A/N; I wanted to tell three different points in this one or more the thoughts of people around Mac.
-Mac-
Mac looked around her and sighed. When she had told the Admiral a month ago that she was going to be taking six weeks off before she had the twins she thought he looked at her like she had two heads. Truth be told at that point she was ready to have the time off. Everyday there was something in the office that reminded her of Harm. It was to the point that she was afraid she would either yell or start crying at the wrong time. On her last day two weeks ago she had to sit on the bench outside of JAG and cry. Harm's promise to her on the stairs the day Little AJ was coming true and he was not here to see it. She had given up hope that he would ever see his children. She did not let anyone know but part of her thoughts were that he was not coming home and she needed to get use to that the other part though was always pushing back that he was alive somewhere they just had to find him. She remember a hand taking hers and looking up to see Harriet standing there with a look of worry in her eyes.
"Ma'am are you alright?"
"Sorry Harriet. I was just remembering when Little AJ was born and (she had never told this part to Harriet) Harm's promise to me that day." Mac was laughing when she say the look on Harriet's face. "I guess I never told you that on the steps after you had been taken to the hospital Harm and I were talk. With Chloe leaving and Harm leaving to go back to flying I was a little sad and had said something about my biological clock going off and I keep hitting the snooze button. He surprised me with his reply to that. 'Five years from this moment if neither of us are in a relationship, we'll go halves on a kid.'"
"I guess he kept his promise even if it is a couple years early." Harriet smiled.
"Yes he did. I just wonder who they will look like and who's brains they will have. (Harriet had that what in the world look on her face again) When I questioned him on what he had just he comes back with a reply of with your looks and my brains he'll be perfect to which I ask what if she has his looks and my brain." Mac stopped to dry her eyes and blow her nose.
"What was his reply Mac?" Harriet felt silly for saying Mac and not ma'am when in uniform but this seemed like the right time too.
"That could work too. I do wonder what kind of father he would be?"
"He would have them flying in Sarah before they are two Mac." Harriet said.
"Yes he would. I wish he was he for all this Harriet. It is hard to know that he is out there somewhere and that one day my kids maybe searching who knows where looking for their father only to find out they where to late to save him."
"Mac you have to believe he is alive."
"I know Harriet but some days it is harder then others."
Since then Harriet or Bud would bring Little AJ and Baby Sarah over with some food just to keep her company. Now it did not happen everyday but she was glad for them. Looking at her list of names again she wondered what Harm would want his child to be named. She had one full name picked out for both a girl and a boy. She was just having issue with the second name. Right now she was wishing she knew what she was having it would make this easier.
-Harriet thoughts-
Harriet looked over to the office where Commander Rabb was at until 7 months ago. Even though they had found a replacement for him the office sat empty just the way Harm left it. Harriet then looked to Mac's office and it to was dark. Mac having taken the last six weeks of her pregnancy off. Harriet smiled remember the conversion from just a few days ago but it worried her too. She would talk to Bud and maybe take the kids to see Mac that night.
-AJ (the Admiral)-
AJ watched as Mac and Harriet talked on the bench outside of JAG. He had seen Mac crying and was about to walk over when Harriet walked past him. To say that it was Mac's last day for awhile was still a shock to all the years he had known Mac she never took a day let alone a couple months off without being ordered too. Then he that about when her father died but that was Harm pushing her to do that. But here she was taking a couple months off for the birth of twins to a man that was missing. To say that AJ was mad at Webb was putting it lightly but how mad could he be if it where not for Webb those babies would not be even thought of yet. But on the other hand he had just learned that Harm was on a mission for Webb when he was shoot down. Somehow it always comes back to Webb. I think if I ever see him again I will break his nose again.
