Flashes of Danny?

Riverview as of lately wasn't the most viable place to meet people around Aurora's age.  However a few years back a friend of hers thought they would be nice and set Aurora up on a date with an acquaintance  that just moved into town.  That acquaintance turned out to be Danny.  Her friend thought since they both were into writing and such that they would be a perfect romantic match.  However, that was just not the case.  Instead she gave Aurora the memory of one of the worst dates she had ever been on, probably the worst one for Danny.  Although the two of them didn't click romantically at all, they ended up becoming rather good friends.  It's not that he isn't an attractive guy, he just isn't Aurora's type.  There was just no fire between them.  It's alright because he's extremely valuable to Aurora as a friend instead.  His advice has steered her clear of some real losers, and she'd hope to think she helped him out too.

Danny was a scriptwriter.  He moved to Riverview because of it's close location to the city.  Although lately he has spent most of his time flying back and forth between the east and west coasts.  They have a lot in common in that we both love to write, he has helped Aurora get a few small stories published which has been great financially.  However she hates asking him for help, even though that is pretty much the best chance you have of making it in the writing world.

Since Danny has spent most of his time between both sides of the country lately, Aurora hasn't really seen him in a few months.  They have so much to catch up on.  Shirley thinks Aurora should run by her recent dream to him, but she doesn't think so.  Aurora thinks the less people that know about her recent weird events the better.

It was great seeing Danny, even though they hadn't seen each other in months they picked right back up where they left off.  Danny had so much to tell.  Apparently one of the television shows he wrote got picked up and they are going to start filming the pilot this fall in the city.  He said some of the actors will be heading into town soon and staying locally, he wants to schedule a party.  They are around their age so he figures it would be a good chance to meet new people.  Danny was so ecstatic about it, he just kept talking and Aurora did her best to listen.  She was very interested, but something weird kept happening as she listened to him.  Aurora kept getting these strange flashes of him, almost like memories.  He was at a party at her house.  It was a birthday party for Aurora's son, he was turning one.  A whole bunch of people were there, but the images of him were the clearest.  It was the strangest thing.  She could see his face, Shirley's, and a few others she knew.  The rest including the child and her husband were once again blurry.  It was so hard to comprehend what was happening.

The flashes Aurora kept getting with him are similar the ones she gets when she passes certain places in town.  It's rather strange how these images work.  Aurora can't quite seem to figure out why some places and now people generate these vivid memories full of such emotion.  How come she is getting this almost clear memory with Danny, yet when she sees Shirley or anyone else who also had lives in this alternate reality Aurora just remembers their story without the sudden detailed images or an overwhelming feeling of sadness and excitement?  What was so different about Danny?