbelievably comforting while they waited.

Finally the doctor told them they could go back in. Dani walked straight in while Adam trailed behind. As soon as she saw Layla she hugged her as Layla started laughing. "What's wrong? Why are you laughing?" Dani asked very curiously. "Because it's nothing. Apparently lots of women bleed in their first trimester. I'm barely three months so it's fine. I do have a yeast infection so that explains the irritation I was feeling. Everything is going to be fine. The baby is healthy." Layla said as she let out a sigh of relief. "Oh thank God! I was so worried!" Dani told her as she hugged her again.

"You guys can go. I'm done here. Thanks for coming."
"Are you sure? Do you want me to stay with you? Or do you want to go get something to eat?"

Layla shook her head with a huge smile. "Brady is meeting me here then we're going to dinner."
Dani looked at her. "The photographer? The baby's father?"
"That would be him. I guess we have just been referring to him as the 'photographer' but yes him. I called him on my way here, but he was in the middle of a shoot. He told me he'd rush to wrap it up. I just spoke with him and told him everything is fine so he asked if I wanted to grab a bite to eat and I agreed."

Dani hugged her goodbye and she and Adam headed out. When they got out of the hospital she thanked Adam for being there then hugged him and walked away and he let her go with no argument. She got into a cab to head back home; as she sat back on what she knew to be an absolutely filthy seat she remembered the flowers and the card. She dug into her pocket remembering she shoved the card into her pocket before she left. As soon as she opened it up she saw Adam's name. She put her head back again and took a deep breath before reading any further. She looked back to the card and read it. All it said was that he missed her and he wished they could go back to the way they were. She laughed to herself. Of course he wouldn't say anything profound or anything really genuine.

As soon as Dani got back home she started peeling off her coat, boots, and jeans. She had a trail of clothes all the way to the living room. She picked up her glass then went to the kitchen to make more drinks. She really needed one after all the excitement and the run-in with Adam.

She sprawled out on the sofa in her t-shirt and panties and threw back her drink. She had a few more by the end of the movie. After the movie was done, she surfed the channels trying to find something to watch. She stopped at Confessions of a Shopaholic; she always loved watching for the clothes. She went back to make another drink when she heard someone knock. She leaned back on the counter and took a deep breath. She quickly tapped her foot as she thought about what to do. She looked at the time and it was already after midnight. She figured it could only be one person.

As she opened the door she was ready to let Adam have it, but instead she saw Cristiano standing there. He dropped his bags and picked her up and hugged. "Surprise!" He said as he put her down. She was certainly that. "Hi! What are you doing here? I thought you couldn't make it for New Year's." He picked up his bags and headed inside. "I was able to sneak away. I was determined!" He said as he looked her up and down. "Well don't you look sexy in my team shirt?" Then he looked down. "And I love what you wore with it. Did Nikki tell you I was coming?" He teased. Dani looked and narrowed her eyes. "Did Nikki know you were coming?" He laughed. "I told Luis I was planning on surprising you a few days ago. I knew he was going to tell Nikki, I just didn't know if Nikki was going to tell you." Dani hugged him again. "No she didn't tell me."

As they were talking there was another knock at the door. Surely it was Nikki and Luis since they apparently knew Cristiano was coming. Dani grabbed her jeans and pulled them up then opened the door. Another surprise of the night, it was Adam. He went to talk to her but saw Cristiano and froze. "I'm sorry. I think I have the wrong apartment." He said as he turned around and walked away. Dani closed the door trying to act like it must have been a mistake and much to her relief Cristiano didn't seem effected by it. He just picked her up and carried her to the bed.

They woke up the next morning to someone knocking, this time it was Luis and Nikki. Luis was all too thrilled to see his brother. While they were chatting Nikki reached out her left hand to Dani. "Oh my God!" Dani said excitedly for her as they jumped up and down. "I know! He proposed at dinner last night!" Dani just grabbed her hand and stared at the ring. She knew Nikki would love that ring and it looked great on her finger. Dani Tiffany Embrace ring with a two carrot solitaire with bead shaped diamonds set around the stone and around the ring itself. It was truly a magnificent ring and the quickest engagement Dani ever heard of, but they were obviously in love and completely perfect for one another and most importantly he was really good to Nikki.

