Thank for those niiiice reviews! this one is for my beta,Melissa cause she ROCKS! lol

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I walk back to the lab and try as hard as I can to concentrate on the new case. It´s kind of difficult since all I want to do is cry. I repeat again and again that this is for the best; this is the only choice I have. Well, besides telling Danny that we're having a baby.

No, Lindsay! He broke up with you, he said he needed space. Well, you are doing exactly what he asked you to. Leaving him alone.

I understand him, I really do. I know he's been through a lot since Ruben died. He's still trying to cope with his death and the last thing he needs is more trouble.

"Is it true?" Stella walks inside the lab, making me jump.

"Hey, Stella" I greet her, smiling.

"I talked to Mac and he told me you were leaving." She stares at me and waits for my answer. I ignore her for a few minutes, knowing too well I can't lie to her.

"Yes, it's true. I'm leaving."

She walks closer to me with a sad look on her face. Stella was the only female friend I had since I've been in New York. She taught me a lot and has been there for me when I needed her. Seeing her like this, so sad, breaks my heart.

"Why?"

"I'm pregnant." She smiles happily at me. I don't understand why I can't smile the same way she does.

"Honey, that's great. Congratulations." I focus on the evidence in front of me once more. This time I can't fight the tears. I've been holding them inside of me for too long.

"Sweetie..." She hugs me with comfort. Somehow, it makes me feel good to have her next to me.

"I don't know why I can't be happy," I sob. "I want this baby, I really do, but every time I think about-"

Danny.

Every time I think about Danny Messer, my heart aches. That's what I was trying to say, but I'm an independent woman. I'm strong and I don't need a man in my life to be happy.

Who am I kidding? I need him.

"You're not alone in this, Linds," she says. "You have me and Mac. You have all of us."

But I don't have him.

"I know this is hard," she continues. "But with time, you'll realize this is all you ever wanted. A baby."

I nod slowly and my hands go straight to my belly. All of a sudden I feel good; I want to smile like she did.

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I was so tired of telling the same story again and again. By the time I ended my shift, everybody knew I was leaving, but they didn't know the reason. I wasn't ready to tell them and to hear how sorry they were. I walk toward the elevator. The doors suddenly open and I'm face-to-face with him. I suddenly feel a lack of air in my lungs and my cheeks turning red when he smiles at me.

God, I'm gonna miss his smile.

"Hey, where are you going?" he asks and I forgot about the box in my hand with all my stuff in it.

"Home. My shift is over."

"Lucky you." He smiles again and I desperately want to run away and cry like a schoolgirl.

"Well, I'd better go." I walk past him and he stops me. I feel his warm hand on my bare arm and it sends shivers down my spine.

"What's with the box?" he asks, frowning.

"Old stuff. Too many things on my desk."

"Do you need help with that? It looks heavy."

Oh Danny, always so charming.

"It's okay, I can do it." He stares at me, his beautiful green eyes stuck with mine. He senses there's something odd. He knows me too well.

"Are you okay?"

I nod quickly, trying to find my voice somewhere. He seems convinced and lets my arm go. I missed his touch already.

"Well…goodnight," I whisper.

"Goodnight."

I watch him walk away and I drop the box to the floor. He turns around when he hears the loud thud. I hug him for the last time, taking in his scent before letting him go.

"Goodnight, Danny."

I grab the box and walk into the elevator. He watches me until the doors close. I cried like I've never cried in my life.

TBC