**Ok, I hope you guys are happy, now I've got CSI NY stuck on my brain 24/7 lol! Earlier today, while at work, I accidentally called my boss "Mac". I'm not even joking!!! Luckily for me, his name is Matt, so I don't think he really noticed, but I did! Lol. Anyway, here's another chapter to hold you over for now. I'll have a lot more time to write this weekend. Enjoy!**

[meanwhile, at the hospital...]

Stella sits next to the hospital bed where Lindsay lies, still asleep. The repetitive sound of the heart rate monitor next to her bed is enough to put Stella into a trance of her own thoughts. As her mind wanders in a thousand different directions she is so consumed in the events of the past 24 hours that she doesn't even hear Danny's footsteps as he makes his way into the room.

"Stell" Danny almost whispers, as he places his hand on Stella's shoulder.

"Danny!" Stella gasps, startled by his presence.

"Sorry I scared you. Where'd you go just now?"

"What do you mean?" Stella asks, confused.

"You looked like you were staring off into a distant galaxy or somethin before I walked in here. Something goin on?" Danny asks as he gives Stella a reassuring look, that she can tell him anything.

"Oh," Stella laughs "I'm fine. You know how your mind just likes to wander sometimes."

"Anything you wanna talk about?"

"No, no, it's nothing. I'm just so glad that Lindsay is going to be okay. Her doctor was in just a few minutes ago, he said they expect to her wake up anytime now, most of the sleeping aids they gave her should be wearing off by now."

"Good good" Danny sighs with relief. "You know, I got it from here, if you need to go."

"I've gotta meet Hawkes at the scene. Are you sure you're gonna be ok?"

"Yeah, don't worry about us. I'll call you when I know something. And thanks for stayin with her Stell."

"Of course Danny" Stella smiles as she embraces Danny.

[Stella exits]

Danny sits at Lindsays bedside with his hands folded, and his chin resting on his knuckles.

"wake up, sleepy head" Danny jokes, as he watches his wifes chest raise up and down with every breath she takes. "So, Lucy was asking about you this morning... Okay, okay, she didn't 'ask' persay, but she made some cooing noises, which I translated as 'I miss mommy.' She's pretty smart you know, our little angel" Danny tries to hold back his tears, but is overwhelmed with emotions. He buries his face in his hands that are still lying on the bed and lets out a few sobs.

"....she gets that from my side of the gene pool, you know.." a faint whisper comes from Lindsay who is fighting to open her eyes more than half way. Danny's head pops up like a jack-in-the-box, astounded to hear his wife's voice. Finally.

"Linds! Oh my God!" Danny gasps as he grabs onto his wife's head and puts his forehead against hers. "Oh, I was so worried! How are you feeling? Should I get the doctor? I'll get the doctor!"

"Danny!" Lindsays voice starts to return to a normal volume. "Its okay. Relax. Just stay here, and talk to me for a bit, okay?"

"Okay" Danny complies, as he takes both his hands and wraps them around his wife's hand.

[end scene]

Back at the crime scene...

Stella arrives on scene to be greeted by Hawkes, as well as a herd of "boys in blue" standing guard behind him. "Wow. Our crime scene comes with our very own entourage today I see" Stella jokes as she walks towards Hawkes.

"Strict orders from the boss" Hawkes quips as he shrugs his shoulders.

"Where is Mac anyway?" Stella asks, trying not to sound overly interested in the answer.

"Inside, processing with Adam, why? Is everything okay?"

"No, I mean, yeah, yeah everythings fine. I was just, wondering. Well, lets get to it. Where do you wanna start?"

"Well, I thought we'd start over on this corner, this is where I found the first shell casing" Hawkes starts to lead Stella down the narrow sidewalk , as what seems like an army of officers follow closely behind with every step.

"Are they for real?" Stella asks, slightly annoyed.

"Fraid so" Hawkes answers with a smirk. "Trust me, you get used to them" he says with a wink.

And before she knew it, Hawkes was right, they were snapping photos, placing evidence markers, checking tire mark impressions, and collecting shell casings while barely noticing the officers surrounding them.

Inside the bar...

"Taylor" Mac responds as he answers his cell phone. "Danny! Uh huh. Uh huh. Well, thats great news! Yeah, of course. Alright, I'll see you soon. Okay, bye." Mac tucks his phone inside his jacket pocket and turns to Adam "Lindsay's awake"

"Good, good." Adam sighs with relief. "What else did they say?"

"Well, she's gonna have to stay a few nights for observation, but they're convinced she'll make a full recovery"

"Thats great boss. Listen, I can finish up here, if you wanna head over there? I think I've picked through just about every shard of glass there is here anyway"

"Thanks Adam. I'll meet you back at the lab, do me a favor, get the ballistic reports from the bullet they took out of lindsay and compare them to ones we got here. Lets find out what kind of weapons we're dealing with, and hopefully narrow down a supplier"

"You got it boss".

Mac exits the bar and walks towards Stella and Hawkes who are just packing up their kits.

"Find anything?" Mac inquires.

"Well, we've got a good start here, I've got a lot of work ahead of me at the lab, but don't worry, I'm sure there's something here."

"Danny just called me, Lindsays awake"

"Mac, thats great! Can we see her?" Stella asks in anticipation.

"I'm heading there now. Come on, I'll give you a lift. Hawkes, you're okay to get this back to the lab? Adams heading back as well"

"Yeah, you got it. Hey, give Danny & Lindsay my best okay?"

"I will."

As Stella and Mac walk towards his truck, the mood changes to a much lighter one, as they feel the relief, knowing that Lindsay is out of the woods.

Stella starts to chuckles to herself...

"What is it?" Mac asks, starting to chuckle himself.

"Oh, I just wanted to introduce you to my entourage." Stella jokes as she leans in towards Macs shoulder, almost whispering. "The one behind you on your left, thats Marshall, and on your right is James"

Mac laughs and throws his head back slightly "Its for your own safety okay. Besides, kinda makes me feel like a rockstar..." Mac laughs as he flips up the collar of his shirt, and puts on his sunglasses.

Stella laughs as she playfully places a hand on his shoulder and shakes her head. "You wish Taylor".

They arrive at Macs truck and climb inside, still chuckling as they leave the scene.

**More to come tomorrow!! Let me know what you think XD**