Title: A Special Child

Author: rooster dawn

pairing: Harm/Mac

Summary: A person Mac gave up a long time ago comes back to be with her.

Disclaimer: JAG is property of Belisarius productions, no copyright

infringement intended.

Please let me know what you think, I want to get better

Author's note: Many write about Harm and Mac having children, but what if Mac had a child while she was married to Chris.

part seven The Admiral meets Tory

11 Aug 2003

Admiral's house

A few weeks later the Admiral decided to have a barbeque at his house to celebrate the end of summer. He like having an informal get together with his staff. He thought it made it easier for everyone to get to know each other better.

Every year there were new members to his staff. Some were very sociable. Everyone knew them and vice versa, but there was always one or two that seem to like fly below the radar.

One hardly ever saw them outside of work, much less have a chance to know them. Having a get together was a great way of finding out about the newcomers. The barbeque was in full swing by the time Harm arrived with the two MacKenzie women.

He was late as usual in picking them up. Mac had been a little upset. She liked to arrive on time and not be late. The last thing she wanted to do today was to make a grand entrance.

It would be hard enough arriving at the party with Harm. Harriet and Jen would be talking about that for the next couple of months. But today they had Tory with them. She had tried to imagine what a scene they would make together upon their entrance.

Two things came to mind. One would be everyone would be too busy to notice them. Ha! That would be the day. The second would be Harriet shrieking loudly as Harm entered with two women looking like Sarah MacKenzie.

It wasn't a petty sight and she wasn't looking forward to it. The three of them walked around outback where everyone was enjoying themselves. And as expected Harriet was the first one to see them and she shrieked loudly.

"What's the matter Ma'am? Did you see a mouse or toad?" asked Jen.

"No, look! It's Commander Rabb with Colonel MacKenzie. There's also another woman with them that looks like her." shrieked Harriet excitedly.

Jen and Jason looked over and saw Tory walking towards them with Harm and Mac. Jason began to drool.

"Put your tongue back in your mouth squid bait, it isn't polite. I'm sure you've seen a beautiful women before." ordered Jen as she whacked the back of Jason's head.

"What!" cried out Jason. "She's beautiful!"

"She's still off limits to you sailor. Besides she out of your league. Why don't we all go over and introduce ourselves." suggested Jen.

Harm and Mac walked over to the Admiral who was standing by the grill drinking a beer with Sturgis and Bud. He did a double take when he saw Tory with Mac. He had to shake his head to clear the cobwebs in his head.

"Admiral, I would like you to meet my daughter Victoria. She likes to be called Tory." greeted Mac.

The Admiral stood there shell shocked. When did Mac have time to have a child and why didn't he know anything about it. It must have been a long time ago. She surely wasn't a little girl. She was as tall as her mother and just as beautiful. She had to be at least sixteen or seventeen.

Sturgis and Bud were flabbergasted. Never in their life did they ever believe they would see another person who looked like Mac ever again. It had been spooky enough for both of them the first time they met her.

They had both known Diane before meeting Mac. They were as different as night and day. Now there was another woman who look exactly like her. Was it really possible? They were dumbfounded.

Then they saw Tory smile as she was being introduced. They were blown away now. Mother and daughter looking like twins with the most wonderful smiles imaginable. Bud stuttered as he tried in a fail attempt to say hello.

Harm and Mac both laughed at the inability of Bud and Sturgis to utter a coherent sentence. In a way they understood Bud's reaction. He was after all a doofus. As intelligent as he was, Bud sometimes got very confused over the simplest of social things.

Sturgis, on the other hand, was a complete surprise. He was well articulate and nothing ever seemed to phase him. So when he was unable to speak, they were completely surprised.

Tory was surprised at their reactions. She giggled at the thought that came to mind. She had always heard from her girlfriends about how some women who could walk into a room and completely take it over.

All conversation would stop and all gazes would be on that woman. All men would lose their ability to speak, but never in her wildest imagination did she ever believe that she could be such a woman.

Wait until she called her friends to tell them. She reached out to shake their hand. "Hi Mr. Roberts, Mr. Turner." greeted Tory with a smile.

Bud and Sturgis managed to reach out to shake her hand, but still had difficulty saying hello. As she turned around to say something to Mac, Harriet arrived with Jen and Jason. She had to laugh at the expression on Jason's face.

Jen turned to give him another whack to the back of his head, but this time nothing happen. Jason just stood there staring at her with a goofy expression on his face.

Jen just sighed in disbelief. "Sorry Ma'am, he's been acting a little strange today."

"That's alright Jen, there must be something going around at the party. I think it's actually making Tory's day. She's always been told that she was beautiful, but now I think she can see the effects she has on men." smiled Mac.

"Harriet, Jen, Jason, this is my daughter Victoria. Tory for short."

"You're beautiful!" croaked out Jason as Tory gave him a big smile.

"He speaks!" laughed Jen.

"But he's right my dear, you are beautiful." added Harriet.

"Where have you been hiding her Colonel?" asked Harriet.

"In a convent." joked Harm and everyone laughed.

"It's a long story that's not appropriate to talk about here." replied Mac.

Everyone found a place to sit down and enjoy some good food and company. The Admiral had grilled steak, pork, chicken, and hamburgers. Harriet had brought some potato and macaroni salad. Jen had brought a toss salad.

Meredith had been frozen out. No matter how well intended, her food somehow came out horrible. She was left to be the hostess, a role she was uniquely qualified for.

During the day little Aj came up to Tory with a befuddled look on his face. He was looking at his Auntie Mac, but she wasn't his Auntie Mac.

"What's the matter little guy? You seem to be confuse. You must be Aj." greeted Tory.

Aj nodded his head in the affirmative before asking Tory a question. "You look like Auntie Mac, but you can't be because she's over there sitting with Uncle Harm. Who are you?"

Tory smiled as she responded "Who do you think I might be?" She had heard Aj was a smart kid. She wanted him to work it out in his head.

"I'm not sure. I think you might be Auntie Mac's daughter, but you look too big." smiled Aj.

"You're right Mac is my mother. The reason I'm so big is my mother had me a long time ago before she met you and your parents." replied Tory.

"Is Uncle Harm your father?" asked Aj.

Mac, Harm, and Harriet had been following the conversation. It had amazed them the Aj could be so perceptive and understand things beyond his years, but they were surprised when they heard Aj ask his last question.

"No little fellow, but some day I hope he is." replied Tory.

Aj smiled before reaching up for a hug from Tory, who was more than willing to receive it. Mac had a tear in her eye as she heard Tory's replied. She too hoped that she and Harm would get married someday.

She wanted Tory to be a part of their lives forever. She squeezed Harm hand as she looked towards him. Harm return the smile trying to assure her that he agreed.