A/N: sorry for letting you wait THAT long xD

Chapter 4: Don't leave

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 an off-cutting voice: "Mac! What the hell are you doing?"

Jessica kinda walked over to them, looking furious at her fiancé. She just saw him kissing this… woman she didn't know. But he knew her obviously well.

What the hell was he thinking he's doing? That couldn't be. They were engaged and no one could ever change it.

"I… It's not what you think, Jessica…" Mac tried to explain as he pulled away from the woman.

"Uh huh. I don't believe you! I saw her kissing you! And now you say it's not what I think it is? Are you serious? How can you… Mac? In your office. Now. We have to talk."

Mac sighed as he walked behind Jessica.

Stella couldn't believe what she just heard. Jessica, Mac's fiancé thought, that she had started kissing Mac? Was she crazy? Oh Lord…

That couldn't be. And now Mac was taking all the anger on him. That wasn't fair. Maybe it was, but…

She had to talk to Jessica. Tell her it was Stella's fault and that had meant nothing. They were just friends, right?

As she walked to Danny's lab again, she passed Mac's office. It wasn't that nice what she heard.

"How can you dare…?" Jessica screamed.

"What does that matter to you? I'm engaged with you. Have you forgotten that? Have you forgotten all of what I've done for you? I even argued with Sinclair to transfer you here so we could work together! And now you want to end all this?"

"If it's necessary, YES! I want to end this! I can't take it. You've been in love with her from the first day, right? And you used me as a rebound! Am I right? Tell me the truth!"

"No. Yes… I don't know! She was my best friend, you understand that? I… realized that I love her when she went away! Are you feeling better now? To know that I didn't love you ever?"

Stella winced and walked to Danny. She had heard enough. Why was Mac saying Jessica the truth? Maybe because he loved Stella. Or he loved Jessica more and told her the truth to have a good conscience now.

But it was not necessary. She would have to explain a lot to Mac. And to Jessica. A lot. What would happen if they broke up? It would brake Mac's heart, wouldn't it?

Stella didn't want to think about it now. It would be too hard even if it came to such a talk. So she walked into Danny's lab and realized he was staring at her.

"What?" she asked.

"Er… Nothing…"

"Come on, Danny. We had been working together over 10 years. Tell me."

"I saw, that Mac kissed ya. And I saw that Jessica whatever-her-name-is saw it, too. So… what did she say?"

Stella sighed.

"She accused me to kiss Mac first. After that she took Mac to his office and they had a… big fight."

"Oh." Was all that Danny could say. Not good. He thought.

Mac looked after Jessica and didn't feel guilty. If she couldn't deal with the truth, she should forget about it. Really fast.

He sighed. It wasn't as hard to let her as it was with Stella. He had spoken out what had been on his mind since his best friend left. And that in front of his fiancé.

Maybe it was better that way. A lot of better, if someone would ask him. He walked out the office door and headed back to Danny. There was still a case to work on and Sinclair was breathing down on his neck already.

As he walked in, he didn't realize that Stella was there, too. Danny changed a curious look with him, then began to explain what results he had get from the tests.

Stella came over and touched Mac's shoulder. He turned around and looked her in the green eyes. She smiled, and he smiled back.

Mac sighed quietly and put an arm around Stella's waist. She did the same to keep him grounded.

Now it was the same as it was 5 years ago.

**** Next Morning ****

Stella woke up. It was 5. 43 a.m. and too soon to go to the lab. Why she was hanging around there… she didn't know.

She stood up and put a tank top and shorts on. Then she headed to the little kitchen in the hotel room. She made some breakfast with milk, toast and honey.

She thought about the fight between Jessica and Mac.

Like someone read her mind, her cell phone went off. It was Danny.

"Hey Stella." Behind him Lindsay started to sob.

"Danny? What happened?"

"It's about Mac and Jessica."

"Okay. Now, tell me."

"Jessica is heading to Canada. That's the slightest of problems. It's Mac."

Stella felt fear crumbling in her stomach. Please don't let him be hurt. Please god.

"Danny! Don't try to get around it."

"Jessica shot him before she left. He's in hospital."

Stella shut the phone off and took her work clothes on. She took badge, car key and gun and ran to her car.

She raced to the hospital and entered. As she reached the waiting room in the emergency room she met the whole team. Lindsay was sitting in a plastic chair, Lucy, her daughter, on her lap and Danny beside her. She cried uncontrollable. Then Stella turned and faced Flack.

He seemed pale. Sheldon was shocked and leaned near the door. Sid looked on the ground. He seemed like he would brake down sooner or later. Then there was Adam. He was sitting on the hospital floor beneath Sheldon. He cried quietly.

Tears ran down Stella's cheeks. She realized that it wasn't good. It was bad, actually. Really bad.

As all realized that Stella had entered, Danny came to her.

"It looks bad. Two shots in the chest. One only a centimetre from his heart. They took him in surgery an hour ago."

Stella nodded. A song came to her mind while she waited with the others: "So far away" from Roxette.

In the coldest time of year, darkness all around my heart.
I was alone but didn't fear to wander in the light of stars.
In the bright and silent night, winds would knock and disappear.
Still I felt a feeling near, like the first time you were ever here.

You're so far away, so far away,
You left me, you told me you would stay.
You never said goodbye and I keep wondering why,
I keep on wondering how, oh come unto me now.

I have breathed the morning air, I have heard the four winds blow.
I was weary but prepared to follow down this lonely road.
In the room where lovers sleep, winds would knock and disappear.
Still I felt the music near, like the first time we were ever here.

You're so far away, so far away,
You left me, you told me you would stay.
You never said goodbye and I keep wondering why,
I keep on keep on wondering how, oh come inside me now.

As she looked through the door of the surgery room, she whispered:

"Stay with me, Mac. You're all I have."

A/N: I write it once and once again: PLEASE REVIEW xD thank you