A/N: Alright two chapters at the same time, I forgot to post chapter 8 so there are two new ones for you now. Enjoy :)

Chapter 9 - Ringing

April

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Lindsay looked up, wondering where the sound came from. It was getting late, but she and Danny were still in their office to work on some paperwork.

"What was that?" Lindsay asked Danny.

Danny gestured to a table on the other side of the room. The alarm clock was standing on it.

"Oh. Shit."

"Yeah." Danny nodded.

"This is only the first ring, right?"

"Well, uhh, no."

"You mean…"

Danny's pager went off. Lindsay looked at him with her eyes wide-open.

"Dead body."

Lindsay swallowed hard. "I'm coming with you."

"No Montana, you're staying here."

"Danny, I need to know who it is."

"I'm not letting you go through that hell again, you're not coming."

"Yes I am. If I need to, I'll run."

"You don't know where the scene is," Danny stated sarcastically. Lindsay grabbed his pager and looked at the message.

"Now I do. So are you gonna drive me or do I have to run?"

Danny sighed. "Fine. If you're sure you can handle it you can come."

Danny and Lindsay both knew Lindsay couldn't promise she could handle it, but he drove her to the scene anyway.

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"You know him."

It was more of a statement than a question. But of course Mac already knew the answer.

"Yes."

Danny wrapped one arm around Lindsay's shoulders.

"Me too."

"What?" Mac asked.

"Well, I don't really know him, but I know who he is," Danny explained. "I've seen him on a photo Lindsay showed me."

"So you can handle the case?"

Danny nodded.

"Okay, then you can go and process now, Danny, and Lindsay, I'll have to ask you some questions."

"Sure."

Danny removed his arm and left to collect the evidence.

"So, what's his name?"

"Toby McFaire. He was my best friend, and also my first boyfriend when I was a kid. We stayed in touch after I left Montana."

"Do you have any idea why he's in New York?"

Lindsay shrugged. "I don't know."

"Did you tell him about the other victims?"

"Well, yes, I emailed him about that."

"So it's possible that he flew to New York to check on you?"

"I guess so."

She took a deep breath. She hated the fact that Toby died because he came to check on her. It was her fault. She never should've told him.

"Okay. You'll have to leave now, Lindsay. You can take the rest of the day off; you can go home and relax a bit." Mac paused. "Well, you can go to Danny's house. I assume you have a key?"

"Yes. I'll see you tomorrow, Mac."

Mac waved as she got into the car, and they turned around to talk to Flack.

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When Danny came home he didn't see Lindsay at first.

"Lindsay?"

No answer.

"Lindsay? Are you here?"

Still no answer.

"Montana?"

Danny heard something break in the living room and ran towards it.

"Lindsay!"

Lindsay was lying on the floor; the door to his balcony was open. Danny checked if he saw someone first, then ran back to Lindsay. She seemed to be unconscious, and he turned her around so her face was up. He shook her shoulders and her eyes slowly opened.

"Danny?"

She blinked a couple of times.

"Danny?"

"Yes, I'm here Lindsay, thank god you're alive," Danny said.

"What… What happened? Where am I?"

"You're in my apartment, I don't know what happened."

"Why am I in your apartment?"

"You live here, now," Danny told her. Lindsay's eyes widened.

"I moved in to your apartment?"

"No, it's temporary. Don't you remember the letters you got?"

"What letters?"

"Don't you remember your… sister?"

"I don't have a sister, Danny."

Danny helped her up and they sat down on the couch.

"I'm gonna call a doctor," Danny said and he got up.

"Wait, Danny," Lindsay called him back.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I don't need to see a doctor. My memory is just a little… I'll remember everything soon, it will come back."

Danny sighed and sat down again, not knowing what to do.

"Okay, but I'm taking you to Mac. He needs to know Paul found you."

"Paul?"

Danny saw the confused look on Lindsay's face. Shit, he thought, she really doesn't remember anything.

"Lindsay, what is the last thing you remember?"

"I don't know exactly…"

"Do you know the date?"

"The 24th of January, I believe."

Danny shook his head. "It's the 24th of April."

TBC