This story starts just after the 8th season episode UNWRAPPED.
This show and the primary characters do not belong to me.
These characters belong to me: Bill Whitney, Sandy Whitney, Michelle Jones, and Dr. Jacobs
May 3rd-
"Let's catch up with the others," Mac said. They turned towards the elevator and walked together, hand in hand.
Christine smiled when she pressed the down button and said, "I hope Lucy enjoys the presents I got her."
The elevator opened, Christine stepped inside first, then turned while Mac followed and turned. They faced the lab, then the doors closed. Mac pressed the lobby button and said, "I'm sure she will love it." He turned to smile at her then she looked at him and smiled.
They both turned back towards the doors when the elevator came to a stop. A lab technician passed them to get in the elevator while they exited it. They headed out of the building and walked to the subway to get to the Messers.
Meanwhile-
The gang walked to the subway station and talked.
"Okay, I'd like to know, who knew that Mac had a girlfriend and didn't tell us?" Don asked while he smiled and looked at Sheldon, Adam, and Jo.
Sheldon and Adam both said, "Not me." Adam continued. "Even if I knew, you think I'm gonna go blabbin'? I have noticed he's been happier."
"Yes, he has," Don said while he turned back and saw Mac and Christine walking towards them from behind and he stifled his laughter a bit. Don turned back to face the front.
Jo then turned and saw what Don had seen. She said, "I knew that he had a friend who owned a restaurant and went to see her a few times but maybe just recently they became boyfriend and girlfriend."
"That's Mac, he doesn't say anything," Don said.
After a few minutes they made it to the subway landing and waited for the train to arrive that came a few minutes later. Mac and Christine finally caught up with them. The rest of the team looked at Mac with smiles then the train showed up. Adam handed the bag back to Christine since she had asked for it back and she thanked him. Mac sat next to Christine. Next to her was Adam, and Jo sat next to him. Sheldon and Don stood and they couldn't help but notice Mac seemed to be in deep thought.
[Flashback to when Mac's partner, Stan was shot]
Mac and Stan were at an eatery having breakfast since they had to get up early for their shifts. They dove into their food once it arrived.
Stan swallowed his food and asked, "So, when you first dated Claire, did you tell her everything?"
Mac looked at him then picked up a piece of toast and a knife then used it to spread the jelly. Mac took a bite of his toast and asked, "Do you mean when I first met her or when I was first dating her?"
"When you first dated her."
Mac smirked a little then said, "Well, you aren't going to tell the first girl you meet every deep, dark secret, are you?"
"No, I really like her and I want to get to know her but-," Stan started but was stopped.
"Hold on a minute, you just ask her some questions and start slowly. How long have you been dating her?"
"A few months and I really like her," Stan said. He smiled then took a bite of his sausage.
"Now, how does she feel about you?" Mac picked up his cup of coffee, took a sip, then set it down.
Stan stammered a bit, "Uh, I think she likes me." He sighed and continued. "I don't think she likes me very much actually."
Mac laughed and added, "Take it slow. Have you asked her on another date?"
Stan cleared his throat after he took a sip of his coffee. "Yeah, I have and it's going to be tonight."
"Just make sure you have enough money to pay and just let her in the door first and open the-."
Stan waved his hand at Mac. "Wait a minute, Mac. I'm dating her, not getting married." Stan and Mac laughed.
After breakfast they went on patrol and after twenty minutes they got a radio call about a man with a gun running from the scene of a robbery. Mac leaned forward and flipped the siren switch while Stan drove fast. After a few minutes, they suddenly spotted the robber. He turned towards an alley and Mac radioed their position. The robber looked back and saw the police car had stopped. The officers got out of their car. Mac went a different direction since he knew where the suspect would be coming out, then he heard gunshots then he ran towards the sound. He saw the suspect was down and ran towards him with his gun pointed at him. He noticed the suspect wasn't moving; he knelt near his head and felt for a pulse. There was none. Mac then looked around and saw Stan on the ground. Mac got up, put the gun in his holster, took his radio out, and ran towards his partner.
"We got shots fired and the suspect is down. We also got an officer down! We need a bus now! The police arrived moments later. He said in the radio again, "We got an officer down! We need a bus now!" Mac gave them the location of where the bus was needed. Once he arrived back where Stan was, he knelt near him and saw where the wound was on his upper right chest, then put his hand on the wound. "Stan, can you hear me?"
"Yes, I can hear you. Did I get the suspect?" Stan quietly spoke then asked.
"Yeah, you got him. Hang in there, the bus has just arrived," Mac told him, then turned to see the paramedics bring the stretcher out. He told them, "I have my hand on the wound." He looked at another officer, put his hand in his pocket, and took out the keys. "Rich, I need you to take care of my car." Rich took the keys from him and nodded.
