He was taking the stairs two at a time. If he wanted to make it to the lab before she did, he'd have to run. Fast.
It was 6pm and he was planning on running through New York City. What was he crazy?
He was. He was crazy for Lindsay
He stood in the foyer for a minute to catch his breath, and looked at Jeff. Apparently Danny hadn't done a very good job of hiding his tears.
"You been arguing again haven't you Messer"
"Sorta"
Jeff signalled for Danny to sit next to him on the comfy chair sat in the lobby, and offered him a tissue.
"You carry on like this Danny, and you're gonna lose her"
Danny sat down. Normally he'd tell the guy to mind his own business. But, he was right. It was true. If he carried on, he would lose her.
"I know – I know Jeff. But I can't help it. Nothing ever goes right"
"What do you mean?"
Danny smiled noticing striking similarities between Jeff and Emily Monroe, Jeff could say very little, and get a whole detailed story, just like Lindsay's Mom.
"Every time we put the ring back on her finger, something goes wrong. I proposed, and Rikki ruined everything. I gave her the ring back last night when she came to meet me, and now, today we argued about Rikki again. It's like we're cursed Jeff."
"No, it's not Danny."
"Yeah, yeah it is Jeff. Nothing ever runs smoothly."
"Danny, you're wanting a fairytale."
Danny rolled his eyes. This was why he usually just smiled and said he was busy.
"What do you mean?"
"You want to get married, have kids, and live happily ever after. Well, I for one can tell you that's not going to happen. Look at me I'm a doorman that works around the clock, to remind me of the fact that my wife isn't going to come back, and my kids have all grown up. Don't let this happen to you Danny. Lindsay's one of them you find, and you need to keep hold of, good and tight. She's a true one in a million Danny. Whatever you've done, go fix it."
Danny nodded, stood up, and rushed out of the lobby doors. He stood for a moment, trying to work out the closest and quickest way to the lab.
She knew she was breaking speed limits. But she needed to get back to Danny; she pulled up outside their building, and she saw him; looking sad and broken.
She opened the door to get out, but she'd forgotten the seat belt was still fastened round her, which stalled her. She could see him, staring at her, wondering what was going on. She couldn't stand not being near him a moment longer. She jumped out the car, ran up the small set of stairs towards him and he caught her, swinging her round, kissing her lightly on the lips.
He slowly set her down and laughed, whilst wiping a tear from her face, not letting go of her.
"When are we gonna learn to stop arguing?"
She put a finger to his lips.
"Danny, promise me something"
"Anything Linds"
"Promise me that when I cuddle you for that extra minute in a morning, you'll just let me"
"I promise baby"
"Danny, take me upstairs,"
He scooped her up in his arms, and carried her inside; he stopped for a minute, and asked Jeff if he could sort out the car. Through Lindsay's romantic performance, she'd forgotten to take the keys out of the car. Jeff smiled at the sight of Lindsay snuggled into Danny's neck and him carrying her.
He winked at Danny and shooed them off, smiling.
Young love.