Chapter 2
Even though she had him, him the man she fools herself to believe she loves, Stella felt lonely. She looked up at the half moon in the sky. She felt like she was in half, in half like her heart. Her heart was broken because she knew just across town was the man she really loved. The man who round about now would be in the arms of woman, who she envied, not hated but envied.
Stella walked to her bed and sneaked between the covers trying her damned hardest not to wake that fearful beast who she pretended to love so much she thought it was real. Stella knew if she woke him it would cause round two of the nights battle. Yet again Frankie did not want what Stella served up for dinner. As per usual, Frankie started shouting and screaming, scaring Stella so badly she obeyed his wish to clean up what ever damage he had caused and then to cook something he wanted. Many times had Stella wanted to call Mac "her knight in shining armour", but didn't want to see Frankie in ITU because in her mind only she loved Frankie.
Across town
Mac and Gillian were watching a movie that they both had grew tired of and had turned their attention to discussing each over's day.
"Mac, I know you care about Stella, I do too, but you should stay out of it, I don't want you getting hurt"
Mac was amused by the last part of her sentence and sighed. "Frankie…Hurting me? Gillian, he shits himself when I'm within ten feet of him"
Gillian giggled. "I don't want the risk, Ok?"
Mac just rolled his eyes and replied "ok"
Gillian leaned in and kissed Mac passionately on the lips and whispered seductively. "Remember how I won that bet on the date Lindsey would have Lucy"
"Yup" Mac replied in a cheerful tone.
"I've came up with a reward for myself "
"You have huh?"
"Yeah… you"
They began kissing getting faster and more passionately by the second and Gillian's hands began to roam the some what toned body of her ex-marine boyfriend. She gasped as she felt his hands responded. They made love right there on the sofa. Minutes after wrapping up a passionate lovemaking session Mac's phone beeped.
It was Dispatch… Time to go to work.
Walking into the building he was greeted by a tear stained faced Stella.
Mac took a deep breath and whispered sympathetically: "Why didn't you call me?"
Stella broke down and wailed "I love him he is my boyfriend, I love you, and you are my best friend I don't want you to fight".
Mac just sighed he knew he was fighting a losing battle.
Three and half hours later…
"Shouldn't you be getting back to Gillian?"
"Not when you are in this state, I'm not going anywhere"
Stella started to reel of the dark relationship between her and Frankie.
Mac listened. He knew there is no point in beating the seven bells of shit out of him; it would just cause more trouble. Instead he wrapped his arm s around Stella and went to kiss her on the cheek but met her lips…
