Part 2: Daylight Savings Delights and Disasters
Lindsay sighed as she looked at the memo that was posted next to the time clock. It was a reminder for the department to set their clocks back one hour. It had never been a problem for Lindsay as she was a person that could accept change.
"It's time to change the clock again." a voice behind Lindsay spoke out. She turned and saw Stella and Danny approaching her.
"I never have any problems adjusting to the time change." Lindsay said, smiling at the two.
"It's because you grew up on a farm, Montana." Danny said, his thick accent punctuating the air.
"That's not the reason. I just adjust to change well."
"You guys are young. I have a hard time with it." Stella said.
"Stella, you're not that old." Danny said. But he regretted speaking as Stella gave him a glance.
"I'll forget you said that Danny." Stella said with a gleam in her eyes. "Listen guys I'll see you bright and early tomorrow. Don't forget to set the clock back or you have to hear about it from Mac."
As Stella walked away, she couldn't help but smile as she heard the playful banter of Danny and Lindsay. She was extremely happy that Danny finally found someone that he could love. She just wished she was as lucky as he was.
"Your place or mine?" Danny said as he led her to the elevator. As a group of people exited the elevator, he held the door open so she could enter before him.
"Your place." Lindsay said as she pulled her coat closer to her. "Danny, you won't have a problem getting up in the morning?"
No, pulling these early shifts breaks a man in so I won't have any problem getting up in time."
The next morning, Lindsay expected to see darkness as she woke. But what she saw was light and it came in the form of sunshine streaming through the window. She looked over at Danny who was on his stomach.
"Danny! Danny! Wake up!!" Lindsay shouted as she tried to wake him up from his deep slumber.
"Linds, one more hour." Danny said, mumbling incoherent words as he turned to the other side of the bed.
"No way Messer!" Lindsay said as she hopped out of bed and pulled back the covers. Danny, who realized that he was cold from being uncovered, attempted to retrieve the covers but was met with the glare of his girlfriend.
"Now why did ya do that?" Danny said, his accent thick in the morning.
"Look at the clock Danny!" Lindsay said as she pointed to the clock.
Danny focused on the digital clock next to his bed. His eyes were still out of focus so he reached for his glasses next to the bed. He soon realized that the clock said 9:00 and they were two hours late.
"Danny we have got to go." Lindsay said but was cut off by Danny's lips. "Oh what the Hell," she said as she relinquished her control.
Mac was in his office waiting for the phone call that would explain why both Danny and Lindsay were now four hours late.
He was about to pick up the phone when Stella came into his office. "Danny and Lindsay are late."
Stella's eyebrows perked up as she listened to what Mac said. "Oh really?"
"Do you know why they would be late?" Mac said.
Stella shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea." She turned and left the room, smiling excitedly. He's clueless, she thought as she went back to her office.