As usual all of the reviews are greatly appreciated and the main reason I update so quickly so please keep them coming! As for this chapter I wanted to add a little history to Lindsay's character since the show really hasn't. Anyway let me know what you think and pleaseeee most important just enjoy the story :) Chapter 10 (Laying in wait)
It had been a week since Clint surprised Lindsay in the bathroom and Lindsay hadn't heard from him since then. It was almost as like he had given up. She was hopefully that was the case but her colleagues were not as optimistic. She was finally going to go back home to her apartment and spent the day packing up the hotel
"So there's really no way I can convince you to stay here?" Danny questioned his girlfriend
"Nope" Lindsay told him putting clothes in a bag "We haven't heard from him, he's probably already left town"
"I doubt that" Danny mumbled
"Please I just want to get back to normal, don't you want that for me?" Lindsay questioned
"Of course I do" Danny told her "But I also want you safe"
"I'll be fine" Lindsay smiled "Besides aren't you going to be staying with me?"
"Is that a formal invitation?" Danny questioned with a smirk
"Sure is" Lindsay told him "I told you how I feel responsible for your apartment fire the least I could do is let you stay with me"
"You're not responsible" Danny reminded her again
"Look no one has seen or heard from him in a week now it's safe to go home" Lindsay told him
"Alright" Danny agreed but that didn't mean he wasn't going to keep a close eye on her "I suppose I also can't talk you into taking leave at work either?"
"Nope" Lindsay told him "I'm ready to get back to work and I don't mean in the lab running tests either I mean in the field"
"Alright I know better then to argue" Danny smirked
"What are you smiling at?" Lindsay asked with a similar smile
"I don't know you just seem happy" Danny said to her "I miss seeing you smile"
"Well as long as Clint Davies is in hiding I'll be smiling a lot" Lindsay told him "I'm still confused how that PI was able to open a sealed file about me when I was sixteen"
"Well PI's are notorious for always getting answers" Danny shrugged "So tell me more about this guy you were dating, was that the stupid thing you did after the diner?"
"One of the many but yet" Lindsay told him taking a seat at the edge of the bed "He wasn't from Bozeman so he didn't really know much about the diner and he didn't know how I was connected to it. Being with an older guy was exciting"
"Really?" Danny questioned raising an eyebrow
"Oh yea" Lindsay told him "He had a motorcycle-"
"So do I" Danny interrupted quickly
"It was more exciting when I wasn't supposed to be on it" Lindsay told him "Anyway he took me to these odd clubs and snuck me into bars"
"I can't see you doing any of that" Danny said not believing her
"I even got a tattoo" Lindsay told him
"See" Danny smiled shaking his finger "Now I know you're lying because I've seen every inch of your body and there is no tattoo on it"
"Not anymore" Lindsay told him "I had to have it removed when my parents found out"
"Seriously?" Danny questioned "They're that against tattoo's?"
"No" Lindsay told him "Just against what it was" she hinted which caused him to smile
"Tell me what you got" Danny said to her
"No way" Lindsay said standing up and zipping up her bag
"Come on no more secrets" Danny warned her and she laughed
"Fine I got a tattoo of his name" Lindsay told him
"'scuse me what?" He questioned not wanting to believe his girfriend had ever had another man's name tattooed on her body. He was starting to regret his curiousity
"I got a tattoo of Bret's name" Lindsay informed him again "And he got one of mine"
"How long were you dating him before you did that?" Danny questioned "And where was it?"
