Lindsay Messer sat on her bed. She had tried to sleep, but she just couldn't close her eyes. Every time she did she would see his last day, the day he left her, the day he left the world…
1 year ago:
Lindsay woke up all by herself. She got up and started looking for her husband of 3 years, but she couldn't find him. She went to the kitchen and noticed a note he had left her earlier:
Montana, baby,
Sorry I left you – I know how you hate to wake up alone – but I got up at 4am and you looked beautiful sleeping, just like an angel.
I left you breakfast ready and a little, simple flower, just like on our 'Snow Day'. You didn't think I'd forget, did you? 6 years ago you would wake up alone on my pool table. Can you believe that 6 years had already pass since that day? It seems like it was yesterday. I just wanted to tell you that I hadn't forgotten our date and that I love you so, so much. I will love you forever Lindsay, my Montana.
Your Cowboy, D.
She smiled and picked up the small flower, just like she did 6 years ago. She couldn't believe in her life she had found the most amazing man in the world that made her the happiest woman ever.
Sometimes he would surprise her preparing romantic dinners, secretly convince Mac to give both of them the day off, put roses on her desk. Was it those simple things that made her love him more, and more?…
At 12am Lindsay walked into the break room, Danny was supposed to buy them food and join her. 30 minutes later Danny still hadn't shown up, and Lindsay was starting to get worried. After a 1 hours wait, Lindsay picked up the phone and dialled Danny's number. There was no answer. She then dialled Stella's, Hawkes', Mac's, even Adam's and Sid's number. Nobody had seen him.
Her cell phone started ringing. Thinking it was Danny she answered it…but it was Flack.
"Monroe"
"Lindsay, I…" Flack couldn't believe what he was going to say. He knew Danny for more than 10 years now and he never thought he would have to say this to his best friend's wife.
"What's up, Flack? Have you seen Danny?" Silent tears were coming down his face. He couldn't believe that his best friend had just got shot. He knew how much Lindsay loved Danny. They were inseparable. He knew that maybe she wouldn't make it, he knew that she would never be the same. He's scared of what she may do.
"Don, what happened to Danny? Where's he? I want to see my husband!"
"He… He got shot. I'm so, so sorry, Lindsay. I tried everything I could to stop the bleeding but there are a lot of chances of him not waking up. I shouldn't have left him alone. I'm so sorry." Lindsay was crying at this point. She couldn't believe that she may lose the person that she loves most in her life.
"Where is he?" Don told her in which Hospital he was in and she rushed there as fast as she could.
2 hours passed and the members of the team had slowly joined them. They all came face to face with a doctor.
"How is he?" Lindsay asked fearing the worst.
"I'm sorry Mrs Messer but your husband didn't make it. I'm so sorry."
Lindsay's world collapsed and she ran away. When she came back she was surrounded by her co-workers. She got up and when she remembered all that happened she started crying.
May 26 2013 would be forever in Lindsay's memory. The day that Lindsay Messer started living without him, without her everything, without Daniel Messer.