Chapter 4
Central park 5.30 pm
Mac and Lucy arrives to central park. Lucy is looking around for Christine.
"I can't see her Mac. she isn't here." Lucy says disappointed. Mac points at a blonde woman sitting on a bench with sunglasses on.
"she is over there."
Lucy runs over to the blonde woman and Mac follows. When Christine sees Lucy she stands up to embrace Lucy.
"Christine." Lucy says loud. Christine take her up to an embrace.
"I missed you Christine it is so long time since I saw you last time"
"I missed you too Lucy. So how have you been since last time?"
"good… but I haven't got any pancakes since last time."
Christine and Mac starts laughing. Lucy look very serious at Mac.
"Mac it is not funny that I haven't got any pancakes."
Mac try not to laugh at her. Christine put Lucy down. Mac look at Christine. She looks very sweaty. It is very hot in central park today.
"hey sunshine." He says and take her in to an embrace. "you are sweaty." She looks at him with a slightly offended expression.
"it is hot out here." She says and smiles at him.
"I know." He says. He learns closer to her so Lucy who is standing right next to them can't hear what he is saying. "You are out here." He says with a smile. She looks surprised at him. Normally he never says things like that outside of their apartment and differently never when Lucy is there. She learns in to kiss him. Before they break apart from the kiss Lucy is pulling in Christine's shirt. Christine and Mac look down at her.
"Christine my daddy says that it is dangerous to kiss a boy."
Mac look surprised at Lucy.
"what do you mean Lucy?" Christine asks.
"my daddy says that it is dangerous for a girl to kiss a boy."
Mac and Christine look at Lucy. Christine kneel down to Lucy.
"Lucy it is not dangerous for me to kiss Mac. just like it is not dangerous for your mom to kiss your dad."
Lucy look very wondering about that fact. Christine stands up. Mac put his arms around her. The next hour Mac and Lucy through the football to each other while Christine is sitting on the grace and watching them. Mac has taking off his jacket and his shirt and is known only wearing his black tight V-neck t-shirt and his black training pants. Christine can't help looking at Mac and notice how relaxed he looks when he is playing with Lucy. In a little distance from Christine there is some woman sitting on a blanket. she notices they are talking about Mac and how good he looks in the tight perfectly fit t-shirt.
After about 1-hour Mac and Lucy comes over to Christine again. Christine notices that the women who was looking at Mac before is following Mac to Christine. Christine can't help feeling a little jealous about the ladies talk. When Mac comes over to Christine and sits down she put her hands on his cheeks and kisses him. The women start to look away. Mac look a little surprised at her but doesn't say anything. Lucy sits down on the blanket and take some water.
"so Lucy what do you say about having ice-cream?" Mac asks. Lucy vide her eyes and then she nods.
"yes, yes, yes." She says with a big smile. Then her expression turns to very serious.
"are we still getting pancakes to night then?" mac and Christine look at each other. They hadn't even thought about that.
"hmmm… ice-cream or pancakes? Well… Christine's pancakes or ice cream?" mac says wondering.
"Christine's pancake. I don't want ice cream." Lucy says. Mac and Christine smile at each other.
"I could really eat some ice-cream. What do we say both ice cream and pancakes?" mac asks Christine. Christine just smiles at him without saying anything. Mac makes a decision himself.
"ice-cream and pancakes it is." He stands up. "you want to come with me Lucy?" Lucy shakes her head. "what kind of ice cream Lucy?" he asks.
"the M & M's ice cream." Mac nods and leaves them to go to the ice cream shop.
While Mac is waiting in the line for ice cream there are two women standing behind him. The women are the same as was talking about him before while he was playing with Lucy. Mac starts small talking with the two women while they are waiting in the line. Mac is now front in the line and he turns around and order the ice cream. While Mac is paying for the ice cream he hear Christine scream.
"Mac he stole my purse." Mac turns around and see two guys run away from Christine with her purse. Mac leaves the ice cream and runs after them. It is two young men around 20-25 years old. After about 100 meters Mac cuts up to one of them and jumps over him. They get in to a fight and Mac end up having him face down on the ground and lock his legs and his hands.
"you are under arrest. You have the right to remind silences. Use it." mac is clearly ignored. He gets the guy up on his feet. Shortly after a civil car with light and a siren arrives and Flack and Lovato jumps out.
"Mac what the hell is going on?" flack asks when he walks over to Mac. Lovato puts the guy in handcuffs.
"the guy stole Christine's purse. I ran after him. There where one other guy but I lost him. They both fit the description of the two how has been pick pocking in central park over the past few weeks. We should run their fingerprints and check their homes. I'm pretty sure it is them."
Flack just look at Mac.
"you are not on duty. Where is your fiancée?" flack asks with a little smile. Mac smiles.
