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Chapter Eleven – Baby's First Christmas

Last year Danny Messer's Christmas tree consisted of a miniature fiber optic tree that sat neatly and barely insight on top of his TV, and that had been forced upon him by his mother, Lindsay had made a little more effort and purchased a pre-decorated tree and sat it neatly in the corner of her living room, they were too focused on Lindsay's pregnancy to worry about Christmas, Flack however had insisted on buying Danny a calendar with Lindsay's birthday already marked on so that there was no chance of him forgetting again no matter what arose.

This year however their tree was a magnificent twelve foot artificial tree that had yet to be decorated, bags and boxes of fairy lights, tinsel and baubles along with other tree decorations scattered the dining room table while a skeptical Caleb lay on his front, supported only by his forearms studied the green intrusion with wide blue eyes, shuffling forward on his tummy he grabbed a stray bauble and threw it a small distance in front of him, the sound of plastic hitting wood made him smile before he looked around for any sign of his parents, seeing his mother in the kitchen filling his bottle with milk, he shuffled after the bauble which had made it's way under the table, discovering that shuffling on his front got him nowhere he lifted himself onto his arms and knees and lurched forward unsteadily before moving forward a few steps before flopping down heavily onto his front once more. With the bauble within reach he lifted himself up and grabbed the string and pulled it to him with a smile and a coo of victory.

Lindsay smiled with pride as she watched Caleb crawl for the first time, placing his milk on the table she scooped him into her arms and gave him an Eskimo kiss "You're such a good boy" she cooed "You do know that Daddy isn't going to believe me when I tell him don't you" she grinned while he reached up to grab her nose with a grin "all week he's been trying to get you to crawl" she grinned and rewarded him with his milk, settling him into his bouncer chair and lifting it onto the dining table while she decorated the tree before Danny returned, it didn't matter that they were three weeks away from the day itself, it was Caleb's first Christmas they were going all out.

Danny had already given Caleb his first present as a bribe to get him to crawl, it didn't matter where Danny put the 'follow-me' toy on the floor, Caleb wasn't following, turns out it was a Christmas bauble that got him moving, and Danny was against having it up to early.

She smiled every time she turned around to lift something new from the table to add it to the tree; his eyes followed her while he fed himself the bottle of milk.

"What do you think big guy? A star or an angel?" she asked holding them both up for him to view. Silence answered her while her son blinked, his lips suckled around the teat of the now half empty bottle "A star it is" she smiled and added it onto the branch, plugging the lights in to finish up.

Adding the wrapped presents underneath she settled back onto the couch with Caleb in her arms, the eight month old settled against her chest with a yawn and a sigh, with six hours still until the end of Danny's shift she was bored, the apartment was cleaned, the tree was up and the presents were wrapped, sighing she placed Caleb into his coat and pulled his hat over his slowly lightening hair, sliding his mittens over his small hands she wrapped his scarf around his neck before slipping her own on, they hadn't yet taken him to the lab, no one other than their close friends had even met their son, with a bag containing spare clothes, clean diapers and extra bottles they both headed off to the lab, even though she loved spending her time with Caleb she still loved her job, and not doing that job would change her as a person she was sure of it, for convenience she left the stroller at home, it was so much easier to maneuver through pedestrian traffic without it, and the elevator at work got busy at times, besides Caleb was kind of nice to hold. With a text message from Stella telling her that Kendall was back and flirting with Danny made her surprise visit even more beneficial, she wondered whether Kendall had caught wind that she and Danny were married and with their own son. With an inward giggle she stepped onto the subway and found an empty seat, she didn't want to jostle an almost sleeping infant to a state of awake and whiny.

"He looks like a mommy's boy" the elderly lady smiled beside her, with Caleb nestled into her chest Lindsay smiled back.

"He's a daddy's boy deep down, only a mommy's boy when he wants comforting, daddy gets to be the fun parent" she admitted.

