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Chapter 9

Danny and Lindsay walked into their apartment building and stepped onto the elevator together

"You've been quiet" Danny noted to his wife who was silent most of the ride home

"I was just thinking how we could use a nice long hot bath" Lindsay smirked watching the number on the elevator light up

"That can be arranged" Danny told her wrapping his arms around her kissing the side of her head

"Then we can just order pizza, curl up on the couch and watch some of the playoff game" Lindsay said with a hopeful sigh

"A women after my own heart" Danny smiled proudly then the elevator doors opened and Danny pulled out his keys and unlocked the door and stepped in. The apartment was dark as Danny and Lindsay walked in he flipped on the light and both were not expecting what they saw.

"Oh my god" Lindsay mumbled covering her mouth with her hand

"Stay behind me Linds" Danny instructed her pulling his gun out of his side quickly. There small neat apartment was trashed anything that could be broken was. TV, vase, picture frames, lamps, windows. All the tables were tossed over and there were holes in their walls that appeared to have been punched. Lindsay followed Danny as he checked out the rest of the apartment, gun still drawn and was relieved when found nothing

"Lucy's room" Lindsay sighed walking into it. Her shelves had been ripped down, toys broken, crib knocked over. She knelt down and picked up Lucy's favorite doll, which was now headless "Why?" she asked looking up at Danny who she could tell was fuming. He didn't respond just walked out of Lucy's room and dialed a number

"Taylor" Mac responded into the phone

"He was here" Danny told him trying to hold back his anger

"When?" Mac questioned already knowing he was referring to Billy

"I don't know but our apartment is trashed" Danny informed his boss "And not a little trashed, completely destroyed"

"Will be right over" Mac said ending the call when Danny walked back into Lucy's room he noticed Lindsay staring at a spot in the corner

"What?" Danny questioned

"There's a wet spot here" Lindsay said kneeling over it and taking a whiff "I think he urinated on the floor" she said turning to Danny who just violently shook his head

"Unbelievable" Danny said more to himself and watched as Lindsay left Lucy's room and ventured into her bedroom she shared with Danny and watched as she looked in the rooms. The only thing that seemed to be in order was her dresser she opened the draws and frowned Danny watched as she opened up more drawers then closed them

"Something missing?" Danny questioned

"Some of my clothes" She told him coolly "Maybe you should call your mom, make sure Lucy is alright"

"Yea ok" Danny said walking out of the room and into the kitchen while he did so Lindsay continued to look around her room but became more and more disturbed by her findings and decided it was best to just let the team take care of it. Lindsay walked into the kitchen

"I will, thanks Ma" she heard Danny finish on the phone then hung up
"Lucy alright?" Lindsay questioned

"Yea" Danny told her "You should stay with them tonight"

"We" Lindsay corrected

"I'm going to be working on all this" Danny told her

"Danny you can't work this it's a conflict and I'd feel much safer with you being around" Lindsay told him, sure she felt safer whenever Danny was around but she knew she could take care of herself. She just wanted Danny to stay with her and Lucy tonight and not drive himself crazy thinking about Billy.

"I'll see" Danny said then heard a knock at the door, he opened it to find Mac and Flack on the other end

"Wow" Flack remarked looking around "I think he broke everything in this place"
"Should be easy to get a print then" Mac said to him casually

"I'm sure you'll find more then a print" Lindsay muttered and Mac nodded his head to her

"I don't want you two touching anything" Mac told them "I've got Adam and Hawkes coming, will take care of it"
"I think there's urine in Lucy's room" Lindsay told him and Mac frowned

"Sick" Flack muttered looking at the damage in the living room but responding to Lindsay's comments

"Where is this guy" Danny asked aloud not to anyone in particular but all three turned to stare at him "I mean how did police not see this guy come in here? How did the neighbors not hear what was happening in here? How did he leave this building and manage to disappear?" he vented

"We'll figure it out, it's what we do" Mac told him coolly

"I'm tired of hearing that" Danny snapped out of his boss who kept his cool "Look at my home!" Danny yelled "Go in to my daughters room- your goddaughters room and look what that freak did in there!"
"You need to calm down Danny" Mac warned "Take a walk" Danny just looked at Mac then to Lindsay and Flack and groaned in frustration and stormed out of the apartment

