Lindsay watched as the girl skated across the ice not caring about anything in the world, just only caring about having fun, and Lindsay let out a small sigh, as she put her hands in her pockets and turned only to slam into a hard body. "Easy, Montana," Danny teased, as he took a gentle hold of her arms to keep her from falling back. "You all right?"
"Danny, you scared me," Lindsay said, as she looked up at him. "What are you doing here?"
"I was out talking a walk." He then shot a glance down at her. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to clear my head."
"That last case got to you a bit didn't it." He turned and rested his arms on the fence and watched the ice skaters. "It's not easy to process cases of child murders."
"No, it's not," a voice called out from behind them, and they turned around to face Stella and Mac. "But you have to learn to deal with it. You can't let it hold you back, or let it harm your work."
"Yeah, I know," Lindsay said, as she looked beyond Mac and Stella to see Hawkes and Flack coming up towards them. "Is this a group outing or what?"
"Sort of," Mac said, as he looked back to see Hawkes and Flack. "Glad you guys got my page."
"Yeah, got the page," Flack said, as he looked towards the ice rink with a curious look. "Mac what's this all about?"
"Mandatory relaxation group activity," Mac said, as he turned to face the group. "The last case put us all our each other nerves and toes. We need to work as a team or we aren't going to last very much longer."
"Okay, but who choose ice skating?"
"I did," Stella said, as she looked over at the Detective. "It's a very cheap and active activity. Plus you get a lot of fresh air."
"Sounds like fun. Plus we can check people." He and Hawkes then headed off to get their skates. "Sounds like great fun."
"You guys coming?" Stella asked Danny and Lindsay, as she and Mac started after them.
"Yeah," Danny said, as he put a hand on Lindsay's arm, ushering her towards the ice rink. "It'll be fun."
"I don't skate," Lindsay whispered to him, only to get a small smirk from him. "I did when I was a child, but I haven't for a while."
"Oh, it's not that hard. Trust me, we won't laugh if you fall."
"Oh, like I believe that." They got their skates and quickly changed into them. They then watched as the others took to the ice. "Oh, that's not fair." They watched as Flack and Hawkes took off in a race around the rink. "I think I'll just stay here."
"No, you're not. Come on." Danny took up her hands and led her to the ice. "Come on, I promise I won't let you fall."
"Come on, slow poke," Flack said, as he zipped by them, only to slam into Mac and they both fell down in a heap on the ice. "Sorry, Mac."
"Nice," Danny said, as he grabbed onto Lindsay, as she lost her balance and started to go down. "Easy."
"Flack took down Mac," Lindsay said, with a giggle, as she grabbed onto Danny's arm as she tried to get up. "Now that was funny."
"Flack, you have got to watch where you are going," Mac grumbled, as he got to his feet, and the young man struggled to his feet. Stella skated over to Mac's side and grabbed onto his arm when she would have fallen. "Not you too."
"Sorry, Mac," Stella said, as she took off skating again, with a coy smile on her face.
"She did that on purpose," Lindsay said, as she reached out a hand to balance herself, only to have Hawkes come up and snag her elbow. "Hey!" Danny smirked, as he skated up after them. "I'm so going to hurt you both."
"Ah, come on Lindsay, it's not that hard to do," Flack said, as he came up beside them. "Any body can skate."
"And yet you ran into Mac," Lindsay pointed out, as she struggled to stay up right, as Hawkes pulled her along the ice. "I just haven't skated since I was little."
"We promise that we won't allow you to get hurt, Linds," Hawkes said, as he reached out for her other hand. "You have to trust us."
A small smile crossed Lindsay's face, as she looked around to see that Stella and Mac were skating on the other side of the rink. "Okay. But you hurt me, you're buying me lunch."
"Deal," Hawkes replied, as he began to skate, and pulled Lindsay along behind him. "Just relax, and have fun. This is supposed to be fun, remember?"
"Right, relax." Lindsay shot him a smile, as she kept up with him only to stumble and he quickly move to catch her, as Flack came buzzing by. "What is he? A speed demon?"
"Looks like it." Hawkes helped her back to her feet and she shot him a smile. "You okay?"
"I will be."
TBC
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