"Two months and my lower back" Lindsay told him and he shook his head
"I can't believe you got a tattoo" Danny muttered
"You have them" Lindsay defended
"Yea I don't have some drug dealers name tattooed on my arm who took advantage of me" Danny shot back
"He didn't take advantage" she told him coolly "He was great but had flaws and he didn't treat me any different and I really liked that about him"
"So what happened?" he asked her and not because he thought this guy had anything to do with Clint but because he was genuinely interested
"Don't get me wrong here, he was really nice to me and anyone else but to make money he dealt drugs. His mother had died when he was younger and that's how his father raised him he didn't know any better" Lindsay told him "One night he got beat up real bad by some other dealers and he could have died. I told him if he didn't stop I'd go to the police before he ended up killed"
"You wouldn't have gone anyway?" he asked her
"I wasn't a cop back then Danny" Lindsay reminded him
"Hey I'm not judging I've done some questionable things far worse then that" Danny told her seriously "I'm just curious"
"I don't know" Lindsay shrugged
"And after he went to jail all was forgiven?" Danny asked her
"Well like I said he didn't do hard time just a few months, he refused to see me" Lindsay told him "The day he got out he came right to my house and thanked me. Said he had found himself and had me to thank for it"
"You never got back with him?" Danny asked
"No" Lindsay told him quickly "It was too weird after all that but he remained a good friend I was even at his wedding"
"Ah so he married" Danny smiled
"Why were you afraid he'd come to New York and reclaim me?" Lindsay teased
"Possibly" Danny shrugged
"He married a women his own age that he had met at church. And they have four daughters" Lindsay told him
"That's a nice story" Danny said to her and she laughed
"Are you making fun of me?" Lindsay asked
"No absolutely not" Danny told her seriously "I love hearing these stories about you"
"You love this awful stories as to where I made terrible choices?" Lindsay asked and he gave her a crooked smile
"No I love hearing anything about you. You get all those stories about me from my family and the team but I don't get to hear them about you" Danny said to her
"I'm actually thankful for that" She said picking up her bag but Danny quickly took it
"All set?" he asked
"Yep" she smiled "Take me home please"
"Sure" he said gesturing for her to lead the way and he followed "Hey" he said causing her to turn around as she opened the door "What did Bret do about your name tattooed on his arm?"
"I think he still has it" Lindsay said seriously
"What? You're kidding me right?" Danny questioned as he followed her out the door and she laughed
Mac walked into the police station and stepped over to Flack who was standing by his desk
"Any news on Clint Davies?" Mac questioned
"Nothing" Flack told him "Hasn't been to work or his place. How can someone just drop off the map like that?"
"He's a wealthy intelligent man he probably had money hidden somewhere and we know he's already used on alias he probably has more" Mac informed him
"How's Lindsay doing?" Flack questioned
"Good she's going home today, probably already there" Mac told him and he nodded
"You sure that's a good idea?" Flack asked him
"It's Lindsay's choice and as of now we have no reason to believe she's in immediate danger" Mac told him
"I have a two uniforms in front of her building so if he tries to get in he'll be stopped" Flack told him and Mac nodded
"Good" Mac said "Well while she's home she'll be with Danny and when she's at work she'll be with us"
"Yea that worked out so well the last time" Flack said and Mac sighed
"I know but until he makes his next move our hands are tied" Mac said to him
"You think he's going to make another move?" Flack questioned
"Absolutely" Mac told him confidentially "Obsession doesn't just go away over night we're just going to have to be ready for him"
As Danny pulled up to the front of Lindsay's building, she stepped out on the sidewalk when her phone started to ring as she pulled out of her pocket a man bumped into her causing her phone to fall causing her to flash to the last similar incident
As Lindsay looked down to end her call she came in contact with another person's arm sending her phone and his flying at the same time
"I'm so sorry" Lindsay said picking up her phone
"No it's my fault I wasn't paying attention" the man told her politely
"I'm so sorry" the man said politely handing her the phone but she froze
"Lindsay" Danny said walking over to her and the other man
"I bumped into her, dropped her phone" the stranger said passing Danny the phone "Sorry"
"It's alright thanks" Danny assured the man who quickly walked off "Linds" he said trying to her attention
"I didn't want to say the wrong thing" she told him cautiously
"It's alright" He said placing the phone in her hand but worry clear on his face. She hadn't walked away from this as unscathed as she had led him to believe "Let's go inside"
"Ok" she nodded and walked ahead of him into the building as she slowly walked into the building and onto the elevator Danny's careful eye followed her every move they then headed into her apartment and closed the door
"You sure you're alright?" he asked her placing her bag down
"Yea, yea it was just eerie that's all" Lindsay said trying to brush it off when there was short and quick knock to her door she jumped a little as well which Danny noticed but instead of commenting he looked through the peep hole then opened the door to see Lindsay's familiar neighbor
"Hey these were delivered earlier today" the older women holding a bouquet of flowers told them "I signed for them"
"Thanks" Danny said taking them then closing the door and placed them on the counter
"Get rid of them" Lindsay told him
"Wait a sec" Danny said picking up the card and reading it "Their from your mom"
"From my mom?" she asked walking over and taking a look at the card then smiled to herself "Yea they are"
"Look I know you probably don't want to hear this-" he started
"-so then don't say it" she cut him off removing her jacket "I'm fine"
"You don't seem it" Danny said to her
"I'm a little edgy" she shrugged "Can you blame me?"
