A/N: I know I should be updating sooner, considering it is almost done but you know me! Finals are tomorrow and Friday so I might have another one up then….Hopefully! xox Ash

Disclaimer: I don't own anything….a girl can dream though.

Chapter II: More Like Shock and Tell...But in reverse!

They had the doctors keep it quiet. By the time Lindsay was checked out of the hospital, the only people who knew about the baby were Lindsay, Danny, Becky and Brad. The accident had taken its toll on everyone, so the expecting couple decided to wait to tell their friends.

Two days after Lindsay was released, everything had returned to normal. Becky and Brad left for Montana, although Becky was a little resistant, Danny returned to work and Lindsay was left to keep herself occupied at home. She had begged and pleaded with Mac and Danny to let her come back to work, but both had stood their ground. Reluctantly, she agreed to finish out her medical leave.

"Hey Darlin'," Danny's voice was welcoming over the phone.

Lindsay rolled here eyes at this attempted southern accent. "Please don't try that again. It's the New York accent I fell in love with anyway," she teased from her position on the couch in their apartment.

Danny sighed dejectedly. "Okay, Montana, whatever you and my little princess want."

"Danny, why do you insist on the baby being a girl?" Lindsay questioned for the thousandth time since they had found out. For some odd reason, Danny had predicted that she was going to have a girl.

He chuckled, "I don't known. I'd just love to have a little girl so then I can spoil her."

Lindsay shook her head. It was such a typical Danny comment. "So are we still on for tonight?"

"Yeah, everybody was available. I'll pick you up when I come home," Danny answered.

Lindsay smiled brightly, "Okay and Danny?"

"Mmm?" He questioned.

"Could you pick me up some strawberries and mint chocolate chip ice cream?" She asked sweetly.

Danny laughed at his wife's child like request. "You got it, Montana. Now Mac's giving me that look that means 'I love Lindsay too but get back to work'. I love you." Danny bid goodbye.

"Love you too, Cowboy." Lindsay replied.

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By the time Lindsay and Danny arrived as Dee's, Flack and Hawkes were already seated at a table set for six. "Are you telling me we beat Stella and Mac?" Danny questioned his friends as they each hugged Lindsay.

Hawkes shrugged, "We came straight from work so…" His answer trailed off.

"Stella's always on time, but Mac is a totally different--." Lindsay commented but was cut off abruptly by Flack.

"Speak of the devils." The four laughed as they eyed Mac and Stella, who entered the dinner hand-in-hand.

"Hey." Lindsay greeted and hugged Stella once the pair reached the table. "The guys thought you got lost."

Stella laughed at Mac. "He was being stubborn tonight." Everyone but Mac laughed and he shot them all an attempted glare before it melted into a warm smile.

Dinner was ordered and that room was filled with light conversation about work, shopping, and sports. Everyone was smiles. It was nice to be able to get together and have it feel like the old days when nothing was wrong.

In the midst of dessert Flack spoke up, "So what was tonight for?" He questioned, gesturing to the table and the restaurant.

Danny smiled, "What do you mean?" He asked innocently.

Flack smacked his friend from his seat across from Danny. "You know what I mean you smart-ass. Why'd you bring us all to dinner?"

Danny Messer put on his best shocked expression and put a hand on his heart. "Are you telling me I can't take my friends out to dinner from no reason?"

Stella answered this time. "As nice as that sounds, and as much as I would love to believe it, no." The whole table burst into laughter as Danny mocked hurt.

Deciding that they weren't getting anywhere with Danny, Flack decided to change tactics and turned to the petite detective next to his friend. "So Linds, why are we here?"

The Montana native smiled and sighed. "Well, you are all here because…" All eyes were on her at this point, interested in learning why they were gathered at the dinner. Lindsay threw a glance at her husband, pleading with his to come to her rescue. Danny just gave her an amused smile and in return she glared at him.

She took a deep breath and turned to her friends. "Danny and I invited you here to tell you that we're having a baby."

Even before she finished her sentence a scream rand out in the room. While Lindsay was being enveloped in a hug by an overly excited Stella, the guys sat in their seats stunned. To some extent they weren't surprised, well not about the pregnancy at least.

Flack and Hawkes turned in their seats to face a grinning Mac Taylor. "I told you. Pay up, boys," he instructed with glee. Reluctantly the NYPD detective and the former ME pulled out their wallets and each handed Mac 30 bucks.

Lindsay watched the interaction with interest. "After all the years you have known him, you still haven't learned not to bet against him; he knows everything." Stella and Danny laughed as the boys grumbled. Lindsay turned to Stella, "Why didn't you bet?"

Stella smiled, "For one, you're my best friend, and I would have kicked their asses." She winked at Lindsay. They guys looked at them curiously. "Women's Intuition." The two chimed in unison.

The guys shook their heads in wonder and more hugs were exchanged.

A/N: That wasn't the greatest chapter, I know, but I wanted to do something fun and I couldn't resist putting a bet in there somewhere! That's one down and two more chapters to go…..and the next one is going to be good. It contains a surprise or two or three or….