CSI: New York – T.G.I.F.

Chapter 4 – A Weekend at Papa Mac's (Part 2)

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews for Part 1, and back by popular demand is a visit from 'you know who' :D

This update is dedicated to AiP! Hope you enjoy it :)

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Part 2: Saturday

Mac awoke early the next morning, when he felt a slight tugging on the sleeve of his t-shirt.

"Hmmm?" Mac groaned, still half asleep.

"Papa Mac?" a small voice whispered, causing Mac to slowly open one of his eyes.

"Lucy?" Mac asked with a hint of concern in his voice when he first looked at the bedside clock that read 9:36a.m. then noticed Lucy standing beside his bed, eyes red and slightly watering as she rubbed them. It wasn't like him to sleep in this late; nor was it like Lucy so he safely assumed that perhaps he had kept her up a little too late last night.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he finally pulled himself up to a seated position.

"I wetted my bed" Lucy moaned sadly with her gaze fixed to the floor.

"You what?" Mac asked to clarify.

"I wetted my bed" she told him again, this time letting out a few quiet sobs and sniffles as she spoke.

"Oh…" Mac sighed; never having been in this situation before he wasn't sure exactly what to say.

"I sowry" she sniffled.

"Its okay sweetheart" Mac quickly assured her; tilting her chin up to look at him. "It was an accident, its okay"

"My jamas are wet" Lucy moaned, looking back down at her pajama pants.

"Okay, come on" Mac sighed heavily as he pushed himself out of his warm bed and took Lucy by the hand. "Let's get you cleaned up"

Leading her into the bathroom, Mac began running some warm bath water before turning back to Lucy and helping her out of her pajamas.

"Is it warm enough?" Mac asked as Lucy climbed into the tub.

"Ya" she nodded. "Mommy and Daddy puts bubbles in my baff…"

"Oh, um…" Mac paused, then began searching through the bathroom cupboard.

'Why are you looking in here, you don't own bubble bath Mac' he scolded himself as he shut the cupboards.

"Oh, hang on a second!" he mentioned as he pushed himself up from the floor and headed out of the bathroom; returning a few seconds later with Lucy's overnight bag.

"If I know you're mother…" Mac began as he started rifling through the large pink and white bag. "She not only put a bottle of bubble bath in here but probably even has 'Mr. Bubble' himself stowed away in here somewhere" he smirked as he continued to dig through the bag.

"Ah, here we go" he stated proudly as he pulled out the bottle of Dora the Explorer bubble bath.

"Say when" Mac instructed as he turned on the taps once again and began pouring the liquid in with the water.

"When!" Lucy exclaimed while clapping her hands as the thick foam now surrounded the entire tub.

"Okay good, we only used half the bottle" Mac smirked as he twisted the lid back on and returned it to the bag on the floor.

Lucy, for the most part, was quite capable of cleaning herself, leaving only her hair for Mac to wash so once she was done soaping herself up and splashing in the bubbles Mac took a seat on the edge of the tub to begin washing her hair.

"And there…" Mac smiled as he poured one final cup of water through her hair. "All clean!"

"Look Papa Mac!" Lucy giggled as she held out her hand, revealing wrinkly skin.

"Yep, that means you're ready to come out" Mac smirked as he stood up and held open a towel for Lucy to step into; however the moment Lucy had both feet out of the tub there was a knock at the front door and an over-excited Lucy went tearing out of the bathroom, running as fast as she could to the front door.

"Lucy!" Mac hissed as he ran after here. "You have to get dressed!"

Lucy roared with laughter once again as Mac came jogging towards her at the front door. The knock was heard again and Lucy quickly disappeared around the corner into the kitchen.

"Okay, okay. I'm coming" Mac huffed as he tossed the towel over his shoulder and turned back to make sure Lucy was out of sight before he pulled the door slightly open.

"Stella!" Mac stated in surprise. "What are you doing here? Checking up on me?" he smirked.

"Of course not" She assured him with a smile. "No, I have the day off also and just thought I'd come by and see if…" she began but then stopped.

"If what?" Mac wondered.

"Lucy?" Stella asked as she noticed a pair of bright blue eyes peering around the corner of the wall.

"Auntie Stella!" Lucy gasped as she pushed herself off the wall and went running to the door.

"No, Lucy!" Mac groaned as he stopped her in her tracks and scooped her up with the towel.

"Gee, you're quite the relaxed babysitter; letting her roam free I see?" Stella chuckled as she stepped inside and shut the door behind her.

