Chapter 3: SOS

It had been getting late last night, Stella thought as she got out of bed. She didn't want to, but she had to go back to the lab. She needed help. Maybe she could ask Lindsay. So Stella stood up and put her clothes on: a white shirt and black trousers. When she got on her high heels, she looked in the mirror. She looked different now. Right when she had arrived in New Orleans, she had got a new hair cut. Now her hair was short, they just reached her shoulders.

Stella sighed. NO had changed her. And the whole New York Team. Maybe not Lindsay but it changed them some how. Then Stella went out the door, reaching for her car keys. As she turned around the last time, she saw the pictures lying on the ground like yesterday and the wet clothes right beside them. Suddenly all the feelings came back to her.

Coming out the elevator, Mac went straight to Danny's lab. He didn't felt well and his head hurt if a truck drove just over it. He had to much drinks last night. And he had done something very wrong. He had let Stella go. He should have held her back and talk to her, speak things out. As he went into the room, his co-worker looked up.

"Hey Mac. You look tired. Didn't have coffe this morning?"

Mac raised an eyebrow.
"No. I had to much to drink last night."

"Are you kidding? The fabulous Mac Taylor drank TO MUCH? Wow. I have to note that."

"Danny. Focus. I need your help."

Now it was Danny's to raise his eyebrow and smirk. He couldn't believe what his boss just had said. Help? Mac Taylor needed help? From him? Wooow, Danny thought.

"You. Want. My. Help. Am I right?"

"Yeah, I want your help. And I want you to be serious about that. Okay?"

"Okay, boss."

Mac leaned at the white table near Danny.

"It's about... Stella. I tried to talk to her yesterday, but she walked away."

"Well... I think she tries to get over the news that you are engaged to that Jessica whatever her name is. She was in love with you, ya know? Just let her think about it a few days. She will get it. I'm sure of that."

"Really? I've got the feeling that it won't be that easy Danny. I mean... I know I hurt her very much."

As Stella reached the door of Danny's lab room, she stopped. There was Mac in it and she didn't want to talk right now. But there was something that let her stay. Suddenly someone bumped into her. She looked up into worried, blue eyes full of pain. She made one step back.

"Sorry... I..."

"No, you don't have to be sorry, Stella. I have to. I hurt you and I don't know how I can go through this."

Stella looked on the ground. She felt tears in her eyes, but held them back. Finally she said:

"I don't wanna talk about that right now Mac, okay? Just... leave me alone."

As she went away from him, she felt the loss even more. It grew worse and worse. As she reached the elevator again,
Mac had reached her and took her by her arm. He turned her around and their lips met. Stella held her breath for one second then let it go and laid her arms around Mac's neck. He held her face lightly in his hands.

It could have been so nice, if there hadn't been a off-cutting voice: "Mac! What the hell are you doing?"

A/N: sorry, if this is a little bit short, but I have some kind of writer's block... please review after all, even if its not as good as the last two chapters xD