Chapter 2 ( I do love her)
When Lindsay arrived at work the next day she was stunned when she walked into her office and saw a huge bouquet flowers in the office
"Someone must have made someone really happy" Lindsay teased Stella who was at her desk
"I don't know you tell me kiddo" Stella said to her "I signed for them but they're yours"
"Really?" Lindsay asked and that's when she realized maybe Danny was really trying to work things out and she quickly took the card and opened it.
Thanks for taking such good care of my phone, dinner next week? Love Clint
Lindsay scrunched her face in surprise and placed the card down
"Not from who you were expecting?" Stella asked her
"No" Lindsay said taking a seat "They're from that guy who had my phone"
"Well the flowers are lovely" Stella commented "And if you and Danny aren't together there is nothing wrong with going out and meeting a new guy"
"The thing is he already asked me out and I told him no" Lindsay said to him "And now he sends me these flowers and not only asks me out but signs the card 'Love Clint'" Lindsay said almost disgusted
"Just don't respond" Stella shrugged "He'll get the point" then she stood up "I have to go track down Flack we have a suspect to interview" she said walking out the door
"You need me to go with you Stell?" Danny asked entering the office with a cup of hot coffee
"Nah me and Flack have got it" Stella insisted then left the office. Danny took a seat at his desk without so much as a greeting to Lindsay. He had been in the office when the flowers arrived and knew two things for sure: One they were not from him and two they were far too romantic to be a 'friendly' gesture.
"Hey Danny" Lindsay said to him
"Oh hi" He said taking his seat at the desk
"I really hope you're not upset about the flowers" Lindsay said knowing him better then he thought she did he just sighed
"Look we're on a break right?" Danny asked her and Lindsay didn't respond "What you do in your free time and who you spend it with isn't my business anymore"
"Danny they're from the guy that had my phone it was just a thank you" Lindsay told him
"That's a pretty grand gesture for holding onto to someone's phone" Danny told her which did come across bitterly. He was mentally kicking himself at the same time though. Who was he to get angry if some guy sent Montana flowers? He was sleeping with his neighbor the last few days. But that was just the thing Lindsay wasn't just Lindsay she was his Montana and the thought of someone else appreciating at her and spending time with her really made him unhappy and even dared to say jealous and jealous was something Danny never classified himself as. Was he overprotective? Sure. Was he slightly short tempered at times? Yea. Who wasn't? Did he act out when he was hurt? Always. But jealous? That was an entire new feeling to him.
"He asked me to dinner to thank me and I told him no so I guess that's why he decided to send the flowers" Lindsay told him
"I told you Lindsay you don't owe me an explanation" Danny told her and he meant it. He knew how hypocritical he sounded being upset over flowers- she didn't.
"Alright" Lindsay said giving up that's when Danny's phone went off
"Sid want to see me in autopsy" Danny said standing up "I'll see you later"
"Yea" Lindsay muttered then Danny left that's when Lindsay's phone went off
"Monroe?" Lindsay asked
"Miss. Monroe did you get my surprise?" Clint Davies asked her
"Um yea actually I did" she told him "And it was a very kind gesture but uh- I'm still going to have decline dinner"
"Did you not like the flowers?" he questioned
"They were lovely but I told you I'm kind of seeing someone right now" she told him
"Of course" he said with a sigh "Well if you change your mind you have my number now"
"Ok" Lindsay said quickly hanging up
Sullivan's
Danny walked into the familiar and saw Flack waiting for him at a table
"Thought you were blowing me off" Flack smirked as Danny took a seat
"Wouldn't dream of it" he replied sarcastically
"So tell me what's going on with you?" Flack asked "I haven't really talked to you much since the Rikki gun incident"
"Nothing" Danny shrugged
"Your face it telling another story pal, don't forget I'm a detective" Flack argued
"I've been sleeping with Rikki" Danny confided
"Ok" Flack said to him
"That's it?" Danny asked
"I'm not really surprised" Flack told him with a shrug "You two have gotten close, Lindsay isn't exactly speaking with you so I've put two and two together"
"I don't think Lindsay knows" Danny told him and Flack just nodded
"So what is going on with you two? You together?" Flack asked
"I have no idea man" Danny sighed "We were doing so good up until-" Danny started but couldn't get the words out "You know"
"Yea I know" Flack said to him "But you have got to stop punishing yourself for what happened it's just hurting everyone around you"
"I can't shake it" Danny said to him "I can't get over the fact that I was right there and I let him die"
"You didn't let him die" Flack reminded him "It was an accident and accidents happen"
"Lindsay loves me" Danny told him out of no where
"Right" Flack said with a slow nod "Isn't it obvious?"
