Mac woke before Will and got up and dressed for their morning run. When Will's alarm clock went off she was ready to go. Will, on the other hand, hit snooze and turned over, pulling the pillow over his head.
She smiled and sat down on the bed. "Do you want to rest, I'll run with Lonny," she asked.
He pulled the pillow off of his head and looked at her. "You're ready?"
She smiled at him. "I don't mind running with Lonny."
"No, I'm coming," he said sitting up. He ran his hands through his hair and it was sticking up in every direction possible.
She tried to tame his bed head but there was no taming this one. "You need a hat."
"Right back," he said getting out of bed and going into the bathroom. He changed into his running gear and found a hat to wear. When he returned to the bedroom he could hear voices in the living room.
Lonny and Mac were talking about energy gels and all he wanted to do was lay down on the couch.
"You ready to go," Lonny asked.
"Nice hat," she said.
They piled onto the elevator and rode down to the lobby and walked out the front door. They began their run with a slower pace. They weren't running very far yet, maybe only a few miles, but it was enough for Will.
Sloan's show had debuted to great numbers. The forty-fourth floor was very happy with the show. Mac and Will were back to normal doing their show. They had gone to London for the wedding of Mac's friends and spent the week at her parent's house in Oxford. Truth be told, they were only in London for the wedding and part of the next day. The rest of their time was spent at the Oxford house. They spent a lot of time in bed just relaxing. They slept in and took advantage of their time alone. One day they never left the bed except to use the restroom or to get food. They were both well traveled so going to museums and seeing sights weren't on the top of either of their lists of things to do on this vacation. They wanted to spend their time together, without interruption. They took long walks on her parent's property and spent evenings in front of the fire.
After running for a few minutes they picked up the pace. They ran for the rest of the time at this new pace. Will knew that Lonny was pushing him and he would never admit this but he was glad he was pushing him. He needed to run a longer distance and in a quicker time. Mac was a long time runner and had the stamina to run longer than both he and Lonny.
Mac slowed down as they were about a block from the apartment and she wanted them to walk and cool down before going back inside.
"Are you okay," she asked Will.
He was winded but he said, "good, ready for a hot shower."
"Me, too," she whispered in his ear.
He turned and smiled at her. As they approached the front door Lonny said he'd see them in a few hours and walked to the SUV.
Mac and Will rode the elevator in silence. When the doors opened in the apartment she said, "shower with me?"
"Love to," he replied and started peeling off clothes as he walked into their bedroom.
After their shower Will fixed them breakfast that they ate out on the balcony enjoying the morning sun. Mac was relaxing in the sun while Will read the paper. When he looked up at her she had her eyes closed.
"Are you all right, Mac?"
She opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Just enjoying the sunshine."
He let it drop but she knew that he'd be watching her all day, now.
Mac's Blackberry made a noise and she picked it up to see a text from Jane asking her to have lunch.
"Jane wants to have lunch with me, do you mind it we cancel our standing lunch date today?"
He smiled. Mac and Jane were getting closer. "You should go."
"Thanks," she said squeezing his hand. She replied to Jane's text saying she'd love to have lunch with her and that she'd meet her at the hospital later.
Lonny came by to take them to the office. Will and Mac were sitting in the back. She was staring out the window while he held her hand. When he tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear she turned and smiled at him. "Just thinking," she replied to his unasked question.
They made it to the office and each went to their respective office to get the day started. When they all filed into the pitch meeting, Mac was already there, sitting down. Will took his normal seat at the opposite end of the table. Mac had a large bottle of water in front of her along with her notebook.
She started the pitch meeting going around the table. After shutting down most of their ideas she said, "Okay, let's try this again. Pretend that this is a brand new meeting and we have to put together a legitimate show for tonight. Jim, go."
Jim pitched a story and Mac wrote down his idea. "Better, next."
