Telling Janice

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI: NY or its characters.

Spoilers: Very slight spoilers for the Season 1 episode "Hush"

A/N: Sorry for the wait. I had to go back to school after a week off and now my wireless connection is being a pain. Plus that little thing people call working continues to get into the way of my writing and typing the chapters. I hope you enjoy this one. Please review, I love them.

Mac was pacing his living room. He still hadn't figured out how to tell Janice that she was in fact Claire. He also didn't know how she would react. Mac was trying to calm himself down before Janice arrived. It wasn't really working though. Then Mac heard the knock on the door. The knock that two and a half weeks ago was unfamiliar but now he recognized as if he'd heard it everyday of his life. He took a deep breath and walked to the door to answer.

He opened the door to a smiling Janice. He stepped back to allow her to enter. Janice stepped in and gave Mac a small hug. He hugged her back. They walked toward the living room and sat on the couch. Mac said, " I have some information for you."

Janice asked, "What?"

Mac replied, "I got the results of the DNA test today…" Mac trailed off.

Janice looked visibly worried, she started to open her mouth but Mac stopped her.

Mac said, "I'm nervous as it is, so I need to keep talking before I lose my train of thought and will to speak, please let me just talk." Janice nodded. "The DNA results were very conclusive… you in fact… are… Claire… I want to remind you of what I said when we first met. I do still love my wife… you. But I've spent the last six and a half years believing you were dead. It's going to be hard for me to accept that you're not dead. But I'm willing to work on it as long as you are."

Janice was near tears as she replied, "I'm… Claire… For course I understand that you'll need time. It'll take me some time to adjust to being married and my husband is still alive. But hopefully now that I have that huge part of my life back I can start remembering my life again."

She and Mac hugged again. Mac said, "Stella also knows the results. She saw me reading the file when I first received it. I told her that you'll eventually want to see her."

Janice smiled, "I figured that Stella would know, or would find out right after you told me. I'd really like to see Stella soon. I want to thank her."

"Thank her for what?" Mac asked.

"Easy." Janice replied. "For keeping you in one piece."

Mac had to laugh, which got a questioning look from Claire. Mac said, "That's quite literal. She's saved my life a lot, including keeping me from being sandwiched between two shipping containers."

Claire smiled, "I guess I really need to thank her then."

Mac and Claire talked for many hours before Claire noticed the time. She said, "I need to get going. I have to work in the morning. When can we get together with Stella?"

Mac replied, "I'll talk to her at work tomorrow and give you a call. Do you want to meet for dinner tomorrow?"

Claire replied, "That sounds great, I'll pick the restaurant this time. I'll tell you tomorrow when you call."

Mac walked Claire to the door. They had a slight awkward moment as Mac debated whether or not to kiss Claire goodnight. Then he decided, this was his wife, he had the proof. So he kissed her. It was short, but it held that spark they both recognized. This was definitely right.

A/N2: Sorry it's kinda short. I end them where it makes the most sense to me. So I won't promise the next one will be longer. I just promise that there's still more to come. How much more… I don't know. Review Please…