"she is down there with Lucy."
"let's go talk to her."
Flack and Mac walk back to where Lucy and Christine is. When Lucy sees Mac she runs over to him. She looks very concerned at Mac.
"are you okay? Did they hurt you?"
"no Lucy. I'm fine."
Lucy look up at Flack.
"did you get my and Christine's call, Don?" Lucy asks. Flack smiles and nods.
"yes I did Lucy. You two did a pretty good job." Lucy look proud up at Mac. they walk over to Christine who is still sitting on the blanket.
"you are okay babe?" Mac asks. Christine look pretty shaken.
"year I'm fine. You?"
"no one beats Mac." Lucy says very proud. Don, Mac and Christine's smiles at Lucy's comment.
"so Christine we got one guy..." Lucy look up at Don.
"Mac got one guy." Lucy corrects.
"okay if we have to count… Mac got one guy." Don look down at Lucy. She nods in acceptances of his correction. Mac and Christine is amused about Lucy.
"but did you get a good look at the guys?" Don has his notepad ready.
"no really. Swim shorts. Tank top. One blond surfer hair. The other one black hair too much hair gel. Sunglasses. Both sneakers."
"sneakers?" Don interrupts her.
"year I know. It is wired. But they were surfer guys with sneakers. One of them… the one who stole my purse stepped on the blanket."
Mac walks over to examine the shoeprint. Then he looks up at Flack.
"I call a gig." Flack says with a teasing smile and walks away to make a call. Christine look confused at Mac.
"a gig?" mac nods. "AKA My team members." mac clarifies with a smile.
20 minutes later Quinn Shelby and dr. Hawkes arrives at the scene. When Quinn sees Mac playing around with Lucy she can't stop looking at him. He looks so relaxed. Like a hole different man then when she sees I'm in suit and tie in the lab. She follows Hawkes over to Christine.
"hey Christine." Hawkes greet. "Christine this is Quinn Shelby. New member of the team."
Hawkes realize that Quinn isn't listening but is focused on Mac and Lucy. They are thronging the football to each other. Hawkes notice mac has some difficulties using his left hand to catch the ball.
"How long have they been playing," Hawkes asks. Christine smiles.
"the past 20 minutes. It is a distraction for Lucy. She was pretty freaked out." Hawkes nods and look over at Mac and Lucy too.
"he is great with kids." Quinn says without thinking about how she is standing together with.
"yes he is." Christine agrees. Hawkes look at Christine with a little smile.
"when is it time for you two?"
"oh please stop. Should you process some crime scene instead?"
"you sound way too much like Mac right know."
They laughs a little.
"hey Mac." Christine calls. Mac and Lucy stop playing and racing over to Christine. Lucy almost bumps into Christine.
"I win." Lucy yells.
"I totally did Lucy."
Lucy look up at Mac with a very determent look.
"no you didn't. because I touched Christine first."
"you didn't say Christine was the finish line."
"yes I did." "no you didn't."
Quinn, Christine and Hawkes is just looking at them.
"are you too kids done playing?" Hawkes asks. Lucy and Mac look at each other.
"no." they both says and Lucy starts laughing. Mac change to a more serious look and turn to face Quinn and Hawkes.
"two men stole Christine's purse here. I chased them. One got away. I got in to a fight with one of them."
"so I'm going to process you." Quinn says fast. Hawkes looks at her.
"okay. I take the scene. Christine did you notice if they stepped on the blanket?"
"they did."
Christine and Hawkes walks over to the blanket. Quinn look down at Lucy and the at Mac.
"is she staying here?"
Mac nods.
"yes she is. So just process me. Did you bring some change clothing for me?"
"I forgot that." Quinn admits.
"I think I might have some in my car." All three of them walk to Mac's car. Quinn doesn't seem to enjoy that Lucy is around, but she isn't saying anything. She sees how much Mac enjoys spending time with Lucy and she don't want to get into trouble with Mac. In the meantime, Christine is watching Hawkes processing the scene.
"do you know the story about Mac and Quinn Shelby?" Christine asks. Hawkes look up at her for a second. Then he looks down again with a smile.
"yeah everyone does. She has a crush on him and she doesn't do much to hide it."
"no I noticed." Christine says and look over at Macs car where Quinn is processing Mac. Mac is changing his t-shirt. He doesn't seem to bother that Quinn is obviously stirring at him.
"Christine don't let you bother by it. Mac has told her to back off before and I know he will do it again if she gets too close."
"is it wrong that I think she is way too close know?"
Hawkes look over at Quinn and Mac. she is processing his hands for evidences but normally the CSI doesn't touch the victims arm in a very flirting way like Quinn does right now. Christine doesn't like it Hawkes notices.
