"I'll get you doctor Stella", Mac whispered as he ran out her room and got the doctor.

"Well Miss Bonasera, your friend here was right you would wake up", Doctor Bells "Sorry I doubted you Detective".

Bells walked out the room and left the pair alone, Mac turned to Stella and rubbed her hand.

"How you feeling?" he asked her as she let out a small cough.

She rubbed her chest and leaned back on the bed "My chest is a bit sore and my head hurts".

"I think that's normal Stella", She nodded as she took a sip her water.

"I'm glad your Ok Stella", he said "Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot!"

He sighed, how would he put it. He was going to ask her out How Though? "Would like to out for dinner with me, when you get out?"

A smile crossed her face. Did he just ask her out?

"Where to?" she asked setting her cup on the unit.

"You like Italian right?"

"Del Casco's?", she asked her smile getting bigger.

"Only the best for you"

Bells walked back in and stared at the pair, Stella was the first to notice him and pushed his hand away.

"Doctor Bells, What's up?" Stella asked him as Mac turned round.

"Your Results came back, everything seems fine", Stella smiled "You can go home once I get your medication for the pain".

Bells walked slowly out the room and Mac turned to Stella. "Del Casco's Tonight?".

"Sounds Good To Me"

"Oh and By The Way Merry Christmas".

They arrived at the restaurant at 12:30 Christmas Day but to there surprise it was not busy at all.

"Hey Paulo Table for two please", he asked the young Italian boy who had wrote something in his book.

"Sure Mac, Follow me", he said as he led them to a candle lit table.

The rest of there 'date' was spent talking about work and there recent accident until Mac decided to bring up a new subject.

"We've been friends for what 15 years now?", she nodded as she took a bite of her pasta "And I was wondering, have you ever thought it might be more than that"

"Well once or twice but I didn't know you felt the same way", she told him as he ate the last of his Bolognese.

"Stella I think it's time we stopped running in circle be..", he tried to say but was cut off by her kissing him.

Only because of having to breathe they pulled apart.

"That was nice", he whispered.

"I love you Mac"

"I love you too", he said as their lips reconnected.

THE END!