NOTE: Finally, Flack makes up with Aiden! Yay! As for MacStella, hold on, aight:) Enjoy!
Flack checked the mail that he just received. Bill, bill, bill… and more bills, he thought glumly. He put them away and fixed himself a cup of coffee. Not bothering to change out of his working clothes, he loosened his tie and went to the kitchen to make a cup of really strong coffee. God knows that he needs it. After making the coffee, he sat on the couch and turned on the television. He settled on watching "A Christmas Carol".
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang. Flack groaned and got up to answer the door, coffee mug still in his hand. When he opened it, Danny and Lindsay were standing there.
"What do you two want?" he asked them.
"Flack, there's someone we would like you to meet," said Lindsay.
"If you think I'm going to fall for one of your tricks involving me buying something stupid from a salesperson; then I'm not."
"Just shut up," said Danny. He and Lindsay gave way to let someone come up in front. Flack dropped his mug.
"Aiden?" he said, shocked.
"Flack," she said.
"We'll leave you two for now," said Danny as he held Lindsay's hand and walked away, leaving Aiden with Flack. What they didn't know was that later, Danny and Lindsay will have their ears against the door, trying to listen to everything.
Flack let Aiden in and closed the door. Hastily, he picked up the mug he dropped. For a moment they just stood there, staring at each other. Flack was searching his brain for something to say.
"You want a coffee or something?" Flack asked finally.
"Sure."
He quickly walked to the kitchen and fixed her a cup of coffee. He came back and gave it to her.
"Thanks," she said.
"No problem. So, how are you doing?"
"Alright, I suppose. I'm working as a waitress at the moment at the bar where we had our first date. How about you?"
"Well, you know how it is like in the NYPD. Another day, another crime. Even when it's almost Christmas."
Then they were quiet again. Only the sounds coming from the television can be heard.
"I miss it," said Aiden. "I miss my job, I miss the lab, I miss my friends… but most of all, I miss you."
"I miss you too, Aiden. Very, very much."
"What happened to us?"
"I guess we sort of drifted apart from each other, you know? Since you're busy and I'm busy and -"
"And we don't get to see each other that often."
"Yeah."
Aiden looked down at her hands. "Oh God, I was so stupid. I shouldn't have tampered with evidence. I shouldn't have answered the phone. I should have just let it ring."
Flack enveloped her in a hug. "It wasn't your fault, Aid. You were trying to help an innocent woman."
"I know but it's true; it was all my fault."
Flack pulled back to get a look at her. Her eyes were puffy and her cheeks were moist. He gently used to hand to sweep away a strand of her covering her face.
"Let's just start over, alright?"
"Are you sure, Flack?"
"Of course I'm sure."
"But wouldn't it be hard for us to see each other?"
"Well, I suppose we could sacrifice some time after work to meet up."
Aiden smiled and kissed Flack.
MEANWHILE OUTSIDE FLACK'S PLACE…
"Aww," said Lindsay. "Did you hear that? They made up."
"Yea but don't go all 'Aww' too loudly or else they can hear us."
"I doubt that they will be able to hear us. I mean, as far as I'm concerned, they're only focusing on each other."
Satisfied, Danny and Lindsay walked off towards Danny's SUV to go back to the lab. Lindsay's car was still at the lab.
"You know, driving to the lab takes up so much time," said Danny.
"That's why you have a car, doofus."
"But my place is much nearer than the lab."
"So?"
"So, do you want to go to my place instead? Our shift is over."
"But Danny, Mac wants us in early tomorrow."
"So I'll send you to work."
Lindsay looked at him for a while. "Are you trying to say that you want me to sleep over at your place, Messer?"
"Yes."
Lindsay smiled at him and said "Sure."
To be continued…