Disclaimer: I do not CSI: NY or any of its characters; just this story idea.

AN: So, my internet went out so I couldn't update, but I already let you guys know so hopefully you got a notification. This story is kind of giving me troubles but I'm not going to give up on it since I'm writing it based on my parents. It might get boring but please don't abandon me. And also remember, I'm not making most of the funny things up in here; they actually happened to my mom when she was living in that apartment. Though I might've made up the conversations, there's no way to know what my mom and my siblings talked about since I wasn't born. Anyway, here's chapter 4.

Chapter 4

Since that day I actually had a conversation with Mac, I couldn't stop smiling. Everything was so perfect. Too bad nothing would ever happen between us. Yeah, I am a little negative on myself sometimes but who isn't now-a-days?

I was also excited too because my 2 brothers and sister were coming to visit me. They were never at the apartment since I moved. It was good because my younger brother, Don, lives in Sugar Notch and it's only 5 minutes away. My older brother, Adam, lives about 20 minutes away and my sister, Jess, lives about 30 minutes away. My mom's also going to come over as well.

"I'm so excited!" Lindsay said in a bubbly voice.

"Why is that?" I asked her curiously as she sat down at the table.

"Because we get to see Uncle Don and Adam, and Aunt Jess!" Danny answered for her and plopped down on the seat next to her. I poured them both a bowl of Cookie Crisp cereal and they dug in.

"Well, I'm excited too." I told them truthfully. "It's good that you both are too."

"Mom, did you ever fight with your brothers and sister?" Lindsay asked with a smile upon her innocent face. "Did you ever get mad at them so much you wished they were gone away forever?"

I laughed lightly at her question and answered, "Well, of course I did. Brothers and sisters fight. Yeah, there was some rivalry. And being the second youngest one, I was jealous at times once the attention wasn't always on me." I was washing dishes from the night before and turned to see both of them smiling at me. "And I guess I said I wish they were gone, but the next day, I would feel really bad."

"What does 'rivalry' mean?" Danny asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"It means 'competing against someone or something'." Lindsay said proudly and sipped the rest of the milk out of her bowl.

"You're such a show off, Linds." Danny yelled at her and slapped her arm.

"Hey, stop that you two!" I yelled at them sternly and they both frowned.

"I'm sorry." Danny said sadly and crossed his arms.

I walked over to him with a smile and ran my hands through his hair. "It's okay, honey, but you both better get ready. Nanny, Uncle Don and Adam and Aunt Jess are going to be here soon."

With their huge smiles lighting up the room, they ran off to get dressed. I sighed and looked out the window. The sky was a baby blue color and poofy white clouds were all over the sky. I love clouds, I said to my mind and laughed. As long as it didn't rain, I really could care less if clouds were in the sky.

About an hour later, I heard a knock on the door. I ran up to the door excitedly, peaked through the peep hole and opened up the door.

"Stell!" my sister Jess welcomed me with a warm hug. "How are you, hon?"

"I'm doing well, how about you?" I asked her with a smile; her blue eyes lit up when she saw the apartment…well, maybe it was because of me.

"I'm amazing, thank you. Speaking of amazing, so is this place." Jess said as she took off her coat and set it on the couch.

"Thank you. I love this place. It's a good first apartment." I told her truthfully while she nodded.

"It is." Jess said happily and added, "Did you meet Prince Charming yet?"

I sighed when she asked me.

"Why does it matter? It's none of your bees wax." I teased her and walked away.

"Come on, Stell. He can be closer than you think." Jess said with emphasis on the last 4 words, with an encouraging smile.

"What are you? A love guru or something." I shook my head and handed her a cup of coffee. She accepted it thankfully.

"No, it's just, I understand you and I can tell you have met that special someone." Jess told me and I was mad because she guessed right.

"No, I haven't," I lied but started to blush. "Well, maybe I have."

"HA!" Jess said in an accomplished tone. "See, you can't hide anything from your sister."

"That is correct." I said with a laugh. "I better tell the kids you're here. They're excited that everyone's coming today." Jess nodded and I walked to the edge of the stairs and yelled up, "Aunt Jess is here!"

