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A/N: This is probably the penultimate chapter but still tell me what you think! Thanks to everyone who reviewed can't believe I've reached fifty that's more than all my other stories combined! Thanks Sam for betaing again. And Stace thanks for bearing with me long enough to get to his chapter. Much appreciated!
Danny looked at Flack and saw the look on his face. He couldn't believe this was happening why them. What the hell had they done to deserve this. He ran past Flack who simply moved to one side to let him past. He was not going to be the one to hold him back. Stella held back not wanting to intrude. She flung her arms around a battered Flack who returned it gratefully. He thought he was going to die in there, he may have been lucky but his friend might not be.
'Linds.' Danny stood behind an EMT who was pulling a crash cart closer to him. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Montana, his Montana was dying. And judging from the gaping wound in her stomach was lucky to be here.
'Montana don't you dare die on me now!' He shouted over the chaotic noise around them. The noise faded. It was as if at that moment they were the only two people in the world. Daniel Messer and Lindsay Monroe nothing was going to stop them being together. It was fate he was sure of it.
'Charging 200. Clear.' The shouts echoed in Danny's ears, empty words to him, all he cared about was her nothing else. His heart stopped still. The monitor hooked up to Lindsay fragile body started beeping. Danny let out a breath with a sigh of relief, that was the women he knew she wasn't going to give up without one heck of a fight.
'Let's get her outta here.' The gurney started moving before Danny had had a chance to recover. He ran after the paramedics and followed one into the back of the ambulance.
'Sir, you can't come.' The man put out a hand to stop Danny who glared back with such anger the hand fell back to it's owners side.
'Just don't touch anything.' Danny nodded his thanks. He kept his mouth clamped tight. He feared opening it would bring about to many emotions. More than he could handle after today. The ambulance lurched forward and Danny took Lindsay's hand in his own and clutched it like his own personal lifeline.
'Stay alive you hear. You ain't leaving me here on my own.' He whispered so softly even he couldn't hear what he was saying.
Stella watched Danny glare at the EMT. He should've known better than to get in the way of an angry Messer. She smiled when Danny sat down. After today she knew this relationship could last unforeseen obstacles and she hoped it would last. For everyone's sakes. Mac walked up beside her.
'She's hurt bad Stel.' His words were thick with emotion. More than she'd ever heard from the man in nearly five years. She turned to face him. He looked exhausted. The characteristic bags under his eyes where more pronounced and his hair seemed greyer though that might just be dust. She pulled him into an embrace that even he welcomed.
'I'm glad you all made it out.' She whispered over his shoulder she could see Hawkes and Flack talking to the FBI heatedly about something. But that could wait til later. For now she was reveling in the safe return of her best friends.
'Let's go catch this bastard.' Mac pulled back from her and looked into her eyes. There was a steely determination in both of them, back to business it was.
'30 year old female CSI. Extensive blast injuries. Crashed at the scene and required mouth to mouth before we arrived.' Danny was trying to keep up with the gurney as it passed through the ER but was held back by a triage nurse at the second set of swinging doors.
'You'll have to sit down now sir.' The senor nurse was leading him towards a plastic seat in the waiting room.
'But…' He gave her the same glare he gave the EMT but this time he got little reaction.
'Sir, there's nothing more you can do but wait. It may take a while so get comfortable.' The nurse turned on her heels and headed back toward Trauma 1. The same room Lindsay had been taken into. He hung his head looking at the tiled floor. The nurse was right he was going to be here a while. He settled back in the chair silent tears forging a path across his face. She was going to make it. She had too. She was the only thing keeping him sane at the moment. It could've been ten minutes or ten hours when the rest of the team walked up behind him. In that time Danny had seen dozens of people come in and come out. They'd taken Lindsay up to theatre hours ago. He was still waiting for an outcome. At one point a girl of about 3 tottered up to him and sat on the floor by his feet.
'Hi,' He voice was stuffy as if she had a bunged up nose. She had cinnamon colored hair and deep brown eyes.
'Hey there,' Danny smiled gently at her. Kids were so naïve.
'My names Reese, but everyone calls me peanut. I have a pea stuck up my nose.' Danny scoffed. One little girl could make him smile even when his heart was torn in two.
'It's sstuck. Mommy's calling my daddy. He's a pwliceman. I fink. What's you're job.' She kept talking stopping briefly to await Danny's reply.
'I'm a CSI.' Danny found this little girl intriguing. She was smart.
'OOOO. Mommy's waiting. Bubi CSI man.' She waved and skipped of round a corner, disappearing from view. He heard the elevator door ping and looked up as he'd done every time since Lindsay had been taken up. He sank back down in his seat when another surgeon came and went. It hadn't been long since Reese had said hello when Flack sat next to him.
'Any news?' He was sporting clean clothes and some stitches this time. Danny looked up. Next to Flack stood Mac, Stella and Hawkes. They all had the same look of worry on there face.
'They took her up to surgery about five hours ago.' Danny realized how long he'd been sat here and shook his head. How much longer would this go on for.
'We got him Danny.' Stella said sitting down on the seat on the other side of him. Danny looked up. She was smiling. This was no joke, they'd actually got him.
'Who was it.' He wanted nothing more than to wring the neck of the bastard that had caused this to everyone, not just himself and his friends.
'Lessing. Dean Lessing. He though he was a marine. Said he was trying to warn everyone that they were unprotected.' Mac explained as he began pacing the waiting room.
'You know you don't all have to be here.' Danny spoke up as he looked around at his friends, his team.
'We don't have to be. But we are. And were staying.' Flack said slapping Danny on the back.
'Thanks.' That was all Danny could muster, his emotions were getting the better of him again. He could count on one hand how many time these people had seen him cry. But within the past day even he had lost track.
'What are family for Danny boy.' Stella said smiling again.
'Are you Daniel Messer?' A surgeon in blood covered scrubs walked up to him. Danny's eyes were fixated on the blood. That was her blood. All of it her blood. How could she still be okay If she'd lost that much blood. Mac spoke for him he'd seen the look on Danny's face he wasn't going to answer anytime soon.
'Yes he is. How's Lindsay.' The doctor nodded.
'None of you are family I can see, but Mr. Messer is her emergency contact. And there is a note telling us that any medical information may be disclosed to any member of the CSI day shift.' He looked puzzled. Was this them?
'That's us.' Flack said standing.
'Right. I'm pleased to inform you that Miss Monroe made it through surgery. A few mishaps, but she made it. We had to give her multiple blood transfusions and graft skin from her thigh. She also has a severe concussion. Tonight will be touch and go but she should pull through. She's made it this far at least.' Relief spread round the CSI's like a house on fire. Danny felt like hugging the doctor but he settled for Stella instead, who was also beaming her thanks.
'I can limit her to one visitor at a time for now. She's in ICU, ask at the desk for her.' He went to walk away when Danny stopped him.
'Thank-you doc. Thanks a lot.' The doctor smiled and turned away. It was always nice to deliver good news. Danny gave Flack a hug. It was sealed with a manly slap on the back.' Danny led the group to the lift. The sixth floor. ICU. Danny pressed the button. His heart sealed back together hopefully for the final time.
A/N: I hope that satisfies. Like I said one more chapter after this. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I still appreciate feedback. HINT HINT!