The woman smiled and bid goodbye before heading for the doors and leaving the train. "You're mommy and daddy's life saving miracle" she smiled and kissed his sleeping head.

Heading for the doors as the train neared her stop Caleb stirred in her arms, but grabbed a tighter hold of her jacket with his gloved hands.

Catching up with Adam in the lobby she headed upstairs with him, even he seemed relieved at the sight of her; he'd always had a crush on the over confident blonde who bored easily, seeing her flirt with someone else made him uneasy.

Exiting the elevator she had never seen Danny look so relieved to see them, with a grin he headed towards her, his arms outstretched as he hugged her and his son.

"Please tell me you got Stella's text and you're here to save me" he begged with a grin.

Lindsay nodded while he took Caleb from her "What you don't want a busty blonde hanging on your arm?" she grinned "He crawled for me" she informed him with a smile.

"I like sexy brunettes from Montana" he smiled and pulled her into him "and as for you Mr. any chance you can crawl for daddy at some point" nothing but a smile answered him. With a grin she whipped out the Christmas tree bauble and pulled him into their office, removing his outdoor wear she settled him on his stomach and rolled the ball for him to crawl after it.

Sitting on Danny's knee she typed up his paperwork while he watched Caleb chase after the bauble, throwing it further whenever he caught it.

"What do you think we're going to have to use to get him to walk and go potty?" Danny grinned as he breathed in her scent, his hands holding low on her waist, while his eyes followed his son around the room "Cos' I sure as hell aint lining the toilet seat with tinsel or fairy lights"

A squeal from Stella in the hallway forced them to stop what they were doing while Caleb giggled and tried to hide behind his tiny hands.

"You know I could a swore I saw my favorite godson around here" she teased lifting his jacket up and pretending to look beneath it, "Guess I was wrong" she dramatically sighed, seeing Caleb move his hands from his face she lifted him into her arms "I did see you" she smirked and kissed his cheek "Trying to hide from Auntie Stella" she scolded playfully shaking her head and making her curls bounce, the movement making him reach forward to grab the nearest strand.

"I think I should give the tour of the crime lab, seen as though every other time we've tried you've been asleep" she grinned and winked at Danny and Lindsay before leaving them alone.

"You know as much as I love you doing my paperwork, I don't think I got to say hello properly" Danny smiled as he turned her head to his and met her lips in a soft kiss.

Flack sticking his head around the door telling them to take it to the locker room pulled them apart from each other "You need to go rescue baby M from Stella, I need her for a case" he grinned when they rolled their eyes at his nickname for their son.

"Hide me Linds" Danny grumbled as they headed for the break room where they hoped Stella was, so far they'd tried DNA, Trace and QD and no sign of her.

"So I hear you're married" Kendall smiled as she approached the pair just outside Mac's office "Congratulations" she added "Although I still can't see Danny as a dad" she thought aloud.

"He's a great dad" Lindsay defended immediately, a little harsher than she had intended. "Speaking of daddy's boy have you seen Stella?" she asked a little lighter.

Kendall smiled and pointed across the hall "She's crawling back and forth across the layout room"

Danny smirked and unwrapped himself from Lindsay's waist, armed with the bauble he tossed it in Stella's direction, as soon as the ball hit the floor Caleb chased after it making Stella grumble good naturedly.

"We got to attach that thing to a piece of string or something Montana" Danny called back "Flack needs you for a case Stel" he added and lifted Caleb from the floor, brushing the dust from his knees as he did so.

Changing his diaper as quietly as he good for six in the morning on Christmas day Danny smiled as he held Caleb's hands and pulled him into a sitting position on the changing table, lifting him up into his arms he held him close against his chest before heading back into his bedroom where Lindsay still lay sleeping, they'd stayed up half the night setting the living room up to look as though Father Christmas had been, and then they'd spent the next few hours rediscovering each other in a manner that left them both breathless and even more in love with each other than they'd ever thought they would be.

Settling his son between him and Lindsay's sleeping form he showed him Lindsay's favorite way of waking up, by poking her nose lightly, except Caleb kept poking her cheek instead of her nose.

