Episode 6 (Without you)
Danny's Apartment
"Do you think she'll like these?" Julia asked taking the cookies she baked off the tray
"One way to my daughters heart is threw her stomach" Danny smirked
"Sounds like you" Julia smirked at Danny
"She's a mini Messer what can I say?" Danny asked and there was a knock at the door, he walked over and found Lucy and Lindsay outside
"Hi Daddy!" Lucy yelled jumping into his arms
"Hey Luce" Danny said "I would have picked her up"
"It's fine I was on my way out anyway" Lindsay said
"Whose that!" Lucy asked pointing at Julia and Danny sighed
"Hi there" Julia smiled walked over to Lucy "I'm your dad's friend Julia"
"Julia this is Lindsay" Danny said reluctantly introducing them but had no choice
"It's nice to finally meet you" Julia said politely shaking Lindsay's hand
"Same here" Lindsay said then walked over to Lucy and gave her a kiss "You be a good girl ok?"
"Ok mommy" Lucy said then Lindsay left "What do I smell?" Lucy asked taping her chin with her finger
"I think Julia baked some cookies" Danny said to her and Lucy's eyes widened
"How did you know I love cookies!" Lucy yelled out happily
"Because when I was your age I did too, would you like to try some?" Julia asked and Lucy shook her head yes and followed Julia into the kitchen and took a seat at the counter
"Chocolate chip" Lucy said with eyes wide open "I love them"
"Just one Luce then dinner" Danny told her
"Sure Daddy" Lucy said not taking her eyes off the cookie "What's for dinner?"
"I was thinking we'd go out" Danny told his daughter
"To my favorite pizza place?" Lucy asked and Danny smiled
"Sure if that's what you want" Danny said to her
"It is dad" Lucy said seriously
"I'm going to clean up, I'll be right back" Julia said excusing herself from the kitchen and walked into the bathroom
"She's pretty daddy" Lucy said in a whisper "Not as pretty as mommy, but still pretty"
"Are you ok with this Lucy?" Danny asked "If you don't want her here-"
"Daddy it's fine" Lucy insisted "I hang out with mommy and Jake all the time anyway"
"Really" Danny said stiffening up "What do you guys do?"
"We watched the Littler Mermaid last night" Lucy told Danny "Jake loves that movie"
"Shocking" Danny mumbled
"And he taught me how to add" Lucy said biting into her cookie
"You like him?" Danny asked her
"Eh" Lucy shrugged "He's very nice to me and mommy but he's not you"
"That is very true" Danny said with a smile then Julia walked out
"All set" Julia smiled
"Me too" Lucy said jumping off of her chair
"Alright" Danny said grabbing his jacket and hold the door open for Lucy and Julia
Crime Lab
Lindsay walked into the lab and was greeted by Stella
"Hey I didn't know you were on shift" Stella said with a smile
"I'm not" Lindsay said taking her jacket off "But I've got nothing else to do, Lucy is with Danny and Jake is working"
"Most normal people would take a night like this to catch up on some much needed sleep, go out and party or just relax" Stella pointed out to her
"I will do all that except for the partying one" Lindsay smirked "I just have some paperwork I should finish up"
"Alright" Stella said "I'm off to a scene, I'll see you later"
"Ok" Lindsay said
Pizzeria
Danny, Lucy and Julia walked into the crowded pizza place and grabbed the last empty table
"So you like this place Lucy?" Julia asked who was sitting across from Danny and Lucy
"Yes I come here all the time" Lucy informed her "There pizza is the best"
"Let's not go crazy Luce" Danny teased "You ever have pizza in Brooklyn?"