"Not to me" Danny told him "And now I've cheated on her and pushed her away"
"I thought you loved her too" Flack said to him
"I don't know what I feel" Danny said to him
"I doubt that" Flack said with laugh "You flew to Montana to watch her testify didn't ya?"
"Anybody would have done it if they had the time" Danny shrugged
"But nobody did, just you" Flack reminded him "And if you didn't love Lindsay I doubt you'd be feeling as guilty as you do right now"
"She got flowers sent to her today" Danny told him, another topic pulled from thin air
"Someone moving in on your turf?" Flack teased
"I guess" Danny said annoyed "I was so mad at her and why should I be? She should be with someone who thinks to get her flowers"
"Is she dating this guy?" Flack asked
"Nah" Danny told him "Doesn't make me feel better"
"Jealousy is an ugly thing" Flack snorted taking a sip of his beer
"Tell me about it" Danny said to him
"You have to ask yourself this" Flack started "A month, a year even five years from now who do you see yourself with?"
"I'm not with Rikki because I love her" Danny told him "I'm with her to make me feel better and her it's a comfort thing"
"And what about Lindsay? Why are you with her?" Flack asked
"Because I care about her" Danny told him
"You need to either stop this Rikki mess or let Lindsay move on" Flack told him "It's not fair to either of them"
"I just need time" Danny told him
"So take your time" Flack shrugged "Just don't expect Lindsay to wait around forever"
"Clearly" Danny said as he thoughts went back to the flowers "You should have seen those flowers they were a tad over the top" he told Flack bitterly who smirked
"He must have a lot of money" Flack egged on, amused at Danny's jealous behavior
"And get this he sent her flowers because they're cells got mixed up and she returned it, who does that?" Danny asked Flack
"A nice guy?" Flack questioned "Maybe you're reading a little too much into the flowers"
"No I'm not because Lindsay told me he asked her out and she told him no" Danny told him "He signed the card 'love Clint'"
"You read the card?" Flack asked surprised
"Of course I read the card" Danny said with an eye roll "Lindsay and I aren't officially broken up and I technically have the right to know who sends her flowers" with that Flack started to laugh "You find this all funny?"
"Yes" Flack told him still laughing "I've never seen you act like this and if you don't think this is love then you're out of your mind"
Flack was a hundred percent right. He loved Lindsay now he just needed to find a way to prove it to her.
Lindsay was walking towards her apartment building. She was completely drained and not just from dealing with Danny but the double homicide she worked on with Mac today. It was almost three in the morning and she had to be at work by twelve the next day. As she walked up the steps to her building she was surprised to see Clint Davies there waiting for her.
"Mr. Davies?" Lindsay asked surprised
"Please call me Clint" he said with a smile
"What are you doing here?" she asked cutting to the point
"Well I was hoping you would accept my dinner invitation" Clint told her. Lindsay was absolutely stunned. Did he think this was endearing?
"Look like I already told you I'm seeing someone" Lindsay told him. It was the total truth obviously her and Danny weren't together at the moment but she wasn't ready to give up on it and even if it was she wasn't ready to move into a new relationship.
"Really?" Clint asked with a smirk
"Really" Lindsay confirmed "And I know you're just trying to be nice but please don't contact me anymore or send flowers it's just a waste of your time" she said as nicely as she could
"I really think you should give me just one chance" Clint said in the same sweet tone
"I'm sorry" Lindsay said unlocking the front door to the building "Have a good night" she told him then walked inside leaving him standing outside her building. As Lindsay entered her apartment she was surprised to her bathroom light on she slowly and carefully looked around her apartment and saw nothing was out of order and just assumed she left the bathroom light on. With a sigh she willed herself to go to bed.
