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"That phone call was none of your business
"That phone call was none of your business." She answered
Flack wasn't about to take any simple crap like that "You made it my business the second you said people could get hurt or even killed"
She stared at him for a second then turned and walked away. He followed close behind down the hallway. "What, you think walking away is gonna make me forget? I'm not finished with this" He said his tone raising slightly
She turned round and her voice was harsh and sharp, she hadn't indented it to come out this way but she couldn't help it, this was her business and he was intruding "Look Flack don't bother pulling you detective interrogation crap on me alright, I know how the questions work. This has nothing to do with you. I like you Don, I do, but if you carry on trying to find out anything about that phone call and don't stay out of my business don't expect me to be friendly with you at all"
With a sharp glance she turned and he watched her walk away. Every part of his detective side told him to carry on pushing but his other side told him to back off, he didn't wanna loose her as a friend seen as he hadn't had her as one for long..
A couple of days passed and not much had gone on. Mac returned from Miami bringing another detective with him, Detective Horatio Caine. After a serial killer roamed Miami he had finally made his way back to New York City. And it was finally time to bring his own team in.
The team made their way to the house where the bodies of several teenagers lay, shot dead, a blood stained carpet, a bowl full of a variety of medication, a couple of beers laid around the room. The room was a disaster, especially for people so young. They took the site in as they crossed the room. Mac scanned the room deciding where to assign everyone.
"Alright Danny you take anyway Darius could have entered of left, Hawkes I want you to collect all the bottles and med's and get them sent back to Linsday who will be waiting for them back at the lab and Sam get looking for prints."
"Mac I'm fine to work here" Lindsay insisted
"I know but I want some one back at the lab to process everything that comes in"
"But I've dealt with big cases like this before…"
He interrupted "This isn't up for discussion Lindsay I want you back at the lab"
Everyone watched as Lindsay was given the order, Danny could tell by the expression on her face that she was upset with the out come. But she did as she was told and left heading for the lab.
A couple of hours later Danny entered the lab seeing Lindsay working on the fibres he had sent her earlier.
"Hey Montana what you got for me"
She shot him a glare "My name's Lindsay Danny, Lindsay Monroe"
He wasn't really sure why she said that, he knew it wound her up but she never seemed that bothered by it before. "Alright sorry"
She sighed and slide the fibre under the microscope "It turns out the fibre you pulled from the elevator matched the school skirts the girls were wearing"
As he listened to her voice he noticed it didn't have the usual excitement about what she was saying.
"Are you still pissed about earlier when Mac sent you back here?" He asked but he got no response "He just sent you back because he's trying to protect you alright, it's nothing personal"
"I can deal with it alright Danny, I don't need protecting. You don't think I've seen cases like that before?"
"I don't know have you?"
"Yes and a lot worse, a lot lot worse"
As he watched he saw that she looked sad, she was avoiding eye contact not the usual Lindsay Monroe action.
"Look if you wanna talk about it…."
She turned before he could finish and slipped her lab coat off. "I don't wanna talk about anything, especially with you"
She walked out leaving him standing there running over those last couple of words "Especially me? What's that supposed to mean?" He decided it would be best if he didn't bother going after her for now, let her cool down.
Lindsay sat in Frankie's, in a booth in the far corner, as far away from the people who were starting to fill the bar. It had just turned six, and people were making their way in for an after work drink. She watched the people laugh, talk, smile, kiss. She felt the loneliest she had since moving to the city, she had made friends with her work colleagues but nothing compared to the friendship she had back home, not yet anyway. Then there was Nick, she wasn't sure what category he fell into. Was he her boyfriend or were they just friends who had sex? She didn't seem to see him often enough for him to be her boyfriend but was that just because they both had hectic jobs? As she sat there staring at her beer she thought about her case earlier on, and how the memories from her past had flooded back to her. The blood, the cries, the shots, the bodies just still, lifeless. A tear came to her eye, it had been so many years ago yet it still haunted her.
"You alright there Montan….Lindsay?"
She looked up to see Danny standing by her table. She blinked away the tear and looked away.
"I told you I'm fine" Her voice was sad, almost lifeless
He placed his beer on the table and sat opposite her. "See I'm not buying that little 'I'm fine', because I know you're not fine. Some things up with you and I know it's about that case, you've been weird ever since" He had concern in his voice, which hardly ever happened when he was talking to another woman.
She lifted her gaze and met his eyes. Those intense blue eyes.
"It's just something that happened a long time ago, it doesn't matter anymore" You don't wanna hear about it, and I don't really wanna talk about it.
He was ready to listen to her, actually have a proper conversation with this woman who was driving him crazy "What happened?" com'on Montana let me in.
"It doesn't matter Danny okay, it doesn't matter" another tear filled her eyes and fell down her cheek.
