She hadn't slept at all that night. She kept playing it over and over again in her mind. Why was Flack suddenly trying to push her away? It didn't feel right. Something must have happened during those 7 hours that she had been at work, but what? What could make Flack change like that? Yesterday, he had been his usual humorous and sarcastic self, but now… Colin had stayed with him when she left for work, but he had no reason to upset him. She remembered Danny being unusually tightlipped when he came back from visiting Flack on his lunch break. But what could have happened with Danny that was so bad that Flack felt the need to push her away. The only way for Lindsey to get some closure was to go back to hospital. Back to the place she had promised last night never to go again.


Flack looked at the three people in his room. His mother was mad at him for driving Lindsay away; she had stepped into the room while Danny was giving his „You-are-an-asshole-for-doing-that" lecture and Mac was watching it all silently from the corner. Flack groaned, it had started to annoy him already, he had done what he thought was better for Lindsay. He was about to say something when Mac interrupted…

"We don't know who he was, like Danny told you yesterday Zack didn't have enough time to trace him. I talked to the nurse who was in administration yesterday, she told me that one man had called and claimed to be your cousin. He inquired how to get in touch with you because he couldn't come in to see you."

Flack and Delanna frowned; they exchanged looks and shook their heads at the same time.

"That must have been him!"

"That what I thought, so just incase I checked around for alibis of all the people who have your room number. Since they all had alibis we put half the department into checking them out. And the other half looks into the list who hate you."

Before Mac could continue Danny interrupted him with an observation.

"Flack, you're still stupid you know that right."

"Danny, give me a break already."

"Danny is right Donny." Delanna stepped into the discussion.

"No, his not!"

"Oh yes I am. Donno you're a stupid jerk and a bastard, no offence Mrs. Flack."

"None taken, please, continue!"

"How could you let that bastard scare you so?"

"I'm not scared for myself. I'm scared for Lindsay."

"Yeah, that son of a bitch threatened her and you drove her away without even asking her opinion."

"So that's why, you were jerk yesterday."

All eyes turned towards the door where Lindsay stood. She looked furious as she walked beside her bed and started shouting.

"I don't get it, does the macho act give you some twisted sense of satisfaction or are really just as stupid as Danny said"

"Lindsay"

"Don't Lindsay me. Do you really think I can't protect myself? I could take care of my self even before I learn to ride a horse.

"Lindsay."

"Shut up and listen. How could I be a cop if I didn't know how to save my own butt?"

Lindsay decided to say everything out, if everything was over then it was over but she would be the one to end it, not Flack.

"Fine, if you want get rid of me then I'll go. I glad to see what you really think of me. You'll get what you wanted. You'll never see me again Flack, I'm going back to Montana." She turned to Mac.

"Consider this my two weeks notice."

Lindsay started to storm out when she heard Flack.

"Angel."

That was all that she needed to start crying.

"What?"

"You're wrong."

"About what?"

"When you leave there will be no Donald Flack Jr. anymore, do you really think that I can recover after you leave me."

"Don, you're too dramatic."

Lindsay turned around to go and sit on Flacks bed. Delanna, Mac and Danny left the room.

"I'm sorry for what I did it but I felt that it was better when you weren't near me to get hurt."

He wiped away her tears.

"Donny, I got more hurt when you tried to drive me away. If you ever try to do something like that again I will beat you so hard that you'll forget your own name."

"I only wanted to protect you Angel."

"I can protect myself detective Flack. I have been doing it for years you know. I can handle everything fate can throw at me as long you're beside me."

"But Lindsay, this is a serial killer we are talking about. His after me and you and I don't want anything to happen to you."

Lindsay looked at Flack; she hadn't told Flack everything about her life but that could wait.

"I can handle myself Donny; you don't need to worry about me."

Flack closed his eyes, he still felt he needed to protect Lindsay somehow but he didn't know how. Everything was in such a mess.

"I know you can. I only need to know that you're alright."

"Don't worry about her, Don." Danny and Mac had entered the room.

"We already have a plan for her.

"What?"

Lindsey asked with subtle disappointment

"We won't let you be alone. Everywhere you go someone will be with you. We have two options for you. You can wither sleep here with Flack or someone will come and stay with you at your flat.

Lindsay started to get irritated.

"Why is everyone suddenly trying to control my life? I'm not some child that has to be watched 24/7."

"Lindsay!"

Flack interrupted her.

"Do it for me, please"

She looked at him and understood.

"Alright I'll sleep here tonight."

"Ok that's final then. Danny stay here with Don, I need to talk to Lindsay for a while." Danny nodded. Lindsey was confused when she followed Mac out the room

"What's going on Mac?"

"We need to talk with Mrs. Flack. Maybe she could tell us something new that we don't know."

Delanna was sitting in the hospital cafeteria.

"Lindsay is everything alright?"

"Yeah, but from now on I have babysitters."

"Lindsay it's for your own safety."

"I know, I know, but I don't have to like it."

Delanna smiled, Lindsey was as stubborn as her son they were an ideal match.

"Mrs. Flack, we have a few questions for you?"

Mac sat at one side of Delanna and Lindsay on the other.

"Please call me Delanna, Mac.

"Delanna"

"Thank you, now, what do you need?"

"We need to know more about Melody and Olivia."

