Title: He Confused Her (Part 5)

Author: Jen

Summary: Confusion Day.

A/N: Reviews are nice. Speaking of reviews, you guys are amazing. XD Never believed I'd get so many for this fic.

After a quick visit to the Doctor's, Lindsay was back to work that Tuesday morning. The Doctor told her that her sprained ankle wasn't that bad and it should be healed within the next week and handed her a pair of crutches.

Great. Just what she needed.

So, on that Tuesday morning, Lindsay entered the New York crime lab on her new pair of crutches. She ignored the curious glances coming her way as she scanned her ID card through and continued through, her head held high.

"Lindsay?" A voice asked behind her. "What happened?"

Lindsay glanced over her shoulder to see Mac and she sighed in relief. The last person she wanted to see right now was Danny. "I sprained my ankle. That's all."

Mac fell silent and Lindsay wasn't so sure if that was a good or bad thing.

"Mac…listen, it's nothing-"
"You do know you're going to have to just do paperwork, right?" Mac asked, interrupting her.

Lindsay growled silently. What was with everyone cutting her off? "What? Paperwork? Oh yeah, I know. It's the same as it was in Montana."

Mac's brow rose. "You sprained your ankle in Montana as well?"

This time Lindsay fully turned around and she laughed, shaking her head at him. "No, Kevin back in Montana did. The day he came back my boss sent him to paperwork so I pretty much knew what I was getting."

Mac was silent again and Lindsay found herself getting a little nervous. She could never read what Mac was thinking and that scared her. Usually, with everyone else in the lab, she had a pretty good idea what they're facial expressions represented but Mac's was still a huge mystery to her.

And then he spoke, "Well, in the case go ahead and get some paperwork and if you want, have Danny help you with them. He's not on a case that I'm aware of."

Lindsay's heart skipped a couple beats and she felt her blood start to boil. "Danny?" She asked, her voice a little higher than usual.

As if Mac noticed. "Yes, with Danny. He's in trace right now so go ahead and grab him."

Lindsay swallowed hard. "What about Hawkes?"

"He's with Stella."

"And how-"

"Flack's with me."

Lindsay growled again. The cutting off thing was getting a little irritating.

"Alright, I'll go look for him." Lindsay said as she turned her back to Mac and began making her way towards Trace. Her heart was pounding and she feared that if it pounded any harder, it would jump right out of her chest. The thought of having to come face to face with Danny was giving her the worst nerves ever. She wasn't so sure how'd they would even act due to the fact that he had basically ditched her on Friday.

When Lindsay finally made her way to Trace, Danny was just exiting. She caught her breathe in her throat as they both caught one another's glance before Lindsay quickly looked away.

"Uh, you're on crutches now?" Danny asked, even though the answer was right there in front of him.

"Duh." Lindsay said in a 'you're-a-complete-idiot' tone.

"How long?"

She gave a small shrug, as if it was no big deal. "A week or so. And because of that, I get to do paperwork."

Danny gave a diminutive smile. "That sucks."

At that moment, Lindsay looked up at him and smirked. "Yeah, well, you get to help me."

His face fell. "What?"
"Mac said that I can steal you for the day and you get to help me with paperwork. Don't act too excited Messer."

"Nah, Mac couldn't have said that. You're just pulling my chains."

Lindsay's brow rose. "Oh, you think?"

"Is it because of Friday?"

Oh. So now he was going to talk about it?

Lindsay gave another shrug. "Maybe." Lie.

Danny rolled his eyes and Lindsay quickly started speaking again. "Actually, it's not. But if that's how you want it to be then go ahead. Truthfully, I didn't want to do this paperwork shit with you. I'd rather go with…um…"

"…Chad?"

Lindsay nodded and quickly glared back at him. "…Yes. Chad. I'd rather be doing this with Chad then you don't think I feel all giddy about working with you!" And her eyes flared with betrayal and hatred, her grip on her crutches tighter than ever and her breathes were coming out in quick pants.

Danny was staring at her as if the whole thing was a joke. His lips were curled into a small smirk and he was leaning his body against the wall as if what she had just said had gone through one ear and out the other.

Somehow, that made her even more frustrated. "Fuck you!" She yelled, causing every head within a couple feet of her to quickly turn in their direction. "Fuck you Messer. I don't want the hell goes through your mind; I don't know what the hell gives you the right to treat me as you do! Don't think that Friday night meant nothing to me because all be damned it did! I actually believed that things would finally turn out for me and instead you run away like a damn three year old. What the hell gives you that kind of right to treat a woman like this? You constantly brag about having women at your fingertips but I can't see how." And with small tears forming behind her eyes, she began to move past him. She couldn't take this. She couldn't handle this. It was all too much.

And as she was halfway across the hall, she turned around and locked Danny's gaze with her own. "Oh, by the way. If I wasn't on crutches I would so have kicked you in the balls right now. And then go I'd home and pray that you'd never have kids so when you pull a stunt like you did last night, you won't have to worry about going further and getting a girl pregnant." And just as quickly as Danny's face fell, she turned around and moved on.

And maybe she'd move on for good.

"Did Danny get Lindsay pregnant?" Chad asked Zach as the two lab techs sat in the break room, sacrificing their lives while they drank the community coffee. "I mean, wow, talk about a fight. I think Lindsay would have beaten the crap out of him if it wasn't for those crutches."

Zach took a small sip from the coffee and made a horrid face before sighing. "I don't think Danny got her pregnant but I do think that something happened."

This time Chad sighed. "Why is it that Danny gets ever single person in this lab?"

Zach coughed on his drink and he shot Chad a confused look. "What?"

"I mean, he basically has everyone under his spell."

Zach looked more confused than ever. "…Like?"

"…What time is it?"

Zach blinked. "Chad, what the fuck are you smoking?"

"Oh Wow. Look. The results must be done. Well, I must go. Uh, bye!" And before Zach could open his mouth to stop him, Chad was out.

"Hey Zack?"

Zack glanced up at the door to see Stella smiling at him. "Yeah?"

"You think you can help Lindsay out with some paperwork?"

"Me?"

"Yeah. I have to go get Danny before he goes and hangs himself from the fight earlier with Lindsay." Stella said, humor sparkling in her eyes as she patted the doorframe. "Thanks. You're a pal." And off she went and Zack rubbed his eyes with the palm of his hands.

"Yeah. No problem."

TBC