Smacked fic – R&R

Disclaimer: I don't own of csi but, if I did I would have smacked together but, I'm doing this because the idea came to me late last night

Spoilers: "All Access"

Set: During season 2

We're meant to be

Stella was driving and remembering the incident with Frankie on her way to work, her cell went off "Bonesera" she answered

"Stel its me Mac, I need you come to central park looks like a homicide"

"On my way" she replied and snapped the phone shut. When she arrived at central park Danny and Mac were waiting for her. Mac approached her.

"Looks like we have a possible homicide here the victim's name is.." Mac paused and looked at Stella studying her face for a moment, Stella looked at the victims face for a moment for a brief second Frankie face flashed on the victims face.

"Stella you ok?" asked concerned

Stella couldn't reply for a moment till she gathered her voice

"Yeah I'm fine" she replied quickly. "Mac can I talk to you in private?"

Mac nodded she lead him back over to her car, "Mac I don't think I can do this, I just saw Frankie face I thought I could handle it, I just cant!" the last three words were spoke out of frustration.

"Stel im handing this case over to Danny and Lindsey and im going to take you back home and me and you are going to talk and spend this day off together ok" Mac said softly. Stella nodded.

"Danny call Lindsey you and her have this case and call hawkes to examine the body"

"Sure thing Mac" Danny replied. The ride back to Stella's was silent when they arrived Mac ever the gentleman walked to her door with her and waited for her to speak.

"Mac you're my best friend you don't have to wait to come in" he followed her in, but neither knew that they both cared about each other a lot more than friendship.

"So Mac what would you like water, wine, juice?" Stella asked

"Water please" Mac said, he looked at her for a moment and studied her while she went to the fridge and pulled out two bottles of water. Stella led them both to the sofa, they sat there silence past them.

"Stella what happened at the scene?"

"I don't know Mac I was on my way to the lab and I got a call from you to come to central park, as I was driving towards work I kept thinking about Frankie and what happened to him how" Stella chocked the last few words out "how I killed him" Stella started to begin crying tears were running down her face. Mac put his bottle down and pulled her over to him in a protective hug. "Stella even I know you would never hurt someone intentionally, unless you were using it in self defense and from what I saw when I got here that was what you did"

Stella looked up to him slowly and looked into his eyes and saw something different in him.

"You have no idea how beautiful you are do you" Mac whispered softly (I borrowed this from the butterfly effect)

Stella looked at him in surprise and lent forward slightly and closed her eye and pulled Mac's head forward he too closed his eyes there lips met slowly and the kiss was slow and long, this continued till Stella needed oxygen.

"I don't think I have ever told you this Mac because I don't know if you feel the same way but, I love you"

Mac stared at her, Stella looked as if she was going to cry again because it took him a long time to register what she had just said and a lone tear escaped her eye. He brushed the tear away.

"Stel, ever since Claire you have been there slowly I began to fall in love with you and realized since I love you too" he smiled at the last past. She lent back forward with a smile and kissed him again.

"You know what Mac"

"What"

"I think we're meant to be," she said as she lent against Mac chest. He just smiled and hugged her and closed his eyes.

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