Disclaimers: Ahem.well, they are the same as they have always been. I still
don't own JAG, and I never will. So, as usual, please don't sue..I'm still
miserably broke.
Summary: Harriet's surprise goes underway. Set a few months in the future. Well.that's really all I want to tell you!
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1000 ZULU The next day..
"Harm. I hate you." Mac claimed as she stomped into his office.
"Did you get sick again?" Harm asked sympathetically. "I'm sorry, Mac."
"No you're not." Mac smirked. "You wanted this to happen."
"Guilty as charged." Harm grinned.
Harriet skipped around the office. She grabbed Sturgis, and dragged him to his own office. He smiled. "Did you get enough money, Harriet?" he asked.
"Yeah." Harriet smirked. "Now the problem is.when do we hold the shower? I've already cleared it with the park people, but they need a date in order to set things up."
"I think we should wait until Lauren and Mac start to show a little more. You know, when they get closer to that time." Sturgis whispered. "I've heard from Harm that Mac is sort of a pack rat. If we give gifts now, they may get packed away.never to be heard from again."
"They're already six months along! And besides, you make the Colonel sound like a house wife's urban legend." Harriet laughed, and Sturgis raised an eyebrow. "What about August?" she suggested, and tapped her toe waiting for Sturgis to respond.
"Well, that could be good. So, next month?" Sturgis nodded. "Let's just hope that the Colonel or the Lt don't go into labor early."
"Sturgis, that's not even funny." Harriet frowned seriously. "Please.don't joke like that." she shivered.
"I know, Harriet. Sorry." Sturgis smiled.
Sergei and Lauren's Apartment Washington, DC 1324 ZULU
"Lauren, are you okay?" Sergei asked.
"I'm not dying, Sergei." Singer smiled. She wrapped him in a small hug. "You want a boy or a girl?" she asked him sweetly.
"I don't know. Either one would be fine." He replied.
"I'll keep that in mind." Lauren smiled, planting a small kiss on the end of his nose.
"Kind of makes me glad that I bought a two bedroom apartment." Sergei whispered. "I really wasn't expecting this little surprise. I'm so happy."
"Me too, Sergei." Singer grinned.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1546 ZULU
"Commander!" the Admiral yelled.
Harm was in his office seconds later. "Yes, sir?" he asked in concern. His eyebrow raise curiously as he waited for his superior to respond. "Sir?" he repeated.
"What time are you leaving today, Commander?" he finally asked.
"I was hoping to leave in about an hour, sir." Harm sighed. "Mac's having a sonogram done. Last time we went, the baby was situated funny. We still haven't been able to tell if it's a boy or a girl."
"Okay." The Admiral smiled. "That's fine with me, but you need to take these case files home, then." The Admiral handed him a stack of files.
"What is it, sir?" asked Harm.
"You've heard of the Middleman case? It's yours." The Admiral revealed. "And Mac's, if she feels up to the challenge." He grinned thoughtfully.
"Yes, sir." Harm saluted, turned, and left the Admiral's office.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church Virginia One Hour Later..
"Come on, Mac." Harm smiled, poking his head into her office door. She grinned back at him, grabbed her coat, and headed for the door.
"I'm right here, Harm. Don't have a cow. We're going to be on time for the appointment. In fact, we should be about twelve minutes early." She informed him. "What are you holding?" she asked.
"It's the Middleman case." Harm sighed. "The Admiral wants me to take it home tonight."
"I'd be glad to help." Mac volunteered.
"Great. Let's go, mom." Harm smiled.
Bethesda Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland Twelve Minutes Later..
"I told you, Harm" Mac smirked.
"Yeah, you told me." Harm sighed in a defeated tone.
Five minutes later, a plump young nurse entered the waiting room. She spoke with a strong German accent. "Ms. Mac." the nurse struggled with Mac's name. Mac smiled, and Harm helped her to her feet. "I'm right here." She said, almost waddling to the nurse.
"The doctor will be with you in a moment, Miss." Said the nurse, not even bothering with Mac's last name. She smiled nervously, and exited the small room, leaving Harm and Mac by themselves.
Mac let out a small giggle that she had been trying to hold in. Harm's eyebrow raised, and he glanced at her with questions in his eyes. She smiled, still laughing. "I think our baby has figured out how to tickle me." she whispered between her giggles. Harm laughed, and lightly patted her stomach. Seconds later, an old, partially bald man entered the room.
