Multi-Fandom Imagines

Dan Espinoza x Reader

Summary: You're new to the LA police department and are unwilling to open up to anyone, but someone is very persistent. 

Warnings: Brief mentions of blood 

Author's Note: Alright my lovely readers time for another imagine. I have a rough idea of what I will post for the next few days. Sorry this is so late today. 

I walk through my new building and immediately head up the stairs to my desk. I take a seat and immediately begin going through cases and begin organizing them. 

Throughout my morning Lucifer and his partner Chole stop by to check on me and make sure I'm settling in and adjusting well. I had not been assigned to work with them, instead I had been assigned to work with Dan Espinoza. 

I had been closed off from everyone not willing to open up to anyone not even my partner Dan no matter how hard he tried to get me to. I felt bad but the last time I opened up to someone I wound up getting hurt and I had a hard time trusting others because of it. 

I've finished organizing when I look up and see Dan standing by my desk. He holds up a file and says, "We have a new case." 

I nod and grab everything I need before following him to the car. 

We arrive at the crime scene climb out and walk under the police tape. I look up at the house for a moment before following Dan inside. As soon as we're inside my nose wrinkles at the smell of rotting eggs. 

I fight down the urge to gag as we move further into the house. Dan and I process the scenes none of us saying anything. Dan had come to accept my silence and unwillingness to talk but he still tried to get me to open up. 

We're back at the station and I'm in the lab looking at the blood stains trying to determine the position of the body and what type of weapon was used. I have some music playing in the background when I hear the door to the lab open. 

I turn and see its just Dan before turning back around to focus on my work again. Dan sets something down next to me and I see it's a bag of food. He simply says, "I got your favorite since I noticed you hadn't eaten yet." 

I nod in appreciation and go back to ignoring him. I hear the sound of a chair scraping across the floor before Dan sits down and in a rather aggressive tone asks, "Okay that's it." 

I face him confused before he begins to rant, "I've been nice to you, I've tried to get you to talk to me. Do you not like me or is it something else?" 

I sigh feeling a little bad that he feels like this but I know that I have to tell him. I sigh before replying, "No it's not you, it's me." 

He looks at me expecting me to continue and I know he won't let it go until I do so. I take a deep breath before I say, "I have a hard time trusting and opening up to people. The last time I opened up to someone I got hurt, and I'm worried that it's going to happen again." 

I look at the floor and Dan moves closer to me and I feel him take my hand and I look at him. He says, "It's okay. I know you don't trust me yet but I'm your partner and I hope that at some point you can and you can trust me enough to open up more." 

I nod moved by his kindness and willingness to go at my own pace. I say, "Well you're off to a good start by bringing me food." He laughs at my comment before standing up and letting me get back to my work. 

He part way out the door before I say, "Dan?" He stops and turns to look at me and I say, "If you don't have any plans after work I'd like to get dinner with you if you don't mind." 

He says, "Yeah I'd like that." I give a quick nod before he walks out of the lab.