Disclaimer: I don't own CSI NY or Danny or Lindsay or any of the characters.
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It was a warm night and Lindsay was staying over at Stella's place. "Lindsay do you want some more wine?" Stella asked Lindsay who was sitting on the couch off on a far away distance. "Lindsay…Lindsay hello you in there." Stella asked her best friend. "Uh….oh sorry yeah I'm here. Just thinking." Lindsay replied to Stella who now had a curious look on her face. "You thinking about your wedding tomorrow to Phil?" Stella asked as Lindsay shook her head.
It was the night before Lindsay's wedding to Phil Burton. She had met him after she had found out that Danny cheated on her with Rikki.
"Yeah I'm just nervous I guess." Lindsay said but she had other things on her mind being of a certain city boy with good looks and an accent that always melts though her anger and cold core towards him. "You'll be fine Lindsay. Come lets go get some sleep. Big day tomorrow." Stella said but Lindsay never smiled…she was too busy thinking about Danny.
Lindsay got into bed but didn't close her eyes but instead thought about Danny. She imagined them married and then with children. It was Lindsay who spoke to herself out loud, "I can't do this…I can't marry Phil…I belong with Danny but the wedding is tomorrow and it would break my daddy's heart if I called the wedding off before the wedding. I got to do this my own way…I have to be a runaway bride." Lindsay closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep with her plan in mind.
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Across town Danny was in his apartment with a few beers and was pretty much drowning out his anger over Lindsay getting engaged. It was then there was a knock on the door.
"Who's there." Danny said out loud with a gruff tone in his voice.
"It's Rikki can I come in." Rikki asked outside his door.
"Rikki go away…I am not going to sleep with you again and as far as I'm concerned it was a mistake we did. It was over grief of your son and I don't even think your pretty. You have ruined my life….please move out of this apartment building and let me get my life back together with Lindsay." Danny said loudly enough Rikki heard and he heard her slam her door across the hallway.
Danny downed the last beer and wanted to call Lindsay but knew she was at Stella's.
"I need to get you back….I love you Lindsay and you don't love Phil. I can't show up at the wedding tomorrow but I hope you'll make the right decision." Danny said out loud to himself before turning in for the night.
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The next morning Lindsay woke up to the sound of Stella practically going on a frenzy.
"Lindsay get up…shower…take a shower…hurry up shower." Stella said as she practically dragged Lindsay out of bed and pushed her into the bathroom.
"Dear God Stella hold your horses I took a shower last night…lets get what needs to be done now so I can get this over with." Lindsay said and Stella gave her a questionable look.
"Okie." Stella said as she began to do Lindsay's hair and make up and Lindsay brushed her teeth and got her dress on.
"Who in their right mind wanted a wedding at 11:30 in the morning." Stella asked.
"Phil….his word were…..we have to have the wedding in the morning because I have a business meeting at 3 pm." Lindsay said with a dullness in her voice..
Lindsay and Stella set off for the church and Lindsay was thinking of how she should runaway.
Should I just wait till the Priest asks for my I do and just run out like a bat out of hell. I think that will work….yes that will work. Perfect and in no time I'll be in Danny's arms….where I belong.
They arrived at the church and Lindsay went to the dressing room to do some last min touches on her dress and wait for her Dad Christopher to come and get her to walk down the isle. Her bridesmaids were Jen, her sister Allie and her maid of honor being Stella.
Her dad walked into the room.
"Ready to go pumpkin." Chris asked his daughter as her mother Viola fixed her hair.
"Yeah dad." Lindsay said as she placed her arm around her dads arm and they walked down the isle behind the bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Lindsay's dad walked her up to the waiting groom Phil.
"You look pretty nice." Phil whispered and Lindsay just nodded her head.
The priest continued on till he got to her I do.
"Do you Lindsay Christina Monroe take Philip Michael Burton to be your lawful wedding husband, to love and cherish from sickness and health and good times and bad times till death do you part?" the priest asked as Lindsay got her nerve.
"I don't. I'm sorry…my heart isn't with you Phil." Lindsay replied as she ran out of the church to the street and everyone in the pews whispering and the groom speechless.
Lindsay ran out to the street and hailed a taxi and gave Danny's address.
The taxi pulled up in front of his apartment building and Lindsay ran as fast as she could to the door…to the elevator and to his apartment where she stood there and finally knocked.
"Who is it." Danny yelled.
"Someone who didn't get married and is standing here in a hallway in a wedding dress and men looking at me." Lindsay said and Danny instantly opened the door.
"Lindsay oh my God what are you doing here. Aren't you supposed to be Mrs. Phillip Burton?" Danny asked with a hopeful look in his eye.
"Yeah I was supposed to be till I realized he's not the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. All I can think about is you Danny…I love you Danny." Lindsay said all in one breath.
Danny pulled her in quick bringing his lips to hers in a hungry fashion…hungry for the woman he loves. When the need for oxygen was greatly needed they broke apart.
Danny got to one knee and pulled out a small blue box he grabbed before opening the door. "I love you Lindsay…marry me. Spend the rest of your life with me…be Mrs. Lindsay Messer." Danny said on one knee with a ring he had been carrying around since he first realized he was in love with Lindsay.
"Yes…yes I'll marry you!" Lindsay screamed and jumped into his arms and kissed him hard and passionately and got an idea.
Lindsay grabbed her cell phone and called Stella. "Stella do me a huge favor. Get all of Phil's relatives out of the church. You, Mac, Don, Sid, Sheldon, Jen, Adam, Kendall…stay there and keep the priest there too.
"Lets go get married Danny!! Get on that tux you wore for the Christmas ball last year!!" Lindsay said and Danny went and got dressed and they drove to the church.