Finally the day of the banquet arrived. Lindsay was busy getting ready in the bathroom and Danny was dressing in the guest room. Lindsay had banned him from the bedroom. She wanted her dress to be a surprise.
"Montana we are going to be late." Danny yelled from the living room as he waited patiently for his wife to finish getting ready.
"You cannot rush perfection." Lindsay teased as she walked into the living room. Danny's mouth hit the floor.
"WOW!! Honey you look amazing." Danny smiled in awe of his wife. I don't think I have ever since her look this sexy.
"Even with this?" She said pointing at her slightly enlarged belly.
"Baby, it makes you look even hotter. The fact that you can look that good while carrying my child, makes me realize that I am a very lucky man." Danny said pulling Lindsay into a hug. "The only way that dress could look any better is if it was laying on the floor." Danny pulled Lindsay chin up and kissed her lips, slow and passionately.
"I thought you said we were going to be late." Lindsay said after the pulled apart.
"Yeah, well I have had a change of heart. I don't think it is a good idea to go to the banquet."
"And why is that Mr. Messer?"
"Because I am going to have to spend all night fighting all the other men away with a stick." Lindsay blushed. "Seriously they won't be able to keep their eyes off of you."
"They can look all they want, but all that matters is I get to come home with you."
"Good point." Danny said as he kissed her again.
"Seriously Danny we have to go." Lindsay laughed as she heard Danny moan.
"Okay, but I cannot be blamed for my actions if someone hits on you tonight." Danny laughed, as he led Lindsay to the door after helping her put on her coat.
They arrived at the banquet and quickly found the rest of the team.
"Wow, Lindsay you look great." Mac said as he placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Thanks Mac. I think we all clean up pretty good." Lindsay said glancing around at the rest of the group. "But where are Stella and Ron?"
"Fashionably late, I am sure." Joked Sarah.
Not two minutes later, Flack looked up to see Stella walk through the door with Ron on her arm. The entire table turned toward the door when they saw Flack's mouth drop.
"Wow!" Was all Flack could muster. If Sarah had not known any better she would have been jealous, but 'wow' was all she could come up with as well.
"She looks like a Greek Goddess." Peyton said in awe of her friend. Ron was standing next to Stella with a huge grin on his face.
"Look at Ron, he looks like that kid from high school, who was the class dork but somehow managed to score a date with the hottest girl in school for prom." Danny laughed and Lindsay slapped him in the arm.
"Be nice."
Stella and Ron walked over to the table and she began to blush as she could feel her friends staring at her.
"What?" She asked as she sat down.
"Nothing, it's just you look amazing." Lindsay replied.
"Thank you. You look pretty good yourself." Stella smiled.
After dinner the team left the table and made their way to the dance floor. About an hour later Lindsay noticed Mac was on his phone. Lindsay let out a small groan, because she knew what was coming. Lindsay had volunteered to be on call, since she was the only one that could not drink. She wanted everyone else to be able to take advantage of the free alcohol. Well, every one but Flack, he was also on call. Lindsay looked around and also saw that Flack was on his phone. She saw him close his phone and turn to kiss Sarah. I'm glad I brought that extra set of clothes, she thought to her self. Lindsay felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned to see Mac standing behind her.
"Let me guess, DB?" Lindsay half groaned.
"Sorry, but I am afraid so." Mac said as Flack joined them.
"Well it looks like our evening is cut short." Flack grumbled. "Where is Danny?"
"He went to the bathroom. Mac will you tell him I had to leave?"
"Sure will. Be careful." Mac said giving Lindsay a hug. Lindsay had started to notice that he was doing that a lot lately. "And Lindsay, thanks again for volunteering."
"No problem Mac." Lindsay and Flack turned and made their way out of the banquet hall.
Flack and Lindsay arrived at the scene a few minutes later. The officer on scene snickered as he saw Flack and Lindsay get out of the car in their formal attire.
"What are you laughing at Officer…"
"It's Thompson sir. Officer Thompson." The officer said as he straightened up and saluted Flack.
"Rookie." Flack mumbled under his breath, to which Lindsay laughed. "Is the scene clear?"
"Yes sir. I cleared it myself."
Flack lifted the caution tape and he and Lindsay crossed underneath. Lindsay made her way up the steps to the third floor apartment with Flack close behind.
Lindsay began taking picture of the scene while Flack went to check out the rest of the apartment. Something about the scene just didn't set well with Flack.
"Do you hear that?" Flack asked as Lindsay was leaning over the body, trying not to get blood on her dress.
"Hear what?" Lindsay asked puzzled.
"That ticking noise?" Flack asked as he walked back into the living room. Lindsay stood up and focused on the silence in the room. Then she heard it. A faint ticking noise.
"What is that?"
"I don't know, it sounds like it is coming from…" Flack opened the hall closet and his heart sank. Staring back up at him was what Flack could only describe as a homemade bomb. A wave of panic swept over him as he saw the counter read 30 seconds. "SHIT!"
Flack grabbed Lindsay by the arm and began dragging her out of the apartment. They had just had just made it to the edge of the staircase when the bomb went off.
Officer Thompson was thrown to the ground. He lay there for a few minutes, not really knowing what happened. He slowly got up and turned to see that the whole third floor of the building appeared to be missing. The building was still standing but for how much longer he was not sure. He ran back to his patrol car and starting screaming at dispatch to send back up.
"Officer's down." He yelled into the radio.
Suddenly, back at the banquet, every cell phone in the place began to ring.