A/N: I am so glad that you guys loved the Belinda smack down! Go Lindsay! Some of your reviews had me rolling on the floor laughing. It seems that I was right - everyone does know a Belinda! Good thing we have Lindsay to deal with them for us if we don't have the guts to do it ourselves!! You all really made my day!
Oh, and I'm pleased to see that I'm not the only one who knows what green shirt I was referring to!!!
I promise that there will be more scenes with John, Dana, and Lucy coming up in later chapters. But for now, we've got a reunion to get back to.
Disclaimer: I'm not even going to say it. If you're at Chapter 8 and you don't already know that they don't belong to me then there's nothing that I can say here that will make you change your mind.
Lindsay and Susie were sitting in a corner table while they waited for the buffet to be laid out and dinner to begin. Danny had ventured off on his own once Lindsay had spotted Susie across the room to give them a chance to catch up.
"I'll be fine," he had whispered to her. "And if I get in any trouble I'll just tell whoever it is that they better leave me alone or my wife will beat them up!" He smiled at her and kissed her forehead before wandering off toward a group of guys who were having a lively discussion about the baseball.
"Oh my God!" squealed Susie in delight as Lindsay told her about her confrontation with Belinda. "I can't believe you told her off like that! Oh, I so would have paid to see that!"
"I don't know what came over me!" Lindsay admitted. "I would normally never do something like that. But I just saw the way that she was eyeing Danny up, and I... I just saw red and I lost it."
"Well, she had it coming," said Susie. "She's been a bully and a spoiled brat her whole life. I'm so glad that someone finally put her in her place. I only wish I could have seen her face when she realized whose husband she was hitting on!" She reached over and patted Lindsay's hand. "Good for you, honey!"
Lindsay blushed at her friend's comment. "Well, let's hope that she thinks twice before going after a married man next time," she said. "And if she comes anywhere near Danny again, I'll have to remind her that I know how to hide bodies!"
Both women erupted into giggles at the thought. Once they had calmed down, Susie became serious. "So, Lindsay," she started, "How have you been all these years? I heard that you had to come back here a few years ago to... to testify. That can't have been easy. Are you alright now?"
Lindsay nodded her head. "Yeah, Susie," she said. "I really am fine. I've got a group of friends at home in New York who are so supportive. They're really like a second family to me. And then I've got Lucy and Danny... and he's, well he's one-in-a-million. He came out here for me, you know? Back when I was testifying?"
Susie raised her eyebrows. "Really? Well, that's what a good boyfriend does, you know."
Lindsay shook her head, realizing that Susie didn't know her and Danny's history. "No, Susie, you don't understand," she said. She looked down at her wedding ring and smiled. "We weren't even together yet. He'd... he'd asked me out, but I had turned him down. I think I actually broke his heart. It was truly awful. I'm just so thankful now that he is so damn stubborn and he waited for me." Lindsay looked up at her friend whose eyes were wide with astonishment.
"And then when I had to come out here and testify, I just couldn't tell him. So I pushed him away even more. I didn't even say goodbye, Susie. I just left him a stupid card. But when I needed him the most, he was there."
Lindsay was thoughtful for a moment before continuing. "Now, Danny never told me this, but I talked to our boss, Stella, when I got home from the trial. She said that Danny had asked about me almost every day. And when Stella had told him one day that I wasn't doing very well, he got really upset. He'd been working for almost 48 straight hours without a break and was exhausted, practically asleep on his feet. And when he finally got some time off, he didn't go home. He flew out to Montana to be with me. To support me," she sighed and felt a lump rising in her throat as she was getting emotional at the memory.
"Wow," said Susie. "Wow. I just... wow. I didn't even know that guys like that existed!" Susie shook her head in wonder. "Would you mind if I had him cloned? You could probably do it for me in your lab, right? I'd pay you, under the table, of course!"
Lindsay laughed at the idea. "I think one Danny Messer is plenty, thank you very much. And I thought I'd made it clear that I'm not big on sharing him," she scolded her friend with a smile on her face.
"Okay, okay," Susie lifted her hands in surrender. "No cloning. I understand. So," she continued, "When do I get to meet this super-stud who's so amazing and charming that you refuse to share with an old friend?"