"No not at all in fact" Danny said stepping closer "But I think you should talk to someone"
"I don't need to" Lindsay defended "I'm fine and if I have to talk I have you right?"
"Of course you do" he assured her "But I'm not a professional"
"You think I need therapist?" Lindsay asked hurt
"No I just think you need to talk to a professional even if it's only once" he said to her and she shook her head
"I'm fine" she told him "I promise"
"Alright" Danny nodded "I have to go to work"
"I know" she said to him "I'll be fine"
"Why don't you put the chain on the door and I'll call you to let me in" Danny offered
"No it'll be fine" Lindsay said to him but he just starred at her then nodded
"Alright" Danny said "I'm just going to check the rest of the apartment" she nodded and after a few minutes he came back out "You're all good"
"Good" she smiled as he placed a kiss on the top of her forehead
"I'll see you in a few hours and if you need anything call" Danny told her
"I will" she assured him then he left and as soon as the door closed Lindsay quickly locked the door and pressed her back against the wall and breathed in deeply.
She decided to hold off on unpacking and take a quick nap so she headed into her bedroom to drift off into a peaceful sleep or so she had thought it felt like only minutes after she layed her head down on the pillow she heard it...
"Lindsay" she heard a voice say and shot up and saw Clint Davies standing over her with a gun in his hand
"What are you doing? How did you get in here?" she asked him
"Why am I doing this?" Clint asked her with his hand tightening around the gun "You did this! All of this!"
"I'm sorry" she said nervously, her gun was in her drawer and there would be no way for her to reach out for it
"It's too late for apologizes darling" Clint informed her coldly
"You don't want to do this" Lindsay said holding her hand up "We can work this out"
"You had your chance" he told her coldly just then her bedroom door opened and Danny walked in
"Linds-" he started but Clint turned the gun and shot Danny
"Danny!" Lindsay screamed rushing over to his side, his eyes were wide opened as blood poured from his head wound "Why did you do this to him?" she cried hysterically "He didn't do anything"
"He took you away from me" Clint told her with sad eyes as he pointed the gun at her
"Oh my god" Lindsay sobbed out placing both hands on Danny's cheeks "Please Danny"
"What kind of protector was he?" Clint snorted
"He was a good person" Lindsay said still weeping
"You really loved him huh?" Clint questioned
"More then anything" Lindsay said
"Then you can join him" He said pulling the trigger and that's when Lindsay shot up from her bed, she was drenched in sweat. She looked around and saw that both Clint and Danny weren't there she had been dreaming. All she could hear besides the rain outside was her pounding heart that was until she heard her apartment door creek open. She carefully grabbed her gun and headed into her closet. If this had been average intruder she would have gone in total cop mode to check it out but something about Clint Davies terrified. He had succeeded in what he had wanted all along and she couldn't deny her fear any longer. She kept her closet door opened a crack just as she had done in Montana in the diner all those years ago and peeked out and saw that someone had just walked into the bedroom she held her breath but her chest started to tighten as the steps got closer to the closet and all of the sudden the door swung opened
"Don't" Lindsay said pointing her gun
"Lindsay" Danny said with his gun in hand "Put the gun down it's just me"
"Danny" Lindsay said in almost a defeated tone as he carefully took the gun from her and holstered his own to his side he then bent down to be eye level with her
"What are you doing in here?" he asked her it was clear she has been crying and she was still visibly shaken
"I had a dream and then I heard footsteps" was al Lindsay could muster out
"I told you to put the chain up and I'd call" he told her
"You just left for work though" Lindsay told him "What are you here?"
