Lindsay had already gone to bed by the time Danny finally made it home, he crept into the bedroom.
"Danny." She mumbled.
"Sorry I'm late." He whispered. "I'm going to take a quick shower."
"'k." Lindsay mumbled before she rolled over.
When he was done Danny climbed into bed, he wrapped an arm around Lindsay and kissed her shoulder before falling asleep.
A couple hours later Olivia woke them up.
"It's your turn." Lindsay mumbled.
"Okay." Danny agreed climbing out of bed. "So what seems to be the problem little Ms Messer?" Once Danny was closer he could tell what problem was. "Let's get that diaper changed." He picked her up.
Lindsay smiled, she knew he hated changing diapers almost as much as he hated decomps, but it was a necessary part of parenthood that Danny had taken to like a duck to water. Lindsay closed her eyes and drifted back to sleep knowing that Olivia would wake them in a few hours and it would be her turn to get up.
Lindsay woke from sleep a few hours later, it took her a second to realise the other side of the bed was empty and so was Olivia's bassinet.
She climbed out of bed and went to investigate.
In the living room there was a small table lamp on, which cast a gentle glow over the couch where Danny was asleep. Olivia was asleep on her father's bare chest. Lindsay couldn't help but smile.
She slowly crept across the room and grabbed the digital camera she took a few pictures, using the computer she sent a quick email before she shut it down.
"Danny." She gently woke him.
"Hey, everything okay?"
"Maybe it's time we all went back to bed." Lindsay suggested reaching out to take Olivia.
"It's okay, I've got her." Danny yawned.
He carried her back to the bedroom and settled her in the bassinet, Lindsay pulled the blanket up over and kissed her forehead.
"So did you find anything out Detective?" Lindsay inquired.
"About what?"
"Well there was a CSI processing our car today..." She started.
"The only prints were mine, which I guess were from when I bent down to pick up that blanket I dropped a couple days ago."
"I told you it was a waste of time." Lindsay said as they climbed back into bed. "It was probably just kids."
"Says the woman from the country where there is a lower crime rate."
"What can I say I'm a New York City cop now? I'm jaded." She shrugged before settling down to take Olivia's place asleep with her head on Danny's chest.
"You ain't been here long enough to be that jaded Montana and I hope that never changes." He kissed her forehead goodnight."
"Goodnight."
CSI NY CSI NY
"That is adorable." Peyton commented as Stella showed her a photograph as they sat drinking coffee in the break room the next morning.
"What's adorable?" Danny asked as he walked in and poured himself some coffee.
"Nothing." Stella hid the photograph behind her back.
"Stella, hand it over." Danny held out his hand.
"Hand over what?" Stella asked trying to sound innocent.
"Hand whatever it is you just put behind your back or I'll start by telling Mac who exactly was the one who put superglue on his chair last April Fools." Danny bargained.
"You wouldn't?" Stella eyed him.
"That was you?" Peyton questioned.
"Flack bet me fifty bucks I wouldn't have the guts to play a high school prank on Mac." Stella tried to justify.
"There are a lot more where that one came from." Danny pointed out.
"Oh here." Stella handed over a copy of the photograph that Lindsay had taken earlier that morning and emailed to her.
"Where did you get this? Never mind I'll kill her."
"It's a very sweet photograph Danny; you should get a copy for your desk." Peyton told him.
"Who else did she send this to?" Danny asked Stella.
"Um, her mother, your mother, Becky, your other sister-in-laws." She paused before mumbling the final name on the CC list.
"What was that?"
"She sent it to Flack." Stella admitted.
"I really am going to kill her."
"You don't mean that." Stella said. "And like Peyton said it's a sweet picture and not as embarrassing as the 49ers in cheerleader costumes."
"Did I miss something?" Peyton asked.
"Get Lindsay to show you the picture." Stella told her.
TBC