I thought this would be a good compliment to the last chapter and a good one for Mothers Day! Enjoy! 

Just as Harm had suspected Mattie had woken up around 2 AM or so. She had basically slept on and off in the car. The medicine that she had to take was really taking a lot out of her. She was having a hard time keeping food down. So they were sitting in Mattie's bed talking and joking around. Harm tries to get a separate connected room for Mattie just so that she can have some privacy especially with the trouble sleeping she has had.

"Hey Dad I have an idea." Mattie said really excited.

"And what kind of idea would this be seeing that its 2AM in the morning." Harm replied not really sure what in the world she could possible want to do right now.

"No silly I meant for tomorrow." Mattie replied tapping him on the head a little bit.

"What is tomorrow?" Harm asking really not remembering what tomorrow is. It had definitely been a busy time and he really wasn't keeping track of dates.

"Its mother's day and well in the car…. Well I will just say it in the car I was awake for Mac's break down about being a good mother. I thought that it would be a good idea if we could get her breakfast in bed." Mattie said hoping that Harm would go along with it she really wanted to show Mac how much she had already done for her.

"Oh my gosh you are right I totally thought things have just been so busy." Harm said glad that Mattie said something because he would have totally forgot.

"So I think it's a plan we could go out in the morning before mom wakes up and then we can get some thing special for her and bring it to her before we head back out on the road again.

"if you are up to it in the morning you can come, but if not I will go myself and enter your room and you can put it together and give it to her." Harm said.

"Yeah! I'm so excited this is going to be so awesome." Mattie said smiling.

"Were a camera?" Harm said.

"Why?" Mattie asked thinking that the last statement was totally random even for her dad.

"Because Mattie you are smiling something that I have not seen in a really long time. I also wanted to let you know that Mac is really proud to be your mom. And I love and she loves that you call her that. She just had a rough child hood so we will just have to support her. Especially when we have little ones running around. I know you are going to be an awesome big sister.

"You know dad I didn't want to say anything because I know you guys are worrying about the wedding and getting things settled, but I can't wait to be a big sister. I always hope one day I would get to be one some how." Mattie said with a smile.

"Well we will just have to see how things go. We have a lot going on right now, but one day Mac... One Day." Harm said with a smile. He was excited about the day when he and Mac would bring a child into this world. He loved Mattie like she was his own and would never love her any less, but he still could not wait to have a baby he kept his promises and he made one five years ago.

"Hey Dad do you think it will be ok when you and Mac have a baby, I mean I know you did not get to raise me like you will a baby." Mattie knew that her last comment came out really weird, but she did not know how to ask it.

"Do you mean will I love you any less because I didn't play a part in creating you?" Harm asked.

"Yeah I guess?" Mattie was saying knowing the answer, but she couldn't say that the thoughts had not entered her mind a time or two.

"Oh Mattie I would never think or feel such a thing. I could never love you any less than I do. I learn new things about you everyday which makes me to love you more and more. You have a piece of my heart, I big piece of my heart and I could never imagine my life or my family without you. I mean when you went back to be with your dad for a little while I thought I was going to loose you and it hurt, but I knew it was the right thing. Now that you are almost mine I am never going to loose you again. "Harm said.

"Thanks Dad I guess I just had to go back to see if he could change. If he cared enough about me to really commit to getting help and changing the way that he acted. Its still hard though.." Mattie said trying to control the tears that came out of know where. "Sometimes I lie awake at night wondering why I wasn't worth being sober for." Mattie said as the tears fell.

"Mattie its hard to explain and I know that you dad loves you very much and I am going to encourage you to keep a relationship with him. Some times people are just really sick on the inside and they just can't help what they do. I know you dad wants to get better and hopefully he will and you and him will have some sort of a relationship. Mattie I know what its like to have to grow up without a father and I wouldn't wish that on anyone." Harm said.

"I know but you're my Dad and Mac's my mom. I just don't know if I have the strength to face another let down. That part of my heart has been broken to many times. You have helped to mend that part a little, but it still hurts sometimes." Mattie said.

"I know Mattie. Let's just take it one day at a time. It is nothing that I am going to push you to do and nothing that you are going to have to do right now I promise. Just something that I want you to think about." Harm said.

"That I will do Dad I will think about it. I feel though that he owes me to try and put forth some effort. This is my home now and will forever be my home. If he wants to have a relationship with me then he can come and find me and we can talk about it. I just don't think I will be able to love him as my father though, you are my Dad and I am ok with that. I know that he is my dad, but I just don't know if my heart can love him that way. You have showed me that I am worth something, worth being loved and for that I am very thankful." Mattie said as she gave him a hug.

Harm just held her in his arms closing his eyes and thinking back to the time when they first met and all that they had been through. Seeing how they were so close to getting her father help and to the point were as hard as it would have been for him they could have been a family again. Then to see her heart break when he went back to drinking.. He just thought and said "Im sorry." Not realizing he said it out loud he was startled when Mattie said something.

"What are you sorry about?" Mattie asked not leaving Harms arms though. There was piece and comfort in his arms. Comfort like a fathers love and she knew that she was home and that this was where she was supposed to be. Did she miss her father? Yeah Terrible, but this was her family now and she was happy.

"Oh nothing.. sorry I was just thinking out loud I guess." Harm said rubbing her back.

"Dad can you just hold me tonight." Mattie asked.

"Sure sweet heart." Harm said wanting to comfort her in what ever way she needed.

"Don't leave ok.. Don't leave even if I fall asleep." Mattie said as the tears came again.

"Never again sweet heart.. Never again. Come on calm down and let's lay down and try to get some sleep." Harm said as he helped her get settled. "Are you in any pain?" Harm asked.

"As little, but not as bad as it had been all day so I think you right we should get some sleep. Plus we have a breakfast to plan in four hours." Mattie said as she snuggled closer to harm and fell asleep.

Nine o'clock the next morning Mattie had made her way into Mac and Harms bedroom through the attached door way. She had breakfast on her lap and Harm was waiting in the door way. He felt that this would be more special coming from Mattie. I mean it was Mattie's Idea after all. They had gotten four hours of sleep and then had spent the last hour getting really for the big Mothers day surprise.

"Mom…Mom." Mattie whispered trying to quietly wake Mac up hoping not to startle her.

After a couple more calls Mac started to stir a little bit and open her eyes.

"Mattie? "Mac asked still a little groggy.

"Yeah! Happy Mother's Day." Mattie said as she wheeled over to the bed.

Mac sat up and propped up her pillows and wiped the tears that were in her eyes.

"I love you mom." Mattie said handing Mac the tray.

"This looks so good. Thank you Mattie you have made this really special." Mac said.

"I over heard you talking in the car it must have been one of the moments I was dozing in and out. So I told dad last night that I wanted to make this day special to let you know that you have been an amazing mom for me in just this short time. Even when you really weren't technically my mom yet because we both know how stubborn dad is." Mattie said.

"You don't know the half of it." Mac said as she smiled and laughed.

"I just want you to know that I Love you so much and you have been an amazing friend and mom to me so far. The way that you have helped me through the time when I have been in pain. Staying up with me all night long and just talking. You care for me so much Mac and I care for you to. You are going to be an amazing mom to my future brother and or sisters." Mattie said.

"Thank you." Mac said as she reached over to give her a big hug. "Why don't you say we eat some breakfast?" Mac said as she began to dish out the breakfast that was on her plate.

Harm just loved standing in the door way watching his girls interact. Why did it take me nine years to wise up to how lucky he was..