Shining light
Summery: Lindsay had never been one to ask for help or want support but when she's taken sick she finds she has to have both.
timeline:-This is set some time after snow day, Lindsay and Danny hav only just got together.
It was early morning as Lindsay Monroe began to get dressed for work as she slid her jeans on she once again noticed the gap between the fabric and her skin, as she slid the belt to the tightest notch she thought how most women would be pleased to have lost weight. Lindsay however had never been one to worry over her weight, never dieted, but now it was a concern because she'd been ignoring it for a while now. She hadn't been hungry so hadn't been eating much, that explained why the weight was dropping off and why she was so tired constantly. But twenty minutes ago as she showered ready for work she came across a sign she couldn't ignore a lump under her left armpit about an centimeter in diameter, she knew exactly what it was, swollen lymph nods, she knew it could be a number of thing ranging from minor illness to something much more serious but she couldn't bring herself to pick up the phone and ring for a doctors appointment to find out, she'd circled the phone a couple of times and even picked it up once but never dialed. As she slipped her tank top on she passed by the phone once more and decided that if she didn't feel better by end of shift she'd ring, it was just another excuse not to call now but it made her fell better.
When Lindsay arrived at the lab she'd barely stepped foot inside when Mac and Stella appeared.
"We've got a homicide Time hotel," said Mac as Lindsay did a one eighty turning to follow her colleagues out. It was a spring day and the sun was beginning to warm the air pleasantly however as they arrived at the hotel Lindsay found the heat more uncomfortable than enjoyable, if she was getting a temperature then it was probably just a virus. Mac, Stella and Lindsay made their way into the hotel stepping inside they were greeted by the manager.
"This way," he said quickly ushering them down a corridor and through a black door no doubt wanting to get them away from where guest could see them as quickly as possible. The door lead to a back alley outside filled with dumpsters and the usual collection of rubbish.
"Cleaner found him," said Flack who was stood next a dumpster peering over the top, "no id yet," he added.
"Stella body or dumpster," said Mac.
Stella looked over the top, "dumpster," she replied having seen the state of the body she's prefer the garbage.
"I'll take the alley then," said Lindsay setting to work.
Half an hour later and the body had been removed and the collection was coming to an end. The lump under Lindsay arm wasn't painful but inconvenient it made certain actions uncomfortable as the skin rubbed together. It also didn't help that she was defiantly getting a temperature.
"You done Lindsay?" asked Mac startling her slightly.
"Yeah lots of biological's including blood old and new," said Lindsay picking up the evidence bags she had collected.
"Yeah it's going to take a while to sort through this," agreed Stella helping Lindsay with her slight overload of bags.
Back at the lab Lindsay excused herself while Mac and Stella took the evidence in, she couldn't hold it off any longer she picked up her phone and rang for an appointment she was shocked when the receptionist offered her one for that afternoon as someone had cancelled, on autopilot Lindsay accepted completely forgetting she was working.
"Damn," cursed Lindsay half wanting to use it as an excuse to not go but it was only twelve and she was already tired. She sat dusting bits from the alley two fans cooling the room. Her appointment was at three and she needed to leave before then but she didn't want to tell Mac why. She could just disappear for an hour or so but at the minute she couldn't face the effort of that, her body was crying out for rest. She felt like crap the rooms heat was stifling despite the fact Lindsay only had a tank top and thin trousers on it was doing nothing to cool her down.
"Hey no hits for that print," said Adam coming in, "you got some kind of experiment in here?" he asked wrapping his lab coat round him.
"No," said Lindsay turning to him slightly perplexed as to why he would think that,
"It's freezing just figured you were keeping something cold," said Adam nodding at the two fans Lindsay had turned on, "are you ok you look a bit pale?"
"Yeah urm I've go to check on something," said Lindsay not wanting any more questions. As she exited she saw Mac sat in his office taking a breath she headed towards it slowly forming a story in her head.
Mac was doing the bit of his job he hated, the paperwork when someone knocked on his door without looking up he answered, "come in," the person who stepped inside didn't speak so he looked up to see Lindsay stood in front of him looking pale and what he could only describe as scared.
"Urm would it be ok if I left….. I'm getting a migraine," said Lindsay quietly, the story in her head sounded better, she didn't know why she just didn't tell him how she felt it was like by saying it was a migraine it made her less at fault not which she was at fault in the first place.
"Yeah, you look pale do you want a lift?" asked Mac standing up trying to gauge how Lindsay was something seemed off, although he knew a migraine could make you very ill it seemed like something else.
"No," replied Lindsay quickly, "thanks," she added realizing she was been harsh.
"Well your not driving so either one of us drives you or I take you down stairs and put you in a taxi myself," said Mac. Lindsay knew he wasn't going to back down.
"I'll get a taxi," said Lindsay standing up which had suddenly become a great effort.
"Right," said Mac standing and opening the door for her then following her out. She'd rather hoped he'd allow her to do that by herself but he was going to follow her. The confined space of the elevator was almost too much for Lindsay to take as the heat encased her for a moment she felt faint and it didn't go unnoticed by Mac.
"Are you going to be ok to get home by yourself?" he asked placing a hand on her arm and leading her out into reception.
"Yes I just need some sleep," said Lindsay as Mac led her over to the reception desk and instructed the women to get Lindsay a taxi as he did his pager went off.
"Make sure she gets in it," said Mac to the receptionist like Lindsay was a small child been allowed to ride the bus for the first time.
"Ring me when you get home," instructed Mac before leaving.
Mac didn't see anyone again until Stella came into his office looking stressed.
"Where's Lindsay?" she asked not having bothered knocking on the door, "She's processed half the stuff from the alley and no ones seen her since." After spending the best part of an hour stood in a dumpster Stella wasn't in the best of moods.
"It's my fault she gone home, I forgot to let you know," sighed Mac.
"Home?" questioned Stella her anger falling and curiosity rising.
"Sick," explained Mac, "she rang a few minutes ago to let me know she got there.
"You had her ring," said Stella knowing Lindsay must have been pretty bad for it to warrant Mac monitoring her.
"Said she had a migraine but when I touched her arm felt like she had a fever," said Mac as Danny and Hawkes both entered the room.
"You know Lindsay never admits when she's not ok," said Stella turning to see the two men, she of course had immediately peaked Danny's interest the two had started dating not long ago.
"What's up with Montana?" asked Danny.
"Gone home sick," replied Stella.
"Probably caught that bug going round," said Hawkes he was about to continue as to why he and Danny were there but Danny had turned and gone.
"Was there a reason you all came here?" asked Mac as Hawkes watched Danny disappear into the distance.
"We found a link to your case," said Hawkes turning back wondering why Danny had gone.
Danny headed straight for the locker room about the only place in the lab it was quiet and pulled out his phone dialing Lindsay, after ringing for a bit it went to answer phone.
"Hey Lind's heard your not well, if you need anything just give me a call love you,"
TBC………………….
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