Part Two
A/N: When faced with the choice of Schrödinger's equation or writing this, my brain took the easy way out. I hope you enjoy.
The café was quiet as was to be expected at that time of day. Mac comes back with their food to the table where a nervous Lindsey sits. They sit in silence as they eat until he quietly breaks the tension between them. "Earlier, I'm glad you made the first move, I would have been too nervous to."
"You don't regret it?"
"No." He looks straight at her "Do you?"
"No." She smiles at him again.
"Good." His mouth spreads in a grin and he adds "You look nice when you smile."
She blushes. "Thanks" she says as she looks down at the table. She looks back up at him and quietly asks "What do you want to do?"
"Well we could go rent a video or"
"No I meant" she pauses thinking her words out properly "about us." she finally continues.
He sighs. "I'm not sure exactly." He stares at her again and this time she is daunted by it. "I want to do something. It's probably best to take it slow and see how it goes." He looks serious and slightly scared. "I don't want to mess it up with my issues."
"You're not the only one with issues Mac." she says softly.
He looks at her curiously and she falters "You've read my personnel file?"
Comprehension dawns on his face and he immediately looks concerned "Are you alight?"
She smiles sadly and nods "Yeah it's just something new came up and it brought back some memories."
He looks at her closely "You sure?"
She chuckles slightly "I said I was. So are we going to tell anyone yet?"
He is quiet for a moment. "No I want to get this right, I'm not saying we hide it it's just I'd rather focus on us" he smiles as he says the word "than worrying what everyone else thinks."
"You think they'll be against us?" she too smiles when she says that despite the seriousness of the question.
"Danny has a crush on you." He looks slightly put out as he says this.
"So everyone keeps telling me." He raises his eyebrows.
She sighs. "Well Hammerback anyway." She looks straight at Mac and her voice takes on a more serious tone. "He hasn't done anything about it and I'm sure he'll understand after he gets used to us. Besides doesn't he have a girlfriend?"
He smiles. "I'm sure they'll be fine."
"So one day at a time?" She smiles at him.
"Yeah."
They sit in comfortable silence before she breaks it by asking "So what films do you like?"
They continue talking and it is obvious they are growing more comfortable with each other and as the night goes on their conversation grows livelier. Eventually he walks her home, again hand in hand, and as they approach her apartment building she turns her around to face him and kisses her.
When they part for air they are both smiling and he says "I've got to make the first move sometimes."
They both laugh and she asks "Tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow." And with that they part, both with wide grins on their faces.