"Depends, have you ever taken me for pizza in Brooklyn?" Lucy asked seriously which caused Danny to grin
"Suppose not" Danny said looking at the menu, the waitress came over and they gave their order in
"Hey look daddy" Lucy said pointing
"What is it?" Danny said looking at where Lucy was pointing
"It's Jake" Lucy said still pointing
"Don't point" Danny said pulling Lucy's hand down "We don't want him to see us, then he might come over and say something" Danny mumbled
"But friends say hi to each other Daddy" Lucy told her father
"That's true but-" Danny started but wanted to be careful how to word it "I don't like him" Danny told his daughter bluntly who giggled "And if he sees us he's going to come over here and chat with us and try to be my friend"
"Can he still be my friend?" Lucy asked her dad
"Sure" Danny said with a shrug as he put his head down so Jake wouldn't see him but Lucy watched him intently
"Danny" Julia scolded with a smile
"What?" Danny asked seriously "Lucy and I have two rules, one is we never ever lie to each other"
"What's the second?" Julia questioned
"She can't date until she's in her late thirties" Danny told her seriously causing Julia to laugh
"You can't be serious" Julia said still laughing
"Luce?" Danny asked trying to get attention but was still watching Jake
"Yea daddy?" Lucy asked not taking her eyes off of Jake
"What are our two rules?" Danny asked
"Never ever lie to each other and no dating until mid-thirties" Lucy responded like a robot as she still looked ahead
"What are you looking at Luce?" Danny asked
"I think Jake has a different girlfriend" Lucy told her father
"Why?" Danny asked turning his attention ahead and saw Jake kissing another women, who was not Lindsay
"Oh boy" Lucy said looking at her father "Mommy is going to be really sad" Lucy said sadly hunching over in the booth
"Luce" Danny said "Don't be upset, grown ups sometimes do stupid things"
"I'm upset because mommy's going to be upset" Lucy said looking up at her dad
"I'm sure your mom wouldn't want you to be upset" Julia said kindly to the sad Lucy
"Julia's right" Danny said
"Daddy will you make sure mommy's not sad?" Lucy asked
"I'll take care of it Luce" Danny said with a smile "Don't you worry"
"Maybe it's just a misunderstanding" Julia offered, the last thing she needed was for Lindsay to be single "I'm sure he has a good explanation maybe it's a relative"
"Then I should go arrest him because making out like that with a family member is illegal" Danny said to her
"Let Lindsay handle it" Julia said to Danny
"Well I have to tell her" Danny told her
"Why?" Julia questioned
"Because this guy is playing her for a fool" Danny told her "I can't just let that go"
"It's not your place" Julia informed him
"Lindsay is still my co-worker, my friend and my daughters mother I will always protect her" Danny told her seriously
"Maybe we should call mommy" Lucy offered
"Nah" Danny said then the waitress bought over their food
"Yummy" Lucy smiled as the pizza pie was placed in front of them as they were each taking a slice Jake and the girl he was with walked out of the pizza place, he didn't notice Danny and Lucy there.
"I'll be right back" Danny said standing up as he watched Jake leave
"Danny" Julia sighed
"Five minutes" Danny promised "Stay here" He said to Lucy who was taking a bit into her pizza, she just gave him a thumbs up and a nod
Danny walked out of the pizza place and saw Jake walking with the women
"Jake" Danny said walking over to him and the girl "I saw you inside" he said casually
"Do me favor?" Jake asked the girl "Just wait in the car, I'll be there in a few"
"Alright" The women smiled taking his car keys
"If you plan on hitting me, I will hit back" Jake said to him and Danny laughed
"Really? I'd love to see you try" Danny said to him "But I'm not going to hit you. I'm telling you to go tell Lindsay the truth"
"Danny-" Jake started
"She deserves that much" Danny told him "And you don't deserve her at all"
"This was a one time thing" Jake told him
"Oh that makes it ok" Danny said to him
"It doesn't but I'll handle Lindsay" Jake said turning and Danny grabbed his arm and forced him to face him
"No you wont" Danny warned him "I warned you" Danny said pointing at him "Just a few hours ago, Lucy was in there she saw you, she's devastated"
"Why didn't you tell me you where here" Jake said annoyed for hurting Lucy
"I'm sorry would you have stopped cheating on Lindsay if you knew Lucy watching?" Danny mocked "You're going to talk to Lindsay tonight and you're going to tell her how sorry you are for hurting her and you'll never do it again because you're not good enough for her then you'll walk away"
"This isn't your business" Jake told him
"It is" Danny told him "Lindsay is a great girl and you screwed it up"
"I know" Jake said "It's just-"
"-I don't want to hear your excuses!" Danny yelled then lowered his voices as people watched "I want you to tell Lindsay the truth. You know she really trusted you if she told you what happened to her in the past, and you just blew that all away. You're disgusting"
"Aren't you the pot calling kettle black?" Jake asked him raising an eyebrow "Lindsay never mentioned it but I heard rumors about you. Big playboy of the crime lab even cheated on Lindsay yourself so the last thing you-" Jake tried to finish but Danny punched him in the jaw
"Don't compare me to you- ever" Danny warned "You tell Lindsay or I will" he said then walked back into the pizzeria and took his seat
"How'd that go?" Julia questioned a little disappointed
"Fine" Danny said casually
"I hope you hit him Daddy" Lucy said seriously "Hitting is bad I know but, I just hope you did" then Danny smirked at his daughter
Crime Lab
Lindsay was in her office typing at her computer when Jake knocked and walked in
"Hey" Lindsay smiled "I tried calling you earlier"
"Yea I know" Jake said fully walking in and closing the door behind him
"What happened to your face?" Lindsay asked alarmed standing up
"Danny" Jake told her and she sighed
"I'll talk to him, he can't just hit you" Lindsay said starting to angry towards Danny
"It was my fault" Jake said to her "There's something I have to tell you"
"Alright" Lindsay said coolly "what's up?"
