A/N: Thanks again for the reviews… I'll never get tired of thanking you for reading my fic. I'm thinking of darkening things here, complicate them more than they are now. Let's see. Enjoy your reading!

A/N2: I've had a bad time writing this… you'll know why. BTW, if someone is interested in the music let me know it.

Chapter 5: Promises in vain.

Prometo no mandar más cartas (I promise not to send more letters)
y no pasar por aquí (and not to get here)
Prometo no llamarte más (i promise not to call you)
y no inventar ni mentir (and not to imagine or lie)
Prometo no seguir viviendo así (I promise not to keep on livin' like this)
Prometo no pensar en tí (I promise not to think of you)
Prometo dedicarme solamente a mí (I promise to worry only about me)

(Promesas que no valen nada – Los Piratas)

The dim lights of the first hour of the morning entered the room to find the new lovers embraced and sleeping. It was a beautiful image, just like a postcard and for a moment it seemed to be the happiest place on earth.

He was the first to awake. He lost himself in the hair of the woman he was cuddling. It smelled good, fresh and fruity. The skin was soft. He planted a few kisses on the woman's neck making her giggle.

"I'm ticklish there, you know" Lindsay said.

Mac returned to reality. Last night had been wonderful and while he was making love he knew the woman was Lindsay. But, in the morning, for a few seconds he had had the idea that Stella was between his arms.

"Feelin' fine?" She asked

"More than that" he answered kissing her fully on the lips.

"Great…. 'cause I hope we get to do it again"

"Definitely"

In less than a sec his body was over her again enjoying every inch of her skin. After five years, he was still good at making love.

An hour later, they finally got up of the bed, shared a shower together and had breakfast. It was time to discuss where all that love was leading to.

"Are you sure about this?... about us being together?" he asked

"Yes" and she kissed him again. "I'm glad we've finally made it."

"Me too. But what about people at work?" and more important what about Stella he thought.

"They don't have to know. At least not immediately. We'll take things slow"

He looked at her and smiled. She returned the smile. She was making coffee with only her bathrobe on and looked incredibly sexy. He stood up, went by her side and encircled her with his strong arms.

"I don't regret a single thing"

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Morning nauseas had disappeared and now everything was about hormones. Stella was feeling a lot better physically but she'd cry for the most stupid things, like the night before, when she saw a commercial on TV that involved a baby and a teddy bear.

She had been thinking a lot about how telling to her colleagues that she was going to be a mom. More difficult it would be telling Mac now that he was reaching to somewhere with Lindsay Monroe, former friend of hers and Danny's last love interest.

She was thinking about the commercial while waiting with Hawkes for Mac to come in. Their boss had settled them for a meeting about the case they were working on, in his office. And he was being strangely late.

"Do you know why he is late?" Hawkes asked her.

"Dunno"

"mmm… Ok"

She was pretty sure, though, what was the reason their boss was being late but she didn't wanted to tell Hawkes. She had started thinking about Mac as only her boss since the first time she saw him flirting with Lindsay. It was obvious he had no interest in her and lately it seemed obvious he didn't even want her friendship. That's why she came up finally with a pretty good story about her pregnancy.

"I'm sorry, I know I'm more than fashionable late. Traffic"

Stella and Hawkes exchanged glances sharing the thought they didn't believe a word. Mac got rid of his jacket and started talking about work. Stella was not paying attention and was disturbing the boys by beating her pen on the table.

"Ok.. that's all for now. Keep me informed…." Mac said

Stella didn't react and that caught Mac's attention.

"Stella…Stella… Is everything ok?"

Stella looked at him with hate in her eyes and sarcastically smiling.

"Everything is fine, really fine."

She left without saying goodbye and leaving Mac astonished.

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"Mac seems to be more relaxed these past few days" Flack commented to Hawkes and Danny Messer that were sharing breakfast with him.

"Guess it's love"

They all turned their heads to the new visitor. Stella was leaning against the door.

"Mind if I join you?"

Danny stood up and got Stella a chair. Flack and Hawkes were still looking at her confused.

"Mac and love don't go in the same sentence, Stella" Hawkes said.

"Well then let's say sex, desire, lust, the need of not being alone… whatever you want to call it. I'll have a two and a coke" Stella said to the waitress.

"No way… Mac going out with someone? Is it April's fool?" Flack said

Messer laughed at Flack's joke. But he was sure Stella was right. He had also noticed Lindsay and Mac.

"Just answer me something Flack" Stella said looking seriously at him "Where's Lindsay?"

"She said she had some things to finish in the lab and to grab something for her so she could have breakfast later."

Stella's face seemed to shout 'there you have your answer about Mac'. Flack looks changed from surprise to astonishment to disgust in a few seconds.

"So it's true. Thought I was the only one who had noticed it." Danny said.

"Life has strange turns" Stella said to Messer. "By the way, now that you are all here I want to tell you something…. It may be surprising but…."

"You are scaring us Stel" Hawkes said

"I'm pregnant"