Note: I always try to be honest to the characters and try to describe them as well as I think I can compare to the show. If you think I way off on a description of a character, please let me know.

Mac opens the door. He is surprised when he sees who is standing outside the door.

"Adam… what the hell are you doing here?" Mac asks.

"hey boss." Adam says trying to make it sound like it is completely normal that he is standing outside his boss' girlfriends door at 5.30 pm on Macs day off.

"Adam, what are you doing here?" Mac asks.

"Hmm… I… I got an email from the Las Vegas crime lab. From a Julia Finlay."

"yes CSI Finn she was one of the CSIs on Christine's case. You could have just fast forward that to me. You didn't have to show up here." Mac says starting to sound a little annoyed with his young CSI.

"I know boss but there was a folder with everything from miss Withney's phone." Adam says and starts awkwardly fumbling with his hand in his jacket pocket to find something. After a moment where he has taken out his phone, several crumbled pieces of paper and some other things he finally takes out a thumb drive.

"I downloaded it on to this boss." Adam says. Mac looks questioningly at Adam, so Adam elaborates. "it is photos, videos, playlists… all the personal stuff that most people would like to get back." Adam explains and hands the thumb drive to Mac. "I figured she would want that kind of stuff back."

"thank you Adam." Mac says with a smile.

"I haven't looked at it boss. I… I just downloaded it on to the thumb drive right away."

"thank you Adam."

There is a moment of awkward silence where Mac is expecting Adam to leave, but Adam is just standing there.

"anything else Adam?" Mac asks.

"yes… actually. This is the file on Miss Whitney's case. It needs your signature so chief Sinclair told me to give it to you, but Jo told me not to show it to you because it has the interrogation of Nailah Fayed in it." Adam explains as he takes off his backpack and takes out a police file. Mac is about to open the file. "boss…" Adam says before Mac opens the file. Mac looks up at Adam. "it… also have pictures of Christine from when she was processed. Are you sure you want to see them?" Adam asks not sure if he has overstepped a line here. Mac is considering for a moment on whether or not he should look at it but he ends up giving the report back to Adam. "I'll sign I when I am back at work. Leave the paper to sign on my desk." Adam nods in acceptance and takes the rapport back.

"Thanks Adam." Mac just simply says. "how are you doing, Adam?" Mac asks while Adam is placing the rapport back in his backpack. Adam look surprised at Mac for that question.

"I… I am fine, Boss."

"Adam… what about your father?"

"he is not getting better." Adam just simply respond. He is avoiding eye contact now.

"Adam…" Mac says to get Adams eye contact again. Adam looks up. "your girlfriend…" "Michelle" Adam adds, when Mac doesn't remember her name. ""have you spoken with her about it. About what is going on with your father and how you feel about it?"

"yeah. Yeah she knows my father has Alzheimer."

"does she know about your past about what you are going through right now?" Mac asks.

"no. no. I don't want to bother her with that. It is my problem to deal with, not hers."
"Adam." Mac looks over at the door to see if Christine is there when he heard footsteps. But she is not there. "Adam… you need to speak with her. Tell her what you are going through."
"we are taking a break right now." Adam admits.

"tell her Adam. If she really is the right one for you then she will be there for you and help you through this okay." Mac says.

"oh… okay. Okay I'll talk to her."

"it might be tough but it is the right thing to do. You shouldn't go through this alone."

"I'm scared, Mac. I am so angry at him. I feel like I'm angry at everything. I am angry at the world, Mac." Adam admits and look up and make eye contact with Mac.

"that is why you need to have someone who can support you. Not just at work, but also at home. Having someone who cares about you is important Adam."

Mac says. Adam nods.

"yeah ill talk to her." In the same moment Adam receives a text. He looks at his phone and a smile spreads on his face.

"that's… that's her boss."

"go." Mac says. Adam nods.

"okay." Adam almost runs down the stairs and out on the street. It makes Mac laugh. He has always found Adams very unique way of life amusing but also fascinating. When Mac hired Adam he thought that Adams knowledge about computers and science made him the right person for the lab but after working with Adam for years he now knows that the special thing about Adam that makes him a great fit for the team and the lab is Adam.

Mac closes the door, with a smile on his face. then he sees Christine is standing in the door to the living room with her arms crossed over he chest and looks at him with a knowing look..
"what?" Mac asks.

"Mac Taylor? Are my ears deceiving me or have you actually learned something?"

Mac look confused at her.

"What do you mean?"

"did you just tell Adam to speak with his girlfriend instead of dealing with personal issues alone?"

Christine says in a pretend surprise. That makes Mac smile.

"I guess I just did." He says as he walks over to Christine. He gives her a kiss as he walks by her and into the living room. He grabs his wrist and puls him back to her. So they are standing face to face in the door between the living room and the hallway.

"Mac Taylor you are not getting out of this that easy." Mac smiles. He is so close to her all he can look at is her beautiful lips who is teasing him.

"you have actually learned something. Does that me that from now on whenever you have something you are struggling with, you will tell me about it instead of dealing with it alone?"
"you know…" Mac says and gives her a quick kiss. "it is always so much easier to give advice than it is to take advice. Christine throws her head back in and exclaims a resentful sigh. "Mac Taylor, you are impossible. I give up." She says and walks over to the couch and sits down. He follows her and sits next to her. She has leaned back on the couch and is resting her head on the backrest. Mac does the same and looks into her eyes.

"I'll try but I can't promise you that I want to solo again." Mac says now in a more sincere voice. Christine now looks at him more serious.

"as long as you try that is good enough for me." she says and kisses him.

"but to answer your other question. Yes I have learned something from the past 6 months. I have learned that going to solo means shooting out the most important person in my life. And I am not risking that, ever again."

He leans in and kisses her.

"good. Because I don't want to lose you."

They smile at each other and then the smile turns into a more serious look filled with passion and love that they have for each other.