A/N: Lindsay goes back to school…and a little Danny/Lindsay fluff. :)
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Tuesday came which meant that it was time for Lindsay to go back to school, not really something she was looking forward too but Danny said he'd come pick her up. It was a little too cold for his bike right now so he took a taxi over and walked with her.
When they walked in people stopped and stared. Lindsay instinctively moved closer to Danny and he protectively put an arm around her and placed a kiss on her head.
One girl, Lindsay couldn't be sure if her name was Jackie or Jessica or something like that came towards them. "Lindsay," she said shyly. Theresa was her name, Lindsay had had freshman math with her. "I just wanted to tell you how brave I think you were…to come forward like that," she said nervously.
Lindsay smiled at her warmly and said, "Thank you."
Theresa smiled back and walked away as Danny and Lindsay continued to walk to class.
For most of the day Lindsay tried to go unnoticed and for the most part no one said anything to her. For Biology, they called in a substitute for Mr. Mason until they could find a permanent replacement.
For lunch that day Lindsay and Danny decided to eat at Central Park like old times. They bought sandwiches at a deli and found a bench.
They were silent as they ate but Lindsay had a question that was nagging her. "Danny," she said.
"Yea," he asked.
"What are we," she asked. They hadn't really ever defined their relationship but she wanted to know where they stood.
"What do you mean," he asked, honestly confused.
"I mean, are we really good friends? Are we dating? Are we a couple," she clarified.
He kissed her on the lips and said, "Well, I don't know if we can call it dating." He smiled and added, "I haven't actually taken you out on a date yet…but I would like to." Now it was Lindsay turn to smile which caused Danny to kiss her again and this time she returned the kiss.
When they pulled back Danny said, "How about I take you out to dinner Friday night?"
Lindsay smiled and said, "That sounds great."
"Then I'll pick you up around 7:00pm," he stated which she agreed to with a nod and a smile that went to her eyes. When they were done with their lunch they got up and walked hand-in-hand back to school.
On Wednesday after classes were over and Danny had kissed Lindsay good-bye and left for the day, Lindsay went to the Library to do some research for a paper in her Law class.
While there, Lexie found Lindsay at a table and sat across from her. This surprised Lindsay because Lexie was Madison's best friend and Madison still didn't talk to Lindsay so what could Lexie want
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"Can I talk to you in private," Lexie whispered.
Lindsay wasn't so sure she wanted to be alone with Lexie but she saw the desperation on Lexie's face so she agreed.
Lexie led Lindsay to a secluded, empty corner of the Library. Lexie was silent for a while and Lindsay was just about to ask her what was going on when Lexie started to talk. "How did you…What did you…"Lexie struggled to get what she wanted to say out.
"Go ahead," Lindsay encouraged sweetly.
Lexie took a deep breath, "How did you go about…you know, telling about what happened with Mr. Mason?" Lexie was clearly uncomfortable and nervous.
"What do you mean," Lindsay probed.
Lexie sank to the floor and let tears fall, "I know what happened at Steve's party."
Lindsay was shocked, she wasn't expecting that. She got on the floor next to Lexie and asked, "What do you mean? What do you know?"
"I know that you didn't seduce Jason, that he tried to rape you," she said not making eye contact with Lindsay.
Lindsay was getting confused and excited and…she wasn't really sure what she was. "How do you know," she asked.
Still not looking at Lindsay and with more tears falling Lexie explained, "Because he raped me."
Lindsay had tears in her eyes and brought Lexie into a hug. When she pulled back Lexie continued. "It was last weekend, a party at Drew Sanders house. I went into a room to find my coat and I guess Jason must have followed me in because the next thing I know he has me on the ground and he's taking off my pants." Lexie let a sob escape as she continued, "I begged him to stop! I tried to scream at one point but he put his hand over my mouth. Needless to say, I wasn't as lucky as you."
At that comment Lindsay gave her a very confused look. Lexie explained, "Madison didn't walk in on us to break things up." Now Lindsay got it, Jason had actually gone all the way with Lexie. Lindsay had never thought of herself as lucky but she could understand why Lexie thought that.
Lindsay's mind kicked into gear and she asked, "Did you save anything from that night, is there any evidence?"
A smile grew on Lexie's face. "I had my cell phone in my hand and I was able to press the speed dial for my home. The answering machine picked up and recorded most of what happened," she explained.
"Do you have the recording," Lindsay asked getting excited.
"I was so afraid my parents would hear it, I didn't want them to know," she said. Lindsay deflated thinking that meant that she had erased it but then Lexie went on. "We have an old answering machine…you know, the kind with a tape in it. I switched tapes and kept the one with the message in my room."
Lindsay's smile came back and Lexie continued to talk, "I also saved my clothes from that night; I threw them under my bed." She gave a disgusted look and added, "He didn't use a condom."
Lindsay motioned for Lexie to follow her back to her table. She wrote down the name and phone number of Isabel Greenspan on a piece of paper and handed it to Lexie. "She'll help you," Lindsay said encouragingly.
When Lexie still looked unsure Lindsay added, "I'll be there too. I'll help you."
With this reassurance Lexie smiled and said "thank you" to Lindsay.
Lindsay added her cell phone number to the paper just in case Lexie wanted to talk to her. Lexie promised to give Isabel a call and then left Lindsay to go back to her research.
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