Chapter 14: Change Of Plans

In this chapter Mac asks Stella out to dinner to ask her to marry him but they meet someone at dinner that might change his plans. RnR!

Stella had been to the hospital as had Don and they were both okay. Stella had gotten stitches and Don had gotten pain killers for his jaw.

Stella walked past Mac's office and he signalled her to come in. She pushed the door open and walked in.

"What's up Mac?", she asked.

"would you like to go out for dinner tonight?"

"sure I'll pick you up after my shift", she walked over to him and gave him a short kiss on the lips then she walked to the door.

"Oh uh Stell", Mac said "How you holding up?"

"nothing I can't live with"

"good and I'm sorry this all happened"

"It's not your fault, I shouldn't have interrogated David", she admitted.

"Don't blame yourself it's over now"

Danny and Lindsay were going to pick up Lucy from his mum's house and they were talking about what had happened.

"He just kept hurting her Danny and we had to sit and watch", Lindsay said.

"But Stella's stubborn she'd do the complete opposite of what David said", he reminded her.

"True but it was painful to watch"

"Lucy's upset I didn't know what to tell her"

"What did you tell her?", Lindsay asked.

"Big bad man took you, Stella and Don away because you and Stella love someone and he wanted to bother me and Mac, he only took Don because he was with you two"

"Crap! Danny! She didn't need to know that"

"what else would I tell her !"

"I don't know but you've got a forensic degree I'm sure you could think of something", she yelled.

"I didn't want to lie to my daughter!"

Stella's shift was over and she was going to Mac's office to pick him up for dinner.

she knocked lightly on the door and asked "you ready?"

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be"

"Let's go then", she said as she took his hand and they walked out the door.

Don was glad they had found them but the mention of Jess had broke him inside.

He was sitting at his desk when Hawkes walked over to him and said "You okay, Stella told me you were brave", Don blushed.

"I don't like to brag but…", Sheldon laughed.

"Glad to see your okay, how's the jaw?", Sheldon asked.

"good I'm pulling through", Don laughed.

"wanna come out for a drink with me, Adam and Sid"

"Yeah, why not", Don said as him and Sheldon walked out the precinct to meet with Adam and Sid.

Stella and Mac pulled up at a lovely Italian restaurant and Mac opened Stella's door for her then closed and locked it.

"Mac this place is lovely", she cried.

"I know", he laughed

They walked inside and waited to be took to their table.

"I hope the food is good", she said.

"it will be my friend, trust me"

A few minutes later a young Italian man walked up to them and took them to their table.

"Sit down and relax I will be back in 5 minutes to take your order", the young man said then he gave Mac and Stella a menu and walked away.

"He seems nice", she said as she scanned the menu.

"I have something I want to ask you Stell"

"go ahead"

"look Stella we've been friends for almost 14 years now and we have been in a relationship for 8 months and what I'm trying to say is…", Mac said.

"Mac is that you?", a familiar voice asked.

"Peyton?", Mac asked.

"it's so nice to see you Mac and Stelllla… Mac!", she hugged him tight then let go.

Her friend came over and said "if you'd like we could sit at the table beside your friends".

They pulled out a seat and sat beside them.

"Mac and Stella here are detectives at the crime lab", she smiled.

"That's so interesting", he said sarcastically.

"Ryan is a lawyer", Peyton said proudly.

"ahh that explains it", Stella whispered as she buried her head in her hands.

The Italian man came back and asked "Can I take your order?".

What did you think? I was having one of my thoughts last night and I thought maybe I could finish this story then do part 2 of the movie gimmie your thoughts.