Chapter 18
Lindsay was out by her favorite horse brushing her when she heard a familiar voice "Lindsay!" a young fifteen year old girl yelled "Hey Jill" Lindsay smiled waving her over "What are you doing?"
"I came by to kidnap you" Jill smiled walking over to her "We're all going out tonight, so get ready"
"I am not going out tonight" Lindsay said to her "I've got to much to do"
"We're all going away this summer Linds you have to come and say good-bye" Jill scolded
"I'm not good with good-byes" Lindsay reminded her friend
"I know, I know but it's not forever" Jill reminded her "Just for the summer and if you don't come you'll regret it"
"Why would I want to be reminded you all are going away while I'm going to be stuck here by myself"
"Come on don't be like that" Jill smiled "If you don't come with us I guess I'll just have to stay here with you because I am not taking off for the summer without spending time with my best friend"
"Don't guilt me" Lindsay warned
"No really it's fine, will sit here in silence while everyone else is at the diner laughing and reminiscing" Jill said with a shrug
"Fine" Lindsay mumbled
"Good!" Jill smiled "And you wont be alone, Jake isn't going away and you have a packed house"
"Yea that's how I want to spend my summer with my brothers and boyfriend, they hate Jake" Lindsay reminded her
"Billy will be home too" Jill reminded her
"Why?" Lindsay asked
"He has to work, he's bummed so expect to him to be at your house a lot, keep an eye on him make sure he doesn't get too lonely" Jill teased
"Of course" Lindsay shrugged as she continued to brush her horse
"Come on don't be a Debbie downer" Jill laughed "I'm going to call everyday and send you postcards"
"You better" Lindsay warned seriously
"And then I'll be back before you know it and will get those tattoo's" Jill said as Lindsay rolled her eyes
"My parents would flip" Lindsay said to her
"That's why we have to get them in a spot they wont see" Jill reminded her "We need to do this. We'll get matching ones and no matter how old we get or how far apart we grow we'll always be reminded of our friendship"
"I don't think we'll grow apart" Lindsay said seriously
"Me either" Jill smiled "You're not just my best friend, you're my family"
Then all of the sudden Jill was gone and Lindsay was in the bathroom of the diner, she had just heard the front door closed, and slowly crept out.
"Jill?" Lindsay asked with her eyes wide opened. Jill was lying on the floor with a pool of blood under her, eyes wide opened but empty.
Lindsay gasped and sat up in her bed as tears fell from her eyes
"Linds?" Danny asked slowly opening his eyes from a dead sleep "You alright?"
"Yea, yea" Lindsay assured her
"Is it the baby?" Danny asked
"No, I'm fine" Lindsay said again sinking back into the bed and looking up at the ceiling
"Then why are you crying?" Danny questioned her
"Just a dream" Lindsay said looking into his concerned eyes "I'm fine" She said forcing a smile
"You want to talk about it?" Danny asked her
"No" was all she said
The next morning she woke up to smell of breakfast and Danny already gone. She walked out of her room and found her brother Chris and Lucy at the dinner table
"Hey" Lindsay smiled
"Mommy!" Lucy smiled giving her a hug "Feel better?"
"Much" Lindsay smiled at her daughter
"What are you doing out of bed?" Chris questioned his sister
"It's been two weeks" Lindsay reminded her brother "I'm allowed to move around and I might even be able to get back to work"
"That's up to the doctors" Chris said pulling a chair out for her "I made french toast" he said placing a plate in front of her
"Wow" Lindsay smirked "How did you get your Uncle Chris to cook his famous french toast Lucy? He hasn't made these since my first day of college" she said looking at Chris
"I asked" Lucy shrugged taking a big bite out of the french toast
"I can't say no to her" Chris smirked taking a seat at the table "She has those puppy dog eyes you had when you were her age"
"I'll take that as a good thing" Lindsay smiled taking a bit out of the breakfast "Danny already left for work?"
