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Chapter Two

In the early afternoon hours, Danny Messer wishes he would have gotten just a few more hours of sleep, but unfortunately his daughter thought otherwise. As he rubs his eyes trying to wake up a little more, he nearly misses the fact that he had arrived to the floor of the crime lab.

"Gonna be a long day," he sighed to himself.

"Hey Danny," said Mac from behind. "How's the baby?"

Danny perked up a bit to avoid being questioned further from his boss. "Good. Lucy is doing really well now." 'Especially now that she's asleep down in day care.'

"So what have got here Mac?" he asked as he grabbed the folder that Mac was passing over.

"Homicide at Bacchus, during some sort of charity event held by NYU students," said Mac as the two continued to walk down the hall toward the trace lab.

Danny scanned through the file and photos quickly before he noticed the list of Greek frats and sororities listed. "Mock Rock?"

Mac stopped in his tracks at Danny's surprised tone. "You've heard of it?"

"Yeah. I went to it a couple of times while I was there. It was pretty funny actually. Seeing all those goofball Greek heads acting like a idiots," he said with a laugh.

"So this is a common thing that happens now?" said Mac suddenly feeling a bit older. He was usually up to date on what the colleges and universities in New York put on, especially in his line of work.

"Yeah, a bunch of colleges do it. Greeks especially. I remember this one time I was seeing this girl and she was in it. This one frat decided to re-enact a scene from some crappy '80s dance movie, while dressed in sweats made for their kid sisters," Danny laughed.

"I'm sure I had to been there to appreciate it," said Mac dryly. "I want you to run trace on the evidence Sheldon found since he's out on the field still."

"You got it Mac," Danny replied before stepping into the lab with Adam and getting to work.

There were very few things that Stella hated about her job, especially when it came to paper work. As Stella stood up from her desk deciding she needed a break from working on the Verlander case, she noticed a friendly face walking around the halls of the lab.

"Lexie?" she said from her door.

"Hey Stella," said Alexis with a warm smile.

Stella walked over to her and enwrapped her in another warm hug. "What are you doing here?"

"Came to see if I could pry the micropipette out of Mac's hand and take him out to lunch," sighed Alexis. "That is if I can find him."

"Good luck with that. If you're able to do that it would be a miracle," laughed Stella. She noticed that Alexis seemed to be in awe of the lab. "Something wrong?"

"No, it just this place. It's changed a lot since I was lat here," Alexis commented as she admired her surrounding.

"I guess it has changed a bit," said Stella as she realized that it had been awhile since Lexie had been in New York. Almost six years to be exact. "Hey, come on and sit down," she said as she motioned for her come into her office.

As Alexis walked in, she noticed the pile of paper work on Stella's desk and gave her a skeptical look. "You sure? You look kinda busy."

"Park it," Stella ordered as she sat on the couch located on the far wall from her desk.

Alexis couldn't help but chuckle at her friend's eagerness to be distracted from the paper work. She couldn't blame her though. She knew for a fact that there were about seven large files still on her desk back in Detroit that she hadn't gotten to before her trip.

"So tell me about life. What's been going on with you? How's life in Detroit?" asked Stella.

"Fine," said Alexis with a shrug. "Other than the fact that it's a bit depressing now because of what's happened with…everything. But at least they still have some pretty good teams."

"I think you are the only woman I know who still knows more about sports than most guys," chuckled Stella.

"Hey I wouldn't talk if I were you, Ms. I know every pitcher, short-stop, and catcher that has played for the Yankee's since 1986."

"'88 actually. And you are still sworn to secrecy," said Stella.

"Excuse me," said Alexis apologetically. "So what about you? Mac said something about the both of you were in Greece?"

"Oh that's a long story. But I did get to see where my mom was," said Stella with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Really? What was it like?" Alexis asked only to be interrupted by someone.

"Hey Stell, Mac wanted you to take a look at this," said Danny as he came into the office. He stopped dead in his tracks upon seeing that Stella was not alone. "Al?"

"Hey Dan," said Alexis warmly as she chuckled upon seeing the shocked look on his face. "How are you?"

"I'm great. Get over here kid," he said waving his arms and hugged her tightly. "Oh, I've missed you, kid. What are you doing here? How've you been?"

"I'm doing pretty good," she laughed at her old friend's eagerness. "I stopped by to see if I could steal Mac, but I ran into Stella instead."

"Are you back?" said Danny eagerly.

Alexis shook her head. "No. No, I'm just visiting for a conference."

"Well look at you Ms. Big-shot."

"Hey I wouldn't talk if I were you. Now what's this I hear that the notorious ladies man has traded in his title for 'family-man'?" said Alexis with her arms crossed.

"Eh, Mac told you huh?" said Danny as he scratched the back of his neck.

"He might have said a thing or two. Of course I'm still pissed that I had to hear it from him and not my former best friend," said Alexis jokingly.

