Spoilers: Season 1, episode Creatures Of The Night.

A/N: I actually like this chapter 11. I don't know why but I like it. Maybe it's because there's only Mac & Stella on this one! I hope you like it too.

Stella was sitting on her chair quietly. She tried to listen if the guy was still awake. Hearing nothing for about an hour she figured that he might be asleep already. Stella started to move her chair back close to the shelf. When Stella reached the shelf she started to move her ties against the corner of the shelf. Stella had a plan. She was going to free her self from the ties and then go for that window. Stella knew she might make some noice while trying to remove the boards from covering the window so she wanted to make sure the guy was asleep before she starts doing anything.

While she was trying to brake loose her mind wandered to Mac. She wondered what Mac is doing at this hour. Well, it was quite obvious. If she knew Mac like she thought she knew, her guess would be that he's working his ass off at the moment. Trying to figur out who had kidnapped her and why. The guy had told her that he called Mac earlier that day so maybe now Mac was also trying to figur out if he has ever seen this guy or on this case heard his voice before. Stella was getting quite sure that she and Mac might have both heard or seen this guy before. Stella had been going through the old cases she used to work on and she was trying to find the answer from there. She knew Mac would be doing the same thing.

Stella imagined Mac sitting behind his desk reading all the old case files, she knew that Mac won't sleep before his eyes would close and he will be forced to fall asleep. He would never give up. Stella has always admired Mac. Mac is a very good csi,very good boss and what is most important Mac is a very good friend. Sure they've got their up and downs but Mac has always been there for her when she needed him. "He wasn't there for me when I tried to call him the other night." Stella shook that idea out her head. Sure he wasn't there for her that night but what do you expect? There was no signs of anything like this to happen. They were all very exhausted after that day. He was going to have time off from work so he didn't want anyone to disturb him. "Not even me?" Stella was getting angry at her self. She needs to stop thinking this situation like that. He was there for her now. Mac was trying his hardest to find her and he was pushing him self to a limit. Stella cared about Mac and he cared about her,she knew that. "But does he care about Peyton more than me?" of cource he does. Stella had to face the truth. Mac cares about her but he loves Peyton. Peyton isn't just a friend for him she's something more. Is this the way it's going to be? "Is Mac still going to have time for me? Is he ever going to be there for me if I need him?" if Stella had her hands free now she would slap her self. She was acting like a little girl! Why would she think like that!? Mac would never do that! Or would he? He was going to London with Peyton,leaving Stella behind. "But he didn't leave! He would never leave me like this." Mac cared about Stella and that's what is going to save her. Mac will save her. But in the mean time Stella was on her own and she wasn't going to give up either.

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Mac yawned,one case file gone many more to come. He started to feel frustrated when this seemed get him to nowhere. He opened another case file,little smile spread to his face when he saw the case. He had worked with Stella on this one. Well, not that much on this one but he have always enjoyed working with her. Mac had to admit that he sometimes watch Stella when she works. Stella always concentrate on what she's doing, she doesn't want to make mistakes which would cause the investigation to fail. Stella is passioned about her work, she's good at her work, she cares about other people and she would never give up. This case file which he was reading took him back for few years. Young woman was attacked in Central Park and she barely survived. He knew right away that this case would affect on Stella. Mac remembered the conversation he had with Stella.

Mac saw Stella bump into someone at the corridor and Stella dropped her file down to the floor. Stella picked up the file and continued her way down the corridor and that's when she met him. "Is that focus or frustration?" he asked her. She sighed deeply and started to tell about the case and how her investigation was stuck. After talking about his case as well he looks at her and says "Hang in there." . Stella looks at him and says "Hey,you know me." and then she walks away but stops and turns around when Mac says "Use your head,not your heart." . They just stares at each others and then she nodds her head and walks away while Mac watches her go.