"It was bath time" he huffed.

"It's okay" Stella laughed once more, patting Mac on his shoulder. "The last time I babysat her Danny and Lindsay came home to Lucy wearing only her pull-ups and a yellow plastic fireman's hat because she refused to put on anything else" she mentioned with a smile and a slight shake of her head, causing Mac's tense frame to finally ease and his frown to disappear.

"Yeah, she uh…" Mac began out loud, but then mouthed the following words in silence so that Lucy wouldn't be further embarrassed; "wet the bed"

"Ohhhh" Stella nodded to confirm she understood. "So, I guess it's a good thing I brought this" She continued as she held up a cardboard tray holding two hot beverage containers. "Yours is extra strong" she winked and Mac smiled.

"Good thinking" he nodded. "Just uh… give me one second okay?" he asked before turning and heading back down the hallway with Lucy still held firmly in his arms.

"Nooooo Papa Mac!" Lucy wailed as Mac carried her on down the hall. "Auntie Stella!"

Finally reaching the bathroom Mac bent down and lowered Lucy down until her feet were planted firmly on the floor.

"Now, if you get dressed we can go back out and see Auntie Stella, okay?"

"Kay" Lucy resigned with a small nod.

Rummaging through the bag Mac found the few articles of clothing needed and helped Lucy in her task of getting dressed. Most parts she was determined to do on her own, only needing help with some buttons and zippers along the way.

"There, all better" Mac smiled as he finished gently rubbing the towel through her damp hair.

"I go'd see Auntie Stella now?"

"Yes, you can go see Auntie Stella now" Mac nodded and in a flash Lucy had vanished from his sight as she went scurrying around the corner and back down the hallway towards the living room.

"Oh, much better" Stella praised as she bent down to catch Lucy as she went barreling into her.

"All clean" Lucy beamed with a bright smile.

"Mmmm, you smell like strawberries" Stella smiled as she hugged Lucy once more before letting her go again. "Letting her use your shampoo again Mac?" Stella smirked and Mac quickly rolled his eyes.

"Funny" he groaned. "Didn't you say you had a coffee for me?"

"Oh fine" she laughed; handing Mac one of the steaming cups before kneeling back down to Lucy.

"Papa Mac is grumpy in the mornings huh?" Stella snickered into Lucy's ear, causing Lucy to giggle and Mac to roll his eyes once again but a small grin eventually formed on his lips.

"You Gumpy Papa Mac!" Lucy squealed with laughter and Mac couldn't help but laugh as well.

"GRumpy" he corrected her.

"Like in the Seven Dwarfs" Stella added.

This comment caused Lucy's face to light up as she whipped herself around to face Stella.

"What?" Stella asked while still laughing.

"We watch Pincess!" Lucy exclaimed, clapping her hands together.

"You want to watch Princess Snow White?"

"Ya!" Lucy clapped excitedly.

"You know…" Stella began; scrunching her face up slightly for Lucy's amusement. "I think Papa Mac used to have the Snow White movie but he must have let Uncle Don borrow it"

"Uncle Don likes Pincess?" Lucy giggled again.

"Uncle Don LOVES Princesses" Stella teased. "You should ask him to play princesses with you next time you see him"

"Okay!" Lucy grinned and Mac quickly shook his head.

"You're a cruel woman" Mac mentioned, wagging his index finger at Stella. "The man's not even here to defend himself"

"That's his problem" Stella shrugged.

"Hey Lucy…" Mac began casually as he set his coffee down and walked towards her and Stella, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Ya?"

"I know of a fun game" he said with a playful smirk and Stella raised an eyebrow at him.

"Okay!" Lucy grinned excitedly. "What game?"

"It's called…" he began as he knelt down beside Stella. "Tickle Auntie Stella!" he yelled as he quickly encircled one arm around her, trapping her arms at her side and began his tickling assault with his free hand.

"Yay!" Lucy exclaimed as she too began digging her fingers into Stella's sides.

"Macccc" Stella laughed heartily. "Ssssstopppp. Pleeeease ssstop!" she begged as tears of laughter ran down her cheeks.

"You asked for it" he mumbled softly into her ear.

Quickly tossing her elbow back Stella managed to get herself somewhat loose from his grasp and quickly tried to retreat only to have Mac grab onto her again as she had almost fully stood up. She stumbled; falling frontwards towards Mac; knocking him down to the floor on his back in the process and he caught her just before they were able to actually bump heads.

