Title: Grand Gesture
Category: CSI: NY
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Don Flack/Lindsay Monroe
Prompt: Display
Word Count: 588
Summary: Don's looking for a little reassurance and Lindsay has the answer.
Grand Gesture
"I don't understand what you want, Don..." Lindsay sighed, shaking her head. "I can't, and won't, proclaim it from rooftops."
He rolled his eyes. "I'm not askin' for some big declaration here, Linds. I just want the lab to know we're together."
Turning toward him, she looked up, confused. "Why? What does it matter?" Reaching over, she tugged on his tie affectionately. "What we have is strong and private and..." She pursed her lips, turning her eyes away. "I'd just rather it stay that way..."
"Why?" He frowned, tensing. "You think they might disprove or something? Smart Lindsay Monroe datin' regular Detective Flack..." His brows rose challengingly.
She glared. "Exactly how did this turn into a pissing contest?" She shook her head. "It has nothing to do with our jobs, Don. I just... I want us to be separate from all this. I don't want us to be a couple because of what we do but despite it." She stared up at him soothingly. "You know I love you, so why do I have to prove it?"
He looked away for a moment. "I'm just gettin' tired of how some of the other guys around here look at you." He shrugged. "I'll admit it; I get jealous from time to time."
Smiling, she looked around the quickly filling lab through the glass pane walls that surrounded them. "So you're worried I'm going to leave you for a super smart lab geek, is that it?"
He half-grinned, reaching out to tug on her white lab coat affectionately. "What can I say? I wanna keep my super smart, super hot lab geek girlfriend all to myself."
She laughed, shaking her head. "You're sure you want everybody to know? Some grand gesture to let all the other techs out there know that big, bad Detective Flack will haul 'em into the interrogation room if they so much as look at me..." she teased.
He smirked. "Yeah, I'm ready." His eyes narrowed suspiciously. "What kinda big gesture are you thinkin' of, Monroe?"
She grinned, taking a look around her before she lifted up, wrapped her arms around his neck and slanted her mouth across his to thoroughly kiss him breathless. One of her hands slid into his hair, gripping the short black strands tightly while the other slowly skimmed down his neck and wrapped around his tie, dragging his entire body against hers. She teased his tongue with her, nuzzled his nose, lightly nibbled his lips, and drew away with lingering pecks that left him following after her inch by inch, eyes half-closed, still wanting more.
She licked her lips triumphantly. "How's that for a display of love and loyalty?" she told him, smoothing out his tie as she fell back on her heels, looked around once to see if everyone had seen and then turned to leave. "I'll stop by tonight, we can get something to eat."
Nodding numbly, Don blinked away the haze that still filled him. Clearing his throat, he called back, "Yeah... Tonight." Running an unsteady hand through his hair, he readjusted his tie and glanced around to see the other techs whispering and pointing. He couldn't help but grin. That was one helluva way to let others know and while he was sure Mac would be dragging him into the office to talk proper lab behavior later, he couldn't stop from feeling pretty damn good about the whole thing being out in the open. Shaking his head, he turned to leave, looking forward to later that night.