a/n: Once again, CSI NY isn't mine. Well, I finished packing so I'll try to get the rest up tonight. Remember, if you feel so inclined, all reviews are appreciated! Lol I sound important when I say that!
Chapter 3
"Mac, look at this." Sheldon held up the beer and pill bottle. Sheldon walked over to the bed with the water he'd found.
"Genius Danny, great idea you had there." Mac said, lifting Danny off him and standing up. Danny, who had been still for a while, began to stir.
"I'll go look for the ambulance." Mac left the room. Danny, who had been still for a while, began to stir again.
"Hey," he said, hoarsely.
"Danny, how many pills did you take?" he just shrugged and tried to turn away. Sheldon stood up from the chair by the bed. "Danny." He warned.
"A hand full," he whispered
"And you chased them with the beer?" Sheldon asked, shaking his head in awe at the stupidity Danny was showing.
Danny nodded and closed his eyes, the pain returning. Just then, Mac returned with paramedics.
Sheldon and Mac stepped out of the way to allow the paramedics to transfer Danny onto the stretcher. As the paramedics carried him out of the room, Mac walked over to talk to Sheldon.
"So, did he really take the whole bottle?" he asked.
"Yeah, he chased it with the beer too," he answered. "I don't think this was intentional. My theory is that he's been taking the sleeping medication for a while, but then they stopped affecting him like they used to. He was so tired today; he probably decided that the only way to get to sleep was to do this."
Mac nodded. "I agree. I don't think we have to worry about a suicide attempt. Just hope that he learned his lesson this time." He headed towards the door. "We should go follow the ambulance to the hospital. Do you want to call Lindsay and Stella?"
"Yeah." He pulled out his cell phone. They walked down to the car and drove to the hospital.
"Monroe," Lindsay answered her phone.
"Hey, it's Sheldon. Danny's on the way to the hospital. Do you want to get everyone else to meet us there?"
"Oh my gosh, I'll get everyone else and meet you there?" she asked. She hung up the phone just as Sheldon and Mac arrived at the ER.
By the time they got in the doors, Danny was already being brought into a room. Now, all they could do is wait. After about 20 minutes, Flack walked in the room, followed by Lindsay and Stella.
"Hey, have you heard anything?" Lindsay asked, rushing over.
"No, they're still working on him," Sheldon answered. Stella walked over and sat down next to Mac.
"What happened, anyways?" she asked.
"He went home, and chased a bottle of sleeping pills with a bottle of beer," Mac explained.
"Genius. I didn't know he was such an idiot," Flack said, standing up. "Do you think it was a suicide attempt?"
"No, I think that the pills stopped working, and he was so tired, he thought the only way of getting some shut eye was to do this," Sheldon explained. He looked over at where Lindsay was sitting, her face buried in her hands. "He's gonna pull through, you know. He's got Staten Island roots. Not as tough as us Harlem kids, but he's still tough." He said, attempting to lighten the mood.
Stella went over to comfort her. Lindsay and Danny had become close, despite rocky beginning with her replacing Aiden and all. "Why did he have to go and do this?" Lindsay asked when Stella sat down next to her.
"Because he's an idiot," Flack said, who was just as close to Danny as Lindsay had come to be. "He's not getting away with this. He's gonna hear from me."
Just then, a doctor came out taking his gloves off.
"How is he?" Lindsay stood up and walked over to where he was standing. Flack and Mac soon followed, leaving Sheldon and Stella back at the chairs.
"He's stable. We had to put a tube down his throat so he could breathe. His throat was shredded and it began to swell. We have him on something for the pain. Other than that, all we can do is wait for the drugs to wear off." He explained.
"Can we see him?" Mac asked.
"Two at a time. He's still out, but he should wake up any time," he said. Mac looked over at Lindsay.
"Lindsay and I will go talk to him first," he said, following the doctor down the hall to Danny's room. Walking in, they observed that Danny had not yet awoken, and that he was still very pale.
"I'll leave you guys alone," the doctor exited the room, leaving Mac and Lindsay alone with an unconscious Danny.
"Why did he do this?" Lindsay asked, the question directed at no one imparticular. She walked over to the bed and put her hand on Danny's.
Just then, Danny began to stir. He gagged back a cough when he realized ther was a tube down his throat. Lindsay tried to calm him down. "Danny, you're in a hostital. They had to put a tube down your throat because you couldn't breath." She tried to soothe him. He nodded.
The doctor walked in when he saw Danny had woken up. "I think we can remove the tube now. That should be a little more comfortable for you." He walked over to the bed. "We're gonna lift you into an upright position. Then, when I tell you, you need to cough. That will make it easier to remove the tube." He explained. Once again, Danny nodded. The doctor lifted him into a sitting position, and had Mac hold him there, so he could maneuver around to the other side of the bed.
"Okay Danny, cough and we'll get this out." He said. Danny complied, and the doc proceded in sliding the tube out of his throat.
"Good. Want some water?" he asked.
"Yeah," Danny attempted to say, though it came out in barely more than a whisper.
"I'll get it," Lindsay walked over to the sink and filled up one of the little plastic cups with water. After Danny drank it, he laid his head back onto the pillow.
"So, how are you guys?" Danny asked.
"We should be asking you. You gave us quite a scare back there." Mac said. Danny smiled sheepishly.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Danny said. "Hey Montana! How nice of you to stop by." He said, changing the subject.
"Danny stop! You know how serious this is. You could have killed your self." She said harshly.
"Lindsay, give me a moment will you?" Mac asked. She nodded and left the room.
More on the way! i promise! thanks for all zee reviews. oh, and im sorry about the whole 991 thing, i totaly wasn't even paying attention when i was typing! thanks for pointing it out.
