CSI: New York – T.G.I.F.

Chapter 3 – A Weekend at Papa Mac's (Part 1)

A/N : Okay folks, on to another adventure with Lucy and Papa Mac! Wasn't too sure if I was ready to post it today, but seeing as it is Friday, I figured, why not ;)

This one will be slightly different, as it will span over 3 days, so I've divided it into a 3-part update. Hope that's cool with you guys!

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Part 1: Friday

"We're forgetting something" Lindsay huffed into the empty room as she rifled through the large duffell bag; pulling all the items out as she went.

"Danny!"

"What?" her husband asked in concern as he appeared at the doorway a mere few seconds later.

"I forgot something" she huffed once more; dropping all the items in her hands onto the bed.

"What did you forget?"

"If I knew what it was, it wouldn't be 'forgotten' would it?" she lightly snapped back at him.

"Okay" Danny sighed heavily as slowly entered the room and walked up behind his wife; wrapping his arms around her waist.

"I'm going to forgive you for that. One; because I know how anxious you are about being away from Lucy for the whole weekend, and two; because you're cute when you're mad" he smirked before leaning his head down and planting a warm kiss on her neck.

"I'm sorry" she sighed as she twisted herself around to face him and wrapped her hands around his neck.

"Don't be sorry" he soothed as he pushed a few stray strands of hair from her face and kissed her forehead. "But you don't have to be nervous, alright? It's only two nights, and you know that Lucy will be in very capable hands"

"I know" she whispered, resting her head against his chest. "Gonna miss her, that's all"

"Well then I guess it'll be up to me to occupy your thoughts then…" he teased in a low tone as his hands snaked up the back of her shirt before he gently eased her down backwards onto the bed; climbing on top of her.

"Danny" she giggled as her husband began trailing kisses down her neck and collar bone.

"Mmmm, what?" he whispered as he brought his lips back to hers and hungrily devoured them.

"Lucy…" she managed to mumble between heated kisses.

"…taking…a nap…" he murmured during the short breaks for air.

His body pressed hers further into the soft mattress and a few quiet moans were only muffled noises as his mouth covered hers and the desire and heat continued to grow between them.

"Daddy!" a small voice quickly flooded the room as Lucy came barreling through the bedroom door.

"Lucy!" Lindsay gasped as she pushed Danny up from her and he rolled over onto his back beside Lindsay.

"Lucy…" he groaned. "I uh… You're supposed to be taking a nap"

"Not sweepy Daddy!" she shrugged as she climbed up onto the bed and jumped onto her father's stomach.

"Oooph" Danny gasped as she landed on him, momentarily knocking the wind out of him.

"Not sleepy huh?"

"Nope" she shook her head. "Daddy?"

"Yes sweetheart?"

"I go'd see Papa Mac now?"

"Lucy, for the fifteenth time, not until after supper. Okay?"

"Kay…" she pouted. "Daddy?"

"Yes?" he groaned.

"I have suppers now?"

"You don't give up do you squirt?" he asked, but couldn't help but laugh at his over-excited daughter.

"Papa Mac, Daddy! Papa Mac!" she squealed as she slapped her hands on his chest.

"Soon, baby girl. Very soon. Now why don't you go watch T.V. for a little bit okay?"

"Kay" she shrugged, climbing off of her father and jumping off the bed before tearing off into another room.

"You're daughter is being a pain" he teased as he looked back over to Lindsay.

"Yeah, I know, she gets it from her father" she countered with a smirk before finally pushing herself up from the bed. "Now come on Daddy, we've got to finish packing"

"Slave driver" he groaned as he regrettably pushed himself up.

Danny walked into their master bathroom only to return a few seconds later with a sly grin forming on his lips.

"I'm all packed" he announced proudly and Lindsay turned to see him leaning against the door frame holding up only his tooth brush, to which Lindsay just shook her head.

"I'm sorry, am I keeping you from something Taylor?" Chief Sinclair's angry voice growled as he noticed Mac looking at his watch for at least the third time since their meeting had began.

"No sir" Mac quickly shook his head.