"Danny-" Lindsay started and followed him out she met up with him at the elevator as he was waiting "Don't go"
"Lindsay I need a few minutes" Danny told her rather coldly

"Danny please-" Lindsay started again

"I can't do this right now!" Danny yelled causing Lindsay to flinch

"I'm fighting this battle to Danny" Lindsay shot at him

"Are you? I can see it in your eyes you feel sympathy for this guy" Danny told her in a low voice "You still feel like he's your old friend from Montana, that you owe him something because you survived a crime that his sister didn't. If you would have just stayed away from this guy the first time he started acting up none of this would have happened but you have to save the world!" he ended with his voice raised he watched Lindsay's entire face fall but he was still so angry he didn't want to comfort her "Jill has been dead for years Lindsay it's time to move past it and stop babying her brother" he finished which earned him a hard slap across the face. She then abruptly turned around and walked back into her apartment leaving Danny fuming watching her walk away, just then the elevator doors opened and Hawkes and Adam stepped off

"Hey Dan-" Adam started but Danny just brushed past them to the stairs and slammed the door opened and disappeared "yea see ya!" Adam called after him with a smile and wave but knew Danny didn't hear, see or care.

"This should be fun" Hawkes mumbled walking down the hall

Inside the apartment Hawkes, Adam and Mac were all processing and Lindsay had moved outside to the fire escape she didn't even notice when Flack joined her

"He'll calm down" was all Flack said "He's angry because he's not in control of the situation, that's all" he told her but then was caught off guard by her next question

"I bought this all on didn't I?" she asked looking at Flack with watery eyes

"No you didn't" Flack said to her

"Don't talk to me as a friend talk to me as a cop" Lindsay encouraged "I let him into my life, my families lives and I defended him knowing something was off about him. Danny and my mother both warned me and I ignored it"
"You didn't know any better Lindsay, it's not like this guy had ever been violent with you or anyone to your knowledge" Flack told her sternly "He tired to kiss you, so what? Plenty of people try to kiss attached women- it's not exactly a warning sign for potential lunatics"

"Danny's right" Lindsay told him as she looked down at the street "What was I thinking?"
"Danny said it was your fault?" Flack questioned surprised

"In so many words" Lindsay sighed "He's really angry with me and I don't blame him"
"Like I said Danny's angry at the situation not you" Flack reminded her "I've known him for years, I know how he thinks"

"What if he doesn't come back?" Lindsay asked him and Flack laughed

"He'll be back" Flack smirked "Groveling on hands and knees"
"I slapped him" Lindsay added casually

"Good for you" Flack smiled proudly and Lindsay couldn't help but laugh a little at that "So let's hope you slapped some sense into him"
"Or I slapped him so hard he's realized that this is a tough situation and he's going to run like he always does" Lindsay commented softly
"I don't know Linds he's really not like that anymore" Flack said to her "You've really whipped him into shape"

"Yea" Lindsay smirked "I don't know I just want all this to go away I want to forget these last six months and just go back to normal"
"It'll happen" Flack told her "Then you'll be complaining you're bored out of your mind"

"Doubt it" Lindsay replied

Danny walked eight block to the building that had become so familiar to him. He walked on the elevator and got off on the eleventh floor. The regular behind the desk greeted him with a smile and nod.
"Good afternoon Detective Messer" she greeted with a smile and he nodded back politely and walked into the room and saw his older brother Louie still hooked up to machines, he carefully pulled a chair over and took a seat next to him and watched him as the tubes breathed for him. He didn't say a word, just sat there.

Danny and Lindsay's apartment

It was late now, after dark and Danny knew he had to talk to Lindsay. He figured everyone would still be at his place but he opened the door to find just Mac there.