"Yes a while ago" Chris told her "But he said to tell you he didn't forget about the doctors appointment and he will pick you up"
"Good" Lindsay smiled "Today we might be able to find out if I'm having a boy or girl"
"That's exciting" Chris smiled "But I'm sure you already know"
"It's a girl, I can feel it" Lindsay said to him "And news on Billy?" she asked her brother
"Nope" Chris told her coolly "He's still locked up in the hospital"
"Ok" Lindsay nodded
"You have a lot more things to worry about" Chris said to her "Like how you are going to fit another baby in this cramped apartment"
"We'll make it work" Lindsay told him with a shrug
"And you're going to have to get things for this new baby" Chris reminded her "I don't see any of Lucy's old things around"
"Well we don't have a lot of storage and I wasn't expecting on having a baby so soon after her" Lindsay admitted and Chris nodded
"You worry about all that and I'll worry about Billy deal?"
"Deal" Lindsay smiled
Crime Lab
Danny was in Mac's office discussing Billy
"And what did the doctors say?" Danny asked Mac
"They don't believe you Danny" Mac told him with a sigh "I'm sorry"
"Two weeks ago Billy called me to meet him and he admitted this was all a front!" Danny yelled "How can his doctors not see this!"
"They ran all sorts of tests on him, put him under intense evaluation and they're sticking with their original diagnosis" Mac told him
"You believe me right? You know I wouldn't make this up" Danny asked his boss who nodded
"Of course I believe you" Mac said to him "Why else would he call you down there other then to rub it in your face that he's fooling everyone"
"What are we going to do?" Danny asked
"Theirs nothing we can do" Mac said to him "We have to wait him out, he'll screw up Danny they always do"
"How much longer are we going to have to wait?" Danny asked Mac
"Don't you have somewhere to be?" Mac asked changing the subject and Danny looked at his watch and quickly stood up
"Lindsay's doctors appointment" Danny said as he started to walk out then turned to Mac
"Go" Mac said waving his hand "Will finish this discussion later"
"Thanks boss" Danny said then left
Doctor's office
Lindsay was lying down and Danny was standing next to her waiting for the doctor to come in
"Twenty bucks it's a boy" Danny said to Lindsay who just smiled
"You're really going to bet against your wife?" Lindsay questioned
"Yep" Danny replied proudly "It's a little baseball player I can feel it"
"A girl can be a baseball player to Danny" Lindsay reminded him
"Fine" Danny surrendered "But you get the point"
"Yea I do" Lindsay laughed as the doctor walked in
"Detective Messer's" the doctor smiled "Everything looks great so far, I'm glad you have been taking it easy"
"Yes I did as I was told, I was glued to my bed for two weeks, when can I get back to work?" she asked the doctor anxiously
"Actually it might be a good idea to wait until after the baby is born" the doctor told her and Lindsay sighed
"But you said everything is fine" Lindsay said to her
"It is, but your history of your blood pressure is making me nervous about sending you back to work" the doctor told her calmly "I wouldn't want you back to work for another couple of weeks and by that point you'd be getting ready for your maternity leave"
"I worked up until the day my water broke with Lucy" Lindsay reminded her doctor
"You also weren't admitted into the hospital numerous times with Lucy" the doctor reminded her
"I'm sure Mac will understand" Danny said to Lindsay
"I don't" Lindsay sighed
"Alright" The doctor said changing the subject "I'm going to do the ultra-sound if the baby permits I'll be able to tell you the sex, that is what you both want right?"
