OK, I went back and edited chapters, just fixing typos. The next chapter is mostly written, but I need incentive to finish it and post it, so PLEASE! Review!

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Danny sighed and placed a brief kiss on Mac's cheek.

"I gotta go give Flack his file back, and then I gotta get back to work."

"All right." Mac sighed.

Danny went back out into the hall and found Don waiting for him.

"Danny what is going on? What is up with you and Mac? What did you mean by more than his boy?" Don said, frustrated with the odd behavior of his two friends. Danny froze, like a deer caught in the head lights.

"Ugh… I'll explain later. Ok Don?" Danny whipped around before he could respond and headed for ballistics.

"Danny wait, what the-" Flack called to Danny's retreating back. He shook his head, feeling very confused and more than slightly annoyed, and went to find Stella. He found her in trace, with her nose to the microscope.

"Hey Don." she said looking up, "I was just about to call you. I think I may have found us a lead. There were…." She stopped when she realized that Flack wasn't listening to her, instead he was staring at the wall.

"Flack… Flack!" she barked.

"Wha-" he jumped, then sighed. "Sorry Stel. I swear those two are the weirdest guys I have ever met."

"Who?"

"Mac and Danny. It's nuts, they're always fighting about something, but they never fight with each other. I swear if I didn't know better I'd think the were-" he stopped, looking dumbstruck.

"You ok Flack? You look like you just got hit with a two by four."

"It kinda feels that way. Stella they're with each other."

"Why? What are they working on?" She asked.

"No, I mean… like a couple together." He said. Stella looked at him for a moment, clearly questioning his sanity.

"Are we talking about the same Mac and Danny?"

"Yeah, Stella listen…" He told her about Mac's weird behavior and his conversation with Danny. Stella was quiet when he finished, clearly lost in thought.

"I don't know," she said finally, "I suppose it fits. Even if it's true though, what does it matter?"

"You're kidding right, Stella that would mean that they're-" Flack stopped, the word sticking in his throat.

"Gay?" Stella supplied. "Yes, it would. She frowned as she looked at the pained expression on Flack's face. "This really bothers you doesn't it?"

"Yes!" he exclaimed. "How could he have lied to me like that Stel? Always talking about hot dates with women. He lied to me Stella, and it hurts."

"Flack…" but he was already in the hallway, heading toward the elevators. Stella sighed and pulled out her cell phone.

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Danny was heading back to Mac's office. He had gone to ballistics only to find that there was nothing left for him to do that day.

'Given what happened today,' he thought, 'I'm really glad that it was a really low key day for me.' He opened the door to Mac's office. Now that he was done for the day he was just had to hang around until Mac was done, and then they were going to go out to dinner. He walked in and sat down with a heavy sigh.

"You look like the kid who just found out that Santa isn't real." Mac said, "What's up?"

"Flack wants to know what's going on between you and I, and I haven't got a clue what to tell him."

"He doesn't know that you're bi?"

"It never came up." Danny sighed, "I haven't actually dated a guy for about five years."

"Well he's your friend, right?"

"Of course!"

"Well then don't you think he deserves to know the truth?" Mac asked.

Danny sighed. "I know, but… I guess I'm scared."

"Of what?"

"That he'll hate me." Danny said sadly. Mac was remained silent for a moment, then spoke in a hesitant voice.

"But if your not him enough to tell him the truth… are you really being a good friend?"

"Ah jeez Mac, it's not that I don't trust him, as much as I don't to have things get all awkward if my being bi is something that makes him uncomfortable."

"And I think that as your friend he should care about you enough to deal with it if it does."

"I don't know." Danny sighed.

"Look," said Mac, standing up and walking over to Danny, "It's your decision." he kissed Danny lightly, "but I think you should tell him." As he finished his sentence his cell phone rang. "Taylor… oh, hey Stella… sure… yeah, he's in here right now… ok." He closed his phone. "Stella oh her way, she wants to talk to the two of us."

"Why?"

"If I had to hazard a guess…" Mac said, and Danny groaned. Half a minute later, Stella walked in with a scowl on her face.

"Care to explain what you are apparently fighting about and why Flack seems to think that the two of you are a couple?"

"First off," said Danny, "it was just a small disagreement and we've sorted it out…" he glanced at Mac, "and probably because we are." Stella just stared as Mac smiled sadly at Danny and said,

"Well now you don't have to decide whether or not to tell Flack."

"Yeah," said Stella, "Now you get to explain why you didn't. Just how long has this been going on?" she asked, clearly annoyed at their secrecy.

"All of about three days." said Danny

"Which is why we hadn't told anyone." Mac added.

"Ok, I can forgive you that then, and for the record I thinks it's great, as long as," she added fiercly, "you guys don't hurt each other. But Danny, Flack's hurting. He doesn't get why you, and I quote, 'lied to me. Always talking about hot dates with women.' And I gotta say," she continued, "I'm curious too, why are we just finding out about your guys' preferences?"

"For me the answer is pretty simple." Mac said. "Until Friday I didn't see myself being in any serious relationships, let alone one with another man."

"For me it's not so simple." Danny said. "I've known I'm bi since high school. I've had a crush on Mac since my first day, but I didn't think it would ever happen , so rather than go through a bunch of guys that reminded me of Mac, I pretty much stuck with women. I did go on those 'hot dates' with women. I have been with one guy since I started here, and it lasted all of one night. The fact that I'm bi just never came up until now."

"Well," Stella said, "it's come up. You need to talk to Flack Danny. He's your best friend. Sort this out."

"I know." Danny let out a sigh. "God. I didn't tell him cuz I was scared it would mess with our friendship, now he's pissed at me for not telling him. Jeez I fucked this up." He pulld out his phone. "Now I gotta try and fix it." He went out into the hallway, and then towards the locker room. He sat down on one of the benchs and called Don's cell. His heart sunk when it went to voicemail after one ring. He bit his lip as Flack's upbeat voice told him to leave a message. "Flack I'm sorry. Stella just-" He stopped as someone picked up.

"Danny?"

"Yeah Don, listen I'm sorr-"

"Screw you." Flack said bitterly, then hung up.