BONUS CHAPTER !!!!!!!
Since I had some AWESOME reviews and FREAKING AWESOME IDEAS….. guess what…….. I wrote more… Added a few more ideas that I was cracking up at in the shower.. glad I live alone cause people might think im weird to start laughing in the shower… HA! ENJOY!!!
"Guess what?" AJ proudly asked as everyone grew quiet.
"What?" Harriet asked with suspicion and worry.
"Aunt Mac's rabbit died." AJ beamed a smile around at everyone.
Harriet clasped her hand over her mouth just as soon as his words were out of his mouth. Bud quickly turned around and closed his eyes. Trish and Frank both turned toward each other and ducked their heads. Grandma let out a laugh just as Harm and Mac's hearts went into cardiac arrest. Macs mouth dropped open and she coughed. Harm started laughing behind her just as she gained control of herself and her arm, only to send a Marine grade elbow right to his gut.
"OH MY GOD." Was all Mac could get out.
"You have a rabbit Auntie Mac?" Jimmy piped in.
"No, I don't have a rabbit Jimmy." Mac said just as nicely as she could.
"Well now. General Cresswell, it looks as though you have your hands full. More full I must say, than I had with these two." Grown up AJ beamed.
"ROOSTER, the ROOSTER died." Mac threw her hands up in the air.
"Old McDonald had a farm EIEIO." Jimmy started singing.
"Where did he hear that?" Mac turned to a now hysterical Harriet.
Harriet was laughing too hard to answer so she tried to give Mac a sympathetic concerned look.
"And on this farm he had a rooster. EIEIO."
"Why were you and Uncle Harm sleeping in the barn Aunt Mac?" AJ asked.
All eyes turned toward the young boy. Harm snorted and Mac glared at him.
"With a gobble gobble here." Jimmy was in his own little world.
"Cock-doodle-do." General Cresswell whispered to Jimmy.
"I got up early to see if the animals do talk at night. And I saw the rooster in the barn so I followed him up to the hay loft." AJ explained.
"Cock-a-doodle-do here and a cock-a-doodle-do there. That's hard to say can I just say gobble gobble?" Jimmy asked.
"Turkey's say gobble gobble Jimmy." Harm said as he pulled little Jimmy over in front of him, hoping Mac wouldn't turn on a child.
"Then what happened AJ?" Harriet asked her son.
"Then he flew up to the hay loft, so I climbed the ladder and saw Uncle Harm and Aunt Mac sleeping. I didn't want the rooster to wake them up."
"Everywhere a gobble gobble." Harm was now bobbing his head to Jimmy's song.
"EIEIO." Harm mouthed as Mac stared at him.
"Your going to think O in just a minute." She pointed her finger at him.
"Then I heard Uncle Harm snore and so I uh, I kinda shot the rooster, JUST as Aunt Mac sat up and screamed."
"You killed my rooster?" Grandma asked as AJ turned slowly toward her.
"I think so. The rubber band hit it in the head and he dropped dead in his tracks. Aunt Mac screamed and scared me, plus, she didn't look like she had any clothes on."
Harm started laughing. "That could scar a person for life right there."
Everyone turned to look at him as he realized what he had just said.
"Excuse me?" Mac set her mouth, hands on hips, and fire shooting from her eyes.
"Killing a rooster like that." He quickly added with a laugh and shrug of his shoulders. "Sing Jimmy sing."
"EIEIO." Jimmy smiled all proud of himself.
"Didn't you get cold last night out there Aunt Mac?" AJ was determined to keep this going, not knowing his aunt wanted to ring his little neck at that very moment.
"You should take your pajamas next time." Jimmy smiled.
"Quick Jimmy, sing more." Harm tapped Jimmy on the head when Mac diverted her eyes toward the younger Roberts child.
"Harmon Rabb, I haven't seen you since my senior year of high school." A bubbly blonde came running up to the laughing crowd.
Mac glanced to the woman beside her then back to the shocked look on Harms face.
"Uh…. Sing Jimmy sing." Harm again tapped the child's head.
"Old McDonald had a farm. EIEIO. But now he doesn't have a rooster OR a rabbit." Jimmy pouted.
"Uncle Harm do the animals talk at night in the barn?" AJ asked.
"God I hope not." Harm threw on a fake smile as he was still watching Mac, watch the woman beside her praying to God she kept her mouth shut.
"Liz, how are you today, here with your family?" Grandma broke in and pulled the woman over toward her.
"I'm wonderful isn't this a wonderful day? And to run into all of you. Well I know most of you. The parade was excellent don't you think?" Bubblehead bubbled.
"We uh, missed a lot of the parade." Grandma snorted.
"Aunt Mac, are you and Uncle Harm sleeping in the barn again tonight? Can I sleep out there with you too?" AJ asked as Jimmy joined in jumping up and down begging.
"OH, Harmon did you get caught in the barn again?" Liz asked as she let out a typical blonde giggle.
Harriet again covered her mouth to hide her laughter and Bud, AJ and the General closed their eyes.
"This isn't going to be pretty." Frank finally added.
"Mac, …" Harm started as he took a step into the firing squad only to find both of Mac's open hands on his chest.
"General Cresswell, remind me please, how many years would I get for murder?" Mac asked with a slight smile on her face.
"Well since its self defense…." The General started.
"I never said..' Harm started.
"STOP right there. Your big mouth has gotten you into way too much trouble as it is buster. So you listen to me now." She pointed a sharp finger into his chest.
'They would have to find the body first." Admiral added, finally, after about dying of a laughing heart attack at this whole situation.
Harm laughed, which caused the fire to start up again and felt as though the flames leapt from her eyes to his face. He suddenly leaned in close to her as her face lightened up. He moved one hand to her waist, and the other behind her knees, swiftly swooping her into his arms. She let out a slight scream and wrapped her arms securely around his neck.
"Put me down." She ordered.
"Harmon, you be nice to her now." Trish yelled after her son.
"Harm, what are you doing?" Mac pleaded as he practically ran from the crowd.
"I'm going to put my big mouth to use."
"What?" She was about to panic.
"I'm going to rent that kissing booth over there for ten minutes and then when we come out, everyone will have forgotten that the rabbit died." He beamed a big ole smile and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Oh for God's sake. It was a ROOSTER and I DIDN'T KILL IT!" She yelled as passerby's all looked at the couple.
"Well then in that case, lets go find a barn and work on killing that rabbit." Harms eyes sparkled as he finally let her stand.
He moved toward her and let his lips touch hers as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Later." Mac whispered in his ear.
"I don't want to wait till later, nine years was long enough."
"Well then you should have helped the situation back there just a little better than you did Councilor." Mac laughed as she kissed him again.
"I was trying to keep Jimmy singing." He pleaded with a look of shock across his face.
"Which kept the rooster thing going. You weren't helping at all." She laughed.
"I'll do better next time I promise." He kissed her nose, receiving a slap on the arm from her.
"So, think our plans worked?" The Admiral asked the General.
"God I hope so. I don't know how you handled those two for so long." General Cresswell laughed.
"So.. are they together?" Liz asked as everyone turned toward her.
"They should get a rabbit." AJ announced proudly.
"But Aunt Mac kills rabbits." Jimmy looked sad.
The group had slowly been making their way toward the couple, however the last two comments were heard by them, loud and clear. Mac took a deep breath and turned toward the group.
"Sing Jimmy, sing." Everyone said at once.
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