Life Is A Series Of Choices
by: JackO'NeillIsTheMan
A/N: So this is a crazy little thing I wrote at 3 am. I am terribly afraid that it is horrible and makes no sense. I so apologize if that's true.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I can only hope to dream about Danny every night. ; )
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Life is a series of choices. Some good, some bad. Then there are the ones you don't realize
you've made until after you've already made them. That's what happened to Danny Messer.
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It was a split second decision to go to Montana, to be there for his Montana. He made the choice to go
long before he realized, subconsciously it was made when he hallucinated that that lab tech was her
earlier that night. He thought he was going crazy, but deep down he knew he was realizing, no, simply
recognizing, a choice that he had made way back on the day he met her. Because on that day, the day
he first met Lindsay Monroe, he had chosen to change. Now, maybe it didn't really start to happen
right away, but pretty soon he had to admit that she was the one person he wanted, the one person he
would let in and wouldn't let get away.
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Then there was that amazing night. The night where he finally knew he was complete, he had her and
nothing was going to stop them from being together anymore. But that night led to day. That fateful
day when he made another choice. Some would argue it was just a fortunate chance, others would say
that he somehow knew something was going to happen.
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A single choice. One that protected her, and left him battered and bruised, but only physically,
outwardly. Inside, Danny was relieved. Even more after she whispered she was sorry and that it
should have been her. He was glad beyond expression that he was the one to go into work that day,
that he was the one who walked into that warehouse. His choice saved her.
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Life is a series of choices. Some good, some bad. Then there are the ones you plan carefully,
going over every detail, considering every ramification. That's what happened to Lindsay Monroe.
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It was a long, greatly thought out decision to not fall for Danny. He was her colleague, everyone knew
he was a playboy, that he didn't want a real relationship. She made the choice to not fall for him, or, if
she did, to not let anything happen- to not let him know. When the call came she knew she had made
the right decision, but when he confronted her in the police station she almost revised her plan. When
he walked into that courtroom after flying halfway across the country just for her, she did revise her
plan.
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Then there was that amazing night. The night where she finally knew her past was gone, that it wasn't
going to hurt her any more, she wouldn't let it- he wouldn't let it. But that night led to day. That
fateful day when one of her choices was taken away. Some would say she should be happy, others
know she worries about ever forgiving herself for him getting hurt.
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A single choice. One that was taken out of her hands, and left her battered and bruised, but only
emotionally, internally. Outside, Lindsay was fine. Even her whispered words could not convey all
she wanted them to. She was terrified beyond expression that she had almost lost him, that he was
almost taken away from her. His choice could have destroyed her.
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Life is a series of choices. Some good, some bad. But these choices make us who we are, and
sometimes, they spark a sharing of part of ourselves that wouldn't otherwise be known. This is what
happened to Danny Messer and Lindsay Monroe. Choices were made by both of them and the
consequences of those choices allowed them to share themselves with each other more fully than they
would have been able to otherwise. Their choices are what make up their lives, separately at first-
now, together.
The End
A/N: Was it bad? (hides under covers) Please review?