"Yes" they both said at the same time as the doctor started the ultra-sound "There is the baby's head" the doctor said pointing "And legs, and arms" he smiled "And look at that"
"Boy?" Danny asked
"Actually" the doctor smiled looking at Danny "Looks like you have another girl"
"I knew it" Lindsay smiled proudly holding her hand out to Danny
"You really want the twenty bucks?" Danny questioned
"Yes a bet is a bet" Lindsay said seriously as Danny reached into his pocket and handed Lindsay the twenty dollar bill
"So in about three months you're going to have another girl to look after" the doctor said to Danny who just nodded
"I'm always going to be outnumbered" Danny mumbled
"I have five daughters" the doctor told Danny "Say good-bye to sports and hello to Hannah Montana and shopping on Sundays"
"It's not the sports or shopping" Danny said "It's the dating"
"How about we worry about that when Lucy hits I don't know high school" Lindsay teased
"High school?" Danny asked seriously "College" he reminded his wife who just laughed "senior year of college"
"OK" Lindsay said still laughing
"My oldest daughter's first boyfriend was in middle school" the doctor said to him and his eyes widened "Well I'll see you two in a few weeks, have a good one guys"
"Thanks doc" Danny said as the doctor left the room "Middle school?" Danny asked his wife stunned
"Time's are different Messer" Lindsay told him
"Not in my eyes" Danny said admittedly
In the car on the way home Danny finally broke his silence
"So you want to tell me what that dream was about?" Danny asked pulling Lindsay from her thoughts
"What dream?" Lindsay questioned
"The one you had last night that made you cry" Danny said to her as he kept his eyes on the road "It seemed to really upset you"
"It wasn't really a dream" Lindsay shrugged "A memory"
"Of Billy?" Danny asked and Lindsay shook her head no
"Jill" Lindsay told him "We were going to get matching tattoo's when she got home from the summer" she told him with a smirk
"My girl the rebel" Danny smirked "Think you would have gone thru with it?"
"Probably. When Jill and I made our minds up about something we always did it" Lindsay told him
"What were you going to get?" Danny questioned
"A butterfly, mine was going to be in purple her favorite color and hers was going to be in blue my favorite color" Lindsay said smiling at the memory "A friend of ours older brother was going to do it for us"
"And what would your parents have thought?" Danny asked
"They would have flipped" Lindsay laughed "But we were going to get them in spots that weren't visible, like our hip or something"
"I just hope our daughters don't pick up on your bad habits" Danny teased
"My bad habits?" Lindsay laughed "Girls will be girls"
"No those girls will be my girls and I'm going to make sure they don't plan on sneaking off and getting inked at the age of fifteen by some guy" Danny said to her seriously "If this baby was a boy like I was planning we were going to make a great team, spying on Lucy together but now this is all new because sisters will stick together then they'll talk you into taking their sides as well"
"They wont be that bad" Lindsay laughed
"I'm preparing for everything" Danny told her seriously "It's karma that I'm going to have two daughters"
"Why because you were such a player?" Lindsay questioned raising an eyebrow and shrugged
"I wouldn't say player" Danny defended "I wasn't really sensitive towards other women's feelings sometimes"
"You're not one of those guys anymore" Lindsay told Danny "And I've said it once and I'll say it again I think either of our daughters will be lucky to end up with a guy like you"
"Yes this new older, mature version of me" Danny told her "But young Danny is no good"
"I didn't think you were that bad" Lindsay smiled "I liked you from the second week"
"What about the first week?" Danny smirked looking over at her
"You made me feel stupid" Lindsay reminded him "I still haven't forgiven you for that"
"It was a joke" Danny defended with a laugh
"On me" Lindsay shot back "Mac's a scary guy when you first meet him"
"You know most women think when a man teases her it's because they like them" Danny said to her seriously
"On the playground when you still believe in cooties" Lindsay smirked "And you didn't know me"
"I knew I liked you when I first saw you" Danny smiled "I had never seen someone like you before"
"I doubt that" Lindsay said seriously
"Seriously" Danny said to looking at her briefly catching her eyes "The way you held yourself, the way you dressed. You weren't just another typical New York girl. And the more we worked on the case the more I liked you. Pulling out a knife, tackling a suspect" he laughed at the memory "You were something different"
"I'll take that as compliment" Lindsay snorted
"You should" Danny said to her
Danny and Lindsay's apartment
Danny and Lindsay were surprised to see Danny's mother in the apartment playing a game with Lucy
"Hey Ma" Danny said helping Lindsay remove her jacket
"Hello" Maria Messer smiled walking past Danny and giving Lindsay a kiss on the cheek "How are you feeling dear?"
