A/N: okay guys, I always said I would never be one of those authors that started a story and didn't finish and well, I guess I did b/c I completely forgot about this story till I got a couple reviews so I'm think a couple more chapters and this will be done.
It had been five months since Nick did his fainting act and Danny still would not let him live it down. Nick and Sara had moved into the apartment right across the hall from Danny and Lindsey. Lindsey was having trouble moving around being 8 months pregnant and Sara wasn't doing much better at 6 months.
"Okay, I'm so ready to get this over with." Lindsey said on one of Sara's days off.
"Don't tell me that I still have three more months to go." Sara said and looked out the window with a far off look on her face.
Lindsey had gotten really good at reading Sara. "What's on your mind, Sara?"
Sara looked over at Lindsey and took a deep breath. "I'm scared to death." Before Lindsey could speak Sara continued. "I have only told a couple people but I didn't have the best childhood. Hell, most of it was in foster care. My mom killed my dad with I was about 12. I'm scared since I haven't had a good mother role model that I will totally screw up my baby's life. I want to be everything I can be and just don't think I can."
By this time Sara is in tears along with Lindsey. "Sara you listen to me and you listen very closely." Sara looked up at Lindsey with hope and fear in her eyes. "No one and I mean no one is the perfect parent. I'm scared to death too. I'm afraid that I'll make the wrong decision when my child get older and totally screw them up. Sara babies don't come with manuals you will be the best mom you can be and Nick and the baby will love you for it."
Sara looked at Lindsey Nick had told her the same thing, but hearing it from Lindsey just seemed to clam her down.
"And don't forget I'm right across the hall if you need anything" Lindsey then grab Sara and put her in a hug.
That is how Danny and Nick found them a couple minutes later. Not knowing the serious conversation that had taken place Danny laughed out loud when he walked in.
"What?" ask Lindsey
"You guys just look funny hugging with your bellies that way." Danny said with a smirk.
Sara and Lindsey just looked at each other, then down to their bellies. Sara just laughed and Lindsey rolled her eyes.
Things had been busy for Danny and Lindsey with getting ready for the baby. They wanted the sex to be a surprise so getting things for the room had been a little difficult at first.
"Well, we couldn't paint the room blue, pink, purple, or green so I picked up some yellow." Danny said as he looked at what to be the babies room.
"Yeah, and have fun with that. Nick and Don will be over in a few minutes and help you. Sara, Stella and I are going shopping." Lindsey said with a smile.
"Okay just don't go too far." Danny said. As Lindsey had gotten closer to her due date Danny wasn't letting her go very far from home.
Lindsey just rolled her eyes and kissed Danny on the cheek. "Have fun." Just then the door bell rang Lindsey let everyone in.
"Alright let's go do some shopping." Stella said with a grin.
They had only been shopping for a couple hours when Lindsey started to feel some pain in her back.
"You okay?" Sara asked when she noticed Lindsey discomfort.
"Yeah, just a little pain"
"You want to head back?" Stella asked as she walked back up to them with an arm full of stuff.
"Stella, you don't have to get all that stuff." Lindsey said
"I know, but I want to. I have two babies to shop for." Stella said with a grin. "So you want to head back to you house?"
Lindsey didn't get the chance to answer as pain went from her stomach to her back. She looked down then at Stella. "No I think the hospital would be better. My water just broke."
Stella and Sara just stared at her for a few minutes. "Okay, I'll get a cab and Sara you call Danny. That should be a fun conversation."
Sara just grinned and pulled out her cell phone.
Back at the apartment, more paint was on the guys then it was on the walls.
"Okay guys we really need to get this done before the girls come back." Danny said as he wiped paint off his cheek, put there by Nick after Danny had made a comment about his painting skills.
"How long have they been gone anyway?" Don asked as he started to paint again.
"Couple hours I think, but Stella's with them so we should have a couple more." Nick said as he followed Don's lead.
"Yeah that girl can shop." Danny said. He was just about to start painting again when his cell phone rang.
"Messer"
"Danny, what ya doing?"
"Sara? I'm doing the same thing I was doing when you left why? What are you doing?" Danny asked.
"Not much, just taking Linds to the hospital it seems her water broke." Sara said with an evil grin.
"Yeah, very funny you have pulled this on me a couple time it won't work this time" Danny said.
"Danny!!! Just get your ass to the hospital okay" Sara said as she got in the cab. Lindsey was breathing deep and in pain.
"Let me talk to him." Lindsey said. Sara handed her the phone. "DANNY MESSER YOU GET YOUR ASS TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW!!! AWWWWW!!!
"LINDSEY?!?!"
Lindsey handed the phone back to Sara. "Believe me now?"