"Took you long enough" Mac commented

"Where's Lindsay?" Danny questioned
"Flack took her to Staten Island to be with Lucy hours ago" Mac told him shortly "Where have you been?"
"Clearing my head" Danny replied

"Did it help?" Mac questioned

"No not really" Danny told him truthfully "I feel like an idiot"

"You're under a lot of stress" Mac said to him "But you'll get threw it. You always do"
"I've never dealt with someone like him before" Danny confided "People coming after me that's one thing. Shane Casey, the Tanglewood boys- I'm used to all that. But someone victimizing my wife is a new game changer for me. With Shane in my house it was over so fast I didn't have time to really digest the threat against Lindsay and Lucy but with this- I'm waiting everyday. I'm waiting for a phone call from the hospital or you telling me they're gone"
"You're not used to caring so much about other people" Mac noted "You lived on your own for years you never committed to anyone and then Lindsay came then Lucy, it changes your perspective on things"

"I know it's my job to protect but what if I can't?" Danny asked him and Mac sighed

"I know how you feel Danny" Mac told him "After I lost Claire I used to think of a 100 different ways I could have saved her, I beat myself up because I couldn't protect her"
"There was nothing you could have done about that" Danny argued

"Logically yes" Mac agreed "But in my mind there was always something"

"I don't want to fail them Mac" Danny told him softly

"And you wont" Mac told him sternly

Staten Island

Lindsay was in Danny's old bedroom placing Lucy into her crib. She had finally fallen asleep. She quietly left the room and bumped into Danny's father. Danny's father came across as a tough retired Italian cop but when it came to Lucy he was a marshmallow.

"Lindsay" Carmine Messer called in a whisper he had a big bag "I happened to pass by a toy store and just picked a few things up" he said handing her the bag that was the size of a garbage bag

"Just happened?" Lindsay teased looking into the bag that had a ton of dolls and toys "You didn't have to-"
"Yes I did" Carmine warned "It's a shame what happened"

"Yea it really is" Lindsay sighed "Thank you so much" she said giving him a hug "But hold onto the bag and give it to her tomorrow you'll surely bypass Danny on the favorites list"
"That was my plan" he teased with a wink then walked down the hall into his own room. Lindsay walked down stairs and into the kitchen and didn't notice Danny standing behind the door

"Montana" he said causing her to jump

"Danny" she said holding her hand over her heart

"Sorry" Danny replied instantly "Didn't mean to scare ya"

"Then you shouldn't have been lurking" Lindsay told him coldly walking over to the coffee pot and pouring herself some coffee

"I wasn't lurking" Danny defended "I was waiting"

"Look Danny I'm really tired" Lindsay started "I know you're mad and you have every right to be but it took me forever to get Lucy down-"

"I'm not mad" Danny said walking over to her "I'm frustrated and I took it on you and I apologize"

"You should" Lindsay told him "You were right, what was I thinking? I let this go to far"
"You were doing what you though was right" Danny told her with a shrug "That's just one of the many reasons I love you"

"You still love me?" Lindsay teased "I didn't invite a complete lunatic into our lives"
"Who hasn't?" he questioned causing her to smile

"And I did slap you, I'm sorry" Lindsay told him softly

"I deserved it" Danny sighed "But I will tell ya this that was one hard slap you put a lot of weight into it that's good"
"I was holding back" Lindsay told him casually as she started to fix her coffee

"Oh yea?" Danny asked with a laugh "Then I never want to be on your really bad side"

Chicago

Billy was in a run down motel similar to the one he was staying in New York. It was dark and rainy outside and he just watched the rainfall. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door. He looked threw the peephole and saw who he was waiting for.

"Get in" Billy said in a low voice as the women walked. She had short brown hair and was fairly petite.

"You had a lot of requests" the women teased removing her black rain jacket

"If I'm paying for this I'm going to get what I want" Billy told her as he watched her take her jacket off. He reached into his bag and pulled out some clothes "Put these on first"
"Sweetie I don't know how many escorts you've ordered in your life but we work with our clothes on" she teased with a laugh

"Put them on now" Billy told her holding his arm to her which held Lindsay's clothes. The women was a little taken back by his harsh voice and decided not to argue but to just take the clothes. He then jumped on his bed and placed his hands behind his head and watched the women.