DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do not own CSI NY or any of the characters, no matter how much I wish that Danny Messer was mine.
A/N: Thank you so much to those that have taken the time to read and keep following please. Hopefully this chapter will be longer than the last.
WARNING: Again, the beginning of this chapter does have reference to sexual assault as it follows on from the last chapter but nothing explicit or graphic. This chapter also contains some mild swearing.
SUMMARY: Stella, Mac, Lindsay, Danny, Flack, Adam, Aiden, Sid, Hawkes and some of the other kids at Staten Island Academy are on a summer vacation with a few of the teachers but little did they know, the teachers had really gained permission from their parents and had actually taken them to Florida to work in a hotel for six weeks. With arguments over who has which jobs and relationship rivalry, can their friendships survive?
TITLE: Summer Friendships and Rivalry – Chapter 4
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Previously:
Lindsay on the other hand, was finishing sweeping the floor in the restaurant, trying to wind down after a hectic shift. She rested the broom on the floor, holding it up and leaning on the top of it with folded arms. She had been honoured when the hotel manager had told her that she was to be the manager of the restaurant but after tonight, after the awkward customer at table seven, she wasn't so sure that she was cut out for the job anymore. She was staring into space, daydreaming when someone grabbed her from behind. They covered her mouth to stop her from screaming, and wrapped their other arm around her waist. "Well gorgeous, what do you say?" She shivered and went cold inside as she recognised the voice which was sinisterly whispering down her ear. She stood horrified, unable to move as the person moved their hand lower down her body and told her not to scream, they were here to make her feel better; she wasn't going to be a 'Geek' forever.
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Present:
She tried to scream but couldn't because of the hand which was still clamped over her mouth. The attacker pushed her back against the wall and tried to unbutton the button on her skirt as she struggled to get away from him, her muffled screams turning to cries as tears fell down her face. He pulled the button open and struggled with the zipper then pulled it down and moved to the buttons on her shirt. He tried to pull them open, one by one as she fought against him but when he couldn't undo them, he got angry and ripped her blouse open. She kicked his ankle and causing him to yelp in pain as his eyes turned angry and cold. He released her mouth and she screamed as loudly as she could. "Help! Someone please help me!"
He tried to cover her mouth again but she bit him and he pinned her to the wall with by her wrists. "Listen to me you little bitch, you're gonna do as I tell you; I don't wanna have to hurt you."
"Help me, someone please help me!" She let out a strangled sob and leaned forwards and roughly kissed her neck as she tried to pull away from him. He had seemed like such a trustworthy person, 'up himself' but definitely trustable and she never would have thought that he was capable of what he was trying to do to her now.
"Keep still, don't you see I'm trying to help you; you don't have to be the little, geeky virgin anymore." His voice was hot and heavy in her ear, making her gag as she tried to escape the death grip that he had on her waist. "No point screaming, you see there's nobody there to hear you." She bent her leg and kneed him in the crotch as he let go of her and stumbled backwards, a string of curse words escaping from his mouth. She started to run towards the door and he chased after her, knowing that he couldn't let her go because she would tell someone.
"Stay away from me, what did I ever do to you?" She shouted the question as she grabbed the door handle and tried to open the door, only to discover it was locked.
"Thought you might try and run so I locked the door." His voice was low and sinister, panicking her even more.
She turned the lock frantically, desperate to get out and find help. He grabbed her around the waist as she pulled the door open but she kicked him and elbowed him in the face, making him shove her to the floor. She crawled out of the restaurant as he held his now-broken nose, not realising that she was escaping. When she got outside the restaurant, she stood up and tried to hold her blouse closed as she began to run away from the restaurant. She ran down a few of the steps and over to the pool, hoping that the security guard would be near the gates. Much to her disappointment he wasn't but someone else was and she bumped into him before slipping on a puddle and landing on her backside. "Lindsay?"
