It was two weeks before the Annual NYPD Holiday Banquet and like every year the women where excited and the men where not happy. The women loved the chance to get dressed up, while the thought of having to wear a tux was enough to send Flack into early retirement.
"I hate wearing a tux. I always end up looking like a waiter." Flack complained while eating lunch with Sarah, Danny and Lindsay in the break room.
"You do not." Lindsay replied. "You looked very handsome at our wedding."
"Well, thank you Linds. But I still hate wearing one. When we," he looked at Sarah, "get married I am wearing my dress blues." The whole room fell silent, except for Flack who kept talking. "I like wearing my dress blues." Flack continued to ramble before getting up to leave. He kissed Sarah and then left the break room.
Lindsay could not help but laugh at the shocked expression on Sarah's face.
"Did he just say what I think he just said?" Sarah asked the still stunned Danny and Lindsay.
"If you mean the part about getting married, then yes he really did say that."
"I am not sure what to say."
"Have you two even talked about getting married before?" Lindsay asked.
"No, not even in passing. I mean we have only been dating for about a year. Don't you think it is a little soon to be talking about marriage?"
"Not really, Danny and I were only together 6 months when he asked me but then again…" Lindsay was interrupted by Mac.
"Messer."
"Yes." Both Danny and Lindsay replied in unison.
"I wonder how many years you two will be married before I will get used to that." Mac laughed.
"That is okay Mac, I still find it weird to answer to Messer."
"I told you that you could keep you last name for work purposes, Montana. I don't care what Mac or the others call you, as long as you remember that at the end of the day you are Mrs. Messer." Danny gave his wife a quick kiss on her cheek.
"I think I can remember that." Lindsay smiled. "Plus I think Lindsay Messer has a nice ring to it."
"I do too." Danny said, before turning to Mac. "I assume you wanted something."
"Yeah, got a BD near NYU."
"Okay, lets go. See you later sweetie." Danny said as he placed another kiss on her cheek. "See ya Sarah." Sarah nodded.
"Be careful cowboy."
"Always." Danny replied before walking out the door, joining Mac in the hallway.
"So Sarah, what time are you off?"
"Actually I am off now. I just stayed to have lunch with Flack."
"I get off in an hour, how about we go shopping? Try to find something to wear to the banquet."
"Sounds good."
"Okay, meet me in my office in an hour." Lindsay got up to leave, but turned around before she made it to the door. "Oh, see if you can find Stella. It is her off day, she will probably be at home. See if she wants to join us."
"Good idea." Sarah laughed. "I would hate to have the wrath of Stella fall upon us when she finds out that we went shopping with out her."
"Exactly." Lindsay laughed.
An hour later Sarah met Lindsay in her office.
"I called Stella, she is going to meet us at Macy's. I also called Peyton, just to be on the safe side, but she got called into work. Actually she is at the same crime scene as Danny and Mac. Plus she said that she already has her dress."
"Good. Well I am all finished here. Let's go shopping." Lindsay turned off her computer and they both headed for the elevator.
At the crime scene was just finishing up when Flack walked up.
"This city never ceases to amaze me. Hundreds of people around and nobody saw a thing." They both laughed. Mac had already left, he went back with Peyton to get started on some of the evidence they had already collected. Danny suddenly realized that he did not have a ride back.
"I am done here. Do you mind giving me a ride back? It appears that I am stranded."
"Sure man, no problem." Danny packed the rest of the evidence away and they both made there way to the car.
"Sarah called earlier, said that her, Lindsay and Stella were going out shopping." Flack said once they were on the way back to the lab. "I guess for the banquet."
"I am sure they will buy more than just a dress for the banquet. They always do." Danny laughed. "Did Sarah say anything else?"
"No why?"
"I think you totally freaked her out earlier when you talked about you two getting married." Danny said half laughing. "You should have seen her face."
"I didn't say anything about getting married." Flack looked shocked.
"Yeah you did man." Danny replied. "You were talking about wearing a tux to the banquet and then you said and I quote 'when we get married I am wearing my dress blues'."
"Oh my god I said that?"
"Yes you did. It took us all by surprise." Danny laughed. "Apparently you even surprised yourself."
"I have never even thought about marriage before, let alone talked to Sarah about it. What did she say?"
"Not a whole lot, like I said we were all in shock."
"What should I do?" Flack began to panic.
"Well first all, you need to calm down. Second of all you need to talk to her. Find out were you both stand. Don't run out and buy her a ring unless you know for sure that marriage is something she wants."
"Did you and Lindsay talk about marriage before you ask her?"
"No, but she did just tell me we were having a baby," Danny paused when he realized that it was the first time he had mentioned the baby they lost since that day.
"Danny, you okay?" Flack asked.
"Yeah sorry man, just lost in my thoughts." Danny smiled. "Anyways, like I said we just found out we were having a baby and even though we had never talked about marriage, I figured we were both in for the long haul."