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The problem with Lou Travis was that he was too hasty and impatient. When he was a kid, every year around his birthday, he searched his house from top to bottom searching for his presents. When he found them, he would tear them open. Typical kid no? All his life he had incidents where his impatience had gotten him into trouble. When he was 30, his boss called evryone into his office to announce who was being promoted. But, the phone rang and their boss walked out of the room, leaving the envelope containing the name of person being promoted. Lou couldn't wait so he ripped open the envelope and found his name written on the paper. When his boss came back and saw the mess, he demoted Lou. Even though it had gotten him into trouble, Lou's impatience also meant that if he was asked to do something, he would do it straight away. Such as killing someone.

As Lou sat in his car, watching Mac's apartment, He looked at the gun. Lou could see Mac walking up to the door. Lou opened his car window, took aim and... bang.

"What the hell?" Mac turned around to see a driver get out of his car and yell at the man he crashed into.

Lou was pissed. He had the perfect shot and then some idiot rammed him from behind. The idiot walked up to his window.

"Why the hell are you parked in the middle of the street?" The man yelled.

"I'm not!"

"You are." The man pointed to the road below him.

"Oh, sorry. Here." Lou threw two hundred dollars at the man and drove away. The man picked up the money and managed to start his car. Mac watched the man drive away and noticed a chip in the wall. He followed the direction of the chip and found a bullet inside an empty trash can. He pulled out a tissue from his pocket and picked up the round.

"Hmm." The bullet was still hot. He took out his phone and told Don about what had happened.

"So someone tried to shoot at you?"

"I think so but I'm not sure. Just send one of my guys out here, I'm off the clock." Mac hung up his phone and walked inside. He needed a shower.

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Mac was just getting out of the shower when he heard the doorbell. He wrapped a towel around his waist and walked to the door. He opened the door.

"Hey." Stella greeted him.

"Hi, come in." Stella walked in and sat down on a chair. "So what's up?"

Stella didn't answer. She was too busy watching a drip of water roll down his chest. She looked a his wet hair and was enjoying the fact that he was only wearing only a towel around his waist. "Stella?"

"Hmm?" She snapped out of her trance. "Oh yeah. Don told me about what happened. I guess its safe to say you're alright."

"Yeah. Stel, were you staring?" He cocked his head to one side.

"No...maybe." He smiled to himself.

"Help yourself to a drink while I go and get dressed." He disappeared into his bedroom. Stella's cheeks were still red form being caught out. She got a bottle of water fro the fridge and sat down again. Mac returned from his room wearing a pair of slacks. Still no better. Stella thought.

"So?" He continued to dry himself.

"Nothing really. Just came wanted to see if you were alright." She averted her gaze.

"Well seeing as your here, do want to order chinese and watch a movie?" He pulled a t-shirt over his head.

"Sure." She looked at the clock. It was 8:30pm.

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There were a few half full cartons of chinese on the counter and the tv was still on. Apart from the light coming off the tv, the apartment was dark. In front of the tv was a couch with twp dark figures on it. Mac and Stella were both asleep. Stella was curled up at one end while Mac had his feet up on the coffee table. With a quiet grunt he turned on his side. A sudden ringing awoke him. He scrambled for his phone and tried to read the time.

"Danny, it's 2:30am. What do you want?" He whispered into the phone.

"I guess you were asleep but why are you whispering?"

"I don't want to wake Stella, now what do you want?" Mac checked that his best friend was still sleeping.

"Ok well your bullet got a hit in...why is Stella asleep at your place?" Danny asked. He was very interested in why his colleague was asleep at his boss' apartment.

"We were watching a movie. Now what about the bullet?" Mac got up and walked into his kitchen.

"It got a hit in IBIS. It is from a gun that was used by a kid called Marc Marigold. You uh..." Danny hesitated.

"I shot him I remember." Mac leaned over the counter to watch Stella. "That gun was never found?"

"Yea. The kid said he ditched it with his brother. When they searched the brother's apartment they found nothing. Maybe the brother does have it and a grudge with it."

"Maybe. Look Danny, I need sleep. I'll see you in the morning." He hung up and returned to the couch. He scooped Stella up into his arms and carried her to his bedroom. He pulled back the covers and lay her down. He let down her hair, covered her up and walked back to the couch. He turned off the tv and lay down. Not long after he fell asleep.

Stella turned on her side and opened her eyes. The clock's light blinded her for a second. It flashed 6am. She rolled back onto her back and realised that she was still dressed. Also she wasn't in her bedroom but Mac's. She sighed and pulled herself out of the bed. She wandered into the living room and stopped at the doorway. Mac was wrestling with the blanket that lay across him. He eventually untangled himself and tried to sleep again.

"Mac?" She continued towards him.

"Hmmm?" He grunted.

"If you're uncomfortable come and sleep in the bed." She crouched in front of him. "I don't bite."

"Are you sure?" He turned to face her.

"Yea come on." She led him by the hand to his bedroom. Stella climbed back into bed and looked at Mac. He had stopped at the window. "What's wrong?"

"Ever get the feeling that you're being watched?" He looked out the window, into the darkness.

"Yea why?" She sat up and looked at him.

"...nothing. It doesn't matter." He rounded the bed and lay down beside her.

"Lets get some sleep." The two of them fell asleep almost instantly.

"Perfect." Luke placed the binoculars back in his rucksack and climbed down off the roof. Luke decided that she would be perfect person to take away from Mac. Just like Marc was taken away from him. "Lou will be back sooner than he thinks."

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