"I'm great, baby and I are in good health" Lindsay reported proudly
"That's great" Maria smiled broadly
"What are you doing here?" Danny asked "Did Chris decide to go back home?" he asked anxiously causing Lindsay to roll her eyes
"He called and asked me if I wouldn't mind watching Lucy, he had something to do for work" Maria told him casually "He's a hard working boy Danny you should be happy he's here helping"
"I am, I am" Danny said removing his own jacket as Lucy ran over
"So?" Lucy questioned "Brother or sister?" she asked jumping up and down
"Sister" Lindsay told her and she cheered
"Yey!" Lucy said still yelling and jumping
"What would have been wrong with a brother?" Danny teased his daughter
"I couldn't dress him up, he'd be a boy" Lucy laughed as Danny picked up his daughter
"Your new sister isn't a toy Luce" Danny reminded her "She's going to be very small and very delicate" he said as Lucy just looked confused and decided he needed to clarify to his three year old "What I mean is she's kind of like glass" Danny started as Lindsay rolled her eyes "And we have to be very careful with her because we wouldn't want to break her right?"
"I'd be a good big sister" Lucy smiled
"I know you will" Danny said giving Lucy a big obnoxious kiss on the cheek causing her to giggle then put her down
"Another girl" Maria smiled holding her hand together "Two girls" she said again "I always wanted a girl but I got two boys instead"
"What was wrong with me Ma?" Danny asked
"Nothing expect the phone calls I'd get about the coast guard picking you up, or Mr. Bowen down the street calling to say you broke his window playing baseball again or when-" Maria was cut off
"We get it" Danny said seriously
"And now I have two granddaughters" Maria was so happy "Any names yet?"
"Not yet" Lindsay smirked "I'm sure we have plenty of time to argue over names soon. Even though Danny named Lucy so I think it's only fair that I get to name the new baby"
"We agreed on Lucy" Danny said to her
"No I wanted Lydia" Lindsay said to him and rolled his eyes "And we agreed on a coin toss which I lost. We're not waiting until last minute again"
"It's not my fault I had all boy names picked out for Lucy" Danny defended
"Whose fault is it then?" Maria asked him as Lindsay waited for a response
"Yours" Danny said to his mother "And your mothers" he said then pointing at Lindsay "You had two boys, Lindsay's mom had three boys it just made sense"
"Come on Danny you're a scientist" Lindsay smirked "You know that isn't true"
"Well I'll have you know I prepared" Danny said opening up a desk drawer and pulling out two books he held the first one up "Best boy names" and then the other one "Best girl names"
"I'm proud" Lindsay smiled "It seems to me you expected to be wrong"
"No I didn't expect it" Danny said quickly "I was just keeping options opened"
"And did you see any news you liked?" Lindsay questioned
"Nope I didn't get a chance to look thru this book yet" Danny smirked "I only checked out the boy one" he shrugged
"I think Maria is a nice name" Maria Messer smiled
"Yea it's a great name" Danny started "If I this baby is Benjamin button and is born at that age of 75"
"Hey" Maria is slapping Danny upside the head "I am not 75"
"Don't listen to him" Lindsay said to Maria "He's just bitter that I was right and he was wrong"
The Hospital
Chris Monroe was standing outside the hospital when Mac Taylor and Don Flack walked over to him
"How long has been missing?" Mac questioned Chris
"About forty-five minutes" Chris told them
"And why are we first hearing about his now?" Flack asked him annoyed
"The hospital thought they could handle it, that he was just somewhere in the hospital which has been lock-down since he was reported missing" Chris told them "They had no reason to believe he left"
"And now they do?" Mac asked
"Yea" Chris said to them "The hospital has been searched from top to bottom three times and no sign of him"
"How did this happen?" Flack asked
"Complaining of a head-ache, two nurses and doctor came in. They had to take his restraints off. He over powered them and took off. One of the nurses woke up about ten minutes later and contacted security" Chris said to them "They didn't believe him to be a physical threat"
"What did they think he was in there for? A vacation?" Flack spat
"We need to talk to his parents" Chris said to Mac
"I already have a unit picking them up, and I have several units and two undercover cops posted outside Danny and Lindsay's apartment" Mac told him "He wont get far"
"I really want to sit in on the interview with his parents, get a read off of them see if they are lying" Chris said to Mac who nodded
"Good idea" Mac said then they both looked at Flack
"What?" Flack asked
"Someone is going to have to inform Danny and Lindsay" Chris said to him and Flack looked at him then back at Mac
"Me? Again?" Flack asked, he hated giving them bad news. He was never sure how Danny would react
"You're Danny's best friend" Mac said "He'd appreciate it coming from you"
"Why doesn't Adam go?" Flack asked as Mac widened his eyes
"You'll go" Mac said patting Flack on the shoulder then walked off with Chris
Danny and Lindsay's apartment
"She sleeping?" Lindsay asked from the couch as Danny took a seat next to her
"Out like a light" Danny smiled as he watched Lindsay skim thru the book "See any names you like?"
