The air inside the vault had started to become remarkable colder and Stan was the first to notice it. "Okay, why the freak is it getting colder in here?" he asked, as he started to shiver, forcing the two CSIs to look over at him, from the body they were processing. "What? I just asked a simple question?"
"The techs who were working to open the door, broke the temp controls so it's gonna get a bit cold," Danny replied, as he went back to gathering the evidence. "And aren't you supposed to be used to the cold. This is New York after all. It can get cold in the winter."
"Ow," Lindsay said, as she pulled her hand away from the side of the body she was on, and Danny looked over at her. "I got cut." She gently rolled the body over to reveal a six-inch knife in the back of the guy. "Well I think I know what may have killed him."
"Ouch," Danny and Stan said at the same time.
"Bag it," Danny said, as he moved so that he was blocking Stan's view of what they were doing. "He's getting annoying."
"No kidding," Lindsay said, before bitting down on her bottom lip as she realized she said that outloud and looked over at Danny to see him smiling to see that he had heard her. "I didn't mean to say that aloud."
"Of course you did," he teased, as he helped her rolled the body over. "Okay, I don't know if we can take out of him. He might bleed out."
"Leave it in then?" Lindsay let out a small shuttered as a shiver went through her body and she felt Danny's eyes on her. "I'm okay, just a chill, that's all."
"Yeah, it's gonna get a tad bit cold in here."
"Well, you can cuddle with Stan, I'm sure he won't mind." A smirk crossed Danny's face as he pulled her into his side. "Danny?"
"I would rather cuddle with Flack than Stan any given day."
"I'll remember to tell him when we get out of here." The smirk quickly faded and he pulled her closer.
"You wouldn't dare."
"Of wouldn't I?" She tilted her head back to look up at him. "Danny, you don't even know me as well as you think you do." She shot him a smile, as she stepped back away from him, only to trip over something and stumble forward. Danny grabbed onto her arms and pulled her flushed with his chest to keep her from falling. "Thanks, Danny."
Stan glance over at them and let out a small growl. "Man, if they're not going out all ready, they're dumb," he muttered to himself, as he wrapped his arms around himself. "You guys okay over there?" That broke the spell between them and Lindsay moved back away from Danny and Stan chuckled. "Typical. So, how long before we can get the heck out of here?"
"Hours," Danny said, as he looked over at Stan, keeping an eye on Lindsay, seeing the slight blush on her face. "Don't really know. There was trip wire bomb that was set off to go off with who ever walked in first into the vault."
"Okay, who was the idiot who walked in here first?"
"I was," Lindsay said, as she glanced over at Stan. "Sorry about forcing you to be in here with us. I don't want to be in this box anymore than you do." She then turned and walked off to the other end of the vault, leaving Danny and Stan alone.
"Hmm, she got some attitude to her, I like that," Stan said, as he moved himself into a better position. Danny snapped his rubber gloves off, causing Stan to look up at him, as he started to head after Lindsay. "What?"
"Just stay there," Danny said, as he put up a hand. "And don't touch anything. We've all ready come across a safety deposit box full with a rattle snake in it and one full of explosives. So it would be wise, not to touch anything." He then smiled to himself when Stan froze and wrapped his arms tighter around himself. He found Lindsay sitting in the far corner with her head in her hands. "Linds?" When she didn't answer him, he hunched down in front of her and placed his hands on hers to find her shaking. "Linds?"
"I'm okay," she answered, after a few moments. "I'll be okay." Danny heard a sniffle and felt a shiver. "I'll be okay, I just need a minute or two."
"No, you're going to talk to me now," Danny replied, as he slid a hand under her chin and titled her head back so that he could look into her eyes and was taken back by the tears that he saw there. "Linds, what's wrong?" He then looked around at the vault and it clicked. "You're claustrophobic."
"I thought you knew."
"Kinda, I just thought that it was just about being around large crowds, not around small spaces." He then unwound her hands from her knees and took them up in his hands. "It'll be okay. I'm here. I won't let anything happen to you. You got that." She slowly nodded as she eyes connect with his. "Okay, just don't panic on me." She then smiled as she shivered. Danny then realized how cold her hands were in his. "You're freezing cold. Come here." He then drew her close to him and wrapped her into his arms. Lindsay curled up into his chest and he ran a hand along her spine trying to calm her. He could still feel her trembling. "You're shaking, Linds. Why?"
"It's just my nerves, that's all, plus I'm cold."
"Lindsay, you're from Montana, you're supposed to be used to the cold."
"Yeah, but you also wear heavy coats when you're out there as well," she replied, as she looked up at him. "We should be getting back to Stan."
"Do we have to?" Danny asked, not really wanting to let her go. "'Cause I could get use to this." He shot a glance down at Lindsay and smiled. "But I'm sure you're right, we don't want Stan to get into any trouble, he might touch something."
"Yeah, we better get back."
TBC
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