Title: New Beginning.
Fandom: CSI New York.
Pairing: Mac/Danny.
Author: Aiden.
Chapters: (4/?).
Rating: FRT 13.
Warning: Language, angst, disability (amputation)
Disclaimer: I don't own them, bummer.
Beta: SRS/Silvia as always thanks girl.
Summary: Mac and Danny fight.
Authors note: This is the second part of 'The Way Of Love' Danny works at the lab.
Second note: Sorry but I really don't like Lindsay.

As the day wore on, Danny got more and more frustrated by Lindsay's behaviour towards him; his patience was definitely running thin. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" he asked her when she returned from her latest made-up errand.

"Nothing. What is wrong with you?" she asked, smirking.

"Hey, I'm not the one who keeps running off in the middle of a case," Danny retorted.

Lindsay huffed. "Well, that would be kinda hard for you to do, wouldn't it?"

"Is this what's bothering you?" he asked, his hands resting on the wheels of his chair. He shrugged his shoulders. "This is me, get used to it."

Lindsay clenched her fists, angry because he hadn't reacted the way she thought he would.

Before she could respond, Mac stormed into the room. "Danny, didn't I ask you not to sign off on the Hampton case?" he asked angrily.

Danny looked confused for a minute. "I didn't," he retorted.

"Then what is this?" He slammed the file on the counter in front of him.

Danny opened it and saw his signature on the bottom of the first page. "I didn't do that," he said emphatically.

Mac glared at him. "Really? Then who did?"

"Mac, I swear I didn't." He looked the older man straight in the eyes, not backing off.

Mac saw that Danny was telling the truth. "Lindsay, could you give us a moment, please?"

"Of course, Mac," she smiled at him. She turned and walked out of the lab.

Mac looked at Danny. "What is going on here?"

"I have no idea, Mac."

"Danny, be honest with me. Did you sign off on this case?"

Danny shook his head. "No I didn't. You wanted to talk to the father again, so I waited like you asked me, too."

When Mac just kept looking at him, Danny demanded. "Why would I lie, Mac?"

"I have no idea," Mac retorted.

"You don't believe me?!"

"I'm not sure what to believe." Mac frowned.

"Fine! Why would you? It's my signature on the file!" he turned his chair, and went back to the evidence on the gun running case.

"Danny, I'm…" he sighed. Nice going Mac, he thought.

He hung his head and knew that now wasn't the time to talk about this. He would wait until they where home. Hopefully, Danny would have cooled down by then.

Mac walked out of the lab, but didn't notice Lindsay standing around the corner, smiling. When Mac was out of sight, she walked towards the lab and watched Danny lock away the evidence he'd been working on. The young man went through his routine, muttering to himself. Suddenly, Danny stopped, cursed and threw his empty coffee mug against the wall. "Damn you, Mac!"

Lindsay smiled brightly. "Everything goes as planned," she said very softly and walked off.

TBC.