Not a lot happens in this chapter, it's just a bit of a filler but I hope you all still enjoy it anyway :)
Lindsay slowly made her way back down the hospital corridor. She was trying to take in what Detective Small had just told her but her brain was finding it very hard to accept, Hawkes had shot Danny, Sheldon Hawkes their friend. Small had told her it was an accident, but to her accident or not he had still shot her husband who was now laid in a hospital bed in a coma. She made her way to Danny's room door, she was just about to enter when she heard Flack talking from the other side.
"Danno come on, how long are you gonna lay there for, listening to me going on? I'm waiting for you to open them eyes and tell me to shut the hell up. I'm gonna go and phone Hawkes when Linds gets back, see what on earth he was doing even thinking of using that gun, There was other ways he could of got out of there, he could of I dunno knocked him out or..."
Lindsay barged in "You knew?"
Flack looked up at her with a confused expression "Hm?"
"You knew Hawkes shot Danny and you didn't think to tell me?"
"Lindsay it wasn't my place to tell you"
"Flack, less than twenty minutes ago you were telling me you wanted to be here for me and Lucy and yet you couldn't tell me that little bit of information"
Carefully Flack stood up, shuffling over he pulled Lindsay into a one armed cuddle "Lindsay, I wanted to tell you, I really did"
Lindsay sniffed "Why didn't you then?"
"Because I thought it was best you heard it from someone impartial, someone who doesn't know Danny or Hawkes"
"I would of preferred to hear it from you, Flack" Lindsay replied pulling back and sitting in the chair next to Danny's bed.
"I know you would have, I would of preferred for you to hear it from me but it just wasn't how it should be Linds, you know as well as I do how the whole NYPD works, someone uninvolved has to break the bad news" Flack sat back in his chair "It's because if you get angry at the bad news you can hit them and not someone you care about" he laughed
Lindsay looked up to him, with a small smile on her face, then turned looking at the door seeing Stella and Jo come in.
"Come on Lindsay, your coming with me" Jo said coming over to take Lindsay's hand.
"Go where? I'm not going anywhere" Lindsay replied stubbornly
"Oh yes you are, because there is a beautiful little girl missing her Mama, so you are coming with me, you're going to have a shower, something to eat, spend a little time with Lucy and then have a sleep" Jo told her.
"No, I'm staying here with Danny" Lindsay replied, sitting back in the chair and crossing her arms,
"That's why I'm here Lindsay, I'm going to sit with Danny while you have a few hours break" Stella smiled "Now budge out that chair so I can sit down"
"What if he wakes up and I'm not here?" Lindsay asked
"If he wakes, I will ring you and Jo will bring you straight back down" Stella replied.
Lindsay sighed, looking over at Danny she took his hand again "Hey baby, I'm going to go home for a little bit okay? Spend a little time with Lucy and have a shower but I'll be back in a couple of hours I promise. Stella will be here while I'm gone" She leant down and kissed his forehead "I love you Danny" standing up she turned to Stella "I'll be two hours tops"
"I'm happy to stay here for as long as you need me to"
"No, I will be back in a couple of hours, Sophie won't mind watching Lucy for me or if she can't I'm sure are neighbour can" Lindsay walked over to the door.
"Jo is it alright if I got a lift?" Flack asked
Jo went behind Flack's wheelchair and began to push him "Of course it is"
"See you later Stel" Flack smiled giving Stella a wave.
"See the three of you later" Stella replied sitting in the seat that Lindsay had just vacated.
Lindsay turned the key in the door and pushed it open "Mummy!" Lucy squealed running out of the sitting room.
"Hey Luce, I've missed you" Lindsay smiled bending down to pick her three year old up.
"I've missed you too and Daddy, Where is Daddy?"
Sophie popped her head out of the sitting room "Oh Hey Mrs Messer"
"Sophie how many times must I ask you to call me Lindsay?"
"Sorry, I keep forgetting" Sophie smiled
"It's okay, look I don't mean to be a pain, I'm sure Stella filled you in on what's happened right?"
Sophie nodded watching as Lindsay placed Lucy on the floor, the little girl then ran off back into the sitting room "I haven't mentioned it to her"
"Thank you, I'm going to have a talk with her in a minute, I don't suppose you mind staying over tonight and watching her so I can head back to the hospital?"
"Of course not Mrs Mes... I mean Lindsay, anything I can do to help you"
"Thank you, I really appreciate it, I'm going to be here for a couple of hours spend some time with Lucy, have a shower and some food so if you want to pop home and get your over night bag you can do"
"Okay, I'll go and do that now" Sophie reached up for her coat off the hook "Tell Lucy I'll see her soon"
"I will do and again thank you so much for this Sophie" Lindsay opened the front door.
"It's really no problem, I love looking after Lucy and I know what a difficult time this must be for you right now"
Lindsay smiled "I'll see you soon"
"Yeah, bye for now" Sophie replied heading out the door.
Lindsay closed the door behind her, taking off her coat she headed into the sitting room where Lucy was sat on her pink bean bag watching Aladdin; She looked up when she heard Lindsay enter "Look Mummy, I'm watching Daddy's favourite Disney film"
"You are" Lindsay smiled, Danny always said this was his favourite Disney film as he always thought of himself a bit like Aladdin a street merchant who managed to meet his beautiful princess and fall in love. He would always sing along to a 'Whole New World' when it came on which made Lucy laugh.
"Is Daddy at work?" Lucy asked
"No Luce" Lindsay went and sat on the couch, switching the film off with the remote.
"I was watching that" Lucy pouted
"I know, but I need to talk to you, come over here"
Lucy got up and made her way over to Lindsay who picked her up and sat her on her lap "Lucy, you know what a hospital is don't you?"
Lucy nodded "You went to Hop-e-cal when you got that boo boo on your head"
"I did, clever girl" Lindsay smiled planting a kiss on the top of Lucy's head. "Luce that's where Daddy is right now, he's in hospital"
"Daddy got a boo boo?"
"Daddy has a big boo boo, so like Snow White he has gone into a special sleep"
"If I kiss his boo boo will he wake up? Snow White did when the prince kissed her"
"No sweetie, it doesn't quite work like that, Daddy will wake up when he is ready too" Lindsay could feel the tears filling her eyes, but she wouldn't let them fall in front of Lucy, It wouldn't help her to see her Mother upset.
"Can I go see him?"
"Not yet, Sophie is coming back to stay with you tonight, you can have a girly sleepover and then maybe tomorrow I will ask the doctor and see if you are okay to visit"
"Oh okay" Lucy sighed
"You'll have fun with Sophie, I might even get my nail varnishes out so she can paint your nails" Lindsay didn't really like Lucy wearing nail varnish but she thought considering everything that was going on she would let her for a treat this once.
"Really? Can I have pink nails?"
"You can have whatever colour you like" Lindsay smiled, pulling Lucy in tightly for a cuddle "Lucy I love you with all my heart, you know that right?"
Lucy nodded against Lindsay's chest "I love you too Mummy lots and lots"
Lindsay kissed the top of Lucy's head again and breathed in her scent "Lucy I need to get quick shower but once I'm out we will finish watching Aladdin together okay?"
"Okay, I going to draw Daddy a picture to make him better soon"
"He will like that, I'll take it with me and stick it up above his bed" Lindsay smiled.
"Okay, I gonna draw me you and Daddy eating pizza, Daddy likes pizza" Lucy said as she slid off Lindsay's lap.
"Daddy loves pizza" Lindsay replied watching Lucy go off to find her crayons "I'm just going to get my shower Luce" She told her then made her way upstairs to the bathroom.