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Chapter Sixteen: Wheat Fields In Montana

Flight from Chicago O'Hare to Billings Logan International Airport

Danny stared out the window, seeing the airport come into view. After debating on whether he should go to Montana or not for two hours after Lindsay had called, he had decided to listen to her advice. He had dealt with the three hour flight without her, and now he hoped to meet her at the airport. Maybe she had decided to go to Montana, and that's why she had called him, to tell him to come to Montana so she could see him again. He didn't believe that was the right answer, but what he did know was that Lindsay had saved him from getting trapped in the storm in Chicago. He just hoped she had saved herself as well.

The plane flew lower beneath the clouds, revealing the state of Montana. He remembered a time when he and Lindsay had been working a case by the ocean, back in New York. There had been a beautiful view of the city from the dock, and Danny had said, "Montana! See a view like this, eh? Beats the wheat fields, no?"

Lindsay had walked over to him and asked, "Have you ever even seen a wheat field?" She then walked back over to the victim.

Danny hadn't known what to say. "What's to see?" he had asked. "It's just wheat."

Now he wished Lindsay was sitting besides him, telling him, "See, wheat fields aren't so bad when you see them, huh?"

Yet instead, he was alone, facing the journey to Montana by himself. Just like the last past year of his life, living in Chicago, he had been alone. No one ever came to help him, he didn't bother to keep in contact with anyone either. He was miserable, missing Lindsay every moment of his life.

The rough landing of the plane awoke him from his thoughts. He had made it this far, surely he could wait for Lindsay to come to Montana, that's if, she ever did. The plane came to the gate, and people started getting up from their seats.

Danny watched the departing passengers. The two people sitting next to him, a woman and a man, obviously married, had never said a word to him. They had known he didn't want to be bothered. Soon they were gone, and Danny realized that many people in the rows behind him had already departed the plane. He quickly got his bag and headed for the inside of the airport.

When he entered the airport, he turned on his cell phone. Almost immediately the phone began to ring.

"Hello?" he answered.

"Danny?" a familiar voice replied. "Danny, is that you?"

"Yes," he said. "Lindsay, I just got off the plane, how did you know…?"

"Lucky guess," replied Lindsay. "I knew you would take time to consider your options, believe Lindsay and leave Chicago or don't believe Lindsay and stay in the storm. Let me guess, you took about two hours to figure out what to do?"

"How…?" questioned Danny. "Oh, just forget it. Yeah, so I'm in Montana now, in Billings actually. Where are you?"

"Heading towards Wisconsin," replied Lindsay. "Five tornadoes destroyed the city of Chicago, you're lucky you decided to leave. I didn't want to take a chance going to O'Hare or Midway and find out all the flights were cancelled, so I've decided to go to…"

"What about the others?" Danny questioned.

"Danny, I would have helped them, but I didn't know where everyone was," said Lindsay. "I'm sure they're fine, they'd have used good judgment. I'll be coming to Montana, though, so stay at the airport."

"How long will it take you to get here?" asked Danny.

"About five maybe six hours, since I have to drive to the airport," replied Lindsay.

"What's going on, you know, with the weather and everything?"

"I'm not exactly sure Danny," said Lindsay. "But when I get to Montana, I'm going to find out."

"You know, you've been saying my name a lot lately," said Danny.

"Danny...whatever, just forget that," said Lindsay. "But if I don't make it to Montana around noon, your time, then go check into a hotel in Bozeman, okay?"

Danny hadn't even realized he was in a different time zone. He glanced at the clock, which read five forty five. "Why Bozeman?" he asked.

"Because, that's where I grew up," she answered. There was a silence between them, and after Lindsay didn't say anything for a minute, he was sure she had ended the call. He hung up and put his cell phone back in his pocket.

He looked around the waiting area, and then he began to walk away. He would first get his luggage, figure out the next flight arriving in Montana, and wait for Lindsay. He decided that no matter how long it took Lindsay to get there, he wouldn't check into a hotel. He would wait for her, even if it took her days to get there.

Danny has arrived safely in Montana. And we now know Lindsay will also be heading there too. How will their meeting go after not seeing each other for a year? In chapters to come, we will see…


Hope you guys enjoyed it! Next chapter is promised to be long, after all these short chapters. It'll be about Cameron, Chase, and Cuddy, and in the chapter following we'll finally learn where House is!