Stella rolled over in the bed feeling the space where Mac should be.
"Mac?" Stella mumbled sitting up. Casting her eyes onto his pillow she spied a folded up piece pf paper, unfolding it she read.
Stella,
I've had to go into work early, forgot to tell you sorry darling.
Pancakes are on the table for you. I'm cooking tonight!
Love your most gorgeous, darling husband,
Mac x x x
'Maaaac' Stella thought to herself, sliding her feet down onto the floor and pulling her dressing gown down on its hanger.
Upon entering the kitchen the sweet aroma of pancakes with lemon filled Stella's nostrils'.
"I really do love Mac.." Stella mumbled as she pulled a chair out for herself.
Finishing up her breakfast Stella placed her plate into the dishwasher and disappeared into the bedroom to get dressed.
As she lifted up her leg to put into her jeans, Stella felt a sharp stabbing pain in her abdomen area.
'It'll be nothing' Stella muttered to herself, lifting her other leg.
The same.
'Ooh no!' Stella thought, grabbing her cell of the cabinet Stella punched in Mac's number.
"Hello?" Mac chirped down the phone
"M...a...c" Stella managed to gasp down the phone as her contractions came.
"Stella?!?!? Whats wrong?"
"Th.....e ba...by issss. coming!" Stella squeled as she could barely take the pain.
"I'll be right there Stell!" Mac exclaimed grabbing a sticky note to leave for Flack, Danny and Lindsay and shoving his car keys into his pocket.
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Pulling his SUV swiftly in a parking space, Mac jumped out, locked up and headed for the staircase.
By-passing the elevator he chose to ran all the way up all 15 floors.
'Maybe this wasn't a good idea' Mac thought to himself as he passed the fourteenth floor.
Reaching the front door he shooved the key into the lock and burst in.
"Stella?!?!" Mac called throwing his jacket down
"Bedroom" Stella croaked
"Heey babe I'm here now, how close together are the contractions coming?"
"10 mins atleast" Stella whispered wiping away her tears
"Ok let me phone an ambulance" Mac smiled wiping Stella's forehead," It'll be over soon ok"
Mac heard the sirens blazing before he saw the ambulance.
"Stella I can see it coming now babe" Mac smiled," Im just gonna go down and meet them"
"Detective! We came as soon as we could, where is Detective Bonasera?" Doctor Milnes shouted over to Mac as Mac swung open the door.
"Upstairs, in our flat"
"Right lets go then" Doctor Milnes smiled, grabbing his homebirth kit.
Mac waited until Doctor Milnes had disappeared up the first few steps and then stepped into the epmty elevator and pressed 15 on the key pad.
"Stella its that horrible Doctor Milnes" Mac frowned
"WHAT! IM NOT LETTING THAT MAN ANYWHERE NEAR ME!!!!" Stella shouted sitting up in her bed furiously
"What man?" Doctor Milnes asked as he stepped past Mac
Mac looked at Stella, Stella looked at Mac.
"Detective Taylor! Sorry I'm late," Doctor Grant panted as he knocked on the open front door," Doctor Milnes drove off without me"
"Hmm, wouldn't know why he would do that.." Mac snarled, clenching his hand into a fist
"Mac, if you want me to have words with Milnes over the way he is acting with Stella I can, anyway don't worry, I'll be delivering the baby."
"Oh thank heavens! Stella nearly ended herself when I said Milnes was the only doctor here"
"MAAAAAAAAC!" Stella screamed
"Action time" Doctor Grant grinned," Right Milnes out of my way!"
"What?" Milnes asked in disbelief
"Your not in a position to deliver this baby Milnes, back off"
Miles glared from Grant to Mac then smiled at Stella.
"Exxcuse.... mee... Doctor.... Grant" Stella panted, grabbing her stomach in pain," Doctor... Milnes... out pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Milnes out, your causing Detective Bonasera distress." Grant said," Right Mac I want you to hold Stella's hand tightly and on my count Stella I want you to push, right?"
Stella nodded, grabbing Mac's hand tightly
"Heey! He said tight but not that tight" Mac teased clenching back.
"1.....2....3... PUSH!"
Stella pushed her hardest, clenching Mac's hand tighter
"Ook, that was good Stella, lets try again. 1.........2.........3......... PUSH!"
The tiny cry pierced through Stella cries of pain. Doctor Grant stood up straight, cradling Mac and Stella's new born son.
"It's a boy Mac" Doctor Grant beamed, handing Mac the bundle of towels which inside held the baby.
Stella grabbed Mac's hand as she saw his eyes begin to well up as her own started to run.
Mac took the bundle from Doctor Grant and sat down on the bed beside Stella to let her see.
"He's gorgeous" Stella whispered, tenderly brushing his forehead.
"Name?" Doctor Grant enquired as he pulled a chart out of his bag to fill in.
Mac looked at Stella who nodded then looked back at Doctor Grant.
"Dylan, Dylan Bonasera Taylor."
"Lovely" Doctor Grant replied," Bonasera as a middle name or as a double barrel surname."
"Double barrel surname please."
"We'll be on our way then. Mac here's my number, if either of you two have any questions just give me a bring and I'll help"
"Thanks Grant, I don't think I could of stood Milnes delivering the baby" Stella weakly smiled
"Its fine, now remember Mac, plenty of rest for Stella!"
"Will do Grant, byee" Mac laughed,
"Thanks Grant, for everything" Stella said weakly as she pushed herself up in bed.
"It's all over now baby blue," Mac whispered staring down into Dylan's piercing blue eyes.
