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Mac opened the door to his apartment, "Here it is."
Jess walked in and looked around, "This is amazing Mac! The views... They make you remember this city is beautiful."
Mac smiled, "If you say so."
She gave him a look, "I do, it's worth the stairs."
"I guess, do you want something to eat?"
"Sure, what are the choices?"
He pulled out a bunch of menus, "Takeout, your pick."
Jess looked them over, "You like Italian?"
Mac shrugged, "Sure, let's go."
Stella walked into the break room, "So how are the mommies-to-be?"
Flack looked at her, "Torturing Danny."
Stella sat beside him and watched as the three youngest argued over something, the girls looked like they were winning.
"So, you and Jess made up yet?"
The question made her turn to face him, "You know the answer to that Flack, I don't know what to do."
"Jess said it was your idea to break up?"
She nodded, "Ya, I didn't think a break would work."
"If you say so. I still think you two should talk."
"And do what? We've talked, that didn't work, I love her, but..."
"But what? Either you love her or you don't Stella. There's no buts."
She nodded, "I do... No buts. I was angry Flack, about the fight, about all the problems, the fact that she wanted to take a break. I acted out of anger..."
The conversation stopped when Jess and Mac walked in, Stella froze when she saw how happy Jess looked, something that hadn't happened for awhile.
Jess's smile slid off her face when she saw her ex-girlfriend staring back at her, mirroring the mixed emotions on her own face.
Mac watched as Jess's eyes clouded over and looked over to Flack, after a subtle nod towards the door, they gathered the other three and left Jess and Stella alone.
Stella saw the mixed hurt and anger in Jess's eyes. She knew there was the same in her eyes, smiling she forced out a word, "Hey."
Jess's smile was equally as forced, "Hey."
The room went quiet as they fell into awkwardness...
Okay, short chapter, I know, but I wanted to build the suspense a bit.
xoxo Rikxi ;P