Authors note: The characters of CSI:NY do not belong to me. I am just borrowing them.
Summary: Eventually the cat is let out of the bag.
Danny Messer lays wrapped around his new wife, Lindsay Monroe Messer, his Montana. His left hand lying lightly on her heavily pregnant belly. He strokes the baby bump as he soaks in the smell and feel of this. He kisses the juncture of her neck and shoulder.
"Linds," he says gently "Time to get up baby."
She groans "Five more minutes"
As much as Danny would love to continue to lay there with her he knows that she needs to get up and get ready. Her flight leaves JFK for Montana in just four hours to visit her parents at the ranch she grew up on.
"Montana, you have to get up or your gonna miss your flight and then your parents are gonna hate me, before they know that I'm your husband" he tells her as he continues to plant small kisses along her cheek and shoulder. Slowly, Lindsay opens her eyes and rolls over to look at her husband of 18 hours.
"Ok, Dan. I'm moving. "She leans over and places a very heated kiss on Danny's mouth. She breaks the kiss and gets out of bed and heads to the bathroom to get her shower.
"Lindsay," Danny whines "what are you trying to do to me here?" He falls back on the bed and throws his arm over his eyes. As the water begins to flow in the shower Danny rises from his bed and pulls on a pair of jeans. He walks to the kitchen, fills the teapot with water and puts on the stove to heat for tea.
After about 20 minutes Lindsay walks out to the kitchen to see Danny leaning over the breakfast bar reading the paper. She walks up behind him and gives him a hug.
"Hey Dan, the bathroom is all yours." She tells him as she kisses his bare back. Danny turns to face Lindsay.
"Ok, thanks Linds. I started the water for tea. I also wanted to let you know that I called my parents and they are gonna meet us at the airport." He tells her. "I have to tell you, Montana, they don't know about the baby."
"Do they know about me at all?" She asks looking slightly worried.
"They know about my girlfriend, Montana." He says making her a cup of tea "but they don't know how serious we are."
"Ok, Danny. I just hope that they like me." She says.
"Lindsay, don't worry about it. They are gonna love you. My mother is going to be over the moon because of you. You are making her a grandmother for the first time and you have gotten me to settle down." He tells her as he puts down her tea and takes her in his arms and hugs her tightly to emphasis his point.
"Ok, I promise not to worry. But you need to go and get your shower." She tells her husband as she pushes him towards the bathroom.
Danny walks down the hall towards the bathroom. Lindsay watches him go and worries how he is going to do all by himself for the next few weeks. She is going to miss her husband, but she is also excited about going home to see her parents. Danny on the other hand will still be here with only work to keep him busy. She makes a decision and goes to her purse to get her cell phone. She goes thru her contacts and hits a very familiar number.
"Taylor." Comes her boss's voice from the other side.
"Morning Mac." She replies
"Morning Lindsay." He responds "What can I do for you this morning?"
"I was hoping that you could get the rest of the team and take Danny out to Sullivan's tonight after shift." She says before she continues "I'm worried about him being alone tonight and the rest of the team should be told about our wedding." She finishes.
"That is something I can easily do, assuming we don't have any major problems. Don't worry Lindsay we will keep an eye on Danny while you're gone. He is going to miss you, but he knows that you will be back in a few weeks." Mac tells her. "You take it easy and enjoy your trip. I will see you soon."
"Thanks Mac. I'll miss you guys, but I will look forward to seeing you soon." Lindsay answers and then she hangs up.
Danny then returns from the bathroom. He is clean and fully dressed.
"Hey babe, who were you talking to?" Danny asks as he walks up to her.
"I just called Mac to say goodbye and to tell everyone in the lab I'll see them when I get back from Montana." She tells him and plants an innocent kiss on his cheek.
"You ready to head out?" He asks her leaning his forward to hers.
"I guess so." She tells him.
An hour later Danny and Lindsay are sitting at a coffee shop in JFK airport waiting for Danny's parents. Lindsay is obviously nervous. She is about to meet her new in laws and they don't even know that they are going to be grandparents. She is tearing up a napkin into small pieces in her nervousness.
"Montana, it's ok. Please calm down it's not good for you or for the baby." Danny tells his wife putting his hands over hers to stop her from continuing her destruction of the paper napkin.
