Ch. 27
She didn't know why but she felt like she needed to talk to him. Like she needed to hear his voice. Maybe it was because her sides and back ached. Her feet throbbed. She was sweating. He knew how to make her feel better, he always had. His thick accent drawled over a phone line could bring a smile to her face, and make other parts of her light up as well.
She found her cell phone and punched in speed dial 1. It rang and went to voice mail. She tried again, same thing happened. He always answered when she called especially since it was less than a month from her due date. Dialing again, she smiled when she heard the phone pick up.
"Monroe?"
"Flack? Where's Danny?" Maybe they were eating?
"Ughh, Linds. I don't know how to say this..." Flack trailed off.
A feeling of panic swept Lindsay's body, her free hand grasping her belly.
"Flack, what is it?" She said with as steady a voice as possible.
"There has been an accident. I have a squad car on the way to get you," Flack finished.
"Is he…?" She couldn't even finish the thought or statement. She felt the tears start to build behind her eyes.
"Oh god no, but his unconscious," Flack said, trying to remain as calm as possible himself.
Hearing the familiar sound of a squad car blaring its siren downstairs, she gathered all of her things as quickly as she could, and made her way down the stairs, meeting the uniform in the foyer.
On the car ride to the hospital Lindsay tried to focus on the fact that he was alive, but unconscious. She still had no idea what had happened. She absently stroked her now 9 month bump, praying that he really was okay. She felt her side's spasm again, but pushed it off on stress.
Getting to the hospital, she found Flack, Mac, Stella, and Hawkes in the waiting room. Rushing over to her, Flack held out his hand to her ready in case she needed to sit down or needed anything.
"What happened?" she asked, the tears threatening to finally fall.
"We were at a scene that we thought we cleared out. Apparently not all the closest had been checked, Danny came around the corner and was struck in the head with a baseball bat," Hawkes told her.
Covering her mouth with her shaking hand, she swayed a little. Flack steadied her and tried to guide her to a seat.
"I need to see him," She sobbed, her tears flowing.
"The doctors are doing tests," Mac said.
"I need to see my husband, now!" she demanded, making everyone back away a little.
"I'll take you," Flack offered, guiding her to the nurse's station.
"We need to see a patient. Det. Messer," Flack said as politely as possible.
"The doctors are doing tests," the nurse repeats what Mac said.
"He is my husband! I have every right to go back there. And I think my water just broke," she adds as she feels fluids run down her legs.
"Oh shit," Flack exclaims. "Hey Doc, we need your help over here!" he gestures at Hawkes.
Hawkes rushes over and each man pick a side and set her down in a wheelchair that Stella found.
"NOW can I go back there?" Lindsay grinds out feeling a contraction take over.
The nurse finally allows them thru the door.
"Have you bee having contractions Lindsay?" Sheldon asks pushing her through the corridor.
"I thought they were spasms, but I guess they are," she explains.
"How far apart?"
"10-12 minutes, I guess. Sheldon, I have to see Danny," she pleads.
Finding the nearest nurse, they asked where his room was. Sheldon guided her into his room, and made sure she was okay to walk, and then left them alone.
Her breath caught in her throat at the sight of him lying on the hospital bed. His head had gauze wrapped around it, purple masked the side of his face, his glasses missing. She walked over to him, taking his hand in hers. She brought it up to kiss the back of it, holding it to her face. She leaned over him, kissing his lips tenderly.
"Danny, honey, you have to wake up. My water has broken, and I don't know how long it will be before I have Matty. If you don't wake up your gonna your son being born, and we both know you'll never forgive yourself," she whispered into his ear.
She placed the hand she held onto her belly hoping maybe their son's movements would jostle him awake. Feeling another sharp pain come she pulled his hand back up and squeezed it as tight as she could, until it passed.
"Sheldon I just had another one!" she yelled over her shoulder.
"I've already called your doctor, she is on her way," he explained.
Danny could hear movements around him, he could feel his hand in someone else's, and then he felt something round and soft. He felt fluttering under his fingertips. His sonHis hand was on Lindsay's belly, and then it went back to the hand again, only this time it was being squeezed hard.
He could hear a voice. Lindsay's voice, she sounded strained. Baby, what's wrong?
Why couldn't he see her? Why couldn't he hear himself? Why couldn't he say anything? Why did his head hurt like hell?
Maybe if he started saying her name she would answer him.
Lindsay. Lindsay. Lindsay. Lindsay! Lindsay!! Lindsay!!? LINDSAY??
"Lindsay?" he mumbled. Damn his head hurt like hell. He tried opening his eyes, but he couldn't see. His glasses were missing.
"Danny?" Lindsay asked hopefully, having just been hit by another contraction.
"Montana," he said confused. "What's wrong? Why am I here? Why are you squeezing my hand so tight?"
"Well the short answer is, you got hit with a bat and your son is on his way," she smiled at him.
He sat up in the bed as much as he could, his head feeling like a bobble head. "You're in labor?"
"Sheldon called the doctor, and everybody else is waiting in the lobby already," she explained, just as another contraction hit.
He held her hand, "Your doing well, baby."
Sheldon came in followed by their obstetrician, "How are we doing?"
"They are coming pretty quick now, maid every 5-6 minutes," Lindsay replied.
"Okay, we gotta roll upstairs then," the doctor began pushing Lindsay's wheelchair.
Danny attempted to stand up, but quickly sat back down.
"Whoa, where do you think your going, Messer?" Sheldon asked.
"With my wife," he replied calmly. Like he was going to miss any part of his son being born. His wife needed him, and he would be there, no matter what.
"Let me find you a wheelchair," Sheldon rushed out, told the others what was going on, and then came back with a wheelchair.
A few hours later, Mateo Louise Messer was born.
Mac had to convince the supervisor of the maternity ward and the head trauma unit to allow Danny to stay in the room with Lindsay. They wanted him to stay to make sure he didn't have any bleeding in his head and to make sure he didn't any other damage. But as long as Lindsay and his son where a few floors away, he wouldn't stay in his room. He kept leaving. So they added another bed to Lindsay's room and even though they were always in the same bed whenever they were checked on.
"I just can't get over how beautiful he is," Lindsay said in awe. Mateo was snuggled on her chest; Danny's arm was draped around her shoulders, his fingers stroking his sons head.
"My son is not beautiful," Danny scoffed, "He is handsome, just like his daddy." He said proudly.
"Yeah, he is," she agreed. She rested her head on his shoulder. "So how many more we gonna have?" She winked at him.
"I'll give you as many children as you let me, but I think we need to concentrate on this one first," he said.
"You know you have made me the luckiest guy in the world right?"
"Luck has nothing to do with it, Dan," she paused looking up at him; she moved her hand up as much as she could touch his chest. "This does. You love me; you love him, that's what got us here."
His eyes sparkled, "I do. God, do I love you. I will be the best father to him, Montana."
"I know. I love you, too." She moved her head as much as she can to kiss him.
Life was perfect.
Fin
A/N Okay, so that's for now at least. I may have a sequel, I'm not sure. Sorry if the medical stuff is confusing, I've never had a baby and never been knocked in the head with a bat.
Thank you for all that have reviewed and read this whole thing. I hope to write more in the future but not guaranteeing anything.
BTW Flack had picked up his glasses after he was knocked out, sorry I didn't add that.
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