Chapter Three

Even as the team tried to get a ID on the perp but they were not having much luck, while Mac was worried about the effect it was having on his pregnant girlfriend Maddie, she'd been chucking up in the mornings now and she would return to bed for some sleep, Mac knew that she was scared, he was too and admitted this to her, she nodded as they cuddled together, Mac knew that she needed him more than ever, even later as she decided to play one session of Grand Theft Auto 5, to see if there would be anymore messages and he was so worried about both her and their unborn baby, he was hopeful that his team would find the sick son of a bitch.

Mac was hoping that he and the team would solve this case before another kill, but that was not the case to be, as another victim had been murdered in the same manner as the previous two, this scared Maddie when she heard about another killing and she was also worried about her unborn baby too, when Mac got back later that evening to find Maddie curled up on their bed having a nap, he just wanted this killer caught before Maddie gets hurt, she was so scared and she even shivered at night due to the fears that she was on the hitlist too.

As the team tried to get a name on the perp but so far it was hard, Mac remained at his apartment with Maddie as he looked after her, this case was really doing a number on her and she was scared of being on her own, even when she played the game once more and was sent another vile message, which she wrote down and gave it straight to Mac, this was stating she was the next victim to face the same fate, Maddie had to be sick and Mac rushed to her side, gently holding her blonde hair while she threw up, Mac remained by her side and this was evil and the killer had to be stopped before he harmed Maddie and their unborn baby.

Maddie was having trouble sleeping as was Mac, while the killer was still out there hunting for Maddie, she stayed close to Mac, she really needed him more than ever, he knew this and was gonna be by her side the whole way, it was one of the promises that he made to her, she knew that he meant it even more now than ever before.

While the team tried to hunt down the serial killer but this latest killing was a little sloppy, he left a fraction of DNA behind but there was no match in AFIS to this perp and that really pisssed Mac off, he was so annoyed that he went to calm down without upsetting Maddie more than she already was by now and he worried about her so much and their unborn baby, Mac wanted this perp caught soon and before Maddie would get hurt herself, Mac didn't want to take that risk with the love of his life, he needed her and their unborn baby more than anything.

Despite not knowing where the perp would go next, the team were unaware that their boss knew but had no idea how he knew, that the lives of his girlfriend and unborn baby depended on him, more now than ever before and as Maddie was leaving the hospital after a check up on her baby, the killer struck and savagely attacked Maddie and left her for dead, he made sure to stab her six times in the chest and shoulders, he knew that she was dead, but she was playing dead as a passerby found ehr and called the NYPD, Mac was shocked when he heard that Maddie had been savagely attacked by the serial killer and he had to see her, he quickly grabbed his keys and left the lab to go over to Trinity General to see his girlfriend, once he explained to the doctor and he went to be by her side and he held her hand inside his own, he let his own tears fall as he kept a bedside vigil with her, when the doctor informs Mac that the baby survived, Mac nodded in reply.

Knowing that his unborn baby survived meant some comfort to Mac, but what he needed was Maddie to wake up and let him know that she was gonna be ok, Mac softly sniffled as he felt his heart break at the thought of losing her, she had been brutally attacked and was now fighting for her life, Mac needed her to pull through, his heart ached for her so much and he needed her to pull through this for him and their unborn baby, he really needed her to survive and tell what happened to her, he loved her so much and it also made him realise that he wanted to make their relationship more official, he wanted her to be his wife, he loved her so much and knew that she made him so happy since they first got together three years earlier and he wanted to make their life together permanent.

After about three weeks later, Maddie was slowly coming around from her attack and Mac had fallen asleep while holding her hand inside his own, she gripped his hand softly which woke Mac and he softly placed a kiss on her forehead, while his other hand rested on her stomach, he loved her so much and even more now than ever before, he knew that she was special to him and as she was expecting his baby, he was lucky to have her in his life and always would do what he could to make her happy and also loved too.

Despite his team working all the hours to catch the perp, they then got a breakthrough with the trace from Maddie which pinged a hit in IBIS to a former gun and they called Flack and he agreed to get the asshole into PD for questioning, Mac knew that his team would do the interview as he stayed with Maddie knowing that he was where he needed to be, by her side and be the first thing she sees when she opens her blue eyes.

While the perp was being grilled by the team, he finally admitted why and hearing the reason made the team feel sick with disgust and as Mac got a message about why the perp did it, even he felt sick too, when Maddie softly winced, before she finally woke up and saw Mac by her side, he softly smiled before leaning in for a long-awaited kiss with her, he was so glad that she had woken up and he told her that he loved her, when she said the same back to him, he smiled softly knowing that she was awake after three weeks and he told her that their baby survived, she was glad that their baby was safe and he told her just how badly injured she was and she nodded, she was glad to still be alive after what the perp did to her, she had to fightt o survive for her unborn baby and Mac, they were the reasons she survived and and she truly loved Mac which made ehr realise that she wanted to be his for the rest of her life and she had no idea that Mac wanted to marry her, she wondered if they would tie the knot sometime.

Mac stayed close, knowing that her safety came first to him and also their unborn baby, Mac was so excited about being a dad, he just hoped that he was gonna be a good dad to his baby, Maddie knew his fears about being a dad and she was gonna know just how good he was gonna be with their baby, she loved them both so much with all her heart, she had a reason, well two and that was her unborn baby and her boyfriend Mac Taylor.

Maddie wondered when she would be allowed home and to the comfort of her bed with Mac, she disliked hospitals, even Mac knew this as Maddie had told him this and he felt the same about them too, after another few days Maddie was finally allowed home and it felt good to be home after so long in hospital, she was glad that it meant that she could be clloser to Mac as they would be back in the same bed again, which meant a lot to Mac and also to Maddie as well, both were excited about being in bed together once more and it was this night that Mac asked Maddie to marry him and she agreed to be his wife, Mac kissed her to celebrate their engagement, he loved her so much and now she had agreed to be his wife, this made his life more solid with her by his side, he knew that she would always be by his side, it was her promise to him.

Will Mac ever reveal his secret to the team or how much longer can he hide it?