"So Mac what next?" Danny asked rubbing his hands together.
"You leave to go to your dinner." Mac told him.
"Stella mentioned that huh."
"She may have said something." Mac admitted.
"I can stay and help out." Danny offered.
"We're not going to be able to do anything tonight and he'll still be dead tomorrow." Mac told him. "I'll see you in the morning."
"Are you headed out too?" Danny asked.
"I have some paperwork I can catch up." Mac stated.
"No you're buying me a drink." Stella said from the doorway.
"Since when?" Mac asked.
"Since now." Stella replied. "I'm thinking something with an umbrella in it. Have a nice dinner Danny."
"See you tomorrow."
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Lindsay had told Danny not to bring wine since her mother didn't drink much, but she did like daisies.
Danny knocked on the door knowing it would be a bad idea to open the door with his key since Lindsay's mother was there.
"Hey." Lindsay smiled at him. "Couldn't convince Mac to let you work any longer?"
"Stella's dragging him for a drink." Danny replied. "This is for you." He pulled a single red rose from behind her back.
"Thank you. Come in."
Lynne Monroe was just coming out of the kitchen.
"Mom you remember Danny from yesterday."
"It's nice to see you again Mrs Monroe. Lindsay didn't know what we were having for dinner so I brought you these instead." He handed her a small bouquet of daisies.
"Thank you and call me Lynne, Mrs Monroe is my mother-in-law."
Lindsay couldn't help but laugh.
"What?" Danny asked her.
"Sorry I just had the same conversation with your mother." Lindsay recalled.
"You've met his mother?" Lynne questioned.
"We had lunch last month, she makes very good lasagne." Lindsay replied.
"Dinner should be ready in a few minutes, why don't you both go and sit down." Lynne suggested. "I'll put these in water."
"I'm really sorry about this." Lindsay whispered to Danny.
"It's okay." Danny assured her.
…
They made small talk as they ate. Lynne asking Danny questions.
"You should go to the Empire State Building, Becky liked the view." Danny told her.
"You met my daughter?" Lynne asked.
Lindsay shot Danny a look.
"Becky came with one of her professors to identify the body of a friend of his a few months ago. She was only here for the 24 hours." Lindsay explained. "Didn't I tell you?"
"I don't think so."
"Danny promised Stella he'd take me to see the Empire State Building because I hadn't seen it so when Becky came to town he suggested we go so she could get a good view of New York." Lindsay explained. "There is a great view, especially at night you can see all the lights."
"I see. Is there anything else you haven't told me?"
"I broke my foot on my birthday." Lindsay replied. "But it's fine now."
"We've spoken at least six times since then and you never mentioned it."
"It was nothing really. I fell over something and had a couple hairline fractures of my metatarsals. I had three medical examiners look at it and take an x-ray; one of the other cops we work with drove me to the hospital to get a cast and crutches."
"Where were you during all of this?" Lynne asked Danny.
"Danny was the one who made me have someone take a look at it. I thought putting an ice-pack on it would be sufficient and since I refused to go to the hospital or a doctor he took me to the lab to get someone to look at it. Then made sure that someone took me to the hospital and brought me home. He got Stella to bring me dinner since he had to work, which turned into a little party since everyone else turned up. I've got good friends here that look out for me."
TBC