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Lindsay and Danny were almost to the lab. "What did Mac want?"
"He wanted to know where we were, and if I knew we were two hours late. I have a feeling I'm in a bit of trouble."
"I'm sorry. Yet another person whose in trouble because of me." Lindsay said the last part more to herself.
"I don't want to hear anything else like that, Montana. I'm happy to do it, I'd do it again. By the way, Stella wants to talk to you when we get there."
"Why? I thought Mac would be the one to yell at me for being late."
"That's probably true, but I think Stella's worried about you. Um, I called her last night asking for advice when you panicked."
"What?" she said furiously. "Why did you"
Interrupting, "Lindsay, you were panicking, and I couldn't calm you down. You were shaking uncontrollably, and sobbing. I was worried about you. I wanted to see if she had anything else to try."
"Fine," sarcastically. "Well look, we're here." They get out and head up to the lab.
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Danny went straight to the locker room to shower and change. He then headed to Mac's office. He knocked, "Mac, can we talk now?"
"Come in."
Stepping in, "Mac, I know you're not happy with me for being late. And I'm not trying to make an excuse for what happened, but can I at least tell you what happened? No interruptions?"
"Ok, tell me."
"Last night, after we left the hospital, I took Lindsay home. She invited me in, and we started talking about the bombing. She began blaming herself for what happened with Flack, and also saying that she could have died. I kept trying to tell her that you can't keep asking the what ifs." Danny sounded somewhat desperate. "She said that she wasn't going to be able to sleep that night, so I went to make some warm milk. When I came back, I was afraid she was having a panic attack, sobbing and shaking uncontrollable. I moved her to the ground and held on to her. Mac, I was afraid she was going to hurt herself." He paused to look away. "She wouldn't calm down, even though I kept telling her it wasn't her fault. So I called Stella." He shook his head.
"I know, Stella was at the hospital with me when you called."
"So you know that she told me to just keep it up. Lindsay eventually relaxed, and when I looked down, I saw she was asleep." Danny knew he couldn't tell Mac what he said to her, but simply said, "I was exhausted and just fell asleep. This morning, since there was no alarm, I just overslept. Look, I'm sorry I'm late, but if I had to do this over, I would."
"Well, I'm going to talk to Lindsay later. But as for your lateness, I understand why, and I know this isn't normal for you. So I'll let you off with a warning. But, Danny, if this happens again, call as soon as you wake up."
"Ok, thanks. I'll get back to my case now."
