"Hey." Danny said cautiously as he opened the door to his wife's now empty hospital. Danny had stopped to talk to a doctor while Flack ushered Stella out of the room to give the couple some alone time. He gave a weak smile and sat down on the edge of her bed and just gazed at her, not sure what to do or say.

"I didn't know if you were gonna come back." She whispered her sad eyes meeting his as her hand reached his and he held it, firmly stroking the top idly with his thumb. Danny just blinked and looked down at their hands, not sure what to say. "I saw the look on your face Danny, when he started to settle because he recognized your voice, you looked terrified."

"I am." Danny said softly bringing his eyes back to hers. He smiled and used his other had to cup her cheek and place a gentle kiss on her lips. "But I won't abandon you" He whispered resting his forehead against hers. "or our family."

"Danny if you don't want to be a father-." He cut her off with a kiss. "Dan."

"Yeah?" he asked with a smirk as he watched her try and catch her breath.

"You should've talked to me." She said

"I didn't know Montana, I don't know what I thought it was gonna be like, I just got scared." He said taking off his jacket and throwing it on the chair next to the bed. "I've never even really held a baby before, it's like-."

"Don't compare holding your son for the first time to baseball Messer." Lindsay warned as they both laughed knowing Danny had a habit of comparing everything to his beloved sport.

"I wasn't going to." He laughed. "I can't explain it, it's just-."

"You thought about Ruben." Lindsay said as she watched him fight for the right words.

"Yeah, and it may not have been my fault he got shot." He said squeezing her hand to stop her from protesting. "But it was my responsibility to take care of him, for the day, no not even for the day for the few hours we were together."

"Now you have the responsibility to take care of Julian for the rest of your life," Lindsay added as Danny just listened. "and you don't want it?"

"No!" Danny said quickly. "That's not it at all. I want to be a father, I told you that when you surprised me with your pregnancy."

"I wasn't exactly expecting it either Danny." Lindsay laughed as she yawned. "But Danny,"

"Yeah?" he asked placing a stray hair behind her ear.

"I don't want you to be a father to Julian if everything you do if a way to make things up for what happened to Ruben," Lindsay swallowed not knowing what nerves she would hit with him. "It's not fair to Julian."

"I know." Danny said as she yawned again. "I can't promise I won't think about it, but Julian is mine, you know?"

"Yes, I know Julian is yours, were you questioning that?" Lindsay joked pinching his side causing him to squirm.

"That's not what I meant."

"I know I just like to play with you." Lindsay laughed as Danny lay down beside her, wrapping her in his arms as best as he could without causing her pain or falling off the bed. "You know, Julian is ticklish on his sides too."

"What? Did you examine him for ticklish spots?" Danny laughed as he buried his head in her hair.

"Kinda." Lindsay laughed as she reached behind her to bring his face to hers so she could kiss him. "I love you."

"Hm…" Danny said kissing her again. "I love you too."