Chapter 2
Danny and Flack were at the hospital, waiting for the nurse to leave Lindsay's room so they can go in and talk to her. The nurse came out after a while and told Flack some news.
The news that Lindsay may not pull through the night broke Danny's heart.
How can she leave me, I never told her how I felt
Danny was fighting the urge to burst into tears as the nurse walked away.
Flack placed a hand on Danny's shoulder
"Hey, you ok man?"
"Oh err yeh I'm fine"
"She is really something to you ain't she"
"You know, me and Montana we just clicked"
"Yeh, I know man. We all know. Look I gotta go talk with one of the nurses, you wanna few minutes with Lindsay before we go?"
"Yeh, thanks"
Lindsay was lying on a hospital bed with different tubes coming from all sides of her body. The machines surrounding her were beeping every few seconds. Lindsay's heart monitor was providing Danny with the comfort he needed, the comfort of knowing that Lindsay was still alive under all those tubes. Danny approached Lindsay's bed with caution and pulled the nearest chair along with him. He was carefully arranging the chair so it wouldn't interrupt with Lindsay's wires. He sat as close to Lindsay as he could possibly get, and gripped her hand in his.
"Hey Montana, sorry Lindsay…I know how much that annoys you, look I dunno if you can hear me but I need to tell you this anyway… you an' me – we got chemistry, we just click you know? I guess what I am trying to say is … I feel something for ya and I don't want you to go without know that"
A small smile appeared on Lindsay's face
"Montana, can you hear me? Squeeze my hand if you can hear me"
She gave his hand a weak squeeze
"Thank god, you're gonna pull thru this Lindsay"
She nodded
"Danny?" she whispered
"Hey Montana, don't talk, I'm still here and I wont be going until I have to, even then I'll come back"
She nodded again. After a moment, of silence, flack appeared in the doorway
"Hey buddy, how she doing?"
"She's doing good, she has been squeezing my hand and trying to talk"
"She can hear us then?"
"Every word, she knows I love her"
"Hey that's great man"
Flack walked over to where Danny was sat
"Mac needs you back at the lab" he said quietly "I'll stay with Lindsay"
"Ok man, Lindsay – I need to go back to the lab. I'll be back as soon as I can"
Danny walked into the lab with a huge smile on his face
"Hey smiler" Stella commented
"Afternoon Stel" Danny replied
Stella walked over to a machine that was dispensing some results
"Where ya been?"
"With Montana, down at the hospital"
"And that's why you're smiling? Is she any better?"
"She is going to be fine; and no, the reason I am smiling is because I told her how I felt about her"
"Oh Danny" Stella came over to him and gave him a hug "you sure she heard you?"
"Positive, I asked her to squeeze my hand is she could hear me, and when I told her how I felt she smiled"
"Oh that is so great Danny, can anyone see her?"
"Er yeh, Flack is with her at the moment. You gonna go up there then?"
"Yep, just got to finish up here then I'll head to the hospital"
"Ok, I guess I'll see you later then"
"Bye" she said as she excited the room