Episode (On the Road Again)
Danny, Lindsay, Flack and Lucy had already landed in Montana and picked up a rental car and were now driving to Lindsay's families house.
"Wow look at all these fields" Flack said with fake enthusiasm
"You see fields Uncle Flack I see a lot of room to ride horses" Lucy told him causing Danny to smile in the passenger seat
"She's got you Flack" Danny smirked
"Why did we get a rental car? Why didn't your family just pick us up?" Flack questioned
"We got the car in case we have to make a quick getaway" Lindsay told him seriously as Flack's eyes widened
"Are you going to ride a horse Uncle Flack?" Lucy asked sitting next to Flack
"No not this time I can't do much you know" Flack said pointing at his injuries
"Even if you could you wouldn't" Danny told him
"Have you ridden a horse- ever?" Flack questioned and Danny remained silent "That's what I thought"
"At least I'm not afraid to, if I had to I would" Danny shot back "My four year old daughter can do it"
"Who said I was afraid?" Flack questioned
"Boys" Lindsay warned from the drivers seat
"It's really a lot of fun" Lucy told them
"You get that from your mother" Danny told her "I think baseball is fun"
"I agree with your dad kiddo" Flack told Lucy
"I like baseball to" Lucy said annoyed "The red sox"
"What?" Danny asked turning to look at his daughter while Lindsay held back a laugh "Who said you could like the Red Sox?"
"No one told me to like them but Kyle does and-" Lucy started
"I think this Kyle is a bad influence on you" Danny said to her "We're New Yorkers we root for New York"
"Well Kyle told me I can like any team I want and doesn't matter where I'm from" Lucy told him with a quick huff and crossed her arms
"I don't want you hanging out with Kyle" Danny said to his daughter then turned back around
"Are you just mad that the Red Sox is a better team then the Yankees?" Lucy questioned causing Danny to turn again
"I'll have you know that we" he said pointing to himself, Lindsay and then Lucy "Are Met fans. But in all fairness to our sister team the Yankees are way better then the Red Sox"
"It's true" Flack said to Lucy who rolled her eyes
"Well at least the Yankees have won a world series in my lifetime" Lucy mumbled "Kyle said the Mets are awful"
"Is Kyle a baseball expert?" Danny questioned his daughter
"Yes he is" Lucy replied stubbornly
"No he isn't he's a four year old kid" Danny said to her "The Mets hit a rough patch, they'll get it back"
"In my lifetime or Kyle and mine's children's lifetime?" Lucy questioned
"Now you're having children with him?" Flack asked with a smile
"I'll have you know Lucy that you can not date any boy that I don't approve and I don't approve of Kyle and therefore you can't have children with him or marry him or kiss him or hold his hand" Danny told her then turned back around to look ahead and saw Lindsay laughing "What?" he questioned his wife
"He's four" Lindsay told him still giggling
"He's a terrible influence" Danny said to her seriously "Did you not hear what she said about the Mets? What's next he's going to tell her drugs are good?"
"Come on Danny" Lindsay sighed "What are you going to do when she's a teenager and going to school dances"
"I'll be inside that school gym watching her" Danny told her seriously "Making sure people like Kyle stay away from her"
"So what if he likes the Red Sox" Lindsay shrugged "It's baseball"
"Horses to you is like baseball to me" Danny told her sternly "I don't want people corrupting my daughter's mind with lies about our team"
"Ok" Lindsay said starting to laugh again
"I'm hungry mommy" Lucy shouted from the backseat
"Me too" Flack added
"Why don't you just ring your bell?" Danny asked him
"Oh I don't know it mysteriously disappeared" Flack shot accusingly at Danny "Would you know something about that?"
"Nope" Danny replied
"Will stop and get something to eat" Lindsay told them
"Good" both Flack and Lucy said at the same time
Diner
Danny, Lindsay, Flack and Lucy walked into a diner just a few blocks from her home
"I feel like I'm in the old west" Flack snorted and Lindsay slapped his arm
"Be nice I used to come here all the time" Lindsay told him as they took seats
"Well look who just walked up into my place of business" an older women smiled "If it isn't Miss. Lindsay Monroe"
"Hi Mrs. Fletcher" Lindsay smiled as the women hugged her "This is my husband Danny, my daughter Lucy and our friend Don" she said introducing them
"Well welcome to the Blue Moon" Mrs. Fletcher smiled handing them menus "What brings you back home?"