All the cases are like that to Stella. Well, maybe not all but every case is important to her. She wants to find the truth and bring justice to the victims. "Hang in there." that sentence kept playing in his head. She's strong,she's always been. "Use your head,not your heart." that would be a good advice to Mac him self at this point. He needs to use his head, but his heart seems to win everytime when it comes to Stella.

Mac remembers the other conversation he had with her.

He walks up to Stella once again in the hallway. He tells her that he heard about what happend with the line-up then he says "And you showered." . Stella looks at him and admits "I needed to cool off. Now I'm not mad at her,I'm just mad at this circumstances." . He knows she's telling the truth. He tells her about the unsolved case files which he keeps on his desk and she listens every word he's saying. She always does that. Then he finishes "Have faith in evidence Stella." and for a while they just stare at each others and after a while he turns around and walks away. While walking he knows she's watching him go. That's what they do.

They can always tell what's going on with each others. If something is bothering,they notice it. If someone needs help,they notice it. Or whatever it is...they will notice it. That's what...friends do. Friends? She always listens to him,she always understand him and without even saying anything she says a lot. With those eyes of her's, she speaks and sometimes you don't even need words when you can look into her eyes and her face and see all the words right there. "And you showered." She needed to cool off, that case was getting on her. She was about to shower when she was attacked last night. Did she wan't to grab a shower because something was bothering or getting on her? Or was it just that she needed the shower after a rough day at work and she wanted to get clean? "Have faith in evidence." there's not much to work with. He wishes there would be but at the moment it doesn't look good. But he haven't loose his faith yet.

She didn't loose her faith either. She kept going. He found him self looking at her behind the glass door. He also saw Danny and Aiden working with her. That's what they call team work. Team would never let another team member down. He enters the room and keeps his eyes on Stella. She's so concentrated on the evidence that she doesn't notice him entering the room. He walks up to her keeping his eyes on her whole time and when she finally notices him he smiles a little. She looks at him and smiles. Then they get back to work and in the end with team work,they solved the case. When Stella knew they got the guy Mac saw the victorious look on her face. That was the best part of the day.

The way she kept going and didn't give up, the way she was concentrated on the evidence. He admires all that. That's what makes Stella to be...Stella. And the way his team helpped one and another, he was so proud. But what comes to that guy who commit the crime. Mac was sure that this wasn't the guy who had kidnapped Stella. He was a rapist but not a kidnapper. Sure he was angry at Stella but Mac just couldn't see him doing all this.

Yes,yet another dead end but he enjoyed brining back the old memories.

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Stella was still trying to get loose and finally the ropes snapped and she had her hands free. Stella brought her hands in front of her and it felt painful, she had been sitting like that over a day and her arms and her butt were starting to fall asleep. Stella rubbed her wrists and tried to get the blood running again. She looked down to her wrists,there was minor bleeding but nothing serious. Stella stood up carefully,she didn't want to pass out or anything and her whole body was sore. She stood there for a while, just looking around the room.

She started to go through the shelf but as she thought earlier there wasn't much to work with. Stella walked up to a window,she tried to remove the boards with her bare hands but the boards didn't even move. Stella cursed silently and walked up to a drawer. She went through the drawer but there wasn't anything to work with either. Stella walked to the other side of the room walking past the bed. There was lots of junk in the corner,boards,old rags,buckets,rope and everything else you could find from the basement but no tools. Stella walked up to a bed and sat down with a deep sigh. She couldn't believe this. Luck wasn't on her side, it hasn't been on her side for a very long time.

Stella stood up and started to pace around the room. There has to be something to help her. She once again looked around the room and then her eyes focused to the bed, well more like what she saw under it. She wasn't sure what was it but decided to find out. Stella kneeled down and looked under the bed, she got her hope back up after seeing what was under the bed. A tool box. Stella pulled the tool box under the bed and opened it. When she opened the tool box she immediately saw what she's been looking for. A crowbar. Smile spreaded to Stella's face when she picked up the crowbar and hold it in her hand. Maybe for now on the luck is going to be on her side.

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