CHAPTER 4
Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. Now it's TEST TIME… what's it going to be?? Will you hate me or love me?? I told a national guardsman that tonight and I thought he was going to die laughing. It was hilarious!!
"Mac?"
"What?" Mac asked annoyed as she was trying to find her favorite black shirt that went perfect with the jeans she had on, but apparently the black shirt trolls had stolen it.
"What do two lines mean?" Harm asked.
Mac stopped dead in her tracks and stood motionless as Harm leaned out of the bathroom watching her.
"What?" She came back to reality.
"Two lines. What's that mean?" He grabbed the pregnancy test box off the dresser and read it. "Oh, pregnant is two lines. That's good to know." He kept reading as Mac just stared at him.
"Two lines?" She finally asked.
"Yeah." He glanced at her with a smile.
"Pregnant?"
"That's what it says. If two solid pink lines appear it is a positive pregnancy test."
"Uh.. have you seen my black shirt?"
"I hung it in the closet. The one with the guitar on it right?"
"Yes." She walked to the closet and retrieved her shirt off the hanger. She quickly slipped it over her head and turned to watch him as he studied the package more closely.
"Oh hey…you didn't have to put that on." He looked up when the room became quiet.
"Harm, what are you doing?" She asked.
"Watching you. I like that purple bra." He smiled.
"We have to be at the Admirals in forty-five minutes flyboy. Now put that down." She ordered.
"But two lines…"
"Yes Harm, means pregnant. However…..I haven't taken it yet." She grabbed the test out of his hand and walked past him into the bathroom.
"Your going to take it now aren't you?" He quizzed.
"I wasn't planning on it."
"Oh come on now, everyone is dying to know." He pleaded.
"What? Everyone?" She watched his figure in the mirror as he threw his hands up.
"EVERYONE Mac. Take the test. Are you late?"
Mac frowned at him and grabbed her lipstick. She applied it then grabbed her mascara. Watching carefully in the mirror to try to get her mind off the conversation at hand. Had Harmon Rabb Jr. actually just asked if she was LATE?
"I might be, I'm not sure."
"And?'
"And what?"
"Have you taken the test yet?" He held the test up by his face and smiled.
"What's it say?" She asked as she smacked her lips together and added a film of gloss over her lips.
"I don't think they talk. They aren't that advanced yet." Harm wiggled the plastic container wrapper in the air at her.
Mac laughed at him and him and smacked at him with her hairbrush. "You goofball."
"Are you going to take it?"
"I'm afraid." She finally paused after a very long twenty seconds of silence and her brushing her hair.
"Afraid Marine? I didn't think those two words went together. What's to be afraid of?"
"Peeing on my hand." She smiled and tilted her head as he made a disgusting look on his face then opened the plastic.
He handed her the test and nodded to the toilet. "The time is now Marine."
She took the test and laid it on the counter. She turned toward him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "And what happens if I am?" She kissed his stubborn chin as he smiled.
"We start stocking up on diapers." He laughed as he leaned down and caught her lips with his.
"And if I'm not?" She pushed him backwards.
"We save a lot of money." He followed the lead.
"Funny." She pushed him out of the bathroom and shut the door as he smiled.
"Whatever happens, we can handle." He said from the other side of the door as Mac stood staring at her future.
"Excellent answer counselor." She answered back.
"Take the test Mac." He replied.
"Is that REALLY what you want?" She laughed as she picked the test up and glared at it.
"Well parts of it, but you insist we go to this party."
"So, is that test a shake it into a picture test?"
"WHAT?"
"Those games that you have to shake the magnetic filings to the face of the pirate or the hair on the old lady. I was good at those." He yelled from the edge of the bed, waiting impatiently.
"I'm thinking no on that one Harm. Okay. .now we wait." She said as she came out of the bathroom.
"Waiting." He said as she walked directly in front of him and pushed him down on the bed.
"And waiting." She replied climbing over the top of him to straddle him.
She leaned down and kissed him intensely as his hands found the bottom of her shirt. They were busy trying to remove the shirt she had just put on.
"How long do we have to.. wait?"
"Two minutes. Now stop it, cause this shirt aint comin off big boy." She moved his hands out from under her shirt and sat back up.
He laid there smiling at her wondering where the next minute would lead them. To the store to buy a baby crib or …
DING
"COOKIES!!" He yelled and sat up, placing his hands around her waist he easily moved her off of his lap to the bed beside him. He jumped up and ran to the waiting results.
"What?" Mac didn't quite know where this cookie man had come from.
"Uhmm…" He started with a strange look on his face.
"What is it?" She asked scared to know the results.
"It's blank. Did you pee on it or your hand? Cause I'm pretty sure you were supposed to pee on the stick."
"Shut up. I peed on the stick Harm." She walked over to examine the test as well and sure enough, it was a solid white blank. "It's blank. That figures." She threw her hands in the air and walked out of the bedroom.