"Mac?" Stella mumbled sitting up. Casting her eyes onto his pillow she spied a folded up piece pf paper, unfolding it she read.
Stella,
I've had to go into work early, forgot to tell you sorry darling.
Pancakes are on the table for you. I'm cooking tonight!
Love your most gorgeous, darling husband,
Mac x x x
'Maaaac' Stella thought to herself, sliding her feet down onto the floor and pulling her dressing gown down on its hanger.
Upon entering the kitchen the sweet aroma of pancakes with lemon filled Stella's nostrils'.
"I really do love Mac.." Stella mumbled as she pulled a chair out for herself.
Finishing up her breakfast Stella placed her plate into the dishwasher and disappeared into the bedroom to get dressed.
As she lifted up her leg to put into her jeans, Stella felt a sharp stabbing pain in her abdomen area.
'It'll be nothing' Stella muttered to herself, lifting her other leg.
The same.
'Ooh no!' Stella thought, grabbing her cell of the cabinet Stella punched in Mac's number.
"Hello?" Mac chirped down the phone
"M...a...c" Stella managed to gasp down the phone as her contractions came.
"Stella?!?!? Whats wrong?"
"Th.....e ba...by issss. coming!" Stella squeled as she could barely take the pain.
"I'll be right there Stell!" Mac exclaimed grabbing a sticky note to leave for Flack, Danny and Lindsay and shoving his car keys into his pocket.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pulling his SUV swiftly in a parking space, Mac jumped out, locked up and headed for the staircase.
By-passing the elevator he chose to ran all the way up all 15 floors.
'Maybe this wasn't a good idea' Mac thought to himself as he passed the fourteenth floor.
Reaching the front door he shooved the key into the lock and burst in.
"Stella?!?!" Mac called throwing his jacket down
"Bedroom" Stella croaked
"Heey babe I'm here now, how close together are the contractions coming?"
"10 mins atleast" Stella whispered wiping away her tears
"Ok let me phone an ambulance" Mac smiled wiping Stella's forehead," It'll be over soon ok"
Mac heard the sirens blazing before he saw the ambulance.
"Stella I can see it coming now babe" Mac smiled," Im just gonna go down and meet them"
"Detective! We came as soon as we could, where is Detective Bonasera?" Doctor Milnes shouted over to Mac as Mac swung open the door.
"Upstairs, in our flat"
"Right lets go then" Doctor Milnes smiled, grabbing his homebirth kit.
Mac waited until Doctor Milnes had disappeared up the first few steps and then stepped into the epmty elevator and pressed 15 on the key pad.
"Stella its that horrible Doctor Milnes" Mac frowned
"WHAT! IM NOT LETTING THAT MAN ANYWHERE NEAR ME!!!!" Stella shouted sitting up in her bed furiously
"What man?" Doctor Milnes asked as he stepped past Mac
Mac looked at Stella, Stella looked at Mac.
"Detective Taylor! Sorry I'm late," Doctor Grant panted as he knocked on the open front door," Doctor Milnes drove off without me"
"Hmm, wouldn't know why he would do that.." Mac snarled, clenching his hand into a fist
"Mac, if you want me to have words with Milnes over the way he is acting with Stella I can, anyway don't worry, I'll be delivering the baby."
"Oh thank heavens! Stella nearly ended herself when I said Milnes was the only doctor here"
"MAAAAAAAAC!" Stella screamed
"Action time" Doctor Grant grinned," Right Milnes out of my way!"
"What?" Milnes asked in disbelief
"Your not in a position to deliver this baby Milnes, back off"
Miles glared from Grant to Mac then smiled at Stella.
"Exxcuse.... mee... Doctor.... Grant" Stella panted, grabbing her stomach in pain," Doctor... Milnes... out pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Milnes out, your causing Detective Bonasera distress." Grant said," Right Mac I want you to hold Stella's hand tightly and on my count Stella I want you to push, right?"
Stella nodded, grabbing Mac's hand tightly
"Heey! He said tight but not that tight" Mac teased clenching back.
"1.....2....3... PUSH!"
Stella pushed her hardest, clenching Mac's hand tighter
"Ook, that was good Stella, lets try again. 1.........2.........3......... PUSH!"
The tiny cry pierced through Stella cries of pain. Doctor Grant stood up straight, cradling Mac and Stella's new born son.
"It's a boy Mac" Doctor Grant beamed, handing Mac the bundle of towels which inside held the baby.
Stella grabbed Mac's hand as she saw his eyes begin to well up as her own started to run.
Mac took the bundle from Doctor Grant and sat down on the bed beside Stella to let her see.
"He's gorgeous" Stella whispered, tenderly brushing his forehead.
"Name?" Doctor Grant enquired as he pulled a chart out of his bag to fill in.
Mac looked at Stella who nodded then looked back at Doctor Grant.
"Dylan, Dylan Bonasera Taylor."
"Lovely" Doctor Grant replied," Bonasera as a middle name or as a double barrel surname."
"Double barrel surname please."
"We'll be on our way then. Mac here's my number, if either of you two have any questions just give me a bring and I'll help"
"Thanks Grant, I don't think I could of stood Milnes delivering the baby" Stella weakly smiled
"Its fine, now remember Mac, plenty of rest for Stella!"
"Will do Grant, byee" Mac laughed,
"Thanks Grant, for everything" Stella said weakly as she pushed herself up in bed.
"It's all over now baby blue," Mac whispered staring down into Dylan's piercing blue eyes.