It was New Year's Eve and they were all attending a party that one of Nadia's friends was throwing at their penthouse that had views of Times Square. Dani was thrilled Cristiano could make it; she really hated the thought of having to attend the party without a date especially, since she was planning on, going with Nikki and Luis. Kris, Nadia, and Lexie all had dates, in fact Nadia's date was the guy throwing the party. Layla somehow had talked Brady into going with her so even she had a date.

Dani and the girls went shopping for New Year's Eve dresses the previous weekend, but Dani was feeling nervous about her choice. She let Kris and Nadia talk her into a very fitted Black Halo silver strapless mini dress with uneven cutouts around the sides of the waist that reached to the back. She bought a pair of breathtaking black satin Fendi peep toes with a beautiful pattern that formed a crystal keyhole over the top of the foot. She also bought a Judith Lieber black satin clutch that had a triangle assortment of crystals on the side and a beautiful pair of Oscar de la Renta geometric drop earrings with round and oval Swarovski crystals.

After she put it all on she walked into the living feeling nervous about what Cristiano was going to think. He looked her up and down from head to toe. Her breasts were pouring over the top of the dress while the dress only accented her round butt. "What do you think?" She asked feeling very Nadia-ish. "I think I love it! You look so sexy! I want to rip the damn thing off." She smiled. "Not so fast, we have a party to get too." She kissed his cheek and pulled on her black satin Burberry Prorsum belted coat. Before they left Dani wrapped her arms around Cristiano that looked absolutely delicious in a classic Armani suit. "You're gorgeous, you know that?" Then she passionately kissed him. "That's what I hear." He joked as he kissed her.

They met Nikki and Luis downstairs and Nikki was positively radiant. She had on purple Bebe satin sheath dress with lace accents at a bustier-style bustline with seam accents on the skirt. She looked really hot. She paired it with a necklace from Bebe that had two-tone fringe chain frames on a choker style necklace with faceted oval baubles. She was wearing a stunning pair of black satin Oscar de la Renta platform peep toes that had a beautiful circular, scalped crystal pendant over the foot and a satin bow on the back.

"Shall we?" Dani asked after they all greeted one another and the girls raved about each other's outfits even though they were both present when they purchased them. "Let's go!" Luis said as he helped Nikki with her jacket. They had a car waiting outside to bring them to the party; it was the busiest night of the year in New York City it was nearly impossible to get a cab.

When they arrived to the party the place was already packed. Dani hated overcrowded places, it made her crazy. When she looked over at Cristiano he just had a huge smile on his face, he didn't look the least bit concerned about the crowd. As they made their way through the horde of people Nadia spotted them and waved them over to where she was. As soon as they walked up Nadia grabbed Nikki's left hand. "Let me see!" Nikki didn't shy away she gave her hand proudly to Nadia. Nadia closely examined it. "Oh mami! It's beautiful!" Then she turned her head to Luis. "You have exquisite taste!" Then she congratulated them both. "Thanks! Oh my God Nadia, that dress! I love it!" Nadia twirled around for the girls to get a look. "That is not the dress you bought when we went shopping!" Dani told her looking at her up and down. "I know! Kris and I went shopping again and that's when I spotted it! It was love at first sight!"

The dress was low-cut and short, just the way Nadia liked it. Nadia was wearing a very hot Mandalay silk ruched strapless cobalt blue dress, with six crisscross black sequined and beaded straps that formed a zigzag pattern going down the front that she put over black tights. She had on a great pair of black Manolo Blahnik ankle boots with a suede almond-shaped toe and sequin-mesh cuff with suede straps and a huge pair of Maria and Jose Barrera black Austrian crystal teardrop earrings.

Kris soon walked up in a dress that again she didn't buy on their shopping spree. She was sporting in a very sexy and short Nicole Miller dress that had a V-neck with a sheer black top. And sequenced body starting from the bust down with black trim and a hook-and-eye detail border around the neck and down the middle of the dress that ruched in the center. Her oversized boobs were practically busting out. She had a very large Vera Wang wrapped gunmetal and rhinestone bracelet on that covered half of her lower arm. And a pair of killer Tony Burch black patent leather and glitter covered tee-strap heels with sequenced fringe going down the entire front of the shoes.

"All I can say is wow!" Dani said as she hugged Kris. "That is a hell of a outift!" Nikki said as she looked at Kris up and down. "And that's a hell of a ring! Give me your hand!" Kris looked at the ring and looked back up and Nikki. "You're one lucky girl!" Kris told Nikki then she congratulated both Nikki and Luis.

