The sound of a cell phone ringing woke Danny. He struggled to focus on the clock. 4:20am. That could only mean one thing, Mac. He reached for the phone, trying not to disturb the girl laying next to him.

"Messer." Danny said as he answered the phone.

"Danny?" Mac asked, a little confused from the other end.

"Yeah, Mac. What do you need? You realize what time it is, right?"
"I have a double homicide at 310 Madison. Stella and I are already here but we could use some help."

"Sure thing Mac, I will be there soon."

"Oh, and one more thing. Tell Lindsay I need her to come also."

Panic!! "Okay, but what makes you think I know were Lindsay is?"

"Because you answered her cell phone. See you both in a little while." and with that Mac was gone.

"Shit!!! Shit!!!! Shit!!!" Danny looked down and sure enough, instead of the his sleek, black cell phone, he was holding Lindsay's small pink cell phone.

"What's wrong honey?" Lindsay asked as she woke up.

"We are so busted!"

"Why, what do you..." Lindsay rolled over and immediately recognized the problem. "Is that my cell phone?"

45 minutes later, Danny and Lindsay arrived at the scene. One quick glance from Mac made chills run down Danny's spine.

"We are in so much trouble." Danny whispered to Lindsay as they crossed the yellow tape.

"Lindsay you are with Stella upstairs. Danny you are with me."

Lindsay shot Danny a supportive glance and quickly headed for the second floor where Stella was.

"Hey, Mac before we..."

"Not now, Danny. We will discuss this later." I know we should have told him sooner, Danny thought to himself. If he had looked closer he would have seen Mac flash a smile.

"Hey, Stel. What do we have?"
"First of all we have a girl who did not tell her best friend she was seeing someone."

"Sorry Stella, I promise you when we are done with this case I will tell you everything."

"Okay, good enough for now. We have a 34 year old male. Single gunshot wound to the head. I need to get something from the car. Why don't you start processing the body."

"No problem." Stella was about half way out the door when Lindsay asked, "Hey Stel, Mac is going to kill us isn't he?"

"Probably." Stella said with a laugh and then headed down to the street.

Danny was taking pictures, while Stella had stopped to talk to Mac when they heard the first shot coming from the second floor apartment. Everyone stopped. Seconds later there was another shot. With that Mac, Stella and Danny were running for the door. About the time they reached the stairs they heard a third shot.

INSIDE--- Lindsay was processing the body when she a heard the sound of someone pulling the hammer back on a gun. She spun around, pulling her own gun out at the same time. Three feet from her was a man pointing a gun directly at her. Before she had a chance to say anything he fired. The bullet hit her in the stomach. The next few seconds were a blur. She fired her gun and as he fell he got off one more shot. This time hitting her in the shoulder. She was leaning up against the wall when she saw Danny rush in.

Danny saw Lindsay leaning up against the wall. He looked at her and then at the new body three feet away. He gave her a smile, silently thanking god that she was alright. Then he watched in horror as she slowly slide down the wall. Leaving a trail of blood on the wall behind her. He lunged forward and caught her before she hit the ground. That is when he noticed the blood on her shirt. She was wearing a black sweater and black pants and had not seen the blood before.

"Montana, baby. Hold on, okay. Please baby hold on." Danny could feel the tears in his eyes beginning to form.

"Oh my god, Lindsay!" Stella though she was going to pass out. There was so much blood.

"This is Detective Mac Taylor. I need a bus to 310 Madison. Officer down. I repeat officer down." Danny could hear the urgency in Mac's voice. The radio cracked, "We copy that officer down. 310 Madison. Bus is 2 minutes out."

"Hear that baby, help is coming. Just hold on." He pleaded as he reached for her hand.

"Danny..." Lindsay was trying not to leave, but she could feel the darkness creeping in.

"I am hear baby. Just hold on." Danny was kissing her fingers, when he suddenly felt her loosen her grip on his hand and her eyes slowly closed.

"No, Lindsay. Look at me. Damn it Lindsay open your eyes. Don't you leave me."

The EMT's arrived and began CPR. All Danny could be was watch. Once they were able to establish a pulse again they loaded her into the waiting ambulance. Danny, without hesitation climbed into the back with her. The hospital was only about 10 minutes away but for Danny it seemed like a life time.

He held her hand the entire way and only let go when they wheeled her into the ER. The doctors refused to let him in and a nurse ushered him the waiting room. A few minutes later Mac and Stella arrived, followed shortly thereafter by Flack and Sheldon.

"Holy shit man." Flack practically yelled as he rounded the corner and saw his best friend. Danny was covered in Lindsay's blood. Flack did not say another word. He went to Danny and threw his arms around him. The tears began to flow freely and Danny did not care who saw them.

Six hours had passed since Lindsay was rushed into emergency surgery. There only contact had been with a nurse who would come out every couple hours and tell them she was still in surgery. She would not give them any more details.

"I am looking for Detective Monroe's family?" asked the doctor who had appeared in front of them.

"I am her boss, Mac Taylor and this her boyfriend, Danny Messer." Mac said as he and Danny stood up. "Is she okay?

"I am afraid I have some bad news." Danny felt his heart sink. "We did everything we could, but the damage to her internal organs was too great. I am sorry to tell you but Detective Monroe passed away 20 minutes ago on the operating table." Stella let out a small gasp and was quickly steadied by Flack. Danny suddenly felt light headed and then everything went black.

Mac tired to catch Danny before he fell, but he reflexes where slow due to the shock of what he had just heard.

When Danny woke up he was lying on his bed. Maybe it had all been a bad dream, he thought. Maybe it was a nightmare. That had to be it. Lindsay was probably in the kitchen making breakfast right now. Suddenly he heard voices in the other room. He jumped from his bed and ran into the living room. His smile faded when he saw Stella sitting on his couch crying and Flack trying to comfort her. Then it hit him. It had not been a dream. Lindsay was dead. She was not coming home. Mac appeared from the kitchen. Seeing th pain in Danny's eyes he grabbed him and gave him a hug. Danny began to cry almost instantly.

"I am so sorry Danny. I know how much she meant to you."

"I loved her Mac. I loved her." Danny choked out through the tears.

"From a man who has been there. Trust me when I say, there are dark times ahead. Just remember we are all here for you and we will help you get through this." Mac felt the tears falling down his cheek. "The hurt will never go away but in time it will fade."