Chapter 2: Wisteria
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, CBS does.
Pairings: D/L
Rating: K
Wisteria: Steadfast
He watched her head out of the lab; one day her curls bouncing as she took every step. She was not aware that he watched her often, as she worked her cases everyday.
Her laughter was like tiny raindrops, small but beautiful. The way she could look at him drove him crazy. She was not aware of these actions, but he knew that she cared for him deeply.
He wondered how she felt for him. After the Irish Mob beat him severely, she was there for him and he was glad that she was there. But he always felt that maybe she was there as an "obligation" that as someone who truly cared for him.
He didn't want to feel like a burden to anybody, not him. Danny Messer didn't feel sorry for himself and he didn't expect anybody else to do the same. Born and raised New Yorker that was him.
It was time that he found out how Lindsay felt about him. But he had a plan...
She looked at Danny down the hallway and sighed. Damn! She screamed at herself, why won't he open his eyes and realize that I am there for him and I always will be.
Heading towards her office she sat down at her desk. It had been ages since she reorganized and she had to get rid of all the clutter that surrounded all her case files and supplies.
She pulled her trashcan closer and began to throw away junk. When she was satisfied that it was clean enough, she opened up her top desk drawer and reached for a peppermint. But she reached in and felt something fuzzy and soft.
She pulled out of her desk drawer a stuffed panda bear. Attached was a note: Meet me at Orion, D."
After going to Mac's office to drop off a file, she headed towards Orion. She loved that restaurant, the wisteria hanging off the lattice work in the patio area, and of course, the food.
She was escorted to the patio area by the Matre'D. And she saw Danny, waiting for her. He smiled and got out of his chair and pulled out the chair for her to sit down.
After the waiter took their order, Danny took her hand. "How do you feel about me?" he said nervously.
"I love you, Danny." Lindsay said, smiling.
Danny looked down at his lap and then he looked up with concern in his eyes. "I don't want you to be with me out of obligation."
"I'm not with you as an obligation Danny. I'm standing firm to say that I love you and I'm not going anywhere."
That is all Danny needed to know. He was complete.