"Yeah, okay I'm a rat," he said with a chuckle.

"Things good though with you and everything?" she asked genuinely concerned.

"Couldn't be happier," he replied with a big grin upon thinking of his family.

"Good. I'm glad. You deserve to be happy Danny," said Alexis before a feeling a slight awkwardness passed between the two of them. "Well…I guess I should go find Mac."

Danny blinked at the change of subject and noticed Stella trying to seem invisible. "Yeah I need to Sid downstairs about the DB. I'll show you where Mac is," said Danny as he handed the folder over to Stella.

"Stella I'll give you a call later tonight," said Alexis as she and Danny left the office. The two friends walked down the hall for a bit in silence, before Alexis playfully bumped into him.

"Relax Messer. It's still me," said Alexis causing Danny to laugh.

"I know, it's just…"started Danny.

"Danny, it's cool," laughed Alexis. She leaned over and gave him another hug. "As long as you're happy, then I'm happy. But of course you know if she hurts you, I'm going to cut the ho."

"Hey, that's the mother of my kid you're talking about," he said in defense.

"Yeah, but you're still my guy," she added. "I'll let you get back to work. It was good seeing you again Messer."

"Likewise Taylor," he said before pulling her in yet another hug and a quick peck on the lips. As he watched her walk away from him, he didn't know that Lindsay was walking up behind him and saw the whole thing.

Once he turned around to walk back toward the elevators, he came face to face with his wife. "Hey sweetie. What are you doing here? I thought you were off already?"

"I stayed to help with some tests. Who was that?" she asked a little jealous.

"Who?"

"That woman I just saw you with," she said nodding toward the end of the hall.

"Oh, she's just an old friend. I got to run down to see Sid. Right after I pop in on Lucy. Wouldn't want her to forget who 'Daddy' is," he said before giving his wife a kiss and heading off down the hall.

Alexis walked down to the trace lab to find that she had just missed Mac decided to then just wait in his office. As she rounded the corner, she bumped into a woman carrying a bunch of files that were now on the floor.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. I 'm such a klutz in public," said Alexis as she bent down to help the woman with her files.

Lindsay looked up and noticed that it was the same woman that she had seen Danny with. "It's alright. It was my fault anyway."

"You're too kind," laughed Alexis as she grabbed the last of the paperwork and handed over to Lindsay. As the two women stood up, they both noticed that they were about the same height and size.

"Thanks," said Lindsay as she carefully eyed the woman.

"You're welcome," Alexis replied before looking around to see if Mac was in his office.

"Can I help you? Are you lost or something?" inquired Lindsay.

"No. I'm fine. Just trying to track down someone," said Alexis getting a bit frustrated.

"Oh? Who? Maybe I could help," said Lindsay suddenly wondering if she was looking for Danny again.

Alexis turned back toward Lindsay and let out a big sigh about to give up on her search. "Well…you wouldn't happen to know where Mac Taylor is?"

"Lexie?" said a voice from behind her. Mac stood behind her surprised to see her again and a bit suspicious. "What are you doing here?"

"Ah, there you are! You know you're a hard man to track down. I've come to kidnap you for a bite to eat. Even if just for dog," said Alexis. "Knowing you, you've probably backed up with work as usual."

"Well…with an offer like that how could I resist," said Mac dryly. "Oh have you met Lindsay?"

Alexis turned back to the woman that she had just bumped into. "Not really."

Mac saw Lindsay with her trade mark stare when she's sizing up a suspect or trying to catch Danny in a lie. He then introduced the woman and caught Alexis off guard. "Danny's Lindsay? Oh! Hi! It's very nice to meet you. Mac's told me about you."

"Good things I hope," said Lindsay a little at ease now for some reason.

"Nothing but. I guess congratulations are in order on your baby…girl right?"

"Yes. Lucy," replied Lindsay with a smile.

"Pretty name. How old is she now?"

"Lex! Knock it off," said Mac.

"What? I can't help it. Kids are my profession, Mac," said Alexis. Lindsay looked upon the two cousins at a complete loss. It wasn't until Mac explained that she was a pediatrician.

"Sorry, I'm around kids twenty-four seven. Its habit by now," commented Alexis.

"It's fine. She's doing very well actually. Thank you for asking." There was something about Alexis's smile that made Lindsay feel two things. The first was to get to know her, since she seemed like a very friendly person. Almost as friendly as Stella when they first met. The second was worry because of what she had witnessed between her and Danny.

"So, are you free or not Mac?"

"Just let me go put these on my desk. I'll meet you over by the elevator," said Mac as he walked back towards his office.

"Kay. Lindsay it was pleasure meeting you," said Alexis as she held out her hand. "Sorry again for bumping into you."

Lindsay shook her hand while slightly eying her and her genuine appearance. "It's fine. It was nice meeting you too."

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