If Lindsay thought that Danny had become overprotective after the whole Trent Sloane incident, she was wrong. His protectiveness was nowhere near as extreme as it had become after the Clay Moreno scare. It was unheard of for Lindsay and Sophia to go anywhere unaccompanied and Danny nearly had a heart attack when Lindsay announced that she wanted to leave Sophia with a babysitter who wasn't a cop.

"That's just not possible, Linds," Danny told her, "I don't feel comfortable with it."

"Just because Missy isn't a cop, it doesn't mean that she can't protect out child!" Lindsay protested.

"She's a woman!" Danny said without thinking.

Lindsay raised her eyebrows. She had her 'I Cannot Believe You Just Said That' look on her face – the one that scared Danny more that a gun in his face did. "Oh, so is that the problem?" She asked coolly.

"That's not what I meant!" Danny said, trying to right his wrong.

"Are you implying that since I'm a woman I'm unfit to care for our child?"

"No! Lindsay…." He pleaded, "Just listen!"

"Stella's a woman," Lindsay continued, ignoring him completely, "We've left Sophie with her before."

"She's Fee's godmother for cryin' out loud!"

"Does that give her super powers or something? If Missy were Sophia's godmother, would you let her watch the baby?"

Danny sighed. "This is getting nowhere, Linds."

"And whose fault is that?" Lindsay asked giving him the evil eye.

"Mine," Danny said sheepishly.

"And why is it your fault?"

"'Cause I said somethin' stupid without thinkin'."

"And what exactly was it that you implied?"

"That men are stronger and more capable than women," Danny said though gritted teeth.

"Is that a correct statement, Messer?" Lindsay challenged.

Danny cringed at the use of his surname, but answered anyway. "No, Montana, it isn't."

"There," Lindsay smiled in an irritatingly sweet way, "that's better."

"Why do I let you do that to me?" Danny asked, raking a hand through his hair, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

"Because you love me!" Lindsay said in a singsong voice.

Danny rolled his eyes. "Think that if you want," he teased.

Lindsay narrowed her eyes at him in a mock angry way.

"Relax, Linds, I'm kidding," Danny placed a kiss on her nose.

Lindsay brightened immediately. "I know. I just wanted a kiss."

"You call that a kiss? You deserve a real kiss, my dear." Danny pulled her close and gave her what he considered a real kiss. A real kiss involved racing pulses and shortness of breath. "I love you." Danny said. He hated to break such a wonderful kiss, but needed to tell his wife how he felt about her.

"I love you, too." Lindsay rested her head on his chest and squeezed him a bit tighter.

"I'm afraid of you and Fee getting hurt, Montana. That's why I freaked out earlier."

"I know."

Danny placed another soft kiss to his wife's lips. She melted into his embrace, laying her head on his chest when he was finished showering kisses all over her face. "I could stay like this forever," Danny whispered against her hair. "As long as you're in my arms, nothing else matters."

A/N I'm sorry that I'm so lame….I haven't updated in forever and when I do it's a short, slightly lame/corny/cliché/overly fluffy chapter. Gah! Muse, where have you gone? If anybody has any ideas, I'm open to anything!

xoxo,

Lia