Mac's Trip

By: GSRSmackedHiphuggers

GSH...This is my time to say that I am soooooooo sorry for not updating anything. This is going to change. Now I have had this story filled out for I don't remember how long. But I am going to update my style make the chapters longer. Change face so to speak. I give you Mac's Trip.

Once the three got home, Stella bee lined for the couch. Walking around was taking a toll on her, but so was waiting for Mac. He didn't say when his ship was coming to harbor. This morning she wanted to go down and wait for him where they would be docked. The life growing inside her had other plans. She just wanted to curl up in Mac's arms and finally have a good nights sleep. Danny finished putting the tree up and Lindsay took out Stella's box of decorations.

"Careful," Stella shouted, when Lindsay plopped it on the floor. "Some of those are important to me."

She got up of the couch, after a few tries, and walked over to them. Lindsay set the box on a chair and stepped aside. Stella started pulling out boxes of generic Christmas balls and garland. She then pulled out a small blue angel. She placed it on a middle branch.

"What's the story on that?" Danny asked, pulling out mounds of tinsel.

"It was given to me by a nun at my orphanage. She told me that no matter what happened I always had this angel watching out for me. Me and whoever else I needed it to." she smiled, twirling the angel in her hands.

"What about this one?" Lindsay asked.

She pulled out a brilliant green glass snowflake. Stella smiled when she saw it.

"Mac gave that to me," she explained. "It was a year after his Claire died. We were out for drinks one Christmas Eve, just talking. We then took a walk past all the stores and the people doing their last-minute shopping. It was snowing and something caught my eye. I asked him not to move, I ran into a store quickly and ran out. I handed him a box, inside was a little red piano decoration. He was so confused and then I tapped one of the keys. It started playing a rendition of Clair du Lune. I thought he was going to cry, then it was my turn. When he came back out, he handed me this. He said it reminded him of me. Unique in every way and wonderful to watch. As beautiful as my eyes and just as green."

"That is so sweet." Lindsay squealed, tears welling in her eyes.

"That was the first night I'd ever kissed him," Stella laughed. " But we both decided intimate relationship would be too complicated. We were just partners and friends. Every now and then I heard him humming Clair du Lune. Watching the snow fall outside his window. He said it always reminded him of that night. We spent almost every Christmas Eve together. Sure we had our relationships. He had Peyton and I had men, but we always seemed to make it back to each other."

"Well let's make it nice for him." Danny exclaimed, tossing some tinsel in the air.

So that's what they did. They decorated the tree Danny did the top, Lindsay the bottom and Stella the middle. By the end almost every branch had something on it. Danny and Lindsay stayed awhile and watched some specials with Stella. She fed them turkey sandwiches and eggnog. They had fun, but Danny thought it would be better to leave before Mac got there. They said their goodbyes and traveled down the elevator. Stella shut the door and began travelling back to the couch, when a knock sounded at the door. She turned and walked back.

"What'd you forget.." she began, but quickly finished.

There standing in her door way was her fiancee. She threw the door open and he quickly surrounded her in his arms. He walked slowly in the room, kicked his bag in and closed the door. They just stood there a moment and he began chuckling. She gave him a puzzled look.

"There seems to be something between us." He laughed, holding on to her stomach.

"I don't know what happened, it just appeared out of nowhere." she played along, she loved when he did this.

"Well I think I can clear it up for you," he explained, guiding her to the couch. "You see, you are an incredibly attractive woman and I just can't control myself around you. Your beautiful brown curls, I could play with them all day. Just wrap each one around my fingers and not to mention it smells fantastic. The aroma of a gorgeous Greek goddess. Then your dazzling eyes, so green and full of wonder. Always happy and excited. One look and my heart melts."

She was blushing uncontrollably now, he laughed at her and kissed her softly. She curled up on his chest and let her eyes flutter closed. He too closed his eyes, relaxed with her weight on him. They both fell into a deep sleep, something neither had in a while.

To Be Continued...

GSH... There you have it. I hope you liked it more is to come. R&R and please check out my other work. Love You All.