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The second Danny was able to have visitors it was only natural for Lindsay to be the first in the room. So as soon as the nurse came out and alerted the team to Danny's stability, Lindsay practically sprinted into the room and took his hand in hers. The rest of the team took positions outside the room window and watched in silence. Lindsay sat for a while, watching the rise and fall of Danny's chest in a strangely comforting motion, as she waited for the nurse to finish updating his charts. Once the nurse had left Lindsay broke the silence.
"Hey, it's me" she whispered. "Listen to me, okay, you need to wake up, do that for me please?"
A single tear fell down her cheek, soon followed by another and then another.
"Because the thing is "she continued "You're always here to look after me, and I need you now, more than ever. Come back to me, Danny, please come back."
Lindsay rested her head on hers and Danny's entwined hands and allowed herself to cry. She cried for the team, she cried for everything she'd ever lost but most of all she cried for Danny.
The team took their seats in the corridor in order to give Lindsay some much needed privacy with her fiancée. They sat in a silence that, although no one wanted to break, it wasn't exactly wanted. Each one of them had their head in their hands looking at the ground.
Five minutes had passed when Macs phone rang, piercing into the silence. Everyone's heads shot up to look at the source of the incessant ringing. Mac took his phone from his pocket and answered.
"Taylor"
"Mac, it's Adam, after processing the gun I was able to confirm that it had been shot around the same time frame as the incident. I also lifted prints to confirm that the perp we have in custody was in fact the shooter."
"Great job Adam, I have the bullet taken from Danny's wound tract, but it's unlikely we're going to need it. I'll head back over to the lab now and help you with the paperwork."
"Uhuh... hey boss, how's he doing?"
"Not great Adam, he's out of surgery but he hasn't woken up yet. I'll see you at the lab."
Mac hung up and turned to the CSI's who had returned their gazes back to the ground. He sighed as he cast his mind over the trials and tribulations that year had brought his "family" and he couldn't help but wish he could do more to help, that he could somehow take away any amount of pain. Little did he know that the three people he was sharing a corridor with were all thinking the exact same thing.
"Someone should take her home." Hawkes croaked, looking at his watch, it was 10pm; they'd been there since 11am, running only on the coffee from the machine round the corner.
"You really think she's going to listen?" replied Stella.
"No, but she's been in there since this morning, she hasn't come out for coffee or anything. She at least needs to eat something." Reasoned Hawkes.
The three looked at each other silently preparing themselves for the state Lindsay would inevitably be in.
"I'll go." Flack stood up and walked towards the room, he knocked before letting himself in. He looked over at the bed and saw what, in any other circumstance would have been heart-warming, but today it brought tears to his eyes. Lindsay was curled up in the chair brought from the corner of the room to reside as close to the edge of the bed as possible. Her ringed hand was grasping onto Danny's as if it was the most precious thing in the world. Which to Lindsay it probably was. Her eyes were red rimmed from crying and fixed on the heart monitor. Flack stood watching them for about five minutes before Lindsay spoke up.
"There's been no change." She whispered hoarsely, turning to look at Flack.
"Linds, you need to get something to eat, you've been in here for eleven hours straight."
"I'm not hungry." She replied, turning back to look at the monitor.
"You can't just stay here Linds, come on, I'll take you to get a coffee, Stella and Hawkes are here in case he wakes up. You can't do anything for him right now."
Lindsay looked back at Flack and after a moments deliberation she slowly nodded her head. Flack walked over to her and helped her out of the chair and into a hug. He led her out the room and motioned for Stella to go in.
"You must be exhausted" said Flack as he placed two coffees on the table in front of Lindsay.
"So you got me two caffeine hits?" she replied.
Flack gave a small smile "No, one's for me."
Lindsay nodded and took a sip of the piping hot liquid. Flack observed the worried look that hadn't left Lindsay's face since he had picked her up that morning.
"What if he doesn't wake up?" she caught him off guard.
Flack suspected this was more a question she was asking herself rather than him, but he felt the need to reassure her.
"He'll wake up Linds; he's not going to give up that easy."
Fresh tears were streaming down both friends faces as they finished their drinks in silence.
The doors opened back onto the ICU, just as Lindsay and Flack saw 2 nurses and a doctor scurry past in the direction of Danny's room.
Lindsay saw them and a look of dread washed over both of her face as she took off after the doctor. She arrived at the doorway to Danny's room and choked on the sobs that couldn't escape her mouth quickly enough.
Four friends watched in horror as the sound of a flat line echoed through the room.
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