Danny let himself into Lindsay's apartment just after 11. He'd had to stick around the lab for some test results only to be told the machine had broken down and they were waiting for someone to come and fix it.
He'd finally given up and left, knowing he couldn't do anymore until morning.
He was surprised to find Mac, Hawkes, Flack and Stella all sat around Lindsay's living room all laughing.
"I'm guessing my invitation got lost in the mail." He joked.
"Hey Danny." Lindsay smiled. "There is pizza and cake if you're hungry."
"Thanks."
"How are things at the lab?" Mac inquired.
"DNA's backlogged, the MassSpec is down and they are waiting on a repair person, one of the bulbs in strip lights and blacked the lab out for a few seconds until the generators kicked in and someone went and found the breaker box. And someone called in specifically to the lab to report that some one had come into their store opened all the packets of candy and stole all the strawberry ones."
"A candy bandit we'll get right on it." Flack stated.
"Since it was a few thousand dollars worth of candy that got ruined someone went down to collect the evidence and print it. So we now half a couple hundred pounds of candy sitting around the lab."
"Shame we can't eat evidence." Lindsay stated.
Mac looked at her.
"I was just saying." She shrugged.
"We should get going it's late and we have work in the morning." Stella stated. "Call me if you need anything." She gave Lindsay a hug.
"Thanks Stella."
"I'll give you a ride home." Mac told her before adding to Lindsay. "And I don't expect to see you in the lab before Monday."
"Yes boss." Lindsay joked.
"I'll come by and pick you up at about ten tomorrow." Flack told her. Since he had the following day off he'd offered to take her back to the hospital to get her cast.
"Stella do you have that spare key?" Lindsay inquired.
Stella pulled it out of her pocket and handed it to Lindsay.
"Sorry, I thought I'd given it back to you."
"It's okay. Here." Lindsay handed the key to Flack. "It will save me getting up to let you in."
"Okay." Flack replied.
"Happy birthday again and I'll drop by in a couple days to see you." Hawkes told her.
"Thank you. It's been fun."
Danny saw them all out and then locked up for the night.
"That was a surprise." Danny said as he started to pick up the trash.
"Stella came over to bring me dinner like you asked, then Flack and Hawkes showed up with pizza to check up on me. Since they decided to stay, Stella called Mac as she knew he wouldn't have plans and he bought the cake over." Lindsay explained.
"Sorry you had a strange day."
"Apart from the minor pain and embarrassment, it's actually been a pretty good day." Lindsay replied. "The impromptu party was great, it would have been better if you were here."
"You say the nicest things Montana." Danny kissed her. "You should go to bed, I'll clean up here."
"Okay. Want to pass me my crutches?" Lindsay asked.
Danny scooped her up in his arms.
"This is starting to be a habit."
"Quit complaining." Danny carried her to the bed. He grabbed her something to change into. "I'll bring your crutches in in a minute."
"Okay." Lindsay shuffled back on the bed.
Danny started to leave.
"Hey Danny?"
"Yes?" He stopped in the doorway."
"Thank you for today." She told him. "All of it."
"You mean chasing you so you broke your foot?"
"That was my fault for not looking where I was going." Lindsay stated. "But I loved the picnic and I meant thank you for taking me to the lab to get Hawkes to look at my foot and for caring enough to ignore the fact that I was being stubborn."
"No problem." Danny replied stuffing his hands in his pocket.
"You really should try the cake it's great."
"Okay."
Lindsay changed into her pyjamas and then hopped to the bathroom to brush her teeth and take off her makeup. She'd just hopped back to the bed when Danny came in have finished.
"You should have yelled for your crutches."
"Hopping is easier." Lindsay assured him.
"I brought your pillow for your foot."
"Thanks."
TBC