Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own CSI: NY or any of its characters. I just own the story and the characters that are not in the show. I'm not so sure what else to write about and I need to get to 50 Words for a thing online so if you have anything I can do, let me know. ;)

AN: Okay, this is Chapter 20. J Enjoy!

A Very Merry Baby Shower

Today is December 24th. It's the day before Christmas. The streets were extra crowded because some people were getting food and last minute gifts.

In the Taylor household, Mac and Stella were fixing the last minute touches for their baby shower today. All of their friends were invited and even Stella's parents were coming up from Pennsylvania.

Banners were hung around the room that said, 'It's a Girl!'. Although the baby wasn't born yet, they wanted everyone to know about their beautiful pride and joy. Also, pink and white balloons surrounded the room.

Stella was looking through her closet for something to wear and pondered her options in her bra and underwear. She picked a flowing lavender dress that hugged all of her pregnancy curves. Before she could put it on, she heard a knock on the bedroom door.

"Come in." Stella said happily with her eyes fixated on the door.

Mac peered out of the corner of the doorway and smiled.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Mac said playfully while he let his eyes wander over Stella's body.

"No, come on in Mac. I need help zippering up the dress anyway." Stella said with a huge smile. Stella stepped into the dress and pulled it up.

"Wow." Mac said in a shocked tone. "You never stop getting beautiful, do you?" Mac finished what he had to say and pulled up the zipper slowly and carefully.

"Aww, Mac," Stella squealed and continued. "I can honestly say the same about you."

"I have the most beautiful, intelligent and funny woman married to me. How lucky am I?" Mac asked joyfully and pulled Stella close to him.

"Very lucky." is all she said and she kissed him on the lips. Soon, they stood there hugging each other. Soon, their little creation would be there and it would make their bond that much stronger.

Another knock was heard and Cali peeked in.

"Hi." Cali stated with a wink. "Danny, Lindsay and Lucy are here now."

Before Cali could say anything else, Stella pulled Mac along as she ran toward the group. Danny set 2 presents on the ground. Lucy started to run towards Stella and jumped into her arms.

"Stella!" Lucy squealed and planted a kiss on Stella's cheek. Danny and Lindsay laughed proudly. Lucy was now 2 and she has matured a lot. She had Danny's blue eyes but they were starting to have a green tint to them. Her dark blonde hair was starting to lighter.

"Hello, Luce. How are you?" Stella asked as she held her tightly.

"Good.", Lucy said quickly and jumped into Mac's arms.

"Uncle Mac!" Lucy yelled as she tickled her stomach. She laughed and tickled Mac back. Stella ran into her room and came out with something behind her back.

"Luce, I got something for you!" Stella exclaimed happily while Lucy jumped up and down. It was a stuffed animal teddy bear that had a heart on it and it said 'Lucy' inside it.

"Wee!" Lucy squealed and hugged both Stella and Mac again. The she jumped up on the couch and played with her bear while watching Spongebob.

Stella soon walked over to Lindsay and Danny and hugged them both.

"She's gotten really big!" Stella exclaimed in shock while she watched Lucy on the couch. Then Mac came over and gave a hug to Danny and Lindsay.

"Yes. She is looking more like me every single day!" Danny yelled in triumph while Lindsay poked his side.

"Did you decide on a name yet?" Lindsay asked curiously as she looked at Stella's very large stomach.

"Yeah, but you're not gonna get it from me." Stella teased her and Lindsay threw on a fake glare.

Soon, multiple knocks were heard at the door.

"Look's like that's everyone else!" Stella said excitedly and opened up the door to see all of her friends and her parents. The crowd before her was Flack, Sam, Hawkes, Sid, Adam, Kendall and her parents Ava and Zeth.

An assortment of hugs and greetings were exchanged for a few moments. Stella's parents were in awe of Stella and how much she has grown. Calista was walking out of the room after just removing her headphones of her iPod and put it in her pocket.

Calista's POV:

I was too busy blasting music to notice that everyone has arrived. I saw my parents firstly and mom was glaring at me. For what could she be glaring at me for? I wasn't even sure of the answer.

"Calista Marie Bonasera!" Ava yelled and I almost fainted because I didn't think I was in trouble and her voice was so loud. "You're lucky you're alive, you know that?"

Ooh, now I knew what it was about.

"Yes, I know I could've killed myself but didn't you know that wasn't nearly the first time." I spoke out loud but put myself deeper into a hole.

"What do you mean?" Ava yelled out while everyone stared at me.

"Well, what she's saying is, she chased after a criminal and this time she just ran." Stella joked and winked at me.

"Yeah, what happened to me could've happened to anyone. People slip and fall all the time you know?" I said convincingly and my parents laughed.

"Please, be careful. We thought we lost our little girl." Zeth told me truthfully and held out his arms for a hug. I ran over and jumped into his embrace while my mom joined in. Soon, enough there was a big huddle around me.

"Aah!" I screamed out loud. "I can't breathe! I'm gonna get claustrophobia!" Once I got out of the very big group hug, I answered my dad. "I promise I won't get hurt once again. I'm going to get some breaks installed and some bumpers too. I'll be fine."

The whole room erupted with laughter. Hmm, maybe I could be a comedian as well.

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Stella's POV:

About 2 hours passed by and we finished eating. Mac made some of his 'mean hamburgers' for us. We had some great cake too that Kendall made. Boy that cake was good, but that's not the point.

