DISCLAIMER: Sadly I do not own CSI NY or any of the characters, no matter how much I wish that Danny Messer was mine.

A/N: You're probably sick of reading this but I really do wanna thank everyone for reviewing. Anyway, next chapter up because you're all so nice to me.

WARNING: Again, use of a few swear words.

SUMMARY: Stella, Mac, Lindsay, Danny, Flack, Adam, Aiden, Sid, Hawkes and some of the other kids at Staten Island Academy are on a summer vacation with a few of the teachers but little did they know, the teachers had really gained permission from their parents and had actually taken them to Florida to work in a hotel for six weeks. With arguments over who has which jobs and relationship rivalry, can their friendships survive?

TITLE: Summer Friendships and Rivalry – Chapter 7

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Previously:

She was walking past the reception when someone covered her mouth and dragged her into a bush, silencing her screams and cutting her off from the world around her. Her worst nightmare was coming true and she gasped as the familiar voice whispered in her ear. "So, you told on me…well Lindy, don't worry it'll all be over soon."

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She elbowed him in the stomach, like she had with Danny the night before but he didn't release his hold on her. "That's not going to work Lindy, nice try but I don't think you want to make me angry, do you?" She shook her head but tried once more to free herself from his grasp and when he didn't move, she bit his hand. He released her mouth but kept hold of her waist.

"Help me!" She screeched as loudly as she could, hoping that someone in the reception would hear her. "Somebody please help m…!"

She was cut off as he covered her mouth again, this time pressing something cold and metallic to her lower neck and drawing blood. "I told you not to make me angry but you wouldn't listen." Tears of pain and fear fell down her face, mingling with the blood as they hit the top of her chest. She finally gave up struggling, knowing that if she did, he would finish the job straight away. "I didn't want to hurt you sweetheart, I just wanted to have some fun but you made me do it, didn't you?" She didn't react so he repeated the question more forcefully. "Didn't you?" She nodded. "Whose fault was this?" He released her mouth, daring her to scream.

"It…it was my…f…f…fault." Was the only reply that fell from her lips as she was too scared to scream. "Please…please don't hurt me." She begged him and he laughed bitterly at her but his laugh was cut short as someone called his name.

"Mr Miller, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Lindsay looked up to see the head of the school, Mr Derbyshire, staring at them in shock. He walked forwards slightly but was stopped dead by Mr Miller's harsh reply.

"Don't come any closer or I'll kill her." He edged them both out of the bushes and stood in front of Mr Derbyshire, revealing the knife he had pressed against Lindsay's neck.

"Ok, I'm not coming any closer, just don't hurt her." He said calmly, trying to convince the Social Science teacher to release her.

"Why shouldn't I?" His voice was harsh and cold and Lindsay didn't try to hide the fear in her eyes. Silently sobbing, she did nothing to stop the tears falling down her face.

"She's done nothing wrong." He noticed the cut below her neck and started to panic. "She needs medical attention, David let her go."

Mr Miller tightened his grip on her and she couldn't stop the sob that escaped her lips. "Shut up you little bitch!"

At that moment Danny and Stella walked past, Danny carrying a suitcase and Stella dragging her maids cart behind her. When they saw the sight before them Danny dropped his case and Stella had to grab her cart to stop herself falling to the floor. "Oh my God Lindsay!" Stella shrieked and Mr Miller edged the blade closer to her throat.

"Get off her!" Danny shouted and Lindsay silently pleaded with the people before her to free her from his grasp.

"Danny, Stella, be quiet; I'm trying to calm him down. If you want to be useful, one of you go and call the police and one of you go and find the first aid rep." He whispered to them so that Mr Miller wouldn't know what he was up to and Danny and Stella walked away. "David you don't want to hurt her, she doesn't deserve this. Think about your own daughter, would she want her Daddy to be labelled a killer?" Mr Miller's eyes filled with sorrow and he realised that what he was doing would do nobody any good but he still didn't release her.

Five minutes later, Danny and Stella returned as Mr Derbyshire continued trying to convince Mr Miller to let the teenager go. It was only when he heard police sirens that he panicked and dropped the knife, shoving Lindsay aside and getting ready to flea but before he could, Mr Derbyshire grabbed him and held him fast. Danny and Stella rushed over to Lindsay and knelt down beside her. Stella took hold of one of her hands and Lindsay looked up, smiling weakly at her through her tears. "You ok kiddo?" She nodded slightly and Stella squeezed her hand reassuringly before looking up at Danny. "Why are you still here?" Her voice was accusing, she knew Lindsay wasn't Danny's usual friend choice. They continued to talk as the police dealt with Mr Miller and spoke to Mr Derbyshire.

