Ch. 2
By the time Lindsay and Mac returned to the lab to turn in the collected evidence for processing most everyone had gone home for the night, everyone except Danny that is. As she walked into her new office for the first time she realized she shared it with Danny.
"Hi, so how was your first day in the field? I know this city is a lot different from what you are used to." He asked her as she walked in.
"It's been good. Mac has been exceptionally nice to me and those of the team that I've met seem pretty nice too, although I haven't had much of a chance to talk to any of them. Just the usual nods and smiles in the hallway." She replied.
Danny cleared his throat as he set a file on his desk and looked at Lindsay. "I know you well enough to know that you don't want anyone to know your past until you're ready to tell them, I just wanted to let you know that I'm not going to say anything if you don't want me to. But I am here for you when and if you decide you ever do want to tell them."
"Thanks Danny that means a lot. I know we've been to hell and back haven't we?" She smiled at him in the way that caught his attention all those years ago. "So how about we go grab a bit to eat and a beer or something?" she asked, hoping he would say yes. "You know just to catch up."
"Sure, sounds great. Let me take these files to Adam then I'll meet you back here." He walked past her and out the door. If she hadn't moved he would've knocked her over. She smiled after him as she watched him walk away.
Grabbing her jacket off the back of the chair she turned to leave the office and find Mac. She had to clear some things up with him before Danny came back. "Mac," she said knocking on the door frame of his office. "Yes Lindsay, come in. What can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to reassure you that despite the past Danny and I share it won't affect our working together." She told him.
"I know it won't Lindsay. I've already talked to the Chief of your previous prescient. He assures me that the two of you make one hell of a team. That of course I will judge for myself but I do take his recommendations seriously." He told her as he folded his arms across his desk and leaned forward. "I don't want him to be wrong, you understand?"
"Yes Mac, I do." She replied. Just then Danny poked his head in the doorway. "Sorry Mac, am I interrupting something?"
"No Danny, we were just finishing up." Mac said waving him into his office. "Ok, Lindsay are you ready to go." Danny asked her. "Yea, let's go. Bye Mac. See you tomorrow." She said waving to him from the doorway.
"You two have fun. And Lindsay, enjoy New York City." He said but he wasn't sure they heard him. They were already halfway down the hall.
"So what have you been up to?" Danny asked her as he pulled her barstool out for her.
"Not a whole lot. Mark and I finally got divorced. Then I threw myself into school, work and of course my two kids. I finally did finish school, which is why I was able to transfer to a lab rather than just patrol. I think I'm really going to like this part of the job, but I am kind of wondering what patrol in New York City would be like." She said, then taking a sip of her beer.
"Well if you really want to know I'll have Flack arrange a ride along for you with one of his guys." Danny told her smiling. "I'm glad to hear that the divorce finally went through, I know how long you hassled with that. And as far as the kids go, I almost hate to bring it up but I can't help still thinking in the back of my mind that you should have three kids not just two." He said smiling trying to ease the pain that he instantly saw behind her eyes as what he had said sunk in.
She smiled trying to hide the pain in her eyes. Daring not say anything to him for fear her voice would crack as she felt the lump in her throat forming. Just as she was about to say something the bartender came up to them.
"A gentleman handed this to me and left. He said to give it to you ma'am. I'm sorry I'm just now getting it to you as you can see we are really busy. The gentleman left about 10 minutes ago." He said handing Lindsay a folded up piece of paper.
"Thank you," she said taking the paper from his hand and opening it as he walked to the other end of the bar. As she opened the paper she had the worst feeling in the world. She gasped in horror as she read what the note said. Not able to speak she handed it to Danny.
A/N: Thanks for all the feedback on the last chapter. I hope this chapter is easier to read and understand. I will get to the point of the story I promise. I could actually do it in a long one shot but I figured I would try to drag it out a little more and try to make it interesting. Again thanks for all the feedback!