The following day, Mac demanded that Lindsay come back to work and she ended up pulling a double. Lindsay had never minded working in the past – she had actually lived for it at times. But this week, she held the fact that she was working so much against Mac and the rest of the lab. Things were easier only because she never found herself working with Danny. Lindsay didn't know if it was pure luck, or if Stella had somehow warned Mac, but Lindsay constantly found herself at crime scenes with everyone except the one person she was trying desperately to avoid.

It wasn't that Lindsay was ashamed of her mistake with Danny. She held her head up high every time she walked past him. But she hated him for the situation that he had forced her into, the doubt that he had put into Flack's head and the damage he had to his own relationship with Flack.

Danny wasn't making it easy, though. He had always flirted with Lindsay, even when she started dating Flack. In the beginning it was just a good-natured banter. But as time went on, he had felt the deep seeded feelings bubbling to the top and even though he had been turned down when he acted on them, Danny still felt that he should pursue Lindsay.

Lindsay was in the break room, pouring herself a cup of coffee, when Stella bounced through the door.

"Hi, Lindsay. What's up?" Stella asked.

Lindsay sighed, rolled her head backwards and rubbed her temples. She was taking a moment before answering, but Stella beat her to it.

"That good, huh?" Stella said. She was concerned. The past week and a half had been taking their toll on Lindsay.

"I'm just tired, Stel. I've had a heavy case load and then I've been splitting whatever time I have left between spending time with Don and sleeping. I think it's finally starting to catch up with me." Lindsay said honestly.

Lindsay and Stella's conversation was cut short by Lindsay's cell phone. As it chirped, Lindsay unclipped it from her belt, flipped it open to look at the caller ID and quickly snapped it shut again.

"You're not going to answer that?" Stella questioned.

"It's Danny." Lindsay said. Stella could hear the frustration and anxiety in Lindsay's voice.

"Not taking his calls?" Stella asked, probing for a little more information.

"He won't leave me alone. I answered in the beginning, but all Danny does is talk about how sorry he is that he hurt me, but how he thinks that there's some kind of chemistry between the two of us." Lindsay stopped, looking to Stella for some kind of advice or recognition. When Stella offered none, Lindsay continued. "I stopped answering a two days ago. Now he just leaves messages and tries to corner me in the lab."

"Just focus on you and Flack. Danny will understand eventually." Stella said, pulling Lindsay into a hug. "Now, I have an autopsy to go check on. See you later!"

Stella strode out of the break room and turned to go towards the morgue. Lindsay sighed as her cell phone beeped with a new voice message and drank the rest of her coffee.

Danny's shift had ended and hour and a half ago. But, instead of going home, Danny had hunkered down in his office doing paperwork – all in hopes of catching Lindsay. He knew that she was finishing up a crime scene with Hawkes, and that, in fact, they were on their way back to the lab.

"Danny? I thought you'd left." A voice helped to focus Danny's attention on the doorway of his office, rather than his paperwork. Danny looked up to see Stella standing in the doorway.

"I just though I'd catch up on some paperwork." Danny replied nonchalantly.

"You're not fooling me, Danny Messer. You're waiting for Lindsay." Stella stopped and watched Danny guiltily avert his eyes. Stella could tell that arguing this with Danny was pointless. She sighed and walked off to her office.

Minutes later, Danny heard the tell tale sound of Lindsay's boots clicking down the hallway of the lab. Lindsay stopped abruptly when she saw Danny staring at her from his desk.

"What, are you stalking me now?" Lindsay said annoyed that Danny was there. "Your shift is over."

He looked at her shocked. "What, do you think I knew you were going to be here?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I think." Lindsay said coldly. Danny could tell that she was annoyed. He smiled at her.

"Listen, Linds…"

"Just don't Danny." Lindsay turned away from him hiding her tears. "You don't need to make this harder than it already is."

"Well, I was planning on making it easier." Danny stepped closer to Lindsay and gently moved her face so she was looking at him.

"Danny I…" But she was cut off by Danny.

"Lindsay, I care about you. There's something here between us. I feel it everyday and I felt it the other night. I made a mistake the other night, but I want you to let me make it up to you in anyway I can."

"Have you told him yet?" Lindsay asked, stepping away from Danny.

"Told who what?" Danny asked, genuinely confused.

"Don." Lindsay countered. "Have you told him that you're pursuing the woman he loves and that you're willing to throw away your friendship?"

Danny stopped and processed Lindsay's words silently. He looked up at Lindsay, hoping to find any sign of her understanding.

"I didn't think so." Lindsay finished. She brushed past Danny to gather up her paperwork and things. "I'm going to go get some work done. I'll be in Stella's office if someone is looking for me. But that someone can't be you, Danny."

Lindsay turned her back on Danny and walked out of the office. As she reached the door, Danny caught her elbow and spoke.

"Montana… give it a chance." Danny said, almost with an air of desperation.

"Let me go, Danny. Please." Lindsay pleaded and sighed. She wanted and needed Danny to let her go, in more ways than one. Lindsay could feel Danny's grip on her elbow loosen. Pulling away, she walked out and left Danny behind in her wak

"So, Lindsay's working in my office." Danny looked up to find Stella standing in the doorway of his office again. As if reading his mind, Stella continued. "Leave her alone, Danny. She's made her choice, and right now it doesn't include you. It's what she wants."

"She's going back to him." Danny said with resignation.

"I don't think Lindsay ever left him." Stella corrected.

"There's something there, Stel. I can feel something between us." Danny said. He wasn't too sure who he was trying to convince anymore, Stella or himself. Danny took a moment to think. Defeat radiated from his voice and his body. "God, I've really screwed things up."

"Figure it out, Danny." Stella commanded Danny. "Please."