Lindsay smiled as she turned to glance around the room. He was talking animatedly with a group of guys and didn't see her. "There," she said as she pointed him out to Susie, "That's him there, in the blue shirt."
"Damn," said Susie. She looked at her friend in shock. "I thought you said he was a scientist."
"Yeah, he is."
"Doesn't look like any scientist I've ever seen," said Susie, nudging Lindsay playfully with her elbow.
"Yeah, well," said Lindsay as she smiled proudly at her husband, "He's also a detective. And he was going to be a pro baseball player at one time."
"Really?" Susie asked in surprise. "Does he still have the uniform? Because if he does, get him to wear it for you some night. Because, let me tell you honey," said Susie, "those uniforms are pretty damn sexy if the guy has got the right body for it." She paused and peeked over at Danny once more. "And I'm pretty sure he's got the body for it!"
"Susie!" Lindsay blushed bright pink at her friend's comment.
"What?" asked Susie. "It was only a suggestion!"
"You're terrible!" Lindsay said as she and Susie burst into laughter once again.
"Okay, what'd I miss?" said a familiar Staten Island voice.
Lindsay looked up to see Danny sauntering over to them. "Hey sweetie," he said kissing Lindsay affectionately on the cheek as he sat down beside her.
"Hi honey," she said. "I want you to meet someone. Susie, this is my husband, Danny Messer. Danny, this is my good friend Susie Hayes. She and I go back all the way to Grade 9 science."
"Hey Susie," said Danny as he extended his hand to her, "It's really nice to meet you. Linds was talking about you this afternoon, and I was hoping to get a chance to say hi."
Taking his hand in hers, Susie smiled warmly at Danny. "Likewise, Danny," she said as they shook hands. "She's been talking about you non-stop since we sat down, and I kind of wanted to see what all the fuss was about."
Danny raised his eyebrows. "Oh really? Is that why my ears were burning?"
"Oh Susie, please don't start," said Lindsay, "We don't want to make his ego any bigger than it already is."
Susie smiled conspiratorially at her friend, then winked at Danny. "Definitely not."
When the buffet had finally opened Danny, Lindsay and Susie had wandered off to fill their plates. Danny was pleased to see so many people smiling and greeting Lindsay. He could see her confidence growing each time she recognized a face, and nearly everyone had kind words to say to her, telling her they were glad that she had decided to come. In his line of work, Danny had become fairly adept at determining when someone was bullshitting him, and for the most part, these people seemed genuinely, sincerely happy to see Lindsay.
They had returned to their table joined by a few other friendly faces and enjoyed their meal. Lindsay was in her element, telling stories about New York City and her time there and she even had pictures on her phone of Lucy for everyone to ooh and aah over. Danny smiled at his wife and draped his arm over the back of her chair, gently caressing her shoulder as she caught up with her friends.
Soon, the dinner plates were cleared away and the music was turned up. Couples started making their way out onto the dance floor. One of the guys at the table, Chris was his name, leaned over and asked Lindsay to dance. "If it's okay with you, Danny," he added quickly.
Danny hesitated for a moment. He really wasn't a huge fan of some other guy's hands on his wife, no matter how innocent. But he looked at Lindsay and he couldn't say no to the smile she was giving him. "Yeah, sure man," he said. "Just make sure I get her back in one piece, alright?"
Chris smiled and nodded before extending his hand out for Lindsay to take. She leaned over and kissed Danny on the cheek before she got up and followed Chris onto the dance floor. He sat and watched for a moment, wanting to make sure that Chris's intentions were honourable.
"Danny?" He looked up as someone said his name. Susie was looking at him from across the table with a sympathetic smile on her face. "Don't worry, Danny. She's just saving the best for last."
He smiled sheepishly at her. "Am I that transparent?" he asked.
"Yup," she said as she nodded her head. "Big time. So how about it? You feel up to a dance with me?"
Danny smiled at her. "Sure. Why not?" They both got up and made their way onto the dance floor. She placed her hands on his shoulders and he kept his hands on her waist as they moved in time to the music.
"She thinks the world of you, you know?" Susie said to him, leaning in so he could hear her over the music.