There must've been at least 10 presents in the room for either me and Mac or the baby or maybe even Cali.

We were sitting in the living room and we were ready to open up the presents.

"It's not huge," I started to explain. "But we got you all gift cards. We were low on cash and we didn't know what to get you guys."

"Aw, that's fine, Stella. It's the thought that counts." Sid thanked me with a smile. Everyone thanked us as well and I handed them the cards.

"The good thing is with those you can go anywhere and get something." Mac said with a huge smile and I laughed at him.

"Hey, Stell, open up our gifts first!" Lindsay told me while Danny carried the packages over.

I opened up the first package that said both Cali and baby on it. Mac and I opened it together while Lindsay and Danny couldn't stop smiling. It was a baby monitor, which we forgot to get, I don't know how though. There was another package and I handed it to Cali. She ripped it open and started jumping up and down.

"Whoa! I'm getting Christina Aguilera's new CD?! I freaking love you two!" Cali exclaimed and ran toward Lindsay and lifted her up. She jumped and hugged Danny and nearly knocked him over. "Thank you!"

"You're very welcome." Danny stated as he regained his posture.

After I started laughing, Mac and I both said, "Thank you very much." I then continued, "We forgot to get one. I can't even believe we did. So, this worked out well. What's in the other package I wonder?"

We tore the wrapping off and it revealed a new coffee maker.

"Yay!" I exclaimed excitedly and Mac smiled a lot. "We're going to get a lot of use out of this! Thank you once again!" Danny and Lindsay nodded while Lucy tugged on her pants.

We got many gifts. We got 3 blankets from Sid that his wife made for us. Flack and Sam got us got us a gift card for Baby's 'R Us. Hawkes got us a pack of baby bottles. Adam and Kendall brought a teddy bear and mobile. My parents gave us some of my old baby clothes to give our girl and baby blocks. It was all very helpful to us.

We started pouring some wine and Adam told us he had a toast. Instead, I held up some hot chocolate and so did Lucy.

Adam's POV:

I held up the glass of wine nervously in front of the whole room. I had something planned and I really hoped it would work out well.

"First off, I'd like to thank you all for being a really great friend to me. I've never had better friends then you guys." I told them truthfully and held my glass steadily. "Also, I want to make a toast to Stella and Mac. They are a very happy, married, pregnant couple. You've been there for me all the time so I thank you both. So, here's a toast to Mac and Stella." I held up my glass happily while everyone smiled at Mac and Stella and did the same as me.

Now, here was the nervous part for me.

"I also want to thank my girlfriend, Kendall. You are the greatest woman in my life. You're cute, funny, and very smart. You can also dance around crazy like I do," I started with a giggle. "I'm going to say something and I really don't know how this will go." I finished and set my glass on the table. I walked toward Kendall who was sitting in the recliner. I took out a small package and kneeled down. The whole room awed and made all kinds of noises.

"I'm not sure if this is the perfect time but Kendall Novak, will you marry me?" I asked nervously as I held out the ring.

She leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.

"Adam Ross, I accept your offer. I will be your wife!" Kendall said excitedly and jumped into my arms. Everyone clapped and wiped tears away.

I slid the ring on her finger and stated, "I love you, Kendall."

She looked into my eyes and replied, "I love you too, Adam."

The whole room gathered around us and gave us big warm hugs.

Mac's POV:

It was time for everyone to go home after a great night. Adam told me he was going to propose and I told him to go for it. I'm so happy for them.

"Thank you for the advice, Mac.", Adam told me thankfully with a smile and I patted his back.

"I'll give advice anytime, Adam. You take care of yourself." I told him while his arm wrapped around Kendall.

"Thanks. Bye." Adam said happily as he and Kendall walked out of the apartment.

"Merry Christmas!" Hawkes exclaimed as the clock struck 12.

"Santa!" Lucy exclaimed and started to kick Lindsay as she held her.

"Uh oh, I think we better head out. She's gonna miss, Santa." Danny told us and picked up the bear we gave her.

"Bye. Thanks for inviting us." Lindsay said contently as she picked up her purse and threw it over her shoulder.

"You're welcome anytime, Linds." Stella told her as they headed out.

"I have to drive home Sam too. It seems like we're leaving too." Flack added with a frown. Both Hawkes and Sid told us they had to go as well.

"Bye.", Flack, Sam, Hawkes and Sid told us and we waved goodbye.

Soon, Ava and Zeth remained.

"It looks like we've lasted the longest!" Zeth joked and punched my arm playfully.

"Thank you for coming. We love you!" I told them and hugged them and Stella and Cali did the same.

"We know you're going to be great parents." Ava admitted and kissed Stella on the cheek.

"We know we will." Stella said while her voice broke and a few tears escaped.

"Have a great night all of you." Zeth told us as he grabbed Ava's hand lovingly.

"The same goes for you both!" Cali exclaimed and waved goodbye.

Soon, it was just the 3...well, 4 of us. Cali walked into her room while Stella and I headed into our room.

We undressed into our pajamas and snuggled together.

"Today was great, Mac.", Stella told me as she rubbed her hands back and forth. I smiled and added,

"I agree."

I kissed her stomach and spoke out, "Merry Christmas." I spoke to our baby girl and we felt a kick.

"I love you Stella." I told her as we kissed a few times.

"I love you too, Mac.", Stella smiled widely and cuddled into my chest as we fell into a deep, peaceful sleep.