"You're avoiding me." Lindsay's voice sounded hurt and alone.
Danny turned his back to her. "Am not." He insisted, pretending to process some evidence.
Lindsay snorted. "You refuse to look at me, you don't talk to me unless it's absolutely necessary and you won't return my calls. I'd call that avoiding."
Danny sighed and turned back around. "Fine. I'm avoiding you."
"Why?" Lindsay sounded so vulnerable that it made Danny want to kill himself.
"Because I'm scared."
"You're scared of me? Seriously, Danny, I'm the one who let my boyfriend use me as a punching bag for 6 months. You're the one who saved me from him. Why on earth would you be scared of me?"
Danny flushed slightly. "I'm not afraid of you…. I'm afraid of what you do to me."
"And what is that?" Lindsay was more impatient now.
"Are you serious? I thought I was really obvious."
"Obvious about what?" She wouldn't allow herself to think that he cared for her.
"About this." He took her into his arms and his lips crashed down onto hers. She gave in to the kiss with out a moment's hesitation and slid her arms around his neck. Danny reluctantly pulled away. "I love you, Lindsay." He whispered, his voice husky.
"I love you too, Danny." She murmured. "I love you so much!" Tears sprang to her eyes, and he kissed her once again, lightly this time, and crushed her against his body.
"I swear to you, Lindsay, I'm never going to let anybody hurt you ever again. If somebody so much lays a finger on you, he will be sorry."
"As long as you're here I won't hurt."
Danny kissed her hair and held her even closer. The feeling of this amazing woman in his arms was almost too much to bear, so he had to pull away. "I'll always be here for you, no matter what."
A/N Another short one. My thoughts seem to be coming in short spurts lately, and when I try to put them together in one chapter it just sounds wrong. So, I'm keeping them apart.
xoxo
Lia