"Lying in this bed
The chemicals displaced
There is no lonelier place
Than lying in this bed"
- Bush ("The Chemicals Between Us")
Danny tosses and turns maniacally in his bed. He feels frustratingly restless though his body is thoroughly and achingly exhausted. He knows that he needs to rest, but the more he tries to calm his body and ease his mind, the harder they work against him. All he can do is think of her and how lonely and cold his bed feels without her in it with him.
He never thought that this would happen to him. He had always cherished his freedom. His apartment was a revolving door of women. Tall. Short. Thin. Curvy. Blonde. Brunette. Redhead. It didn't matter. The relationships rarely lasted more than a few dates or months. It wasn't that he didn't care. Deep down, Detective Third Grade Daniel Messer is a romantic at heart. But he just didn't like to be held back, anchored to one woman until he found her – the one. And he didn't plan on finding her any time soon. He is young. He is attractive. The city of New York is his oyster and he was enjoying its pearls.
Then he met her. And his world was turned upside down. He sucks in his breath as he remembers meeting her for the first time. He was taken by her the moment he saw her. She is unlike any woman he's ever met. She is pretty. She is tough. She is funny. She is smart. She is everything he never knew that he always wanted.
His Lindsay.
His Monroe.
His Montana.
He wonders where she is right now. He wonders how she is right now. He wonders if she is thinking of him right now… or if she is making good of her promise – figuring out how to let go of her love for him. He wonders how she would try to do that. Then his body tenses at the thought of her in someone else's arms. In someone else's apartment. In someone else's bed.
He grits his teeth. He punches his pillow. No. He will not let that happen. He will not let her forget him. He will not let her go. He will overcome. He will show her what she means to him. He will make her listen. He will do everything within his power. He will have his Montana back.