Soon Layla and Lexie were there congratulating Nikki and looking fabulous as always. Layla was already feeling like she was showing so she chose a red charmeuse Phoebe Couture mini-dress with an oversized fit that had gorgeous rose ruffles going down one side of the neckline, a pair of black tights, and black suede barely pep toe platform Louboutin's heels with spiral straps. "Look at you! You're glowing! I love that dress!" Dani said as she hugged Layla. Lexie grabbed Nikki's hand. "Love this! Love it!"

Lexie was the most boldly dressed, she was wearing a LaROK black sequin mini-skirt; a very edgy William Rast leather bustier with a ruffled bottom, underwire exposed boning and seams with buckle tabs down the sides. She had a pair of black leather Manolo Blahnik over-the-knee boots with a gathered shaft detail and back drawstring with a pointed toe and a huge Robert Rodriguez Victorian black beaded necklace with multi-layer gunmetal chains. "Honey, whose ass do you want to beat tonight? I hope no one crosses you! You look fierce!" Nadia said as she put her hands up like a cat and growled as she rolled her R's.' "R-r-r-r-r!" The girls laughed. "She looks supermodel fierce!" Dani said to the girls as they walked to go get drinks.

The girls all enjoyed the party as did their dates. Dani couldn't help but laugh at the many women that stopped Cristiano every five seconds. They wanted pictures with him and to talk to him and to flirt with him. There were women practically throwing themselves at him, some of them even knew he was there with a date. "Pathetic is all I can say about this!" Nadia said as she watched some woman flirt shamelessly with Cristiano even after Dani walked up. Nadia looked at Lexie. "You! You go over there and get him. You look like you could beat some ass! Go scare the poor girl!" Nadia said making all the girls laugh.

"I think Dani can handle it!" Kris said as they all looked on. "It is entertaining, but I feel sorry for Dani. How miserable to be with a guy that women go after constantly. That has to be tough." Layla said feeling horrible for Dani. Nadia looked at her with a stupid look. "This coming from a supermodel that men throw themselves at her feet every chance they get." Layla laughed. "They do not!" Nikki looked at them all. "Have you seen how much attention Dani gets from men since she started that show? It's ridiculous. One guy actually followed us home one morning when we went to get coffee. I get worried about Dani walking alone in the city now." Lexie looked at Nikki in agreement. "Yeah, I can understand that. Layla and I have to be cautious about our surroundings. People can be truly nuts."

As the girl continued talking and flirting with Cristiano Dani was becoming increasingly impatient with it so she downed her drink and grabbed Cristiano and kissed him passionately right in front of the girl. Cristiano in no way objected, he wrapped his arms around Dani and practically picked her up. "Well if that doesn't run that girl off, I don't know what will!" Nadia said when she saw what was going on. "Let's just hope it will. She might be one of those freaks that wants to get in on the action!" Kris said as they laughed. When Dani and Cristiano walked back over to the girls, the girls applauded Dani. "Good for you honey. You should have done that a while ago!" Nadia told Dani not knowing why she didn't do that earlier. "I wish she would have." Cristiano said back to Nadia then looked at Dani and wrapped his arms around her. "You can do that anytime." The girls all giggled. Kris was glad to see that Dani was happy with Cristiano; she hoped they had heard the last of Adam.

The girls had a great New Year's Eve. On New Year's Day Dani hosted lunch at her place. She ordered all the traditional New Year's "lucky" food and had the girls as well as Luis, Cristiano and surprisingly Brady too. Dani had no idea what was going on with Layla and Brady, but she intended on finding out. The last thing she knew Brady didn't even want to see Layla again until the baby was born, but lately he seemed to be changing that stance.

After Cristiano left on Monday morning Dani went to work feeling very unsure of everything. She definitely needed to figure out what she wanted. Sure she loved being on the show and the possibility of writing for Practical, but none of that was certain or guaranteed - the law firm was. She was confident that her law career would bring her into retirement, she wasn't so sure that a career in fashion would. How long could something like that last? Dani had a lot to think about. She never made a decision this big without careful research and planning.

After much thought and deliberation Dani decided that leaving the law firm was not a wise decision. She did however take the writing job. She figured her job with E! would end within a few months, and she was confident that she could juggle all three for a little while. When Dani told Tara she'd take the writing job, but that she wasn't quitting the law firm Tara seemed very concerned and even tried to change her mind, but Dani stood by her decision.