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Lindsay practically skipped into her house that night. She had a huge smile on her face, which never faded. She skipped into the kitchen, where she saw her Mom making dinner.
"Hi honey." She said, looking over her shoulder "What's got you so happy?"
"Danny." Said Lindsay, walking up beside her Mom, helping her by cutting some vegetables "He accidentally found out about the baby, but he wants to be apart of our lives."
"I thought he wanted nothing to do with you." Said Diane, confusion evident in her voice.
"I did too, but…Danny's got some…issues, with his Dad. It's his Dad that didn't want us together."
Diane put down the knife she was using, and turned to face her daughter, crossing her arms over her chest.
"What kind of issues?" she asked.
Diane wasn't going to admit it, but…she liked Danny, she always had, and if his father was doing anything to harm him, then she would make sure child services were aware.
All Lindsay did was dodge the question.
"He wants a girl." She said with a smile, never looking at her Mom "I can just imagine him with a baby girl in his arms."
"Lindsay!" snapped Diane "Answer the question. What's going on with Danny and Craig?"
Lindsay looked down, she didn't know if it was a good idea to mention this.
"Danny…he, he just had a couple of bruises on his stomach at school today. No biggie."
"Yes 'biggie' Lindsay!" She cried "Craig's hurting him? Is that what you're saying?"
"I can't prove that Mom! He didn't come right out and say 'My Dad kicks the crap out me'. I just put two and two together…that's what I came up with."
Diane sighed, and pinched the bridge of her nose. Without actual proof that Craig was being abusive towards his son, they couldn't do anything about it. I mean, Danny could have gotten the bruises from anywhere. He was the Captain of the basket Ball team. He could have gotten them from there.
"Apart from that…" continued Diane "What else did he say?"
"He told me he loved me… he never wanted to hurt me and that he wants to be there for the both of us. Me…and our baby."
Diane just smiled. She knew Danny was better than what was being said of him. He wouldn't get a girl in trouble and leave her.
Danny sat at the kitchen table, writing a text to Flack.
Hey Man. Told Lind's I loved her. I'm goin to be there 4 the baby.
We're not lettin my Dad ruin this 4 us. TTYL
D
He clicked 'send', just as his Dad walked in.
"Phone away at the table." He snapped, slapping him over the back of the head.
Sighing, Danny quickly put his phone away. Since he had gotten home, Craig had been in an angry mood. 3 guesses as to what was causing it.
"Dad…Is everything ok?" asked Danny, knowing perfectly well what was wrong.
"I'm fine!" said his Dad through gritted teeth, trying to contain his anger
It was silent for a while. An uncomfortable silence.
"I got my Physic's test results back today." Said Danny, trying to make conversation "I passed."
It remained quiet as Craig ate. Danny wasn't allowed away from the table until everyone had finished. It was a rule.
"Dad…please tell me what's wrong." Said Danny
"You know what's wrong." Glared Craig "Learning that I'm going to be a grandfather at the age of 38! 38 Danny!"
He continued to glare at his son.
"What the hell were you thinking!" he screamed "I knew about you and Lindsay! And I wasn't at all amused by the fact, as you can remember, but what type of idiot doesn't use protection! Huh! You have just ruined your whole life! Instead of becoming a pro Basket Ball player, you're going to be playing with a kid in a park!"
Danny just looked down. He had gotten a really hard time from his Dad after sleeping with Lindsay…this was going to be even harder for him.
"Get out!" came the cry from Craig.
Danny's head snapped up. Did his Dad just say what he thought he did?
"Get out!" repeated Craig.
Danny was confused. Was he to get out of the room, or the house all together? Craig stood up, walked over to Danny, and grabbed the back of his shirt. He pulled him out of his seat, and dragged him out into the hall. He threw him against a wall, causing Danny to fall and hit his head of the table where the phone sat. He sat up against the wall, feeling a pain above his eye brow. It was bleeding.
Craig stood towering over Danny, just like he had done at the window the day he and Lindsay were together. Craig then Grabbed Danny by the front of his shirt, and hauled him back to his feet.
"You can come home when I say so." He spat, and with that, Danny was thrown onto the porch outside.
It was a beautiful night, and Lindsay decided it would be nice to sit on her porch and read. She was reading a book on pregnancy, and the different stages you will go through. Right now she was going through morning sickness.
She was just about to go back inside when she saw Danny go flying out his front door, and land on is porch on his back.
"Oh my gosh!" said Lindsay, running down her steps to Danny.
He sat up, a pain crawling from the bottom of his back to in between his shoulder blades. The door slammed in his face, just as Lindsay knelt down beside him.
"Oh my gosh are you ok?" she asked, helping him to his feet.
"Yeah…yeah I'm fine." He said, wincing at the cut above his eye as he touched it.
"No you're not." Said Lindsay, clutching onto his arm "You're bleeding, let's get you inside."
Diane sat in her living room watching Extreme Makeover: home edition. She was feeling very relaxed until she saw her daughter walk in with Danny, who was bleeding.
"What happened?" she asked, getting up and examining Danny's head
"My Dad threw me out." Said Danny "Decided to rough me up a bit first though."
"Danny you need to tell this to the police!" said Lindsay
"What good will it do Lind's?" he asked "It's my word against his. He's also a teacher, so I think the cop's will need a little bit more evidence than a cut above the eye and some bruises."
As much as she hated to admit it, Danny was right. They did need more to prove his Dad was being abusive.
"I'll go and get the guest room made up." Said Diane "You can stay here as long as you want. Lindsay will clean that cut."
With that, Diane went upstairs, and Lindsay took Danny to the bathroom. He sat on the edge of the bath, as Lindsay searched through the cupboard for antiseptic cleanser.
"Thanks Lindsay." Said Danny
"What for?" she asked with a chuckle
"For being so nice to me. I mean, I haven't been the greatest person on the planet recently."
"It's ok." She said, putting some of the cleanser on a cotton wool ball "I care about you, and I don't want to see you get hurt."
She went to dab his cut with the cleanser, but before she even touched it, he pulled away.
"Ow." He said
Lindsay just chuckled
"Danny, I haven't even touched you yet."
"Just practising." He said with a smile "This is going to hurt like hell."
"Yeah, well, just wait until you see me in 9 months, then you can see what pain really is."
They just chuckled as Lindsay cleaned his cut. She finished up by giving it a quick dab with cold water, and gently towel drying it.
"Just leave it uncovered. It should heal better with some fresh air." She said, tracing it with her fingers.
Danny looked into her eyes, and soon, she caressed the side of his face. He put his hand on top of hers, and gently pulled her closer. They were mere inches away from kissing, when the doorbell went.
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