A Staten Island Kinda 4th of July Chapter 9, a csi: new york fanfic

Disclaimer: nothing has changed…its not mine.

A/N: Its late, I'm tired, please don't hold it against me…as of now I'm thinking a chapter and a half more to tie things up…hope you enjoy. =)

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"Ma, you just killed the game." Danny whined as he took his daughter from his mother wincing slightly which Lindsay saw and with a look of sheer humor and took Lucy to feed her

"Yea, better she kill the game then you kill your shoulder again dumbass." Lindsay shot while she sat down and started bottle feeding Lucy.

"I'm fine Linds, don't have a cow."

"Already did." Lindsay smirked while she looked down at the baby, "But seriously, take it easy Dan." He could see the sadness in her eyes. She hated seeing him injured or in pain, the same way he was about her. And frankly, if it was her, he would have her tied to a chair watching the game and heavily medicated so why was he being such a pain?

"You got it Linds." He surrendered. "I'll take it easy, and if the pain don't go away I'll take some more of the meds."

"Meds? Pain? Danny boy your girl beating you?" Uncle Art piped in

"Nah, got all that when this little one was born."

"So what's the meds for boy?"

"My shoulder, got a…"

"Got a what? What happened to you, you not in your prime anymore?" Vinny butted in.

"Oh, he's in his prime." Lindsay laughed.

"And she's in the gutter." Kate said laughing as well.

"So Danny?" Aunt Carla asked.

"I got shot, shoulder, not too much damage but it wasn't all that long ago."

"You shoot him with his own gun missy?" Uncle Art joked towards Lindsay.

"I could with how stubborn he's been since he got out of the hospital."

"Well Linds, you married Danny, you had to know that was coming." Louie said.

"I did, but you know, the last time he was hurt it was so much easier to get him to cooperate." Lindsay thought

"The sex was still new." Danny said leaning back in his seat tipping slightly.

"Oh get off of it." Lindsay said kicking his chair and making it nearly topple. It would have, had Danny not gone spazzy and throw all his wait forward again. "Very graceful." Lindsay chuckled.

"You would do that to your injured husband? The father of your child?" Danny asked as straight faced as he could muster.

"Uh, Yea." Lindsay laughed. "Seriously you are gonna try and use that injury to your benefit now? As in NOW, after denying it was bugging you up until all of oh 2 seconds ago."

"Danny Boy, I think this girls got you." Uncle Vinny laughed. "You got a good one there, make sure she raises the kid more than you. AS for You." He said turning to Louie. "What are you doing with her, she's too good for you?" he said gesturing over to Kate.

"Yea, I know." Louie draping an arm around the pretty blonde to his left. "What can I say I turned on the charm."

"Hardly." Kate laughed "This guy was a babbling bumbling buffoon when I first met him. He comes into my store and pretends to be browsing when his eyes never left my ass, and when I approached him he was like a 12 year old."

"Was he at half mast already?" Lindsay asked through a laugh.

"Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if he was." Kate laughed back. "truth was, he couldn't make a sentence work for him. A week later after he composed himself he came back. That went a bit better." Kate laughed

"Yea, let a chili craving find me the girl of my dreams." Louie smirked his own version of a Messer grin before pulling his girlfriends chin towards him to kiss her.

"Well, that's sweet." Maria butted in, "But what are your intentions with this sweet woman? Cause I don't need to smack another son over the head for nearly losing the love of his life."

"What ma?" Louie choked out "I…I tho….I thought I already finished this when I…I met her f…folks."

"Yea what Maria?" Lindsay asked as well.

"Louie think about it a moment. Was this what he was like when you caught him lusting?" Maria leaned over to ask Kate "and Lindsay, I can only assume it was you, that had Danny in the worst state I'd seen him since he was 6 and Mr. Lumpkins 'died' in the wash."

"Ma…" Danny started as he took the seat next to his mother, begging her not to tell this story.

"What Daniel, I saw you, you were heartbroken. There's no denying that. He comes over for Sunday night dinner like ha has whenever he has the night off, and you're just a mope. You couldn't keep a conversation going, just kept pushing your chicken parm around the plate. I don't think you ever even took a bite."

"UHH! NO!" Lindsay gasped looking back and forth from Danny's mom to him.

"Yes, I've never seen this boy not eat chicken parm when it's put in front of him and nothing. He just kept muttering to himself, and later he mumbles something about not wanting to go back to the city 'Too many memories of Montana.' Which just sounded weird but this being Danny and the occasional mention of you…" Maria trails off leaning over to Lindsay "Ever since he was 14 he's been skeptical of talking about girlfriends in front of family, I blame Sal and Louis for teasing him on a girlfriend with braces, anyway, I hear him listening to his voice mail. And that's strange cause I know he didn't get any calls during dinner, you see so I eves drop a little bit and peak around the corner. And EVEN though that boys head is bent I can see a flint of a smile. Anyway I heard him call you. AND being the good mother that I am I listened."

"Of course ya did ma." Danny said shaking his head. Sure his Ma listened, she may not spread the gossip but she sure loved to know the scoop on everyone.

"Well I heard him call you, and that boy sounded so broken, I heard him ask you to give it another go, to give up on falling out of love cause chances are he was and had been falling. He cared for ya, honey, but the poor bastard couldn't say it. So anyway I leave and whip up a quick apple crisp, and I know it's not quick, but it gave the boy some thinking time. And well I come back and he hasn't moved is just staring at that phone waiting for it to ring…which if a watched pot never boils…anyway, I hit him with a pillow and told him to get his act together cause he wasn't the man I raised. The man he became when he dropped the shit, he needed to fight for what he wants, and well, I doubt it had much to do with it, but when he brought you over here at Christmas, uh, sweetie you make this boy happier than I've ever seen him, and I can't help but thank the lord he didn't give his fight up too early."

"I've never known Danny to give up a fight." Lindsay smiled before looking back at her husband.

"When it comes to us babe, I ain't ever gonna give up the fight." Danny said threading their fingers and kissing the back of one of her hands.

"Good." Lindsay smiled and leaned over to give Danny a quick peck.

"Now Louis, Your intentions?" Maria asked. "Oh yes I don't forget."

"Well obviously Ma." Danny joked "with the detail you just retold that story in."

"Shush, you know better Daniel. And Louis?"

"Ma, Katie and I…well…."

"Well spit it out son." Sal said from his place standing behind Maria. "we know she's not pregnant so,"

"So, we've talked about maybe getting marri"

"MARRIED!" Maria jumped up in obvious excitement. "Oh Louie I never thought I'd see the day."

"Yea, well, nothing's set in stone yet, she's just said yes ya know." Louie smirked, glancing over at Kate who had taken a diamond ring off a chain and slipped it onto her finger.

"Shit Man, Congrats." Danny said clapping his brother on the back glancing at his own wife who was now deep in discussion with Kate and Maria.

"So, Kate, Sweets are you going to have a real wedding or take the Danny route?"

"HEY!" both Danny and Lindsay shouted

"Well, city hall Daniel, this girl deserves better." Maria said pulling Lindsay in for a half hug

"I know she does, but given the circumstances it turned out pretty damn well." Danny said

"I thought it was just about perfect." Lindsay smiled.

"Just about?"

"Danny, do you want to talk to my father about this?" Lindsay asked.

"Yea no did that once, anyway this is about Kate and Louie!"

"Nice redirection Little." Louie snickered to Danny. "Problems with the in laws?"

"Just the shot gun wielding, over-protective Dad." Danny said out of the side of his mouth as both men watched the women of their lives go on into the girly world of proposals and details. Yea life was pretty darn good.