"So can you tell us where you went ma'am?" Bud asked as they sat in the
Robert's kitchen drinking tea on Saturday morning. Harm was playing
aeroplanes with little AJ in the living room.
"It's classified Bud. But we did have nice weather." Mac said with a smile watching Harm through the doorway.
"He'll make a great father one day ma'am." Harriet said.
"That he will, that he will." Mac said with a delicate grin, she rubbed the hand she had on her lap over her stomach.
"So have you thought about a date for the wedding?" Harriet asked.
"The end of next month depending on whether we can get the venue agreed and everyone vetted in time."
"Vetted ma'am? Where are you exactly getting married?"
"White House Rose Garden."
"Wow."
"Good thing most of the guests work for the Navy so it shouldn't cause a problem. You haven't tried to over throw the government have you?"
"No ma'am." Bud said.
"No ma'am?" Harm asked as he flew AJ into the kitchen. "He's a little thirsty."
"I was just asking them if they'd tried to over throw the government. I mean I can't ask Harriet to be my matron of honour if the secret service won't let her in can I?"
"You want me to be matron of honour?" Harriet questioned.
"Bud I need a best ma'am?" Harm added.
"Sir, I thought you'd ask Commander Turner."
"Don't worry I'll get Sturgis to make a speech too, he has too many interesting stories to miss out on." Mac said with a smile. "So what do you say?"
"We'd be honoured Mac." Harriet said.
"Hey AJ how do you feel about being ring bearer?" Harm asked as he tickled him.
"What's a ring bearer?" AJ asked through fits of giggles.
"You get to carry a cushion with a ring on it when Auntie Mac and I get married."
"Okay."
"There's settled."
"Sir, how exactly do you get the White House Rose Garden to get married in?"
"You find a State Department official who owes you a favour and who happens to know the President and you have rose garden."
"So that's why Mr Webb was here the other day?" Harriet questioned.
"Amongst other things." Mac sipped her tea. "How about we take AJ for the day? We'll go to the park or the children's museum." Mac offered.
"Mac, I couldn't ask you to do that."
"You didn't ask we offered." Harm said. "What do you say AJ would you like to spend the day with Auntie Mac and I?"
"Can I Mommy?"
"If you're sure." Mac nodded. "Go and get your shoes and your coat." AJ ran off to get his things.
"Thank you ma'am sir."
"BUD!" They both said.
"Sorry."
"What time do you want him back?" Harm asked.
"Anytime." Harriet replied. "Just bring him back when he exhausts you."
"Ready." AJ came running into the room his shoe laces flaying around and his coat mis-buttoned.
"I don't think you're ship shape there sailor." Harm said lent down and retied AJ's shoe laces. "And is that how you're buttons go?"
"No. But I was in a hurry." Harm finished helping get dressed.
"Let's go."
"I'll come and you the car seat." Bud got up and went with them.
"I'll just use the bathroom and be right with you."
TBC
"It's classified Bud. But we did have nice weather." Mac said with a smile watching Harm through the doorway.
"He'll make a great father one day ma'am." Harriet said.
"That he will, that he will." Mac said with a delicate grin, she rubbed the hand she had on her lap over her stomach.
"So have you thought about a date for the wedding?" Harriet asked.
"The end of next month depending on whether we can get the venue agreed and everyone vetted in time."
"Vetted ma'am? Where are you exactly getting married?"
"White House Rose Garden."
"Wow."
"Good thing most of the guests work for the Navy so it shouldn't cause a problem. You haven't tried to over throw the government have you?"
"No ma'am." Bud said.
"No ma'am?" Harm asked as he flew AJ into the kitchen. "He's a little thirsty."
"I was just asking them if they'd tried to over throw the government. I mean I can't ask Harriet to be my matron of honour if the secret service won't let her in can I?"
"You want me to be matron of honour?" Harriet questioned.
"Bud I need a best ma'am?" Harm added.
"Sir, I thought you'd ask Commander Turner."
"Don't worry I'll get Sturgis to make a speech too, he has too many interesting stories to miss out on." Mac said with a smile. "So what do you say?"
"We'd be honoured Mac." Harriet said.
"Hey AJ how do you feel about being ring bearer?" Harm asked as he tickled him.
"What's a ring bearer?" AJ asked through fits of giggles.
"You get to carry a cushion with a ring on it when Auntie Mac and I get married."
"Okay."
"There's settled."
"Sir, how exactly do you get the White House Rose Garden to get married in?"
"You find a State Department official who owes you a favour and who happens to know the President and you have rose garden."
"So that's why Mr Webb was here the other day?" Harriet questioned.
"Amongst other things." Mac sipped her tea. "How about we take AJ for the day? We'll go to the park or the children's museum." Mac offered.
"Mac, I couldn't ask you to do that."
"You didn't ask we offered." Harm said. "What do you say AJ would you like to spend the day with Auntie Mac and I?"
"Can I Mommy?"
"If you're sure." Mac nodded. "Go and get your shoes and your coat." AJ ran off to get his things.
"Thank you ma'am sir."
"BUD!" They both said.
"Sorry."
"What time do you want him back?" Harm asked.
"Anytime." Harriet replied. "Just bring him back when he exhausts you."
"Ready." AJ came running into the room his shoe laces flaying around and his coat mis-buttoned.
"I don't think you're ship shape there sailor." Harm said lent down and retied AJ's shoe laces. "And is that how you're buttons go?"
"No. But I was in a hurry." Harm finished helping get dressed.
"Let's go."
"I'll come and you the car seat." Bud got up and went with them.
"I'll just use the bathroom and be right with you."
TBC