"Well I was at the pizzeria tonight and I didn't realize Danny and Lucy were there" Jake told her
"Ok" Lindsay said a bit confused
"I was there with another women" Jake told her instantly looking down at his feet
"Oh" was all Lindsay said then she took a seat at her desk "I get it" she said
"No I care about you a lot Lindsay" Jake told her
"Then you wouldn't have cheated" Lindsay told him "And you probably wouldn't have told me if Danny didn't catch you" she told him strangely calmly
"I'm so sorry the last thing I wanted to do is hurt you" Jake said
"Well I obviously don't believe that" Lindsay said to him "Who was she?"
"I've been seeing her for a while" Jake told her
"A while?" Lindsay questioned
"Just a few weeks" Jake clarified
"Just a few weeks?" Lindsay repeated "Ok well I wish I would have known all this before I got so invested and before my daughter met you"
"It's not like that Lindsay I want to be apart of your life and hers" Jake said to her
"I don't trust you enough to date you and I certainly don't trust you enough to be around my daughter" Lindsay told him "Get out" was all she said then turned back to her computer
"Lindsay-" Jake started again
"I said get out" she said raising her voice slightly then Jake gave her a sympathetic look then turned and left the office
Danny's Apartment
Danny, Lucy and Julia arrived back at the apartment. Julia hadn't said two words to Danny the entire way home.
"Luce can you go play in your room for a little bit?" Danny asked
"Yea ok" Lucy said with a shrug then went into her room and closed the door
"What is it?" Danny asked
"You really have to ask?" Julia questioned "This need to protect your ex-wife doesn't alarm you in anyway?" she said him
"What is that supposed to mean?" Danny asked
"Why do you always jump to her defense!" Julia yelled "What is it about her that always pulls you back in?"
"I told you when we first started seeing each other that I had a daughter and her mother was still important to me that I still loved her" Danny told her
"After all these months those feelings never changed?" Julia asked "You're still so hung up on her even after all this time together?"
"My feelings for Lindsay are still the same as they were" Danny admitted "I love her nothing is going to change that"
"Yes but are you still in love with her?" Julia asked him "It's one thing to have loving feelings for someone but another to still be in love"
"I don't know" Danny said to her
"It's been over a year Dan" Julia cried out "Move on!"
"I can't!" Danny yelled back "I can't" He said softer "She's still a constant in my life"
"I can see that" Julia said sadly "So what now?"
