Chapter 4- Telling Mac
Stella woke up the next morning, smiling. She had a wonderful night with Adam and she was glad that he had changed his mind about the baby. She knew it was scary for him; it was for her too. She got out of bed and waked over to her closet. After a few minutes of rummaging through her clothes, she finally decided on an outfit. She got dressed and did her hair then headed down the hall towards the kitchen.
I think I'll have some oatmeal. She thought to herself as she entered the kitchen and walked over to the cupboard. Then she opened the cupboard and took the box down
Next, she grabbed a pot, headed over to the stove, and began making her oatmeal.
A while later, it was done. She turned the stove off, grabbed a bowl, and poured the oatmeal into it. Then she carefully walked over to the table and set the bowl down. Then went back to get a spoon and a glass of water She set the glass down on the table, and then sat down and began to eat. After a while, it was all gone. She picked up her bowl and glass and carried them over to the sink. Then she rinsed them off and put them in the dishwasher. After that, she headed over to the counter, grabbed her purse, jacket, and keys, and left her apartment.
As she drove to the lab, she sighed. Today was the day her and Adam were going to tell Mac about the baby. She knew they had to, cause if he found out from Don instead of her, he would be really mad. Course, he's probably gonna be mad anyway. She thought to herself. At least Adam's gonna be there with me.
Finally, she reached the lab. She pulled into the parking lot and parked her car, then got out and headed inside. Once she was inside, she walked over to the elevator and took it up to the 35'th floor. As the elevator made it's way up, she took a couple deep breaths to relax. Everything will be just fine, relax. She told herself. When the elevator finally stopped and the doors opened, she stepped off and headed for Mac's office. When she got there, she found Adam waiting for her. He smiled nervously when he saw her. "Hey, you ready?"
"I-I think so." Stella replied nervously.
Adam took her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze as they entered Mac's office.
Mac was busy looking over some paperwork, when he heard someone enter his office. He looked up and saw Adam and Stella approaching his desk. They both looked pretty nervous. "What's going on? Is there something you two need to talk to me about?"
"Well yes. Adam-Adam and I slept together and now I'm pregnant."
Mac stared at Stella in disbelief. He certainly wasn't expecting to hear that from her. "Your-your pregnant with Adams baby?"
"Yes, it-it was a stupid mistake, a one time thing."
Mac let out a frustrated sigh as he ran his fingers through his hair. If Sinclair found out about this, there would be big major trouble. He glanced over at Adam, "Adam, can you excuse us, please?"
Adam glanced over at Stella. "I'll-I'll be fine."
"Okay, I'll be right outside." Adam said, then turned, and left the office. After he left, Mac walked around and closed all the blinds, then walked back over to Stella and looked into her eyes. He could tell she was scared and nervous, but he was mad. " A stupid mistake, this is much more then a little mistake, Stella! What on earth were you thinking? If Sinclair finds out about this, he's gonna terminate you and I won't be able to stop him either!"
"I'm human and I made a mistake, are you going to support me or not?"
She waited a few minutes, then turned and left. Adam reached out to take her hand, but she pulled away from him and headed down the hall to her office. When she reached her office, she went inside slamming the door behind her. Then, she walked over to her desk sat down, pulled out her cell and dialed Don's number. It rang three times before she heard Don's voice on the other end. "Flack."
"Hi Don, it's Stella. Could you come up to my office?"
"Sure Stell. I'll be right up there." He replied, and then hung up.
Stella let out a frustrated sigh as she closed her phone and put it back in her pocket.
