The next day Lindsay and Danny walked into the lab hand in hand, neither one of them able to hide the smiles on their faces. They walked into the break room where ever one was waiting for them.
"Hey guys, what's up?" Mac asked with a sneaky grin on his face.
"Well, Montana and I have some good news, we…" but before he could finish Lindsay interrupted him.
"We're engaged!" She screamed as she pulled her hand away from Danny's for everyone to see. Stella screamed and practically knocked Flack over as she went over to inspect the ring.
"1 Karat, princess cut. Nice job Danny. It's beautiful." Stella smiled. "Tiffany's right?"
"How could you possibly know that?" Danny asked shocked.
"It's what she does Danny, it's what she does." Lindsay smiled. There were congratulations all around and Mac could not have been prouder.
"Well I think this calls for a celebration." Mac announced. "And since some people owe me some money," he said looking at Stella, Flack and Hawkes, "I'll treat to lunch."
"Money?" Danny asked confused.
"I due believe that I had yesterday in the engagement pool?" Mac said looking at Stella.
"You guys had a pool on when we were going to get engaged?" Danny asked trying not to laugh.
"Of course." Flack replied as if it was the most natural thing in the world. "But like always, Mac won." He moaned as he pulled out his wallet and handed Mac twenty dollars. Mac shot Danny a look that told him to keep his mouth shut.
"Quit your whining Flack." Mac smiled as he took the money. "Now who's up for lunch?"
A little while later the entire team was enjoying lunch at Mac's expense. Stella and Lindsay were busy discussing the wedding while Flack and Hawkes had gone to shoot pool.
"So are you ever going to tell them?" Danny asked Mac, realizing they were alone.
"No and neither are you. Technically I did nothing wrong. I just used the information presented to me." Mac smiled. "Don't think for one minute that Stella or Flack would not have done the same thing." Danny knew that Mac was right. Anything to win that was Stella's motto. And that is when Danny heard it. He heard Lindsay tell Stella that Danny had asked Mac for permission and like a light bulb turning on, it instantly clicked.
"Mac Taylor!" Stella yelled from across the table, causing Flack and Hawkes to pause their game. Slowly they both walked back to the table. "I can't believe that you did that."
"Did what Stella?" Flack asked confused. Lindsay realized that she screwed up but could not help but laugh.
"Did you know that Danny asked Mac for permission to marry Lindsay?" Stella asked turning to Flack and Hawkes.
"No, but I don't understand what the big deal is, he…" Then it hit him. "Oh come on Mac, that's not fair." Mac continued to smile.
"What are you talking about?" Hawkes asked thoroughly confused.
"Mac knew. Mac knew that Danny was going to propose. Didn't you?" Flack said staring at Mac.
"Possibly, maybe, I don't recall." Mac laughed.
"Don't give me that." Stella grinned. "You knew and you used it to win the pool. That's not fair. You had inside information."
"Oh please, come off it Stella. Are you telling me that if Lindsay came to right now you and told you she was pregnant," Danny's jaw dropped, "you would not immediately run and change your date in the baby pool?"
"You have a baby pool?" Danny asked shocked.
"Of course we do. Don't act so surprised." Stella smiled. "And that's not the point Mac." Stella added blushing.
"That's what I thought." Mac added after seeing Stella blush.
"Aren't you all getting ahead of yourselves a little bit? I mean we aren't even married yet."
"Well actually…" Lindsay said, shocking everyone.
"Excuse me?" Danny asked as he turned to face Lindsay. "Are you saying what I think you are saying?" Lindsay instantly began to blush and Danny was pretty sure her smile could not get any bigger.
"Are you serious?" Stella asked almost ready to explode.
"Are you ready to be a daddy?" Lindsay asked smiling. Danny leaped up and pulled Lindsay into a hug.
"I can't believe this. When did you find out?" Danny asked stunned.
"Friday. I was going to tell you last night but then you proposed and then, well you know…" Lindsay began blushing again as the images of the night before flashed before her. Danny picked her up by the waist and began spinning her around, completely over come with joy.
"Easy there cowboy." Lindsay said while he continued to spin her around. "If you don't want to see my lunch all down the front of your shirt I suggest that you put me down." Danny immediately sat her carefully back down on the ground.
"Sorry, I'm just so excited. I'm going to be a father. We're going to have a baby."
"Yes, we are." Lindsay smiled as he leaned over and gave her a kiss.
Mac ordered a round of drinks, non-alcoholic for Lindsay of course and proposed a toast.
"Here is to Danny and Lindsay. The future Mr. and Mrs. Messer and the future parents of my godchild." Mac smiled as he raised his glass.
"We wouldn't have it any other way Mac." Danny replied. Stella stood there with her hands on her hips as if she was greatly offended.
"Relax Stel," Lindsay said slapping her arm, "the baby needs a godmother right?"
"Just checking." Stella smiled as she pulled Lindsay into a hug.
"So who won the baby pool?" Lindsay asked after Stella let go.
"I don't know, let me look." Stella pulled a piece of paper out of her purse and scanned the dates. "Damn it!"
"Let me guess, Mac!" Flack said pulling his wallet out.
"No, actually it was Lindsay." Stella smiled. Danny turned to face Lindsay and he was stunned.
"What?" Lindsay asked as Danny stared at her. "We'll put the money towards his or her college fund." Lindsay laughed as she collected her winnings from Stella, Flack and Hawkes.
"Talk about your inside information." Mac teased as he handed Lindsay twenty dollars.