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Ten Minutes to Closing
Chapter 5
Danny and Lindsey were sitting together in a hospital room "Danny, you scared the hell out of everyone today. What were you thinking?"
. "Montana, what happened earlier today… I couldn't let that lunatic hurt you." he said, waiting for her to start lecturing him about not tackling armed suspects.
"Danny you can't keep taking stupid risks like that. You might not be as lucky next time. And I really don't want to lose you." she said.
"I didn't want you to hurt either. He looked like he was gonna cut your throat if I didn't do something." Danny answered. "And I had to protect the women I love." Can't believe I just said that. I'm a lot of trouble if she doesn't feel the same way.
"Danny I…" Montana was interrupted as Mac entered the room.
"I need to get a statement from both about what happened."
"Can you wait a minute. I'm trying to tell Danny I love him!" Lindsey said, annoyed at his bad timing.
"Oh.. uh sorry." Mac said, quickly leaving the room.
"I love you too, Montana." He sat up a kissed her. Several long moments passed before they broke apart for air,
"Damn Montana.." She kissed him again as the entire CSI tea walked in.
"It's about time you two got together," Flack remarked. "You all right buddy?" he added, concerned for his friend.
"Yea, Doc says I should be okay in a few weeks.. Be kicking your ass at basketball again before you know it."
Flack grinned back at him. Danny's mouth was still working, anyway. Three was a knock at the door. Dylan entered the room nervously. "I just got off work. Thought I'd come to see if you were all right."
"Who are you?" Mac asked.
"That is Dylan Mala. He probably saved my life by hitting a dangerous murder with a fish. Also the younger brother of Frankie." Danny answered for him.
"Half-brother. I was the end result of our father's business trip to Boston." Dylan added. "and Frankie and I didn't have a hell of a lot in common, anyway."
Stella looked at him. "I really don't know what to say to you. I'm the one who he.."
"You don't really need to say anything. He attacked you and you had to defend yourself ." Dylan spoke calmly. "It's not your fault my brother was psychotic."
Hawkes put on a baseball game, and Flack and Danny spent the afternoon arguing with Dylan about whether the Yankees really suck or not.
All expect Lindsey and Flack returned to the lab. Mac and Hawkes had been working a double murder and needed to get back to work.. Stella went through the evidence and confirmed Doug had been their killer. He had taken the knife from seafood to frame Dylan, who was just in the wrong place, and would have made a good suspect because of the argument with Mr. Bennet that had happened earlier that day.
A/N: Finished! Would posted earlier but got caught in a torrential downpour and wound up watching X-Men Three to et out of the rain. Would've seen Pirates of Caribbean 2 again but it wasn't playing at the closer theater. Anyhow, Please read & review I plan to write more stories with Dylan so let me know what you think. Thanks!
