Here's the next chapter to relieve you from your unhappiness.

For The Better… I Promise

Don just left Mac's place and Mac picked up his phone and tried calling Stella's cell but he got no answer. He sighs and left a message, Stella I gotta meet up with you and tell you why I can't see you, it's just the way it has to be, and I'm sorry.

He gets upset and then calls Danny's cell.

But Danny was a little busy with Lindsay.

"Damn, what's wrong with people today?"

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The next morning came quick, Stella felt strange and had a huge headache. She didn't know where she was. She felt some naked person pressed up against her and she turns over, and when she sees who it is she freaks and quickly gets up and puts on her clothes.

"Well, that wasn't a good wake up call."

"What in the hell am I doing here and undressed?"

"To tell you the truth I took advantage over a pretty drunk woman like you. We slept together, but you were great," he smiles sitting up.

"I got to get outta here."

"Where are you going? You can't run anywhere, hangovers are a bitch."

She shakes her head and found her phone on the bedside and went into the bathroom. She turns on her phone and calls Lindsay. It only rang once and she picked up.

"Stella, where the hell are you I'm so freaking worried?"

"Sorry, did you enjoy your night?"

"No, not really Mac came over a few minutes ago and said he tried calling you and you never answered. I thought you went to the bar with him."

"Okay I lied, I got a message and he said that he didn't wanna see me anymore… anyways, that's not the point. I know your going to kill me when I tell you this but you gotta understand I was depressed and drunk. I'm at… you know that perve we ran into yesterday… well I woke up and realized that I slept with Frankie and now I have a major headache."

"Are you kidding me? And I'm not mad I'm sorry I shouldn't have been so into Danny to not even notice that something was probably wrong."

"Don't apologize just come and find me, I might be somewhere near a Denny's I think I saw one."

"Okay I'm on my way."

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It was thirty minutes later and Stella was still in the bathroom, and Frankie was making breakfast when angry fists were banging on the door.

"Who the hell is that?" he asks threw his spatula down and opened the door. The person who was at the door pushed through.

"Well look who it is, Mac Taylor, long time no see, you know that. How've you been?"

"Where is she?"

"She who?"

"You know who I'm talking about you sick bastard, if you laid one hand on her I will kill you."

"Oh you mean hot Stella, just so you know she was great in bed. You should have been there she was very forceful and damn right sexy."

"You son of a bitch!" he yells and tightens his fist. He hears the bathroom door open.

Stella was surprised to see Mac standing there. She runs up to the two men.

"Mac, I didn't expect to see you again," she sighs and Mac just frowns.

"So not only do you sleep with my woman you lock her up in the bathroom."

"Mac, I thought we weren't together anymore."

"Stella, please stay out of this."

"Hey bud, don't talk to her like that. Stella I'm sorry for the way he's acting."

"Mac, let's just go…" she says and Mac turns to her.

"Stella, I got to finish what I came here for okay…" he kept on going on and they didn't realize that Frankie left to go get a knife.

He did a good job hiding it because they didn't expect his next move.

"Maybe you should just go, and please take your slutty bitch with you."

Mac turns around, "Don't you dare call her a slutty bitch, you no good piece of shit."

"I can do whatever I please," he grinned and pulled out his knife and quickly stabbed Mac in the thigh and he tore the knife back out. Making Mac almost fall, he grabbed Frankie by the throat and pushed him up against the wall. Mac lifts up his good leg and knees him in the groin. And then he lifts up his fist and punches him right in the face. Then he released his grip from around Frankie's neck and then he slides down onto the floor.

Stella runs up to Mac and wraps her arms around him and starts to cry.

"Mac, I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused… I didn't mean for any of this to happen," she cries and digs her face in his neck gripping him tight.

"Hush Stella, nothing is your fault, I shoulda just been there for you, and not caught up in my own problems, I should put you first. I can't stand even the thought of you getting hurt especially if I'm the cause of it. I will make sure no one ever hurts you again, okay babe," he says as his eyes started getting watery and as the truth came out.

They release the hug and she wipes away her tears.

"We should really get you to the hospital, your leg is bleeding really bad."

"Sorry, I must be getting your boots all bloody. You look great by the way, and sorry you didn't sleep with me."

"It's okay, can you still walk?"

"Only if you hold me," he grins.

"That I could do," she returns the grin and kissed his cheek. She puts his arm around her neck and wrapped her arm around Mac's waist.

"This feels nice, and the way it should be."

"Mac, I'm glad to have you around, Lindsay couldn't kick ass like you," she laughs.

"I really missed you Stella, and I'm not letting you go like that ever again."

"I'll keep that in mind, after the hospital we should go out for coffee or something."

"You know what Stella, I'll like that very much," he smiled and kissed her cheek. They were the two happiest people on the planet right now no one would get in their way.