"Test again." Harm ran after her and then ran back to get the other test out of the box.
"No, I don't want to now."
"In other words, you can't pee now."
"Can we go?" She glared.
"Sure. You can test at the admiral's house."
"Harm, I'm not taking a pregnancy test at the Admirals house. Are you insane?"
"He's delivered two babies that we know of. What's the difference?"
"A LOT."
"You cant pee again can you?"
"Shut up Rabb."
"You cant pee again." He snickered as she shut the elevator door on him and hit the down button. "Hey." He finally realized what she had done and headed to the staircase door, still laughing. He was safe because he had the keys.
Admiral Chedwiggens Home
"Its about time you two got here." The Admiral bellowed from the front door as Mac and Harm made their way up the tiki lit walk way.
"Sorry Sir. We uh.." Harm started to explain.
"We almost started dinner without you. Hurry up." He turned and stormed back into the house.
Harriet spotted them as they walked into the door and quickly made her way across the room. "Did you take it?'
"It was blank." Mac nodded.
"Blank?" Harriet asked.
"Blank." Harm confirmed.
"Did you take the other test?"
"No, we were late as it was." Mac could smell dinner and looked around for its being.
"Colonel." Harriet demanded.
"I brought it though." Harm smiled and patted his chest pocket.
"Brought what?" Budd asked as he joined the group.
"Pregnancy test Budd." Harm knew what was about to happen and certainly wasn't disappointed one bit.
Bud's eyes grew as large as the saucer he was carrying and he clamped one hand over his ear. Harriet glared at her husband and too the saucer from him just as his other hand shot towards his other ear. As he turned to escape, he bumped into the Admiral.
"Now what?' He asked.
"Pregnancy test sir." Harm smiled knowing that in this group, they could get away with this conversation.
"Why do I bother with you people?" AJ snorted then turned to follow Budd to the dinner buffet.
"GO Colonel." Harriet grabbed the test out of Harms chest pocket and shoved Mac in the direction of the bathroom.
"Do you always grab things out of men's pockets Harriet?" Mac was laughing at Harms expression.
"When I'm on a mission, yes. Now, get your Marine butt in there and take this test."
"Yes ma'am." Mac saluted Harriet and smiled as Harm walked up.
"You. Stay here." She pointed her finger in Harms chest and walked down the hall.
Five very long minutes later, the door opened. Mac stood there with her thinking expression as she watched Harm watch her. "What are two lines again?" She asked.
"Pregnant." He answered wondering what she was up to.
"And one is not?" She asked.
"So the box said." He replied.
She held the test up so he could see. "One."
"I could draw one." He smiled and pulled her into a hug.
"And?" AJ asked as he walked up and found his officers standing by his bathroom.
"No." Harm answered.
"I'm sorry Mac."
"Its ok Admiral, Its not the time."
"No, it isn't. Let me retire first dammit."
Mac laughed as Harm kissed her quickly and they watched the Admiral walk toward the party. "I do believe I saw BBQ Pork on that table."
"That's my Marine. Are you sure there weren't two lines?" Harm laughed as he started behind the gorgeous woman that fit those jeans so good. His mind was wandering as he watched her walk.
"I think so." She looked over her shoulder and winked at him. She reached back and his hand moved to fit in hers.
"I think your lying." He stated as she smiled again.
"Really?" She turned quickly around causing him to stutter in his steps. "Hmm.." She leaned up and kissed him as his free hand snaked around her waist pulling her against him.
"Mac, are you lying?"
"Why would I lie to you Harm?" She asked.
"Cause you can." He tilted his head sideways and studied her solid Marine face.
"Hmm…. Have I ever lied to you?" She asked.
"Yes?" He questioned.
"Really. That's interesting."
"Mac. What did it say?" He was lost now. Was this insane woman pregnant or not?
"It didn't say anything sweetie, you yourself said they don't talk." She softly slapped his face as she turned and headed to the dining room.
"SARAH." He followed quickly.
"It was a no Harm. Faint, but only one line."
"Harriet, is faint bad or good?" Harm asked as Harriet walked up.
"Faint depends. Faint one or faint two?" They both looked at Mac as she smiled and grabbed a plate.
"Faint. I only saw one line." She found the bbq pork she was in search of and piled three slices onto her plate.
"It could be too soon too Commander." Harriet stated as they watched Mac make her way through the buffet line.
"God I hope so Harriet. At this rate she's going to eat the Admiral out of house and home." Harm pointed out as they both laughed.
The rest of the evening was filled with stories, laughter and a marshmallow war before roasting over the open fire pit on the back porch. As the last couple said their goodbyes, AJ blew out the tiki torches and locked the front door. He turned out the lights and headed towards his bedroom. As he stopped at the bathroom he glanced at the test on the counter. Macs test. He quickly leaned over it to make sure that what he saw was the truth. "What's two lines mean?" He asked with no answer at all.
