It was midnight at the lab.

"Hey Mac, I'm going home… okay?"

"Sure thing Stella… so when are we moving in?"

"Sometime this week," she smiles and leaves with her bags. This is going to be a long night.

I hope Mac doesn't hate me for leaving him like this… but I do need some sleep.

Once she got home she changed into her pajamas and went to bed. Mac was looking at the file of the girl who wants to apply. She had brown hair and her name was Michelle. He sighs and puts her file aside on Stella's side of the desk… Mac slowly fell asleep in the lab.

Mac was sitting on the bench in the lab and Michelle came over to him.

"Hey Mac, what's up?"

"I saw Stella… well she was kissing… McDonald."

"What!! That one dude that was hired a couple days before me."

"Yeah," he said as tears rolled down his eyes.

"It will be all right, trust me…"

"No it won't you don't understand… we were meant to be."

"It's okay," she smiled and kissed his cheek.

Mac literally woke up crying, some of the paperwork got completely wet, which made everything worse. Good thing it was only a dream.

Across town Stella was having a dream just like Mac's, except she saw Mac kissing Michelle. The only major thing different was that McDonald kissed Stella and she got a little too into it.

"I thought he loved me so much."

"Don't worry I'll be here for you," he kissed her again and that is when Stella woke up.

I hope that never happens in real life…

Stella heads to work at eight and sees Mac sleeping at the desk. She shakes her head and goes to wake him up.

"Mac, how many times do I have to tell you?" he looks up at her with his droopy eyes. "It's not healthy for you to stay in the lab over night."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I must have been working on something and fell asleep," he said getting up. "You want to go get some coffee?"

Sure," they leave the office and go into the coffee room. Stella looked around and saw McDonald there.

"Hey Stella, how's everything going?"

"Fine, thanks for your concern."

"Well, I was looking for you… Flack told me to tell you about a crime scene, he wants us there quickly.

"Okay," Stella nods. "Hold up on the coffee?" she asked a little upset. Mac smiles and nods. Stella goes off with McDonald and he drives to the crime scene.

At the crime scene there were two bodies completely covered in blood. Stella immediately starts taking pictures, while McDonald was putting down the police tape.

"Looks like fractured neck, there seems to be no sort of struggle. With the other guy, it seems like he put up an awfully good fight."

McDonald looked for ID's, "Apparently they were related," he showed them to her.

"Yeah, I guess so… well let's wrap up this crime scene and go back to the lab." Twenty minutes later they arrive back at the lab. Stella let's everybody else get to work and she goes back to see what Mac's up to.

"Stella, it's about time you got back, I was getting a little lonely."

"Well, it's called working… and McDonald is very helpful. He showed me a few things that I never knew before."

"Oh, so about tonight…"

McDonald came in, "We found a hit Stella."

"Wait, already, who found something," she was hyped up. "Mac, tell me that thing later," she kisses him on the cheek and goes off with McDonald.

"So, we found some blood that wasn't from the victims. It was from a guy named Joe Fielding. He lives two blocks from the scene…"

"I'll drive," Stella said taking out her keys.

Meanwhile Mac was sitting in his office, and Adam came in.

"Hey Mac, where's Stella?"

"Out working with McDonald."

"Oh, that man is awesome… did you know he enjoys playing street hockey?"

"Adam, why are you here?"

"Just wanted to check up on you."

"Stella better not be long because she has an interview in an hour."

"Oh, well I'll keep you company."

"You should get back to work… and I can take care of myself," Adam shrugs and then leaves. Mac organizes his side of the desk, and got a text from Stella.

We just got done interrogating him, and he wouldn't tell us anything. McDonald is going to buy some lunch, and we were wondering if U wanted anything??

Mac texts back, A cheeseburger would be nice, thanks for the update.

When did they become an us?? I guess it's not that big of a deal… stupid dream got me thinking crazy, Stella would never leave me for him. Oh Mac, get a grip of yourself, thinking these things.

Minutes later Stella comes back, "Here's your cheeseburger Mac."

"Thanks Stella, so about tonight… You want to go out for dinner… like our first real official date as a couple?"

"Sure Mac… but right now you should go Michelle should be coming soon."

"Okay I'm going," he said taking his cheeseburger with him.

Stella gets organized, and minutes later Michelle comes in.

"You must be Michelle," she said smiling.

"Yeah that's me, so I'm here for my interview."

"Okay, so when did you get a degree in medical examining?"

"Three months ago, but nobody wants to take me… they think I'm…"

"Inexperienced… yeah, well that life for you," Stella said as Michelle turned her head.

"Who's that?" Michelle asked looking out the office.

"That's Mac Taylor and he's OFF-LIMITS," she emphasized.

"Oh, I completely understand… so can I get the job or not?"

"Yeah, you're hired," she said a little distracted.

Michelle shakes Stella's hand and leaves. Then Mac comes inside...

"So, you let her join the force?" he smiled.

"Yeah, she seems to like you though."

"Oh… well I don't care because I have you," he said giving her a kiss.

"Tastes like cheeseburger," she smiled and kissed him back. "Oh, and sorry if I get away from you for long, but I do have to work."

"Yeah, I'm sorry for acting… well strange."

"But, you are always strange," she laughs.

"Thanks," he grunts.

"I mean that in the nicest way possible," she said giving him a hug. "I wouldn't do anything to upset you."

"Yeah, me either. Well that's not true, for both of us… whenever you dated… guys I was upset."

"That's not what I was talking about," she released the hug. "You also got me upset when you were dating Peyton."

"Stella, this is not the time or place to talk about my doings with Peyton."

"Yeah… sure," she frowned and walked out of the office.

Why did I open my big mouth?? Why does Mac have such a hard head??