The cab they got in from the last subway terminal pulled up in front of a house Lindsay had never seen before.
Lindsay hesitated getting out, "Danny, where are we?" She knew they were on Staten Island, but she had never been here before.
"Would I ever physically hurt you?" he asked knowing he still had emotional wounds to help her heal, she shook her head no. "Would I ever let anybody physically hurt you?" again she shook her head no. "Then just trust me for a few minutes, okay?"
He held his hand out and she accepted, he helped pull her out of the car just as the front door swung open and an elderly woman ran down the front steps.
She met them halfway up the walk, her arms open wide, "Oh, Daniel, is this her?" she said before she wrapped Lindsay in her arms.
Lindsay just stood there wrapped in this woman's arms, not sure really what to do.
"Yeah, this is her Ma," Danny said small smile on his face. "Lindsay this is my mother," he said, "Ma, this is Lindsay."
Lindsay was in shock, she had never met his mother before. He had never even offered. Maybe he was in it for the long haul now.
"Daniel, she is so beautiful," his mother said holding Lindsay face in her hands. Lindsay smiled at her.
"I know she is, Ma," he smiled shyly, looking at Lindsay.
"You know how much my Daniel loves you?" his mother asked Lindsay looking her in the eyes.
She felt her throat tighten up, and her lower lip quiver, looking into the same eyes as Danny's. Only these eyes knew Danny, what was in his heart. She could see so much love and honesty in those eyes that she didn't even think she could look into them anymore. She felt a tear slid down her face, his mother wiped it away. She moved her eyes to Danny, who had his head bowed almost as if he was ashamed still, which he was.
She didn't answer because she honestly, didn't know how he felt. She knew HOW she wanted him to feel. She knew she hoped he felt that way towards her and their child, and he had tried proving it to her for the past few days, but she still had some doubts and she didn't know when or if they would go away.
"Daniel has NEVER brought a girl home for me to meet," his mother said, "if that tells you how important you are to him."
Lindsay closed her eyes in response. Maybe he did love her as much as she loved him.
Wrapping her arm around her, "You can call me Maria," his mother said, "let's get you and my grandbaby off your feet." She said guiding Lindsay into the house.