Here's part 2, hope you all enjoy it. Still don't own any of the CSI: NY characters.
By the time that their next shift had started, news of the engagement and Stella and Mac's relationship had spread around the lab like wild fire, which meant that when they arrived, there was a rather large file sitting on Mac's desk detailing in various and tedious terms how his relationship with Stella was inappropriate for such a prestigious lab.
However, a quick call to Gerrard to remind him of his more serious misdemeanours meant that the file's contents were quickly acquainted with the rest of the contents of Mac's bin.
Of course, all the girls in the lab, and most of the boys too, had stopped by Lindsay's workstation to admire the ring and then to awe over the story of the proposal. Even Stella got more attention than normal as she was the most able to recall the events, given that she had been the least emotional (apart from Mac, but everyone knew that bugging Mac for details about that night whilst at work was off limits) at the time.
Still, Mac had noticed something change in Stella and hoped that it wasn't because their relationship was now out in the open so he'd decided to invite her over to his for a meal and a chat because he knew he'd never be able to face losing her.
A few weeks later:
"Come on Stell, you've got to tell me what's bugging you" Mac begged Stella as they sat down to their favourite Chinese take away.
"Mac, it's nothing."
"Is it because everyone now knows about us?"
"No, Mac, trust me it's nothing important."
"Stell, I've known you for over 15 years and I'm a detective, a damn good one, even if I say so myself. I know when something's up, and this time I'm doing something about it, but Stell, you've got to help me. Tell me what's going on."
"It's nothing"
"It's bugging you, Stell, that's something so I don't care how petty it might seem, I want to know."
"Promise you won't laugh?"
"Of course"
"It's just… it's just, well Danny and Lindsay have been going out for what two, three months and now they're engaged. Mac I've been waiting for years to be with you and I just want to know, well, if you see us together in the long term cos I don't want to lose you."
"Come here," Mac beckoned with his arms outstretched ready to hug her, "you're the most precious thing in my life, I never want to lose you either."
Just then a plan came into his head and he smiled.
Ohhh, what's the plan? Please read and review.
