Can't Fight A Love Like Theirs

Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Not mine...
Spoilers: "Black Light Attack!"
Word Count: 651 (precisely!)
Pairing: Jack/Liz, Danny/Liz
Summary: Danny wonders why he's never noticed it before.

Danny sat in the back while the rehearsals were going on. He wasn't in the sketch, so he just decided to watch. Events from the previous days gave him something to think about.
"I'm in love with Liz Lemon."
Those words repeated in his brain every single day ever since Jack told him. How could he not have noticed it before? Of course he did. I mean, he would've noticed, but when he asked Jenna if there was something going on between Jack and Liz, he just got more confused.
(After a long day of rehearsals, Danny walked in Jenna's dressing room.
"Jenna, can I ask you something?" he said.
"You already did."
"Um, okay. Is there anything going on between Jack and Liz?"
Jenna burst out laughing.
"You really don't know?" she said.
Danny shook his head.
"Well, here's the story. Four years ago, Jack became our new boss. He called Liz up to his office, but Pete just wanted to come along. See, if Pete hadn't been there, they could've been married by now. They went up to Jack's office and there were sparks flying--literally! They talked an talked about business and stuff and then Jack said Liz had the boldness of a much younger woman and that he liked her. Well, they were both staring into each other's eyes and I think something happened. But Pete had to butt in and say something about the show. So, they have a lot of fights, almost every week, but they go back to becoming best friends. Jack took her to this black tie event and chose out her dress. It was gorgeous, Danny. Liz told me that at the end of the night, it was as if he wanted to kiss her, but he reached for her necklace instead. You see? Sexual tension. Why?"
"So...they're not together?"
"No, silly."
"But, those things you said, it makes it sound like--"
"What? They were meant for each other? That's what I tell myself every day.")
He sees Jack and Liz entering the room. Jack's hand is at the small of Liz's back and they're laughing. Suddenly, Liz's face lights up.
"Really?" she yelled.
Jack nodded.
"Yes!" Liz said.
Liz smiled and hugged him.
If Danny didn't know them, he could've assumed that he just proposed.
The hug lasted a second longer than an appropriate hug.
Then, something clicked. It was as if they were in a movie.
Jack leaned in, Liz closed her eyes, and Danny couldn't believe it. Was he actually gonna kiss her?
But, no. Jack just leaned in to get an eyelash.
Danny went downstairs to see if he could hear better.
"Make a wish, Lemon," Jack said.
Liz closed her eyes and made a wish.
"So dinner tonight?" he asked.
Liz nodded.
"Well, that was exactly what I was wishing for you to say," Jack said.
"So, it's a dinner?" Liz asked.
"No, Lemon. It's a date," Jack corrected her.
"Date? But we aren't even--"
Then it happened. Jack leaned in and kissed her. Like, actually kissed her!
"Now we are," Jack said smiling.
Liz blushed.
"Wear something fancy tonight!" he yelled before leaving.
When Liz turned around, she had a smile on her face.
"Oh, hey Danny."
Danny smiled sadly at her.
Jack Donaghy won this time.

END.