"Yeah? Well the feeling is 100 percent mutual," he said as he smiled at her.
"I can tell," she said. "And thank you, Danny."
"Hmm? For what?"
"For looking after her," Susie said, nodding her head toward Lindsay. "After graduation, we lost touch, and I always regretted that. I worried about her. After what happened to her, I just... I really hoped that she'd find happiness one day. Because she really deserves it. And when I saw her this afternoon, I could tell just by looking at her that she is truly happy. She practically glows."
Danny looked over to where Lindsay and Chris were dancing, he was twirling her around and she was laughing. She caught his eye and grinned at him. Love you, she mouthed at him.
"She does glow, doesn't she?" he said, more to himself than to Susie.
"She sure does," she agreed. "Especially when she talks about you and your little girl. Can you do me a favour, Danny?" she asked.
"Um, sure," said Danny hesitantly. "What?"
"Just be good to her," she said seriously. "Keep doing whatever it is you're doing now. Just love her and be there for her."
"I intend to, Susie," he said. "I intend to."
"Good," she said. "Then I won't have to kill you and get Lindsay to help me hide your body!"
They laughed together as the song came to an end. "I think you're wanted over there," said Susie, pointing to where Lindsay was standing alone at the side of the dance floor. "Go get her, Tiger," she said as she released her hands from Danny's shoulders and pushed him towards his wife.
It felt so good to hold him in her arms. It just felt so right, and they fit together so perfectly. She tightened her arms around her neck, pulling herself closer against his chest. Her cheek rested on the shoulder of his jacket. She sighed he held her in his arms, his hands gently touching the bare skin of her back.
"I love you, Linds," he whispered in her ear as they swayed to the music.
"Love you too, Dan." She ran her fingers through the short hairs at the nape of his neck and giggled when she felt him shiver at her touch. His hand slid a little lower on her back, resting on the swell of her backside. She placed a soft kiss to his neck before pulling away slightly and looking up at him. She got lost for a moment looking into his blue eyes, seeing the pure desire that was emanating from them.
She leaned in and kissed his lips softly, pulling away before he had a chance to deepen it. "You wanna get out of here, cowboy?" she asked.
"You read my mind, Montana," he replied. He pulled her closer for a moment before sliding his hands up her back and then down her shoulders, taking her hands in his and placing a gentle kiss to the back of each one.
Hand in hand they walked over to where Susie was now dancing with Chris. "Hey guys," said Lindsay, tapping Susie on the shoulder to get her attention. "We're going to take off now and we wanted to say goodbye before we went."
"Oh, honey," said Susie, embracing Lindsay warmly. "I'm so glad I got to see you. I've really missed you! You have my number and my email address, right?"
"I sure do, Susie," Lindsay said as she nodded her head. "And you've got mine."
"Right. So, let's not wait 15 more years before we see each other again!"
"I promise," said Lindsay as she pulled Susie in for one more hug. Releasing her, she turned to Chris to say goodbye and to thank him for the dance. Susie walked up to Danny and held out her hand to him. He took it and pulled her in and hugged her.
"Thanks for being a good friend to Lindsay," he said before releasing her. "It means a lot to her, and to me."
"Wouldn't have it any other way, Danny," Susie replied. "Don't be a stranger, okay? You guys ever do any crime-stopping in Denver, you be sure to look me up."
"We will," he said. "Bye Susie." Danny turned back to Lindsay and nodded at Chris as he put his arm around her waist. "Nice to meet you Chris," he said.
"You too, Danny," he said, shaking Danny's hand. "Have a safe trip home!"
"We will. Bye guys!" Lindsay said as she and Danny turned and made their way out of the conference room and into the lobby where they retrieved their coats.
Once Danny had pulled the car out of the parking lot, Lindsay had told him to turn right.
"But, Linds," he said, "Your parent's house is that way."
"Yeah, but we're not going to my parent's house just yet," she said mischievously.
"Oh yeah?" he said. "You care to enlighten me?"
"Nope," she said as she reached out and placed her hand on his thigh. "Just drive, cowboy."