Both still laughing but nearly out of breath managed to stop their giggling long enough to lock eyes with one another as they concentrated on slowing down their breathing.

"Hi…" he murmured; her face only inches from his.

"Hi" she smiled back.

"Are you gonna kiss like mommy and daddy?" Lucy wondered innocently as she watched them; quickly pulling Mac and Stella from their momentary daze.

Mac quickly cleared his throat as he pushed Stella up from him and pulled his self up to a seated position on the floor. "Sorry, I uh, didn't mean to…"

"It's okay" Stella smiled nervously. "At least you caught me…" she shrugged.

"Again Papa Mac, again!" Lucy chanted, clapping her hands eagerly.

"Uh, maybe later Luce" Mac frowned as he pushed himself up from the floor.

"Ohhh" Lucy pouted, folding her arms across her stomach.

"How about you have some breakfast, okay?"

"Kay" Lucy huffed; less than thrilled with the alternative. "Auntie Stella haf brekfest wif me?"

"Sure thing sweetie" Stella smiled as she patted Lucy on the head and stood up from the floor as well. "What's on the menu today? Corn flakes or Raisin Bran?" Stella teased; adverting her attention to Mac.

"Ewwww" Lucy groaned; scrunching her face up.

"I'm not that cruel of a babysitter" Mac smirked before heading into the kitchen; Stella and Lucy following closely behind. "How about pancakes?" Mac asked and Lucy's face lit up.

"Ancakes!" she shouted; jumping up and down.

Walking over to the refrigerator Mac pulled open the freezer door and grabbed the box of Eggo frozen pancakes and placed on the counter before reaching to plug in the toaster; stopping his actions when he heard a scoff coming from behind him.

"Now what?" he asked, raising a brow at Stella.

"Frozen pancakes Mac?"

"I think you and I both know that my cooking skills do not go beyond the toaster or microwave oven" he frowned and she laughed as she shook her head.

"Okay, well I am not eating frozen toaster pancakes" she laughed as she pried the box from his hand and returned it to the freezer.

"Lucy, do you want to help Auntie Stella make real pancakes?" She asked and Lucy quickly nodded enthusiastically.

"I help!"

"Okay, but first, we have get this boy out of the kitchen" she smirked and Lucy laughed.

"Ya Papa Mac! Outs!" she exclaimed, pushing at his legs with all her force.

"Stella, you don't have to…" Mac began but was quickly cut off.

"It's okay Mac. Why don't you just go do something for a while. Maybe you have some laundry to do or something" she winked and Mac nodded with a knowing smile.

"Yeah, maybe I will" he confirmed as he turned around and headed down the hallway and into the guest room where Lucy had slept the night before; quickly gathering up the sheets and tossing them into a laundry bag.

"Be right back" he called out from the front door as Stella continued rooting through the cupboards to find what she needed to make pancake batter.

After deciding to wait until it was time to throw the sheets into the dryer before heading back upstairs; Mac finally got back to his apartment about 20 minutes after he had left. He pushed the front door open and upon entry could already smell the pancakes cooking and a smile formed on his lips as he continued towards the kitchen.

He stopped short as he reached the threshold to the kitchen and Lucy turned around to face him; completely covered from head to toe it seemed in flour.

"Lucy" he groaned. "You just had a bath…"

"She's just a little dusty Mac" Stella chuckled as she did her best to brush the flour out of Lucy's hair with her hands. "There, just needs a change of clothes and she'll be good as new"

"Good as new" Lucy mimicked with a large smile displayed on her face that instantly melted Mac's heart.

"Good as knew" he sighed; conceding defeat. "Come here, let's set the table" he told her as he bent down to scoop her up.

"Fower Papa" Lucy giggled as she opened the palm of her hand over Mac's head and he was instantly showered with a dusting of flour.

"Thank you Lucy" Mac deadpanned as he blew air upwards to knock some of the flour from his face and hair.

"I swear I didn't teach her that" Stella quickly mentioned; trying in vain to hold back her laughter.

"Better not let her near the syrup" Mac playfully warned.

Going about their task of setting the table Lucy tried to help the best she could; setting plates and cutlery down on the table with Mac following behind her and straightening things up as she went. Finally satisfied with the table setting Mac helped Lucy into a chair then went back to the kitchen to help Stella bring the food to the table.

"All set?" he wondered as he reached Stella's side.

"Yep, I just…" she began but then stopped to let out a small laugh.