"Christine could you do me a favor and go give this to Lucy?" he hands her Lucy's doll Sofia with a look that tells Christine that is her excuse to interrupt Quinn. Christine take the doll and walk over to Mac and Lucy.
"hey guys. Lucy you forgot Sofia." Christine gives Lucy the doll. Lucy hugs the doll.
"I'm sorry Sofia but Mac needed me." Lucy explains to the doll.
"you okay?" Christine asks Mac with a soft low voice. Mac nods.
"yes I'm fine." Mac takes her hand and gives it a soft kiss. Christine notice some bruces on his wrist.
"it seems like your wrist is broken." Mac look at his hand.
"nahh it's no big deal."
"Hawkes should take a look at it." Christine says.
"no it's fine." He says and turn his focus to Quinn. "I think I scratched the guy who got away. It should be enough to get a DNA-sample." He informs her. She scrapes his nails on his left hand that is not holding Christine's hand. Christine look at the sample Quinn put in an evidence bag.
"what is that?"
"you don't want to know babe." Mac says with a smile.
"dead skin cells from the suspect who took you bag." Quinn informs her with any signs of sympathy for what Mac just said and the fact that it totally creeps Christine out. Quinn is putting the evidence bag in her field kit while she is talking. She is now turning around to face Mac and Christine again. Mac is giving her a serious look that tells her that it wasn't so smart what she just said.
"it sciences." Quinn defends herself. Mac doesn't seem happy. 10 minutes after is Hawkes done and he has wrapped up the blanket and want to bring it back to the lab for further process. He takes a look at Macs hand and is pretty fast to concluded that the wrist is broken. Hawkes tells him to go to the ER but Mac refuses. Christine takes his car key and tells him that is not up for discussion. Both Don and Hawkes is amused about Christine is taking the control.
7.30 pm is Mac, Lucy and Christine back at the apartment. Lucy and Christine go straight to the kitchen and starts making pancakes. Mac go to the couch to rest. The doctor at the ER found out that He also had two ribs that was pushed. In the car on their way home Lucy had asked Mac 5 times if he was okay.
Mac lays down on the couch. His ribs are hurting but his hands aren't that bad. He closes his eyes for a moment but shortly after he fell something on his left arm. He opens his eyes and see Lucy who is disappearing out to the kitchen again. on his left arm is Lucy's doll placed. Mac take the doll and look at it and smiles. Shortly after Christine comes in to the living room with a glass of water and some painkillers. She takes a seat on the couch next to him.
"how you feeling?"
"I'm not going to take does. If I get any more painkillers I'm not going to feel anything." Mac nods toward the painkillers in her hand. She put them on the table.
"okay. Just drink some water."
She hands him the glass.
"I see you got company from Sofia."
The both smiles and look at the doll.
"yeah. She keeps me company." Mac take the doll up and look at it. he looks back to check that Lucy isn't there.
"what is the deal with this doll? She has it with her everywhere." He asks in a whispering tone.
"you didn't have a toy when you were a kid you brought everywhere?"
"no I don't think so. I had a gun my dad made for me I would bring everywhere and a marine t-shirt my dad gave to me after his last deployment. But not a toy."
"exactly Mac. you got the point." She gives him a kiss on his head. He looks confused.
"it is not about the toy or the gun or the t-shirt. It is about the person who gave it to you. Just like it is for Lucy. You gave that doll to her. It protects her. Just like your t-shirt from your dad protected you."
"I don't get it. It was just a t-shirt."
Christine shake her head.
"you are a strange guy Mac Taylor." She says and walks out to Lucy in the kitchen again.
10 minutes after they have pancake and after pancakes they decide to watch a movie. Lucy decides they are watching tangled. But only 10 minutes in to the movie only Christine is awake. At around 10 pm Lindsay and Danny comes with their Babyboy jack.
"hey guys come on in." They walk in to the living room together. Danny and Lindsay sees Lucy sleeping with her head on mac and holding macs injured hand.
"we heard what happen. Are you okay?" Lindsay askes. Christine nods and look at mac.
"yeah we all are."
Danny walks over and take Lucy up. He is very careful not to wake her up. But as soon as he releases her hand from macs she wakes up.
"mommy? I want my mommy."
Lindsay hands jack over to Christine while she takes Lucy. Jack is almost starting to crying but Christine manage to distract him so he is laughing instead. Danny and Lindsay look over at her.
"wow you are really good." Lindsay says.
"she should really look after him more often." Danny says to Lindsay. Christine just smiles and look at little Baby-Jack who Is holding tight on Christine's finger.
"why don't you guys get one yourself?" Danny asks. Christine look over at Danny and shakes her head.
"you are the second one who is asking me that today. What is it whit that team?" she looks over at Lindsay.
