Chapter 11

Danny couldn't believe what he was just told. He was the one that had to tell her. He started talking to himself. (Looking at her while she was sleeping) "Linds. How could you not know? How can you not remember?"

Lindsay began to stir. He noticed this and stopped talking to himself. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "Danny? What's wrong?"

Danny: "What? Oh nothing, nothing!" He said while taking his hand over his face.

Lindsay: "Danny. You're upset…..please just tell me what's wrong."

He looked up at her with tears in his eyes. "Linds I have to tell you something."

She began to shake. She already knew without Danny telling her.

Lindsay: "Martino raped me." She began to cry.

Danny: (taking her face in his hands and wiping her tears away) "Lindsay – I know that this is hard for you but you need to try and remember what happened. We need to have as much information in order to put Martino away for the rest of his life."

She shook her head. They parted and she sat up in bed and she grabbed her knees and began to rock back and forth.

Just then Stella and Mac had come to visit. Danny saw them outside. "I'll be right back. Okay."

Lindsay: "Okay."

Danny walked outside. Stella, Mac. "Did you talk to Hawkes yet?" They both looked at Danny quizzically. In unison the said "no". Just as Danny was about to give them the news Flack walked up. Danny looked at all three of them. "Lindsay's rape kit came back positive."

Stella: "No. No. It couldn't of. I did the rape kit myself. There was no bruising on her inner thighs. No bruises at all."

Mac looked at Stella. "Stella, this certainly isn't your fault. Just because there wasn't any bruising doesn't mean that he didn't rape her. He sedated her. Kept her drugged for hours. She probably didn't fight him off."

Danny: "Oh God."

Flack: "Is Hawkes sure?"

Just as Flack spoke Hawkes came walking down the hall. "Hawkes is sure." Looking at Danny "How is she?" Did you tell her yet?"

The door to Lindsay's room opened. Lindsay came out. "I'll be okay."

She said.

Stella turned her around "You need to get back into bed."

Lindsay: "I'm okay. Just tired. I have a really bad headache. I'm achy too." Just as she said that she stopped and put her hand to her head.

Danny grabbed her by the shoulders. "You are not okay. Let's get you up here." He tapped on her bed and she slid on and Danny covered her up.

Hawkes came over to her. "Hey. Let me check you out." He checked her stats on her chart first. As he was checking her stats a nurse came in to check her fluids. "Nurse, may I borrow your stethoscope?" She smiled at him. "Sure Doctor." Hawkes had Lindsay sit up he checked her breathing. Checked her temperature. She had a slight fever of 100."

Hawkes: "I'm gonna go find your treating physician. I'll be right back. "Stella can I see you out in the hall for a minute? Listen I think that Lindsay should consider taking the morning after pill. Would you talk to her about it?"

Stella was shocked. She hadn't even thought about the possibility that Lindsay may have gotten pregnant. Looking defeated "Um…yeah. I will do it right away."

Hawkes smiled at her. "Stella, you're her friend. She trusts you. I think that she would process this info better from you that any of us". Okay?"

Stella: "Okay."

Stella walked back into the room. "Um I need to talk to her. Would you guys mind leaving us alone for a minute?"

All three men put their heads down. They knew what this was about. No one wanted to talk about it. They started to walk out.

Lindsay: "Danny…will you stay? Her eyes began to fill with tears again. Please?"

Danny: Looking at Mac and Flack. "I'll stay." He walked over to her and grabbed both her hands.

Stella: "Linds. This isn't easy. (clearing her throat) Hawkes wants you to take the morning after pill."

The tears began to stream down Lindsay's face. Danny grabbed her and hugged her. "You need to do this. You know that right?" She didn't say anything. "Lindsay please…you need to do this."

Lindsay was hanging onto Danny for dear life. "I know."

Stella grabbed her hands. "I will be with you every step of the way. Martino will not get away with what he did to you." Lindsay squeezed Stella hands and said "Thank you."

Hawkes opened the door to Lindsay's room. "Can we come in?"

Stella said. "Yes" Her treating physician was with him. "Lindsay. Dr. Hawkes was telling me your current symptoms. I want to treat your fever. Make you more comfortable. Nurse lets give Ms. Monroe…"

Lindsay: "Please Doctor. I'll take any medication for my fever. I have a really bad headache too. But no more sedatives. Please."

Doctor: "Are you sure?"

Lindsay shook her head yes. "Doctor do you think that I should take the morning after pill?" Danny looked at her doctor and put his head down. "Yes Ms. Monroe. I do."

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