"I've been thinking and here's what I've come to conclude
Sometimes the distance is more than two people can use
But how could I have known girl
It was time and not space you would need?
Darling tonight I could hold you and you would know
But would you believe?
There's a light in your eyes that I used to see
There's a place in your heart where I used to be
Was I wrong to assume that you were waiting for me?
There's a light in your eyes
Did you leave that light burning for me?"
- Blessid Union of Souls ("Light In Your Eyes")
Lindsay gazes into Don's clear blue eyes as she cups his cheek. She smiles softly at him, grateful that he is here for her. For a moment, she wonders if she could ever love the man sitting across from her as anything more than her friend.
He is kind. He is compassionate. He is fiercely loyal to his friends, to his family and to the force. He is smart. He is witty. He is funny. He is tall. He is handsome. He is a man any woman would be lucky to have.
Don jolts her from her reverie when he takes her hand and kisses her palm. He quickly leans in and kisses the top of her head. I'm here if you need me, he says as he stands up to retrieve his coat. She nods slowly, getting up from the couch.
His butt's not that bad either, she thinks as he walks towards the entryway. But before Don reaches the door, it slowly creaks open. Danny hesitantly pokes his head in and Lindsay feels as though someone has kicked her in the stomach. With one look at her beloved's face, she instantly knows the answer to her question as fresh tears well in her eyes.
No.
She will never love anyone as much as she loves Danny Messer.
Don clears his throat. I'll be leaving, he announces but Danny steps in front of him and growls. Don throws his hands up, not wanting to argue or fight his friend. Danny had assumed that the black SUV parked outside was Lindsay's ride home. The shock he feels at seeing his friend here quickly turns into jealousy and anger as he starts to fire questions. What is he, his best friend, doing here? Is there something going on between them that he did not know about? Is Don trying to move on his girl? What the hell is going on here?
Listening to Danny's barrage of questions, Lindsay suddenly snaps, angry at his accusatory tone. Where the hell did he get off asking them that? What business was it of his? She pushes Don out of the way and gets into Danny's face. Why do you even care? He obviously didn't care about her. He obviously didn't care about them. If he did, he would never have thrown what they had together away and slept with another woman.