DiSCLAiMER--i DONT OWN ANY, iM JUST BORROWiNG.

A/N--iVE BEEN THiNKiNG ABOUT THiS ONE FOR A LONG TiME, && iM JUST NOW GETTiNG AROUNG TOO DOiNG iT.

REViEWS!

Chapter 1.

Just like any Thursday night, Detective Mac Taylor sat in his office going over some of the files they had gotten that week. Now Mac had always been one too never understand why people commited murders, but he noticed one case that just made him go numb, a mother and father had a beautiful four year old daughter, who was smart, funny, and sweet, until they decided that they didnt want her anymore, the parents wanted it too be just them again. So they killed her and then left the state. Mac couldnt believe how anyone could do that too someone, not just a someone, but a child. Never having any children himself, but always wanted one, took this case really hard.

Mac's wife Claire died in 9/11, and they had just started trying too have kids when she died. Now, Mac has dated a little here and there, but nobody could ever compare too Claire.

After thinking about his wife, and gone over all the cases, Mac went down too the break room too get some coffee, thinking he was going too be in there alone, Mac stumbled apon Detective Lindsay Monroe eating a midnight snack before heading home for the night.

"Hey, Mac, whats up, I just put a fresh pot on if you wanted some."

"Linds its almost like you read my mind"

Sitting in the break room for almost ten mintues without anything said Lindsay finally spoke up "Is everything okay with you, it just seems like since that case Monday, about the little girl, you just havent been your self.."

Sighing Mac said "Its just not fair, I dont see why that had too happen."

"Its never fair Mac, but you know that were all here for you."

Just as Lindsay said that Doctor Sheldon Hawkes and Detective Stella Bonasera walks in.

"Okay, now from the window, it looks like you two were having a pretty heated talk, but you know its not totally heated without Stel and I."Hawkes said.

Laughing Lindsay said "Oh really, well we were just talking about the Stephanie Linker case."

"That little girl, right... Mac, dont beat your self up about it, there are some really messed up people out there, and its horrible that it had too be such a sweet young inocent little baby like that, but were all here now too put her parents away for a crime that never should have been commited." Stella said.

"Yeah, they both are right Mac, and were here for you." Hawkes said.

Just like before having people come in, Detective Danny Messer and Detective Don Flack, along with CSI Adam Ross made their way into the break room too see what their friends were now all talking about.

"Well well well, what we got going on in here" Danny said with his thick accent.

"For the third and final time, Stephanie Linker.." Lindsay said.

"Chill Montana, we didnt know." Danny shot back.

Pulling Danny too the fridge area Lindsay said "I know, and Im sorry I snapped, but Ive never seen Mac act this way about a case before."

"Yeah, I we havent seen him act semi this since Claire died in 9/11..I promise we wont bring it up again." Danny said kissing Lindsay on the forehead.

Walking back up too the group, Danny and Lindsay noticed that they were no longer talking about Stephanie, but Flack knowing his boss all too well, changed the subject too the Yankees game. "You know, if it wasnt for your boy A-Rod, that team would be nothing." Adam said, making the whole table give him a dirty look. Lucky Mac found this new conversation quite funny, and decided too focus more on this one, then the other one.

For some reason, after everything had started too calm down about the Stephanie thing, Stella decided too bring it up again.

"Mac, you have been pretty quiet since we dropped the conversation earlier. Your my best friend, I mean, your more like all of our best friend, and when you hurt, we hurt, when your happy, were happy, it all just works like that. We love you and we just dont want you too beat your self up too bad." Stella said quietly placing her hand over Mac's hand.

"I know Stel, I really do know, but you know that Claire and I never had kids, and apart of me always wanted atleast one, and since Claire has been gone, and I know that I never got that one child I wanted, and I see everyone else with kids, and then you hear about cases like Stephanie Linker, and it really all just gets too you."

Sighing and knowing she shouldnt have brought it up again, Stella noticed Danny walking over too the table out of the corner of her eye.

"Boss, knowing how it bothers you so much, bothers me just as much. I know its not going too make it right, but you know your not too old too have kids. What about when Peyton gets back from England..you know.." Danny saying this with a smiles and causing Mac too laugh a little.

"You know what Danny, your right, all of you are right." Mac said.

After talking and staying in the break room for a good hour and a half, Mac looked up from his paper he was reading and what he saw and realized changed his life forever. Looking at Danny and Lindsay being all lovey-dovey, and watching Stella, Flack, and Adam talk some more and do a word search, and glancing at Hawkes and Sidd Hammerback talk about ME stuff and things of all that sort, Mac Taylor realized that he never need any children, he had all the children he could ever want with him in this room.