Part is this chapter is what I had in a dream recently, its within the beginning.

Mac was sitting at his desk all worried. Where is Stella? She should have been here 20 minutes ago. Lindsay came walking in his office, and handed him some files.

"Hey Lindsay, you heard from Stella?"

"Yeah, she's not feeling well."

"And she couldn't contact me," he thought out loud.

Lindsay shrugged and left. She can't tell her boss… boyfriend that she can't come to work? He got up from his desk and took a cab to the other side of the city. He paid the driver and went up to her place. Mac banged on the door.

"Stella, it's Mac!" he yelled.

"It's open," she said weak and raspy. Mac opens the door, he saw Stella laying down on the couch.

"Stella, you look horrible."

"Thanks Mac," she stated sternly.

"I didn't mean it like that."

"Mac… I know what you mean. Well you coming in or not."

Mac closes the door and kneels beside her. "Why didn't you call me?" he asked all serious. Stella just shrugged.

"You were worried about me?" she smiles.

"Stella, you had me really worried."

"I'm sorry Mac."

"It's okay Stell," he kissed her forehead. "Just try not to do it again." Stella nodded. "Well I have to go back to work. I'll be back at noon for lunch."

"You really don't have to."

"No, I want to. And I'm not going to postpone our date. Just get some rest," his hand went against her cheek, got up and left. Stella went back to sleep and was still smiling, just like Mac who was going back to the lab. This relationship is going to work out pretty well.

Mac came to a stop and got out of the cab. Flack who was inside was waving him over.

"Mac, where did you go?"

"I went to go… check up on Stella."

"You're a good man Mac, you know that."

"Yeah, but she's my best friend and I care about her."

"Well anyway, the computers went down while you were gone, and now they're back on and every piece of information is gone."

"WHAT! How did this happen?"

"I don't know Mac, but it's really strange. Danny, Adam, and Jess are trying to fix everything."

"What is Lindsay doing?"

"Her babysitter cancelled on her so she had to go back home."

"Oh," his cell phone started ringing. "Taylor."

"It's Stella. Mac I have a high fever, and I vomited all over the floor," she said all queasy.

"That isn't good; our computers broke down in the lab."

"Mac, I have a more important problem."

"But Stella our computers lost all information," he said frustrated. "So I have to stay here."

"And you can't help your girlfriend out."

"No Stell, my work is important to me… I got to go," he said and hung up.

"Are you going to be okay?" Flack asked.

"Yeah, but can you go and take care of Stella for me?"

"Um… sure Mac. Anything for you," he smiled and took a cab to Stella's place.

Why did I have to be such a jerk to Stella? Now I feel really bad… I REALLY need to make it up to her.

He goes and tries to find the crew trying to fix the computers. But couldn't get his mind off what he did to Stella, his own girlfriend for crying out loud.

Twenty minutes later Flack went up to Stella's room and opened the door.

"Flack, what a surprise to see you here."

"I'm sorry about Mac Stella, but he's a busy man."

Stella nodded and Flack went into her kitchen and made her some chicken noodle soup.

"Thanks for helping me out Don, I really appreciate it." Flack came out of her kitchen.

"No problem, now let me mop up your mess you made there."

Seconds later after he got done mopping the pot of soup was boiling over he ran and took it off the eye. He put it in a bowl and handed it to Stella. While Stella was eating she told Flack that he could go.

A few hours passed and the computer's were almost back to normal. Mac had completely lost track of time it was ten past one once he realized that he was late. He took the lab's Escalade and drove quickly to Stella's. He literally ran to Stella's floor and opened her door quickly.

"Mac, where in the hell were you?" she asked sounding better.

"I am so sorry that I'm late…"

"It's not just that, I really needed you earlier and you had to work when they are capable of doing things themselves."

"Stella…"

"I'm not finished. It seems like you don't care much about this relationship that we've started. I just don't know how you are ever going to make it up to me."

Tears filled Mac's strong eyes. "Stella, I don't want to lose this relationship already. Okay, I LOVE you Stell."

"Hold on, you love me?"

"Yeah Stella, it's just hard to keep a relationship when you live on the other side of the city."

"I know it is really hard, except when we're working together."

"I know what you mean," Mac and Stella smiled.

"So, are you asking me to move in with you?"

"If you want to."

"I don't know Mac, maybe once we spread the news that we're dating."

"Yeah, that's a good idea."

"Mac, did you actually mean it when you said you loved me?"

"Of course Stella, I don't play around with love."

"Oh good, because I thought you were just saying that to make up from today."

"I wouldn't do that Stella."

"Mac, I'm coming to work tomorrow I promise. It will be a better day for both of us. You should be going back. See you tomorrow."

"Okay Stella," he kisses her on the cheek, just in case she was still a little sick.

"Bye Detective," they both laugh and Stella watched him leave.

I hope you enjoyed this even with the part when you probably thought they were going to break up… I'm a really good writer, as long as I'm interested it will be a great story. Hope to get some good reviews.