I've been sitting on this story for awhile now... it's the next part in my little Smacked series...it's longer than most...enjoy!

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Chapter 1

There wasn't often a morning Stella didn't find Mac and Aaron together. She smiled as she watched her husband feed their four month old little boy.

"You're going to be late for work," she noted.

"I'll be fine, he's almost done," Mac replied, slowly looking up at her.

"You don't want to miss a minute, do you?" Stella laughed.

"I haven't yet," Mac smiled.

"Hand him over, I'll finish feeding him while you finish getting ready," Stella instructed. Mac reluctantly did as he was told.

"Ok, I'll see you after shift, enjoy your day off," Mac announced as he lightly kissed his wife.

"I plan to," she smirked, knowing he was mildly jealous of the fact she got to spend a whole day alone with Aaron. "I love you," she added.

"I love you too," Mac replied, giving her another kiss and kissing Aaron's head.

"Be safe," Stella called after him.

A couple hours later, Lindsey was returning from a crime scene. Being a woman, she couldn't ignore the baby carrier sitting on the front desk. With its unique camouflage cover, she immediately recognized it to be Aaron's. Knowing Stella had the day off, Lindsey figured she brought him by for a visit, except Stella was nowhere to be found.

"Rachael, why is Aaron on your desk?" Lindsey wondered.

"Stella dropped him off, asked me to watch him until Mac had a chance to come get him," Rachael explained.

"Have you heard from Mac?" Lindsey continued.

"Actually, no, I was going to call him in a few minutes," Rachael mentioned.

"No need, I'll take him upstairs," Lindsey offered, lifting the carrier off the desk. Something didn't feel right about this whole thing. Stella and Mac had a babysitter, if she needed someone to watch Aaron, that's who she called. She had never dropped him off like this before. It made Lindsey very uncomfortable. She needed to find Mac, and fast.

"What, Jake isn't enough for you anymore; you need to steal other people's children?" Danny laughed.

"Shut up Danny, I think something is wrong. Stella just left Aaron at the front desk," Lindsey explained. Danny expression quickly changed to dead serious. "Where's Mac?" she asked.

"Uh, with Adam in DNA," Danny replied.

"Go get him, please," Lindsey instructed. Danny nodded and took off. Lindsey entered Mac's office and set Aaron down on his father's desk. The sweet baby was still sleeping soundly, just as she had found him. God bless him.

"Linds, what's…" Mac started as he sped into his office. "Wait, what's Aaron doing here?" Mac quickly abandoned his first question the second he saw his son on the desk.

"I don't know, I found him at the front desk," Lindsey informed. "Rachael said Stella left him there for you to pick him up," she added.

"I haven't talked to Stella since I left for work this morning," Mac thought out loud. He quickly pulled his phone out and dialed her cell. He was met with her voicemail. Her phone was off. "Something happened," he deduced. Mac paced his office for a few seconds trying to pull some cognitive line of thought together. No matter how hard he tried he came up with nothing. He knew he was beginning to panic and the two sets of staring eyes weren't helping any. As if to make matters worse, Aaron woke with an angry cry. Mac dropped his attempt at thinking and freed his son from the confines of his carrier. "Hey bud, you don't need to cry, Daddy's got you," Mac whispered to the child. When he pulled Aaron to his chest, he noticed a note pinned to his back.

"Lindsey, get some gloves, he's got something pinned to his shirt," Mac directed. Lindsey donned a pair of latex gloves and removed what appeared to be a note from the infant's back.

"It says, 'you're woman is quite the negotiator, if it weren't for her, I'd have your baby too. Keep your phone on you, there's more info to come,'" Lindsey read. Mac looked down into Aaron's carrier. There sat Stella's engagement ring and wedding band. Mac lifted them out and slid them into his pocket.

"Where is she?" he murmured.

"Mac, Stella is smart and strong, she'll come out of this alive," Danny tried to assure his boss. Aaron began fussing again.

"Do you want me to take him?" Lindsey offered.

"No!" Mac snapped, harsher than necessary. "I, I'm sorry, I just want him with me," Mac doubled back.

"I understand, I'll take this note to get processed, I'll let you know what I find," Lindsey was not at all offended by his over protectiveness, she would be the same way in his situation.

"Danny, round everyone up, there's a meeting in my office in ten minutes," Mac ordered.