Mac went with Stan. He hopped in while keeping pressure on the wound. The doors to the ambulance closed. The driver ran to the driver's side, hopped in, and sped off to the hospital as the sirens wailed.
"Hang in there!" Mac told him.
"In my front shirt pocket is the number to my date. I guess I might not make it tonight. Please call her."
Mac put his finger in the pocket of Stan's shirt, took it out, and put it in his pocket. He said, "Okay, buddy, I'll call her."
After a few minutes they arrived at the ER, the nurse took over Mac's position. And kept the pressure applied with some gauze on her hand, then they took him into the OR. Mac, with blood on his hands, stood watch while another nurse walked up to him and got his attention.
"Excuse me, sir, I can take you to a washroom where you can wash your hands. There are pedals on the floor to turn on the water."
"Okay," Mac said then the nurse took him to a washroom and Mac went to wash off the blood, which took some time to remove. He got out of the washroom and went to find a payphone. He sighed while he took some coins from his pocket, inserted them into the slot, and dialed a number. He bit his lower lip while it rang then a woman answered it on the other end.
"Hello?" the woman answered.
"Hi Christine, it's Mac." Mac said then swallowed hard.
"Oh, hi, Mac. What's going on?" Christine asked with a bad feeling about something.
"Stan has been shot and is in the OR," Mac said while he rubbed his temples. "I don't have your parents' number or I would have called them. We are at Trinity General."
"Oh no," Christine said, sounding worried. "Okay, I'll get my parents and we'll be there. Bye." Mac hung up, turned, and saw a few officers walking in with worried faces. "I just called Christine to tell her, I don't have any new news." The officers nodded and Mac went back to the payphone and got another dime out of his pocket and slipped it into the coin slot while he sighed and took out a piece of paper.
The phone rang and a woman answered, "Hello?"
Mac took a short deep breath and said, "Hello, I'm Officer Mac Taylor. Is this Michelle Jones?"
Michelle said, "Yes, can I help you?" She felt nervous.
"Yeah," Mac said as he rubbed his temple a little. "My partner, Stan Whitney, was supposed to go on a date with you tonight but he got shot, so he wanted me to call you and let you know."
She asked, worried, "Will he be okay?"
"I don't know. He's in surgery right now and we will find out in a few hours. I'm sorry to tell you this."
She said nervously, "Thank you for letting me know. Bye." She hung up.
Mac hung up and thought about the conversation. He got another dime and put it in the coin slot as he picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello?" A woman's voice was heard.
"Hi, Claire," Mac said as he was happy to hear her voice.
Claire sounded happy but was nervous since he never did call unless he was off of work. She asked, "Hi, Mac. Is everything okay?"
"No. Stan was shot and I'm at Trinity General and just called his family. It really doesn't look good, hon. I just wanted to hear your voice and let you to know that I'm okay."
Claire answered, "Thanks for letting me know." She sighed. "I love you, Mac."
"Okay, I'll see you soon. I love you, bye." He hung up then walked to the waiting room and sat down with the other officers.
Thirty minutes later Mac left the waiting room and had turned towards the cafeteria when he heard his name being called. He turned and saw Claire calling him.
"Mac?" she asked him.
[End Flashback]
Mac snapped out of his daydream and felt Christine shake him and he looked at her.
"Are you okay, Mac?" She asked him since he was so quiet during the ride and it took her a few minutes to get his attention.
Mac smiled, turned to look at his team, and said, "Yeah, I was just thinking of something." Everyone looked at him questioningly, then they turned towards the door since the train was about to stop. "Here we are," Mac said as he followed them.
At the Messers-
Lucy was in her room playing with her toys while her parents got the apartment ready for her party that would include the team and a few of her friends and their parents. After some of her friends and their parents arrived, Lucy waited for her godfather and his team then the doorbell rang. She went to get it.
"Mom! I wanna get the door!" Lucy yelled as Lindsay looked towards the door.
"Okay," Lindsay yelled out as one of the parents stood near the door while Lucy opened it.
"Hi!" Lucy said with a smile as she saw Jo, Sheldon, Adam, and Don at the door.
"Hi, happy birthday," they said to her.
"Thank you. Come on in," she said excitedly as they walked past her then she looked out in the hallway and didn't see anyone else. She closed the door.
"What's wrong, Lucy?" Don asked.
"Where is Mac? He said he would be here," Lucy said as she started to look sad.
"He'll be here," Adam said then continued. "Your Uncle Adam will make sure Mac comes."
"So will you 'rest him," Lucy said as Danny and Lindsay looked towards them and smiled.
"Adam can't, but I can," Don said with a smile.
"Okay," Lucy said as she went to talk to one of her friends.
"So, where is Mac? I thought he was off today?" Danny said then asked.
Don, Adam, Jo, and Sheldon looked at each other nervously.
"Well?" Lucy said, having impatiently returned.
