A/N: I'm very sorry for the wait. I changed the story because I didn't like where it was going, so I deleted the last two chapters and now this is the last one. Thank you for your kind reviews, and I hope you like this. Hugs, Shay.

A Very Good Morning

Stella opened her eyes the next morning to find an arm draped on her waist and another one around the back of her neck. Oh, and Mac's deep blue eyes staring back at her. She was snuggled up against his chest.

I guess this is what happens when you 'sleep' with someone, she thought with an inward smirk.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." Mac spoke quietly, a grin lifting the corners or his normally serious mouth. He brushed her forehead with his hand; moving some hair out of her face and feeling for the fever. "Feeling better?"

She swallowed nervously. "Yes."

Did I forget to mention the fact that they were close? Very close? Well then, with that aside…

"Stella," he exhaled slowly. "I should go." He waited patiently for her to agree.

"Yeah," she murmured, "That would be best."

Neither of them moved.

Isn't that funny?

Finally…

"Do you really not love me?" Mac's eyes searched hers sadly.

It's now or never.

"No." Suddenly feeling vulnerable, she buried her face in his chest and refused to look up.

He just held her.

The next day, she found a dozen roses on her desk.
Countless dates followed, with flowers and kisses and arguments and make-ups and so much more.

It was nine months later that something was different.

She walked into work. She went to her office. She found the roses, and a note, as usual. Then she saw the ring in the middle of one of the roses. The note said, marry me?

She cried. She never cried at work. Ever. Wiping the tears from her eyes, she calmly made her way across the hall to his office. And cried again. Then she nodded. "Yes, I'll marry you."

The whole NYPD building could probably hear Mac's whoop. They also probably wondered what the hell was wrong with him. I sure would.

She wore the ring the whole day and didn't tell anyone except Flack, Aiden, and Danny. Aiden tossed her a saucy grin and congratulated them, then cried with her, Danny rolled his eyes at Aiden, spoke out his congrats as well, and Flack just sighed.

"Are you going to have a big wedding?"

"Hell no."

Mac and Stella both said this at the same time, and laughed.

"Are you going to elope?"

They turned to each other.

"No."

"Yes."

They laughed again.

"Do you really want to elope? That really doesn't seem like something you'd want to do, Mac." Stella cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Sure do."

"What has gotten into you?" Flack burst out, and Aiden and Stella burst out into fits of giggles.

FINI