With a yawn Caleb gave up and nestled himself onto the bed, grabbing Lindsay's arm he laid it over his small frame and grabbed Danny's finger trying to pull him down next to him.

"You're supposed to be excited about Christmas" Danny whispered teasingly as he settled back down, his arms circling them both, holding them close.

"He likes mommy better than new toys" Lindsay mumbled with a sleepy grin "Now be a good daddy and sleep for five more minutes"

They were still sleeping when Stella let herself into their apartment an hour later, followed by Flack and a heap full of presents and the warning that the rest of the crime lab would be there shortly and to have some form of liquid stimulant ready.

The silence and darkness of the apartment made them wander to the nursery, seeing Caleb gone from his crib they crept across the hall, Flack's hand on her arm to stop her made her giggle when he relayed his reasons for not wanting to enter their bedroom, she took great pleasure in reminding him that their son was in the same room with them.

They'd changed positions since falling asleep, Danny and Lindsay's hands were now intertwined across Caleb's stomach, said infant's arms were by his head his nose touching Danny's and his foot was resting on Lindsay's thigh, Stella turned the flash off the digital camera she had brought with her and snapped a few pictures before deciding that they really needed to wake up, sending Flack off for ice cubes she smirked to herself and knelt beside Danny's side of the bed, taking the first ice cube she laid it on Danny's chest only for him to turn and it to fall off before he felt the chill of frozen water.

Grabbing another one she tried to balance it on his shoulder but Caleb stirred under his arm and that hit the sheets too.

Grabbing the third she covered her eyes with her free hand and dropped it into his pants making him grumble loudly, Lindsay lifted her head and covered Caleb's ears, nodding telling him that he could curse for the next thirty seconds or so.

"Jesus Stella, a simple wake up would be sufficient" he finished, ushering them from the bedroom so he could from his now damp clothing he mumbled and told Lindsay it wasn't funny.

Smiling she watched him change, the best thing about being married, she decided, was that she didn't have to pretend she wasn't watching when she got caught.

Danny smirked while she changed, spying Stella's abandoned camera on the bedside drawers he scanned through the pictures, seeing the one of the three of them sleeping he smiled and handed it over for Lindsay to see and a request to remind him to ask for a copy of those pictures.

Poking Caleb's nose to awaken him Danny smiled when his face mirrored the way Lindsay's face screwed up when she tried to brush off his intrusion.

A row of baby teeth smiled back at him before small arms reached up to be lifted from the bed. Heading through to the living room he threw a glare in Stella's direction and gratefully accepted the coffee Lindsay handed him. With the rest of the lab knocking on their door Stella took control with an order for Mac to help her she made the other's sit while they set about preparing dinner while everyone caught up on breakfast.

"Can I go swap my god son for one that doesn't sneeze up liquefied pancakes and syrup all over me" Flack whined when he sat too close to Caleb to be the first to play with the infant once he had been fed. Danny laughed "Welcome to the club, Lindsay likes to face his chair in my direction every time so when he bangs his spoon it's me that gets wind"

"He likes to throw food at Daddy; Mommy isn't going to refuse some fun at breakfast"

It was Stella that decided they'd waited long enough to trade gifts and open presents Lindsay took charge of Caleb and his presents, glaring at Danny when she had to unwrap two layers on every one just because 'he might get eager and tear them' Danny had explained.

"What do you say we put a bit of gift wrap around Daddy and a nice big bow and give him as a gift to Old Mrs. Cruz across the street huh?" Lindsay smiled and stuck one of the gift wrap bows on Danny's nose with a wink. A grumble from Caleb showed he disagreed "Yeah you're right Kiddo she'd just send him back with more gift wrap than we'd sent him with and mommy would have to clean it up"

Catching a glimpse of the eternity ring that Danny had given her she sunk into his side, with a decision that she might have to keep him around for a long time to come. Maybe forever would be long enough.

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