A/N: This is the last chapter! I want to thank you all for your kind words and support. Special thanks go to SJ for beta'ing all 14 chapters!
I hope you all like the ending.
Contains no real spoilers, but a little hint to the season finale. If you're spoiler-free you probably won't even notice, but in case you're a diehard spoiler-free person, don't read :-)
Chapter 14:
"Cheers!"
The team was celebrating that they solved the case by going out for drinks. Lindsay, Flack and Keira were drinking beer; the rest were drinking something without alcohol as they were on call.
Keira, who was already pretty drunk, stood up and raised her beer.
"Guys, it was really nice working with you. I'm glad we've worked together, though it didn't last very long. I'll miss you."
"What you talking about?" Flack asked.
"Haven't you heard? I'm leaving. My old boss wants me back. He says he can't do without me," Keira responded, as Stella pulled her back down.
"Aw, that's a shame," Flack said. "I really like you."
Keira, drunk as she was, didn't really realize the meaning of those words, so she just smiled at him and didn't say anything back.
"To Keira," Stella said, raising her drink.
"To Keira," the rest echoed.
"To us," Danny whispered in Lindsay's ear. She kissed him on the cheek. Stella noticed, but decided not to say anything in front of their boss. She didn't know how Mac felt about personal relationships at the lab.
"I'm going to the bathroom," Lindsay said.
"I'm coming with you," Stella hurriedly responded, taking the chance to interrogate Lindsay about her and Danny without letting the others know.
Once in there, Stella turned Lindsay around.
"So?"
"What do you mean, so?" Lindsay asked.
"What was that all about?"
"What was what about?"
"Danny whispering in your ear, you kissing him?"
Lindsay blushed.
"Well, we are kind of… together now."
Stella's face lit up. "I knew it! I'm so happy for you Linds. So how are you handling things?"
"Nothing big, Stella, we've just decided to take things easy. But now I really need to go to the bathroom, okay?"
"Sure. I'll go back to the rest."
"Oh, and Stella?" Lindsay called her, when Stella walked out the towards door, "nobody needs to know yet, okay? We'll just tell them whenever… whenever we'll tell them."
"That's okay, I won't tell them," Stella said, and she smiled.
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Later that night, Danny walked Lindsay home.
"You told Stella, eh?"
Lindsay grinned. "She guessed."
"Well, it's your own fault."
"You started whispering in my ear!"
"I didn't say you had to kiss me in front of the rest everybody," Danny responded with one of his typical grins on his face.
"But –"
"Shh," Danny stopped her. "Let's not fight, okay? Don't be angry."
"I'm not fighting with you, and I'm not angry at you. You know I can't be angry at you."
"And I don't want to be angry at you. So, how do you feel about Keira leaving?"
"I don't know. She's nice, but on the other side, I don't want anyone to get into our team. You know, it's like my family in Montana, the team feels like my new family. Mac is being protective, like a father or something, Stella could be my big sister, Hawkes and Flack brothers, Sid my grandpa," Lindsay giggled. She noticed they already were at her apartment, so she stopped and faced Danny, not wanting to end this night so soon and go to sleep.
"And what about me? I can't be part of your family?" Danny asked, pretending to be insulted.
"I don't usually kiss my brothers like that," Lindsay asked. "So unless you want to stop this…"
She teasingly pulled her hand out of his and kissed him on the cheek.
"Good night, bro," she said and started to walk towards the door. Once at the door, she turned around and waved. Then she went in.
She had expected Danny would run after her, but he didn't. So she just sat there on her couch and sighed. Hadn't he seen she was playing a joke on him?
Suddenly the door flew open. Lindsay shrieked, but then saw Danny in the hall.
"How did you get the door open?" she asked.
He just grinned and closed the door. He walked towards her and kissed her cheek.
"I have my ways. I just wanted to say goodnight to my… little sister."
"I'm not little!" Lindsay protested.
"You're not now, but when you step out of those high heels you will be," Danny grinned.
He pushed her down on the couch and took off her shoes. Then he pulled her back on her feet and placed his chin on her head.
"See?"
"That's just because you still have your shoes on," Lindsay said.
"Alright, I'll take them off."
Ten seconds later, he had taken his shoes off, too. He still was a lot taller than her.
"I told you so," he teased her.
Lindsay silenced him with a kiss.
"See? I'm not so little, I can reach your mouth."
Danny laughed.
"You want something to drink?" Lindsay asked.
"Sure, what do you have?"
"About everything," she tossed over her shoulder as she walked to the kitchen.
"Do you have beer?"
"Danny, you're on call tonight."
"I have a feeling there won't be any crimes tonight," Danny said.
"Don't tell Mac."
Lindsay threw him a beer, which Danny easily caught. They sat down on the couch and just drank their beers, not knowing what to say.
"Nice place you have here," Danny said to break the silence.
"Thanks," Lindsay said, "I like it too. I was lucky I could get something this nice for not so much money. What's your place like?"
"It's a bit bigger than yours, I think. The living room is really big, so big I could place a pool table in it."
"You like playing pool?"
"Of course I do, doesn't every guy?"
"Yeah, at clubs. But not every guy has a pool table in his living room."
"True. Do you like playing pool?"
Lindsay nodded.
"Really?"
"Yes, I'm not very good at it but I like it. What's so crazy about that?"
"Nothing, it's just, most girls don't like playing pool. You should come over some time, play pool, maybe I can improve your skills," Danny said with a wink.
"Sure, I'd like that," Lindsay smiled.
"Great," Danny said. Yes, he thought, this is going very good. Now don't mess things up, Messer, you've decided to take things easy. Don't try to push her.
"Well, I should get going, thanks for the beer, and, everything," Danny said, pressing a quick kiss on Lindsay's mouth.
"No, don't go yet," Lindsay pleaded.
Danny hesitated. Lucky for him, his phone then rang. New message.
"Mac?"
Danny sighed. "Yes. We have a scene. Sorry, I really have to go."
"That's okay." Lindsay got up, disappointed, and walked Danny to the door.
"Well… See you tomorrow, then."
He leaned in to kiss her goodbye. After a few moments they pulled away and smiled.
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow," Lindsay said.
About half an hour after Danny had left, Lindsay received a text message.
You wanna come and play pool 2morrow?
xxDanny
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