"Just a vacation" Lindsay lied
"That's good" Mrs. Fletcher smiled "Say hi to your mama for me because I haven't seen her in ages"
"Really?" Lindsay asked surprised
"Uh-huh" Mrs. Fletcher nodded " Haven't seen her since-" then she stopped herself "Oh well you know" she smiled "Tell her to drop by some time"
"Sure" Lindsay smiled uncomfortably
"You're sure your mother is alright with us all coming right?" Danny asked Lindsay in a whisper
"Yea" Lindsay told him "She's thrilled I on the other hand"
"I know" Danny said offering her a smile "Remember the quicker we do this-"
"-the quicker we get to go back home" Lindsay finished
"What does Moose pie taste like?" Lucy asked her parents
"Moose pie?" Flack questioned "Nothing you want kiddo"
"How about a grilled cheese" Danny said to his daughter
"That sounds safe" Lucy nodded
New York City
Mac was in his office when Agent Sykes walked in
"I want an explanation Taylor" Agent Sykes said storming in
"To what?" Mac asked not even looking up from his paperwork
"My people saw you and Messer outside Calvin Troy's motel- you could have blown his cover! Gotten him killed!" Sykes yelled
"And that would have been a shame" Mac remarked casually still looking at the file
"Taylor" Sykes said more sternly and Mac looked up "I want an explanation now"
"Did he get caught? Did the people Troy is working with figure anything out?" Mac asked
"No or we would be having a much different conversation now" Agent Sykes told him
"Well then what we were doing there is none of your concern" Mac said to him
"You think I'm going to leave it at that? You expect me to buy that you and Messer just happened to come upon the same motel Calvin Troy is staying in?" Agent Sykes questioned
"Well I can assure you that Detective Messer wouldn't have hurt Calvin Troy" Mac told him almost mocking their previous conversation
"Where is Detective Messer?" Agent Sykes asked
"He's on vacation" Mac told him coolly
"Good I don't want him screwing up this investigation" Agent Sykes told Mac
"Who the hell do you think you are?" Stella asked walking in the room "You want to run around and protect Calvin Troy that sick son of a bitch that's your business, but you do not have any business coming into this lab and barking out orders and demands"
"Who are you?" Agent Sykes asked
"I'm Detective Bonesera and I'm the person that's going to make your life a living hell if you let Troy slip threw the cracks" Stella warned
"I think we're done here Agent Sykes" Mac responded before he could
"Yea I think so" Agent Sykes said giving one last glance at Mac then stormed out of the out of office the same way he stormed in
"I hate that guy" Stella said to him taking a seat
"Hate's a strong word" Mac said to her
"Well good I was looking for a strong word" Stella told him and Mac smirked "When was the last time you slept?" Stella questioned as Mac raised an eyebrow
"I slept earlier" Mac told her
"For how long?" she asked
"About an hour, that's all I need" Mac told her
"I know you're working surveillance on Calvin" Stella said
"I was until I sent Danny and Lindsay out of town" Mac said to her
"We would all be willing to help" Stella offered
"There's nothing we can do now but wait" Mac said to her
Danny/Lindsay Apartment
Calvin Troy crept into the apartment slowly with his gun out and looked around the apartment. It was too quiet he thought. He noticed the apartment was dark and chilly and entered each bedroom and saw they were all empty. He walked over to the computer and turned it on. He went on the internet and clicked history. And that's where he saw flight plans for Montana and he smiled.
"You can't run from me" Calvin smirked writing some information down then turned off the computer and left the apartment. He walked down the stairs and out of the building when someone bumped right into him
"Watch where you're going" Calvin shouted
"Sorry about that" Mac replied "You lost? Or do your undercover meetings here in this apartment building"
"You're not supposed to be talking to me, you can get me killed" Calvin told him
"Wouldn't want that now would I" Mac replied "And you're not supposed to be anywhere Danny and Lindsay's residence"
"They live here?" Calvin asked "That's weird"
"Save it" Mac warned then Calvin walked away
"Oh Calvin" Mac said and Calvin turned around "I'll be watching you"
"I wouldn't expect anything else" Calvin laughed then turned back around and walked away
Montana
Lindsay pulled into the driveway and sighed
"If you want to we can back up out of the driveway and stay at a motel" Danny said to her
"It's to late for that" Lindsay told him looking at him
"Alright" Danny smirked picking up her hand and kissing it "You'll be fine"
"Yea" Lindsay smiled forcefully and they got out of the car
"Lindsay!" her mother yelled running out of the house throwing her arms around her "Welcome home"
"Thanks mom" Lindsay smiled pulling away
"Hello Daniel" her mom smiled warmly hugging Danny "Welcome back"
"Thank you" Danny smiled
"Nana!" Lucy smiled running to her grandmother and hugging her "I've missed you"
"I've missed you more" she said as a tear escaped her eye "And you must be Detective Flack"
"Please you can call me Don" Flack said offering his hand
"You took a bullet for my little girl, get your hand out of here" she smiled throwing her arms around him "You're welcome here anytime"
"Thank you Mrs. Monroe" Flack said to her
