She woke with the soft sounds of a heart monitor. She didn't open her eyes right away, but she could feel some ones hand clasped around hers. When her eyes slowly opened, she saw the curly hair of a woman sitting next to her bed.

"Morning, sunshine." Stella said in a soft voice.

Lindsay suddenly realized where she was, and the memories of Danny flat lining came flooding back to her.

"Danny… how's Danny? Stella what happened?" Lindsay tried to sit up quickly in a state of panic.

"It's okay, shhhh… calm down Linds, he is going to be okay. He had a blood clot, but they got it before it got critical." Stella was talking slowly and in a low tone so that she would not upset Lindsay. "You passed out. You were exhausted and dehydrated."

"But Danny's okay? Is he awake?"

"Not yet, but he's okay. He's fighting hard Linds, He'll be okay." Stella looked to the door and continued. "I am going to get your doctor and let him know you're awake." Stella stood up and left only to return with a young doctor. He was a tall good-looking man, in his early thirties.

"Hello, Ms. Monroe, I'm Dr. Tanner. How are you feeling?"

"Tired, if it's okay with you, I'd like to go back to Danny's room?"

"Well first we should talk… in private." Lindsay looked at Stella and realized that she wasn't in the mood to be alone with this man, just yet.

"No, actually… Stella, would you mind staying?" Lindsay looked at Stella and Stella knew instantly that she was scared.

"I wouldn't mind at all." Stella moved to her side and sat on the side of her hospital bed and held her hand.

"Very well. I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that you passed out from dehydration and exhaustion, which you probably already knew." The doctor paused and sat down on the chair next to the bed and look up from the chart. "The good news is that you're pregnant."

Lindsay's jaw dropped and she stared at the doctor. Stella looked from the doctor to Lindsay and back.

"The blood work shows that you are in your first trimester. When was your last period?"

"I'm sorry, did you just tell me I'm pregnant?"

"That's what it looks like." The doctor was smiling, but when he saw Lindsay's face drain of all colour, he suddenly realized why. "The father is the man in a coma, isn't it?"

"That's what it looks like." Lindsay said, with the sudden urge to throw up, she got off the bed and ran to the bathroom. Stella got up and followed her to the bathroom; she placed a hand on her shoulder and held her hair from her face as she heaved.

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"Hey, Mac any news on Danny? Or Lindsay for that matter?" Flack asked as he walked into Mac's office.

"Stella said Lindsay's okay. Just exhausted, and Danny is still unconscious. But since the blood clot he's improving." Mac picked up a folder and tossed it lightly across the table to Flack where he sat down in the chair across from Mac's desk. "From the description we got from Derek, we profiled some drug dealers in the area of the murder and we got a hit. A Mr. Rodney 'Rotty' Williams, best known for this handy work with knives and big fists. Out on bail and get this, his initial arrest was for assault with a deadly weapon. That weapon? A standard kitchen carving knife."

"Dangerous offender. Violent son-of-a-bitch." Flack said flipping through the folder. "I'll put an APB out on this guy, see if a uniform can spot him." Flack stood up and walked to the door. "Call if…"

"Ya, I will." Mac said before turning back to his work.

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Lindsay had finally gotten the energy to walk back down the long hallway to Danny's room. With Stella at her side, she decided that it was time to face the man she loved, and now also the father of her unborn child.

When she entered the room, Danny's mother got up and walked to Lindsay and pulled her into a hug. "You had us scared sweet heart." Lindsay smiled. She felt comfortable and loved near his parents.

"I'm okay, I just… well I'm okay. I just haven't given myself a lot of thought since Danny's been shot." Lindsay looked, and felt horrible. I thought pregnant women were supposed to glow? Lindsay thought to herself.

She walked over to where Danny's father was sitting and put a hand on his shoulder. "How are you guys holding up? How's Danny?"

"Don't worry about us. Danny's getting stronger; he squeezed my hand a while ago. The doctor said it was just a spasm, but I don't think so. I think he can hear us. Maybe you should try and talk to him. Besides we could use a break." Danny's father got up and took Lindsay's tiny hand in his. "We're going for some coffee; talk to our boy. Maybe your voice will wake him up." He gave Lindsay a wink and walked out of the room with his wife by his side.

"I'll be outside if you need anything, okay?" Stella said as she left the room and shut the door.

Lindsay sat on the side of the bed and took Danny's hand, once again and brought it to her face. It was warmer then the first time she did this, and it made her smile. She planted a soft kiss on his hand then leaned down and kissed his cheek.

"Hey baby. Sorry I haven't been here I had a little problem. Your hands are warmer… so… that's good." Lindsay did not know why this was so hard. She had talked to him about everything; never once had they had an awkward conversation since they have been together. He was unconscious, and she couldn't say what she wanted to.

"Squeeze my hand if you can hear me? Okay, I'll take that as a 'no'." Lindsay paused and smiled to herself. "Hey, do you remember that time you were in a coma and had a blood clot and I saw your monitor go blank and I passed out? Ha ha… I'm pregnant." Lindsay stopped and laughed to her self. It was as if Danny was there and they were having a conversation. She laughed hard and out loud for about five minutes before she realized she was balling her eyes out. She was crying so hard that she didn't even notice when someone was squeezing her hand. Lindsay stopped when she saw movement coming from Danny. She looked up to see the very confused blue eyes of Danny Messer looking at her.

Being that he had been in a coma for over two days, he was very disoriented and everything was hurting. He started coughing and panicking when he realized that some thing was in his throat. Choking him. The panic rose, and he began pulling at the tubes coming out of his nose and mouth.

"Danny? Danny! Hey, it's okay. No, no, no… stop. It's okay. Danny you were shot, just breathe." Lindsay turned toward the door and ran toward it, throwing it open and screamed down the hallway. "I NEED SOME HELP IN HERE! SOMEONE?" Lindsay ran back to Danny who had tears running down his face. Lindsay grabbed his hand and looked him straight in the eyes. "Baby, I know your scared, but just concentrate on my voice. Shhh… it's okay. You're okay."

The last time he had to concentrate on someone's voice all he could think about was his Montana, and living with the fear of never seeing her again. Danny's heart monitor began to slow as he looked into her eyes. All he wanted to do was tell her that is was okay, and that he loved her.

Suddenly there were people coming in flooding the room. Danny did not take his eyes away from Lindsay, who had moved her hands up to Danny's face, and slowly stroked his hair as he calmed down. The doctors began checking him, and told Lindsay that they needed to look at him. Danny's parents had returned, and put a steady hand on Lindsay's shoulder.

By the looks on their faces, Lindsay could tell that they were worried. She blurted out so quick it was barely audible.

"HE'S AWAKE!"

tbc…

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I hope this is okay. I was having problems with it… that and Im tired as hell! Please tell me if you love it/hate it. R&R!!!