Danny heard the shot come from inside the house and his heart sank.

Flashback…

Lindsay pulled up to the crime scene and groaned when she saw Danny standing there talking to Flack. She did not have any proof but she was sure that Mac was doing this on purpose. Ever since news that she and Danny had broken up had spread through the lab, the two were always assigned to the same cases. She figured it was some kind of horrible punishment for having gotten involved with a co-worker. Some way for Mac to send a message to any one else who might be pondering the idea. Although she did think that if she told Mac what Danny had done, that he might show her some sympathy but then again she did not have any proof of what he did either. He had never actually told her that he cheated on her but something in her gut told her he had. The hardest part was that she still loved him and as much as she tried to let that go, she couldn't.

"Morning Monroe." Flack smiled as she got out of the car.

"Good morning Flack, Danny." She gave them both a smile, trying to keep everything professional. "What've we got?"

"One body inside. Neighbors called it in." Flack responded.

Danny could not take his eyes off of her. He could not believe that he had been so stupid. Lindsay was the best thing that ever happened to him and he had completely screwed it up. He was a dumb ass, there was no other way to put it. He also knew that he would spend his whole life trying to make it up to her. Whether or not they could ever get back to where they were, he was not sure, but he was determined to at least try.

"Found some foot prints and a broken window out back. Probably from the killer." Flack continued.

"Do you want the body or the backyard?" Lindsay asked turning to Danny, who was clearly not paying attention. "Danny!"

"Unh? What?" Danny asked confused. "Oh, sorry, what did you say?"

"Body or backyard?" She asked again.

"You pick, I don't care."

"Okay, I take the body." With that Lindsay picked up her kit and headed inside. Once she was gone Flack turned to Danny.

"Have you at least tried talking to her?" Flack asked and Danny rolled his eyes. "I take that as a no."

"What am I suppose to say? Hey Lindsay, I love you but I slept with Rikki. Sorry, how about dinner tomorrow?"

"Honestly Danny I don't think you have to tell her, I think she already knows."

"She must hate me."

"She doesn't hate you. She loves you, although I am not sure why." Flack teased. "But, seriously you need to talk to her. Beg for her forgiveness. Something. You cannot…" Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot from inside the house.

Flack and Danny ran into the house, both praying that Lindsay was okay. They ran to the back of the house where the body was and saw a man, running out the back door. Flack took off in chase and Danny turned to see Lindsay laying on the ground with blood pouring out of her chest.

"Oh my god! Lindsay! Call 911." Danny yelled at the other officers in the room. Danny fell to his knees beside her. He grabbed a dishtowel from sink behind her and pressed into onto her chest, desperately trying to stop the blood. "Hang in there baby. Fight okay. I need you to fight."

"Danny?" Lindsay said softly.

"Yeah, I am here sweetie. Just hang in there." Danny was fighting back tears as he squeezed her hand.

"It hurts." Lindsay moaned. "So cold."

"I know. It's going to be okay. You are going to okay I promise." Danny could tell she was fading and he knew that he needed to tell her, because something told him that he may not get another chance. "Lindsay, baby please fight okay. I need you to fight. I love you and I cannot lose you. I did something really stupid and I am so sorry."

"I know." Lindsay replied with tears in her eyes. Danny felt his heart sink. Flack was right she knew.

"I am so sorry. I am sorry for everything. I should have come to you. I was a dumb ass and I know that. Please forgive me. You are the best thing that ever happened to me and I screwed that up, but I love you. I know that I never told you that but I do. I miss you so much. I miss my best friend. I miss my girlfriend." Danny was almost pleading.

"I forgive you." Lindsay replied as her eyes grew heavy. "I love y…" Then Lindsay's eyes rolled back in her head and everything went black.

"NO, damn it Lindsay. I love you. You can't leave me." Danny screamed at her. About the same time Flack and the EMT's came running through the door.

"Jesus." Flack said as he entered the kitchen. The EMT's set out to work on Lindsay, while Flack pulled Danny away.

"Please tell me you caught him?" Danny asked Flack, never taking his eyes off of Lindsay.

"Yeah, we got him." Flack said putting his hand on Danny's shoulder. All they could do was watch as the paramedics prepared to shock Lindsay with the paddles.

"CLEAR!" Nothing.

"Charging 200. CLEAR!" Nothing.

"Charging 300. CLEAR!" Nothing.

"DAMN IT MONTANA, YOU CAN NOT LEAVE ME!!" Danny screamed as Flack struggled to hold him back.

"One more time, charging 300. CLEAR!" Beep, Beep, Beep. Danny looked up to the heart monitor and saw Lindsay's heart rate returning to normal. "We got her back. Lets move!" The EMT's loaded her into the ambulance and then they were gone.

"Come on Danny, lets go." Flack said pulling Danny towards the car. Once in the car and on the way to the hospital Flack called Mac.

"Bonasera." Stella said as she answered Mac's phone.

"Stella, what are you doing answering Mac's phone?"

"Mac is in a budget meeting, I am…" Stella tried to explain but Flack cut her off.

"Lindsay's been shot!"

"WHAT?!" Stella asked in shock.

"I don't have time to explain. Danny and I are on the way to the hospital now. NYU Medical. Get Mac and get there." Flack paused as he looked over at Danny. "It's bad Stella."

"We're on our way. Real quick how is Danny?" Stella asked with tears threatening to fall.

"Not sure yet, it all happened so fast. Just get there." Flack closed his phone and continued to the hospital.

Stella made a beeline for the conference room where Mac was in a budget meeting. She knocked on the door and without waiting opened the door.

"I am sorry to interrupt but Mac I need to see you right now." Mac started to ask if it could wait, but something in Stella's eyes said it was important.

"Excuse me." Mac said as he got up and walked out of the room. "What is it Stella? What's wrong?"

"Lindsay's been shot." Stella said as the first tear fell down her face. "Flack said that it doesn't look good."

A/N- I hate cliffhangers too. Please review. Next chapter should be up in a couple days.