"Please call me Rita" her mother smiled "Come on inside" she said waving them in
They all walked inside and Danny smirked
"Everything looks exactly the same way it did five years ago" Danny said to Lindsay nodded
"It's been the same since I was six" Lindsay retorted
"Richard will be home later" Rita told her daughter who just nodded "He's dying to see you and Lucy"
"I'm sure" Lindsay smiled as Flack leaned over to Danny
"Whose Richard?" he asked in a whisper
"Rita's husband" Danny said back
"Come on Lucy I want to show you the ranch" Rita said taking Lucy's hand and Lindsay followed
"Where's Lindsay's father?" Flack asked
"He passed away right before Lindsay moved to New York" Danny told him and Flack nodded "Rita married Richard a few weeks after Lindsay's father passed away"
"Ouch" Flack retorted
"Yea it hurt her real bad, one of the main reason's she came to New York" Danny told him
"Does Lindsay get along with her step father?" Flack asked
"Um I think they try to be civil but there was always a family rumor that Rita had been having an affair with Richard years prior to Lindsay's father's death" Danny told him "After that Lindsay and her brothers all moved out and Richard and his kids moved in"
"His kids live here?" Flack asked
"They used to" Danny said to him "A boy and a girl they're around our age so I hope they're still not living here" he smirked then the front door opened
"Daniel" Richard said walking in extending his hand "I thought I saw a car out front"
"Richard" Danny replied politely
"And you must be Don Flack" Richard said extending his hand shaking Flack's hand
"Sir" Flack replied, he wanted to be nice to Richard because he was staying in his home but didn't want to be too friendly out of respect to Lindsay
"Oh there you are" Rita smiled walking over to Richard and giving him a kiss and Danny noticed Lindsay slight eye roll
"Well look at you" Richard smiled throwing his arms opened and pulling Lindsay into a big hug "It's good to see you Linny"
"Thanks" Lindsay replied coldly and pulled away
"Hi Richard" Lucy waved and Richard picked her up
"Look at how big you are, you've got to be at least 15 years old already!" Richard teased
"Now" Lucy said giggling "I'm only four" she laughed even more as Richard put her down
"No way" Richard said with a smile to Lucy "Come on everyone I'll show you to your rooms" he said waving them up the stairs and Danny, Lucy and Flack followed
"So are you going to tell me what bought you down here?" Rita asked her daughter
"What did Mac tell you?" Lindsay questioned
"He said you were all in need of a vacation, that the horrible man who took you last year was back" Rita said to her
"Then that's why we're here" Lindsay told her coolly
"Lindsay" Rita said with a sigh "It's been seven years now, can't you give Richard a chance?"
"It's been seven years for me Mom but how long have you and Richard really been together?" Lindsay asked her mother who just looked at her daughter
"Lindsay I am a grown women and I don't have to explain my actions" Rita told her firmly "Have I questioned you about being back together with Danny?"
"It's different" Lindsay told her "Neither one of us were having affairs for years"
"You don't know what mine and your father relationship was like" Rita told Lindsay "And you have no right to judge me"
"I'm sorry I'm just going by what I see" Lindsay told her "Richard isn't my dad and I'm not going to start treating him like he is"
"No one expects that" Rita told her kindly "It was nice you two didn't start arguing immediately"
"Well Lucy was in the room" Lindsay said to her honestly
"You used to get along with him so well" Rita frowned
"Yea when I was kid and he was our friendly neighbor" Lindsay argued "How long were you seeing him before dad died?"
"I don't see how that's important" Rita said to her
"It's important to me" Lindsay told her coolly
"A couple of years" Rita said to her and Lindsay sighed as a tear fell from her eye
"Did dad know?" Lindsay asked "Did dad know his best friend would sneak over here when he was at work or when we were at school?"
"No" Rita told her "Lindsay-"
"Just don't say anything" Lindsay said jerking away from her mother and ran upstairs. She walked into her old room which was here she and Danny would be and slammed it shut
"You alright?" Danny asked her while he was unpacking
"Maybe coming here was a mistake" Lindsay said to him as Danny watched her carefully as tears fell from her eyes "We should just go"
"What happened?" Danny asked walking over to her
"Nothing I didn't already know" Lindsay said to him "I don't want Lucy in this kind of environment"
"Your mom seems real happy to see you and Lucy" Danny argued
"Can you believe she wants me to give Richard a chance?" Lindsay asked him "I mean the nerve of her. Richard was my dad's best friend and how does he repay him? He sleeps with wife"
"I know this upsets you Montana but this is the way it is" Danny said to her "It's the way it's always been. But you don't have to give him a chance; you don't even have to talk to him if you don't want to. But it's not fair to take Lucy because she loves your mother just as much as you do"
"I love my mom I hate her choices" Lindsay said to him
"Give her a chance here" Danny encouraged "Because if you don't you'll regret it"
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews everybody! Hope you enjoyed this new chapter :)