"What?" he asked, furrowing his brow.

"It's just… You've got a… here" she shook her head as took her hand and ran it through his hair; knocking the remaining flour from his hair.

"You're too young to have white hair" She smirked.

"Thanks" he mentioned softly; offering a smile in return. "You actually… um, here" he began again as he took his sleeve and wiped some flour from the tip of her nose.

"Oh, thanks" she giggled.

"Ancakes! Ancakes! Ancakes!" Lucy's suddenly began chanting as she pounded her closed fists onto the table over and over again.

"I uh, guess we better get her some ancakes" Mac mentioned as he quickly reached past Stella and grabbed the steaming platter from the countertop behind her.

"Right" Stella cleared her throat as she took a step to the side so she no longer stood toe to toe with Mac.

"Okay, who's hungry?" Mac announced as he followed Stella into the dining room.

"Meeeee!" Lucy exclaimed; shooting her hand up in the air.

An hour later breakfast was finished; the dishes were washed and Mac left the girls to finish clearing off the table as he went back downstairs to retrieve his laundry.

Returning about 5 minutes later Mac entered his apartment only to find it quiet and seemingly empty.

"Hello…" he called out as he dropped the laundry bag at the door and kicked off his shoes.

"Lucy? Stella?..." He called out again as he wandered through the kitchen to the dining room then living room.

"Let me guess; hide and go seek, right? Okay, ready or not, here I come" he sighed before continuing his search through the apartment.

The game carried on for the next hour or so; the three of them all taking turns for who would be "it".

As Lucy took her turn counting again Stella scrambled out of the living room to find another hiding place; eventually ending up in Mac's bedroom she quickly scurried into the dark closet; shutting the door behind her.

"Boo" Mac murmured against her hair as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her back against his chest.

"Mac!" she gasped; trying to catch her breath. "You scared me!"

"Sorry" he whispered before twisting her around until she faced him.

"This is my hiding spot" she told him firmly and he scoffed.

"I believe it's my closet" he countered.

"Doesn't count in hide and go seek" she shrugged.

"Yeah, but I was here first" he challenged again.

"Irrelevant" she shrugged.

"Alright fine" he shrugged; then quickly pulled her against him and took her face in his hands as he crushed her lips with hungry passion. "Guess I'll be leaving now" he stated smugly as they pulled apart for air, but her arm shot out to stop him before he could reach the door handle.

"Macccc" she moaned, pulling him back towards her by the neck of his sweater. "You're awful"

"You asked for it" he scoffed.

"Don't you think this is a little silly?" She asked, returning to a serious tone.

"No, actually hide and go seek is a very challenging game of intelligence that requires strategy and tactics…" he rambled off with a smirk and Stella swatted his arm.

"Not hide and go seek" she huffed. "This other game we're playing. I mean, I know we're not ready to tell the team about us yet, but do we really have to hide it from Lucy?"

"You're kidding right?" Mac scoffed once more. "Little Lucy Messer? As in, daughter to Captain of the Gossip Squad himself; Danny Messer?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right" Stella lightly laughed.

"Look, it's not that I don't want them to know" Mac began in a more serious tone as he tucked a stray curl behind her ear.

"I know, I know. Me too" she smiled warmly as she took his hand in hers.

"Boo!" this time it was Lucy's voice who startled both Stella and Mac as she swung the door to the closet open upon hearing their voices from inside.

"I win!" she exclaimed; jumping up and down and Mac and Stella quickly dropped their hands to their sides.

"Yes, you win baby girl" Mac smiled as he scooped her up.

"What I win?" Lucy immediately wondered.

"A nap!" Mac exclaimed with mocked enthusiasm as he threw Lucy over his shoulder and headed towards his bed.

"Ohhhhh" Lucy moaned as Mac plopped her down on the mattress.

"Yes sweetie, it's time for your nap" he reminded her as he pulled the covers back for her to crawl under. "We'll play some more later when you wake up okay?"

"Auntie Stella too?" she asked and Mac looked over towards Stella.

"Yes, Auntie Stella too" Stella confirmed with a nod and a smile as she too made her way over to the bed and pulled the covers over Lucy. "Have a good sleep honey"

"Oh…kay" Lucy mumbled through a long yawn.

Leading the way out of the bedroom Mac held his hands behind his back and Stella's fingertips gripped his as she followed him down the hallway and back out into the living room where they slumped down on the couch; deciding to watch some television before Lucy was awake again.

