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Chapter 1

It was eight o clock in the morning when Mac opened the door of his office. He was smiling after a long time. This morning he got a letter from the school where he had applied as a host father for exchange students. It had been very hard for him, because the school had preferred married couples or at least single women. However, his excellent report and the fact that he was the head of the crime scene investigation lab had made its effort.

Now he was holding an envelope from the school in his hand. He sat down and opened it.

"Good morning, Mac. What's up?" a female voice came from the door. He looked up from the letter and saw his co-worker Stella Bonasera.

"Hi Stella. It's a quiet day today. Lindsay is going to court later and Adam is looking through some evidence. So I have some time to read through these," he said holding up the letter he was reading. The school had sent him some possible profiles host students.

"So the school has accepted you as a homestay parent?" Mac nodded and smiled at her.

"I got a few students here. Maybe you help me to decide. They all look very nice." Stella went around the desk to see the profiles. She took another chair and sat down next to him. He handed over the profiles and she looked over them briefly.

"Well, we have a Japanese boy, two Canadian boys, but they're from Québec, so they speak French. We have a German girl," she said and gave Mac a confused look, "Are you allowed to take girls?"

"I am, because there are not enough host families and the school thinks I'm reliable enough."

"That's great," she said and slapped him on the shoulder in a friendly way, "Actually, I can't really imagine you having a kid living with you." Stella laughed and leaned back to see Mac's reaction. He just smiled back to her.

"To be honest, I can't really imagine that, too, but I'm working too much and I think a kid would be a nice change." Stella looked back down to the papers.

"What do you think about … Jacké Renieure from Canada?" She flicked through the boy's profile until the corners of her mouth dropped in disappointment.

"He speaks just a little bit English! Do you feel confident teaching English a lot?"

"Oh my god, I didn't think about that. It's going to be very exhausting for both of us. I would prefer someone who speaks at least enough English for proper conversation." He looked through the rest Stella had given to him.

"What do you think of her?" Mac asked handing over the profile to Stella.

"Let's see. Her name is Sandra Huber, she's from a small town called Starnberg. According to the test she sat her English is quite good. And … oh … she's just 16. If you take her make sure you're nice."

"Well, you think I'll take this girl, don't you?" Mac asked and smiled when he saw Stella's face.

"Taking which girl? Did I miss something?" a new voice came from the door.

"Good morning, Peyton," Stella said smiling at her co-worker. Mac got up to hug his girl-friend.

"Hi, Peyton," he said and kissed her cheek.

"Did the school accept you?" Peyton asked. Mac turned around and picked one of the profiles to show it to her. She took it and read through it.

"Well, a German girl. She looks pretty," she said still staring at the paper.

"Don't be jealous, Peyton. You'll still be my number one," Mac said and laid his hand on her shoulder. She looked up from the paper and started laughing.

"Oh, Mac. You're so sweet!" Mac turned back to his desk and saw Stella sitting there in her chair with a amused smile on her face.

"You two sometimes behave like teenagers!" Both, Mac and Peyton gave her a played angry gaze.

"Ok, I'll go back to work." Stella left the office still smiling. This gonna be … interesting, she thought. Mac was a complete workaholic and like her he often worked double shifts and didn't spend much time at home. She didn't even know if Mac had a second bedroom. Maybe Mac was right and he was working a way too much and taking care of a kid would be good for him.