Disclaimer: I do not any JAG or any of the characters. They belong to CBS and Bellisario productions. So please do not sue. However, Harmony belongs to me.
A/N: Thank you to my beta. =) Also I plan on posting a chapter every other weekday. A lot of people aren't on the weekend so there is no need to post. This is a sequel to In Search of Harmony, which if you have not read can be found in my profile. I also want to pick at your minds…for those of you who read all of In Search of Harmony and will hopefully read all of this. (Pleaseeeeeee) How would you feel about a fic that would be a prequel to this one and In Search of Harmony. With Harmony much younger, and lots of Daddy Harm? I might have an idea but I want to see what kind of interest, if any there would be. In the mean time enjoy this and I love reviews, they are my crack. **insert sad puppy face here**
In Perfect Harmony
~4~
2245 Zulu
Rabb Residence
Falls Church, VA
"Harmyyyyyyy!" Mackenzie ran when she saw Harmony in the living room.
"Hey you." She scooped Mackenzie up into her arms kissing her cheek. "How is my favorite little sister?"
Mackenzie hugged her older sister and then grinned when Mikey walked in. "Mikeyyyyyyyy!" She started squirming so Harmony put her down and watched run over to Mike.
"Mini Mac!" He beamed, "come here." He picked her up and hugged her.
Harmy brought mommy and daddy presents and she brought me a my little pony." Mackenzie held it out so Mikey could see.
"Wow, well I am jealous." Mikey smiled walking toward Harmony. "Come on, lets go see what those presents are ok?"
"Otay." She rested her head against Mikey and wrapped her arms around his neck playing with the pony.
"Just open them will you." Harmony coaxed her dad and mom. "Please."
Harm looked over at Mac and shrugged. "On my count…"
Smiling Mac placed the bag in front of her and rubbed both hands together.
"One…, two…, three…," he pulled the tissue paper out and put it to the side, before retrieving the shirt. "Worlds Greatest Grandpa…" he looked over at Mac, she seemed just as confused.
"Mine says Worlds Greatest Grandma." She turned her attention to Harmony and started to smile. "Are you?"
Harmony only nodded in reply.
"Harmony congratulations." Mac stood up. "Harm! Harmony is pregnant." She followed her joy up with a hug.
"Are you sure?" Harm asked his daughter.
"I see the doctor in two days, but it wasn't the stomach flu this morning, it was morning sickness. The at home test said yes."
Harm was to his feet and pulled Harmony into a hug. "I am going to be a grandpa." Breaking the hug he smiled at her. "Though I wish you would have waited until you were a little older to get married, you're still my little girl and all of this…I mean I am happy, but it seems like just yesterday you were having your 7th birthday."
"Gives a whole new spin on Pappy? Huh?" Harmony playfully elbowed her father. "Dad I want to walk down the isle, not be wheeled down, and I will still be your little girl, baby or no baby."
"On second though this grandfather thing is all it's cracked up to be." He spoke teasingly.
"I just hope I can drop the baby weight before the wedding. Good thing we planned it when we did. Had we done it sooner I would look like a beluga whale." Harmony joked as she now stood next to Mikey. His arm was draped around her.
"You're going to be a great mother." Mac commented.
Harmony bit down on her bottom lip. "I hope you're right. There is so much I am unsure about. Like being able to do this and go to school and work at JAG all at the same time."
"Hey." Harm spoke his voice was serious as he pointed a finger at his daughter. "If anyone can do this it's you. My daughter doesn't back down from anything."
"Flying Hornets is one thing dad, motherhood is a whole other deal. One in which I didn't learn about in the Navy. I am freaking scared."
Seeing the fear in his daughters eyes his father instincts kicked in. "Come here." Harm quickly pulled Harmony into a hug, holding her tightly. "Trust me when I tell you that you can do this." He rested his chin on her head. "I have faith in you, and everyone else does."
"What about school dad? I really want to graduate and take the bar." Harmony sighed looking down. She nervously fussed with her engagement ring.
Harm broke the hug and held Harmony at arms lengths. "You will. Mac can watch him or her while you are at school, and when I am home we both can watch the baby."