"That much I guessed. I was waiting for you to come and talk to me. If you planning to question my husband then don't bother, Donald doesn't know much about them. Those names only remind him of cases he had at the time. I thank god he is retired now. I'm not saying he was a bad father but he didn't have any interest in Donny's girls."

"Tell us about Melody."

Lindsay felt a little uncomfortable, no woman wanted to know so much about the previous women in her boyfriends' life.

"I remember the time when the Bianchis moved next-door. Melody was such a sweet and nice girl. Donny, Camille and her became good friends right away. She was the calm one of them never getting in any trouble and she was the one who tried to talk others out of insane schemes. When they started dating everything was so perfect for them, I hoped that it would last but it wasn't meant to be. Donny always had had two dreams: becoming professional hockey player or a cop. Melody knew about them but she never liked the idea of Donny becoming a cop. When he got a stipendium to Boston University Melody was happy but when Don decided to become cop she left him. I never understood it. She could stand him being away for months in Boston and becoming a professional hockey player but she could stand the idea of him as a cop. Both those professions are dangerous and she was afraid of the one that would bring her husband home every night. When she left him, Don was crushed. I have never seen him that way, maybe with Olivia but no other and then when Tyler died, she changed, the sweet girl I knew was gone; she was somewhat colder, alone. I never saw her happy again…"

Delanna stopped to think and corrected herself with surprise.

"Sorry, I'm wrong, I did see her happy."

"When?"

"A week, maybe two, before she went missing."

"You don't know why?"

"No, oh wait, I heard she had said to her mother that everything was going to be alright again, but I don't know what she meant by that."

"Thank you Delanna, I sent Stella to Mrs. Bianchi'. Please tell us about Olivia?"

Mac was curious because Mrs. Bianchi didn't tell them anything about Melody being happier.

"Olivia? I never liked that girl."

"Why not?"

Lindsay was more interested in Olivia, the woman who had lied so much to Don.

"I don't know exactly, she seemed unpleasant to me somehow. Something wasn't right with her. I didn't say anything to Don, he seemed happy and I didn't want to ruin anything. Then when they got engaged and I guessed that everything was alright but four months after that they split up. I never really knew the real reason, because when I asked Don he just told me that he was a cop and Olivia hadn't like that."

Lindsay and Mac exchanged looks.

"Thank you Mrs. Flack. Those are all the questions we have. Were going to go and drag Danny away from your son and let you have a time with him."

"It's no problem Mac; take your time and it's Delanna.

"Right, sorry Delanna."

When they reached the elevator Mac looked at Lindsay.

"So, Delanna didn't know about the baby."

"It seems like that, but how come?"

"Try to talk to Flack when come in the evening. I think he feels more comfortable when he's talking to you alone. But know we got to go work."

Lindsay nodded.


Flack was in middle of watching a hockey game when Lindsay entered the room.

"Backcheck, Backcheck, take the damn puck already would have only 10 seconds left on the clock!"

Lindsay Smirked at the door.

"So that's why they tell me never to leave you and ESPN alone. You try to teach the TV how to play hockey."

"Funny, Monroe, funny." He turned back to the TV when the bell rang "Damn it, they lost!"

"So, what have you been up to?"

"Oh nothing special. Having some fun with tormenting the nurse. Oh, and they let me out from the bed you have no idea how good that felt. They told me that they might give me some minor exercises for my leg tomorrow and until its better I need to use a cane. By the way you were right; they'll let me out on Friday."

"That shows you to trust me."

Lindsay walked to the extra bed that had been brought in a few hours ago. She threw her overnight bag on it and watched Flack.

"Scooch over."

Flack made room fro Lindsey who laid beside him and placed her head on his chest. Flack put his arm around her rested his head against hers.

"We spoke with your mother today."

"About what?"

"Melody and Olivia."

Flack stiffed, those were the names that would hunt him forever.

"We needed to do that."

"Did you find out anything interesting?"

Flack asked with a stern tone.

"Melody had been happier a week or two before she went missing but her mother didn't mention that to Mac and Stella, so Stella went back to ask her why. Sophia told her that she had forgotten but she didn't know why Melody had been happier."

Flack stayed quiet, he knew that something else was coming.

"And you mother didn't know about the baby. Why is that?"

"If I hadn't discovered Olivia in bed with Peter we would have told my parents at that weekend."

"And she would have lied forever to you and her child."

"Her lies would have come out quickly. I saw the little girl; she's the spiting image of Dail."

Silence filled the room as the outside darkness started to fall on a beautiful September's day.

"Donny, don't think about them, let the dead rest."

"I can't, Angel. Not before I get the son of a bitch right in my crosshairs. I own them that much at least. They made me happy once, now I want them to have peace."

"The ghosts of the past are always hard to leave behind."

"I know, Angel, I know."

"At least try to forget about them for a while and concentrate on your recovery. When you're back at work you can put all your energy on that but right now let the team handle it."

"Ok, but why are we talking about these things. I have a beautiful woman in my arms and we're talking about my ex. That won't do."

Lindsay started laughing but it disappeared into a kiss


A/N: Hey guys, I thnk all who had reveiwed me. And here you afre the chapter 15. I mad everything good again like I promised,but shadows aren't gone. I changed the time line little pitt instead everything happen in the spring, its in the autumn I have a purpose for that wait and see... And the chapter 16 is in writing...wait it soon