"Pardon" I hear stella's voice ask me in a confused tone
"While we were in the ambulance he said he loves you, then he lost consciousness." Don tells me and I'm just speechless
"I uh don is he alive? I just need to know how bad it is?"" I tell him as I feel the tears start to flow
"I don't know stel, they just took him up, when I get info you'll get it." Don tells me as I hear him offer a heavy sigh
"I'm on my way now don, what hospital?" I ask him as I grab a small bag and run out the door to jump in a cab to go to the airport *************************************************************************
The cab ride to the airport was on that I wish I could just hold the driver at gunpoint and tell him to speed and don't worry about cops because I'm one and can say its an emergency, but to avoid getting stopped, as I know New Orleans isn't the same as New York. Finally arriving at the airport I run down and buy the ticket to NY, which only had 2 seats available in 1st class and as I know I usually fly coach I don't care of the cost now and I pay for it making a run to the terminal which is now boarding.
[Last call for flight 926 to NY at gate 1]
I hear the last call and my legs can't take me fast enough as I see them about to close the door I make a faster run for it.
"WAIT!" I shout
"I'm sorry miss but this plane is ready to leave." The flight attendant tells me
Think stella, think.
"NYPD!" I tell her as I show my badge, I have to get on this flight. I'm on a special case.
"Is everything ok on this plane." She asks me
"Yes, its fine, I'm just following a suspect on a case making sure everything stay calm." I lie to her hoping she'll buy it
"Sure, right this way officer." As she walks me to the plane and thankfully no more questions are asked as the stewardess helps me find my seat as asks if I would like a drink which I gladly accept as I know I do need one to calm my nerves.
"Anything else I can get you detective."
"No thanks I'm fine." I tell her as I just lean back in my chair and close my eyes praying that mac is ok *************************************************************************
arriving in NY, I take another cab and tell him to drive as fast as possible to the hospital where mac is there
"Don!" I say as I run up to him
"Hey stell, you got here fast." I hear him tell me.
"Its only about 2hours by plane." I tell him
"Yea, but at this time traffic is horrible from airport, what you do hold the driver at gunpoint and tell I'm to speed up all the way here and not to worry about a ticket cause you're a cop." He teases me
"You know usually I'd get that line from mac, it seems you know me too well also. Um how is he?" I finally ask
"He just got out of surgery, its nothing bad, just on the impact and when it flew him a few feet away he landed on something that impaled him in the ribs, but thank god no damage done and besides the gunshot wound to his arm thank god he'll be fine. So I guess he's just fine and needs some rest." Don mentions just as the doctor comes by
"Excuse me are you Stella?" he asks
"Yes?" I reply with a curious face
"I'm doctor Morales, your husband Mac, has been asking for you all through his surgery."
"I um not, -" she tried saying but the words couldn't come out once she heard Mac an husband in same sentence, she just lost a train of thought.
"If you follow me i'll show you to his room." The doctor said
"I'll have a nurse bring you a blanket and pillow for you to stay the night. He's resting now so please try not to wake him."
"Thank you doctor." I tell him with a fresh set of tears forming in my eyes
I enter the room and near his bed and seeing him there, I just lost it
"Oh mac don't leave me. I need to tell you I love you and tell u it was a mistake that I left. I should've never left you mac. We were supposed to take care of each other, and I failed you. I left you to get a better position and now you're hurt because of me. Oh mac please forgive me."
Pausing for a moment to caress his face before I plant a warm kiss on his lips.
"Stella?"
