A/N: And, Lindsay's point of view. :) Follows on from the scene in the locker room
Again, enjoy:)
Lindsay sighed as she walked into the NYPD crime lab, knowing he was going to be there.
She knew he was deliberately avoiding her, and it hurt like hell. She wanted to be there, just to help.
When he had walked into the locker room, she had felt him, smelt his cologne, sensed his presence. She missed him. She wanted her boyfriend back. She wanted her Danny back; she just didn't know how to get what she wanted back.
She wanted to fall into his arms, let him catch her, but, she simply walked past him, not breathing a word.
Now, 3 hours later, after listening to the same song on repeat, everything was slowly beginning to fall into place.
You and I, we've been at it so long, still got the strongest fire
you and I, we still know how to talk, know how to walk that wire.
Sometimes, I feel like the world is against me, sound of your voice
baby that's what saves me
When we're together I feel so invincible
They had both been fighting for them, since that day in the hallway at the precinct; both had been fighting their feelings, just so that she could deal with her past. Even in the darkest days when she had wanted to curl up in a ball as opposed to trudging out into New York City to process some crime scene at 3am, his voice was the voice that kept her world from falling apart. It was the voice of reason, her voice of reason. In the courtroom, when he had followed her to Montana, she had felt invincible. Without Danny, without that encouragement, she would have probably crumbled, but, with him there, she made the statement, told her story, and in effect, she got Daniel Cadence sent down, for good...
Now, where had the voice of reason in her life gone?
Cause us against the world, you and me against them all
If you're listening to these words, know that we're standing tall
I don't ever want to see the day I won't catch you when you fall
She knew, that deep down, even though he wasn't around anymore, that he obviously didn't care like he used to, he would catch her. No matter what, she knew that when push came to shove, she would be able to depend on Danny Messer to pick her back up when she fell. She knew emotion was hard for him, she knew he was terrified of losing her. She just needed to try and make him understand that no matter what, it was them against the world.
They'll be days when we're both on different sides, but that doesn't
last too long,
We find ways to get it on track; we know how to turn back on
Sometimes I feel like I can't keep it together, then you hold me
close, and make it all better
How she longed for his embrace, it was something she was longing for more and more often. She knew they'd get over the bump, just when and how, were the factors she didn't know. She longed for Danny to snap out of the bubble he was in. She needed him, just like she knew he needed her. They were just too damn stubborn to realize it together. She wanted him to make everything better, like he did, sometimes without even realizing.
She turned the CD player off, she was after all, at work, and really couldn't afford to breakdown in front of her colleagues. She wouldn't allow herself to. She composed herself, and decided on a break. She closed her case file, and headed to the break room. She turned the corner, not paying attention, and suddenly, she bumped into someone. Expecting to hit the floor, she braced herself, but she was stopped, by a pair of strong arms. A pair of arms, that brought back millions of memories.
She opened her tear-filled eyes, and saw him. He was there, he'd caught her, even when she was falling, he was there. Bearing in mind, he'd been the one to knock her down. But, what mattered was that he was there. He'd been there, to fix it. To pick her back up
"Let me catch you Lindsay, give me the chance to make this better"
"You just did Danny"
