Part Two
It was now past midnight and Mac and Jo were just arriving back at his apartment. They had quite a lot to drink but weren't drunk, just very giggly, much to the cab drivers dismay on the journey back.
"Well that was a fantastic Thanksgiving!" Jo gushed as they both crashed down onto his couch.
"Yeah it was great wasn't it? Do you want a coffee or something stronger?" Mac asked her.
"No coffee will be great thanks." Jo responded. She laid her head back onto the back of the couch and yawned.
"Tired?" Mac asked her smiling at her from the kitchen.
"Yeah, it's been quite a day! Can you believe Sheldon and Camille are getting married?" Jo said excitedly.
"I know! It's great, about time; I like her. I did think she was leading him astray to begin with, but I like her now, they're good for each other." Mac said placing two coffees down on the table.
"That's only because she let you have the last slice of pumpkin pie, anyone would think she's agreed to have your babies!" Jo laughed, reaching forward and grabbing a coffee, loving how its warmth spread through her body.
"You're just jealous!" Mac said teasing her.
"Of what exactly, the fact that she practically agreed to have your children or the fact that you got the last slice of pie?" Jo said laughing.
"Take your pick." Mac said nudging her.
"No comment." Jo said trying not to smirk.
"Mmm well I don't believe you. Well it seems you girls had a good night anyway, busy planning the bachelorette party?" Mac asked resting back into the couch.
"Yeah we were throwing some ideas around, apparently the invite will arrive sometime this week, the girl works fast!" Jo said chuckling.
"Well she'll have to if they're going to get married on New Year's Eve!" Mac said looking worried.
"Oh relax Mac, it's called being romantic, it'll be amazing, and you guys need to get your heads together for his bachelor party, any ideas yet?" Jo asked him, moving her legs up so she could cuddle up on the couch and was now facing him.
"Well apart from jetting out to Vegas and spending an obscene amount of money, no nothing yet, and that was Danny's idea by the way!" Mac said grinning at her.
"Oh lord I never would have guessed!" She said grinning back.
"I had fun tonight, although it took us a while to get there." Mac said sipping his coffee.
"Yeah well I had fun too and thanks for sitting next to me, Camille's grandfather was getting a bit too close for comfort at one point, I'm sure he was playing footsie with me under the dinner table!" Jo said shivering in repulsion.
"How do you know that wasn't me?" Mac asked her seriously.
"Well...was it you?" Jo asked him smiling.
"No comment!" Mac answered her.
"Hey you, don't throw that one back at me Taylor." Jo said picking up a cushion and throwing it at him, narrowly missing his coffee.
"Hey! You're gunna regret that missy!" Mac said settling his coffee back down on the table and picking a bigger cushion up, this time hitting her with it rather than throwing it.
"That's not fair, I threw mine, I didn't use it as a weapon" Jo said through laughter as she armed herself with another cushion, this time hitting him back.
Before they knew it they were in a full-scale pillow fight, chasing each other around the room. Mac hid in the kitchen whilst Jo crept round the apartment trying to find him.
"Come out come out wherever you are! You can't hide from me!" Jo sang as she slowly entered the kitchen.
"Boo!" Mac said as he jumped out from behind the refrigerator, making Jo scream and run back into the living room, with Mac hot on her tail. He chased her and as she tripped up on her shoes and began to fall, Mac grabbed her hand to try and stop her from falling but he only ended up falling with her, and they landed on top of each other on the couch., with Mac on top of her, looking down into her eyes, both of them fighting for breath through the laughter.
"Well this is a different side to the Detective Taylor I know!" Jo said once she began to breathe steadily again, getting lost in his eyes.
"Is it a side you like?" Mac asked the flirtatious tone they were used to re-emerging again.
"Oh very much so." Jo said mirroring his smile.
Before they could say anything Jo's phone began to ring, breaking the spell of their fixed stares into each other's eyes.
Mac rolled off her and allowed her to sit back up again and retrieve her phone from her bag. She looked at him once more before she answered it.
"Hey sweetie, yes I'm fine, did Ellie call you? I couldn't get hold of you earlier." Jo said smiling down the phone. Mac just looked at her as she walked around the room, obviously talking to Tyler. He heard the young man mumble something then Jo answered.
"No I'm fine baby I'm staying with Mac for a few days, am I going to see you tomorrow?...Yes usual place, ok honey I'll meet you at about 10.30, I love you too, bye." Jo said as she shut her phone.
"Tyler?" Mac asked her.
"Yeah, we always meet for breakfast every Sunday, he was just making sure that was still on and that I was ok after the bath incident." Jo chuckled.
"Sounds nice, I'm meeting the guys for basketball tomorrow morning anyway." Mac answered, hoping she didn't feel too awkward about what could have happened a few minutes ago.
"Well that sounds good too, although anything too strenuous on a Sunday morning doesn't sound that appealing…I better get to bed, been an eventful day an all." Jo said sighing, he felt awkward, she just knew it!
"Ok well, do you have everything you need?" Mac asked her as he collected the coffee cups up and took them through to the kitchen.
"Yeah I think I do…night." Jo said as they shared one more long glance before she retreated to her room.
"Night" Mac responded. They both walked into their respective bedrooms, both shutting the door and collapsing back onto their beds with a huge sigh.
They both just laid there for a few minutes with only one thing on their minds, what would have happened if Tyler hadn't called? And were they ready to make that step?