"I'm coming." Danny said and hung up. "Well, guys it looks like I'm going to be a dad today." Danny said with a grin.
"HOT DAMN!!" Nick said "go get cleaned up we'll finish this and then meet you up there." Nick looked at Don to see if this was okay and Don gave a nod.
"Thanks, guys."
By the time Danny got to the hospital Lindsey had already been given the good drugs.
"Hey baby" Danny said as he walked in the room. Lindsey was laying there looking a little sleepy; Sara was watching the newborn channel on the TV; Stella was no were to be found.
"Hey"
"You feel pretty good?"
"Yeah, they say I'm at 4 cm and 75 effaced so now it is just a waiting game." Lindsey said.
About that time Dr. Armstrong walked in. "Hello Lindsey. I heard you were back."
"Hey Doc long time no see." Lindsey said with a sleepy smile. She had to go back to see Dr. Armstrong a couple times after the shooting for check ups.
"How ya doing?" Danny asked from the chair next to Lindsey.
"I'm doing well, unfortunately I'm not here as a social call."
With that said Lindsey was wide awake. "What is wrong Doc?"
Dr. Armstrong walked up to Lindsey's bed side. "With in injury to your chest I don't think natural birth would be a good choice for you. I'm afraid that your chest isn't as healed as it should be for the hard work of labor and delivery. Remember when we talked about the medication?" Lindsey nodded her head. "We couldn't put you on the strong meds because of the baby. Due to all this we are going to have to do a c-section and we are going to have to put you under and on a respirator." Dr. Armstrong stopped for a moment to let all this sink in. Lindsey looked on the verge of tears. Danny just sat there. Sara decided now would be a good time to leave them so she got up as quietly as she could and left the room.
Dr. Armstrong continued. "Now normally we don't allow anyone but medical staff in for these," Danny got ready to fight him on that, but Dr. Armstrong lifted his hand up to stop him, "seeing as I'm the doctor that is going to be doing the surgery I will allow you to come in Danny, but if I give the word you have to leave no questions asked. If you can't promise this I can't let you in." Dr. Armstrong looked at Danny.
"I promise." Danny said.
"Okay, we have it scheduled in a couple hours till then we are going to give you something to stop the labor." Dr. Armstrong said. "Don't worry Lindsey your in good hands."
Sara walked down the hall to see Stella on the phone.
"Yeah, her water broke we are at the hospital." Stella turned to look at Sara something in Sara's face told Stella something was wrong. "Mac I'm going to have to call you back" and with that hung up. "What wrong?"
With that Sara began to tell Stella everything Dr. Armstrong had told Danny and Lindsey. "I don't know what to do for them." Sara said with tears in her eyes.
"We will be there for them." Stella said as she wrapped Sara in a hug.
By the time everyone got there the c-section was to take place in twenty minutes.
"Okay guys, I say we go in there and give them all the love and support they need then we wait." Stella said.
"I agree, but not all at once." Mac said. He didn't want to over do it with Lindsey.
Hawkes and Hammerback went in first. They stayed for about five minutes then came out.
"Next?" Hawkes said as he got comfortable in the plastic chairs.
"I'll go." Mac said as he looked at around. Everyone nodded "then the rest of you go."
Mac walked into the room so see Danny's eyes red from tears and anger.
"What the hell are you talking about Lindsey? You are going to be fine and you can tell the baby that when it gets older." Danny said
Lindsey looked up to see Mac standing there. "Hey Mac." Danny looked up then turned away.
"Danny can I have a few with Lindsey?" Mac asked
"Yeah, I'm going to get ready I'll be back." Danny said then left the room
"Mind telling me what had Danny in a bunch?" Mac said as he took the seat that Danny just left.
"I just told Danny that if I didn't make it to tell the baby that I love it and if it was a girl and I died to name it after me."
"I see. And did you think about how that statement would make him feel. Lindsey in less than 9 months that is the second time he has heard words don't or didn't make it and your name in the same sentence?"
Lindsey remained silent she hadn't thought about that.
"Lindsey, I don't think you would need to let him to do that if, and by the way you will, make it."
"I know I'm just scared this wasn't how I picture it."
"I'm sure Danny is just as scared as you are."
By this time Danny came back in the room. Lindsey just started to cry "I'm sorry Danny; I wasn't thinking when I said that. I'm just really scared."
Danny just held her and started to whisper in her ear. After a couple seconds Mac asked if he could send in the last of the gang.
Lindsey smiled and nodded her head. A few minutes later Nick, Sara, Stella, and Don walked in the door. They were all smile even though Mac had told them what had happen. Time went by very fast and before anyone knew it the nurse was there to take Lindsey to the OR.