"Hey AJ, you're having fun there." Mac said with a smile as Harm pushed him
higher on the swing.
"Higher Unca Harm higher." AJ screamed.
"If you go any higher you'll take off." Harm commented.
"Fly." AJ screamed.
"Don't encourage him." Mac teased.
"I'm going to take him up in Sarah when he's bigger."
"It will be another few years yet. AJ do you want to come down and we'll go and get something to eat?"
"Yeah."
"This time next year." Harm whispered.
"Still a little too young, walks in the park maybe."
"I can handle that."
"I hope so." He plucked AJ out of the swing and into his arms. "So AJ what do you want to eat?"
"Hamburgers." AJ giggled.
"Beltway burgers it is."
"Yeah, my favourite." Mac added.
"Me too." AJ added.
~
"Can I have a kid's meal with orange juice, a Beltway Burger, two orders of fries and two teas please?" Harm order while AJ and Mac got a booth.
"Yes sir." The waitress put his order on the tray. Harm handed over the money and went to the table and sat in the both next to Mac.
"Who's hungry?" Harm asked.
"Me." Mac and AJ said together. Harm handed out the food; Mac unwrapped her burger and took a bite. She dropped the burger.
"Harm move now."
"What?"
"Move before I throw up on you." Harm moved quickly and Mac ran to the bathroom.
"Is Auntie Mac sick?" AJ asked.
"She just has an upset stomach she'll be fine." Harm ruffled AJ's hair as he sat down next to him and stole one of his fries.
"Hey, you got your own."
"Sorry." Harm looked up as Mac returned a few minutes later. "Are you okay you look a little pale?"
"I'm fine. I think Beltway burgers are going to be out for a while." Harm involuntarily smiled. "Hey."
"Sorry. But I think you just found out something I've been telling you for years."
"I'm blaming you for me not being able to eat my favourite food."
"I'll accept the blame readily."
"Blame for what?" AJ piped up between bites of his burger.
"Nothing to worry you. How's your burger?" Mac asked as she bit into a fry.
"Good, you going to eat yours?" He asked.
"No. Would you like it?" She pushed it towards him.
"No, my tummy's full."
"Okay."
~
"Did you have nice time?" Harriet asked as AJ ran in the door.
"Yes. We went to the park and the museum and we have burgers for lunch but Auntie Mac got sick." Harriet glanced up at Mac.
"I'm fine Harriet. Just a stomach upset."
"Too much junk food her system overloaded." Harm added.
"If you're sure."
"I'm sure."
"Did you want to stay for dinner? Or have you had enough of Mr Roberts over there."
"Never but we'd better get home I've still got a lot of information to wade through before Monday. Never let anyone tell you being a judge is easy." Mac said with a smile.
"Well thank you for looking after AJ for the day."
"It's our pleasure. We'll see you on Monday. Bye AJ." Harm called.
"Bye Auntie Mac, Unca Harm."
TBC
"Higher Unca Harm higher." AJ screamed.
"If you go any higher you'll take off." Harm commented.
"Fly." AJ screamed.
"Don't encourage him." Mac teased.
"I'm going to take him up in Sarah when he's bigger."
"It will be another few years yet. AJ do you want to come down and we'll go and get something to eat?"
"Yeah."
"This time next year." Harm whispered.
"Still a little too young, walks in the park maybe."
"I can handle that."
"I hope so." He plucked AJ out of the swing and into his arms. "So AJ what do you want to eat?"
"Hamburgers." AJ giggled.
"Beltway burgers it is."
"Yeah, my favourite." Mac added.
"Me too." AJ added.
~
"Can I have a kid's meal with orange juice, a Beltway Burger, two orders of fries and two teas please?" Harm order while AJ and Mac got a booth.
"Yes sir." The waitress put his order on the tray. Harm handed over the money and went to the table and sat in the both next to Mac.
"Who's hungry?" Harm asked.
"Me." Mac and AJ said together. Harm handed out the food; Mac unwrapped her burger and took a bite. She dropped the burger.
"Harm move now."
"What?"
"Move before I throw up on you." Harm moved quickly and Mac ran to the bathroom.
"Is Auntie Mac sick?" AJ asked.
"She just has an upset stomach she'll be fine." Harm ruffled AJ's hair as he sat down next to him and stole one of his fries.
"Hey, you got your own."
"Sorry." Harm looked up as Mac returned a few minutes later. "Are you okay you look a little pale?"
"I'm fine. I think Beltway burgers are going to be out for a while." Harm involuntarily smiled. "Hey."
"Sorry. But I think you just found out something I've been telling you for years."
"I'm blaming you for me not being able to eat my favourite food."
"I'll accept the blame readily."
"Blame for what?" AJ piped up between bites of his burger.
"Nothing to worry you. How's your burger?" Mac asked as she bit into a fry.
"Good, you going to eat yours?" He asked.
"No. Would you like it?" She pushed it towards him.
"No, my tummy's full."
"Okay."
~
"Did you have nice time?" Harriet asked as AJ ran in the door.
"Yes. We went to the park and the museum and we have burgers for lunch but Auntie Mac got sick." Harriet glanced up at Mac.
"I'm fine Harriet. Just a stomach upset."
"Too much junk food her system overloaded." Harm added.
"If you're sure."
"I'm sure."
"Did you want to stay for dinner? Or have you had enough of Mr Roberts over there."
"Never but we'd better get home I've still got a lot of information to wade through before Monday. Never let anyone tell you being a judge is easy." Mac said with a smile.
"Well thank you for looking after AJ for the day."
"It's our pleasure. We'll see you on Monday. Bye AJ." Harm called.
"Bye Auntie Mac, Unca Harm."
TBC