Crime Lab
The next day Danny strolled into the office and wasn't surprised to be the first one in. It was nine in the morning so he was first on shift. What did surprise him was the large balloons attached to a tin box sitting on Lindsay's desk. He eyed up the gift and turned to Adam.
"What's this?" Danny asked Adam
"Oh they arrived for Lindsay a little while ago" Adam told him as he walking by "Someone is really trying to make things up with Lindsay huh?"
"They're not from me" Danny told him bluntly
"Oh" Adam said nervously "Maybe from a family member or maybe it's her birthday?"
"Nah her birthday was two weeks ago" Danny informed him
"Oh well I've got to go" Adam said hurrying away
Danny stared at the gift for a moment and was going to go over to the card like he had done with the flowers the previous day but stopped himself. He wasn't some snoopy boyfriend he trusted Lindsay. He decided to let it go and take a seat at his desk. At around twelve Lindsay strolled into the office
"Hey" Danny said to her first
"Hi" Lindsay said kindly
"You uh got another gift" Danny said nodding towards the balloons
"You've got be kidding me" Lindsay sighed reaching for the card
you said no more flowers =) love- Clint
"Look Montana-" Danny started
"Danny this guy is not my boyfriend nor am I seeing him I met him once briefly" Lindsay snapped and for some reason Danny just smiled "What are you smiling at?"
"That's not what I was going to say" he said to still smiling "I want to talk and I want to work this out between us"
"Are you sure about that?" Lindsay asked him
"A hundred percent" Danny confirmed "I need to tell you a few things first and just lay it all out for you"
"Ok" Lindsay said with a slow nod
"Tomorrow night we're both off come to my place?" He asked her and she smiled
"Sure"
"Ok" Danny said leaning back in his chair that's when Mac walked in
"Lindsay can you meet Flack at 86th street? DB" Mac told her and she nodded
"Sure" Lindsay said standing up leaving the office
"Nice balloons" Mac commented from Danny earning him a glare
"Not from me" Danny told him and Mac just smirked and walked back to his own office
Lindsay arrived at the scene, which generated a number of bystanders watching the gruesome site
"I'll never understand why people feel the need to watch something like this" Lindsay said to Flack
"Ah you know how it is Linds" Flack waved it off "Hit and run" he said nodding towards the body
"There's no skid marks" Lindsay noted "So the driver obviously didn't bother to even stop"
"Eye witnesses say it was cab" Flack told her
"That shouldn't be too difficult there's only thousands of them in the city" Lindsay teased lightly she looked towards the crowd and that's where she saw Clint Davies "You're kidding me" she mumbled
"What?" Flack asked looking in the same direction of her "You know that guy?"
"That guy and I had a mix up with our phones" Lindsay told him "Ever since then he's been trying to get me to go out with him"
"Persistent" Flack smirked
"No annoying" Lindsay told him "He send me flowers yesterday and was outside my apartment building last night when I got him. I told him to stop sending me flowers and basically to leave me alone. Today I arrive at work and there are balloons"
"You run a background check on him?" Flack questioned
"No he's not dangerous just a pain" Lindsay mumbled leaning over the body
"Linds I know you've got this wonderful personality where you feel everyone has good intentions" Flack started
"Do not" Lindsay shot back
"But this guy sounds more like a stalker to me and that could be potentially dangerous" Flack warned her "Run a check on him"
"I'm not going to do that" Lindsay said to him
"Then I will" Flack shrugged "What's his name?" Lindsay just stared back at him "You could either tell me or I'll question him now"
"Clint Davies" Lindsay told him "And could you not tell anyone including Danny? I don't want to make a big deal out of nothing"
"It could be a big deal" Flack argued "You'd be surprised how many cases like this come across an officers desk Lindsay. One of my first big cases was a nineteen year old girl found dead in her apartment shot by a guy who used to work in a coffee shop downstairs from her building he became obsessed with her and surprised when she came home one night killed her then himself"
"Flack I think you're letting your imagination run away with you a little bit" Lindsay told him "I'm fine he's harmless"
"That's what the nineteen year old girl thought too" Flack commented and Lindsay rolled her eyes at him
Authors Note: Thanks for the reviews! Now I know it seems crazy that a guy or anyone for that matter would do something like this after a chance meeting but it 100% possible and you'd actually be surprised how often it does happen. Anyways let me know what you thought! :)