A/N: And so begins Lindsay's journey back up. Oh, and The Box is on tonight!

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For the remainder of the week Danny tried to call Lindsay but each time he only got her voicemail so he left several messages.

For Lindsay, she was released from the hospital with her parents promise to the doctors that they would find her help. They decided Lindsay was to stay home to take a break and recover. Lindsay for the most part slept; she didn't really feel like doing much else.

Each time her cell phone rang she knew it was Danny again and each time she ignored it. She didn't really know why she was ignoring him but she just didn't want to talk to him. In a way she felt betrayed by him because he wasn't there when she needed him.

The following week on Monday morning Lindsay's parents decided to tell Lindsay what they had decided to do. "Your father and I decided that we want you to go to a treatment center," he mother stated.

"I don't need treatment," Lindsay spat.

"Honey, it's what's best. The place we picked out even has an SAT program so you won't fall behind and they also offer some courses," her mother tried to coax.

Lindsay let out a frustrated sigh and said, "I'm not going!" She got up and ran out of their house. Her parents tried to stop her but she kept running.

At first they thought she just needed some air, that she'd be back in no time but once it started to get dark they began to worry. They looked around a little but couldn't find her. She had left her cell phone so they went through it and found Danny's number.

"Hello," Danny answered.

"Danny? It's Blake Monroe, Lindsay's father," he informed.

"Yea," he questioned curiously.

"It's Lindsay, we can't find her. She ran out this morning after we told her we were putting her in a treatment center. We thought she just needed some air but she hasn't come back yet. We were hoping…maybe…she came to you or you knew where she was," he pleaded.

Danny heard the desperation in his voice and thought about it a moment. "She's not here but I might no where she is," he told him.

"Could…could you go look for her," he asked nervously. "I don't think she wants to see me or her mother right now."

"Ok," he agreed and after saying good-bye Danny told his father where he was going, hopped on his Harley and headed for Manhattan.

The one place he thought to look was Central Park, he only hoped that she was near where he took her the first time she went on his bike.

He was lucky Dominick was on that night so he dropped off his bike with him and then started through the park. He only had to walk a few minutes before he saw her sitting on a bench. He walked over to her and asked, "How long have you been sitting here?"

"Go away," she said icily.

"No, Lindsay, talk to me," he pleaded.

She stood up, said, "I don't want to talk to you," and tried to walk away.

He took hold of her hand and pulled her into his arms. She tried to push away saying "Let go of me Danny, I want to be alone."

His only reply was to hold her tighter and say quietly, "No."

She soon stopped fighting and began sobbing. All Danny could do was hug her and beg, "Please tell me what's wrong, why won't you talk to me."

Her sobs soon turned to anger again as she tried to push away again yelling, "Because you left me! You left and didn't tell me and I couldn't…he forced me…" she couldn't get it out as the sobs came back with a vengeance.

He pulled her back so he could see her face and asked, "Who's he, what did he do?"

"Mr. Mason," she chocked out, "he…" she couldn't get it out.

"Lindsay…he what," Danny tried to coax, afraid of what the answer would be.

"He raped me," she finally yelled out, "he raped me," she said again more softly as Danny brought her back into his arms. She was sobbing again and Danny felt it with every heave of her body. He had tears falling too and with one arm around her body, the other stroking her hair he said, "I'm so sorry."

When Lindsay calmed down a little Danny led her over to a bench and they both sat down, Danny with his arm around Lindsay.

"They want me to go to a treatment center," Lindsay finally said.

"I know," Danny returned, "your dad told me."

"My mom said that I can take classes there, that I can still study for the SAT's," she explained bitterly. "I don't want to study! I'm so sick of them running my life," she said angrily.

"So tell them," he stated simply.

"What," she asked confused as she pulled back to look at him.

"Tell them you don't want to go there, you don't want to study for the SAT's all the time," he said. "Tell them how you feel, or how are they supposed to know" he said more firmly.

"I can't," she said defeated.

"Why," he asked frustrated. When she didn't answer him, he kissed her on the lips and after her initial shock, she kissed him back. It was an emotional kiss and even though it was probably the wrong time to kiss her, Danny couldn't help it. When they stopped, they leaned their foreheads together, "I care about you so much Lindsay. I want you to get better…you need help," Danny pleaded.

It wasn't the right time to tell Lindsay that he was falling in love with her so Danny kept his mouth shut but there was no denying it. After sitting there for a few minutes in silence, Lindsay took a deep breath and said, "Ok…I'll tell them. I'll get help."

Lindsay wanted to get better; she wanted to stop feeling like she had a weight on her shoulders all the time. She wanted to get better for Danny because she was falling in love with him but mostly she wanted to get better for herself; so she could be happy again.

After a little longer in the park, Danny brought Lindsay home where she told her parents what had happened with Mr. Mason and that she couldn't stand the pressure they put on her anymore. She told them about all the cutting and about Steve's party all with Danny sitting beside her for support.

Together they came up with a plan for Lindsay to go to a treatment center back in Montana for a month and then continue with an outpatient program when she got home. They agreed that she would take courses to keep up with her school year but not SAT classes.

On the day Lindsay was due to leave, Danny and Lindsay met in the park. "I'll miss you," Lindsay choked out between sobs.

Danny pulled her into a hug and said, "I'll miss you too, but I'll be waiting for you when you come back."

They kissed and walked hand in hand back to his bike for one last ride back to her place. They decided to say good-bye at her place because if he came to the airport she wasn't sure she would be able to get on the plane.

They shared one last hug before Lindsay got in the car and her parents brought her to the airport.

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