"Your dad is right Harmony." Mac looked at Harm, "hey how about you and Mike go celebrate with a beer at Mc Murphys, Harmony and I need some mother daughter time." Her cheeks formed a smile as she put her arm around Harmony.
Harm knew that look. "Lieutenant, we should listen to her. Come on." Harm grabbed his car keys.
"Yes sir." Mike firmly responded. "I'll be back soon, ok. I love you." He kissed Harmony, then bent down kissing her belly. "Daddy loves you."
Harmony made a face. "I am not one of those troll doll with a jewel in my belly button. What I am trying to say is, you aren't going to do that every time you leave are you?"
Mikey looked at Harmony and smiled before kissing her belly again. "Mommy is just grumpy ignore her. She will be better once your Uncle Bud finishes his Supreme Court case." He kissed Harmony once more cupping her face in his hand and resting his forehead against hers. "I love you, so much."
"I know and I love you too." Harmony kissed him softly. You better go before my dad goes nuts, ok?"
Mikey nodded. "If you need anything call my cell ok babe?"
Harmony nodded. "Have fun, oh and dad go easy on him. I would like my kid to have a father and I would like to get married."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Harm waved her off following Mikey out of the front door and to the car.
"Are you having second thoughts about the baby?" Mac got right to the point.
"I don't mom, I'm just – it's really over whelming. Mike and I talked about kids but I figured after we were married and after I graduated from Georgetown. Not while I was planning a wedding and going to school. I have so much to do and I don't think I have enough time to do it."
"Harmony you are not thinking about having an abortion?" Mac asked.
Harmony didn't reply.
"Harmony." Mac was worried.
"I might not have a choice. You know as well as I do a baby takes up a lot of time, time I currently don't have. Finally got a 4.0 GPA and I don t want to lose it. I am sitting co-counsel with Commander Roberts almost every case now. I am working my six off to be where I am and I am finally getting somewhere. I don't want to screw it up now." Harmony let out a loud sigh. "I just don't think I can do this Mac, not right now, not with screwing something up."
Mac could see the tears forming in Harmony's eyes. "Hey. Hey! Listen to me Harmony. You of all people won't screw anything up. You just have to have the faith in you everyone else does. Who cares if you don't graduate with a 4.0…"
"I do Mac, don't you get it. I do. It's important to me." Harmony hissed.
"Why? What is so different between a 4.0 and lets say a 3.5?" Mac asked.
"Point five percent and-." Harmony looked down. "I already let my dad down once, this is my chance to make it up to him to be the perfect daughter he wants."
"I should keelhaul you sailor. You know darn well your father is proud of you and doesn't think you let him down. What on earth gave you that idea?"
"It's like he doesn't look at me the same since I was shot down and started at JAG." Harmony confessed.
"You're joking right? Harmony everyday your dad comes home all he talks about is how proud he is of you, how good o f a lawyer you are going to be…" Mac leaned in. "How scared he is of facing you in a courtroom."
"Mommy I'm thirsty." Mackenzie walked in.
Mac scooped her up into her arms and carried Mackenzie into the kitchen. "He is very proud of you Harmony, you have no idea. She pulled a juice box out of the refrigerator and handed it to Mackenzie before putting her back down.
"Wait? Did you just say my dad is scared of going against me?" Harmony asked.
"You tell him I told you that and you will see what my killer Marine instincts are like."
"Well he probably won't have to worry about that now. It looks like I won't be graduating from law school anytime soon."
"You can do this Harmony, I know you can. You won't be doing it alone either." Mac stood in front of Harmony now.
"Ok let's say I have this baby and I end up being a horrible mother?"
Mac laughed. "That is not possible sailor. I have seen you with Mackenzie, but not just her; Bud and Harriet's kids as well. You are amazing with them and they all adore you. I know it is scary, I mean I had the same fears." Mac sighed slightly and sat down on the couch, patting the seat along side her. "When you were younger what did you want to be when you grew up?"
"A fighter pilot, duh." Harmony shrugged.
"Before that?" Mac tilted her head. "Think back a bit."
