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„Aww Mac you‘re such a sweetheart. How‘d you do it?“ Stella asked feeling tears pool in her eyes. Mac had invited the entire to have a little Christmas party with Stella at the hospital.
„You know, I can do anything for you.“ He replied sitting down beside her on her bed.
*knock* *knock*
„Oh doctor, what is it?“
„Merry Christmas, everyone. Just wanted to tell you that Miss Bonasera could go home in a week. She‘s almost the old one.“
„Thanks doc, we‘re grateful for anything you did for us.“
„You‘re welcome. I do my job and you do yours.“
„Yeah. You‘re right. Talk to you later.“
The doctor left saying goodbye.
„Whoa that‘s great“ Flack said. „Then we can have a New Year‘s Eve party at your house Mac“
„Flack don‘t go over the top.“ Stella chuckled. „You know how overprotective Mac is.“
„Oh I do…he didn‘t let me come to the office for weeks after that bomb attack…“
„Hey hey…I just want the best for you guys.“ Mac said and whispered in Stella‘s ear „I couldn‘t afford losing my life again…Now that I found it again…“
„Wait wait what are you guys talking about? Am I missing something important?“
„Danny…You know how it is when you‘re love…“ Lindsay admonished Danny teasingly.
„Guys, let‘s start eating. I‘m starving…“
„Sure Stella. Here‘s your roast. Diet of course.“ Mac placed the tray on Stella‘s sideboard.
„DIET? Why Mac…“
„Don‘t take this the wrong way. It‘s the best for you…in your situation…“
„C‘mon Mac, it‘s Christmas…“ Danny and Flack pushed him.
„Yeah okay okay you got me…here you go Stella…extra fatty..“
„Thanks, honey…“ She replied with a big grin on her face.
-New Year‘s Eve-
Stella entered Mac‘s living room, she was all excited because he told he‘d a surprise for her and didn‘t let her come in the entire day.
Her stomach was still hurting, but with Mac as her personal nurse she got better so fast.
„Whoa, Mac! Are you crazy or something.“ Stella‘s mouth flew open and she couldn‘t describe in any words what she was seeing there. Mac totally excelled himself. Everything was decorated so…so wonderful. And everybody had come. She knew that this was going to be the best party ever.
„Mac you did that for me? It‘s awesome…“ She crossed the room, grabbed Mac and kissed with such a passion that the room almost exploded from excitement, everybody was applauding.
It was 11 pm everybody was in an extremely good mood. Stella was standing in the window remembering the year. So much has happened; she banned Frankie out her life, she went through so many ups and downs; suspected HIV, that Greek guy stalking her, but most importantly Mac. He was always her safe harbour through all these times , he was always there for her, more than just her boyfriend, even more he was her best friend too. Although they had been dating for only few months it was something special, she knew it and it felt so right.
Mac came from behind her wrapping his arms around her waist and asked her:
„How do you like the party, honey?“
„It‘s perfect, Mac. I‘ll never forget what you did for me…thank you…“
Turning around she kissed him. „Will you promise me that you‘ll never leave me Mac?“
„Of course I do. I couldn‘t live without you. You are my life now, Stella. Remember that.“
„Oh I will…„ Wiping away a tear that ran across her cheek she added: „Let‘s go back to the others and count down to 2009.“
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