"I left six hours ago" He said helping her up gently "You must have passed out. If you were afraid why didn't you call me? Or one of the cops downstairs?"
"I wasn't thinking" She said as they both took a seat at the edge of her bed "I'm sorry I'm such a mess" she said placing her head in her hands
"It's alright" He said wrapping his arm around her and pulling her close "Just because you're scared doesn't mean your weak"
"I hid in my closet Danny" Lindsay said to him "What kind of cop am I?"
"One who has been terrorized" Danny reminded her "You're ok now"
"Maybe I should see someone" Lindsay told him and he gave her a gentle smile
"Will talk about it tomorrow alright?" he said standing up "I'm going to get changed and then we're going to get a good nights sleep"
"Ok" she nodded and after a few minutes Danny reemerged dressed in an old Met's shirt and sweats "You think I'm crazy don't you?" she asked him as he got into the bed and pulled her close to him
"No I don't think that" Danny told her in a whisper "I think this is all just hitting you now and you're afraid. I'm afraid too"
"I'm sorry" She said to him "You're in danger because of me-"
"I'm not afraid for myself I'm afraid for you" He admitted and she just listened "Not just your physical safety but your emotional as well. I could barley make through work I wanted to call you every five minutes"
"I wish you would have so maybe I wouldn't have fallen asleep" She muttered
"What was your dream?" he asked her
"He was here and he killed you" she told him
"He's not going to do anything to me Montana" Danny assured her "And the only way he'll get to you is through me ok?"
"Yea" she nodded gently and that's when she felt Danny kiss a spot on her neck "I love you"
"I love you too" he told her as they both tried to drift to sleep. And as much as Lindsay would hate to admit it- being in Danny's arms she never felt safer and believed every word he had said to her. Just as both were going to fall asleep they were woken by Lindsay's phone buzzing, she untangled herself from Danny and opened it up to find a text from an unknown number
"What is it?" Danny asked
"Oh my god" Lindsay said in shock of what she was looking at. Not wanting to wait for a response Danny took her phone to look at the text message that was actually a picture message. The picture was ok Lindsay wearing exactly what she was now in her bed sleeping.
"He must have just taken that" Lindsay said to him "He was in here"
"Impossible" Danny said sitting up looking at the picture
"Danny that's what I'm wearing now and that picture was taken from the inside!" she yelled out
"There's security downstairs" He said shaking his head in shock looking at the picture "You would have heard him"
"I didn't" Lindsay said to him "How long was he here for?"
"Pack your bag" Danny told her turning on the light
"I didn't unpack yet" Lindsay told him
"Good grab your jacket" He said placing on his own jacket and grabbing his gun and badge
"Where are we going? We should call Mac" Lindsay said putting her gun in her purse as Danny grabbed her jacket and forcefully put it on her
"We'll speak to Mac" He said "But first thing is getting you somewhere safe"
"Where?" she asked
"I don't know yet but this place isn't safe" He told her. She noticed has not only his tone changed but his body language as well. She had never seen him so frantic before. She simply grabbed her bag and followed Danny out of the apartment.