The door flew open with a cry of "NYPD" that echoed through the warehouse. Two men ran towards the back followed closely by Detective Flack and Detective Taylor. Sounds of footsteps sounded as the suspects tried running away from the two chasing them.

The detectives were at a disadvantage as they were quickly lost in the maze of rooms and passages. After a few minutes of chasing Flack ran into Mac,

"Damn bastards got away!" Flack panted slightly.

"Don't worry, they were surrounded." The optimist that was Mac Taylor answered, also slightly out of breath. They radioed their position and made their way back to the front, keeping a guarded eye on their surroundings.

"What do you think are in these rooms? Somehow I don't think they were built with the warehouse." Flack said.

"I don't know, let's find out shall we?" Mac said walking to one of these rooms and reaching for the door handle. He glanced at Flack who was covering Mac from behind. He opened the door and shined his flash light, illuminating the inside.

Mac drew a breath as his flash light fell over two women huddled in the corner. Flack swore softly and moved away to call in their find and request an ambulance. Mac made his way inside, speaking softly and showing his hands in front of him, hoping to portry a non-threatening way,

"Hi, my name is Mac. I'm here to help. I wont hurt you." He took a step forward after bending down to put his gun on the floor. The older of the two women pushed the younger one behind her and eyed him suspiciously. He went down on his knees and took his badge of the chain around his neck and showed it to them before shoving it across the floor. The girl picked it up and looked at it. A look of relief crossed her face and she took a tentative step towards Mac.

Mac stood his ground not making any sudden movements at all. The younger girl threw herself at Mac latching onto him like he was a lifeline. He causiouly put his arms around the small girl and stood up holding his hand out to the bigger girl, she took it, still looking at him suspicialy. They walked out and with some effort Mac handed the girls over to the paramedics. Other girls were coming out of similar rooms.

Only one room remained. It was to one side and as the officers moved from one side to the next that was the last room. Mac and Don moved towards the room and opened it cautiously. The room was different from the others. This one had a bed, where the others didn't and there was a small bed side lamp casting light into the small room. Mac walked into Don as he stopped suddenly.

"Don? What the….?" Mac said as he walked around the stationary detective. He looked at the woman and his heart froze. He glanced at the two small children clinging to the woman's legs and he knew immediately who their parents were. He looked into their familiar eyes and glanced at the woman again, she looked scared, but relieved at the same time. Don put his hand on Mac's shoulder as he took a step forward. His breath caught in his throat and his voice was hoarse as he choked out the one word. The woman gave a sad smile and bent down to whisper something in the children's ear. Both broke into a smile and looked at Mac shyly. Mac spoke again, but it sounded like a strangled sob as he took another step forward. Don tried to hold him back, but the woman moved forward reaching for Mac. They clung to each other as the little boy nudged the girl forward. The woman let go of Mac and turned to the small kids. The girl flung herself onto Mac and the boy held out his hand, Mac shook his hand solemnly.

Don turned around to give them some privacy and to see how the released women were holding up, leaving Mac to reconcile with Claire.

So? What do you think? Should I keep it a one shot or go on with it? I wrote this thanks to an idea from CSIflea, she also helped with this chapter. Let me know. All mistakes are mine and as much as I would LOVE to own them, I don't.

As you might have guessed is that this story is a little AU, but not by much. And (I like Jo and Christine) I really like the idea of Claire and Mac and babies! LOL

Till later,

Sneaky.