Part two

Savoring the power she had to fluster Mac, who was obviously scared of her upcoming question, Stella licked her lips like a cat which had just recognized that the cream was all hers to take. "Who was the first girl you kissed?"

This time it was Mac's turn to arch a brow. "Are you serious? How old are we? Eleven?"

"Nah-na!" Stella shook her head. "Not your turn to ask, Mac." A mischievous smirk enlightened her eyes. "Answer my question!"

"Can I exchange this question for another one?"

"Nope." She shook her head again, still grinning. "Neither can you call a friend nor ask the audience nor use the fifty-fifty-joker."

Mac chuckled at her response. "Seriously?" he asked, trying to look crestfallen despite his smiling. "I would love to get Sid´s opinion on that question..."

This got Stella bursting out into a laugh. "Tempting idea, Mac Taylor... But maybe next time... Now stop playing for time and answer my question." she managed to answer after she calmed down again.

"Fine." Mac gave in, shrugging his shoulders. "If you are really that interested in my love life..."

"Oh yes, I am!" she threw in cheerfully.

"You are?" Startled, Mac looked at her watching her blush. Stella was interested in his love life? He felt his own face blush too. Damn it. Couldn´t he for once keep his cool in the presence of that woman? Now he sat here, having the perfect opportunity to get her back but his stupid heart raced in excitement, because of the flattering thought that this gorgeous woman beside him had said she was interested into his love life.

And obviously she hadn´t intended to admit it. Why would she blush then? And she did blush! Oh yeah, she did. And she looked so sweet right now. Her face was flushed and in her eyes he could see how hard she was trying to find an appropriate answer for him. Maybe she just deciding if she should tell him that she was interested, because she felt something for him? Could she...?

His heartbeat quickened, which annoyed him. How could something like that affect him so much? Maybe his earlier question was closer to the truth than he liked... He had definitely reacted like a foolish eleven year old in love...

Oh gosh, already the fact that something like that was enough to fluster him, was proof for his non-existent love life. He gulped uneasily once more. This time not waiting for her question, but for her answer.

"Uhm..." Stella spoke up, now unsure. 'Gosh', he thought. 'She is so cute when she struggles with words... Not that this happens often...' Stella cleared her throat. "This may surprise you, Mac. But..." She took a breath.

'Yes...?' Would she say it? Keen and filled with hope, he waited for her to continue...


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