"Believe it or not Stella, I care about her and I wanna be here for her just as much as you do." He defended himself and she gave a bitter laugh.

"She doesn't wanna sleep with you Danny, I'm not gonna let you fuck her around so why are you suddenly so concerned about her?" Her voice was strong and although her words were harsh, Danny knew she had only said them because she cared about Lindsay.

Lindsay looked up at Stella. "Stel' he isn't like that…not with me." Lindsay's gaze shifted from Stella to Danny then back to Stella.

She opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by a police man. "Miss Monroe?"

She looked up and nodded. "Yes sir?"

"We need a statement from you, we already have one from your teacher but we'll need one from you." Again she nodded and the police man looked at Danny and Stella. "We're also going to need to talk to you too; Mr Derbyshire says that you also witnessed the attack." Danny and Stella nodded and the three teens followed the police man into the reception.

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When they had given their statements the police man told them they were free to go and Mr Miller was taken away in a police car. Danny took hold of Lindsay's hand and led her out of the reception then told her that she needed to get checked out by the first aid rep. She reluctantly nodded and he led her up to the pool and over to the first aid room as Stella followed behind them. When they got there, she walked in and sat down on the bed as the nurse told her that she'd be as gentle as possible. Danny turned around to leave the room and give her some privacy but she called him back. "Danny, will you stay with me?"

He nodded and walked over to her, slipping one of his hands into one of hers. "Sure thing sweetie." Stella was about to walk over to the door when Lindsay asked her to stay too. She nodded and walked over to her, standing on her other side as the nurse moved in front of her and cleaned up her cut.

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When the nurse had dismissed her, they walked up to the restaurant and sat down at a table in the corner of the room. The hotel manager walked over and sat down in the vacant char opposite Lindsay. "Lindsay, I heard about what happened; are you ok?" He sounded concerned and she smiled at him.

"Yeah, I'll be fine; just a bit shaken up." He smiled sympathetically at her and then looked at Danny and Stella.

"Sorry, we'd better be getting back to…" Stella started talking but he cut her off.

"It's fine, you were looking after Lindsay. Lindsay why don't you take tonight off, relax?" She thanked him but told him she'd rather work to take her mind off it all, he nodded although he insisted that she take the rest of the day off.

She reluctantly agreed and when they had all had a drink, they went back downstairs; Stella heading to one of the rooms and Danny heading for the reception. Lindsay went up to her room to find that Sarah had gone out. She was glad of that fact and once she had showered and got changed into her tankini; she put a bottle of sun cream, a towel, a book, her purse and her iPod in her beach bag then slipped a skirt on over her tankini bottoms and put on her flip-flops. She walked down to the pool and laid a towel on a vacant sun bed then took off her skirt and applied some sun screen to her arms, legs and stomach.

Danny walked past carrying a case, headed for 'room 23' and she smiled at him but when he was walking past again, she called him over. "Yes ma'am?" He teased and she smirked at him.

"Can I ask you a huge favour?" He smiled and nodded. "Can you put the sun screen on my back…I can't reach." He laughed but obliged and when he had done she smiled and thanked him. He told her it was nothing and then headed back to the reception.

She made herself comfortable and lay on the bed, reading her book and listening to her iPod. An hour later someone tapped her on the back and she tipped her head up to see Aiden stood over her. "Hey, skiving off are we?" Lindsay laughed and told her that she had been given the day off. "I know, I was only kidding. How are you, Stella told me what happened; don't worry I won't tell anyone."

Lindsay sat up and made room for Aiden on the bed. Aiden sat down and looked at her, waiting for an answer. "I'm ok thanks, feel better knowing Mr Miller's being dealt with."

"Yeah, nobody expected him to react like that." Lindsay agreed but quickly changed the subject, not wanting to talk about it.

"So, you on a break?" She asked her, realising that Aiden should really be working with Stella.

"No, I'm getting clean bed sheets; just thought I should stop and see if you were ok." She smiled at her.

"I'm fine thanks." Aiden nodded and said if Lindsay needed anyone to talk to, she knew where to find her. Lindsay nodded and when Aiden left for the store cupboards, she lay back down and continued with her book.

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"Yo Linds', you wanna grab somethin' to eat?" Danny leaned over her but she didn't notice he was there; she was too busy reading her book and listening to her iPod. Danny was about to shout to get her attention but stopped when he recognised the Spanish rap music which was coming from her headphones.

He smiled to himself, not realising that Lindsay had noticed him and was now staring at him expectantly. "Yes Mr Messer?"

He snapped out of his trance and looked down to find her staring up at him, twiddling one of her earphones in between her fingers. "Oh hey, sorry zoned out there…so what ya listenin' to?"