She looked up to find a very confused Danny Messer and although he wasn't the best person to talk to, she had never been so happy to see anyone in her entire life. "Danny?"
"Oh so you know my name then?" His response was rhetorical and sarcastic but as he looked down and saw the state she was in, he suddenly felt guilt wash over him. He knelt down in front of her as he asked her what had happened.
"It was horrible, I was…he tried…" She trailed off sobbing and Danny noticed that the front of her shirt was missing a few buttons and that she had to hold it closed.
"Lindsay? Come on what's wrong, you're scaring me?" She looked at him and saw the fear in his hazel eyes, although he may have acted like a complete jerk to her, he was there now.
"I was attacked, he tried to…he…he said I wasn't going to be 'the geeky, little virgin' anymore. Her sobs came faster and harder and Danny looked at her helplessly before standing up. She thought that he was going to leave her, leave her alone with that maniac trying to find her but he surprised her by holding his hand out to her. She took it and he helped her up then laced his fingers with hers and led her over to a sun bed.
She sat down and he took off his basketball jersey, revealing a grey, 'NY Yankees' t-shirt underneath. He held it in front of her and she looked up at him confused. "You might need this, unless you wanna try and hold it closed."
She looked down at her shirt then nodded and took it from him. She slipped it over her head then looked up at him and smiled a shaky smile. "Thanks." He sat down next to her and looked at her, asking her if she wanted to talk about it. "Danny, no offence but why are you doing this? You know as well as I do that 'Jocks' and 'Geeks' don't mix, why risk your reputation by talking to me?"
"Lindsay, you were attacked; now I may be shallow but my ma brought me up to treat girls right and I ain't leavin' you in this state. Tell me what happened to ya…please." She looked into his eyes and saw sincerity, he had been brought up to respect girls and no way in hell was he going to leave her.
"You don't need to stay with me, I'll be fine. None of this is your fault; I'm not your problem and you don't have to pretend you care." Her voice was cold and emotionless and that scared Danny.
"I'm not here because I need to be, I'm here because I want to be." He sighed and took hold of one of her hands, gently squeezing it and letting her know that she'd be safe with him. "What did he do to you?"
She took a deep breath and started to speak, telling him about everything that the person had done to her. He was horrified when he asked her who her attacker was and she revealed that it was the most unlikely person on the planet. "It was Mr Miller, the social studies teacher. He wouldn't take no for an answer and I tried to push him off but he was stronger than me…he tried to…" She trailed off, unable to say it.
"Oh my God…are you sure it was Mr Miller?" He couldn't believe it; Mr Miller was married with a daughter of his own.
"I'm not lying…why would I make this up?" She practically screamed at him and he realised that she needed a friend, someone to take care of her.
"I know you're not I just…Mr Miller, you're sure?" He looked her straight in the eyes as she answered him, making his horrified expression turn to disgust.
"Yes, it was Mr Miller, he tried to take advantage of me; he tried to rape me Danny." She started to sob again, hot, salty tears falling over her eyes and spilling down her cheeks.
"Linds', please don't cry; come here." He leaned over and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling her into his arms and trying to comfort her. "Hey, it's gonna be alright; he isn't gonna touch you again."
She leaned into his arms and cried into his t-shirt, letting her arms slip around his waist. "I'm so sorry."
"What, what are you sorry for?" She said nothing, just snuggled deeper into his arms, knowing that in the morning he would pretend that none of this had happened.
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Twenty minutes later, she pulled away from him and apologised for crying on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it, you umm…you ok now?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks for taking care of me." He smiled at her and for a spit second, she believed that maybe, just maybe, he cared about her even though she was a 'Geek' and he was a 'Jock'.
"You gotta tell someone Lindsay, you gotta tell someone about what he tried to do to ya." She shook her head furiously and he sighed.
"I can't, it'd be his word against mine and everyone would side with him." She looked at him helplessly and for a second, just one second, he couldn't help but admit that she was perfect. She wasn't 'fake' like any of his girlfriends had been…like Clara had been; she was sat there, scared and baring her feelings to him and he respected her for it.