"Good, because if I was, I would really like to know what is more important to you than the safety and integrity of your lab! You see; there is a reason we have these quarterly little 'get-togethers' and it's not just for me to hear myself talk"

"Absolutely sir; you're right" Mac nodded.

"Good. Now, as I was saying about this month's budget; I… Wait a minute" he paused. "I am keeping you from something"

"What makes you say that?" he queried with a slight shake of his head.

"You're a little all-too-eager to just be jumping on board with everything I say. Since when do you not put up a fight against anything and everything that I throw your way?"

"I don't know, maybe you're growing on me" he smirked; causing the Chief to roll his eyes.

"Get out of my office Taylor, we'll pick this up where we left off on Monday" he resigned with a soft sigh.

"Can't wait Sir" Mac nodded before pushing himself up from the chair and rushing for the door. He headed into the hallway and walked briskly to the elevator, making his way back upstairs to the lab.

"Danny, Lindsay, I'm so sorry I'm late." Mac apologized as he jogged into his office where he found the two parents waiting for him. "Had a thing with Chief Sinclair and… Well, you know how he gets talking"

"Papa Mac!" Lucy squealed with delight as she looked up from his desk where she had been told to sit quietly in the chair.

"Hey kiddo!" he beamed as his god daughter hopped off the chair and made a bee line towards him. He crouched down and held his arms out as she ran into them and he scooped her up; giving her a gentle squeeze.

"Ready to have some fun with Papa Mac?" he asked and she nodded eagerly.

"Yeah huh. I broughted my dollies"

"What about the G.I. Joe's I bought you?" Mac asked with a slight frown.

"Joe's are for boys Papa Mac" Lucy giggled as she pushed his chest.

"Yeah, nice try Papa Mac" Danny chuckled. "You get to play dollies, just like the rest of us"

"Right" Mac grimaced.

"Okay, well I think we've got everything here" Danny began as he grabbed Lucy's overnight bag and slung it over Mac's shoulder.

"Ugh, I think you might have forgotten the kitchen sink" Mac groaned as his shoulder slumped under the heavy weight.

"No, I think Linds threw that in too" Danny grinned and Lindsay lightly nudged his midsection.

"There is nothing wrong with being too prepared" she reminded them and they both quickly nodded, knowing not to disagree with a mother when it came to her child.

"Well, you two have fun" Mac smiled as he lightly bounced Lucy in his arms. "We'll be just fine"

"Mac, I can't tell you how…" Lindsay began but Mac was quick to cut her off.

"Lindsay, I'm more than happy to take her. Now go and enjoy your anniversary; that's an order" he smirked and Lindsay's shoulders finally relaxed as she rewarded Mac with a warm smile.

"Okay" she sighed. "Oh, there's a list of emergency numbers in the bag, I've also forwarded them to your e-mail; and Stella's e-mail just in case. Oh, and the number of the hotel we're staying at is there too, and…"

"Linds, he's got it" Danny interrupted. "Mac, tell her you've got it"

"Everything's under control" he assured them.

"Okay, okay" Lindsay finally conceded defeat. "Sorry, I'll stop being the overbearing 'mom' now"

"You two just go enjoy you're weekend. Everything will be fine"

"Thanks again Mac" Lindsay smiled as she walked up to him and planted a kiss on Lucy's cheek. "Be a good girl, okay?"

"Kay" Lucy nodded.

"And make sure you make Papa Mac play lots of dollies with you" Danny added with a smirk.

"Yeah, laugh it up" Mac scoffed. "Papa Mac's gonna put Daddy on dumpster duty come Monday" Mac whispered into Lucy's ear.

"Dumpster Daddy?" Lucy asked to clarify; scrunching her face up.

"Yep, Dumpster Daddy" Mac smirked; kissing his goddaughter's temple.

"Very funny Papa Mac" Danny groaned.

"Danny!" Lindsay scolded her husband, holding up her wrist to show him the time.

"Oh right, okay, bye sweetheart" Danny smiled as he rushed up to Lucy and kissed her forehead. "Love you"

"Bye Daddy" she waved as her parents headed out of Mac's office.

"Well, what do you say kiddo? Ready to get this weekend started?"

