Lindsay lay completely still in her hospital bed. After eight hours trapped in the collapsing building, six hours of surgery to repair the internal bleeding, and nine hours of recovery time, Lindsay was already looking better. Danny had stayed beside her as soon as she'd been discharged from surgery. Of course, that was once he'd been cleared for his injuries.

Danny sat in the uncomfortable chairs to the right of Lindsay's bed. He shook his head as his eyes had begun to fall again. Danny rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index finger. He leaned his head back, finally giving up. He folded his arms across his chest and sighed.

Lindsay's heart monitor was the only sound Danny could hear. It seemed to entrance him, almost lull him. Danny felt himself slowly falling asleep. Then something woke him. It was Lindsay's heart monitor. He heard the beeping become erratic. Danny opened his eyes to see Lindsay awake.

"Hey there Montana." Danny said.

"Hey." Lindsay croaked.

"How ya feelin'?" Danny asked.

"Uh…better… I guess." Lindsay answered.

Danny leaned closer to her bed. "You definitely look better, Montana."

"Oh good. As long as I look-"

"You know what I mean." Danny said.

"Yeah I do. And I really owe you too." Lindsay replied.

"What for?" Danny asked.

Lindsay's eyes held a strong light. "For saving my ass."

Danny Sat next to her on the bed. "I wasn' about to leave you there, Lindsay."

"That's what I mean. I told you to save yourself and you stayed. You could've been safe long before me, but you wouldn't leave. Then you made sure that I wasn't going to die in there. You want me to go in?" Lindsay explained. She eased herself higher up her pillow.

Danny shook his head. "No, you don't. But I got somethin' for you to think about."

"What's that?" Lindsay asked.

Danny leaned in toward Lindsay. Their foreheads touched. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat."

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