Round two of the pitch meeting was much more successful than round one. Will remained in his seat as the others filed out of the conference room. He was watching Mac as she was writing in her notebook. She didn't look up but said, "you know I know when you're watching me."
"I'll try to be stealthier," he said.
She looked up at him and he could tell she wasn't in a kidding mood. "Sorry," he said, holding his hands up. "What's wrong?"
"Headache."
"I've got medicine in my office," he offered.
"I'm okay, thank you, though. What are you going to do for lunch?"
"Lonny and I are going to get sandwiches in a while. Where are you meeting Jane?"
"At the hospital. It's easier for me to go to her than for her to get to me. Plus she has patients."
"I'm sure she appreciates you going to her. Is she okay?"
"She didn't say anything was wrong. We've not had lunch together in a while, so she probably just wants to catch up."
He got up and moved next to her and squatted down. "I hope your headache goes away," he said tucking some hair behind her ear.
"Thank you," she said and kissed him.
"Let me know when you leave, please."
She nodded and he left her sitting in the conference room. She liked sitting where she could see all that was going on in the newsroom. Working from there was sometimes easier than in her office.
After going over her notes and working out some of the stories for the night's show she turned to her calendar. She was looking for her notation as to when she had her period last and starting counting back to the time that she and Will were vacationing at the Oxford house. She was late. She needed to talk to Will.
When she made it to his office, Charlie was in with him. She stuck her head in the door and let him know she was going to meet Jane.
He could tell something was up but with Charlie in the room he couldn't very well ask her what was wrong. Once Charlie left he texted her to make sure she was okay.
Mac didn't want to talk about this over text. She said she was fine and that she'd see him later.
Jane was waiting outside the hospital for Mac. "What's wrong," Jane asked.
"I think I'm pregnant."
"Did you just figure this out," Jane asked.
Mac nodded and looked shocked. Jane hugged her and said, "let's go find out." She led Mac to the pharmacy and purchased a pregnancy test. She took Mac to the closest rest room and handed her the test. "Do you know how this works?"
Mac nodded. "Sweetheart it's going to be fine. I know you're freaked out right now and you might not have anything to be freaked out over. Go take the test, I'll wait right here," she said outside the rest room door.
Mac was gone for a few minutes and when she came out she looked better. "I'm sorry I was freaking out on you."
Jane hugged her and said, "I understand completely. Where is the test?"
"In my purse, wrapped in tissue."
"Do you want me to read it for you?"
"I don't know." Mac was beginning to look freaked out again.
"Let's go sit somewhere and talk, does that sound good?"
Mac nodded and let Jane lead her to a garden area. "This is nice," Mac said.
"I like to have lunch out here. You can't even hear the traffic."
"I don't know why I'm freaked out, Jane."
"Because you're human and this is huge. You have every right to be freaked out."
"Will you read it?"
Jane smiled at her and took Mac's purse and opened it to find the test. "Do you want me to tell you or do you want to look at the test?"
"Tell me, please."
Jane looked down at the test, looked at Mac and said, "Congratulations."
"Really?"
Jane nodded and hugged Mac who was crying and smiling at the same time. When she pulled back Jane wiped the tears away. "I'm going to be an aunt," Jane said. It made Mac chuckle, exactly what Jane was trying to make happen. "Are you okay?"
"I think so."
"Does Will suspect?"
"I think he might, but he's not come out and said anything. I figured the timing out after pitch and went to see him but Charlie was in his office."
"Conceived in England would be my guess," Jane said.
"I think so, too."
"You need to go to your doctor and have a blood test done and they will put you on prenatal vitamins. Have you had any morning sickness?"
"No, none."
"That's great. Do you want some lunch?"
"Yes, please. I'm starving."
Jane led them to the cafeteria and they had a very nice lunch. Jane was paged as they were finishing up. "I'm sorry, Mac, I've got to run," she said looking at the page.
"Go, I can find my way out," she said hugging Jane. "Thank you for today."
"You're welcome, it was my pleasure, trust me. Call me, later."
