Disclaimer: I am not connected in any way with the creators of any of the CSI shows. (I wish I was though, so Danny and Lindsay would get together already.) These are just my mind's version of the events that transpire on the show.

At fifteen minutes to twelve midnight, work at the lab ceased completely. All of its inhabitants were clustered in the break room. The TV was turned to the yearly countdown that was going on in Times Square. To the team's surprise, Flack and Jordan were there as well.

"Hey!" Lindsay exclaimed, giving Jordan a quick hug. "What are you guys doing here?"

Jordan answered, "Stella called us. We went here as soon as we got off shift. We've been hanging out here for about three hours."

Danny came over and handed Lindsay a can of soda. He slung his arm around her and she looked at the glass quizzically. "Soda?"

Danny grinned, "Yeah, I know. But Mac said that since most of us are still on shift, we have to be fair and lay off the champagne."

Flack laughed and said, "I'm just going to get us some soda." He left Jordan with the others and wandered towards the table with the drinks.

By the time Flack returned, the rest of the team had gathered with Danny, Lindsay and Jordan. He noticed that Cassie was leaning a bit against Hawkes, her normally bright eyes exhausted.

"You look tired, Cassie," Flack said.

Hawkes rubbed her arm sympathetically as she answered, "Yeah, the Doc here had about a bazillion samples for analysis." Hawkes winced at that and she patted his stomach affectionately. "Hey, I told you it's okay, Doc. You know it's not your fault."

Hawkes just grimaced and looked down at Cassie and pulled her tighter against him.

Danny, Flack and Mac just laughed at Hawkes' obvious difficulty with the fact that Cassie was working so hard because of him. "Yeah, that's gotta be tough, man," Flack remarked, raising his plastic cup to Hawkes.

Jordan said suddenly, "Hey, Linds. I almost forgot to ask you. Did you get your invitation to Shelby's wedding?"

Lindsay nodded, taking a sip of her drink. "Yeah, I got mine about two days ago. Apparently, we're bridesmaids."

Jordan laughed, "Yeah, I was surprised also. But we were pretty good friends with her and Steve in college."

Lindsay lowered her voice and tipped her heads towards the two guys, who were arguing about the Knicks chances for a championship trophy. "You think it's okay if we ask them to come with us?"

Jordan shrugged, "I don't really know, but we can ask them together if you want."

Overhearing the tail end of the conversation, Danny interjected, "Ask who what? What's going on, Montana?"

Lindsay answered, "Jordan and I got invitations to our friend's wedding in Montana."

Jordan interjected, "Not only that, we're bridesmaids, so we really have to go."

Flack said casually, "So, you two are going back home to Montana?" He shot a significant glance at Danny.

Lindsay saw the exchange between the two men and laughed. She turned to Danny and slipped her arm around his waist. "We were actually going to ask you two if you wanted to go to Montana with us."

Danny suddenly remembered the fortune cookie from earlier. The winds of opportunity are blowing your way. Do not hesitate. Danny grinned at her and said, "Sure. I think that would be great. I'd get to see where you grow up and meet your friends and hopefully, your family."

Lindsay looked up at him, a happy smile on her face, "You wanna meet my family?"

Danny shrugged and said, "Well, you survived the Messers. I think it's about time I meet the Monroes, right?"

Lindsay laughed and leaned against him.

Jordan turned to Flack, "What about you, Don? You okay with coming to Montana with us?"

Flack looked down at his petite girlfriend and smiled, "I'm in. When is this thing anyways?"

Jordan answered, "In a month. We'll probably be gone for about three days. The wedding's on a Sunday afternoon, so I'm guessing we should take the last flight out on Friday and come back on Monday."

Flack nodded, "Sounds good to me."

Just then, Mac came over. Once again, Danny seized the opportunity and asked, "Hey, Mac. Is it okay if me and Lindsay take some vacation days off to go back to Montana?"

Mac asked, "Why? What's up?"

Lindsay answered, "A friend of ours is getting married and Jordan and I are bridesmaids. I figure it would be a nice time for Danny to meet my family."

Mac asked, "When is this?"

Lindsay replied, "At the end of January. We're thinking of taking a Friday afternoon flight and we could come back on Monday if that's alright with you."

Mac nodded, "Well, since you guys are giving notice way ahead, I don't see why it should be a problem. You both have a lot of unused vacation days anyways."

Danny grinned at him. "Thanks, Mac."

Mac replied, "No problem."

Stella bounded over, a bright flush staining her cheeks. "Guys! We're doing the countdown, it's a minute to twelve!"

People were starting to chant, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Happy new year!"

All around the break room, people started hugging each other and shaking hands. People had passed around noisemakers earlier and the happy blast of trumpets and whistles filled the room.

When the clock struck twelve, Danny, Flack and Hawkes each had taken their respective girlfriends into their arms and had given them long, thorough kisses that were still going on.

Adam and Marty quickly took pictures of the three embracing couples and clapped and cheered along with the rest of the crime lab when the pairs pulled apart, all their cheeks flushed and their faces smiling happily.

Unbeknownst to everybody, Stella Bonasera's arm had also been grabbed in the middle of the confusion.

Two minutes after the clock struck twelve, Stella stood in a darkened stairwell, kissing Mac Taylor.

Mac murmured, "Happy new year, Stella."

Stella just grinned at him and pulled his head down for another kiss.

Happy new year everyone! Let's start the year right and have reviews:D Pretty soon, Danny and Flack will go back to the country with the ladies. :D Stay tuned for that:D