Stella skated up next to Mac and slid her arm into his. "They're having fun," she said to him. "I told you this would work."
"And you're always right," Mac replied, as he looked over at her. He quickly pulled her close as Flack came whizzing by them. "He's going to cause more trouble than any one of them."
"You can take him down."
"No, I'll let one of the others do it."
"Oh, how thoughtful." Stella then looked over to see that Hawkes was helping Lindsay skate with Danny not that far behind them. "They are learning how to be a team again, without trying to kill each other."
"Wasn't that the whole point of this activity?"
"Yeah, but it's good to see them all smiling and enjoying each others company."
Just then Danny turned and skated up towards them. "Hey guys," he said, as he skated up next to them. "You guys having fun?"
"Yeah, we are," Stella answered, as she reached out to grab onto his arm when she would have fallen. "Just skating. How's Lindsay's doing?"
"Good, for someone who hasn't skated since she was little."
"She lived in Montana. How did she not skate?"
"I don't know." Danny shrugged and quickly moved to the side to avoid coming in contact with Flack. "Not this time, buddy."
"Oh, come on," Flack said, as he slid up next to them. "A couple of laps around the rink? It'll be fun."
"How would that be fun?" Danny asked him, as he skated away from him, keeping an eye out for the other skaters. "That sounds like work, like a race."
"It's a race," Hawkes said, as he and Lindsay came up next to them. "Flack has 'roadrunner' DNA in him when he gets on the ice."
That got a smile on the CSIs' faces and a frown on the young detective's. "That's not funny, I resent that. I'm hurt."
"No, Flack, you're not," Danny said, as he skated over to Hawkes and Lindsay's sides. "You're just playing hurt so that one of us will fall so that we'll race you." Hawkes looked up at Danny as he mouthed 'I got her' as he took up a hold of Lindsay's elbows from behind. "And I don't want to race you, but I'm sure that either Mac or Hawkes will, or if you're even lucky, maybe Stella will."
"No I will not," Stella replied, as she looked at them. "I'm not that kind of skater."
"You guys are slow pokes," Flack said, as he took off in a huff, causing the CSIs to laugh.
"Poor Flack," Lindsay said, as Danny quickly turned around so that he was beside her. "All he wanted was a race, can't you guys give him that."
Hawkes came up beside Danny and leaned up against him. "Not really," he began as he looked up at her. "Because he wouldn't just want one race. He would want one, than two, than...you get the picture."
"Yeah, but he's athletic, you can't hold that against him." She stumbled and would have gone down, if she hadn't grabbed onto Danny's arm. He quickly slid an arm around her waist and helped her back onto her feet. "Thanks. I know, I grew up in Montana and should know how to skate. But I never really liked ice skating."
"Would that be because you fall down a lot?" Flack asked, as he came back up to their sides. "Or cause of another reason?"
Danny felt Lindsay stiffen up at Flack's comment in his hold. "Hey, Flack, ease up," he said, as he looked over at the detective. "If you really want to race, I'll race you."
"Nah, you're not that quick on the ice," Flack said, as he looked over at Hawkes. "You on the other hand, are worthy challenge."
Hawkes shot him a smile. "Okay, come on, bring it," he said, as he started to skate back, as he shot the others a smile. "See if you can skate, detective."
"Oh, I can skate." Flack then took off after Hawkes, carefully dodging the other skaters in the processes. "Get back here. They have to tell us when to go."
"And they act like children," Lindsay muttered, causing Stella and Mac to chuckle as they came to a stop next to her and Danny. "Talk about regressing to a younger age."
"Fresh air does that," Stella said, as the two came back up to them, only to come to a stop in front of them. "You need something?"
"Yeah, we need for you to time us," Flack said, as he looked over at Hawkes. "Wouldn't be a race any other way."
"Of course," Mac said, as he looked down at his watch. "On your mark, get ready, set go." They then took off. "Amateurs."
"Amateurs?" Stella asked, as she turned to look at him. "Maybe you'll race Flack next?"
"Not a chance," he replied, as he took up Stella's hand. "Come on. No more talking, just skating." They then took off to skate, leaving Danny and Lindsay alone.
"Aw, they're cute," Lindsay said, as she watched them skate off, and she then turned her attention back to Danny who was watching Hawkes and Flack heading towards them. "Danny?" He turned in a blink of an eye, and wrapped his arms around her, as the two whizzed by them. "Holy, cow. They are going to get someone killed out here."
Danny chuckled, as he looked down at her. "Yeah, they don't tend to look out for people when they get into their sports mood," he muttered, as he gazed down into her eyes as he took up her hands. "Come on, we came here to skate, so that's what we're going to do, and I promise you, I won't let you fall."
"I know." They then started to skate and she kept a careful eye out for the duo. "Let's just hope they don't do anything stupid."
"Oh, you know they will."
"Yeah, I know." She shot him a smile, as they continued along on the ice.
TBC
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