"Is this a direct order?" Mac asked.

"No, more of a request. But we'd like you to do it; we both believe you're the best person for the job." AJ said.

"Can I have sometime to think it over?" Mac asked.

"Talk Petty Officer Coates if needs be as this affects her too, let us know by the end of the day Tuesday. Once you're done with your court martial you can take a few weeks to figure out a plan of how to go about this, then we'll meet and review it. Then we can have a few trial runs before you go on maternity leave." Morris said.

"Thank you sirs."

"Is it okay for me to come in?" Faith asked from the doorway. She had Abi propped on one hip with her bottle and two cups of in the other hand holding them away from her so she didn't splash the little girl.

"Of course Major." AJ replied.

"Mama." Abi gurgled.

"Hey baby girl." Mac smiled.

Faith put the cups down on the table in front of the Admiral's. Then sat Abi down on the couch near to Mac.

"Have you been a good girl?" Mac said picking her up as she crawled towards her. Abi pulled a face when one of the twins kicked her. "That's just one of you brothers saying hello." Mac took Abi's hand and put it on the bump. Abi looked as if she was about to cry. "Oh baby." Mac dropped a kiss on her forehead. "It's okay. Okay, I think someone needs her diaper change, sirs if you'll excuse me for a minute."

"I can do it ma'am." Faith offered.

"Faith you're not here as a babysitter."

"I know ma'am, I don't mind and with all due respect given how many brothers and sisters I have, and nieces and nephews I've probably changed more diapers than you."

"Go ahead, you know where everything is."

"Come on Abi and I'll tell you another story about the brave Marines." Faith took her and started to carry her up to her room.

Mac smiled and rubbed her stomach.

"You two seem to get along well." Morris commented.

"Yes sir, it's nice to have more women around the office and us Marines have to stick together, we're kind of out numbered."

"I remember Blakely saying something similar once."

"I he told me that too." Mac recalled.

"So Abi, let find you a clean diaper." Faith said as she took off Abi's dungarees. "Get you all nice and clean, so I can tell you a story while your Mommy talks to Admiral Chegwidden and Admiral Morris."

"Do you know why they are here?" Harm asked from the door.

"Sir, you shouldn't sneak up on someone like that." Faith turned and looked at him.

"I thought you could never sneak up on a Marine."

"Try in the middle of a war zone, no problem. While trying to change a baby's diaper not so much sir."

"Drop the sir, as long as you're out of the Admiral's ear shot."

"Dada." Abi giggled.

"Hey baby are you being good for Faith."

"She's been a little angel aren't you sweetheart. Let's get this diaper changed."

"So do you know why they are here?" Harm asked again.

"I really shouldn't say sir."

"Faith."

"Harm, Mac will tell you." Faith said.

"Faith…" Harm said the tone told her not to mess with him.

"From what I overheard they are here with a proposal so she doesn't have to preside over courts martial until she goes on maternity leave. I don't know what it is."

"You have no idea what kind of proposal?"

"No."

"Okay. By the way good work with Krennick." Harm said.

"Brett came to me about a deal." Faith said. "After the members went out."

"What kind of deal?"

"Honourable discharge, no jail time or penalties."

"I hope you didn't accept it."

"I wouldn't have accepted dishonourable discharge. You, Mac and everyone else deserves the members to give a verdict and for her to get a decent jail time. She's got away with bad conduct for long enough, and having her daughter stalk you is unacceptable. She's going to jail if it's the last thing I do."

"Take a breath." Harm said. "You Marines are always so gung ho."

"You can say the same about Navy pilots."

"So how's the boyfriend?"

TBC