Lindsay walked into Dr. Montgomery's office a few weeks later and took a seat in her usual chair. "Good morning," she chirped.

"My, you are happy this morning," Dr. Montgomery commented.

"I went to see my OB/GYN yesterday," Lindsay informed her with a smile.

"Oh really?"

"I'm having a baby!" she exploded.

"That's wonderful! Have you told Danny yet?"

"No. I'm going to wait until his birthday to tell him. It's next Wednesday."

"I'm sure you have some cute, little idea."

"I'm working on one," Lindsay couldn't stop smiling.

"Lindsay," Dr. Montgomery began, "I hate to burst you bubble, but have you considered the possibility that the baby belongs to Trent?"

To the doctor's surprise, Lindsay didn't even flinch. "Stella and I figured it out. It's not possible. I was supposed to be on my period when he was holding me hostage, but wasn't."

"Well, that's a relief," Dr. Montgomery said.

"I know. I was freaking out for a while, but Stella helped me figure it out."

"That's good. How are you?"

"I'm great!" Lindsay said honestly, "I'm doing so much better."

"Any nightmares?"

"Not for 2 weeks." Lindsay reported.

"That's wonderful," Dr. Montgomery said.

"I've been sleeping so much better," Lindsay laughed.

"I would imagine."

"I don't think he'd ever admit it, but I'm sure Danny is glad they're gone. He was always so sweet about it, you know, but I'm sure he appreciates the extra sleep. I know I do."

"That's good. Listen, Lindsay, because you're doing so well, I thin we can cut down your visits to once every two weeks."

"Really? That's great!"

"Yes it is! If anything comes up, feel free to call me. You're always welcome if you need to talk."

"Ok, thanks Dr. Montgomery," Lindsay got up to leave. "I'll keep you updated on the baby," she promised before exiting the office and heading home.

"Happy Birthday, Danny," Lindsay kissed a very groggy Danny sweetly on the lips.

"Don't wanna get up," he groaned.

"Not even on your birthday?" she teased, kissing him again.

"Nope. I wanna stay here with you all day." He rolled over on top of her and kissed her deeply.

Lindsay sighed. "I'd love that, Danny," she kissed him, "but we can't," another kiss, "and you know it."

He rolled back off of her. "You're right."

"Aren't I always?"

"Most of the time."

She rolled her eyes. "All of the time," she corrected him. "Now get up! I have a special present that I want to give you before work."

"A special present?" his eyes lit up and he couldn't help the smile that popped up onto his face.

"You're such a little kid," she laughed, standing up and heading towards the bathroom.

"I'll be ready faster if we can shower together," Danny waggled his eyebrows.

Lindsay sighed dramatically. "Fine. Come on."

Their shower wasn't quite as quick as Danny had promised, but that was to be expected. Within an hour, they were both dry and mostly ready to go.

"Sit," Lindsay commanded, pointing to a chair. He obliged, and she scurried back to the bedroom to unearth the present she had carefully hidden. It was wrapped simply in blue wrapping paper.

"No bow?" Danny asked, pretending to be upset.

"I didn't think it'd be manly enough," she smiled. "Open it," Lindsay was barely able to contain her excitement.

Danny unwrapped the present and opened the box the wrapping paper concealed. Inside laid a baby doll. "A baby doll?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. Lindsay nodded. When he lifted it out of the box a note fluttered out. He glanced up at Lindsay, who was biting her lip nervously, before picking the note up off of the floor and reading it. Lindsay's neat handwritten note read:

Just thought you'd like to get a little practice.

Danny's eyes widened as he read and re-read the note. "Linds, are you…" he trailed off, a smile creeping onto his face, "Am I gonna be a daddy?" he asked slowly. Lindsay nodded her head slightly, still biting her lip, not sure how he was going to react.

Danny jumped up and pulled Lindsay into his arms. "I'm gonna be a daddy!" he exclaimed spinning her around in a circle. Lindsay laughed, halfway out of relief, and threw her arms around him. Finally, he set her back down on the floor and kissed her passionately.

"Are you sure you're ok with this?" Lindsay asked, "I mean we never really talked about having kids…."

Danny cut her off with another kiss. "I'm more than ok with this, Montana. You just made me the happiest man in New York. Maybe even the whole world."

Tears pricked Lindsay's eyes. "Good. I really want this baby, Danny." She admitted.

"Me too, Linds, me too," he pulled her against him once more. When he pulled back her surprised her by crouching down and gently kissing her stomach. "Hello, baby," he whispered. His actions caused the tears blurring Lindsay's vision to fall down onto her cheeks. She pulled him back up and kissed him. "Can I tell everyone?" Danny asked eagerly.

"Don't you think we should wait?" Lindsay asked.

"No. I want everybody to know that you're havin' our baby," he said, wiping away her tears with both of his thumbs.

She laughed, "Fine. Tell everyone. Besides, Stella already knows, and she's probably dying not being able to say anything."

Danny looked a little hurt, "You told Stella before me?"

She kissed him lightly. "I'm sorry. But I had to say something to someone, and I wasn't sure if I even was pregnant yet and I was afraid it might be Trent's baby and - "

"It might be Trent's baby?" Danny asked, cutting her off.

"No, no, Stella and I figured it out. It can't be Trent's baby. But I didn't realize it at the time, and I wasn't sure if you'd want the baby if it was Trent's and so I talked to Stella -" she babbled.

"Lindsay," he said.

"And I didn't even mean to tell her, it just kind of came out- "

"Lindsay," he tried again.

She stopped mid-sentence. "What?"

"Just for the record, I'd still want this baby, even if the tests said that I wasn't the biological father. It'd still be my child."

Tears welled up in Lindsay's eyes again, "That's so sweet," she sighed, "I love you."

"I love you, too. And I love our baby," Danny told her.

"You're just about perfect, Daniel Messer," Lindsay murmured into his ear, "I don't know what I did to deserve you, but whatever it is, I'm glad I did it."

"I love you," Danny said again, holding her in his arms.

The two stayed in their tender embrace for several minutes until Danny spoke up, "I can't wait to see the look of Flack's face when I tell him that I'm gonna be a daddy," he laughed.

Lindsay giggled. "I should bring a camera and take a picture," she suggested.

"Good idea, Linds," he laughed again.

"Come on," she took his hand and fairly pulled him towards the door, "Let's go tell them!"

A/N Sorry about the long wait. I've been out of town without my computer! How sad, I know! Anyway…yay! She told him! What do you think? Reviews are what make the world go 'round.

xoxo

Lia