A/N: Okay y'all so I guess I couldn't go a whole summer without getting grounded for at least a little while. LOL. So by the time you lovely people get this I would have read my summer reading book for school. LOL. Anywhoo here is that conversation between Nick and Lindsey. I still don't really know if it will be good. Remember, I just write as it comes and as of now...it hasn't been comin'. Enjoy!

Lindsey knew what their conversation was going to be like, but she thought that out of respect she would go in and face the music yet again. Slowly she walked into the small layout room Nick was in and stood next to him.

"Hey cowboy. What's up?" Lindsey said jokingly as Nick smiled a tiny smile.

"Well, you tell me. What's up with you and your mom?"

"It's nothing. I just got into trouble and naturally mom had to try to get something out of me. I swear she is the most over dramatic person on earth."

"You know Linds, you shouldn't disrespect your mom like that. Or any adult for that matter. I've known you and your mom a long time and I know she's taught you that. She's taught you a lot, you do well to remember that."

"Why does everyone treat her like she is some kind of victim? I may not know a lot of things, but I know my mother is no saint. Her job is to take care of me and be there for me, not only to teach me stuff."

"Linds you know I know that, and I know your mom has done some things in her life that she regrets. She'll be the first to tell you that. She knows she needs work on how she handles some things with you, and trust me I know she's trying. But you know, it takes two to make a change work Lindsey. She can't do everything herself. You need to learn how to help her."

"How can I help her? She's never around to tell me anything. If I ask her about work she tells me that I shouldn't worry about it. She treats me like I'm still 8 years old. Like I haven't grown up at all. What am I supposed to do about that?"

"I don't know Linds. You can't have all of the answers given to you all the time. It's high time you start to learn how to handle some of these things on your own. It's time you learn to think through something before you act on it. You need to step up and take some responsibility. You need to figure out how to make things work between you and your mom. Because without that support, there's nothing for you to fall back onto when you need it most." Nick said as Lindsey stared into the light on the layout table. She looked up at him as if she was about to speak, when her mouth closed.

"Why don't you tell her that?" Lindsey said sternly as she walked out of the layout room before Nick could respond.

She heard her mother coming down one of the corridors in one direction, and Ecklie in the other. He stopped her as they met up and she sighed and followed him into his office. Lindsey knew it was about her. She walked down the corridors until she found an empty room so sit in. She put her headphones on and rested her head on the table and closed her eyes. She wasn't trying to sleep, she just wanted to be able to absorb herself into her music and disable her mind from thinking of anything else. Namely her mother. But she was mostly unsuccessful. She looked up as she saw the door open behind her, in the reflection of the mirror in front of her. She saw the man she knew was one of her mother's most trusted friends. At one time when she was younger, he had been hers too, but that went away with time.

Warrick silently walked in and sat across from her at the table. She could see in his eyes that he was disappointed...and also that he wanted to talk. Lindsey knew of all things, he wanted to talk. What a surprise.

A/N: So? Should I just stop with all this crapola now? The whole Ecklie thing is a huge last minute thing. I have a few last minute ideas with this one. But by the time comes for me to write them out...I'm gonna forget...it's like it's supposed to happen that way. ;) Anywhoo just let me know what you think. Thanx! Hope y'all liked it!

Sweet Jorja