"I don't know" Danny said to her "But I think you should go" he said taking her by surprise
"Fine" Julia said grabbing her jacket and slamming the apartment door behind her
"Is the coast clear?" Lucy asked peeking out of her door
"Sure kiddo" Danny said and Lucy came out "Sorry you had to hear that"
"It's ok" Lucy shrugged "I need a favor"
"Anything" Danny said to his daughter
"I know mommy's going to be sad tonight so I think I should go over and see her because she told me every time she sees me she's happy" Lucy told her dad seriously who smiled
"Sure" Danny agreed
"And you should come too because you seem sad" Lucy said getting her jacket
"I'm not sad" Danny defended
"Daddy we're not supposed to lie" Lucy warned her father who smiled at her
"Let's go" Danny said opening the door for Lucy
Lindsay's Apartment
Lindsay unlocked her apartment door and was surprised to see the light on and TV
"Hey Mommy!" Lucy smiled running to give her mom a hug
"Hey Luce what are you doing here?" Lindsay asked confused
"I thought you'd be sad so me and daddy came over" Lucy said pointing to the couch where Danny was sitting
"That's very sweet Lucy but I'm not sad" Lindsay said to her daughter
"Not even a little?" Lucy asked not believing her mom
"Ok maybe a little" Lindsay said to her then walked over to Danny
"Hey" Danny said looking up at her "I'm sorry-"
"-it's fine" Lindsay promised, "He told me everything"
"He wasn't good enough for you anyway" Danny told her
"What happened to Julia?" Lindsay asked him
"We had a fight" Danny told her coolly
"Sorry" Lindsay said taking a seat next to him "It's not our night huh?"
"No" Danny said to her "When did dating get so difficult"
"I don't think it's difficult" Lucy smiled squeezing in between her parents on the couch "You both just stink at it, I'm going to be good at it"
"No you're not" Danny informed his daughter "What's our number 2 rule?"
"No dating until mid-thirties" Lucy said with a sigh and Lindsay laughed
"Good girl" Danny said to her
"What are we watching?" Lindsay asked
"What do you think?" Danny mocked as the Little Mermaid started up
"You made it home just in time" Lucy said to her mom with a big grin
An hour into the movie Lucy was already fast asleep
"I should take her to bed" Lindsay said
"I'll do it" Danny swiftly picking up Lucy and placing her in her bed, then closed the door behind him and walked back over to Lindsay
"So how are you really doing?" Danny asked Lindsay
"I've been threw this before" Lindsay told him "But it's easier because I wasn't in love with Jake" she told him and he nodded
"Sorry" Danny offered and Lindsay smiled
"It's fine, you've more then made it up to me" Lindsay promised "He had been dating that girl for a few weeks and didn't think it was a big deal"
"I told you" Danny said to her "Didn't trust him"
"Well what happened with you tonight? You and Julia seemed like a happy little family when I left earlier" Lindsay asked
"She's a lot more invested then I am" Danny said to her and Lindsay frowned
"I'm sorry, Lucy's right" Lindsay told him "We stink at dating"
"We're just not meant to be with other people" Danny said to her and she sighed but didn't respond "I mean aren't we happier together then we are apart?"
"I guess" Lindsay said to him "But this isn't about just us anymore Danny, we have a daughter. I don't want to get her hopes up thinking her parents are back together when there's still so much that needs to be said"
"You have more secrets?" Danny teased lightly
"No" Lindsay said offering a smile "It's just- I don't know. I just got out of a relationship Danny"
"You call Jake Spencer a relationship?" Danny questioned with a smirk "He was a joke"
"It was pretty serious" Lindsay told him "I don't know what happened, why I'm so easy to cheat on"
"That's not true" Danny told her "You're not at least not for me"
"But you still did" Lindsay told him
"I was at a low point" Danny confessed "I didn't know which way was up for a long time"
"That's how I felt after-" Lindsay started "Can we work on just being friends and see where it goes?"
"Of course" Danny said putting his arm around her and she snuggled into him
"Do you think he's ever going to come back?" Lindsay asked him
"Jake? Probably but if-" Danny started
"Not him" Lindsay said "Cal-"
"Don't say his name" Danny warned "I don't think so, I think he knows if he comes back he's done. You think about that a lot?"
"Every night" Lindsay confessed "I wonder if he's watching or waiting"
"I know I failed you Lindsay but I promise you that will never happen again" Danny said in a low voice "If he ever comes back it will be the last thing he does, I promise you that"
Julia's Apartment
Julia walked into her apartment she has clearly been drinking then her phone went off
"Hello?" Julia asked
"Whats the matta?" Calvin asked his sister
"Hearing your voice is just what I needed" Julia said with a sigh "I hate him"
"Messer?" Calvin asked "He has that affect on people, what happened?"
"He is still in love with his ex!" Julia yelled "And then he threw me out!"
"It's alright" Calvin reassured her "You don't have to worry about him anymore because I'm coming home"
"What?" Julia asked "Are you serious?"
"I'm three hours away then I'll be home" Calvin assured his sister "I'll take care of everything"