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Chapter 9
She blinked. Surely she had heard him wrong. Maybe she just missed the lab a little. "Yeah, yeah I just heard him wrong," she thought.
"Wh-wh-what?" she asked, hoping that she had indeed heard him wrong. "The New York Crime Lab," he reiterated, slightly confused by her reaction, "is there a problem with that?" he asked.
"N-n-no no, absolutely not. No problems on my part," she blurted out.
"OK then, they'll be here soon so get ready to work," he said, walking out of the lab.
Seeing Lindsay's reaction to the news, Mason grew concerned. "What's bothering you?" he asked her, attempting to understand how she was feeling.
When he didn't get an answer, he held on to her shoulders and shook them lightly, trying to get her attention. "Linds, look at me," he said, tilting her head up towards him.
"What's wrong hon?" he enquired gently.
"Nothing, nothing I'm just wondering who Mac's gonna send. Mac's the boss of the crime lab. I'm just hoping against hope that he isn't going to send Danny," she explained.
Mason was confused. "Why was she talking as if she knew so much about that lab? Why is she so worried about who they'll send? More importantly, who the hell was Danny?" he thought to himself.
Realising that he'd actually get some answers if he just asked her, he fired them at her.
"Mason, slow down alright. Let me explain. I transferred here from New York remember? I'm just worried that they'd send Danny. He's my ex and also is Aidan's father. We ended our relationship quite abruptly. We didn't even talk about what happened. I was so hurt that I just broke up with him and came here. I don't know if I can handle seeing him again," Lindsay explained.
The notification coming from both their phones stopped them from their conversation. It was Russel telling them to meet him in his office as the investigator had arrived.
"Don't worry Linds, we can get through this together. If it is him, well he isn't going to bother you. Not while I'm here. Ok," he comforted her.
Seeing her nod, he reached out, held her hand and made the trip to Russel's office,where they would see just how much trouble Lindsay would be in.
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Rounding the corner to Russel's office,she saw the distinct figure of someone sitting on Russel's couch.
Just by looking at the person's back, Lindsay could tell that it was Danny.
His unique body shape and the hair that she used to toy with at night was forever etched in her memory. She would be able to identify him anywhere.
Walking into the office after Mason, she could see the shock on his face upon seeing her.
He looked different. He was still as attractive as ever, no doubt about that. His hair was longer than what it was when she left. Granted that was two years ago.
He looked tired. That was what hit her the most. Looking into his eyes the only thing she saw was longing and fatigue. One more feature of him was missing - his glasses. They were absent.
She heard Russel introduce her to him. She smile and nodded in his direction, not giving any indication that she knew him.
She saw Danny's blue orbs disappear for a split second under his eyelids, trying to focus on whether what he was seeing was real. They flickered from her face to her hands that were intertwined with Mason's and lastly to Mason's face.
"As you all know, Danny, you are here to help us solve the case. The similarities between the two cases are too unhiemlich for them to be separate. The TOD of the vics also make it possible for the perp to be in both New York and here. Use the resources that we have and your brains and solve this as fast as possible please," he briefed them.
With that he walked out of the office. leaving the others to follow suit and get some work done.
Following Russel was Lindsay, Danny and Mason in that specific order. Mason could tell that Danny wanted to talk to Lindsay but he couldn't let that happen. He'd be damned if he let that city boy take his girl away from him.
Danny couldn't believe it. He had dreaded going to Boston for the case. But now, he was incredibly thankful to Mac for letting him go. Ever since she left, he'd been a mess.
For a while, he had stopped sleeping and eating, focusing all his energy and time on his work.
He had ended up getting hospitalised after collapsing in the lab. The doctor told him that he had to eat regularly and get proper rest. He couldn't do that. He was lost without her.
He knew that Stella and Mac would know where she went. He begged them to tell him. He was miserable. He was being punished for letting Cindy up.
After a while of them not answering him, he had accepted that it was his fate - to never see the love of his life again.
He had believed that until now. He finally saw her again. She looked stunning, beautiful as ever. All he wanted to do was embrace her and finally get a chance to explain to her what actually happened.
He was ecstatic until he looked down at her hands. They were clasped firmly with the guy standing next to her. He could tell that they were more than just friends - they were standing way too close for that.
He looked up to the guy's face. He heard Russel introduce them. He looked at Lindsay to see her merely nod at him, not even acknowledging that they knew each other. Deciding to follow her lead, he did the same.
He also found out that the guy that he was about ready to manhandle was Mason Fray, Lindsay's partner. He heard Russel briefing them so he had to stop the tirade of questions running through his mind to listen to him.
His aim during his time in Boston was to get her back, that much he had decided. He was not going down without a fight.
After Russel concluded the briefing and left, he saw Lindsay hurry out after him. Getting up, he ran after her, hoping to get some time to talk to her before Mason showed up.
He reached Lindsay's office shortly after she did. "Linds, wh-wh-what're you doin here?" he managed to mumble out.
"I work here," she deadpanned. He could hear the sarcasm, fury and hurt in her voice. But it was still the sweetest voice he had ever heard. He hadn't realised how much he missed it until he heard it.
"Linds don't be like that, please. Just let me explain what happened alright. You have no idea how much I miss you. I - " That was all he managed to get out before Lindsay's rage got the best of her.
"Look Danny, you came here to help solve the case right?" she paused, waiting for a response. Seeing him nod, she continued, "Let's just do that. Pretend that you and I have never met before this. Let's just get through this professionally, alright," she told him, her voice stern.
Danny opened his mouth to protest but was cut off by Lindsay's new boyfriend. "Hey babe, sorry I'm late. A lab tech needed help," he said with a smile.
"Babe. Babe?" Danny thought. He had no right to call Lindsay babe. Lindsay was his and no one else's. That Mason character was soon becoming Danny's most hated person.
He heard Lindsay start talking about the case and he knew that he had lost the opportunity to talk to her. He would never give up though.
He couldn't take his eyes off her though. He tried with every fibre of his being to ignore her and focus on the case but he couldn't.
He kept looking over at her. One thought kept circling around his mind though. That was one that he already knew. And that was that he was still madly in love with her.
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