"I'm Dr. Johnston." He grinned. "So, when was your last screening?" he asked.
"About a week ago." Mac informed him. "We've been trying to find out if the baby is a boy or girl, but every time we try, the baby is situated funny.and we haven't been able to find out."
"It's okay." The doctor smiled. "That's normal for a lot of pregnant women. It doesn't mean anything." He sighed. "So, let's have a look." He gestured to the table. Mac sat down, and the doctor spread the gel over her stomach. He began to look around.
"Hmmm.." He sighed thoughtfully.
"What's wrong?" asked Harm. He looked at he monitor, and took Mac's hand.
"We weren't able to see this before because of how the baby was situated. How interesting." the doctor announced.
"What is wrong?" asked. Mac. "Come on, doctor, tell me! What is it? A boy, or a girl?"
The doctor sighed. "It's both, Mac."
"Excuse me?" Harm sighed flatly.
"There's twins in there. A boy, and a girl." Said the doctor. "Looks like the girl is bigger. Hmmm.." He sighed again.
"What's wrong, doc?" asked Harm again, this time in irritation.
"Well, sometimes, with twins, one twin is bigger than the other. In your case, it looks like the girl is the dominant child. From what I can see, the boy is much smaller. He's not getting as much..nutrients.as the girl is."
"What does that mean?" Mac asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mac." Smiled the doctor. "Sometimes, with twins, early birth is involved. With the boy s small as he is, that may be your situation. I just don't want to alarm you."
"No, I'm not alarmed." Sighed Mac.
Sergei and Lauren's Apartment Washington, DC 1634 ZULU
Sergei opened the door, only to find Harm and Mc waiting behind it. He grinned, opened the door further, and let them into the living room. "So, what's the occasion?" he asked curiously.
"We're having twins, Sergei." Harm announced.
"That's great, Harm!" Sergei smiled, and offered his brother's fiancé a seat on the couch. Lauren grinned at her. "Great news, ma'am." She commented.
"It's not ma'am, Lauren. In a few months, we'll all be related anyway." She pointed out, and Lauren smiled. Suddenly, her smile disappeared, and she frowned, and twitched in her place on the couch. "What's wrong?" Mac asked.
Lauren moved slightly in her seat, and frowned. She took a deep breath, and tried to get up. "I think.my water just.broke." she gasped, and lifted herself up.
"What happened?" asked Sergei in concern. "We need to go to a hospital!" he finally realized.
Harm sped to Bethesda. Sergei was freaking out, and Lauren and Mac talked softly, even though occasionally Lauren had to take deep breaths in the middle of her sentences. They were almost to the hospital when Mac also let out a squeak. Harm turned around as the car stopped at a stop light. "What's wrong?" he asked in concern, glancing at Mac.
"Harm.MY water just broke.." Mac sighed.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Harm nearly laughed. The light turned green, and the car began moving again. "Both of you! And at like the same time! It's like..a natural wonder or something." he analyzed.
Sergei took a deep breath. "Should I call and let everyone know?" he asked Harm, who immediately nodded. Sergei first dialed the Admiral's number. "Sir." he began when the Admiral answered the phone. "The girl's have gone into labor."
"Oh? Which one?" he asked.
"Uh, both of them, sir." Sergei laughed. '
"Are you serious?" the Admiral erupted with laughter. "Oh, okay. I'll be at the hospital soon." He promised.
Sergei next called Harriet's house. She answered the phone. "Lt, the girl's have gone into labor. Both of them." Said Sergei.
"Oh." Harriet sighed. "Well, don't bother calling Sturgis. He's here. We'll be there with the Gunny in a second." Harriet hung up before Sergei could voice anything about his suspicions.
The group arrived at the hospital a few minutes later, and Harm and Sergei quickly rushed Mac and Lauren inside. Within a few minutes, both women were ready for the delivery room.
Summary: Harriet's surprise goes underway. Set a few months in the future. Well.that's really all I want to tell you!
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1000 ZULU The next day..
"Harm. I hate you." Mac claimed as she stomped into his office.
"Did you get sick again?" Harm asked sympathetically. "I'm sorry, Mac."
