She, Little-Miss-Thing-who-jets-off-to-Europe, has no real right to assume that just because she suddenly discovers these feelings for him, after months of jerking him around, and trying to destroy his family. And him. After months of torturing him and using his feelings for her as a tool, she has, again, no right to expect him to just say "d'oh, alright Michelle, I'm glad you love me, just wait here while I ditch my whole life." That's something that Jesse would have done, not Danny ... and frankly, I would lose some serious respect for him if he did that.

As much as I want my Manny, and as much as I want them to be together, it's not fair for Michelle to just have him fall into her lap. So, good, I'm glad he's rejecting her. And trust me, there is a method to this madness. Without any kind of initial rejection of Michelle, Danny will still be the one who gave up ... the one who fought, lost everything, and came running like a little puppy when it suited her. Michelle needs to fight and lose, too ... partially because that equality and complexity is what's gonna make this story great, but partly because she's never had to fight for anything before.

Not that I'm saying that Drew is right and Michelle has the easy life, she doesn't. But what has she really had to fight for? Jesse? C'mon, she was fighting Rick, who'll pretty much give her anything she wants and Jesse just fell into her lap, no questions. So as much as Danny is the first to arouse these feelings in her, as much as he is the first to be dangerous ... and as much as he is the first *real* love, he should be the first thing she fights for because it'll all be more worth it in the end.

And as far as asking him to leave his family ... *deny thy father and refuse thy name* ...could we get any more parallel than this?

Meghan