An hour later the program ended and Mac looked down and smiled at Stella who was sleeping soundly; curled up in his embrace. Careful not to wake her Mac managed to slip out from underneath her and carefully placed her head down on a throw pillow.

He headed to the front door to pick up the laundry bag he had all but forgotten about since he came home with it hours earlier and carried it back to the spare bedroom to begin the task of making the bed.

Applying the last pillowcase Mac tossed the pillow onto the bed and stood back with his hands on his hips as he admired his job well done; not hearing the slow footsteps creeping up behind him.

"Hey you" Stella blurted out as she wrapped her arms around his waist in an attempt to frighten him like he had done to her earlier.

"Hey" he shrugged and Stella frowned.

"That didn't scare you? Not even a little bit?"

"Ah, no"

"You're no fun" she teased, letting go her grip on him and offering him a playful shove.

"No need to push" he whined sarcastically as he turned around to face her.

"Aw, I thought you liked it when I pushed you around" she smirked as she gently shoved him once more.

"Stella…" he groaned.

"Mac…" she retorted mockingly; rolling her eyes before she shoved him once more. This time there was enough force behind it to send him falling backwards onto the bed and she was quick to pounce on top of him.

"Lucy…" Mac mentioned regretfully.

"Is sleeping" Stella countered as she pressed his body further into the mattress with hers.

"You're trouble, you know that?" Mac smirked and Stella rolled her eyes.

"Come on Mac, it's just like when you were a teenager and you went babysitting and you snuck someone over to make out with" she flirted.

"I uh… I never babysat when I was a teenager" he admitted with a sheepish frown.

"Hmmm, me neither. Guess we both have to make up for lost time then" she grinned before leaning down and tasting his lips.

Mac quickly wrapped an arm around her and pulled her down until she rolled underneath him and he was now on top; Stella giggling uncontrollably at his aggressive actions.

He immediately silenced her laughter by crushing her lips with hungry kisses and soon all was forgotten about as their mid-afternoon make out session continued.

"Mmmm I can't believe we were missing out on this" Stella giggled as Mac's lips began trailing kisses down her neck.

"You make me feel like a teenager all over again" Mac confessed as he came back up for air.

"Come here you" Stella grinned as she pulled him by his sweater and crushed his lips with fiery passion. Both were so consumed in their intimate embrace that neither of them heard the bedroom door as it slowly opened and revealed a half asleep Lucy.

"Papa Mac?" She had to wonder as she rubbed her tired eyes and Mac jumped back from Stella in an instant; landing on his knees at the foot of the bed.

"Lucy!" he gasped; looking back at Stella in shock.

"Why are you hurting Auntie Stella?"

"Oh, Papa Mac wasn't hurting me sweetie" Stella quickly corrected. "We were just… um…" she began, then looked to Mac for help.

"Wrestling!" he blurted out the first thing that came into his head.

"Wessling?" Lucy asked to clarify, scrunching her face up slightly.

"Uh, yeah" Stella confirmed.

"Can I play?"

"Well…" Stella treaded carefully as she looked at Mac with uncertainty. "Sometimes… adults like to play games by themselves, and this was an adult game okay? Do you understand?"

"Like when mommy and daddy haf tickle fights in their woom?" she wondered. This caused Mac to blurt out a hearty laugh, which garnered him a sharp swat to his arm from Stella.

"Uh yeah" Mac quickly recovered as he cleared his throat. "Just like when your mommy and daddy have tickle fights" he nodded firmly.

"Okay" Lucy shrugged. "I go watch Little Bear now" she mentioned casually as she turned and headed back towards the living room.

"Saved by the bear" Mac huffed as he collapsed back down to the mattress beside Stella.

"Wrestling huh?"

"Hey, I didn't see you coming up with anything better" he countered and she laughed.

"Come on Papa Mac; let's go see what Little Bear is up too…" She smiled as she stood up from the bed; pulling Mac up after her and leading him to the living room.

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A/N: Okay, I've decided to stop this chapter here for now, as it's getting rather long. Plus, I wanted to update this on Saturday and guess what? Saturday is almost over (eek!).

Well, what did you think of this update? Hope you enjoyed the hearty dose of Smacked ;)

So, for the next update, shall I skip right to Sunday? Or finish off Saturday? Do you like where Saturday ended or do I keep going until bed time? I know what some of you are thinking, but let's try and keep this PG-13 okay? For Lucy's sake; lol! Anyway, hit me up with a review!

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