A/N Next part in the story. thanks to veryone who reviewed.
Danny half dragged, half carried the unconscious Lindsay over to his lounge and lay her gently down. As he stood up he turned to the little girl sitting in his arms. He smiled gently at her, hoping she'd maybe tell him what was going on but all he got was a small whimper followed by tears.
"Hey, hey. Its okay" he sang, bouncing her up and down. He looked over at Lindsay willing her to wake up and help him. He didn't mind kids but because of the lack of them in his life he wasn't used to looking after them, especially a crying little girl. Once the tears had stopped he put her down and she immediately crawled onto Lindsay's lap, burrowing her head under Lindsay's coat.
Lindsay's eyes fluttered open as the girl moved around. "Danny" she whispered.
"Hey Montana" he said, wiping a cool cloth over her forehead.
"What happened?" she asked.
"You fainted at my doorstep" he answered looking at her for an explanation. "When was the last time you ate or slept?" he asked.
"I don't know" she responded "A few day's ago maybe" she added in quietly.
"Lindsay" scowled Danny "You have to eat"
"I know I've just had a lot on my mind" she defended.
"Well, I'm going to make you something and your going to eat it okay" he said walking into the kitchen. "By the way" he added turning around in his track's "Who's the kid?"
"Kayla"
"Kayla" he responded, liking the way the name fitted the tiny child.
A few minutes later he walked back into the kitchen carrying a sandwich, a glass of water, and a bowl of Raspberry Ripple ice cream. "Eat up Montana"
Lindsay accepted the plates, but placed them down on the table "Danny will you do me a favour?" she asked suddenly "Kayla needs to get out of these clothes and have a bath otherwise she'll get sick but I know you won't let me move so I was wondering if you could give her a bath?"
"Um, yeah. I can do that" he answered.
"Thankyou Danny" she said laying a hand on his arm. "Kayla" she whispered "See this man here he's my friend Danny. Is it okay if he gives you a bath while a get some sleep?" she asked.
Kayla looked up at Danny then back at Lindsay. She nodded slightly. "Okay then" said Danny picking her up again. "Oh and Danny" added in Lindsay "Remember to make sure the waters not to hot and don't leave her alone okay"
"Yes Lindsay" he called.
He carried Kayla into the bathroom and turned the taps on. They made a squeaking noise at first due to not being used in forever but after a few seconds a steady stream of warm water starting flowing out into the bath. Danny set Kayla down on the mat and peeled the soaking clothes of her. Once the water had stopped he checked its temperature and sat Kayla down in the bath.
She turned her head around slowly and Danny realised she was probably used to having something to play with in the bath. He looked around his bathroom but there was nothing very appealing to a young girl. "Sorry Kayla" he apologised "There's nothing very fun in here"
Kayla just turned back around from her exploring but Danny could see the slight disappointment in her face. He put his hand into the water and gently splashed some up so that it hit her in the arm. Kayla's head jerked up to face him in surprise but he could see the ghost of a smile cross her face. "Was that a smile Miss Kayla?" he teased while splashing more water onto her. Kayla's smile widened till she had joined Danny in a splashing contest. When he was thoroughly soaked Danny sat back on his heels and looked at her face. She had a bright smile like most kids her age but it was the kind you could tell hardly ever crossed her face. 'what on earth could cause a young girl to stop smiling?" he wondered. He picked her up in a white fluffy towel and carried her into his bedroom placing her down on the bed. "Now's the hard part" he muttered. Kayla's clothes where still soaked and he highly doubted Lindsay would have spare ones if she couldn't even remember to eat. In the end he found an old t-shirt for Kayla to wear. It was almost twice the size of her and reached past her ankles but it was warm and that was all Danny was worried about at the moment. "Now let's go seeā¦" he trailed off, not knowing how Kayla knew Lindsay.
"Mummy" she confirmed in a small voice.
"Oh" exclaimed Danny. He hadn't been expecting Mummy, but now when he thought about it they did look very much alike.
They found Lindsay sound asleep on the lounge. Danny checked to see if she had eaten. The water was finished, as was the ice-cream but the sandwich was still sitting on the plate. "Rejected for the ice cream" he muttered. Kayla let out a small giggle, laughing at the strange man holding her who talked to sandwiches.
"Are you laughing at me" he said, pretending to be hurt. Kayla just giggled some more and nodded.
Lindsay opened her eyes slowly, surprised to hear her daughter laughing. "Are you having a good time with Danny?" she asked as Kayla climbed into her lap. She let out a small yawn and leaned in close to Lindsay. "I think it might be somebody's bed time" suggested Lindsay.
"I think it might be two people's bedtime" added Danny, noticing Lindsay try to stifle her own yawn. "You two can take my bed and I'll take the lounge" he instructed.
"Are you sure Danny?" asked Lindsay.
"Positive" he replied, leading them towards the room.
He tucked the two of them in per request from Kayla before walking to the door way. As he turned around he saw Kayla stretch out under the covers though when he looked closer he could see one tiny hand gripping onto the fabric of Lindsay's shirt. He flicked off the light and whispered Goodnight before walking to lye down on the couch.