"Oh umm…Daddy Yankee; he's a…" He interrupted her, grinning madly.

"Spanish rapper, I love that guy." She smiled back, realising that they finally had something in common.

"Me too, so what other singers d'you like?"

"Umm, Timberland are pretty cool, Kanye West, mostly rap music; bout you?"

"Umm, Timberland, Kanye West, Pussycat Dolls, that kinda stuff but I like a few rock bands too. So did you come over here to discuss music with me or was there some other reason?" She threw a teasing smile up at him and he smirked in response.

"Umm no, I came to see if you wanted to go and get somethin' to eat. I'm on my break and thought you might like some company, feel free to tell me to bugger off if you want but I…" He was starting to ramble and she found it cute.

"Sure, I'd love to go with you." He suddenly stopped talking and smiled down at her.

"Great, d'you wanna go up to the restaurant or d'you wanna go somewhere else?"

"I'm not bothered, wherever you wanna go is fine." She switched off her iPod and put it in her bag along with her book then stood up and slipped her blue miniskirt on over her tankini bottoms. She slung her bag over her right shoulder and smiled at him. "You ready?" He nodded as she suddenly realised that they had never been out together in daylight before. "Danny, are you sure you wanna do this?" He looked at her confused so she explained her thoughts. "We've never been out together when your friends have been around, are you sure you want them to see us talking to each other?"

"Lindsay I don't give a fuck what they think of me, I ain't deserting you and if they don't like it, tough. You're my friend and I'm goin' to get lunch with ya." She smiled at him before grabbing his hand and lacing their fingers; he just smiled and allowed her to lead the way.

She led them up to the restaurant and they both sat down at a table in the corner of the room. She released his hands and put her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her hands. "You sure about this?"

"Yeah, a couple of days ago, I wouldn't have even considered this but now…" He trailed off, not knowing how to put into words what she had done to him.

"Wow, I've rendered the infamous Danny Messer speechless." She joked to break the tension and he offered a silent thank you to her.

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When they had eaten dinner, they went back down to the pool and bumped into Clara and Aimee who had just finished with the kids club for lunch. "Hey Danny." Aimee smiled at him and he winked at her, mainly to wind Clara up.

"Hey Aimee, how's the kids club goin'?" She sighed but said nothing, making Danny laugh. "That bad?"

She nodded but remained silent, Clara, on the other hand, didn't. "Dan, babe, what are you doin' with 'Geekoid'?" She looked at Lindsay and glared.

"There are so many things wrong with that sentence." His voice was angry and cold as he wrapped an arm around Lindsay's shoulders. "Her name is Lindsay and she ain't a 'Geek'…well I s'pose technically she is but she's so different to normal 'Geeks'. She's smart, witty, sweet; in fact she's one of my best friends and if you have a problem with that then you can go fuck yourself Clara."

Clara smirked at him before slyly replying, "Why would I need to?" He looked at her confused. "I have Brent for that." His eyes flared with anger as he walked closer to her.

"You bitch…you are the most manipulative person I have ever met but you know what?" His voice was angry as he got in her face.

"What?" She simply widened her eyes expectantly.

"I'm glad you cheated on me 'cuz now I can see what you really are; well you ain't playin' me for a fool again." Danny stepped back and put his arm around Lindsay's shoulder again as Clara stood, mouth open in surprise.

She raised her eyebrows and Lindsay smirked at her. "What's the matter; Brent still got your tongue?" Danny looked down at her surprised, questions in his eyes. "Danny was the only one willing to give me a chance and he's a great guy, I hope you know what you've given up."

She moved to stand in front of Lindsay, intimidating her slightly because of the significant height difference between them. "Listen to me you little brat, I'm more popular, more pretty and a helluva lot scarier so I'd stop with the attitude right now." She turned and started to walk away but Lindsay followed her, leaving a very shocked Danny and a confused Aimee stood watching her walk away. She stopped walking and turned around to face Lindsay. "What?"

"Just wanted you to know that I'm not scared of you." She stood firm, not intimidated by Clara's cold glare.

"And why's that?" She raised her eyebrows, urging her to answer.

"Because I have the one thing that you don't."

"Which is?"

"Daniel Carmine Messer." Clara narrowed her eyes and Lindsay smirked. "Looks like you aren't the only bitch around here Clara, only differences is, I hide it better. I may be the new girl but I play by my rules, not yours." With that she walked back to Danny and Aimee, leaving a shock-stricken Clara behind.

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A/N: Well what did you think? There're a couple of chapters left I think, one may involve a prom, I dunno…what d'you think? Next chapter up soon and sorry it took a bit longer than planned for this one. Thanks again for all your reviews, love you all more than cookies.

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