Sorry guys! I have started a new job in the city and what with Christmas shoppers and everything it's been mental! So sorry I haven't updated in ages! Here's the next bit.

Part 5

It was now a week later and the night of Camille and Sheldon's Bachelorette and Bachelor party. Both Mac and Jo had no idea where the other party was going or what their night had in store.

"Do you wanna share a cab?" Mac called from his room.

"No thanks, Camille has cars for all of us to be picked up in and taken to the venue; mine will be arriving in a minute." Jo said putting the finishing touches to her make up. Where are you guys headed tonight?" Jo asked him.

"I have no idea, Hawkes just told us to meet him at Delaney's at 8pm, how about you?" Mac asked as he emerged from his room and walked to the kitchen to get a beer from the refrigerator.

"I have no idea either, it's all a big secret, wherever it is, I'm sure it'll be an interesting night." Jo said chuckling as she came out of her room. Mac was leaning up against the breakfast counter, and almost stumbled when he saw how beautiful Jo looked. She was wearing a red satin bandage dress that had a black lace belt around her waist which matched her heels. Her hair was down as usual but she looked amazing.

"Wow!" was all Mac could muster; he was totally lost for words.

"Well thank you so much!" Jo giggled.

"You don't look too bad yourself."

Mac was wearing a suit, but not one of his usual work suits. This one was a tuxedo but without the tie, and his shirt was slightly open, so Jo could only imagine what he looked like underneath!

"Well we sure scrub up well don't we?" Mac chuckled.

"We sure do. You got another one of those?" She asked, pointing at his beer.

"Yeah sure." Mac said as he retrieved another beer from the kitchen.

They both sat down at Mac's breakfast bar and discussed the impending evening.

"So are you ready for a night of madness and drinking?" Jo said smiling at him.

"Not really, you know me, I hate all this stuff, but it's for Hawkes so I suppose I can pretend!" Mac said chuckling.

"Well as long as we're agreed, when either one of us had had enough we text the other one to rescue us yes?" Jo said.

"Definitely, make sure your cell is on, I have a feeling I may be using it quicker than I thought." Mac said taking another sip of beer. They were interrupted by the intercom buzzing.

"That'll be my car picking me up. Well, have a good night, don't drink too much and don't do anything bad with the stripper!" Jo said laughing as she got up, revealing a bit more leg than usual, much to Mac's distraction.

"Oh I think I will be able to hold myself back!" Mac joked

"Have a good night too and be…."

"Be careful, yes I know Mac, you know you really have to stop worrying, we will be fine, and if we're not I'll set Lindsey on them!" Jo said smiling at him.

She grabbed her bag and made sure she had her keys, money and cell phone, then walked back over to Mac.

"Right, well I will see you later…." Jo said reluctant to leave.

"Yeah see you later, I am sure I'll be texting you in a few hours anyway" Mac said smiling cheekily.

Jo laughed out loud, a sound Mac soon realised he would never tire of hearing. Then she did something unexpected, she leant in and kissed him on the cheek.

"Night Mac." Jo whispered in his ear, and then walked out of the apartment, leaving Mac stuck to the spot. His cheek tingled where her lips had touched him and he felt a little dizzy.

"What is with me? I'm behaving like a teenager!" Mac thought to himself.

A few hours later Jo and the girls were dancing the night way in some fancy club they had VIP tickets for. Jo was sat in a booth with Lindsey and Camille's sister Cassie talking about the wedding and sipping on the cocktails that their 'butler boys' had brought for them.

"Camille is gunna look so beautiful! So much nicer than I did on mine…but then I was the size of a whale!" Lindsey shouted over the music.

"No, I bet you looked gorgeous!" Jo shouted back

"Man this music is loud!"

"It's the in thing now, have the music so high no one can talk, just buy more drinks and dance!" Lindsey said.

The girls continued to talk for most of the evening; they discussed the wedding plans to where Hawkes and Camille were going to on their honeymoon. Jo was listening and would add a comment here and there, but most of the time she was thinking about Mac and what the guys were up to. She looked at her phone and noticed there were no SOS messages of any kind, so he must be having a good time.

"You ok?" Cassie asked her.

"I've got a bit of a head ache; think I may go get some air." Jo answered as she grabbed her coat and bag and headed towards the door. She didn't want to, but she got her phone out of her bag again and looked at it, still nothing. So she decided to text him, just see what he was up to if anything else. She was nearing the door and looking at her phone at the same time, the next thing she realised was that she was bumping into someone and boy was it gunna hurt!

"Oh my god I am so sorry!" the man said as they both hit into each other, he grabbed her around the waist to steady themselves.

"That's ok, it was all my fault, I wasn't…Mac!" Jo said as she looked up to see the man in question.

"Jo! What are you doing here?" he asked her, his hands still on her waist.

"This is where we're having Camille's bachelorette party, what are you doing here?" Jo asked him in surprise, was that Mac's hands on her middle that she felt?

"Danny got us all in the Midnight Lounge, you girls in there?" Mac asked pointing to the adjoining club.

"Yeah, although it's so loud in there I can hardly think straight…I was coming out t text you actually, see if you needed saving." Jo chuckled placing her hand on his chest. 'Man he is strong under that shirt' she thought to herself as her hand made contact with his chest.

"Oh really? Well I was coming out to text you…small world huh?" Mac smiled down at her, why was it he couldn't bring himself to remove his hands from her waist?

"Not having a good time?" Jo asked him returning the smile.

"No it's great, just not my kind of scene that's all…you wanna get out of here?" Mac asked her taking her coat out of her hands and helping her put it on, taking the time to move her soft hair out from under the collar.

"Sure, I'll text Lindsey and say I've got a head ache and that I'm leaving." She smiled at him as he guided her out of the club.

They walked down the street, taking in the fresh air and making their way through the crowds.

"So what do you fancy doing?" Mac asked as they carried on walking in no particular direction.

"Anything, as long as it doesn't involve crowds and loud music." Jo said chuckling.

"Well I have the perfect place." Mac said taking her hand and crossing the street towards Central Park.