"So..." Stella tries to make the quiet car ride a little less awkward "how was Lucy last night?"

Mac shrugs slightly "took me a while to get her settled down, but I didn't mind staying up with her, I was pretty wired anyway. By the way," Mac tilts his head towards Stella "why didn't you wake me up this morning?"

"oh crap" Stella thinks to herself "why did I bring this up???" She quickly blurts out the first response that sounds logical "I just thought you could use the rest."

"Fair enough" Mac says as Stella breathes a quiet sigh of relief and looks out the window of the truck.

As they arrive at the hospital after what seems to Stella like the longest car ride ever, they climb out of the truck, and make their way towards the front doors. Stella anxiously walks towards the door with hurried steps, as Mac takes his time, covering every inch of the parking lot with his eyes. The uneasy feeling in his gut won't rest until he solves this case. "You comin'!?" Stella's voice knocks him out of his daze. "Yeah..." Mac nods as he hops up the last two steps to the doors of the hospital.

Once inside Stella wastes no time to get to Lindsay's room. As they near the last corner of the hallway before Lindsay's door, Macs cell phone begins to ring. Mac reaches inside his jacket and grabs his phone. He turns away from Stella and in a quiet voice, as to not disturb the patients of the hospital, responds "Taylor. ... Flack, hey. One second." He turns back to Stella and covers the mouthpiece of the phone with his hand "Go ahead Stell; I'll meet you in there". Stella nods and continues towards Lindsay's door.

"Yeah, Flack, what d'ya got? ... Alright, well it's a start. Contact me as soon as you find anything else out. ... Alright, thanks." Mac returns his phone to the inside pocket of his jacket and takes the last few steps to Lindsay's door. He leans on the doorframe for a moment before going inside. He can't help but smirk as he watches Lindsay and Danny smile while Stella tells them the story of how she found Mac & Lucy this morning. "It was just the cutest thing, Lindsay" Stella beams.

"Yeah, you two owe me a new shirt by the way" Mac jokes as he makes his way into the room. "How are you?" Mac asks Lindsay as he walks up next to her bed and places a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm okay... And thank you so much for staying with Lucy Mac. And you too Stella."

"No problem" they both reply at the same time, letting out a slight chuckle afterwards.

"See Linds, I told ya we didn't need to hire a nanny, we got 'uncky Mac' and 'auntie Stella' right here" Danny laughs. "Just kiddin, just kiddin. Hey Mac, I was just gonna grab a coffee, you wanna come with?" Danny asks, raising an eyebrow at Mac.

"Sure Danny"

[The two men exit, leaving Lindsay and Stella in the room to continue with their 'baby banter']

As Mac and Danny walk down the long hallway towards the small coffee bar, Danny stops, places his hands on his head and runs his fingers through his hair as he looks at Mac with angst. "So, what do we know?"

"Uh..." Mac lets out a sigh. "Not a whole lot. Yet. But we will. I've got Adam & Sheldon back at the lab, and Flack is talking to a few witnesses. Nobody..." Mac sighs again "nobody is sayin too much yet, but he still has a few places to visit in the area. " The look of pain in Danny's eyes overwhelms Mac and prompts him to pull Danny into an embrace. Danny has been a rock for his family thus far, but the vulnerability he feels as he clutches onto Mac's jacket causes him to break down. Mac holds onto Danny tightly, and pulls his head down onto his shoulder. "It's okay Danny" Mac assures him, as he holds onto the back of his head. Tears fill Danny's eyes as he lets out a few quiet sobs.

After a few moments, Danny lifts his head while taking a step back from Mac. He wipes his tears away with the sleeve of his shirt, and clears his throat. "I'm sorry Mac" he apologizes, looking down to the floor and shaking his head slightly.

Mac nods to Danny and gives him a reassuring smirk "How 'bout that coffee? Come on, I'm buyin"

Danny chuckles and nods "Thanks Mac."

As they continue their walk towards the coffee bar, Mac drapes his hand across Danny's back, placing it on his shoulder. "We'll get 'em, Danny". Danny nods in agreement and they reach the coffee bar.

[end scene]

**Will update more tomorrow, promise XD**