Okay, I have the new chapter for you guys. :) I was going to post this yesterday, when I wrote it, but our Wi-Fi crapped itself. So I couldn't.

I have made this chapter longer, I don't know how, it just happened, but I can't guarantee that the next ones will be the same length. This chapter is about Stella and Josh, and reflects their relationship.

Anyways, enough of me, I'll let you read, and review! :)

Thankyou again, to all my wonderful readers, and those who review, follow and favourite.

A special thankyou goes to NCIS Fan28, she didn't watch Rush, before channel 10 so rudely pulled it from our screens, but she has been nice enough to read this fic, and offer me some advice and help where i needed it. If any of you are NCIS fans, I suggest you check out some of her fics, they're great :)

Shannon walked into the locker room to find Josh and Stella playing around. He had her in a playful headlock and she was punching him in the arm trying to break free. Lawson watched on, amused. Shannon smiled at the playful struggle going on between the two. Lawson let Shannon have a few minutes to organize herself before he got the team into action with a simple, "alright, let's go."

Stella and Josh headed over to TR2, with Stella trying to steal the keys from Josh who had grabbed them when she was speaking to Kerry. He held them playfully above his head, which was out of Stella's reach, she tried to jump to grab them but he simply ducked out the way and ran to the other side of the garage. Stella smiled at him.

"Alright, you've had your fun scarface, now give 'em back."

Josh laughed, and then saw Charlie coming out of the offices ready to get into TR1 with Lawson and Shannon.

"Alright, ya mole. Let's hit the road."

Stella went to grab the keys from Josh with a smile and punched him again, which prompted him to chase her to the car and try and tackle her. Fortunately for Stella, she reached the driver's door of TR2 just in time to get away from the Senior Sergeant.

Lawson and Shannon were giggling at the antics of their colleagues when Charlie entered the car, settling himself in the back seat, waiting for Shannon to drive off into the busy streets of Melbourne.

Once Stella and Josh had calmed down after their play fight, Stella followed TR1 out of the garage, heading in a slightly different direction.

By the time it was 1pm, TR2 had attended a domestic dispute and a public nuisance call, TR1 wasn't having the same luck, with a relatively slow day for them. Josh and Stella sat in TR2 munching happily on their pies from a bakery in Seddon.

Stella wasn't surprised when Josh started asking her certain questions, he was like her brother, and naturally, he was concerned. He knew about the fractured relationship between Frank and Stella Dagostino, but had no idea why. So he was the one that supported her when she needed it.

"Hey, Stel?"

"Hmm" she mumbled in reply through her steak and curry pie.

"Is everything okay, with you? You've been kinda, quiet. Lately."

Stella knew this was going to be coming soon. Josh cared about her, and he deserved the truth.

"To be honest, Josh. No. I'm not fine, I'm sick of all the shit that has happened recently. My life is like a fucking rollercoaster that I can't get control of."

Josh was shocked. Stella never spoke this openly with anyone about herself and her feelings. He was expecting her to brush him off, say she was 'fine' and get on with it. He was glad that she was opening up to him, but worried about what was affecting her so badly to change a big portion of what made her, her. She continued, timidly.

"Josh. I want to thank you for being there for me, since Michael…" she grabbed his hand and squeezed it giving him a small grateful smile before continuing.

"I miss him Josh, he was my bestfriend, and I didn't think I could ever imagine my life without him, but now I'm living that life, and I've never felt so alone. He meant everything to me, and I've lost it. And I'm scared that I'll lose you and Shannon too. I don't think I could live with that." She stated with a silent tear cascading down her cheek. She angrily brushed it away and looked at Josh. His eyes were filled with sorrow, and regret. He pulled her closer and gave her a gentle comforting hug, then looked into her eyes.

"I'm not going anywhere, chubby. I can promise you that."

Stella looked at him smiling at her affectionate nickname, and remembering the time her partner at Preston mistook this affection for them being arseholes. She laughed, it was a half-hearted laugh, but for now, that was a big step.

"You've talked to Shannon, then?" he asked, she nodded.

"That's good, Stel. You need to talk. I know that's not in your nature, but dealing with something like this will change you. I felt the same way after Grace died, scared, alone. But you're not. Michael will always be with you in your heart, Stel."

Stella nodded, but he could still see the hurt in her eyes.

"You loved him, didn't you?" he asked.

A slight nod from Stella, confirmed what he'd thought for years now, and slowly the tears began to fall again. This time Josh didn't say anything, just held her, until she calmed down.

"Is this what you spoke to Kerry about, this morning?"

Stella shook her head gently, "not exactly."

"What does that mean?"

"Josh, you have to promise not to tell anyone, only Shannon and Kerry know, okay? You have to keep it to yourself."

Josh nodded, 'what could cause her to be like this?' he thought.

"I'm pregnant."

Josh let the words sink in before he continued,

"Michael?"

Stella nodded, with a small, sad smile.

"I always thought you two would get it on, just didn't know when." He said with a smile, making Stella laugh…he had lifted her mood a little, by not getting all serious and asking questions. She loved Josh because he could joke about anything to lighten the mood and make her laugh.

"Not just once, it's been on and off, for the last 3 years or so." She said with a smile, recalling the time she had sex with Michael in the shower at TR. And when he got drunk and nearly let it slip to the whole team.

"Shit, I'm surprised Muppet could keep that to himself, he was always one to kiss and tell."

They laughed and joked for about 15 minutes about all the times Michael had told them inappropriate things about his love life.

When it was time for Stella and Josh to return to patrolling the area, Stella turned to the Senior Sergeant and granted him her classic, Stella smile.

"Thanks, Josh. For everything."

He nodded, and she pulled out into the streets of Seddon.

And?