Lindsay Monroe hadn't been able to sleep after she had visited Sarah's killer and hadn't received an answer to why her out of all the women in the city of New York. But that wasn't the only thing keeping her up.
Some how in the hazy logic it seemed like a good idea to be stood outside the door bundled up in a coat and gloves against the cold night air.
Lindsay took a deep breath before she knocked on the door. Half a second later she realised it was a bad idea and turned and walked away. She got half way to the stairs and stalled, the indecisiveness getting to her.
A sleep Danny Messer opened the door dressed only in his boxer shorts. When he saw the doorway was empty he looked down the hallway to see the back of the retreating Lindsay.
"Montana?" Danny questioned.
"Hi." Lindsay turned around. "I'm sorry, go back to bed forget I was here."
"You don't show up at my door at three in the morning for no reason." Danny pointed out.
"It was stupid, please go back to sleep, I'll see you at work." Lindsay apologised.
"Montana." Danny rubbed his eyes. "Come on in."
"Danny, it was stupid coming over here to because I couldn't sleep. Go back to bed, I'll just go home."
"Please don't make me come over there." Danny said. "I'm awake you might as well tell me the real reason you're here."
Lindsay reluctantly went into the apartment and Danny closed the door behind her and locked it.
"I'm sorry I woke you." Lindsay apologised.
"It's okay." Danny said. "You want something to drink?"
"I'm fine." Lindsay sat on the couch.
"So what made it so you couldn't sleep and came halfway across town in the middle of the night to wake me up?" Danny asked.
"I should just go." Lindsay started to get up.
"Montana." Danny put a hand on her arm to get to her stay.
"Sarah." Lindsay whispered.
"Some times even when you catch the bad guy you don't get the answers to why they did what they did. He is going to jail for what he did, Sarah gets justice, that's the best we can do. It's all part of the job."
"I know." Lindsay yawned. "Sorry."
"Is that why you couldn't sleep?" Danny asked.
"Sid said something."
"Sid?" Danny questioned.
"Sid Hammerback." Lindsay clarified.
"I know who Sid is. What did he say that's making your brain thinking too much?"
"Why do you call me Montana?" Lindsay asked.
Danny was slightly confused by the switch in topic.
"Because Delaware didn't have the same ring to it." He joked; he knew that it was the wrong thing to say the instant it came out of his mouth. "You were the new girl so it was fun to tease you, and it made you blush. You still do slightly. What does this have to do with Sid?"
"He says that you call me Montana because you have a crush on me."
Danny looked at her not sure what to say.
"I should get going." Lindsay said feeling uncomfortable in the silence. "Sorry for waking you up, I'll see you at work tomorrow." Lindsay started to head towards the door.
"Montana wait." Danny caught her arm and spun her around.
"Dann…" Lindsay didn't get to finish even his name before his lips crushed. Lindsay wrapped her arms around his neck. Danny held her against him. "Wow."
"That's one word for it. Come on." He grabbed her hand and started walking towards the bedroom.
"Danny, I'm not that kind of girl."
"I know. It's late and this is a conversation we need to have when both have had some sleep. I'm not letting go home by yourself at this time of night and I'm too tired to get dressed so you're staying here."
"I can sleep on the couch?" Lindsay offered.
"It's lumpy and you'll end up complaining you have a bad back all day if you sleep on the couch. We're adults we can share a bed."
Lindsay looked at him.
"I'll keep my hands to myself as long as you do." Danny joked.
"Okay." Lindsay conceded she was too tired to argue.
Danny led her into his bedroom, which was decorated just as Lindsay expected. Danny rifled in a drawer and handed her a Jets jersey.
"Bathroom is through there." He indicated the door off the bedroom.
"Thanks Danny."
Danny climbed back into bed. Lindsay returned a few minutes later dressed in his shirt.
"Looks better on you than me Montana." Danny told her.
"They aren't the 49ers." Lindsay shrugged and climbed into the empty side of the bed. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight Montana."
Lindsay went to sleep almost as soon as here head hit the pillow, while Danny lay wide awake having inappropriate thoughts about the woman lying next to him.
TBC