1 Her laughter rang out, filling the entire room. I turned to look at her, only to find her gaze upon me as well. She was home. Where she belonged. Stella had finally been released from the hospital and to celebrate that and our new engagement, Lindsay had taken it upon herself to throw a "party" so to speak.

I wondered how I had waited this long to ask Stella to go out with me, let alone marry me. I was finally happy. Stella looked like she was happier. I know that the team will be happy, considering the jackass I've been recently. It was all finally perfect.

Stella's Point of View:

I secretly wanted to be left alone, with Mac. But it was nice to be surrounded with people who love me and who I love back. Plus, Lindsay had put effort into my "welcome home" party and I could tell she was pleased with herself for pulling it off. I thought about the cookout, only a couple days prior and a thought flashed across my mind.

"Lindsay, come here" I hissed. She cautiously made her way over to where I was sitting. I noticed the wary look she was giving me and laughed. She relaxed and said, "Yeah Stell. What is it?" She looked at me curiously as I whispered in her ear, "Does everyone know that you and Danny are married? I mean obviously they know you are living together, dating and pregnant. But do they know about you guys being married?"

Lindsay blew out a breath and said, "Not exactly. We were planning on telling everyone after supper, but then, you...umm."

"Oh my god. I ruined it. I am such a bad person. Lindsay I'm so sorry. How can I make it up to you? I am such a terrible person." I wailed, willing myself not to cry. That had been Danny and Lindsay's day and I had to go and ruin it. "Hey Stella, it's not your fault. It's fine. We can tell them another time. This is about you tonight."

By this time the tears were coming in full force, thanks to the pain meds that seemed to be controlling my body. I saw Lindsay look around frantically, probably searching for Mac. She called out to him and he got up from his seat and made his way across the room.

"Mac. I could use some help." Lindsay quietly said as he made his way over to us. "Sweetheart, what's wrong. Are you in pain?" Mac soothed. I sobbed out, "I'm such an awful person." Mac looked up confused at Lindsay and said, "Linds, what on earth is she talking about." Lindsay sighed and said, "It could have something to do with the fact that Danny and I were going to annouce that we were married at the cookout, but before we could Stell collapsed and now she feels like it's her fault that we haven't told the team."

If Mac showed any signs of being surprised about Danny and Lindsay he didn't show it. Mac leaned over and whispered something in Lindsay's ear. I couldn't tell what was said but Lindsay nodded and quickly walked away after giving me a brief smile. My sobs had subsided by now and I was regaining my normal breathing.

Mac sat down next to me and pulled me into his arms. He murmured into my hair, "Stell, don't even think for a second you are a bad person. You are the most amazing, beautiful, caring, kind, sexiest women I have ever met. I love you and everything about you."

"Mac, you're gonna make me cry again. I'm sorry its just these pain meds have me all screwed up. Thanks for making me feel better." He chuckled and placed a light kiss on my lips before saying, "It's what I do best Stell. I love you." I giggled and said, "I love you too."

I turned around and was looking for Lindsay when she stood up and cleared her throat. Everyone turned to look at her, with Danny right by her side. "Everyone listen please. I have some umm... news. This might come as a surprise to some, others not so much." She turned and winked at me before continuing. "As you all know, Danny and I have been dating for a while and are expecting little Brody. But what you don't know is that Danny and I are married. We were planning on telling everyone at the cookout, but decided this timing is better." Everyone laughed at that and there were shouts of "congratulations" and other such things.

Lindsay came back over to me and I pulled her into a fierce hug. When we pulled away both of our eyes were glistening with tears. Lindsay was the first to speak, "Damn it. My hormones are so screwed up right now. I told myself I wasn't going to cry." Lindsay laughed and I chimed in, "Yea. These pain meds have me so out of whack."

I was bordering on exhaustion and Mac could see that very clearly, although I was trying my best to hide it. He got up and kissed my cheek before walking away. I saw him walk around to everyone in the room and say something in a quiet tone. Shortly after that everyone was coming over to me and saying goodbye. Flack, Danny, Hawkes and even Adam all gave me a kiss on the cheek. Halle, Melody and Lindsay all crushed me in a hug. With that everyone was gone and the apartment was quiet again.