Chapter 2: Voyage To The City of Angels (Part A)
"Hey, Mac!' Danny yelled as he closed the door to his cab arriving outside the JFK International Airport.
Mac acknowledged him then he inquired "Where's Lindsay, I thought you were supposed to go together to the airport?"
"Oh yeah, Lindsay said I didn't need to fetch her at her apartment and said she was fine, that's why I just took a taxi from my house to the airport, you do know how much expensive the gas in New York these days right?" Danny answered.
Mac shaked his head as he heard Danny's reply.
"Oh, by the way Mac, did I hear you correctly yesterday on the phone that our flight will depart on 11AM? Coz geez Mac, it's still quarter to 7. I still need some sleep you know. Why bother asking us to go this early? "
Mac quickly replied, "Because you might never know what might happen just like what you did, and if I remember correctly, I ordered you to accompany Lindsay to the airport regardless of what she says. Danny, you do know that she still is new and has been only here in New York for a few months, do you?"
Danny then was silenced as he heard Mac's sermon.
"Anyway, I think Lindsay will be here in a couple of minutes. I did tell her to wake up early." Danny commented to avoid the tension building up.
It was already 7:15AM, Lindsay finally arrived at the airport. She paid her cab as she waved to her two co-workers.
"Hi Mac, Hi Danny!" the brunette said as she greeted them.
"Hi Lindsay, I thought you were supposed to come along with Danny?" Mac said.
"Oh, it's fine, I told him that I can manage to go to the terminal without any transportation problem" Lindsay replied.
"See Mac, what did I tell you?" Danny commented.
"Don't start with me, Messer, we're still on the airport and you're already getting on my nerves." Mac replied as he began to enter the terminal vicinities.
"What was that about?" Lindsay asked Danny.
"Nah, it's nothin', must be stress on his part." Danny replied while he and Lindsay entered the terminal as well.
"Check-in for three to LA, ma'am, through the reservation of Mr. Denzel Walker." Mac said to the flight attendant of "Northwest Airlines" or better known as "NWA" in the check-in counter.
The attendant was checking on her computer monitor for a few seconds and finally spoke to Mac.
"It seems that the three of you have been upgraded to World Business Class by Mr. Walker. Here are your boarding passes, sir."
The three CSIs had smiles on their faces when they heard this.
"Thank you." Mac gratefully replied as he got hold of the plane tickets.
"So what's our route to LA, Mac? Danny asked.
"It says here that it's a direct flight from New York to Los Angeles and the expected arrival time is 9PM, that makes it an eight hour flight."
"Why don't we call Stella and the others while we're still here?" Lindsay suggested.
"Yeah, it's always good for last minute instructions and good-byes." Danny added.
Mac got hold of his phone then dialed Stella's number.
"Bonassera" Stella mentions as she professionally answers the call.
"Oh, hi Mac, What time is your flight? Okay, yes, sureā¦" Stella answered.
Mac then gave the phone to Lindsay and Danny as they said their farewells to their female co-worker.
"Ok, then take care! You three should be careful, all right. I'll send Flack and Hawkes your regards. Happy trip everyone!" Stella said as she hung up her phone.
"I'm sure they will be okay for a week." Lindsay said.
"I hope you are right." Mac replied.
Thirty minutes prior to the flight, the boarding process started. As they entered the airplane, a stewardess offered assistance as she helped them in locating their seats and also stow their bags in the wide shelves above the passengers. Danny and Lindsay were seated in the left row of the plane while Mac was occupying an aisle seat in the middle row.
"Danny, Lindsay, please wake me up when we land in LA, I'm planning on sleeping this one out." Mac requested.
Both of them nodded to their supervisor.
"That leaves us with each other then." Danny mentions as he gives her colleague a smirk.
"Yup, so that makes you my chat partner." Lindsay replied as she smiled back.
"So Monroe, have you ever been to LA yet?"
"I'm afraid not, Messer, why do you ask?" Lindsay replied
"Coz I would love to take you out on a date while we're there."
As they smiled at each other, it was still clear in the back of their minds that the case in Los Angeles will clearly define many careers and relationships, including theirs.
