When Mac calls you into his office for a "private chat" it's never, ever, under any circumstances, a good thing. And that's a fact. It is also the reason why Danny and Lindsay, fresh off of their honeymoon, were terrified when Mac informed them he'd like to have a talk with them in his office.
"We didn't do anything wrong did we?" Lindsay asked Danny while they were slowly meandering in the general direction of Mac's office. Obviously, they were trying to delay their little meeting as much as they could.
Danny racked his brain. "I don't think so…I can't think of a thing, can you Montana?"
"No! We didn't break any rules, tamper with any evidence…we came back to work when he told us to! I can't think of anything!" She was obviously in great distress over the whole situation.
Danny stopped walking and gently grabbed Lindsay's arm to prevent her from continuing further. "Lindsay, honey, it's all gonna be ok."
"How do you know that?" Lindsay asked defiantly, "We don't even know what's wrong!"
"I just know." Danny answered simply. "Besides, we both know that I'd never let anythin' bad happen to ya. Ever." He emphasized his last word. They both knew with all their hearts that it was the truth, no doubt about it. Danny would give his life to protect his precious Montana.
Lindsay took a deep breath and stepped into her husband's open arms. She rested her head on his shoulder and he held her tightly. They reluctantly broke apart when they remembered that they were in the middle of the lab. Danny kissed her on the forehead. "It's gonna be ok," he repeated softly.
"I know. I'm sorry. I'm just overreacting."
"Nah, you're not. I don't like bein' called into Mac's office, either," he took her hand and they continued down the hallway.
"Ah…Danny Messer finally admits his greatest fear," Lindsay teased.
"I never said it scared me, just that I don't like it," he clarified. "There is a huge difference."
Lindsay rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say Messer."
"Hey, you're a Messer now, too, sweetheart, and don't you forget it."
She pecked him on the lips quickly. "I don't plan on ever forgetting."
They stopped in front of Mac's office. His head was bent over his desk, totally enthralled by his paperwork, it seemed. "Ready?" Danny asked his wife.
"As I'll ever be," she told him.
"Ok." He dropped Lindsay's hand and knocked on the door.
Mac looked up and waved them in. "Sit down," he told them as soon as they entered the room. He put the paperwork he was filling out in a manila folder and stacked it neatly on top of some other folders on the corner of his desk. "I have a proposition for the two of you," he looked them straight in the eye. Danny grabbed his wife's hand under the desk. "And you're not going to like it."
A/N Cliffhanger! Yes! Lol ...jk…sorta. Anyway ...this is my newest plot bunny…its something I've been throwing around my head for a long time, but just never got it down in print…so tell me what you think…more is coming.
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Lia