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Chapter 4
They reached the hospital and were barely stopped when Tony rushed out of the car and hurried inside, making a beeline for the information desk. "Excuse me?"
"Yes, may I help you?"
"Yeah, I'm looking for Danny Messer. I'm listed as his next of kin."
"Just a minute sir," she replied as she started tapping away on her keyboard as Tony waited impatiently on the other side of the desk.
"He's in room 215," she barely had the words out of her mouth before Tony was making his way upstairs.
He was making his way down the hall, looking at all the numbers on the doors when he heard a voice call his name. "Tony? Is that you?"
Tony spun around, "he Lindsay." He walked up to her and gave her a gentle hug. "How are you holding up?"
"Not well I'm afraid. There's still been no change," she let out a sob, "the doctor's don't think he'll ever wake up."
Tony held her as she cried, feeling tears come to his eyes as well. "I wouldn't worry yet. You know Danny. He always likes to surprise people, prove them wrong," he said with a slight smile.
Lindsay let out a noise, somewhere between a laugh and a sob as she replied, "yeah he does" as she backed out of the hug and wiped her tears away.
"So how's Lucy?"
"She seems to be a little crankier than usual. My fear is if something does happen, Lucy will never get a chance to know her dad or know how great he was."
"If anything does happen, you and me will be around to tell her all about him."
"Do you want to see him?"
"Please." She points to the room Danny's in and he slowly makes his way into the room. He takes a deep breath at the sight of his best friend before sitting down at his side and taking his hand. "Hey Danny, it's Tony. I have no idea if it is true but I heard that a person in a coma can hear you, so I'm going to talk," he smiled briefly, "no surprise right? You've got to get better Danny. I don't know if I can stand to lose anyone else I care about right now. I've already lost Kate, Paula, Potchi, and in a way I've even lost Jeanne and you are my best friend and I can't lose you," he said as tears started to fall down his cheeks. "And if you don't want to wake up for me than do it for Lindsay and Lucy. Lindsay is beside herself. She loves you so much, I can see it, and I know that she does not want to go through the rest of her life without you . . . and Lucy . . . you've got to wake up for Lucy, she needs her father in her life and I've seen the way you are with her, she could not do better. Wake up Danny . . . just wake up." Tony stared at Danny, seeing no signs of him regaining consciousness. "Well, I can see you need a little time to think it over. You could never do anything in anyone else's time table anyway. I'm going to go back to the house and get some rest; but I'll be back later . . . and know that we will al be here when you decide it's time to grace us with your presence." He squeezed Danny's hand before standing up and walking towards the door, taking a quick stop to run some water over his face so n one could see that he had been crying before stepping back out into the hall.
"Hey, you okay?" Tony lifted his head to see Tim and Flack standing next to Lindsay.
Tony gave a noncommittal shrug before replying, "I'm going to go back to the house and get some sleep, if that's okay?"
"You know you are always welcome Tony. You can have your usual room," she turned to Tim, "we only have one guest room but the couch is pretty comfortable."
"That will be fine, thanks."
Lindsay turned back to Tony, "just remember the babysitter is there . . ."
Tony cut her off, "I'll relieve her."
"You don't have to do that Tony."
"I want to. I love spending time with Lucy."
"Alright. I'll call Corrine and let her know you'll be coming but make sure you get some sleep as well okay?" Lindsay came up to him and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"I will." He hugged her back briefly before breaking away and heading towards the stairs, McGee followed him out. They then spent the entire cab ride to the Messer house in silence.
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