"Yeah, okay," he said as he turned his attention back to the road. "Just make sure that you don't do anything to distract me. I don't want to have an accident and have to explain that I was not paying attention because my wife was feeling me up on the highway."
Lindsay grinned at him and squeezed his leg. "Oh, don't worry," she said. "We're not going anywhere near the highway."
"Wow, Linds. This is amazing!" Danny said as he stopped the car and turned off the ignition. They were parked on the hills overlooking Bozeman, the lights of the city below twinkling up at them, mirroring the stars that were shining down on them. "What is this place?"
"I used to come here with my dad when I was little. We'd sit on that big rock up there and go stargazing," she said. "My mom used to get so mad because he'd drag me out of bed in the middle of the night, sometimes even on school nights, to look at the stars. I love it up here."
"Yeah, I can see why. It's beautiful," he said.
"And it's secluded," she whispered as she leaned over the centre console and kissing his neck. "No one ever comes up here at night. So we're totally alone."
"Oh really?" Danny said. He felt the hand that was still resting on his leg start to move slowly upwards.
"Mmm hmm."
"Lindsay Messer," he said as he felt her hand skim over the growing bulge in his pants, "If I didn't know any better I'd think that you were trying to seduce me."
"Is it working?" Lindsay asked as she nipped on his ear.
Danny groaned as she pressed her hand more firmly into his crotch. "Oh, God, yes!"
He turned in his seat and grabbed her head with his hands and pulled her to him in a searing kiss. He felt her tongue pressing against his lips and he opened his mouth, letting her in to explore his mouth. He let out a moan of longing as her fingers found his belt. She moved her free hand down to help her undo the buckle. Then she moved on to undo his button and fly before slipping her hand inside his pants and massaging him through the fabric of his boxers.
"Oh, God, Linds," he panted as he pulled back from their kiss. "I've wanted to touch you all night long."
"What's stopping you, cowboy?" she purred as her fingers caressed his balls.
He let out a low moan and fumbled to undo first his seat belt, then hers. When they were both free, he reached down to the mechanism to slide the seat back as far as possible, then he grabbed her by her hips and pulled her sideways onto his lap.
"Nothing's stopping me now," he said as he hungrily attacked her neck with burning kisses.
Lindsay's hand, which had been pulled from the front of his pants during their change in positions now found its way to the front of his shirt. She fisted the fabric in her hands as one of Danny's hands skimmed up her legs while the other clutched at her hair, holding her to him as he sucked and nipped at her neck.
She sighed as the hand that was on her leg trailed upward until it disappeared under the fabric of her dress. She shivered as she felt his fingers graze the sensitive skin of her inner thigh. She knew that in a moment he would discover how much she wanted him. As his fingers grazed over the moist fabric of her panties she let out a moan of satisfaction.
"Oh, baby," he breathed into her neck, "You're so wet." He moved his kisses down to the hollow at the base of her throat and placed soft open-mouthed kisses there while his hand explored the area between her thighs.
She gasped as he quickly pushed the fabric aside so that he could touch her sensitive area with his bare fingers. She could feel his erection pressed into her hip. She quickly undid his tie pulled it out from around his neck before throwing it into the backseat. Then she made quick work of undoing the tiny buttons on the front of his shirt. She only had the patience to undo a few before she dropped her hands down to the hem of the shirt and began tugging at it, indicating that she wanted him to take it off.
He got the hint and he shrugged out of the jacket before he raised his arms and let her pull his shirt over his head, leaving his toned upper body completely exposed for her.
"You're not wearing your wife beater?" she asked as she ran her fingers over his chest, placing soft kisses to his Pecs.
"Thought I'd save you some time undressing me," he said and she could tell from his voice that he was smirking.
"Mmm," she said as she moved down his chest and took one of his nipples in his mouth, swirling her tongue around it. She felt the tension in her core increase as he let out a low moan. "That was very thoughtful of you babe," she whispered before moving to his other nipple and repeating her actions.
"Linds," he breathed. "Please, I need you like, right now."
He felt her adjust herself. She was moving from sitting sideways across his lap and was now straddling him. She looked down at him and brought her hands up to stroke his face.
"I want you too, Danny."
