~~Sullivan's~~
"I can't believe it's been eight years" Stella sighed as she sat down next to Mac. He put his arm around her and sighed.
"I know, as weird as this sounds, it seems like just yesterday when I had the talk with Katy about her being pregnant. Now Claire's almost eight!" he exclaimed. Katy had had her child and named her after Mac's deceased wife. The team was meeting up to honor those who were lost in the September 11th attack.
"Did you two start reminiscing without the rest of us?" Danny asked as he slid into the booth across from Mac and Stella. Lindsay handed him Lucy before sliding in next to them. Don followed suit and pulled up a chair. Sid, Jenny, Adam, and Hawkes all joined soon after that.
"Alright, I'll go get a round of beers" Don announced. They had all been worried about him after Jess's death, but he had decided to try and make the best of things. Don brought back the drinks and handed each person one.
"Alright to Claire" Mac said.
"To Chelsea Saunders" Hawkes added.
"To Matt Winters and Aiden Burns" Stella said.
"To Tom Fields" Sid said.
"To Eli Uley and his parents" Adam said.
"To Aunt Marie" Lindsay said.
"To Jess and her brother Matt" Danny added.
"To Katrina" Don added. They all raised their glasses and toasted those that they lost in the World Trade Center attack.
"Who would have thought that we all lost someone on September 11? That seems like more than a coincidence" Lindsay observed. Mac and the others nodded.
"Maybe it's fate" Adam said. Mac looked around.
"Maybe, but I think it's more like destiny. I think we were destined to work together and mourn those we lost and to become a huge dysfunctional family to help each other through it. We were meant to be together" Mac finally assessed. They all looked around and smiled.
"Maybe, but I guess we'll just have to find out what the future holds for us" Stella added.