"Maybe" Lindsay said flipping the page "What about Winifred?"
"Vetoed" Danny said quickly
"Why? We can call her Winnie for short" Lindsay said to him
"That's exactly why" Danny said "Next"
"What about Heidi?" Lindsay asked and Danny's jaw dropped
"You want me to name my daughter after a girl from a reality show?" Danny asked her stunned
"She wouldn't be named after her" Lindsay laughed "it's just a name"
"Yea it's just a name I associate with a reality show I wouldn't even let one of my kids watch" Danny shot back "Vetoed"
"You can't keep vetoing" Lindsay warned "What about Mia?"
"Will keep it in the maybe pile" Danny said writing it down "Next"
"Leah?" Lindsay questioned looking at Danny who wrote it down
"Maybe" he said urging her to go on
"Madison?" Lindsay asked
"Nope, vetoed" Danny said to her
"What's wrong with that?" Lindsay asked him annoyed
"I dated a Madison once" Danny shrugged
"Well if we're vetoing all the names of women you've dated then this is going to be a short list" Lindsay teased looking back at the book
"Hey" Danny said offended then there was a knock at the door and he stood up to answer it "Hey" Danny said to Flack waving him in "You're here late"
"Yea sorry I hope I didn't disturb you guys" Flack said
"No not at all, we're picking out baby names" Lindsay said still studying the book
"Really so you guys know the sex?" Flack questioned
"Yea another girl" Danny said and Flack smiled
"Congratulations" Flack said shaking his hand
"Thanks, but uh what are you doing here?" Danny asked him
"Where's Luce?" Flack asked looking around
"Bed" Danny told him "Just spit it out Flack"
"Billy escaped tonight from the hospital" Flack spat out quickly
"What?" Lindsay asked stunned "How could that be?"
"He faked a medical emergency took out his doctor and nurses" Flack told them "I'm sorry guys. But the building is on guard so don't worry"
"Don't worry?" Lindsay asked
"Linds" Danny warned "You have to remain calm"
"How am I supposed to do that with a mad man looking to kill me is running the streets?" Lindsay asked him
"Mac and your brother are already on it" Flack assured her "So is the rest of the NYPD"
"Thanks for letting us know" Danny said to Flack who nodded and walked him to the door
"I'm going to get this guy" Flack said to Danny who just nodded
"I know" Danny said coolly then Flack left
"Danny" Lindsay started
"Don't" Danny said taking a seat next to her again "Let's look at these names again"
"How could you think about baby names after what we just found out?" Lindsay asked him
"Because this baby" he said putting his hand over her stomach "Deserves our undivided attention" he said forcing a smile "and that's what she's going to get. And I am not leaving your side so you have nothing to be afraid of"
"I love you" Lindsay said as a tear fell from her eye
"I love you too" he said giving her a soft kiss
AN: Sorry for the wait everybody, but I hope you like the new chapter :)
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