Chapter 1

The sun was setting in New York on sunny September's day. The two friends were laughing and discussing Adam's latest joke.

"I've never known someone so intelligent yet so childish … in a good way" said Mac with a chuckle to his voice.

Stella smiled, and nodded.

"Alright grumpy, what's eating up, you have been like this for months and don't give me the `nothing is wrong' speech" said Mac sympathetically.

Stella began to explain that how she felt so bored and angry by her current boyfriend's laziness and controlling ways.

"He does nothing but sit on his ass and order me around" Stella mumbled with tears beginning to fill her emerald green eyes.

Mac frowned and put his arm around Stella and asked: "Why won't you let me kick his ass? Or even better why don't you kick is ass?"

Stella smiled then meekly replied "because I love him"

Mac rolled his eyes he had heard this phrase many times over the past three months.

Stella studied Mac's body and stopped and smiled when she noticed a little mark on his shoulder.

"Who is the lucky lady? She asked playfully.

Mac spun his head around to face her, slightly blushing he smiled and went: "I aint telling you"

Stella laughed and softly punched his arm and threatened to pinch him if he didn't spill.

"Gillian" he said barely audible.

Stella looked at the floor and quickly looked back at Mac, successfully hiding her jealousy and disappointment. Stella was hoping it was just another one night stand, for some reason Mac had been a bit of a commitment phobia since Peyton had left him but she knew that both Mac and Gillian had a thing between them.

"So you finally asked her out?" Stella asked sarcastically.

"No, we were in the same bar and this creepy guy was coming on to her and she asked me to pretend that I was with her and got me to get rid of him" Mac answered.

"That hickey just spontaneously appeared on your neck then. Huh?" Stella giggled.

Mac rolled his eyes in a jokey fashion and continued "I walked her home, had another drink at hers, she said she wanted to thank me for helping her and one thing led to another.

"Ok …. Slut" Stella called joking.

"You want me to drive you back to your place" Mac asked in a low tone.

"Yes please slut" Stella replied

The two set off. The drive back to Stella's seemed cruelly short and Stella began to feel more and more jealous and her feelings for Mac increasing at the same speed as her jealousy. Arriving outside Stella's apartment block she leaned over and kissed Mac on the cheek as always but this time she wished she could kiss him on the lips.

As Stella was stepping out of Mac's car, Mac said: "If he gives you any trouble call me!"

"I will" Stella replied sheepishly

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