Chapter 8

"Hi bub, did you sleep well?" she asked kissing her son's forehead and messing his hair. Damon smiled and laid his head against his mother's chest, nestled under her chin. "okay then."

"Tell me about his name." Danny stated as he watched Damon cuddle against Lindsay, and how her hand running up and down his back was slowly lulling him back to sleep.

"You don't like it?" Lindsay asked tentatively locking eyes with him, dropping a kiss to the top of Damon's head.

"No, I love it, I just want to know how you came up with it, why Messer and not Monroe?" he asked as he tried to hold back a yawn.

"Damon Rhys Messer. Took me awhile to come up with it actually." Lindsay smiled as she remembered flipping through a baby name book lying on her bed back home. "He was almost a Wyatt."

"Wyatt?" Danny asked curiously.

"I always loved the name, but I nixed that 'cause I wanted his name to mean something. I tired to combine Daniel and Lindsay at first, but that turned out horrible." Lindsay laughed, enjoying that fact that Danny was truly interested in the story of how she came up with their son's name.

"but that's not us, we're Danny and Montana." Danny laughed.

"Yeah, and I figured if anyone asked I could just say Monroe started with Mon also." Lindsay smiled as Damon started to stir from the vibrations coming from her laughter. "Sorry baby."

"Why Messer? I'm an asshole, My last name has a lot of baggage, I just thought you would've went with Monroe, I guess." Danny said as Damon turned to look at him.

"You see these eyes, Danny?" She asked nodding her head towards Damon, "There's nothing Monroe about him, the same shit-eating grin, too."

"I want this, Montana, more than just being Damon's dad." Danny said as he messed his son's hair. "I want us. Danny and Montana."

"Danny, you have a girlfriend, and I don't know, I love you but, I can't let you hurt me like that again, if it weren't for Damon, Dan, I don't know what would've happened." He didn't responded but only gazed at her, as if he were in a trance, then he lead in over Damon and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

"I love you." He whispered against her ear before placing a kiss to her forehead then Damon's head.

"Danny." She whispered as she locked eyes with him and gave him a small smile.

"I gotta go." Danny smirked standing from the couch and placed a kiss on her head. "I'll be back."

"Daddy." Damon questioned his small voice cracking with emotion, his eyes telling the story how he was afraid Danny wouldn't return. "Go?"

"Don't worry." Danny said returning back to the couch taking his son from Lindsay's arms and holding him on his hip. He smiled and placed a gentle kiss to his son's nose.

"Daddy." He whispered again placing his hands on Danny's cheeks and placed a sloppy kiss on his father's nose. "No go."

"Hey, I'll be back." Danny said his voice cracking with emotion as his and Damon's eyes both filled with tears. "I swear." Danny promised his accent thicker, confusing Damon. "Yeah I know, I talk funny." Danny smiled at his son's confusion as he stroked the little boy's hair. "okay?"

"'tay." Damon whispered resting his forehead against Danny's chin.