"I wouldn't, I'll back ya up…tell them what kinda state you were in when I found you. You can't let him get away with this, what about the next girl he tries it on with?" He looked at her intently and she bowed her head, averting her eyes.
"I can't, what if nobody believes me? I can't make an idiot of myself and I…I can't do this on my own." She looked lost and Danny was shocked at what that monster had done to her. Lindsay Monroe, restaurant supervisor, confident and far too cocky as far as 'Geeks' went, had been reduced to the trembling, terrified person in front of him.
He was also shocked by the sudden anger he felt, how could anyone hurt such a wonderful person? When she wasn't in her role as 'supervisor', she was such a sweet, loyal, caring person, albeit slightly dorky and clumsy. At that moment in time he wanted to get hold of Mr Miller and make him pay for what he had done to the newest but possibly most genuine girl at Staten Island Academy. "You don't have to do it on your own; I'll be there with you." He was surprised at what he had just said, he was putting everything on the line; his reputation, his image and his popularity but something inside him told him that she was worth it. "I'll tell 'em all exactly what I saw and I'll tell 'em that I think Mr Miller tried to take advantage of you."
"Why would you do something like that, you're risking everything Danny?" She looked at him confused and he smiled at her.
"Maybe I think you're a worthwhile cause." She looked at him with raised eyebrows, clearly not believing what he had just told her. "Lindsay it doesn't matter if you're a 'Geek' or a 'Cheerleader' or 'the most popular girl in school', what he did to you was wrong. You didn't deserve that, nobody does and I'm gonna back you up on this." She surprised him by wrapping her arms around his waist and hugging him again, clinging to him for dear life. "You sure you're ok?"
"I will be; I'm gonna tell the head what Mr Miller did." He smiled and rested his chin on top of her head.
"You gotta tell your parents too, you do know that, right?" She tensed in his arms and pulled back to look at him.
"No." That was all she said and she said it so forcefully that Danny blinked, unsure of whether he had heard her correctly.
"Lindsay, you have to tell them." She shook her head and he could tell that she was trying to hold back tears so he held her a little more tightly to him.
"No, I begged them to let me come, told them I'd be fine. They can't find out, I'm not gonna tell them Danny and you can't either." She begged and pleaded with him not to tell them but he wasn't backing down.
"Lindsay they're gonna find out eventually, would you rather they found it out from you or the police because when the school finds out they're gonna have to take him to court?"
"It's not that simple, what are they gonna think of me? I can't let them down and I will not let my parents be ashamed of me." She looked up at him with sad eyes and he realised just how insecure she was.
"Lindsay they won't be ashamed of you, they are so lucky to have a daughter like you. You're smart, funny and I know that they're so proud of ya…and so am I." Her eyes filled with tears but she blinked them back, not willing to break down in front of him again.
"Thank you." He told her not to worry about it, told her that he meant every word of it but a little voice in her head told her not to take it to heart; tomorrow she would be 'the Geek' again and he would be 'the Jock'.
"So you gonna tell them?" She sighed and he raised his eyebrows as she noted how different he looked without his glasses on.
"Yeah, I'll call them in the morning before I start my shift." He smiled at her and told her that if she needed anyone to talk to then he'd be there but deep down she knew that when the time came, he would no longer be 'Daniel Messer, best friend' but instead he'd be 'Danny Messer, captain of the basketball team'. She merely nodded and looked up at the stars, wishing that things could be different.
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A/N: Thanks to everyone that has been reading and reviewing, they're loved very, very much. So yeah, this was the fourth chapter, I still have a few more but I don't know how many. Hopefully chapter five will be up soon but depending on my revision for exam mocks and stuff it could be a week or two. Anyway I'll try really hard to have it up for you all soon.
Thanks, love you all very much.
RoxxiSanders.
