"Welcome to the Hassler Ranch. This is where I grew up." She said with a smile. "Come inside. I'll whip something up."

"You cook?" He said with a huge smile. "A home cooked meal from Lindsay. This'll be good." He thought.

"I can cook Danny." She went to walk into the kitchen, but he stopped her.

"Lindsay, I'm sorry for just showin' up. I shoulda called first." He said. Lindsay moved closer to Danny.

"Danny, I'm not mad that you just showed up. You came here for me. I should have said goodbye in person. I should have told you about the case. That's why I stood you up that night."

"What did the case have to do with us?" He said. His eyes were gentle and he held both of her hands in his.

"I was scared that if I started to fall in love with you…" She started to cry. Danny pulled her into a hug. "That something would happen to you. I didn't want to loose another person that I loved."

"Hey," he started to wipe her tears. "Nothin' is gonna happen to me."

"Danny I lost my three best friends, my parents, and I almost lost Flack. I just can't bear it."

"Your parents?"

"My folks were killed in a shootout at a grocery store. When Flack was hurt in that explosion I felt like I was losing another family member. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you." She was sobbing now. Danny hugged her tighter. "I just couldn't stop myself."

"Stop yourself from what Linds?"

"From falling in love with you." She looked up at him. He leaned down a little. Lindsay closed her eyes. His lips crashed on to hers. It was like nothing she's ever felt before. She walked him over to the couch and laid down. Danny was on top of her. He reluctantly pulled away from her. He sat on the other end of the couch. She sat up and moved next to him.

"Lindsay?" He asked breathing heavily.

"Yeah, Messer?"

"Are you sure 'bout this? I don't think I could back off again." He said. She rested her head on his shoulder and placed one hand on Danny's upper thigh and the hand in his hand. She intertwined their fingers.

"I am sure about this. Are you? I don't want to hurt you?"

"Lindsay Monroe, you could never hurt me. I have been sure about this since the first time I held you in my arms. I love you more then anything. You are the reason I wake up in the morning and you're what I dream about at night and occasionally when I fall asleep at my desk." He said. She laughed. "Yesterday I thought I saw you at the lab, but it was some lab tech chick. It drove me crazy that you left and I didn't know why. All I kept thinkin' is that somethin' was wrong and that you weren't comin' back." She smiled and sat on his lap.

"Danny I love you. My first day back I walked to the kitchen and thought I heard you call me Montana. I was so happy but when I turned around it was the news. The thought that you were probably on a date with some girl and didn't even notice that I wasn't in the lab was driving me crazy." She kissed him; he put his arms around her body and ran them up and down. She had her hands in his hair. She pulled away and smiled.

"How about I give you a tour of Bozeman?"

"I'd really like that, Linds." They got up and left. Lindsay showed Danny around the town. The best part for Danny was that he got learn more about his Montana. Lindsay liked the part that they were still holding hands.

"Are you still hungry, Danny?"

"Of course I am." He smiled. They walked into this little café and sat down. The waitress that came over knew Lindsay.

"Hey Lindsay." She said. She was a tall blonde. She was a typical date for Messer. Much to her dislike Danny didn't even notice her. "Who's this?"

"I'm her partner back in New York."

"Becky I would like you to meet my…." She paused and looked at Danny. A huge grin came across her face. "I'd like you to meet my boyfriend Danny Messer." Becky was shocked and so was Danny.

"Boyfriend?" Becky asked "Looks like you really haven't changed too much. By the way Andy was looking for you this morning, so he might be back." She turned to Danny, "If you get tired of her here's my number." She handed Danny a piece of paper. Danny didn't take it.

"I won't be needing it." He said without taking his eyes off of Lindsay. She said then stormed off. Danny had this big, childish smile on his face.

"So I'm the boyfriend now?"

"If that's okay with you." She replied. He gave her a small kiss.

"That's fine with me. Who's Andy?"

"Andy is my ex-boyfriend. He was completely obsessed with me. When we broke up he tried for weeks to get back with me."

"So I guess got some competition then, Montana?"

"Hell no. I'm over him." The second that those words left her mouth Andy walked in. Andy looked at Becky and she pointed to where Lindsay and Danny were seated. Danny had his arm around Lindsay and she had her head on his shoulder. He saw that they were almost done with their food so he waited outside. When Danny and Lindsay finished he got up and extended his to help her up. She grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers again. Then they walked outside.