Lindsay was curled up on the couch when Danny got home.
"Feeling any better?" He inquired.
"No."
"I'm sure you will soon."
"You called in sick for me?"
"I thought you could do with the day off because you still look a little pale except for a bright red nose."
"So I heard when I went to work two hours late."
"I heard Mac sent you home." He hid a smile.
"Then you sent your mother over here?" Lindsay questioned.
"Mom dropped by?" Danny said.
"She brought me chicken soup."
"That's nice of her."
"It's a cold, I'm not dying. She didn't need to come all the way to Manhattan to bring me chicken soup."
"Unfortunately she likes you." Danny patted her hand. "Do you want anything?"
"Some juice."
"Okay." He kissed her forehead.
When he came back Lindsay lifted her head so he could sit down, she tossed a cushion on his lap and rested her head on it.
"What are we watching?" Danny inquired since there were commercials on.
"The game is about to start."
"Just to clarify what type of game?" Lindsay had tricked him before.
"A replay of some baseball game. There wasn't much on."
"I can watch a ballgame."
"You can always watch a ballgame."
"Are you sure you don't want to watch something else?" Danny inquired.
"I don't really care." She yawned.
"Go to sleep then." He gently stroked her hair.
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Lindsay woke up with a large sneeze.
"Gesundheit!" Danny said.
"What time is it?" Lindsay inquired.
"Just after ten. Did you enjoy your little nap?"
"No." She yawned.
"I think it's time we got you in bed."
"We have to do our Christmas shopping."
"I know this is New York but I think all the major stores will be shut." Danny pointed out as he checked her for a fever.
"I didn't mean right now I mean soon."
"Christmas is a month away." He reminded her.
"But we're going to Montana, we need to buy gifts and ship them."
"I have to buy your family gifts?" Danny questioned.
"I'll put you name on mine but we still need to buy them."
"Okay, we'll go shopping when we get some time off." He assured her. "And when you're feeling better."
"Okay." Lindsay agreed.
"Let's get you to bed."
"I'm not a baby." Lindsay protested.
"I know. But you're doing a very good impersonation of Rudolph."
"And I love you too." Lindsay tried to say sarcastically but started coughing.
"Come on bed for you."
Lindsay let him escort her to the bedroom, since she was already wearing her pyjamas. She climbed into bed. Danny tucked her in.
"Goodnight." He kissed her forehead.
"You know you keep doing that." Lindsay pointed out.
"I'm trying not to catch your germs. I'm going to watch TV for a while; I'll try not to wake you when I come to bed."
"Okay." Lindsay yawned. "Night."
TBC