-- Outside --
Stella (yanks her arm away): What was *that* about, Mac?
Care to continue?
Mac droped his eyes for a second as if just realizing what he'd done, "Stella..." he paused, his eyes darting everywhere before finally landing on Mr. "Eerie" in the next room, "do you even really know the guy?"
Stella let her breath out in a huff and rushed to defend herself but Mac cut her off..."Look, Stel, I just...I don't want to see you get hurt again okay..."
Any arguement she'd have given him died before reaching her lips, as her eyes, locked with his, finally saw what Mac Taylor wasn't even sure he could tell her yet.
She nodded, words lost as she realized just what her best friend was really saying to her, or rather what his heart was saying to her.
He nodded back at her and with one more withering glance in Mr. Eerie's direction headed off to his office. Stella watched him walk away, a small smile tugging at her lips as she whispered, "Finally!"
How's that Cate babes?
Lol, Melly you came back I KNEW this Macky-war would start up again! Do I need to remind you of the chain-of-events-rule we have for stealing Macky? :lol: