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A/N: This is it, my loves! Final chapter!

As they walked down the hallway, Flack was the first to note that Danny's apartment door was ajar. He put out his arm to stop her, as he pulled his gun from his holster with the other. He gestured her back behind him since she was unarmed. He would clear the scene first. He knew Danny'd have his head if he didn't keep his girl safe.

No matter how much they deny it, you can practically see the sexual tension ready to burst between these two, and I sure don't wanna be in the way when it erupts, he thought.

Just as he neared the door it swung open, and a man can running out.

Flack didn't have time to bring his weapon up before the guy got to him, and the perp took the miniscule advantage to shove the arm with the weapon, causing Flack to momentarily lose his balance. That was all the time the suspect needed to get past him, headed right into Lindsay's path.

Lindsay didn't know yet what had happened in the apartment, but knew whatever it was that this was the guy responsible for it. She wasn't about to let him get away, regardless of being unarmed. He reached his hand out to push her out of his way and she grabbed his hand by the fingers and wrenched them backwards. When he faltered, she took her leg and wrapped it behind his knee, then pulled for all she was worth, taking herself and him down in the process.

It all happened in a matter of seconds, but that was all the time Flack needed to recover and get ahold of the suspect. He cuffed him as he lay on the hallway floor and then called for back up while Lindsay raced to Danny's apartment.

She stepped through the door and stopped in her tracks, arrested by the sight of Danny lying on the floor, in pool of his own blood. She shook off her terror at the sight and raced to his side to check for a pulse. It was there, but just barely. She yelled to Flack to call for a bus while she checked to see if he had any obvious injuries other than the head wound. Finding none, she stripped off her jacket and balled it up to press against his wound trying to staunch the flow of blood. Tears slowly began to fall as she tried to keep her composure; he needed someone who could remain calm to see to him till the paramedics arrived.

Aiden began speaking again.

"They've transported you to the hospital already. The doctor's say they've done what they could and it is up to you know whether or not you will wake up. They've told everyone if you don't wake up within the next few hours, you probably won't wake up at all. They're going to let Lindsay go in to see you in a minute. You should really make your decision, Danny-boy" she said gently.

"But, I can't just leave you here, Aid. You were one of my closest friends, and I didn't even realize how much you gave up." Danny said, his voiced lightly tinged with despair.

"Danny, I'm not going anywhere. I've gotten time for good behavior." she chuckled. "An eternity to be exact. I'll be here when you come back. B'sides, I need you to look after Flack for me. Find him some hot chick his pop will approve of. Of course, he'll still pine for me, but what's a girl to do." Aiden smiled wickedly. "Go, dammit!" She said, smacking him upside the head. "Don't ya hear your Montana calling for you?"

Sure enough, as she said that he could hear Lindsay's sweet voice calling his name. But she was crying, too. He could see her faintly, almost as though through a dream, next to a hospital bed, holding his hand tightly.

"Danny, please wake up, please. I need you. I'm sorry that I made you wait, I was just so scared. I'm ready to tell you all about it if you'll just wake up. Life's too short to hold back. Please wake up, Danny. I love you." She began to sob in earnest and laid her head on the bed by his arm.

Danny looked back to Aiden. "I've got to go to her Aiden; I can't leave it like this. I love her, I can't make her go through that."

Aiden wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight hug.

"You're making the right decision, ya know. It'll all come out right in the end. Hey, after all, she did say she loved ya."

"She did, didn't she?" He said in awe, as a grin began to spread across his face.

"Go on; get outta here, Danny-boy." Aiden gave him a shove to send him on his way.

As he turned to go, she called out to him one last time.

"Hey, Danny?"

"Yeah?" He said looking over his shoulder at her.

"It'll be a girl. You'll name her after me, and she'll make your life heaven and hell."

As the realization of what she meant hit him, the world faded out to white this time.

Aiden laughed to herself at the look of shock that had been on his face. Hearing a call, she looked up and said, "Alright, already, I'm comin', I'm comin'."

A/N2: I hope that satisfactorily brings the story of my first fanfic to a close. However, if it leaves you feeling that you need more... Review, review, review and I might just hook the plot bunny up to an IV and a ventilator to try to revive him for a sequel. Lemme know!