He Gets That From Me

By: narutoprincess

Chapter 7: He Gets That From You

It was about 8:30 when Stella left work that night. That was the earliest she'd left in a long time. In the car, Alex and her hadn't spoken. She wasn't mad at him or anything. Her mind was just spinning from what Danny and Lindsay had told her.

"It's a girl. And, well, we thought we might call her...Mackenzie."

Stella had immediately noticed the connection with the names. They wanted to name their child after Mac. It was understandable. He'd been their boss, and an amazing one at that. They'd been extremely sad when he died but, then again, they hadn't been the ones there.

Flashback

The two CSI's burst into the warehouse, guns pointing. The evidence had led Mac and Stella here and they weren't taking it lightly. This guy had killed numerous people and they needed to bring him to justice.

"NYPD!"

They scoured the building, finding nothing but large boxes containing something, probably illegal. Then...

BANG!!

Stella immediately ran towards the gunshot. She saw Mac lying on the ground, clutching his side.

"MAC!!"

She leaned down to help him but he waved her away. He pointed straight ahead of him. Stella knew that was the way the shooter had gone. She ran that way, yelling into her walkie talkie the entire time.

"I need an ambulance! We got an officer down! I'm at the Lillon Warehouse on 49th. Hurry!"

Then she saw him. The son of a bitch who shot her husband. He stared at Stella and held his hands up. Maybe he saw her and realized he wasn't gonna get away or maybe he was simply tired. Either way, Stella cuffed him and led him around to the cop cars out front.

Once out front, she shoved him into a car and ran over to the paramedics who'd arrived.

"How is he? Is he gonna make it?"

The paramedic stared at Stella. Her face was a clear sign of her distress. He didn't want to give her the news but he had to.

"We're sending him to the hospital but we don't think he'll make it through the night. He lost a lot of blood."

Stella's face turned pale. She had to get to the hospital. She nodded at the paramedic and got into her car. She drove like a maniac towards the hospital.

Once there, she ran around until she found out what room he was in. She walked in to see Mac hooked up to a lot of machines and unconscious. She sat beside him, took his hand and started to weep.

"Mac, you can't die. The team needs you. New York needs you. Alex and I need you. Please don't die."

It was as if Mac had read her mind. He turned towards her, semi-conscious. He squeezed her hand and whispered softly.

"Stella. You're strong. Alex is too. He gets it from you."

BEEEEEEEP

End Flashback

Stella had been the last person to see Mac alive. She'd always felt responsible. She felt that if she hadn't chased down that guy, Mac would be alive. Alex would have a father.

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NP: Yeah, this was a bit of a depressing chapter. But I'm sure you wanted to know how Mac died. There's probably gonna be about 2 more chapters to this story. Thanks to all who read and reviewed. I appreciate it a lot. I would appreciate reviews on this chapter. I love reading them and I love replying.

I'm a little mad there wasn't a new episode of CSI NY this week but oh well. What can you do?