Chapter 7

Leaning back into Victor, Mac sighed, thinking how long it had been since anyone had there to support her. She fleetingly wished he would put his arms around her. As Mac had leaned back, the children pushed her further and Victor wrapped his arms around Mac and the babies.

"Go way, go way! My Missy Mac!" shouted Shami as she pushed her way through the girls and grabbed Mac's leg hanging on for dear life.

Sister Mary Clarence hearing the noise, came out back and saw the commotion, she ran to move the children away from Mac. As she tried to move Shami the child began to cry and cling even tighter to Mac's leg.

Victor reached down and picked up Shami letting her hug Mac. Leaning over she kissed Mac's cheek and said, "Luv Missy Mac."

With tears in her eyes Mac replied, "I love you too."

"So much for not getting involved with the locals," said Victor.

"This coming from the man jumping rope with the children," grinned Mac.

"We're now meeting in the lunch room would you like to join us?" asked the nun.

"Thank you for the invitation, Sister, but I know your funds are tight and you don't need to be feeding us…" Mac started to say, but was interrupted by Gunny.

"Yeah, especially since she is eating for three now," replied Victor.

Glaring at him she said, "We need to be getting back to the base anyway."

Reaching into his pocket pulled something out and walked over to Sister Mary Clarence, shaking her hand he said, "Thank you for allowing us to visit with the children," he left behind folded up cash in her hand. "For the children," he whispered then he and Mac left.

Taking her hand she put it inside her habit and walked into the convent. Later she removed the cash and saw that Victor had left her three twenty-dollar bills.

On their return trip to the base Mac was so exhausted she fell asleep. Victor was startled when her head came to rest on his shoulder. Once back at the base, Victor gently lifted her out of the jeep and carried her toward her quarters. Reaching into her hip pocket, where he expected to find her key, he pulled them out and unlocked the door without waking his sleeping passenger. Taking her inside he softly kicked the door shut behind him, then carried her into the bedroom where he gently laid her on the bed.

Mac, in the middle of a dream, pulled Gunny to her when he tried to stand up straight, she murmured, "Darling, it's been so long," as she pulled him down on the bed.

Victor tried to remain standing, but was off balance and fell on the bed next to her. She wrapped her arms around him and started kissing him passionately. Trying to resist was nearly impossible since this was something he had dreamed of since their first meeting. He told himself that she wasn't thinking of him and called himself all kinds of fool when he wrapped his arms around her and returned her kisses.

Several minutes later Victor was jolted back to reality when in his passion filled haze he felt one of the babies kicked. Pulling out of her arms, Victor started to back off the bed. This woke Sarah.

"How the hell did I get here?" asked Mac staring around at her surroundings.

When Mac's eyes had opened, Victor froze in place. It took him a few seconds to respond, "I carried you into bed."

"You did? Why?"

Forgetting that he was still in bed with her he said, "You fell asleep in the jeep and I didn't want to wake you, so I carried you inside and put you to bed. I was just trying to help!"

"You helped me by getting into bed with me?" asked Mac arching an eyebrow.

Realizing then that he was still in bed with her, he jumped out, and stuttered, "I…I...I…was putting you to bed when you yanked me down and starting kissing me."

"So you're saying that I forced myself on you?" she asked indignantly.

"Well I didn't want to hurt you by resisting."

"Hurt me?" she asked.

"Well you were holding on pretty tight Mac," he replied.

To Be Continued….