Lindsay swayed her hips in time to one of her favourite country songs as she stood in front of her bedroom mirror putting her earrings in. She had already changed into a dress which hugged her curves.
Danny watched, slight voyeuristically, as she didn't know he was there with a smile on his face.
Lindsay turned and jumped slightly as she hadn't been expecting anyone to be there.
"Hi." Danny said.
"How long have you been watching me?"
"I got here about ten minutes ago." Danny admitted. "I called out but the music was a little loud, I guess you didn't hear me."
"So you decided to watch me?"
"I was going to say something but then you started to dance and I forgot what I was going to say. You look amazing."
"Thank you." Lindsay blushed. "I don't get to wear dresses much."
"Is that a hint that you want me to take you out somewhere where you can dress up?" Danny asked.
"No. But I'd like to go on a picnic in Central Park one day and you still have to take me to the Empire State Building."
"I think I can handle that." He gave her a kiss. "Are you almost ready to go?"
"I just need to find some shoes and grab my purse."
"You might want to grab a sweater or something; it's getting a little cold out."
"I'll be a couple minutes."
Lindsay found a comfortable pair of heels, slipped on a light sweater and put her NYPD ID in her purse, along with her wallet, cell phone and keys.
"Ready."
"You still look amazing."
"Let's get through dinner first then we'll see where compliments get you." Lindsay told him.
CSI NY CSI NY
Lindsay had gotten Stella to give her a recommendation for a restaurant as she knew reasonable decent places to eat.
"We have a reservation for 8.30. Monroe for four." Lindsay told the hostess.
"Yes Ms Monroe. Your table isn't quite ready yet, if you'd like to wait at the bar, it won't be long."
"Thank you." Lindsay replied.
They all went to the bar.
"What do you want to drink ladies?" Danny asked.
"Well since it's my first time in New York, I think a Manhattan seems appropriate." Becky stated.
"Sounds good to me." Lindsay agreed.
"Professor?" Danny prompted.
"Soda water with lime and Matt is fine."
"He says alcohol clouds his thinking process." Becky explained.
Danny caught the bartender's attention and placed their drinks order.
"So you've never been to New York?" Danny asked Becky.
"No." Becky replied. "LA for a conference, San Francisco to visit Clay, Indiana to visit Clay, and Boston for Harvard but not New York."
"What do you think of our little city so far?" Danny inquired.
"It's different to what I expected." Becky admitted. "So Linds have you seen all the major tourist attractions."
"I've seen Central Park a lot for work, and the Statue of Liberty for work. Danny's going to take me to see the Empire State Building at some point."
"If we get out of here by 10.30 we should have time." Danny stated.
"Time for what?" Lindsay asked.
"To get up town before 11.15. The last elevator goes up then, but it doesn't close until midnight." Lindsay looked at him. "Becky might as well see the view from the Empire State Building while she's here too."
Lindsay smiled.
"Sounds good." Becky agreed.
Matt's cell phone rang.
"It's Max. I have to get this. Excuse me." He answered the phone. "Matthew Kieln…. I'm in New York for the night…. I had to come and claim Ron Simons body…. No we're having dinner with Becky's sister…. We're on a train back tomorrow… Hang on." He put his hand over the phone. "Becky what time does our train get in tomorrow?"
"11.30, twelve something like that." Becky replied.
Matt relayed the information to Max.
"It can't wait until then?... Okay… What time?..." There was a long pause. "Okay…" He gave the name of the hotel they were staying overnight. "I'll talk to you when we get back." He hung up.
"Everything okay?" Becky inquired.
"Max needs our help on a case."
"Max is the FBI Agent we work with sometimes." Becky explained for Danny and Lindsay's benefit.
"He's going to send a car for us at 5.45, and have Homeland Security fast track us through security so we can catch the 7 o'clock flight back to Boston all on the FBI's tab."
"What about our train reservations?" Becky asked.
"They'll cancel them." Matt assured her. "But I'm not sure the Empire State Building is such a good idea."
"I've seen you stay up for three days straight because there was a problem with an equation for it to only turn out to be that you'd put a plus instead of a minus."
"It changed the outcome significantly." Matt pointed out.
"My point, I don't think staying out to midnight will hurt. Besides if we skip starters we'll get out of here in plenty of time."
"Do Mom and Dad know you work on FBI cases?" Lindsay asked.
"No. They'd freak out, remember when you got shot."
"You got shot?" Danny questioned.
"It was just a graze. I barely even have a scar." Lindsay replied.
"And the small consulting fee I get helps pay the rent."
TBC