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Will had last been on the receiving end of Mackenzie with a pillow when he was in hospital. But he hadn't seen her this angry and upset. She was whacking him with the pillow and he didn't know whether to stop her or let her get it all out. She hit him to hard that the pillow burst and they were both covered in feathers. Will took the opportunity to move closer and try to pull Mackenzie (who was still trying to hit him with the empty pillow) into his arms. She fought him every step of the way tears streaming down her face. But Will was stronger and he was able to pull her unto his arms while she struggled underneath him. He started rubbing her back trying to soothe her. Eventually he felt Mackenzie give into him and she fell to her knees taking Will with her. She was sobbing into his chest her hand grabbing hold of his jumper she couldnt be any closer to him unless she was sitting on his knee. Her head fitted right under Will's chin and he was stroking her hair and placing a small kiss onto her head.
"It's ok Mac, everything is going to be ok" he was saying but it just mad Mackenzie cry harder. He had no idea what else was going on with her but he was determined to find out. Right now he was letting her cry because it was something she needed to do. Her whole body was racked with sobs and Will felt helpless he didn't know what to say so he settled for just being there for her. Will had no idea how long they had sat on the floor but Will's bad knee was becoming very painful and he needed to move. He noticed Mackenzie's breathing had become more normal and she wasn't sobbing as much. He moved his arm from her shoulder and pulled her face up to look at him.
"What's going on?" he asked her looking her right in the eye. The pain and sadness he saw their broke his heart.
"Mac come one it's me, you know you can talk to me about anything" said Will softly
Mackenzie swallowed and looked at Will.
"I err everything got on top of me. Maggie, Jerry, Genoa, you and Nina" Mac began and gulped her voice was horse from crying. At the mention of Nina more tears fell from her already wet eyes. Will sighed and put his arm back around her. He didn't know what to say about Nina but everything else he understood and felt the same about.
"Then I got a call today from my mother telling me that my dad has had another heart attack" said Mac dissolving into more sobs and grabbing Will for comfort.
"Why didn't you tell me straight away" said Will softly hugging her as tightly as he could. He knew how poor her dad's heath was and he was a constant worry to Mac. When they had been together he had been very ill but he had got better and Will thought things were improving for him.
Mac pulled away and looked at Will "I don't know" she said Shrugging. "There has been so much going on I didn't want to bother you with my shit" said Mac
"Mac this is your dad, you know how I feel about him. Can i help is there anything i can do?" he asked?
"I don't think so, i haven't answered my phone since mum told me" said Mac
"Mac, why not you don't know he might be fine?" said Will
"I'm to scared, I can't loose him to Will, I can't lose anyone else right now" sobbed Mackenzie.
Again Will felt guilty, Mackenzie Morgan Mchale can handle anything when she is on form and he realised over the past few years he had broken her down and shook her very foundations with his behaviour, from taking lots of women into the newsroom to bringing Brian Brenner back into her life to dating Nina Howard. He had left her alone and she wasn't able to cope with everything coming at once.
Will looked over to the phone on her bedside table and saw 6 messages.
"I bet they are all from your mum" said Will
"I-I-I can't Will" said Mac looking him in the eye.
"I can't sit on the floor any longer or my knee is going to be no use" said Will taking Mac by the arm and lifting them both to sit on the bed.
Will picked up her phone that had been sitting on the bed and unlocked the screen. He found her mother's phone number and let it ring.
"What are you doing Will" Mac asked trying to take the phone from him. Will held up a finger and moved out of her way.
"Mackenzie finally" said the soft voice on the other end of the phone
"Mrs Mchale its Will Mcavoy"
"Will, is Mackenzie ok?" asked her mother concerned
"She is err" will didn't know what to say
"Struggling?" her mother offered
"Yes, its been a bad few days" said Will
"Can you tell her, that her father is ok?"
"He is ok?" Said Will grabbing Mackenzie's arm and giving her a smile
"It was a mild heart attack and they have managed to put a few stents in and he seems to be doing well"
"Thats fantastic news, no long term affects?" Will asked
"It's unlikely they are going to keep him here for a couple of days to make sure, do more tests but he is ok. Can you please tell her that he is ok and ill get him to phone her later" said her mother
"Of course" said Will
"Will take care of her, she has really been struggling the last few months, she hasn't been herself and won't tell us what's going on. I know you have your own problems going on with work and things and with Mackenzie but..."
"Of course I will, and tell the patient to enjoy relaxing and we are thinking of him" said Will
"Bye Will" said Mackenzie's mother and the call ended.
Mackenzie was almost rocking back and forth looking at will.
"He is going to be fine, they have put some stents in and keeping him for observation for a couple of days" said Will holding her by the shoulder.
"Really?" said Mac thinking how she had totally overreacted to her mother's phone call and now felt stupid she really thought she was going to lose him.
"Yes Mac, I wouldn't lie to you" said Will knowing he has done in the past but for her own good.
"Mac threw her arms around Will and hugged him "Thank you Will" she breathed.
He could feel her breath on his neck, they had so much they needed to get sorted out so that they could both get back to their fighting weight to get through Genoa and whatever it threw at them.
Mackenzie pulled away slightly and leant up to kiss him on the cheek, Will moved at the same time and she ended up kissing him on the lips. He saw her eyes wide looking at him. He closed his eyes and enjoyed the kiss moving his hand to her face. He felt her relax and opened his eye to see hers closed. It was a very soft and gentle kiss neither wanted it to end. Mackenzie pulled away first her eyes confused.
"I'm sorry" she said sadly looking away
"Don't be" said Will taking her hand and giving her a small smile
"I err don't know about you but I need a drink" said Mac standing up
"Mac we need to talk" said Will
"We do?" she asked evasively
"Mac all the things you said to me a little while ago that had gotten to you, we need to talk about it, we need to clear the air between us, things haven't been right for months!" said Will.
"I was over reacting" said Mac, she wasn't feeling strong enough for this talk, they had to much that had been unspoken.
"No Mac you weren't and we will be talking, but lets get a drink and some food" said Will also standing up.
They got to the kitchen and Will opened her fridge and was not surprised to see there was no food in lots of wine and beer through.
"You have no food" said Will looking at her
"Haven't been hungry" said Mac quietly, Will guessed she hadn't been eating or sleeping since Genoa this proved it.
Will picked up her phone and called for takeout he knew what she liked. "food will be 20 minutes" said Will and he went and sat on the sofa. Mackenzie pulled out two bottles of beer from her fridge and took them over to Will and sat down beside him. He pulled her close to him and whispered "It's going to be fine Mac" and he instantly felt her tense up "Trust me Mac, after we have had our talk everything will look better" said Will.
Mackenzie wasn't thinking about anything other than the kiss she and Will had shared. Perhaps a talk would help. She had missed him, the late night phone calls, the drinks after work and the banter they had. They snuggled on the sofa in silence until the food came both knowing the huge talk that was coming their way after they had eaten.
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