Title: Love Too Young

Rating: FRT
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Just the idea.
Spoilers: None
Summary: What if Danny and Lindsay knew each other in high school? What if Lindsay lived in New York and moved away? This is WAY OUT THERE so be nice.

"Lindsay, don't go." His voice sent shock waves though her body. She hadn't expected him to be there. She didn't want him there.

The Airport was full of families landing or leaving for vacation trips, business men heading for cross-country meeting, and spouses meeting up after days of separation for family emergencies. But none of that seemed to matter.

"Please don't do this." She didn't turn to face him, but looked at her shoes. Her suitcase in one hand, her ticket in another.

She knew this would happen. She knew seeing him would bring back old feelings that she had thought where buried, and long forgotten. She knew that if she took one look into those blue eyes, she would drown.

"Tell me you don't love me."

"Please, Danny, don't ask me that." Lindsay pleaded. Danny walked up to her, and pulled her around to face him. He brought up both hands to cup her face.

"Tell me you don't love me." this time more forcefully. Lindsay bit her bottom lip when tears sprung to her eyes.

"Tell me you don't love me, and I'll let you go. I'll let you walk to the terminal, get on that plane and land in Montana, and forget we even saw each other."

Damn her! Damn her! Damn her! A week ago, he didn't have a son, he didn't think about the past, and he certainly didn't believe he was in love with anyone. Now that was all changed.

He could have lived without her.

Now he couldn't. Or wanted to.

By now that trickle of tears running down her cheeks had developed into a flood.

Damn him! Damn him! Damn him! It's amazing how in one short week she had managed to fall back in love with him.

A heavy pause rested in the air. All the decisions she made, all the feelings she had tried to forget, all the strength she had to leave, had come down to this moment.

She licked her lips rather redundantly, as they were already wet from her tears.

For the first time since she reacquainted with Danny her voice was strong, unwavering, and too sincere to be faked.

"I can't tell you that."

There! She had said it. As much as her mind told her not to. After using her mind almost all her life, she had decided her heart would be let a turn.

A small grin formed on Danny's lips as they descended onto hers.

It was at that time, the world stopped spinning...or started...depending on how you look at it.

It wasn't heated or inflamed like the one yesterday at his apartment. It was agonizingly slow, but full of passion, trust, and most of all, truth.

The truth was neither of them could deny their past feelings, and neither of them particularly wanted to. Lindsay was going to leave knowing she had left the love of her life. Danny was going to let her leave, knowing that she was the only women he ever allowed himself to love.

But somewhere in the universe, something was preventing them from going their own separate ways. Something that had blue eyes, light brown hair, and made the bond between the two adults forevermore connected.

Danny pulled back to look into her eyes.

'Piercing blue eyes that burrow down to the depth of your soul', Lindsay remembered saying.

Using his thumbs, he wiped away the flood of tears. Sixteen years ago, he had longed to say what he was about to, something that had no need to be spoken but had yearned to be heard.

"Lindsay… I love you."

If possible, more tears flooded her face...as did a shy smile.

"I love you too"

This time, the kiss was different.

Author's Note: Da da daaa. It happened. Hope it was ok.One more chapter left. sniff