Chapter 2

"Sweetheart, I'll be back as soon as I can. I'm just going to check on Sheldon," said Mac.

"Okay, Mac. Give him a kiss for me," said Stella.

"I will, love. Danny, stay with her please." said Mac.

When Mac arrived at the ICU, he seen Sheldon being made comfortable by the doctor.

"Excuse me. I'm Det. Mac Taylor. Can you tell me how he's doing?"

"He's still critical. He had a ruptured spleen which we had to remove along with his left kidney that was crushed. His skull has two fractures to the frontal lobe. We've given twenty inside sutures and twenty staples in his left arm. If he wakes within the next forty eight hours, his outlook will be good."

"Thank you," said Mac.

Leaving the room, the doctor left Mac with Sheldon. Leaning down towards his ear, he whispered...

"I need you to listen too me Sheldon. I'm home now. Stella, MaCanna, our new daughter, we are all home in New York just to see you. So you need to fight and come home to us Sheldon. You need to see your new little girl. She's going to need her uncle to teach her everything we can't. Just like you promised MaCanna to be a famous doctor. So you need to come home Sheldon. Home to all of us, we love you. Let us help heal you, and bring you home."

As Mac held his hand, Cheif Sinclair was watching at the window. Looking down, he held Mac's sheild and gun. He was happy that Taylor had come home to New York. He had been missed by alot of people. Knocking on the window Mac turned and seen Sinclair motioning him with his finger.

"I'll be right back Sheldon. Do you hear me? I'll be right back," said Mac.

Leaving the room, Sinclair held out his hand for Mac to shake.

"Welcome back, Mac. I wish it was under better circumstances," said Sinclair.

"You and I both. Any leads?" asked Mac.

"We have a good description of the boys. But we haven't been able to locate them," said the Chief.

"What makes you think, they will strike again?" asked Mac.

"It's a hunch Mac. I'm not the only one who has it. Even Danny said... now they've seen the distruction they have done, they'll do it again for the sport of it. It will become a game. We need to find them fast," said the Chief.

Handing Mac his sheild and gun, he left.

"Excuse me, Detective Taylor? Your wife is asking for you," said the nurse.

"I'll be right there. Thank you," said Mac.

Walking back into Sheldon's room. Mac took his hand again and whispered...

"Remember Sheldon. You need to fight. You need to come home to us," whispered Mac.

Heading out of his room, he took the elevators to the fourth floor.

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Walking into his wife's room, Mac found her sleeping with their daughter in her arms. Lifting her into his, he held her to his heart.

"Welcome beautiful. You sure picked an odd place to be born. Does this mean you are going to be daddy's little dare devil. Are you going to be the one that gives daddy endless fits of worry? We need to give you a name too, something beautiful, something that will make all the other little jealous of my sweet baby girl."

Opening her eyes for the briefest of moments, she yawned, motioned her little lips, curled her little fist and fell back into sleep.

"She's beautiful, isn't she Mac? We finally done it. We finally have the perfect family. I love you... Mac," cried Stella.

"Don't cry love. I love you too, and yes. She is perfection. How much did she weigh?" asked Mac.

"Seven pounds, nine ounces. The nurses can't get over all her curl. She has more then MaCanna did when he was born," said Stella."

"She does, love. We need a name for her though. I was thinking on the way down here about, Calista. The name is...."

Stella interrupted...

"Greek for most beautiful. I love it Mac. Then we can have her middle name Arianna, it's very fitting. She was truly an angel being on that flight."

"Sounds wonderful. Welcome to your new family... Calista Arianna Taylor," whispered Mac.

It was at that moment Arianna walked in.

"Do we have a name for your new addition yet?"

"We do. Calista Arianna Taylor, meet Arianna. The doctor who brought you into this world," said Mac.

"Aww... that's beautiful. Thank you. You do know, Calista means most beautiful, right?" said Arianna.

"We do." said Stella.

"Mac... sorry to interrupt. We need to go," said Danny.

Nodding, he bent his head to his wife's and whispered...

"Okay love. I'll be back as soon as I can. Listen Arianna, if you could find a way to sneak my wife and Calista up to see Sheldon Hawkes. I would be forever in your debt. It may help pull him out of his critical stage."

"I'll see what I can do, Mac. Take care," said Arianna.

When Arianna left the room. Mac gave Stella and Calista a kiss, before leaving out the door.

tbc...