He watched it run down that smooth cheek of hers and he wanted so much to lean over and wipe it away. It wipe all her problems away for her, so she would go back to the normal Lindsay he had gotten used to. "It doesn't matter hey? Com'om Lindsay we tell people everyday it helps to talk about whatever it is they're keeping inside and it works so why don't you just tell me about it"
She considered it for a moment and decided she would tell him. Not all of it just the outline. "A while back in Montana there was a multiple homicide, a group of young girls were shot dead in a coffee shop. The guy walked in shot them and walked back out. He was never caught. They were just in there, having a couple of milkshakes, talking about the normal girl stuff like boys, clothes going to their prom and he walked in there and took all that away from them, he took it in a second and didn't even care."
She swallowed hard, it had been a while since she had spoke about it with any one, she didn't tell him she was there or that it was her friends but she told him the basics.
He stared at her face, the memories haunting her every feature. He instantly assumed it was one of her first cases. "We all have cases Lins like that, and sometimes there's nothing we can do, but it's not your fault. The best thing you can do is to try and not think of it. We catch some we loose some, that's how it works no matter how unfair it is."
She nodded still teary. "Look thanks Danny but I think I'm just gonna go home, I'm not really in the mood for staying until everyone else gets here." She smiled weakly at him and stood from the table then headed for the door.
Danny contemplated leaving her be and waiting for the rest of the team but he didn't want he walking home on her own when it was starting to get dark and up set. He downed the rest of his beer then took off after her. She was already half a block away but he caught up to her quick enough.
"Now what are you doing?" She asked, she was tired and wanted to be left alone yet she appreciated him making an effort to check on her.
"I just thought I'd walk you home." He said plainly looking at the street adhead.
"I can make it all the way home by myself" She replied
"I know but it's New York City which is never a safe place and I thought you might prefer having the company."
A small smile crept to her face but she kept it hidden as he looked the other way.
They came to her building, took the elevator and stood outside her door. She finally turned to face him to see a smile on his face "You alright now?"
She looked up to him and returned his smile and gently nodded. "Thank-you Danny"
"for walking you home? No worries it was only in the complete opposite direction to my place but still" He cocked a smile
"No, I meant for checking on me, being there…"
Her eyes stared into his, he felt awkward but calm at the same time.
"Do you wanna come in for a drink?" She asked, she wasn't sure why she asked him that, she spent the whole night not wanting him there. But now she was at her apartment, feeling lonely and here was a friend.
"I…um…I was thinking about going back to the bar to meet the others after all" His throat felt dry and he knew he had to get away from her as quickly as possible before something happened.
"Oh right okay" She smiled gently
He looked her up and down slowly and without knowing it he licked his lips.
She saw his eyes move down her body and part of her longed to go ahead and do whatever he wanted.
There was a few moments of silence, neither seemed aware they were too busy searching one another's eyes.
Finally he gave in and began to lean down towards her face.
She watched as he came closer and closer. No, Danny can't be about to kiss me, can he?
Just as Danny's lips had barely touched hers Lindsay cell began to ring which shocked them both, Danny pulled back instantly surprised at what he just done.
Embarrassed and without even looking at him she whipped her cell out and answered.
"Monroe….Oh Nick hi."
Danny shook his head and laughed quietly to himself "Nick"
Lindsay looked up at him "Look Lins I'm gonna go alright I'll see you later"
And before she could answer he took off.
She watched him walk away, she couldn't believe what had just happened and how much she wanted it to happen. She didn't even heard what Nick was saying on the other end she just answered yep every few seconds.
Danny stood in the elevator as it went down the floors, he rubbed the back of his neck and sighed out loudly re-running the last couple of minutes in his head. He couldn't believe what he had just done and only prayed that she wouldn't bring it up tomorrow at work.
Back at Frankie's the rest of the team sat in one of the booths. They burst out laughing again as soon as Danny sat down by them.
"Wow, whats wrong with your face?" Hawkes said as he sat
"Nothings wrong, why would there be anything wrong?" Danny shot back defensively
Everyone raised their eyebrows and weren't sure how to reply.
"I think someone needs a drink" Flack said quietly.
"Alright it's my round, same again everyone?" Sam said, she got a round of nods and moved up to the bar.
"I'll give you hand with them" Flack said as he moved his way out of the booth.
They hadn't spoke for a couple of days since the discussion about phone call, he'd seen her in the lab but they never exchanged words. He wasn't sure is she was pissed with him or not.
"Hey Sam" he said as he approached the bar
She glanced at him briefly "Hi"
"Look, are we alright?"
She nodded "Yeah why wouldn't we be?" She tilted her head slightly and looked at him.
"I just thought you were ignoring me after the other day" He said waiting for a reply
"No we're good"
"Look I'm sorry if you thought I was intruding but it's just if people are in danger then…"
She put a finger to his mouth "Flack…I'm out of all that ok. You don't have worry about anything. Everything is good, we're good."
He smiled "Are we good enough to get another pizza on the way home tonight?"
A smile crept up on her face "well that depends"
"On what?"
"On if we can go back to yours tonight and if you pay for the pizza" She widely smiled at him.
"Back to mine?" He cocked an eyebrow
"Only because it's closer, don't go getting any ideas" she picked up a couple drinks and took them to the table. He watched her walk away with the biggest smile he'd had all day.
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