"Messer." Danny said as he answered his phone.
"Hey honey, it's time." Lindsay replied.
"Time for what?" Danny was paying more attention to the crime scene in front of him and was really only half paying attention to Lindsay.
"The baby Danny! My contractions are only 6 minutes apart." Lindsay yelled into the phone as another contraction hit.
"Oh my god. Are you serious?" Hawkes immediately recognized the change in Danny's voice. "I am clear across town."
"Well I am sorry to inconvenience you but your daughter is coming rather you are ready or not."
"I am sorry. I didn't mean it like that. Try and stay calm honey." Danny was trying to convince himself more than he was her. "Call Mac, he is at the lab, and see if he can pick you up and I will meet you at the hospital."
"Okay." Lindsay paused trying to focus on her breathing. "Danny, I love you. Please hurry."
"I love you too. I will be there before you know it." Danny closed the phone and ran to the nearest patrol car with Hawkes shouting good luck from behind him.
"Taylor."
"Mac its Lindsay…I am having contractions… Danny is clear across town… I need someone to drive me to the hospital…" Lindsay screamed into the phone in one long sentence.
"Alright Lindsay, calm down. How far apart are you contractions?"
"Every six minutes."
"Stay calm, I am on my way."
Stella, Peyton, Sarah and Flack watched from the break room as Mac sprinted down the hall toward the elevator.
"Wonder what that was all about?" Stella asked.
"No idea." Peyton shrugged. A few seconds later Stella's cell began to ring.
"Bonasera." Stella heard a very nervous Danny on the other end. He was talking so fast that all she heard was Lindsay, labor, Mac and hospital.
"Lindsay's in labor!" Stella screamed as she closed her phone. They all jumped up and made their way to the elevator.
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Four hours later Danny walked in the waiting room, where the whole team was gathered, carrying his daughter.
"Danny she's beautiful." Stella cried as she took the baby from his arms.
"How is Lindsay doing?" Mac asked, never taking his eyes off the little girl.
"She is fine. A little tired but couldn't be happier." Danny couldn't help but smile when Stella passed the sleeping infant to Mac. Mac looked so happy, Danny was pretty sure he had never seen Mac smile like that.
"Is she up for visitors?" Peyton asked as she watched Mac hold his god daughter.
"Yeah, she would love to see all of you. Plus I know she is dying to tell you her name." Mac handed Danny back his daughter and Danny led them down the hall to Lindsay's room.
"Hey honey, I brought back some visitors." Lindsay smiled when she saw everyone enter.
"How are you doing kiddo?" Stella asked as Danny sat down beside Lindsay on the bed.
"I couldn't be happier." Lindsay said as she stared up at her family.
"So are you going to tell us her name?" Sarah finally asked after a few moments of silence.
"Thought you would never ask." Lindsay teased. "Everyone say hello to Isabella Mackenzie Messer." Lindsay smiled as she looked up at Mac, who had tears in his eyes.
"I don't know what to say guys. I am honored. Truly honored." Peyton leaned over and gave Mac a kiss on his cheek.
"That is a beautiful name guys." Peyton said.
"Now how are we suppose to compete with that?" Flack joked as he pulled Sarah into a hug.
"I don't know, I think that Daniel Flack had a nice ring to it." Danny laughed.
"There is no way I am naming my son Danny." Flack growled.
Twelve weeks later the entire team was once again gathered in the hospital waiting room. Sarah had been in labor for over 10 hours and still nothing.
"You know, I realize that we are here for good news this time, but I am really getting tired of hospitals." Mac said as Peyton handed him a cup of coffee.
"I know what you mean Mac." Danny replied as he looked over at Lindsay who had fallen asleep. "You realize that in two and half years Lindsay has been in the hospital four times. I wish that we could keep her on full time lab duty forever. The thought of her going back in the field Monday is killing me." Danny cringed just at the thought of the events of the last few years. However, he smiled when he saw Stella playing peek-a-boo with Bella. Already at three months she had her daddy wrapped around her little finger.
"Me too, but as much as I hate to say it, she is more valuable in the field."
"You really care about her don't you?" Danny asked.
"I think more than you will ever know. She really is like a daughter to me. I am glad she has you to look after her."
Danny started to answer him, when Flack came running into the waiting room.
"It's a boy!" Flack shouted.
"Well duh, we knew that." Danny teased as he hugged his friend.
"How is Sarah? Can we see her?" Lindsay asked, now that she was awake.
"Of course, come on." Flack led the entire team down the hallway to Sarah's room.
"Oh he is so cute!" Stella squealed as she saw Sarah holding the little boy.
"My son is not cute!" Flack huffed. "Handsome maybe, but not cute."
"He looks just like you Flack." Mac commented as Flack took his son from Sarah.
"Thanks Mac. Can you believe that I am a father?"
"No more than I can believe that Danny is a father." Peyton teased as she looked at Danny who was holding Bella. "Look Mac our boys are all grown up." Peyton winked at them.
"Funny Peyton." Both Danny and Flack said at the same time. Danny and Flack looked so happy standing there holding there kids. The two men truely had grown up.
"Don, do you want to tell them our son's name, or should I?" Sarah asked.
"No you can tell them."
"Okay, well I am not sure we can top Isabella," she said as she looked at Lindsay, who now had Bella, "but we decided on Scott Anthony Flack." Lindsay gasped but it took a few seconds for Danny to catch on.
"Wait a minute. Anthony's my middle name." Danny stated proudly.
"Picked up on that did ya." Flack teased. "Would you like to hold you god son?"
"Of course." Danny said as Flack placed Scott in his arms. "Hey little man. I am your Uncle Danny. I am going to teach you how to play baseball and all sorts of fun stuff."
"I think I can teach my son how to play baseball on my own thank you very much." Flack mumbled hitting Danny in the arm.
"Like I said I AM going to teach you how to play baseball." Everyone in the room laughed.
Mac looked around the room at his family. That's right his family. Everyone he loved was in this room and he wouldn't have it any other way.