Thank You to Andry for BETAing this chapter for me :)

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Stella took a deep breath and glanced down at the stick in her hands. Her heart dropped in her chest when she saw the words clearly printed. 'Not pregnant'. A knot formed in her throat and tears filled her eyes.

"Dammit!" She yelled throwing the test across the room. She sat down in the corner of the room and pulled her knees to her chest. She wrapped her arms around her knees and bursted into tears. Another failed attempt, another negative, Stella felt like a failure. She pulled out her cell phone and called Mac.

"Taylor." He answered.

"It's negative again." Stella sobbed into the phone.

"Aw, Stella, I'll be right over, give me ten minutes." He said, "I'll be right over." he added.

"Okay." She sobbed back. She hung up the phone and cried into her knees until she heard her front door open.

"Stella?" Mac's voice yelled. She heard his footsteps come towards the bathroom. She lifted her head to look at him when he walked through the door.

"Oh, Stella." Mac said softly when he saw her red, puffy eyes. He sat beside her and took her into his arms. Stella placed her head against Mac's chest and cried some more. Mac held her tight and kissed her forehead.

"I was sure this time! I was late again and I really thought…" She cried.

"We'll try again." He whispered. "It hasn't been all that long, we've only been trying for about six months, let's just give it time." He added.

"I was just so sure this time." She sobbed.

"I know, baby, I know." Mac sighed. He didn't want to let her know he was as disappointed as she was. When she had told him she was almost positive she was pregnant, he had gotten excited, he couldn't wait to be a dad. Stella stopped crying and wiped her cheeks.

"I better get to work now." She said standing up.

"Stella, you don't have to…" Mac said.

"No, Mac, if I'm going to have a breakdown and lock myself in every time these tests are negative, I might as well dig my grave and lie in it." She said. "Let me change and I'll go in with you." she added.

"Okay." Mac said watching her walk into the other room.

A few weeks passed and Stella was back to her old happy self again. She was sitting in Mac's office one day when he asked her if she'd like to go to a case with Lindsay.

"What is it?" Stella asked.

"419 in Greenwich, though it might cheer you up." Mac smiled handing her the page.

"Thanks." Stella said walking out the door.

"You and me?" Lindsay asked Stella as she joined her.

"You and me." Stella smiled. "I'm driving." She added with a grin.

When the two ladies got to the crime scene, they got out of the car and walked towards the building.

"Oh, my God! What is that smell?" Stella asked putting her hand over her nose.

"It's decomp," Lindsay replied matter of fact. "Aren't you used to it by now?" she asked.

"This reeks! Oh my God!" Stella said. As they got closer, the smell got worst for Stella. Suddenly, she couldn't keep back her gag reflex. Lindsay looked at her with wide eyes as Stella retched.

"Are you okay?" Lindsay asked, "Stella, you're almost green." She added.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." Stella said dropping her kit and running away from the crime scene. She bent over some bushes and threw up several times. She took in the fresh air in big gulps.

"Stella, are you okay?" Lindsay asked as she joined the brunette.

"I'm fine," Stella said, "I have no idea what got into me." She added.

"Maybe you should go back, I'll call Mac and have him send Danny or Sheldon." Lindsay said.

"I think so, too." Stella said feeling another wave of nausea hit her. "Oh, God!" she said as she leaned over the bushes to throw up again.

"You're not driving; I'm going to call Mac." Lindsay said. When the supervisor got there, he helped Stella into his car and they drove off.

"What's wrong?" He asked her.

"I have no idea, I keep throwing up." She said. Stella opened her window a crack when she felt another wave of nausea approach. Mac watched as she took deep breaths.

"I'm taking you to your doctor, you're almost green, Stella." Mac said turning onto a street.

"No, I'm fine." Stella objected. She turned to look at Mac and saw in his face that there was no objecting.

Mac sat in the reception of Stella's doctor as he waited for her. His phone vibrated and he glanced at it. It was a text from Lindsay.

'How is she?' it read.

'We're at her doctor's now.' Mac replied.

'Let me know when you know what's up with her.' Lindsay wrote again.

'I will,' Mac answered.

"Thank you doctor." He heard Stella's voice say. Mac stood up and placed his hands on her waist and looked into her eyes.

"Stomach flu?" He asked. Stella looked down and shook her head. When she lifted her head, her green eyes were flooded with tears.

"What's wrong?" Mac asked worried. Stella smiled at him and replied:

"I'm pregnant."

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~Kate xo