"I wanted to take my grandfathers call sign and put a spin on it. Hammering Harmony, a pro-wrestler, a heavy weight champion for the USWF; United States Wrestling Federation!" Harmony grinned a little. Though I would have had to put on a few pounds before than. I'd be a pretty sorry heavy weight champion at 94lbs."
"What else?" Mac waited.
"A mom." Harmony sighed. "I was 12, I was young and I didn't know any better. I thought having kids was what a woman was to do. Now I am 26-years-old trying to be a lawyer and I have people telling me how I could be the first female Judge Advocate General. It's a whole different level of pressure and now I know there is more to being a woman than shooting kids out of my vagina. It was a long time ago when I was 12, before I knew what the real world was really like. Before I flew Hornets, before the Navy, before any of this."
"You are still the same person Harmony and if you could do it as Hammering Harmony, you can do it has Harmony Mason Rabb – Roberts. I know you can." She lifted Harmony's chin. "You can do this Harmony and that little baby is going to have the best mother ever."
Harmony was silent for a few moments. "Would you help me?" Harmony choked out. "Please?"
"Harmony…" Mac pulled the young girl in and hugged her tightly. "Of course I will." She could feel Harmony sobbing against her, and hugged her tightly. "I will be there for you every step of the way, and so will your dad." Mac released the hug and looked into Harmony's eyes. Using her thumb she dried a few stray tears. "You want me to come with you to your doctors appointment?" Mac pushed some hair out of Harmony's face.
Harmony nodded. "You think I will get a lollipop when I am there?"
Mac started to laugh. "I will see what we can do, ok?"
2330 Zulu
McMurphy's Pub
Washington, D.C
On the way to the bar Harm called Bud, he figured that Mikey needed his big brother to celebrate. This was the perfect way, at least in Harm's eyes. The three men could celebrate while his daughter and wife chatted. He asked if Harriett wanted to go by his place, but she had to watch the kids.
"So what was so important that I had to rush over here for?" Bud asked moments after walking in and spotting his brother and Harm in a corner. The sound of music and chatter filled the room.
"Your brother has something he wants to tell you." Harm smiled sipping at his beer.
"I do?" He felt a sharp elbow from Harm. "Oh I do." He smiled a bit. "You're going to be an uncle."
Harm grinned sipping at his beer, the white foam making a mustache on his top lip. He could see how Bud was trying to figure it out.
"I am?" Bud looked at Harm confused and than turned to his brother finally it click and his confused look then turned into one of joy. "Mikey!" he gave Mikey a brotherly hug. "So I am guess that Harmony didn't have the stomach flu this morning."
"No sir. She did an at home test and it came back positive, she meets with her doctor in two days to be a 100% sure, but I am pretty sure that I am about to be a father. I am gunna be a dad!" Finding a chair Mikey stood on it. "I AM GOING TO BE A DAD!" he shouted so everyone in the bar could hear him.
The commotion around the bar ceased and everyone turned their attention towards Mikey before finally cheering, clapping and shouting their congratulations to him. Mikey jumped down from the chair and took a celebratory sip from his bottle of beer.
"I am real happy for you Mike." Bud spoke proudly before hugging his brother once again. Bud broke the hug and looked into his brother's eyes. "You're going to be a great dad. I mean you are a pretty amazing uncle, so I can't see why you wouldn't be an even better father."
Mikey smiled shyly. "Thanks Bud. I never knew I could feel this happy, excited, and nervous all at the same time."
"I felt the same way when Little A.J was born. When Harriet told me she was pregnant I was so happy, and at the same time I was terrified. I kept thinking about all the what ifs, it drove me nuts, but it will gets easier and once the baby is here it will fly. You'll see that all that stuffed you worried about is really not that bad after all."
Mikey nodded. "I keep thinking about diapers, and first steps, and school, and drivers Ed, and college and everything else and the baby is not even here yet." He laughed a bit. "Can't imagine how I am going to be when he or she actually gets here."
"It's all going to be ok, it will all work out Mike, and just know if you need anything Harriet and I are always a phone call away."
"I know Bud and thanks, my kid is going to have one hell of a great uncle." Mikey grinned patting Bud on his shoulder.
