A/N: Wow, I almost can't believe I managed to finish a chapter! I'm so sorry to keep you waiting so long, but real life is being really complicated, so that's been using up a lot of my time lately. Not to mention a huge writer's block. Anyway, I hope this chapter was worth the wait!

Chapter three

A bit nervous, she slid the piece of metal into the door. In her head a silly thought formed: What if it doesn't fit? She giggled at her own craziness, then put her hand over her mouth and chuckled. She almost never giggled, only when she was really nervous. Which she was, at the very moment. Turning the key in the lock, the door opened and she slowly pushed it open. She hoped Danny was already there. Stepping inside, she closed the door again and called out: "Danny?"

There was no response, so she figured he wasn't home yet. She took her shoes and jacket off and put them away, next to Danny's. It looked nice, their jackets and shoes together. It almost looked like home.

"If he's not home, then why are his shoes here," she mumbled to herself. She'd seen Danny wear these shoes and jacket when he left the lab this evening, and it would've been very out of character for him to go home just to change them.

"Danny?" she called again, walking further into the apartment now. She could hear him in the kitchen, his footsteps coming her way.

"Hey," he said once he walked out of the kitchen. She smiled.

"Hey," she responded. "Am I smelling Chinese?"

He nodded. "I'm just unpacking the last boxes. I rented two movies, Chocolat and I am Legend." He gestured towards the table. "Which one do you want to see?"

Lindsay grinned. "Chocolat is with Johnny Depp, I am Legend with Will Smith, right?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Alright. We'll watch Chocolat then," she said, grabbing the DVD from the table and walking to the TV.

Danny frowned. They were watching a movie because of Johnny Depp? "Wait a second, Montana. You don't have a thing for Johnny Depp, do you?"

"No," she said, not looking at him, her voice just a bit higher than usual.

"Montaanaaa," Danny sang, trying to get her to look at him. "Do you even know how old the guy is?"

"So what," she mumbled. "You probably have a thing for Pamela Anderson, or Paris Hilton for that matter."

Danny scrunched up his face. "Not really. I'm not really into that sort of women. I like you way better. Why do you think I gave you the key?"

Lindsay mumbled something inaudible, her face bright red by now.

"What was that?" he teased. He loved getting her all flustered.

She breathed in deeply, trying to form some words that would make sense. "You just go unpack the food, Messer, I'll start the movie."

Danny grinned and saluted her. "Yes ma'am. Don't think I'll forget, though!" he called while walking back to his kitchen.

"Didn't think you would," Lindsay said, mentally slapping herself for making it obvious to him she liked Johnny Depp. "Suck it up. It's your own fault," she told herself, knowing there was a lot more teasing yet to come.

"Montana?" Danny's voice came from the kitchen.

"Yeah?"

"I was just wondering…" he hesitated a little before continuing. "I was picking up the food at the restaurant, for the first time actually, usually I just have it delivered, but well, I was there and it was really nice…"

"Danny?" Lindsay interrupted him, leaning against the door. He looked at her, silently asking what she wanted to say. "You're rambling," she finished, grinning.

Sheepishly, he rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, sorry. What I wanted to say is, it's a really nice restaurant and I think that maybe next time we're hungry for Chinese we could go there. You know, when you have that feeling women tend to have sometimes: like you just have to dress up for some fancy dinner or you'll explode."

She laughed. "Sure. Though I think that if someone's really going to explode, it's you, Mr. Lobster." After she'd spoken those words she went into the living room again, leaving Danny puzzled. Turning around to finish unpacking, he saw the reflection of his face in the shining tiles on the wall. His handsome face was bright red, and he mentally slapped himself, just like his girlfriend had done just a few minutes ago. Shaking his head, he unpacked the last two boxes and walked back into the living room, where Lindsay had made herself comfortable on his couch.

"Is the disc in the drive?" Danny asked while plopping down on the couch, much closer to Lindsay than necessary. She smiled and leaned against him.

"Yeah."

Grabbing the remote, she pressed play. Danny laid his arm around her shoulders, pulling her yet a bit closer. He looked down at the girl curled up next to him, and once again thought about just how happy he was. Even though he knew she would have to leave for Montana in a few days, he was determined not to let it affect the few days they had before her departure. And when she came back, fought free of her demons, he would be here, ready for their life together.

A/N: Reviews are love :-) Anyone who'd like to beta the rest of the chapters? I've got cookies!