And She Aches Just Like A Woman

Dani made the mistake of watching the news this morning. The latest news on that governor with the mistress from Argentina was getting her all riled up, and Dani found herself yelling at the small TV in the kitchen. "So, your mistress is your soul mate but you're trying to 'fall back in love' with your wife? For goodness sakes, just grow a pair already and get a divorce!"

She really wouldn't have paid attention if the whole situation hadn't been so similar. It's what happened to her dad, back when he left his pregnant mistress to reconcile with his pregnant wife. The discarded mistress later abandoned baby Dani with her father, forcing Ken to raise two children on his own when his wife left him, too. Dani didn't know anything about her birth mother except that the woman's first name was Marisol, she was Hispanic, and that she had worked in the stables at the Davis Ranch.

Dani wondered briefly if it was even worth taking another look to see if she could locate Marisol, but the thought of hopelessly searching for her mother again depressed her. She tried to shrug it off by brainstorming other ways to raise the extra cash she needed to purchase the new horse she wanted.

[Expecting one in particular, but Dani won't turn away other visitors. Up early for SP.]

Dani was not pleased with the job the painters had done on her kitchen. "I wanted warm and inviting. Instead, I got sunny side up!" she yelled. "This needs to be completely re-done in a much lighter shade of yellow. I want to see this room finished before you leave today." The painters rolled their eyes, but Dani was paying the bills. After checking to make sure she was happy with the new color, they went back to work.

In the meantime, Dani decided to sit out on the veranda with a magazine, making sure that the painters could still see her from the kitchen windows. She planned on checking on them repeatedly until the job was done. Just as she got settled in her lounge chair, her phone rang, with her brother's number in the Caller Id window.

( In which Junior Davis makes the mistake of questioning his sister's ability to survive financially )

She hung up on him. Despite her confidence while she was on the phone, she was a little worried about what Junior had said about surviving without taking another handout from her father. Maybe she should think about renting out the extra bedrooms in this house after all.

[Establishy but open.]

Danielle Davis will be arriving in town shortly, and I'd like to tell you a little bit about her first. She'll insist on being called Dani, except if she doesn't like you and in that case, it's Miss Davis.

( Where she comes from )

In canon, Dani would go on to open a veterinary clinic for racehorses, but instead, I'm taking her from just after the accident to come to Fandom and take over The Gig. There's a lot more to the show that I'm leaving out, because otherwise this post would go on forever, but I recommend checking out the IMDb page for "Wildfire" as many of the actors are recognizable from other fandoms.

I'm going to apologize right off the bat for anything Dani says. She's fiery, outspoken, and has a very sharp tongue. She's vulnerable on the inside but has a tough exterior for protection and will be coming off a huge personal disappointment and the death of a boyfriend just months before losing her racing license.

Nothing about The Gig is going to change except the exterior paint color, although Dani might bring in an extra horse or two. She'll also be adding a children's petting zoo on certain weekends because Gmail kept showing me adds for baby horses when I was talking to people about my ideas for Dani.

And finally, ( About me )

Questions? Comments? Special brownies?