"Ya!" Lucy squealed; eagerly clapping her hands as she bounced in her godfather's arms.

"Again Papa Mac, Again!" Lucy chanted eagerly as she tugged on the sleeve of Mac's shirt.

"Again?" Mac groaned, to which Lucy only nodded in agreement.

"Hide and go'd seeks!" she squealed, jumping up and down and still tugging on his sleeve.

"Okay, okay" Mac sighed as he shut the lid to his laptop. "I'll let you explain to the chief why I didn't get any work done this weekend"

"Okay" Lucy shrugged innocently; of course having no idea what her godfather was referring to.

"Okay, go and hide, and I'll count again" Mac instructed as he placed his hands over his eyes and Lucy quickly scurried out of the dining room.

"One, Two, Three…" Mac began counting loudly so Lucy could hear.

"No peaking Papa Mac!" Lucy called out.

"Eight, Nine, Ten! Ready or not, here I come!" Mac called out as he stood up from his chair and went in search of his goddaughter.

"Hmmm, now where could that Lucy be…" Mac announced as he traced through his apartment; first stopping to check her 'usual' hiding spot under the kitchen sink.

"Hmmm, not in here..." he called out loud as he closed the cupboard doors and continued on his search.

Over the next few minutes Mac checked any hiding spot he could think of and had yet to find her; it seemed she had finally outsmarted him.

After exhausting every idea he could think of, he finally went to the hall closet and pulled out his forensic kit; opening it up to grab a couple of items before he continued on his search. He switched on the small flashlight and started looking under every bed, in every cupboard, and any other nook and cranny he could think of but still hadn't found her; and now the 'protector' instinct in his brain went off as he started to become worried.

"Lucy, it's time to come out now, okay…" he called out, still doing laps around the apartment.

"Lucy!" he called out again.

"Papa Mac gives up…" he tried, but still heard nothing.

"Okay…" Mac sighed as he reached into his pocket to pull out another one of the items he had taken out of his kit; an infrared heat sensor.

Frantically searching throughout the apartment he finally came to a halt when he opened his bedroom closet door and noticed the small green blur show up on his electronic device. He knelt down to the floor where a large plastic storage container was sitting pushed up against the back wall, and noticed the lid slightly open.

"Lucy!" Mac gasped as he quickly tore the lid off and threw it aside, revealing a grinning Lucy curled up inside.

"You finded me!" she squealed, jumping out of the container and into Mac's arms.

"Lucy, you nearly gave me a heart attack" Mac sighed as he held onto her tightly.

"I know, I'm a good hider" Lucy stated proudly, not knowing of course what her Godfather had just gone through.

"Lucy, look at me" Mac instructed, pulling Lucy back so she could face him. "That was very dangerous; you never hide in something like this okay?"

"Why?" Lucy wondered.

"Because, if the lid had shut and you couldn't get out, there wouldn't be enough air in there for… Just, never hide in something like that again, okay? Promise me?"

"Okay, I promise" Lucy mumbled. "Papa Mac, are you mad at me?"

"No sweetheart" Mac sighed, pulling her back against his chest. "Just glad you're okay" he soothed, stroking her hair.

"How did you finded me?"

"See this "Mac began as he grabbed the small device from the floor beside him. "It tells me where any source of heat is, and your body is a source of heat. So, when it turned green, I knew you were there" he tried his best to explain the gadget to the curious toddler.

"Papa Mac cheated?!" Lucy gasped.

"Well no… I mean, I guess but…" Mac stammered.

"Cheater!" Lucy yelled, hopping out of his grasp and went running out of the closet and back into the bedroom. "I hide again!"

"Again?" Mac asked weakly as he slumped his back against the wall of the closet.

"And no cheating!" Lucy reminded him as she scurried off into another room.

"This is going to be along weekend…" Mac sighed into the empty room as he waited for his heart rate to decline before he began counting again.

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**Okay folks, like it so far? Want me to keep going with Saturday and Sunday? Leave a review and let me know what you think, and also if you'd like it to be like previous chapters and want me to throw some SMacked in for you ;) Trust me, I can be very easily persuaded into writing SMacked ;)**