That was all the encouragement he needed. He brought his hands down to her legs and ran them both up under the fabric of her dress, pushing it up so that it was gathered around her hips. Then he reached down to release his throbbing erection from his boxers before pushing the now soaking fabric of her panties aside.
She braced herself on his shoulders as she felt him place his tip against her clit before running it back until it came to her entrance. Not wanting to wait anymore she plunged herself down on him.
"Oh, God, Danny!" she shouted as he filled her completely.
"Shit, Linds," he chuckled before placing a kiss to her lips. "A little impatient, are we?"
"Shut up and fuck me," she breathed before she slammed her lips down onto his and began so slowly lift her hips until he was almost free of her. Then she sunk down onto him once more. He met her with a thrust of his hips and together they began a slow and steady rhythm which quickly increased in pace as they brought themselves closer to their release.
"Linds," he panted as he pulled away from her lips and leaned forward to suck on the area where her shoulder and neck met, "Fuck, Linds,"
"Oh, my God, Danny," she panted as she felt herself getting closer. His hands were clutched around her hips as he guided down onto his cock over and over again.
"Baby, are you close?" he said as he continued to thrust up into her as she rocked on top of him.
"Yes, yes, yes!" she cried as she felt the familiar tingling that signalled that she was almost there. Almost. "Talk dirty to me, baby," she demanded.
Danny almost lost it right there. His wife wanted dirty talk? He must have been a very good boy in another life.
He moved his hands and squeezed her ass. "Baby, I love to fuck you," he whispered to her. "I love it when I touch you and I can feel how wet you are for me. I love to hear you moan. You make me so fucking hard, Linds. And, oh God, you're so fucking tight, baby. Now, I want you to come for me and I want to hear you scream my name while I fuck you."
Lindsay's insides snapped as her husband's words reached her ears. She loved it when he talked to her like that, told her what he wanted. She loved it when he told her how it felt to be with her, because she knew he meant every word of it.
"Fuck! Danny! Oh, my God, Danny! Danny!" she screamed as she finally reached her climax. She panted as she felt the tension that had built up inside of her streaming through her body, causing her toes to curl and her back to arch into him.
Upon hearing his wife come undone in his arms, Danny could no longer contain himself and he spilled inside of her, calling her name as he did so. "Lindsay! Oh, fuck, Montana!"
Lindsay leaned down and rested her forehead against his, both panting as they tried to recapture their breath after their excursion. He gently ran his fingers up and down her back as he felt her body relax on top of him.
"Mmmm," she breathed. "That was amazing."
"You're telling me?" he asked. "Baby, you're amazing."
She smiled down at him and kissed the tip of his nose before sitting up straighter and pulling herself off of him. She moved back to the passenger seat as he adjusted himself and refastened his pants. She reached in the back seat and handed him his previously discarded shirt, which he slipped back over his head, not bothering to re-do the topmost buttons that Lindsay had opened earlier.
He turned to her and grinned. "So what now, Linds?"
She smiled innocently at him before leaning over and placing a chaste kiss on his cheek. "I've got a few more stops I want to make before we head home. If you're up to it, that is."
She winked at him before refastening her seat belt. She smiled to herself as she heard Danny fasten his own seat belt and then turn the key in the ignition.
Oh my gosh. How much do we love smut? So much! Do we want to know what other plans Lindsay has for them? Of course we do! Do her plans involve more smut? Does a bear crap in the woods? Of course they do!!
Just a quick note: I am being very lazy and have no real desire to do any sort of research because this purely a work of fiction. Although the Gallatin County Fairgrounds and the Holiday Inn Bozeman are both real locations, I have no idea if there actually are any mountains overlooking the city. So please, just allow me some creative licence here. After all, who cares about the scenery when there's smut to read?
I would love to know what you guys thought of the end of the reunion. Did you like Susie? And, of course, I want to know whether the smut was, well, smutty enough! Do you want more smut, or maybe some fluff? Or maybe both! Let me know!!!
**On a more serious note, when I was writing the part where Danny talks dirty to Lindsay I kind of wanted to use a certain P-word (think cats), but I didn't because I didn't want to offend anyone. Could you please let me know the general consensus so I know whether or not to use that word in future chapters and stories? Thanks!**
