Silly Love Songs

Part 5

By: ioanhoratio

A/N ok I lied. This chapter had to be cut in half due to a family medical emergency, so I didn't get to finish it and after four hours in the emergency room (everyone is doing better now) I just don't have the energy to finish typing it up. So tomorrow I will post two chapters; the conclusion to this one, where the truth comes out, and then the following chapter, where Danny has to...nope not going to tell you! You'll just have to wait and see. So, again I apologize!!! I will make it up to you guys tomorrow!

Special Thank to: afrozenheart412, Meredith and Derek, laurzz, and madhatterette! Thanks guys!


'Cause here I go again

Lindsay wrinkled her forehead as she lay in bed with her eyes closed. She listened, wondering if she imagined the sound, but a moment later she again her the tiny voice call out to her and whine. The tired mother peeled on eye open and looked at the screen of her cell phone.

5:12

She let out a breath of defeat as she wearily rolled out of bed. She turned to the lamp by her bed and switched it on, her gaze was immediately drawn to the single red rose that had been set on the night stand. Despite her exhaustion, Lindsay felt a warm feeling spread through her body which manifested itself as a small smile. She reach forward and snagged the small note the rested next to the flower:

I love you.

-D

Lindsay of course recognized her husbands quick scribbling. It was simple and to the point. Perfect.

Lindsay heard Lucy's babbling begin to turn frustrated at the lack of mother's appearance so she would have to put the beautiful bud in water after she helped her daughter. She quickly made her way to the nursery.

At the sight of her mother Lucy, standing against the bars of the crib, grinned and reached out. Lindsay was fast to respond as she swept her child up into her arms.

"Good morning Lucy-loo," Lindsay cooed, desperate to sound happy to be awake at 5:00 a.m. The little girl twisted in her mother's arms reaching back to the crib. Lindsay shifted Lucy over to the other hip, trying to wrestle the squirming child, but Lucy continued to reach back for the crib. Lindsay turned back.

"You want to go back to your bed?" Lindsay asked confused.

Lucy stared at her but pointed a pudgy finger to the crib.

"The crib?" Lindsay tried again.

"Des," Lucy responded.

Lindsay, unsure of her daughter's request, walked back over to the crib. Lucy immediately started kicking her legs and reaching out frantically.

Lindsay gave the bed a once over and saw what her daughter wanted. In the corner was a little white teddy bear holding a red heart that read, My Valentine. Obviously a gift left by her daddy.

Lindsay lowered Lucy down enough so the baby could grab the stuffed toy. She pulled close to her chest in a hug, then showed it to her mommy.

"Very cute. Daddy sure is sneaky isn't he?" Lindsay offered.

Lucy started pulling on the heart shaped nose and trying to stuff it in her mouth.

"Daddy will be so happy you like your surprise. I got one too. Should we call him and tell him thank you?"

Lucy babbled away. Lindsay was always amazed at how quickly her daughter went from sleeping beauty to wide awake rugrat. After a diaper change, Lindsay pulled out her cell-phone and called her husband.

"Messer," he answered with his usual slightly distracted voice.

"Good morning," Lindsay greeted him.

"Mornin' babe," he shot back in a much more attentive tone, "Lucy's up and going huh?"

"Yep, bright eyed and busy tailed as normal," she answered slightly disgusted then added, "She is particularly excited this morning. It seems a little Cupid snuck in her room and left her a gift."

"Oh really?" Danny laughed, "Did this Cupid fellow leave me anything?"

"I thought the phone call at 3:00 a.m. was your gift," Lindsay teased innocently.

"No, that was Don. Although it might be fun to see him in that cloth diaper and archery set."

Lindsay laughed out loud at the visual that had formed. Lucy, still perched on her mom's hip, laughed too, which prompted Lindsay to laugh harder.

"Wow, it wasn't that funny Linds."

She caught her breath and said, "First of all, yes it was. Don Flack half naked in wigs? That's funny. Secondly, Lucy started laughing just because I was."

"She did?" Lindsay could hear the smile in his voice, "What a big goof she is."

"Yep," Lindsay agreed easily, "she loves her little teddy bear."

"Good."

"And I love my rose, thank you."

"Wasn't me," Danny said, "Probably one of those Cupid guys."

"Oh, well in that case, I guess I'll give my very red and very lacy gift to one of them," Lindsay baited evilly.

"It was me," Danny hastily confirmed, "It was me. I left you the rose and the note. Did you read the note?"

"I loved it," Lindsay answered happily, "You are wonderfully sweet."

Danny just grunted in response.

Lindsay just rolled her eyes at her husbands attempt to maintain his masculinity in a house of girls.

"Will I see you today?" she asked, ignoring his caveman form of communication.

"Maybe," Danny responded, "but I wouldn't plan on much time together. The seen we're at is pretty bad. We're probably going to be processing for most of the day."

"Alright, I'll let you get back to work. We just want to say good morning and thank you for the Valentine's Day surprises. Hold on, Lucy is reaching for the phone."

Lindsay held the phone up to Lucy's ear and she heard Danny's voice say, "Mornin' baby girl."

Lucy responded with, "Eh, Daddeee, buss ooh soot."

"Is that right? Well, good. I love you and I'll see ya later today k?"

Lindsay pulled the phone back and Lucy started fussing.

"Ok, well I better get off the phone. She's going to start wailing. Love ya," Lindsay signed off.

"Love ya," Danny parroted then closed his phone and slid it back into his pocket.

"Everything ok?" Don asked.

"Yeah," Danny assured him, "Just Linds and Luce callin' to say good morning."

"That is one early riser you got on your hands Messer," Don teased.

"You have no idea," Danny informed his friend, "That girl has no concept of sleeping late or the weekend. I've never seen so many sunrises in my life, which is sayin' somethin' with the job we got."

Don nodded in understand then asked, "You guys going to have an early Valentine's then?"

"Why does everyone keep askin' me about our plans for Valentine's?" Danny grumbled then immediately regretted it. He saw a ghost of sadness flint across his friend's face. No doubt Don would happily deal with the romantic hoopla in order to get to spend the holiday with Jess. The look was gone as quickly as it had appeared so Danny chose to ignore it. He knew Don was slowly but surely working his way through his grief so instead he said, "Well, Lindsay and I don't really like Valentine's Day so I just left a little somethin' for her and Lucy this morning."

"And then tonight?" Don prompted.

"And then tonight we'll probably just watch a movie and crash on the couch," Danny explained easily.

"Boy Messer, how does Lindsay keep from being swept of her feet," Don dead-panned.

"What?" Danny cried defensively, "Look, things are different when you have a kid a'right? Until Lucy figures out that she doesn't have to beat the sun up every morning, Linds and I prefer to stay at home and sleep. Boring? Yes, but who cares?"

Don raised his arms in surrender, "A'right, a'right, a'right. Don't get ya panties in a wad, but if ya need a last minute babysitter for Lucy just let me know. She loves her Uncle Don."

"Good to know. I'll add ya to the list." Danny turned back to the crime scene and was soon snapping pictures. He thought about what Don had just said and his conversation with Hawkes a few days previous. A small feeling of doubt began to take root in his stomach. He and Lindsay hadn't discussed doing anything but they had in the past discussed their dislike of the holiday.

"Nah," he said out loud to no one. He knew his wife. She wasn't going to expect some big celebration. She liked the rose and the note. She had even elluded to something naughty in return for his gift. Danny smirked. That was the way they did things. No worries.


Seriously, sorry for the false advertising in the previous chapter but I swear tomorrow the truth will come out! (A wolf, she cries...I'm kidding...hopefully LOL!)