Prologue

A ringing phone woke Danny up at 2 o'clock in the morning. "Hello?" he answered groggily.

"Danny? It's Nancy Monroe, Lindsay's mom."

"Mrs. Monroe? You do realize that it's 2 o'clock in the morning, right?"

"Yes, and I'm very sorry to wake you both up, but I have very urgent business. I need to talk to Lindsay right now."

"Ok, Mrs. M, I'll wake her up." He put her on hold and rolled over, taking a brief moment to admire his wife, who was sleeping peacefully. "Honey," he whispered, shaking her gently. "Your mom's on the phone."

Lindsay opened her eyes. "What time is it?" she asked sleepily.

"Two. She says it's really important though." He handed her the phone. "It's on hold."

"If she's calling to tell me about her latest adventure to Wal-Mart again I swear I'll kill her!" she grumbled. Danny chuckled as she answered the phone. "What is it mom?" She was silent for a few minutes, except for a few "okays" and "yeahs." Danny began to get worried, as her expression got sadder and sadder. "Okay mom, we'll get out there as soon as we can." She paused. "Okay, I love you too. Bye." She hung up.

"What's wrong, baby?" Danny asked genuinely concerned. It pained him to see her hurting like she obviously was.

"My dad had a heart attack." She said, choking up a bit, "the doctors don't think that he's going to make it, so mom wants me to fly out as soon as possible."

"Oh, Linds, I'm so sorry. We can talk to Mac and find a flight in the morning, but for now we need to get some sleep."

"Okay," she agreed, snuggling up to her husband, who held her tight.

"We're gonna get through this together, honey." He assured her, before they both drifted off to sleep.

A/N Believe me, this is just the beginning of Lindsay's problems! Review and I'll post the next chapter!