Here's the next chapter as promised. I hope you all enjoy it :)
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI NY or any of it's characters. Song belongs to Celine Dion.
The song is Another Year Has Gone By- Celine Dion
So many 25th's of December
Just as many 4th of July's
And we're still holding it together
It only comes down to you and I
Stella and Mac sat curled together on their couch, the room bathed in a soft glow from the lights on the Christmas tree. He sat back against the armrest, Stella sitting between his legs, leaning back against his chest. Music played softly in the background as they sat together, just enjoying the time alone. It was rare that they both had Christmas Eve off and they wanted to just spend the time just the two of them.
Stella broke the silence, speaking softly. "Do you remember the first Christmas we spent together?"
Mac laughed softly. "Yes. It was what? Eight years ago?" he paused for a moment. "It was soon after Claire died…and you came over to my place with a ton of food and insisted on cooking Christmas dinner. You said that nobody should be alone on Christmas. You pushed yourself into my life then and never left." He rubbed his hand over her shoulder.
She shrugged and laced her hand with his resting them on her stomach. "Well, no one should be alone on Christmas. And ever since then we've spent Christmas day together. Can you believe tomorrow is Christmas already? Feels like we were just celebrating Christmas not too long ago, and this year flew by. "
I know you can still remember
Things we said right from the start
When we said that this could be special
I'm keeping those words deep down in my heart
"Do you know another reason why I love Christmas so much?" she asked softly.
He shook his head. "No, why?"
"Because it's when we first admitted how we felt about each other." Tilting her head back she looked at him, watching the colorful lights reflecting off his face. "We were sitting right here on this couch and we'd spent the entire night talking. And you told me that you loved me. I felt like I'd waited forever for you to say it." She sighed softly. "Every time Christmas comes around I think of everything that we talked about that night and how lucky I am to have you in my life."
Mac tightened his arms around her. "Where would I go Stell? I don't want to be anywhere but here with you. We've been through an awful lot over the years; as best friends and now as best friends who fell in love. And it's been another year for us and you're still right here with me, neither of us is going anywhere." He leaned down to kiss her softly.
Another year has gone by
And I'm still the one by your side
After everything that's gone by
There's still no one saying goodbye
Though another year has gone by
I never been much for occasions
You never let another birthday go by
Without announcing how much you love me
But the truth was always there
Right there in your eyes
As he pulled away he whispered. "I love you Stella. I'm sorry I don't say it enough."
Pushing herself up into a sitting position she pushed herself to stand for a moment before sitting down on his lap. Reaching up she cradled the side of his face in her hand. "I know you love me Mac. And I know that you are a man of few words, and I'm ok with that. I'm not one for big public displays of affection. You don't always have to say it out loud to tell me that you love me. You show me in the little things, like never missing my birthday, or the way you hold me after a bad day. And I see it in your eyes every time you look at me."
And we're still holding hands when we're walking
Acting like we've only just met
But how can that be - when there's so much history
I guess that's how true lovers can get
"You don't care that I don't say it very often?" he asked in surprise.
Stella shook her head, sending her curls bouncing. "No. You tell me all the time in other things that you do. You still hold my hand when we walk, like we are teenagers just starting to date." He smiled sheepishly as a flush spread across his face. "It's not a bad thing Mac, I love that you still hold my hand after all these years; with all of our history and everything we've been through."
Mac rubbed a hand over her the large bump of her belly, his eyes bright with wonder. "You make it easy for me to love you Stella. You've stuck with me through a lot even when I tried to push you away. All these years you've stuck by me through thick and thin and I fall more in love with you everyday." She ducked her head, tears welling up as he gently brushed a hand over her hair.
Nodding Stella put her hand on top of his. "And now we are starting a new year with lots of changes coming, but we'll stand by each other like we always do and we'll make it through another year together." Kissing him softly she sighed in contentment. Pulling back she laid her head down on his shoulder, feeling his arms wrap around her. They fell into silence, content to listen to softly playing Christmas carols, and watch the lights on the tree twinkle in the dim Christmas Eve light.
Another year has gone by
And I'm still the one by your side
After everything that's gone by
There's still no one saying goodbye
Though another year has gone by
Another year has gone by
And I'm still the one by your side
After everything that's gone by
There's still no one saying goodbye
Though another year has gone by
There's Mac and Stella's chapter :) I hope you enjoyed it. I just wanted it to be simple, just them together. Please Review! Thanks for reading!
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