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Snowed Inn

Down in the hotel bar, the CSIs decided it was time for a drink, even though it wasn't even noon yet. The weekend they were supposed to be having a conference, they had gotten trapped in a hotel with a serial killer, who had attacked one of their own. It was enough to make anybody want a drink.

"Wow. I still can't believe your guy practically someone's took off with one swing." Greg was sure if he should be impressed or worried. Danny made him nervous anyway, though he wasn't quite sure why.

"Well, he certainly knows how to handle a bat. Before he was a CSI Danny almost became a professional baseball player. He also has a tendency to get more pissed off then scared when tries to use him as a hostage. That's part of the basis for his reputation as having a nasty temper, which he doesn't really. It takes a lot to set him off, but when he does everyone knows it."

"Interesting." Grissom wasn't surprised by Danny's quick thinking with the bat. Detective Messer wasn't the type to give up without a fight. Gil may not have spent much time with him, but he could all ready tell that much.

"Why the hell couldn't we wait another two minutes?" Horatio felt guilty for not making him wait for Flack.

"Because he's Danny." Mac had learned a long time ago that was reason enough. "This wasn't anyone's fault expect the dead guy we just put in the freezer." The group at bar continued to drink and talk for several hours.

Down in the lobby, Jack and Lindsey were passing Jack's Nintendo DS back and forth. "You okay?" Lindsey thought Jack seemed a little to acting a little strangely.

"I guess so. It's not like this the first time something like that happened to either of us."

"He's gonna be ok, though."

"Yeah. He's with Lindsay at the moment and I got the felling they want to be alone for a little bit."

Lindsey changed the subject and the two of discussed the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Finally alone in the room with Lindsay, Danny decided to ask the question he planned on asking later that night over a romantic dinner with the woman he loved. The two of them had been dating for over a year now, and Danny had finally worked up the courage to take the next step. He reached onto the floor with his good arm and grabbed his bag, then pulled the ring out a side pocket. Danny set the bag on the floor and decided there was no time like the present to do this.

"Lindsay." He got her attention.

She looked at him, startled. He must have something important to say because he actually used her name.

Danny sat up as best he could. "I don't think I've ever felt this way about anyone." he began.

Oh god he's not going to ask what I think he is. No way! A million similar thoughts raced through her mind as tried to figure what to say.

"I love you now more then ever and by now you know what an idiot I am but will you marry me anyway? ." Danny offered her that smile. The one she could never say no to.

Lindsay had been waiting to hear that question for months now. "Danny, of course I want to marry you."

A few hours later, the emergency crew arrived. They took Danny straight to the hospital. It turned Danny had actually been very lucky. The doctor said he had a concussion and several broken bones, the worst of them being his wrist. The bone had fractured along the same place as the injury that ended his baseball career. He hadn't suffered any major internal injuries, and Danny recovered in time for the wedding.

A/N: the end. Unless you want me to write an epilogue. I might do one anyway :P I wasn't originally planning to have him propose but I thought it would be a cute way to end the story. As always, thanks for the reviews. I will probably revise a few chapters as well to have it make more sense all together. I kinda made it up one chapter at a time so it doesn't work as well as I think it should as a whole. Thanks again.