Since Clay and the team were leaving that night they didn't get to spend that much time with him before he had to go.
"Be good." Clay hugged her. "And be careful."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Say hello to everyone for me." Lindsay requested.
"Always. I'll call you next week." Clay told her.
"You know the number."
"Take good care of her." Clay instructed Danny.
"Of course. It was nice to have met you."
"You too. If you hurt her…"
"I know the defensive line." Danny stated. "I've been warned."
"I can take care of myself." Lindsay insisted.
"Will you be home for Christmas?" Clay asked.
"If I can get the time off." Lindsay replied. "I wouldn't miss Mom's Christmas dinner if I can help it."
Once Clay was gone Lindsay and Danny walked over to join the others.
"We were just talking about going to do something else." Flack told them.
"You guys do what you want but I'm going home to bed. I've been up since two and I need some sleep." Lindsay replied.
"I drive you home." Danny said.
"I can drive home by myself. Have fun." Lindsay started to walk away.
"One minute." Danny told the guys and jogged after her to catch. "Hey."
"Danny go have fun I'm fine." Lindsay insisted.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I just want to go home have a bath and get some sleep."
"Okay." Danny agreed.
"I'll call you when I get home if it will make you feel better." Lindsay offered.
"That would be good." Danny nodded. "I love you."
"I love you. Just don't do anything that will get you arrest."
"Now why would I do something like that?" Danny asked.
"Just remember I've met your mother." Lindsay reminded him.
"Driving safely."
"Yes Dad."
Danny went back to join the guys.
"Is she okay?" Hawkes asked.
"Just tired. She only got a couple hours sleep and then spent the rest of the night processing a bodega that was covered pasta sauce and ketchup. I've seen the pictures it wasn't pretty."
"You've seen the pictures?" Flack questioned.
"I had breakfast at the lab, with Lindsay, Stella and Mac."
"How come we weren't invited?" Hawkes asked.
"Mac and Stella were just there and I'd bought enough food so they ate with us." He shrugged. "Besides I didn't think you'd want waking up at 7 in the morning to come to work to eat breakfast."
"Good call."
"So what is the plan boys?" Danny rubbed his hands together.
"We thought we'd figure that out on the way out of Jersey." Marty explained.
"Sounds like a well thought out plan." Danny remarked.
"If Lindsay was coming we'd probably do something different." Flack pointed out.
"She'd have been up for most things." Danny stated.
"I wouldn't mention that to her brother." Marty suggested.
"There is a whole list of things I'm not supposed to tell her family including Becky is still dating her professor and stayed in Boston to be with him rather than to work on her thesis like she told her parents or the fact that she helps out on FBI cases."
"Is that a part of their 'don't ask, don't tell, don't scare the parents' policy?" Marty asked.
"I would think so." Danny said.
Flack unlocked the car using the remote and they all piled in.
"Home James." Hawkes prompted from the back.
"Do you want to walk?" Flack inquired.
"No."
"Then figure out where we're going?" Flack suggested.
TBC