Lindsay woke up coughing, her head was pounding.
"Hey are you okay?" Danny woke up.
"No." She croaked.
"What's wrong?"
"I think I have a cold."
Danny felt her forehead.
"You don't have a fever."
"I know."
"I told Mac you'd get sick."
"I haven't got pneumonia." Lindsay protested.
"I know." He kissed her forehead. "I'll get you some orange juice, you need vitamin c." He climbed out of bed.
"Thanks."
While Danny was pouring some orange juice into a glass he grabbed his cell phone from the counter and dialled a number. Despite it being just after 7am he knew his boss would be in his office.
"Taylor." Mac answered.
"Mac it's Danny."
"Let me guess you found another body on your way to work?"
"Since I haven't left my apartment yet I don't think so."
"So to what end do I owe this early morning phone call?"
"I don't think Lindsay is going to make it in today." Danny informed him.
"Why not?"
"She woke up with a cold; she sounds awful she doesn't look much better. It's probably best if she just spends the day in bed." Danny told him.
"Tell her to feel better soon."
"Thanks Mac. See you in an hour." Danny hung up.
He carried the glass back to the bedroom. Lindsay had fallen back to sleep. He tucked her in her and kissed her forehead and went to get ready for work having already switched the alarm clock off.
When it was time for him to leave, he left her a box of tissues, some aspirin and a note.
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"Sorry I'm late." Lindsay apologised when she made it to the lab.
"I wasn't expecting you in today; Danny called in sick for you." Mac told her.
"So his note said, I didn't ask him to it's just a cold."
"Perhaps you should go home." Mac suggested.
"Mac, I'm not a guy who is dying every time he gets a cold."
"You look a little pale, why don't you just take the weekend off so you don't infect everyone else and come back on Monday."
"I have too…."
"Stella has already given me an update on your case. You can't do any more until you get an ID on your vic or the gun. She's out with Hawkes. Your John Doe will still be in the morgue on Monday."
"I've already used up a lot of my sick days in the last few months."
"A few of those count as injured in the line of duty so technically its only the days with the broken foot that count. You have tomorrow off anyway so go home wrap up warm and eat chicken soup."
"I can still…"
"Contaminate evidence by sneezing on it. Go home and that's an order."
"Yes boss." Lindsay conceded not feeling up to arguing with Mac when she knew she would loose anyway.
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Lindsay had only been home a few minutes when there was a knock on the door.
She climbed off the couch still wearing her coat and opened the door. She was surprised to see Danny's Mom there.
"Hi."
"Danny called, he said you were sick."
"I have a cold." Lindsay replied.
"I bought you some chicken noodle soup." She handed.
"That's really nice of you but you didn't have to come all this way."
"I was coming into the city anyway. Why don't you go and lie down and I'll heat you up some soup?"
"Thank you."
TBC