A/N: I know it's been a while since I posted but I've been trying to figure out where I wanted to end this. I've known from the start how I wanted the epilogue to go so this seemed after a lot of soul searching the best place to end it before the epilogue. With work being so busy and my muse coming back after a CSI NY marathon I'm finally posting. So thank you for reading and going on this journey with me.
"You did really well up there today." Danny told Lindsay as they left the court.
"I have to do it again tomorrow." Lindsay pointed out.
"You'll do great then too." He kissed the top of her head. "Do you want to go and get some ice-cream?"
"I can't handle people right now."
"We can still get ice-cream. Come on."
Danny drove them to the store and quickly ducked inside and returned with two pints of ice-cream and some plastic spoons.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Anywhere." Lindsay replied.
Danny drove down a deserted area which over look the fields. He listened when she needed him to and hugged her and told her it would be alright.
The next few days were a flood of emotions but Danny was there right by her side.
He squeezed her hand reassuringly as Lindsay held a breath awaiting the verdict.
GUILTY!
Lindsay hugged Danny tightly.
"You did it, you got him." He whispered.
After talking to the families and making a brief statement to the press Lindsay and Danny were finally able to leave the court house.
"Do you want to go and see Liv?" Danny asked.
"No there is somewhere else I need to go first. Let me have the keys."
Danny handed her the keys and got in the passenger seat. He didn't say a word as they drove.
Lindsay finally pulled the car in the cemetery parking lot.
Danny followed wordlessly. She slowed.
"Do you mind waiting here for a minute? I need to do this by myself."
"I'll be right here." He assured her.
Lindsay walked over and found her friends graves side by side.
"Hey. I'm sorry it's been so long since I've been back. But we got him. I'm sorry it took so long." She paused. "He's going away for the rest of his life. I guess we'll never know why he did it but we got you justice." She wiped a tear from her check.
She took a seat cross legged on the trimmed grass. There were fresh flowers on the graves she noticed.
"I guess I should fill you in on my life. I know the last time I was here was when I told you I was moving to New York. I remember being terrified it's a huge city, but it feels like home now. The lab is great; I work with some great people who are also great friends."
She proceeded to provided details of her co-workers.
"But most importantly I met Danny. He's a typical New Yorker, but he's also sweet and kind and funny and there when I need him. We got married a couple years ago; he changed my life and perspective on everything. Do you remember guys we always said we wanted to marry? How clueless were we? Men like that only exist in romance novels or the movies. Everyone has flaws. How does they saying go 'you may not be perfect, but you are perfect for me'? I guess that's what real life is all about."
"Then there is Olivia, our daughter. She is perfect but then I'm biased." She continued to describe Olivia.
"I also did something big. A friend and I organised a major event with all the big sports teams in New York which raised millions for cancer charities and children in New York its helping. It was kind of like the time we planned to raise money for the homecoming dance with the help of the football team. Only more successful. The Mayor gave me an award; it wasn't anything someone else wouldn't have done. We made a memorial for the fallen police and FDNY officers who died in the line, including all the heroes from September 11th."
Lindsay continued to fill them in on her life for another twenty minutes.
"Danny, there's some people I want you meet."
Danny walked over to join her.
"Hello ladies." He wasn't sure what else to say.
Lindsay began filling him in on all her friends.
After about an hour they made their way back to the car.
"What do you want to do now?" He asked.
"Let's go home." Lindsay requested.
THE END