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Chapter 11
Despite feeling tired earlier, Danny and I closed down Cozy's with the rest of our team. Feeling the baby kick seemed to have woke me up. During the last set, Mac had a long solo with his bass and everyone got to feel the baby kick.
"It feels like someone's trying to get out." Flack said as the music subsided for the evening, "It's such an odd sensation."
"Well," I said, putting a hand on Flack's shoulder, "I'm glad that you could commiserate with me Flack."
Laughing, the five of us left the bar and walked to our vehicles.
"That was really fun Mac," I said, snuggling into Danny's side, "I'm glad we stayed for the whole thing."
"Well Lindsay," Mac said smiling, "I'm glad that you decided to stay too. And I'm glad that the baby enjoyed it too."
I rubbed my stomach, and smiled. We said our goodbyes and everyone headed home. As we drove home, Danny and I chatted about the evening and the days ahead.
"What time is Cam coming in tomorrow?" Danny asked as we pulled into our parking structure.
"I have all the information written down on the desk," I said, "but I think her flight lands at one. She said not to worry about picking her up though."
"Why?" Danny asked, "Not that your sister can't handle herself, but…"
"No," I said, "I understand what you mean; she said that she had a meeting with an editor and they were arranging someone to meet her and take her directly to the offices. She said that she'd call when the meeting was over."
"Oh," Danny said, "Guess we can't stop the girl from working, can we?"
I laughed as Danny opened the door to our home.
"I'd like to see you stop Cam from doing anything." I said as I headed into the bedroom to put on some pajamas.
Danny followed behind me, wrapping his arms around my growing belly. Nuzzling my neck, I reached up and stroked his hair.
"You're beautiful," He said, kissing the back of my neck, "You know that?"
"Mmm," I moaned.
Danny continued his ministrations on my neck and shoulders; he was sending shivers down my spine and causing goose bumps. Slowly my shirt made its way from my body to the floor. His hands caressed my skin, eliciting more moans out of me.
"You know," I said jokingly, "This is how the tadpole came about in the first place."
"I know," Danny said, still continuing his attention to my shoulders, "We could always start practicing for the second."
I laughed and Danny pulled me closer.
"I love you Montana." He said beginning to kiss my neck again, "Now why don't we go to bed so I can show you just how much."
"Danny Messer," I said turning off the lights, "You certainly are a charmer."
The next morning I woke up to an empty bed but I could smell the coffee brewing. It's funny since I'd gotten pregnant my senses had kicked into overdrive. Rolling over, I looked at the clock. It read the time as a little before eight. Flipping back the covers, I slipped my slippers on and made my way to the kitchen.
"Good morning honey." Danny said, meeting me with a glass of orange juice and a kiss, "I was just about to come and wake you up."
Taking a sip of my orange juice, I sat down at our table. I watched Danny move about the kitchen making breakfast.
"What would you like to have for dinner?" I asked, still watching him.
He brought the bagels over to the table, and sat down joining me. We each took a bagel half and started to eat.
"I don't know," Danny said, "What do you think Cam would like?"
"I don't know." I said, taking another bite out of my bagel, "Do you think you could pick up some steaks on your way home from the lab? You could grill them out on the terrace."
"That sounds like a plan." Danny stood up and wiped his mouth for crumbs, "And speaking of the lab, I'd better get going before I'm late."
I wished him a good day, we kissed goodbye and out the door he went. I cleaned up the kitchen and then went to take a shower. After my shower, I got dressed; choosing a pair of my lounge pants that still fit and a long sleeved tee shirt. I turned the television on and tuned it to one of the many music channels that we had. I began to do a thorough cleaning of the kitchen and dancing around.
From the kitchen I made my way into the living room. I spent the majority of the day giving the house the deep cleaning that it needed. Around eleven, I sat down on the couch and looked around, our home looked much better. I had vacuumed, cleaned the windows, and dusted. I had also changed the sheets on the guest bed, remade the guest bed, washed the old sheets, and put them away.
The next thing I knew, my phone was ringing. I must have dozed off once I had sat down.
"Monr-Messer." I answered it, still not fully awake, "Hello?"
"Hi honey," a familiar voice responded from the other end, "Are you not sure what name you want to go by today?"
"Very funny Danny," I said, "I was asleep. The phone just startled me a bit. What's up?"
"Oh," Danny said softly, "I didn't mean to wake you up. Are you still tired; do you want to call me after you've slept longer?"
"Well, considering I didn't mean to fall asleep," I answered, "You have nothing to be sorry about. What's going on?"
"I was just wondering what you're up to." He said, boredom now evident in his voice, "Mac's got me working on paperwork all day. I got a little behind in my reports and now I'm paying for it."
"Oh, really?" I laughed softly, "I can't believe that you are ever behind with your reports."
"It's not like there's anything to do today anyway," Danny said, trying to justify the action, "It's unusually quiet here, no new cases. It's even quieter without you."
"Awww." I sounded, "Do you miss me?"
"I always miss you when you're not here." Danny said sincerely.
There was a beep on the line. Glancing at the phone, I saw Cam's number flash on the caller id.
"Danny," I said, "I'm going to have to call you back. Cam's calling on the other line."
"Ok, tell her I said hi. Love you Montana"
"Will do, I love you too."
I hit the button on the phone to switch over to the other line. I heard Cam's distinct voice and high speed chatter before I even said hello. She was talking to someone while she waited for me to pick up.
"Hi Cam." I said, trying not to interrupt.
"Hi Linds," came her reply; she sounded like she was on the move, nothing new for my sister, "My plane just landed, I'm walking with the chauffeur from the magazine on my way to the meeting. I'll call you again when I get done."
"Good luck," I said quickly, "Love you."
There was a soft click on the phone and I knew that she had hung up. Dialing the number to my office in the lab, I hoped that Danny was still there. Five rings and then it kicked over to the voice mail. I left Danny a message of what was going on and letting him know that I was going to try and take another brief nap. I felt more tired now than when I had originally been woken up.
I grabbed a blanket and a pillow from the chest, and laid down on the couch. I felt like I had just laid down and closed my eyes when my phone rang again. Quickly I looked at the clock on it before I answered it. I had been asleep for two and half hours.
"'ello?" I answered.
"Hey sis," came Cam's voice from the other end, "My meeting's over. Do you want me to pick something up for dinner?"
"Dinner?" I asked.
"Yeah…," she said, laughing slightly, "You know the meal after lunch? Usually the last meal of the day. . ."
"Hush," I said laughing, "You don't have to pick anything up. Just get your butt over here so we can spend some time together before Danny gets home."
"Yes mom." Cam said sarcastically.
We hung up with each other and I called Danny.
"Messer." Came his answer.
"Hey honey," I said as I put my blanket and pillow away, "Cam just called and said that she's on her way over; her meeting is over. Are you going to be home soon?"
"Yeah," Danny said, "I've just got to stop at Bellin's to get the steaks and I'll be home. Probably about fourty-five minutes?"
"Sounds good." I said, smiling, "Be careful coming home. I love you."
"I love you too."
I went into the kitchen to start making some coffee for Cam and also made a small pot of tea for myself. Just about the time the tea pot started to whistle, the buzzer to the door went off. I took the pot off the heat and went to answer the door.