While Harriett and Bud were inside grilling the two toddlers Harm and Mac had slipped outside to talk and get out of the warpath of the two parents.
Harm: So…
Mac: So….
Both were sitting in beach chairs on the porch facing the horizon. Neither knowing what to say.
Mac: How's Mattie?
Harm: She's hanging in there. I finally got her moved into London with me.
Mac: That's great! When?
Harm: The Christmas after I came to visit you.
Mac: Does she know that you are coming to San Diego?
Harm: Yeah! She's looking for schools out that way that she wants to go to. She should be packing now. We have only about 2 ½ weeks left over there.
There's a little silence.
Harm: How's Chloe?
Mac: She's good. I'm going to see her next week after this JAG conference.
Harm: Nice! Is she on spring break?
Mac: Yeah and I promised her that we could have a girls week this year for her spring break.
Harm: Oh lord!
Mac: What?!? (Looking at him with a HUGE smile.)
Harm: I remember your girl's nights. What is it chick flicks and boy talk?
Mac: Pretty much. But then there are also all kinds of junk food, painting toes and makeovers.
Harm: Oh yeah! Can't forget those!
They share a laugh!
Mac: Where are you staying this week?
Harm: At the Comfort Suites in Georgetown. You?
Mac: Harriett offered me a place here.
Harm: Fun! You ready to wake up every two hours to cry's for food? Or being woken up at 0430 to AJ hollering "Time to get up!"
Mac: Oh man! I forgot those things. No!.........
Harm: Haha…When you show up to meetings dragging I will know what happened. But you're a jarhead your use to that!
Mac: Shut up!
Harm: I give you one night and then you'll be begging to get out of that house.
Mac: Yeah and then where would I go? The streets.
Harm: No. You could try to beg and bribe me to take the other bed in my room. But that is going to take a lot of bribing!
Mac: Yeah whatever!
Just then Harriett pokes her head out the French doors.
Harriett: There you two are. We just wanted to let you know that the boys are now free from the brig on good behavior and are asking for their Aunt and Uncle.
Mac: We're coming. Tell them to give us a minute.
Harriett: I will.
Harriett goes back into the house. Mac and Harm stay outside just for a little longer.
Harm: I've missed them!
Mac: Me too! I give you three days and you will be checking out of that hotel and asking Bud and Harriett for a room here.
Harm: Probably so!
At that they both stand up to walk into the house to be with their Godsons. Mac starts walking towards the door when Harm grabs her hand and pulls her back to him for a hug.
Harm: I've missed you!
Mac: I've missed you too!
After this they head inside to play with their godsons til bedtime.