It started in his toes, then the pads of his feet then up to his ankle, and calf. The prickling sensation pulled up his thigh as he felt the air move in his lungs, dragging him back to a state of consciousness. The itch of pain radiated from his ears and moved down the back of his neck. Breathing deep seemed to take a full body reaction to pull the air into his lungs, struggling awake was seeming more and more like he was swimming to the top of the ocean from the farthest deps to the black cold waters beneath. He could feel his fingers but they felt foreign, as if he was borrowing them from a friend. The twitching came there after, shifting his muscles as his eyes seemed unresponsive to him. Hearing his own voice as a low grumbling sound in his throat, he felt the urge to yell, though the sound might kill him if he did.

There were voices near, but the were a mix of sound and wind nothing making sense. He tried again to speak but felt nothing but a burning sensation in his throat, coughing down the sound.

"Danny, squeeze my hand if you can hear me?" He heard, but the sound was muffled by beeps and buzzing sounds as light made its way into the smallest crack of his eyes. The tingling in his fingers ached as he did his best to control his muscles, pulling them tight around the flesh that sat around them.

"Good job, Danny it's Don, everything is going to be alright man." He said in a soft tone and spoke slowly.

"Mmph." Danny managed to get out as the light burned his eyes, squeezing them shut before they opened completely.

"Hey, kill the light in here." He heard Don order, as shuffling feet went around the room and the light disappeared. "Open your eyes man." He was back close again, close so Danny knew he was there.

"Dnn...Don?" He managed to force out a word, though his voice was something he could barely recognize, after months of pain this was the worst he had felt.

"Danny, it's Dr. Reese. I'm going to give you something for the pain." Her voice was low, as if she knew his head was about to split open.

"O... K..." Danny said rolling his head to the side, slowly opening his eyes he found the room to be surrounded by people. "Linds?" He called out in a raspy tone.

"She's not here, Danny." Don held his hand tight.

"Wh-" He attempted to say but pain took over his vision again.

"She's resting. Everything is going to be fine, just relax." Letting go of his hand he heard whispering. "Dr. Reese, can I talk to you outside."

"Of course." She said as they moved around, as Danny lay with his eyes closed.

"I'll be right back, bud." He said patting his gently on the chest as they moved out of the room.

Danny stayed awake for only a couple seconds before the drugs took over and he fell back into a painless, peaceful sleep.

"How did everything go in there?" Don said folding his arms over his chest, looking Dr. Reese directly in the eye.

"From the preliminary tests, everything looks fine. We removed the cancerous tissues and the blood clot, we won't know any long term problems until he is conscious."

"What do you mean, you said it was fine?" He was confused, if everything went well how could there still be problem.

"We had to removed some portions of his brain to be sure that they were not effected, therefore we might find that he does have some problems. They will most likely be minor they don't effect him at all. He seemed to remember who you are and who Lindsay was, that right there shows that his conscious mind is fine." She explained with a very doctor tone about her. "He's not out the woods yet, but he is doing very well."

"Good. Good... that's good." Don said out loud, smiling.

"If you need anything... whoa!" She said as Don pulled her into a big hug. Squeezing her with a heart filled with happiness she smiled at the gesture.

"Sorry." He said stepping back from the hug.

"No, no... it's fine." She smiled, brushing hair back from her face. "As I was saying, if you need anything you can have me paged." She smiled before walking past him, leaving Don smiling hugging his chest. Looking back before she left the I.C.U. hall, she smiled to herself.

She wasn't really sleeping, but she wasn't really awake either. With thoughts of Danny on her mind she couldn't quite sit still, she couldn't close her eyes without seeing herself in a black dress putting a box into the ground. Don hadn't been back since she had given birth, her daughter was seven pounds three ounces and she was beautiful. Blue eyes and the smallest amount of blond hair sticking up from her smooth scalp, Lindsay couldn't help but fall in love with her when she saw her. Crying harder then she had ever cried in her life, she held her as she prayed Danny would too be able to experience that.

Hearing someone enter the room she opened her eyes and shifted herself into a sitting position. Stella walked into the room holding her daughter wrapped in blankets.

"Hey mom. We've had a warm bath and are now in our beautiful yellow jammies, courtesy of Aunt Stella herself." She smiled, putting her sleeping baby into her arms. Lindsay made a small gasping sound as she took her, she was so warm and so small.

"Hi baby." She said, as she moved her little tongue around her mouth and settled into the crook of her mother's arm.

"She's so beautiful, Linds. So beautiful, and she has her Daddy's eyes." She said as she sat down on the bed next to Lindsay, putting her arm on the pillow behind Lindsay's head.

"Speaking of her Daddy?" She looked up at Stella.

"Don said he woke up, only momentarily then fell back asleep. He was looking for you though, that's a good sign." She smiled, tucking the hair behind her ears for her.

"Good, that's good." She looked back down at her child in arm.

"Thought of any names?" She asked, knowing she refused to name her before Danny met her.

"We'll decide together." She rubbed her thumb over her babies forehead, as if convincing herself that she was real.

"I can't believe she's here already." Stella said softly, putting a hand on the baby.

"I think I have been waiting for her my whole life." She smiled as a tear fell from her eye. This time it was a happy tear, a tear for her daughter she just met.

"Hi guys." Mac said softly entering the room being followed by Adam and Sheldon.

"Oh Lindsay, she's beautiful." Adam said touching the babies head softy.

"Thanks, guys." Lindsay looked tired, but mostly she just missed Danny. Looking down at her baby, she saw Danny looking back at her in her big blue eyes as they opened from sleep. "Hello, little girl!" Lindsay said, seeing her little family for the first time. Cooing up at her, her little hand wrapped around Lindsay's finger. "I never thought I could love something this much." She smiled looking up at her other family, all of which had tears in their eyes as Don made his was to the doorway.

"Don? Any news?" Mac said, turning his attention to Don who stood watching the scene from the doorway.

"Yeah, Danny's Doctor is hot." He said with a smile as he stepped carefully to the side of Lindsay's bed. A quiet tone of laughter came over them as he put his hand on Lindsay's calf over the covers. "She said they won't know of any minor long term effects until he wakes up, but the surgery went well." He smiled.

"That's the best news I've heard in months." Lindsay said resting her head back on the pillow in relief.

"Amen to that." Don said.

"Want to hold your Goddaughter?" Lindsay said holding her arms out to him.

"I'd love to." He smiled, taking the small girl into his arms. "Wow." Was all he could say as he pulled her close, careful not to drop her or foul her in any way. "Hi Baby Messer, I'm your Uncle Don. I'll be the nice one that will investigate all your boyfriends and scare off the bad ones." He said softly as her little mouth produced a yawn. Everyone watched on with smiles as Lindsay's head fell back onto the pillow finally able to relax enough to fall asleep.

"Let's go." Mac whispered, as everyone but Don filed out of the room and he moved into a chair beside her bed and rocked the baby to sleep.