"I'm sorry Danny. I can't help it. What if your parents hate me?" she asks him.
"Linds, they will love you. And if by some chance they don't it will be their loss, because you are stuck with me." He tells her calming her down with a kiss. Just as they break the kiss they hear a woman's voice calling Danny's name.
"Danny, Danny." Ana Messer calls as she waves and walks toward her son, her husband Dale, following behind her. Danny stands up from the table and walks toward his parents. He greets first his mother and then his father with a hug.
"Mommy, Pop I'm glade you could make it." Danny tells them. "There is someone that I want you to meet." He leads them over to the table where Lindsay is still sitting.
"Mommy, Pop this is my wonderful, beautiful wife Lindsay" Danny says quickly.
"It's nice to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Messer." Lindsay says starting to stand to shake there hands. At this point the elder Messers notice Lindsay's stomach. Ana Messer gives a little shriek and ignores her hand and gathers her into a hug.
"Oh my heavens. Welcome to the family hunny. And a baby this is wonderful. Isn't Dale." Ana says in one breath. She then turns her attention to her son and solidly slaps him on the arm.
"Daniel James Messer. Why didn't you tell us this sooner?" she asks her son in the voice that only a mother seems to be able to pull off with an adult child.
"Ma," he says stepping away from his mother. "It just never seemed to be the right time."
"The right time?" her voice raising dangerously "You're married with a baby very close to coming and you didn't have time to tell me." During the exchange between mother and son Dale Messer had moved to greet his new daughter in law. But now Lindsay thought she should come to husband's defense.
"Mrs. Messer, we only got married yesterday afternoon at the courthouse. The only witnesses were our bosses, Mac and Stella." She says calmly.
"Oh Lindsay, tell me how your pregnancy has been. Has Danny been helping you and keeping an eye on you." She asks as she moves to have Lindsay sit down and sit down herself.
"Dan, how about we go get something to drink for the ladies?" Dale Messer says to his son.
"Sure Pop, that sounds good. Linds, you want tea or hot chocolate?" he directs the question to his wife.
"Tea would be great Dan." She responds and then turns back to her mother in law.
"Mommy, what about you?" he asks the elder Mrs. Messer.
"Oh, could you get me a cup of coffee with cream and sugar." She tells her husband and son.
The two men walk away and toward the counter to get the drinks.
"Danny, are you happy?" his Dad asks him. Danny turns to look at his father with a smile
"Yeah Pop. I am happier than I can imagine I ever could be." He says honestly. "I am also so lucky that Lindsay puts up with me. I really screwed up about a year ago and I had to work hard for her to take me back. "
"Danny you being happy is the one thing as your father I have ever wanted for you and your brother. And Louie would be happy for you too." Dale says honestly. Danny gives his father a bit of smirk at the second part. "Ok, he would have given a whole rash of shit, but he would have been happy for you then."
Danny, Lindsay and his parents sit and talk for almost an hour before Lindsay needs to go to catch her flight. Both of her new in laws gives them both a hug.
"Lindsay, when you come home from visiting your parents you and I will go out shopping for the baby and get some lunch." Ana tells her hugging her.
"That sounds great Mrs. Messer." Lindsay says.
"Lindsay, your family now. It's either Ma or Ana please." She says smiling at the younger woman.
"Thank you Ana." She tells her and finally feels that Danny was right that his parents did like her.
A few minutes later Danny is waiting just outside the secure zone with Lindsay. They are hugging before Lindsay has to go thru towards the terminal.
"Montana, I am going to miss you more than I can say." He whispers into her hair.
"Me too, Danny. But I will be home sooner than you think. You will barely notice that I'm gone." She mutters into his chest.
"Never Montana, I'm gonna miss you the minute you and the baby walk away from me." He tells her trying hard not to cry. He leans back to look at her in the face. He leans down and kisses her passionately.
"You better get going, Linds. I don't want to let go, but I know you have to." He tells her.
"I love you Danny. I am going to miss you." She tells him as she kisses him on last time.
"I love you too, Linds. I will see you soon." He responds and lets her go. She heads toward the security check point. As she is in the line she looks back and smiles at him. Danny watches her go thru the line and down the terminal till he can no longer see her. He turns and heads out of the airport.