Chapter Four

As Claire and Mac slept, neither knew of the shocking tragedy just lurking around a few short hours later, when Claire who'd been sick on the morning of September 11th, called her boss to tell him that she wouldn't be in as she'd got a tummy bug, which her boss understood. Claire rinsed her mouth out with water after chucking up, to notice Mac watching her from the doorway.

Mac smiled softly, then said " I heard you chucking up.", when Claire replied " Yeah another couple months of sickness, uuuggh", which made Mac snigger a little, then he went over to her and embraced her, while resting his hand on her baby bump lovingly, which made Claire smile knowing that they both were gonna embrace parenthood together.

Claire was so excited about being a mom and she knew that with Mac by her side, she would never be alone in raising her child. As the attacks happened, while both Claire and Mac watched it on tv in their apartment, Mac tells Claire " I'm glad you called in sick.", as Claire replied " Me too sweetheart.", while they stayed close to each other and watched the tragedy.

Mac held Claire close to him, as they watched the attacks, as neither of them knew that the team were looking for Mac at the site, as he decided to spend the day at home with Claire, to look after her as she was sick. Mac placed his hand on her growing baby bump and he smiled, knowing that he was getting a chance to be a father, he was so excited.

Stella and the team were worried about their boss, not knowing that he was safe at his apartment with wife Claire, as the team searched for him for what seemed like hours, Danny didn't want to think the worst, he couldn't. Mac kissed Claire's shoulder softly in love as he loved her with all his heart, always would. Mac knew that since they met, he was happy and knew she was too.

Stella and the team didn't even know where Mac's apartment was either, as Mac had a penthouse apartment in one of the posh parts of Manhattan which he and Claire owned between them, and Claire knew their place was perfect to raise their baby together as a family, Mac couldn't wait to meet his baby, neither could Claire as they had no idea what sex their unborn baby was.

As the days after 9/11 passed, Mac called Sinclair to let him know that he was taking the week off, to which Sinclair agreed and Mac smiled knowing it gave him more time with Claire, to which she smiled softly, knowing that she'd get Mac all to herself for a week and she was happy with that, as was Mac.

Mac kept his cell phone switched off, as he wanted alone time with Claire as they got to spend more alone time together without anyone bothering either of them during the day, as Mac had also wanted to be alone with Claire. Mac loved married life with Claire who also loved being married to Mac, as she had taken his last name when they married in 1994.

Stella knew that if she did doscover Mac's secret then she would want to ruin it, just so she could have him all to herself but what she didn't know was that he was gonna be a dad in six months time, but regardless to that, Stella wanted him but all Mac wanted was Claire whom held his heart in her hands and vice versa.

Will Stella ever uncover Mac's secret life?