"Drew, would you like a tour?" Stella suggested, changing the subject.

"Sure," He shrugged. Stella tried to get up, but was stopped by a firm hand on her hip.

"What?" she asked Mac. "Do you not want me to give him a tour?" She checked,

"No, that's fine," He began, looking across the room to find Drew, Elena, and Flack conversing amongst themselves. "I just need to tell you something," Mac admitted. By the look on his face, she could tell she probably wasn't going to be happy with what he was going to say.

"You can't make it to dinner," She assumed.

"No, no, that's the good part, I can make it to dinner, the bad part is I have to come back to work afterwards," Mac disclosed. "I have a large stack of paperwork that needs to be finished and turned in by tomorrow." He explained.

"I can help," She offered.

"No that's ok, you can spend some time with Elena," Mac finished. Stella sighed in defeat and gave him a quick kiss before hopping out of his lap. She put on a smile and grabbed the still connected Elena and Drew and pulled them out of the room.

"You made her sad," Flack noted.

"I know and I hate it," Mac breathed. "I did my best to compromise," He added.

"You can't win them all, you will without a doubt make your pregnant wife sad at least once," Flack pointed out as he handed over some case files.

"Now that's what I like to see, Elena Grace chained to another man," Jess called as they entered the break room. She took in the sight of the unknown man. His dark hair hung in his eyes and a heart stopping smile sat on his face. Her eyes moved downward taking in his army green tee and perfect fitting jeans.

"Your husband wanted to make you happy," Elena grinned. Stella introduced Drew to Lindsay and Jess and they all stood around making conversation. "Adam!" Elena squealed as he entered the room. She rushed over, dragging Drew with her and attempted to hug the young lab teach, pulling Drew's attached wrist in the process.

"Here as much as I hate to do this," Jess said as she unhooked the handcuffs. "My husband will be looking for these later," She added. Drew rubbed his wrist now that he got it back to himself.

"Oh my gosh Adam, I haven't talked to you in forever," Elena said, finally letting go of him.

"What are you talking about? Mel called you last week," Adam laughed.

"Yeah, but I never get to talk to you anymore. So you're finally going to marry her?" She responded, playfully slapping his chest.

"Well, she said yes," Adam smiled bashfully.

"I'm happy for you guys," Elena said sincerely.

"Thank you, if you get a chance while you're in town you should stop by and see Mel," Adam finished, dropping a kiss on Elena's cheek and getting back to work. The rest of the room with the exception of Drew was in a mild state of shock.

"What?" Elena wondered.

"You know Mel?" Jess asked.

"Yeah, met her at a conference a few years back," Elena said like it was nothing.

"You've known her longer than Adam?" Stella needed clarification.

"Yeah," She shrugged. Stella laughed a shook her head, Elena was a constant surprise.

"Ok, you guys go tell Mac we're ready to go," Stella instructed her friends. As soon as they left the room she turned towards Jess and Lindsay.

"Fine looking human being," was all Jess said. Lindsay only nodded.

Dinner was spent at a quiet restaurant continuing to catch up. Elena was her cheeky self and it only seemed to set Drew off more and more even if Stella was matching her word for word.

"Alright, as much as I hate to cut this short I have to get work, so I can get done before tomorrow morning," Mac said on a sigh as Stella's smile faded a little.

"I'll walk you out," Stella said softly. When Drew noticed they were outside he turned towards Elena.

"Are you mad at me?" Elena questioned when she saw the look on his face.

"I just don't get it El, you talk so highly of these people but you treat them like crap", Drew spit out. Elena was terribly confused. "Don't you hear the way you talk to them? You're like a mouthy teenager." He continued. Elena noticed his blue eyes clouded over signaling he was very upset. The truth was this was all a huge misunderstanding.

"Drew, that's because that's what I am to most of them. Stella is my sister without the blood relation. Foster care is not easy on a person so I was a mouthy teenager with a mild rebellious streak and it would have been a lot worse if it hadn't been for Stella. Even when we were out of the system, Stella made sure I got through college and got my feet underneath me and all the while the cheeky mouthy part just stuck around and that was about the time I met some of the detectives," Elena clarified.

"but you're not like that back home," Drew still didn't understand.

"I know and I'm not really like that to them either, it's like a running joke," Elena explained.

"Ok, then what is the Queen Elena thing and who wants to kick your ass?" Drew had a few final questions.

"Stella has called me Queen Elena since we were little because I like to get what I want and Det. Flack's wide Jess and I got off on the wrong foot a few years back so it's another running joke," she finished. "Is that better?" Elena check, brushing his hair out of his face.

"Yeah," Drew smiled, leaning in to kiss her.

Meanwhile outside, Mac and Stella were still saying goodbye.

"I gotta go hon," Mac said as Stella hugged him.

"I know, but I don't want you too," she mumbled.

"I'm sorry, but the sooner I go the sooner I get home," he whispered.

"Ok, then I'll let you go," Stella said reluctantly. Mac caught her lips for a sweet kiss then watched her go back inside before climbing in his Avalanche and heading back to the lab.

When Stella walked back inside she found Elena and Drew caught in a lip lock.

"Aww, cute," she gushed as she returned to the table. "You guys ready to go?" She asked in a tired voice. Elena wouldn't have minded sitting there for a bit longer, but one look at Stella encouraged her to leave. Stella looked tired and clearly wanted to go home, even if Mac wasn't there.

Mac walked into a dark house. He knew everyone was home because his truck, Stella's Mercedes and a department issue Avalanche were all either in the driveway or the garage. He noticed the blue glow of the TV bouncing off the wall in the living room. He found Stella asleep on the couch and Elena and Drew were on the floor, taken with some show.

"How long has she been asleep?" He asked softly as he unbuttoned his suit jacket.

"Oh an hour, hour and a half, we were watching a movie and she only lasted about fifteen minutes," Elena answered. "How was paper work?" she questioned.

"Boring, but it's done," Mac laughed. He approached the couch and sat on the edge. Stella looked so comfortable he hated to disturb her. She was on her side with one arm tucked under her head and the other rested protectively over her abdomen. "Stel," he whispered, kissing her cheek. Her green eyes fluttered open.

"What time is it?" She asked as she pulled her body into a deep stretch.

"Just after ten, let's get you to bed," Mac said and helped her to her feet. As Stella got ready for bed, Mac changed into a t-shirt and sweatpants.

"What are you doing?"Stella wondered while she watched him tie on his tennis shoes.

"I'm gonna go for a run," He informed.

"Are you alright?" she checked.

"Yeah, why?" he answered.

"You don't usually run unless something is on your mind," she pointed out, gently rubbing his back.

"I just wanted to work out the kinks of doing paper work," Mac smiled.

"Ok, be safe," Stella replied and rolled over to snuggle into her side of the bed.

"Alright, I'll be back soon, I love you," Mac mentioned, kissing her goodnight.

"Love you too," she said softly. Mac quietly slipped out of the house, stopping briefly to tell Elena and Drew who were cuddled up together on the couch, that he was going out.