Thanks
Chapter 8
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Flack got on his radio at once and called for several paramedics and police back up. Then as he sat on the bad guy he looked down the street toward Mac and Stella and yelled, "Hey, you guys alright?"
Stella looked at Flack as she yelled back, "I think he'll be okay, he's thankfully not bleeding too much, it just grazed him."
Flack nodded and then looked toward Danny lying face down on the ground, he then yelled, "Danny! You have to go find your girlfriend!"
Mac then looked toward Danny as he was gripping his arm in pain, then he whimpered and said, "No.... Just leave her, we'll find her later."
Danny sat up slowly very dizzy headed. He realized his glasses had broken in half and that blood was trickling into his right eye. He took his hand and reached up to his face to try and wipe the blood away, but really all that did was make it worse on the count his hand was full of it too. He looked worse then Mac did, and that's what everyone said too.
The paramedics pulled up along side the other police officers. Two of them headed over to Flack and the bad guy. They took him from Flack, so Flack then walked back down the street toward Danny on his way saying, "Whoa Messer, you're pretty messed up for just falling on you're face."
Danny squinted as he could barely see, but he glared at Flack thinking that joke was the most unfunny he had heard in a long time.
One of the paramedics got Mac's arm wrapped up, (The bullet wasn't in his arm), and then another brought bandages and tape over to Danny.
Danny had one cut over his eye, a scrape on his cheek and nose, and gravel all in his hands.
As the paramedic tried to dig the rocks out he was complaining the whole time. Stella walked up next to him and said, "Sorry I left you on the ground, but you saw.. Well, I guess you didn't, but you heard Mac get shot so I had to make sure he was......"
"It's okay Stell, I'll live, it just HURTS!!!!"
Anyway, after they finished wrapping Danny's hands all the CSI's packed up their stuff and headed back to the lab.
When they got back there Adam started questioning everything that had hapenned. HE didn't believe Danny had so many scrapes and cuts from falling down four steps, but he wasn't there to see just how hard he hit. But anyway, Danny realized he forgot one of the evidence bags in his car, so slowly he turned back around and headed back out the front door to his car.
When he made it to the door he pushed it open as he was looking down at the ground, he didn't know someone was standing right in front of him so he ran right in to them.
He looked up as he said at once, "I'm sorry......."
When he looked up he couldn't believe who was there, it was Lindsay.
He took one step back noticing he was still up against her.
Then he looked around and said slowly and softly, "Montana...."
She just stared at him, not looking him right in the eye, but staring at him.
He then put his arm out as he said, "Why did you leave like that, Mac got shot, and Flack now has something else to tease me about....... My beautiful face got scratched."
Danny put a small smile on his face as did Lindsay, she then looked up at his face and said, "I think I....."
"What?" Danny said concerned.
"I think I need some time, my cousin lives in Albany, I think I want to go stay with her for a little while."
Danny looked down as he said, "Ohhh."
Lindsay then made Danny look at her as she said, "What?"
Danny grinned as he said, "Well I just thought.....Oh never mind, it's not important. Do whatever you need to Monatana, just know we're all here for you when you wnat to come back.
I'll let Mac know, take care of yourself, and don't be a stranger to call me understand?"
Lindsay started shedding tears as she nodded unwillingly.
She didn't want to leave, but she didn't know what else to do.
Danny just smiled as he leaned over to her and gave her a quick kiss on her cheek and touched her arm. HE then pulled away and started heading for his car again. She looked back at him for a moment hoping he would look back at her, but never did.
So Lindsay stared for a few more seconds, then she turned back around and walked into the lab. She wanted t see Mac, that is if he was okay. Cause even though he was, she had no idea, she left. So she walked down the hall and actually ran right into the person she wanted to see. She stopped about ten feet away from him, looking at his wrapped arm.
He didn't say anything, but then she started crying again as she said, "I am soooo sorry Mac, this is all my fault, and now Danny hates me too. The one person I thought I could never turn against me, I just did. I am so sorry!"
Mac stod there for a moment and just looked at Lindsay, then he slowly walked toward her and wrapped her in a hug as he said, "HE doesn't hate you sweetie, he's just angry, but not at you, I promise. He want's you to have your space so you can feel better, that's all. Come on, we'll talk."
Danny walked around the corner just as MAc and Lindsay entered the office. He walked up just close enough to hear Lindsay say, "If Danny never likes me again, then there really is no point for me to go on............
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TBC