Chapter 7.

Stella's eyes were rolling back in her head of pure pain. She gasped, a hand holding onto her belly as a new contraction hit her. Breathing heavily she tried to find a better position in the hospital bed. The only thing was that she couldn't.

In fact every position hurt as much and she just wanted it to be over, she was mighty feed up with all this unpleasantness of the pregnancy. She groaned as she slowly managed to sit up so she could get out of the bed and try to walk around a little.

When another hard contraction hit she however gave that up and crawled back in the bed, whispering "Mac, where are you."

She again reached for her phone and dialed his number yet again, only to get, "This is Mac Taylor, I can't pick up right now, but if you leave a message, I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

Stella hit the end call key with frustration, cursing mildly, looking through her phone list before calling Jo. She quickly heard the other woman in the phone saying, "Hello."

"Jo, it's Stella, you need to find Mac and get him to the hospital now," said Stella with a groan.

Jo that at once got the urgency said, "I'll get him don't you worry about that, just hang in there."

With that Stella hang up, laid the phone on the table next to the bet and held on to the sheets while another contraction hit.

Jo let her phone slip down in her pants pocket before her eyes searched the lab for Mac. He was nowhere to be found. She walked into DNA where she saw Lindsay and asked, "Do you know where Mac is?"

"Interviewing a witness," she answered.

Jo nodded and suddenly got why the phone was off. She walked to the elevator and took it down to the first floor walking towards the interrogation rooms. She found Flack outside looking into the window at Mac.

"You have to get him out of there, there is an emergency," said Jo in a very serious tone.

"If I do that I blow what we have," said Flack, looking at the older woman.

"Stella is in labor right now and she needs him there," said Jo, she couldn't afford to lose more time.

Flack knocked at the door to get Mac out. He came out looking at them with questioning eyes saying, "Was there something you wanted me to add?"

"Stella is at the hospital in labor, you have to go now," said Jo.

"She's…I'm going to be a father…I have to…" Mac said, running out of there before managing to finish.

"You're doing just fine sweetheart," said Mac in a soft tone, his arms around her shoulders, holding her close as she started to push. He had made it to her just in time.

"This is all your…fault," she breathed, feeling nothing but pure pain.

"I know and I am sorry, but it will soon be over," said Mac in a soft tone, kissing her cheek.

"I hope so for your sake," she snapped at him, not really in a loving mood.

"I can see the head crown, just a bit more," she heard the nurse say from between her legs.

She grumbled a bit, before gathering her last strength to push their baby out. That and some yucky stuff she could have lived without.

The nurse that had captured the baby cleared her airways and made her scream out. Stella sighed with exhaustion falling back on the bed as Mac looked at the baby with curious eyes.

"It's a girl," said the nurse and took her to clean her up a bit before giving her to them.

"Did you hear that sweetheart, it really is a girl," said Mac excitedly, holding her in his arms, looking at her. She so tiny, but he could still see a bit of both of them in her. He smiled at his lady saying, "She's the most beautiful little girl that ever was. He little one I'm your daddy and this here is your mummy."

Stella took the little one from him saying, "She really is perfect."

Slowly she closed her eyes and trailed off, still holding her close. Their little miracle. A mini-version of the both of them. She felt both exhausted and happy. And as a nurse trilled Stella and the baby to the room where they would spend the next days, the excited father started to make the call to brag about his little girl. Never before had he been so happy and so proud of his leading lady.

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