"maybe because we know how great both of you are with kids." Lindsay says.
"I don't think it is going to happen or at least not anytime soon."
Danny and Lindsay look a little surprised. They didn't expect her to open up the possibility. Christine hands Jack over to Danny.
"okay Lucy lets go home. Where is Sofia?"
"Mac is borrowing her." Danny and Lindsay look confused down at sleeping Mac. Christine takes Sofia and hands it to Lucy.
"I think Mac will be fine without Sofia." Lucy take Sofia in to a tight hug.
"yeah he also has captain Awesome." Danny Lindsay and Christine look very confused at Lucy and then down at sleeping Mac. Then they all walk out to the entrances.
"Lucy say goodbye to Christine." Lindsay says.
"bye Christine." Lucy is waving to Christine so she almost drops Sofia. "Sofia is saying goodbye too. She had fun too."
"I'm glad she did Lucy." Lindsay walks out to the car with Lucy.
"thanks for looking after her today, Christine."
"your welcome Danny. Have a good night."
"Thanks. Good night." Danny leaves and Christine closes the door. she comes in to the Livingroom and starts cleaning up after the movie and popcorn. She comes in to the living room again and start wiping of the table when she feels a hand on her thigh. She turns around and sees Mac is awake.
"morning sleepyhead." She says. Mac look confused at his watch.
"morning? it is 10.15 pm. Danny and Lindsay just left?" he sits up and put his good hand to his bruised ribs in pain. Christine look surprised.
"you heard they were here?" he nods.
"year I only heard part of the conversation then I feel back to sleep. I heard you said something that wasn't going to happen anytime soon. What was that about?"
She smiles a little.
"nothing. You should go to bed." she finishes with wiping off the table and leaves for the kitchen to clean the cloth and finish up in the kitchen. While she is putting the last few things in the dishwasher she feel some hands on her hips. She stands up and turns around. He wrap his arms around her.
"it was about having kids. Wasn't it?"
She nods a little ashamed that he heard it.
"you don't want to have kids?"
She turns around to finish up.
"I do maybe." He put his hands around her and force her to face him.
"maybe?"
"I mean with the right guy."
Mac smiles. "okay so you should go find him."
She starts smiling. "I already have."
"hmm… when can I meet him?"
They both starts laughing.
"you are such a jerk. Go to bed."
She pushes him out of her way.
"oh… so you want to start now?"
She looks surprised at him. She blushes a little. "that was so not what I said."
"hmm." He says and walk toward the bedroom. "I wish it was." He says quiet but still loud enough so that she can hear it. she stops and look at him.
"what did you say?" he turns around.
"nothing. I just said good night."
He smiles and walk in to the bedroom and get changed and go to bed. 5 minutes after she comes in to the bedroom and change to one of Macs old Marine t-shirts that she is normally sleeping in and go to bed to. She places her head on his chest and hold his hand. She is laying in silences for a while before she asks.
"who is captain Awesome?"
She turns around to face him and rest on her elbows. He looks surprised.
"who told you about him?"
"Lucy."
Mac nods.
"of cause she did." Mac look over at his nightstand. There is a teddy bear in Military uniform sitting in the dark.
"it's him." Mac says. Christine leans over Mac and take the teddy bear and look at him. She smiles.
"Mac Taylor has a teddy bear. I would never have thought that."
she looks at the teddy bear for a while.
"isn't he in an army uniform and not a marine?"
Mac nods.
"year technical detail. Clair didn't know the difference when she gave it to me."
Christine laughs.
"Clair gave him to you?"
Mac nods and takes the teddy bear.
"yeah… the day of my first deployment… well the first time I got deployed after we got together. She said he would keep me safe when she wasn't there to do it."
Christine nods.
"he did and he still does."
Mac nods.
"but what's with the name?"
Mac laughs a little.
"Claire's younger brother use to call me captain awesome when I called the family phone to talk with Claire when we started being together. It annoyed Claire crazy in the beginning, but after my first deployment was over she actually started calling me captain Awesome sometimes and when it was time for my second deployment she said I should give him a name. so I named him Captain awesome."
Christine is just listening to his story.
"that is really sweet."
"I guess it is a little pathetic that I kept him all these years. Claire teased me when we moved in together that I want to keep him. I said many time that I didn't needed him anymore because I had her to protect me know but after Clair died… I just… I just couldn't get rid of him."
Mac put the teddy bear back on the nightstand in the shadow.
"have you ever told anyone else that?"
"no. Lucy is the only one who knows about him and now you."
She learns up a kisses him on the cheek.
"I don't think it's pathetic. It is very sweet."
Mac wraps his arm around her and turns around so he is on top of her. She can clearly see he's in pain but he pretends like nothing so she does the same… for now.