"Montana?"
She had known it was him when the door opened, no one else would have followed her up there. "You know if you forget about the pollution, the cement, and the crime it really is a nice view." His footsteps stopped behind her and that's were he stayed.
"Very poetic." He looked at the lights that lit up the night sky then looked back at her. He couldn't see her face but he still watched her. "Isn't home is it?"
Lindsay sighed. "I don't know."
Her answer wasn't what he had expected but he didn't ask about it and remained silent.
A few moments later Lindsay spoke again. "Remember that girl killed in the park? That case really got to me. Made me wonder if I should have been home. It made me wonder a lot of things."
"And this one?" She leaned forward and rested her arms on the ledge. This had been another case that he could tell got to her. He could see it in her face for the past couple of days but he hadn't said anything about it until now.
"It was different. That guy had been running from his home. He'd spent so much time trying to forget everything and start a new life but he couldn't get passed it." Lindsay turned to Danny and looked at him questioningly. "He didn't know anyone and no one knew him. Do you think if he knew he was going to get hit by that car that he would have done things differently?"
"Don't you think if we all knew when we were going to die we'd do things differently? If you're asking me if I think he would have put his past behind him sooner well than yea." She turned away from him and he knew he hit a soft spot but he wasn't through yet. She had opened it to discussion and he still had some things to say. "His life was to short to dwell on one thing. He'd left home to start a new life but he didn't. He went to work then went home and that's it. He didn't know anyone Lindsay, that isn't starting a new life." All he wanted to do was reach out and touch her but he'd been very careful lately not to push her or make her uncomfortable. "Linds, you're off shift. Why don't you go home?"
She couldn't tell him that she didn't want to be alone so she just shrugged. "I'm fine Danny."
"I know better than that. I'm not leaving this roof till you do." She didn't tell him to leave so he pushed again. "Look if you're not going to go home come eat with me." She turned again to face him. "I'll even let you pay for yourself so that it doesn't seem like a date."
Lindsay smiled at him. "I'm not paying for myself."
"Fine. Then don't complain when I call it a date." The smile still hadn't left her face and he couldn't deny the pleasure it gave him. He held out his hand to her and he could see her hesitate. "Come on." She finally placed her hand in his and he flashed her one of his most charming smiles before turning and pulling her towards the door. "I knew you could only resist me for so long." She pulled her hand back and shoved him.
The playfulness had felt good. They hadn't talked like that in awhile. Then he grabbed the hand that had shoved him and he brought it down to his side and stepped closer.
She didn't pull back or turn away from him. It was so tempting to just lower his head and kiss her. With any other woman he was interested in he would have went for it. The problem was that this was a situation he'd never been in. He'd never pursued anyone he worked with. He'd also never known a woman from Montana with a secret. Danny didn't kiss her. He had to do it right with her.
When he smiled again and turned away Lindsay finally allowed herself to breath. To her increasing relief he let go of her hand and opened the door. She had wanted so much to wait before she started anything with him but for a moment she had hoped he would kiss her.
