part 20...
Elizabeth Washington walked briskly down the corridor towards the elevator. She had told the receptionist that she didn't want to be disturbed. She had a pile of reports and proposals that needed to be typed up, and she didn't have time to play phone tag with the receptionist. As a matter of fact, she had no clue who she was going to meet. Would it be an old boyfriend? A classmate from high school? Or her mother and father?
She reached the elevator and impatiently tapped her well-manicured nails against the buttons in the elevator. When she reached the lobby, she was hoping it was somebody wonderful from her past, but what she saw was stormy and dark. She knew her career and her life was about to take a downfall when she saw the badges, and she knew that they knew. Time to face the music, Elizabeth.
It had been an hour since Lindsay dropped off to sleep and all Danny wanted to do is watch her sleep. All of the worry and heartache were erased from her beautiful face. She was in such a deep sleep that she even let out a snore or two. If it was any other girl that had snored, he would have considered that a turn-off, but when Lindsay did it, it was adorable.
Watching Lindsay sleep had made him a bit sleepy himself. He saw that Lindsay had some spare pillows on the floor, and he grabbed a couple and went to cut of the lamp, when a small hand gently touched his arm.
"Danny?" "Danny? Can you sleep on the couch with me please?"
He sat on the end of the couch where her feet were. He started to reach for her shoes to take them off; to make her more comfortable.
"Lindsay, I'm not going to leave you, for anything."
As much as he knows that he'll be cramped on this couch, he got the pillows and propped one under Lindsay's' head. As she was drifting off to sleep again, he gently placed a kiss on her forehead. Silently walking over to the other end of the couch, he propped the pillow on the side of the couch and quickly fell asleep.
There will be no nightmares tonight.