A kiss from a rose.
Chapter One
Stella looked at her watch when she entered the elevator. She was 30 minutes late. She sighed. It had been one of those nights where she couldn't sleep, because every time she closed her eyes she saw Frankie. When she would wake up she would reach for her cell phone, dial Mac's number, and then hang up because she didn't want to ask for his help. She sighed again as she got out of the elevator.
She had tried to mask the dark circles under her eyes, but the less sleep she got the harder it was to hide them.
She walked into the break room and got a cup of coffee. When she was about to sit down Mac walked in.
'You're late Stella.' He said as he stood in the doorway. He quietly studied her, noticing the dark circles.
'Yeah, I'm sorry, I …' she paused, not knowing if she should tell the truth or not. 'It won't happen again.' She quickly replied.
Mac nodded his head than asked, 'Are you all right Stella? You look tired.' 'Don't worry Mac, I'm fine, really.'
Before Mac could say anything else his cell phone rang. 'Taylor.' Stella watched as he nodded his head. 'Ok Flack, we'll be right there.' 'New case?' Stella asked. 'Yeah you ready?' 'Sure.'
When they arrived at the crime scene, Flack was waiting for them. 'What have you got?' Mac asked as he grabbed his kit. 'Young woman, she was attacked while on the phone with a friend who called us. When we got here we found a guy with her. He claims to be her boyfriend, but we're taking him with us to interrogate him.'
They walked into the apartment just when the girl was put onto the stretcher. Mac walked over the paramedics. 'Will she be ok?' 'Yeah, she will be, she's unconscious at the moment so no asking questions.' 'Sure we'll be at the hospital when we finish here.'
After examining the scene they went back to the lab to get the evidence checked. 'What have you got Mac?' Danny asked as he took the evidence bag from Mac. 'Fingerprints and some hairs. Make sure you get that as soon as possible.' 'Sure thing boss.'
Stella walked up to them. 'I just got a phone call from the hospital. We can interrogate her.' 'Ok, you go to the hospital, I'm going to talk to the guy we found in her apartment.' Mac said as they both walked out. 'What's this guys name?' Stella asked. 'Scott Davids. Why?' 'Well she's asking for Scott, so I think he's telling the truth.' Mac thought for a moment before he said. 'Well I'll bring him to the hospital when interrogation is over. Maybe he can tell us something more.' 'All right, I'll see you at the hospital then.'
Stella gently knocked on the door before opening it. She walked into the room and saw the nurse taking care of the young woman. She waited outside for the nurse to finish. 'So how is she?' Stella asked. 'She's ok. Some cuts and bruises, but she will be fine.' The nurse replied. 'Ok, thank you.' Stella said and walked into the room.
When she walked up to the girl, images of her nightmare flew through her head. The cuts and bruises reminded her of herself and the bastard who did it. She closed her eyes and shook her head to erase the images.
'Alyssa Williams, my name is Stella Bonasera I'm with the crime lab, is it ok if I ask you a few questions?' The girl nodded and Stella sat down beside her bed. 'Can you tell me what happened?' Stella asked. 'I … I had finished my dinner and had called for a pizza ...' Stella raised her eyebrows. 'Yeah, Scott was coming over and I ordered pizza for him knowing that he didn't have the chance to eat.' Stella nodded and she continued. 'I was on the phone with Nora when there was a knock at the door. I opened the door and next thing I know I'm knocked to the ground.' 'Did you see who it was?' Stella asked. 'No, I … I fell to the ground and hit my head. When I regained consciousness he cut me a few times…' she stopped and swallowed trying to keep her tears at bay. 'He started to kiss me; keeping the knife on my neck telling me that if I screamed he would cut my throat. I was to scared to open my eyes.' The tears she tried to stop started falling down her cheeks.
Stella put her hand on Alyssa's arm. She understood what she was going through cause she had been going through it herself. She remembered that when Frankie hit her, she kept her eyes closed afraid of what she would see. 'I understand what you're going through.' Stella said quietly. The young woman looked up, wiping away the tears with her hand. 'I've been a victim myself not so long ago.' Stella continued. She looked at Alyssa and was about to say something when the door opened.
'Scott!' Alyssa said looking at the door. He quickly walked into the room and hugged her, careful that he didn't hurt her. Mac came in a few seconds later. He walked up to Stella and took her hand lightly squeezing it. He wanted to be there for her. She looked at him and smiled.
'Can you tell us what happened afterwards?' Stella asked hoping she could finish it so they could leave the couple alone. Alyssa nodded and continued. 'I was lying there and next thing I know Scott is there. I … I guess he could get away before Scott could do anything.'
'If I get my hands on that SOB, I'll …' Scott started, but was cut off by Mac. 'Mr. Davids, I think it's best if you leave that up to us. You just concentrate on taking care of your girlfriend ok!' Scott bowed his head and nodded.
'Is there anyone we should call? Your parents maybe?' Stella asked as she stood up. 'I don't have parents.' Alyssa replied. 'Ok, well there will be an officer outside of your room just to be sure.' Mac said and then walked to the door. Stella grabbed the girl's hand and squeezed it. 'We'll find him! I promise you.' 'Thank you' the girl whispered. 'This is my number' Stella said holding a card. 'Call me if you remember anything else, anything that might be important. Or if you just want to talk.' With that she walked out of the room.
Mac was waiting outside the room on a chair. Stella sat down next to him and sighed. Mac looked at her and put his hand on her shoulder. It was just a friendly gesture, but Stella couldn't help the shiver that ran down her spine. Mac leaned in a little closer and asked, 'Are you all right?' Stella turned her head to him and was surprised by how close they were. She could smell his perfume and imagined what it would feel like to kiss him. She swallowed hard and whispered, 'I'm fine.' Then before she knew it she gave into the temptation and kissed him softly on the lips. 'Thanks' she whispered. She stood up and began walking towards the elevators.
'Oh my god, I kissed him. I kissed my best friend; I kissed my boss!' Stella thought as she kept on walking, suddenly afraid of Mac.
Mac was so shocked about what happened that he sat there just watching Stella walk of. When he saw the elevator doors open he quickly stood up and walked up to the elevator.
A.N: This is my first CSI fic ever! Let me know what you think about it, all comments are welcome, even the bad ones :) English is not my native language so I apologize for all the mistakes in the story