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Authors Note: I am SOOOO sorry for not updating, but I have had the worst writers block in writers block history. But hopefully you like this chapter and will review!
Just Another Day...
By: Manhattan Svu
Everyone was waiting in the waiting room at Bellevue Memorial Hospital. They had brought Lindsay to the ER and hadn't heard anything since.
Danny and Flack were talking, trying to get over the fact that their good friend and colleague was in the hospital, but they couldn't keep their minds off of that fact. Stella was sitting quietly in the corner with a cup of coffee in hand, trying to be optimistic. And Shledon had gone to find a doctor to get details.
In less than 10 minutes, he came back with the doctor.
"Hello. I'm Dr. Lynchford. I assume you're here for Lindsay Monroe?" the doctor said.
"Yes, we are. Could you tell us anything about her condition?" Stella said, impatiently.
"Well, Lindsay, apparently, hasn't been getting enough rest and seems extremely stressed out," Dr. Lynchford said.
"But she's gonna be okay, right?" Danny interrupted.
"Well with a few days of rest and relaxation, I see no problem at all. However I do need to speak with someone who is "close" to Lindsay." Dr. Lynchford stated.
"Oh, you can talk to me," Stella volunteered.
"Okay, come with me Miss!" He said, leading her to an empty examination room.
"Has Miss Monroe been acting strangely in the last few weeks?" Asked, Dr. Lynchford.
"Well, obviously she hasn't been well considering the fact that we are here in the hospital, but she has been a little off lately." Stella confessed.
"During the examination, the nurse as well as myself found severe bruising and scratches on her body. Now, we aren't sure what they are from, but I've seen my share of abuse victims and if I had to guess, I wouldn't be surprised if Lindsay was hiding something." Dr. Lynchford said.
Stella was honestly shocked. Lindsay being abused? No way! "Are you sure?" Stella asked.
"Well as I said before, we can't be sure. But the proof is there and I would assume you will find out soon enough. We gave her some medication, and she will be out for quite a while. If you could excuse me, I have a patient to see. But you are free to visit with her and I will have release forms for her by tonight." Dr. Lynchford said, leaving the room.
Stella just sat there, still shocked. Lindsay always seemed so strong and hard-shelled. She didn't think that anything like this would ever happen to her, and her not even tell anyone. Stella got up from the chair and walked back to the waiting room. She knew she had to find a better way to tell the others, she just didn't know how. She knew the guys would overreact, especially Danny.
Although she hadn't said anything, she knew there was something going on between them. The little talks at their lunch breaks to them coming to the crime scenes together.
"Stella! Finally! What'd the doc say? What's wrong with Linds?" Danny asked.
"Ummm… well I think there's something Lindsay hasn't been telling us," She paused. "The doctor says she has severe bruising and scratches all over her body." Stella said.
"WHAT?" Danny and Flack said in unison.
"I bet it's that guy she's been seeing." Sheldon said, shocked.
"That bastard! I knew there was something wrong with him. I swear to…." Danny was saying.
"You've got to calm down Danny. I'm not saying anything at all, but we need to find out what happened before we start accusing people of things that we can't prove." Stella said, trying not to anger him more.
"Calm down? Her bastard of a boyfriend has been hitting her and God only knows what else and your trying to tell me to calm down Stel?" Danny said.
"Fighting and getting mad at someone isn't going to help her get out of that hospital bed." Sheldon said, siding with Stella.
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After calming down, Danny, had gone into Lindsay's room in the ICU. He pulled up the chair next to the bed and sat down. He grabbed her hand, gently, and held it in his.
"I'm so sorry I let this happen Montana. I never meant for this to happen. I knew something wasn't right and I just never said anything about it. But you trust me, I'm gonna find out who did this to you and make them pay! If it's the last thing I do, I swear to you Linds." Danny said, kissing her hand lightly.
"Danny," Stella said. "Visiting hours are almost over. Why don't you go home and get some rest. We can start the case tomorrow. We need to make sure we can clear it with Mac but I'm sure he won't have a problem with it. Come on." Stella came over and grabbed his hand and led him out.
"I know you wanna get whoever did this, and believe me, I do too! But we need to think about what would be best for Lindsay as well. We can't jump into this and not do things right." Stella said. "We need to find out the story before we go after something with nothing to go on."
"I know Stel. I really do, I just wanna nail this guy!" Danny said, heading out the doors of the hospital.
"And that's what we're going to do!" Stella said, leaving to go to the car.