Lindsay and Danny ran downstairs like wild animals and ran toward the kitchen.

When I made it to the kitchen, Danny and Lindsay were embracing Jess.

"I missed you soo much!" Lindsay said ecstatically while Danny nodded.

"I've missed you guys too. Wow, you guys keep getting bigger and bigger by the day." Jess said as she saw them standing up. "Soon, you're going to outgrow your sis, Danny."

Danny was happy with that statement so he clapped. Lindsay stuck her tongue out at him.

Soon, I heard another knock but this time there was 3 people at my doorstep. My mother and my brothers, Adam and Don were smiling at me.

"Hey!" I exclaimed as they walked in. "I'm surprised to see you both here at the same time."

"Well, we both stopped at Mom's house so we came all together." my older brother Adam told me and I nodded.

"Yeah, but Adam had to ride over on that monstrous killer thing though." my mother said in a worried tone. I peaked over her shoulder and saw a motorcycle in the driveway.

"Mom, I told you I'd be fine. I'm always careful." Adam said in a promising tone while Don laughed. "At least I'm not a momma's boy!" Don's jaw dropped in shock and he crossed his arms.

"Don't pick on Don. It's not his fault." Aiden said with a giggle.

"Yeah, don't pick on me!" Don said as he punched Adam in the arm.

We all laughed as we walked toward the kitchen.

The first 5 minutes were with hugs and kisses; a big family reunion. The kids were so bubbly the whole time and I was blissful and happy that my family was here spending the evening with us.

"Oh my god," Don said with a huge smile. "Do you guys remember when we were kids and Adam dropped a sweet potato in his soda…and it exploded everywhere?"

Don, Jess, Adam and I laughed our asses off while my mother laughed lightly.

"A sweet potato EXPLODED?" Danny asked in a shocked tone while Adam nodded.

"I'll show you sometime." Adam promised him while I growled.

"Uh, no you won't." I told him with a wink.

While all this fun was happening, someone else knocked on the door.

"Come on!" I stated in an angry tone. "Why does someone have to knock on the door when my family's here…and at 8 at night too?"

I opened the door angrily, not caring who it was. "What do you want?!"

To my surprise, Mac Taylor was standing in front of me.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to say hello." Mac said with a frown while my jaw hanged low.

"Oh my god, I'm sorry. I had no idea it was you." I said while I blushed. "It's just that my family's here and I didn't feel like answering the door." Mac laughed when he heard my explanation.

"It's okay, I understand." Mac explained as he heard laughing from inside the apartment. "I can always come back later…or tomorrow." Don't let him slip away, Bonasera…or you might not get him back.

"No, you can come in. More the merrier, right?" I asked him and he nodded. I walked to the kitchen quicker than he did to tell my family. "Everyone, this is my friend, Mac Taylor. I thought he could join our party."

"Hey" Mac said as he walked into the kitchen. I could tell he was nervous.

A couple of hellos were thrown at Mac.

I went around the room, "This is my mom, Aiden, my older brother, Adam, my younger brother, Don and my sister, Jess. And you already know the kids."

Mac nodded while everyone smiled. Having Mac there made the night much greater. I couldn't deny I had feelings for him. Jess kept winking at me the entire night because of the way I looked at Mac.

The family was there for a couple hours when it was time for them to go. I was sad but I knew it wouldn't be the last time. We exchanged hugs and kisses and then I told the kids to go to bed. Soon, it was only me and Mac left.

"Well, thanks for letting me come today." Mac said gratefully while I smiled excitedly. "I don't have many friends."

"Anytime, Mac. And consider me a friend." I said in a happy tone while he smiled.

"Thank you, well, I better go. You have a good night." Mac said and what he did next surprised me. He kissed me right on the lips and it gave me chills. My jaw dropped. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I am. You have a good night too." then I planted a kiss on his lips. He said 'whoa' and I laughed. "Bye."

"Bye." Mac replied with a huge smile and walked away. I closed the door with my heart beating rapidly.

"I think Jess was right, Prince Charming is closer than I thought." I nodded and I was breathless for the whole night and it couldn't have been better.