"Lindsay." Hawkes was surprised to see Lindsay pushing the stroller through the lab. "What are you doing here?"
"We brought Danny lunch." Lindsay explained. Danny had been back at work for a couple days. "Do you know how hard it is to hail a cab with a baby?"
"I thought you had the car?" Hawkes asked.
"Someone slashed a couple of the tyres." Lindsay said.
"Did you report it?"
"Here." She handed him some paper. "I took the report myself."
"Can you do that?"
"I'm a cop. We'll get the tyres fix, it's fine just inconvenient. So do you know where Danny is?"
"He was talking to Adam about some DNA results. So how many times did you get stopped on the way in?"
"I got in the building twenty minutes ago." Lindsay told him.
"That's because she's cute."
"She also can scream all night." Lindsay replied. "But she is cute."
"Do you want me to go and get Danny?" Hawkes offered.
"No, Adam hasn't seen her yet, I'll go and say hello."
"Is it okay if call Sid he hasn't seen her either?" Hawkes inquired.
"Just tell him to wash his hands first."
"Right." Hawkes smiled. "It's good to see you Lindsay."
"It's good to see you too."
"Danny, were you expecting anyone?" Adam asked noticing Lindsay through the glass wall.
"No. Why?"
"You've got visitors." Adam nodded in the direction of the glass.
"Montana." Danny stepped out of the room. "What are you doing here?" He gave her a quick kiss before he took Olivia out of her stroller.
"We brought you lunch, if you haven't eaten."
"Not yet, thank you." Danny smiled.
"Hey Lindsay." Adam said. "You look great."
"I look exhausted." Lindsay corrected. "But thanks for lying."
"She looks like." Adam commented.
"We noticed." Danny said. "How far away did you have to park?" He inquired.
"We took a cab."
"A cab?" Danny questioned.
"Some slashed the tyres on the car." Lindsay shrugged.
"What? Did you report it?"
"I talk to the super, the surveillance cameras are out since someone vandalised them 3 days ago. Since it's not worth dusting the car I wrote my own report and gave it to Hawkes and Detective I'm reporting it to you."
"I'll take care of it in the morning." Danny told her.
"Joe took it to shop he'll change the tyres out and bring it back later."
"Joe?" Adam questioned.
"He's the son of our neighbour; he owns one of the only legit garages in Manhattan." Lindsay explained.
"He also has a wife and four kids." Danny added. "Let's go and eat."
"See you around Adam." Lindsay told him.
Lindsay pushed the stroller whilst Danny carried Olivia to the break room.
"So what's for lunch?"
"Chicken pasta salad and gingerbread cookies."
"I guess you're having the milk." He kissed Olivia's cheek.
"I heard a rumour that you'd dropped by." Stella entered the break room.
"We thought we'd bring Danny lunch and I was getting a little sick of staring at the apartment walls." Lindsay explained.
"Okay Messer hand over the kid." Stella told Danny.
"Nice to see you too Stella." Danny passed Olivia over to Stella.
"Hey gorgeous."
"Now that's better." Danny winked at her.
"You'll just have to learn you're not the centre of attention anymore." Lindsay patted Danny's hand.
"She's gotten bigger since I last saw her." Stella commented.
"She's going to be a weed." Lindsay agreed.
"Please avoid comparing my daughter to a plant no one wants if you please." Danny stated.
"Your daughter?" Lindsay looked at him.
"Our daughter." Danny corrected.
"Thank you very much."
TBC