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Chapter 2

Total silence was never good. They heard footsteps up the stairs so they crept slowly up the stairs. They saw a little girl and the girl screamed.

"It's okay we are cops."

A guy who looked to be about 30ish came out of a room and had a gun. "Get out!"

"You're under arrest."

"For what?"

"Murder."

Flack put handcuffs on him and took him out to the car. Mac went towards the room that the suspect had come out of and saw two dead feds and an unconscious and bleeding Stella. "Stell?" He ran to her side, pulled out his phone, and called a bus. Mac found Stella's wound, a bullet to the gut. He put pressure on it, but the bullet was still lodged in her body. All Mac could think was 'not Stella.'

The ambulance finally arrived, which made Flack wonder what was going on. The paramedics got out with a stretcher and disappeared inside the house. They finally came back out and Flack saw why the paramedics were there. Stella had been shot, and then Flack saw Mac emerge from the house with blood on his suit and on his hands.

"Mac what happened?"

"He shot and killed two federal agents, and tried to kill Stella. She barely has a pulse."

"That son of a bitch." Flack felt really protective of Stella since she was attacked by Frankie and after she was pursued by a psycho. "I'll take him to lock up and you can follow Stella."

Mac got in his car and followed the ambulance to the hospital. The ambulance arrived and they unloaded the stretcher and took her past the point he could go. He saw Stella wasn't looking to good, and paced in the waiting room. That's when the team and Flack walked in the hospital doors. They rushed to his side and realized he couldn't handle all their questions now so they decided to sit down and were silent.

The doctor came out of the ER. "Are you all here for Miss Bonasera?"

"Yes, we are."

"She's stable now, but she's still unconscious from surgery. The bullet moved and we had to dig around for it. We put it in an evidence bag in case you need it."

"Can we see her?" Mac asked after he emotionally prepared himself.

"Yes, but only two at a time."

Mac got up and Lindsey followed him. The others knew this could take a while so they started talking about the latest football game. Mac and Lindsey walked into the room and saw Stella. She looked so peaceful but also really pale. Mac sat by her side and gently grasped her hand. Lindsey stayed in the corner and watched them from afar. Mac had so much he wanted to say to her, but she couldn't say anything back.

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