Hey! Thanks again to everyone who has read it and reviewed :D There is going to be a change now in the atmosphere so I hope you like it. Much more Smacked :D Anyway, Enjoy! :D
Stella was sat on a chair, her head resting against the bed she was sat in front of. Her eyes were closed, her body willing her to go to sleep but the images in her head would not go away. The gun raised to shoot, her own firing. Hitting. Killing.
Abigail was dead, the bullet from Stella's own gun had pierced her heart and the only thing keeping her from screaming out loud was the soft beep issuing from the machine standing next to the bed. He was alive and that was all that mattered.
But she still couldn't get the image out of her head.
With her eyes closed, she realised that all her muscles were tensed, the stress in her body was about to push her to breaking point. How much could one woman go through in a day? The man she had wanted for ten years finally told her he loved her, when he was already taken by another woman. Then he had kissed her, which was seen by the girl he was dating and then said girl went crazy and tried to kill them both meaning that Stella had to… She didn't want to think about what she had to do.
Her eyes stung with tears but she did not want to break down. Not here.
That's when she felt a hand on her hair, gently stroking her curls. Her muscles instantly relaxed and the tears she had been fighting gave up and disappeared. She sighed and looked up slowly. Her green eyes met his blue ones. They were lined with red but spoke of care for her.
'You okay?' He whispered. Stella went to answer then shook her head, laughing. 'What?' he asked curiously.
'Typical Mac Taylor. You were just shot and you're asking me if I'm okay.' She whispered.
'I just care about you.' He said simply and Stella smiled tiredly. She reached out and took his hand that was resting on the bed, being careful not to pull out the IV. He had sat himself up and his back was leaning against the white pillows. His eyes looked exhausted and his face weary but his soft smile still made Stella melt inside. She reached over with her other hand and touched his face lightly and she realised that if she hadn't had done what she did today, she might not have seen his beautiful face anymore.
The thought made Stella inhale a jagged breath and Mac frowned.
'What's wrong?' He asked. Stella looked into his eyes again.
'I was just so scared Mac. I could have lost you today.' She said in a quiet voice and Mac shook his head.
'No. I could have lost you. I can't believe I was so stupid as to drag you into the situation, I mean you –'he began to ramble, his tired face becoming distressed. Stella silenced him by placing a finger on his lips softly.
'If you hadn't had brought me into it, you wouldn't be here and who says she wouldn't have come after me anyway?' She said, Mac's eyebrows turned inwards in a frown at the thought. 'Mac, stop feeling guilty. It wasn't your fault what happened today.' No. It was her own. She had shot Abigail. She had killed her, not Mac. She felt a finger tilt her head up gently. A pair of knowing eyes met hers.
'I'll stop feeling guilty if you do. If you didn't pull that trigger,' he shivered 'I don't even want to think about what would have happened. I can't bear the thought of her taking you away from me.' He whispered the last part and placed his hand on Stella's.
After a moment of silence, Mac let go of Stella's hand and went to move.
'What are you doing?' She asked as she saw Mac shift himself towards the end of the bed. He winced in pain as his weight shifted onto the injured arm.
'Making room for you.' He replied through gritted teeth.
'Well, you're hurting yourself so don't.' Stella scolded but Mac continued anyway, stopping when he had finally reached the end of the bed. He looked at her and smiled, pleased with himself, and Stella couldn't help but grin back. He held out one arm in welcome and Stella climbed onto the bed next to Mac. He put his arm around her and she snuggled into him, inhaling his scent, proving to herself that he was still here and that this was not a dream. She felt him press his lips to the top of her head, planting a kiss in her curls. Stella lifted her head up and Mac lent down further, this time his lips meeting with her own. The kiss was soft and tender, Stella not wanting to cause Mac anymore pain and both just revelling in each others presence.
He softly pulled away and Stella placed her head on his chest, snuggling into him again. His arm tightened around her and she sighed in contentment.
'That's it Bonasera, you're stuck. I'm never letting you go.' Mac whispered into her hair.
'As long as that's a promise, that's fine with me Taylor.' She replied, smiling into his shirt.
Then her eyes closed and pictures of Abigail on the floor, the gun fallen from her grasp, did not plague her vision and she quickly fell into the slumber her body had been waiting for. The arms of the man she loved wrapped securely around her.
*
Mac cursed quietly as the door to his office swung back at him, hitting him on the arm that was held up by a sling. He mumbled in irritation to himself as he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.
'Here let me get it.' Stella offered from behind him but he stopped her.
'No. I'm going to do it. It's only my damn arm it's not like I've got crutches or anything.' Mac snapped back and he pushed open the door and walked through quickly, not giving the door time to hit him again. He turned to face Stella who was standing at the doorway leaning against the frame, one eyebrow raised. He sighed. 'I'm sorry Stella I didn't mean to snap. It just irritates me when I can't do simple things for myself. You know that.' He added sheepishly. Stella smiled at his expression and walked towards him, her arms outstretched. He walked towards her and embraced her, burying his face in her hair. 'Sorry.' He whispered. Stella laughed softly.
'It's okay Mac. I understand.' She replied. They pulled apart and Mac looked over her shoulder. His eyebrow rose as he saw Lindsay and Danny looking into the room through the repaired glass, smiling. Lindsay put her head on the top of Danny's who was sitting in his chair, his thumbs up at Mac. She pushed his chair forward and they moved away slowly, still smiling. Just before they disappeared, Danny winked at Mac.
Mac laughed and Stella looked confused.
'What's so funny?' She asked.
'I think some of our colleagues our happy that we have – erm, how did Sid put it? 'finally got our act together.'' Mac outlined the quote with his fingers and smiled.
'Ah, I see. Well, nice to know what they've been thinking all this time.' Stella commented.
'We did wait a while. And come to think of it, how many opportunities have we had?' Mac mused.
'Quite a lot. I just never thought you felt the same way. I thought you were happier being friends.'
'I thought the same thing about you.' They looked at each other for a moment and then Stella began to laugh at the sheer idiocy of them both. Mac soon joined in.
Sheldon walked past, smiling at the bizarre view of his two bosses laughing uncontrollably.
After a moment, they both calmed down, their sides aching and Stella put her hand on Mac's uninjured arm.
'Work.' She said.
'Yeah. Work.' Mac replied and walked over to his desk. He sat down and pulled down the file from the top of the pile on his desk. He opened it and reached for his pen with his good hand, his left hand. Damn. He was right handed. Okay how was he going to do this? He heard a cough and looked up to see Stella still standing in his office.
'Need some help?' She asked, her voice teasing. Mac cleared his throat.
'No. I'm good.' He went to write but the pen met the paper at an awkward angle. The next thing he knew, a warm hand overlapped his, pulling the pen out of his hand.
'Well, I'm not asking anymore, I'm giving you my help whether you want it or not.' She said, smiling whilst pulling up another chair. Mac smiled warmly at the beautiful woman who was now sitting next to him and she returned his smile. Then the Detective side of them kicked in and they began to work. But Mac realised he much preferred working this way.
Aww lol :D Mac and Stella :D anyway, I think a couple more chapters chould still be coming depending on how the story goes lol :D I had it planned up to this point lol. Also, I won't be updating tomorrow cause I won't have my laptop so I do apologise :S Hope you won't be too mad! :) Let me know what you thought!
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