"No you're not." Mac smirked. "You wanted this to happen."
"Guilty as charged." Harm grinned.
Harriet skipped around the office. She grabbed Sturgis, and dragged him to his own office. He smiled. "Did you get enough money, Harriet?" he asked.
"Yeah." Harriet smirked. "Now the problem is.when do we hold the shower? I've already cleared it with the park people, but they need a date in order to set things up."
"I think we should wait until Lauren and Mac start to show a little more. You know, when they get closer to that time." Sturgis whispered. "I've heard from Harm that Mac is sort of a pack rat. If we give gifts now, they may get packed away.never to be heard from again."
"They're already six months along! And besides, you make the Colonel sound like a house wife's urban legend." Harriet laughed, and Sturgis raised an eyebrow. "What about August?" she suggested, and tapped her toe waiting for Sturgis to respond.
"Well, that could be good. So, next month?" Sturgis nodded. "Let's just hope that the Colonel or the Lt don't go into labor early."
"Sturgis, that's not even funny." Harriet frowned seriously. "Please.don't joke like that." she shivered.
"I know, Harriet. Sorry." Sturgis smiled.
Sergei and Lauren's Apartment Washington, DC 1324 ZULU
"Lauren, are you okay?" Sergei asked.
"I'm not dying, Sergei." Singer smiled. She wrapped him in a small hug. "You want a boy or a girl?" she asked him sweetly.
"I don't know. Either one would be fine." He replied.
"I'll keep that in mind." Lauren smiled, planting a small kiss on the end of his nose.
"Kind of makes me glad that I bought a two bedroom apartment." Sergei whispered. "I really wasn't expecting this little surprise. I'm so happy."
"Me too, Sergei." Singer grinned.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1546 ZULU
"Commander!" the Admiral yelled.
Harm was in his office seconds later. "Yes, sir?" he asked in concern. His eyebrow raise curiously as he waited for his superior to respond. "Sir?" he repeated.
"What time are you leaving today, Commander?" he finally asked.
"I was hoping to leave in about an hour, sir." Harm sighed. "Mac's having a sonogram done. Last time we went, the baby was situated funny. We still haven't been able to tell if it's a boy or a girl."
"Okay." The Admiral smiled. "That's fine with me, but you need to take these case files home, then." The Admiral handed him a stack of files.
"What is it, sir?" asked Harm.
"You've heard of the Middleman case? It's yours." The Admiral revealed. "And Mac's, if she feels up to the challenge." He grinned thoughtfully.
"Yes, sir." Harm saluted, turned, and left the Admiral's office.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church Virginia One Hour Later..
"Come on, Mac." Harm smiled, poking his head into her office door. She grinned back at him, grabbed her coat, and headed for the door.
"I'm right here, Harm. Don't have a cow. We're going to be on time for the appointment. In fact, we should be about twelve minutes early." She informed him. "What are you holding?" she asked.
"It's the Middleman case." Harm sighed. "The Admiral wants me to take it home tonight."
"I'd be glad to help." Mac volunteered.
"Great. Let's go, mom." Harm smiled.
Bethesda Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland Twelve Minutes Later..
"I told you, Harm" Mac smirked.
"Yeah, you told me." Harm sighed in a defeated tone.
Five minutes later, a plump young nurse entered the waiting room. She spoke with a strong German accent. "Ms. Mac." the nurse struggled with Mac's name. Mac smiled, and Harm helped her to her feet. "I'm right here." She said, almost waddling to the nurse.
"The doctor will be with you in a moment, Miss." Said the nurse, not even bothering with Mac's last name. She smiled nervously, and exited the small room, leaving Harm and Mac by themselves.
Mac let out a small giggle that she had been trying to hold in. Harm's eyebrow raised, and he glanced at her with questions in his eyes. She smiled, still laughing. "I think our baby has figured out how to tickle me." she whispered between her giggles. Harm laughed, and lightly patted her stomach. Seconds later, an old, partially bald man entered the room.
"I'm Dr. Johnston." He grinned. "So, when was your last screening?" he asked.
"About a week ago." Mac informed him. "We've been trying to find out if the baby is a boy or girl, but every time we try, the baby is situated funny.and we haven't been able to find out."
"It's okay." The doctor smiled. "That's normal for a lot of pregnant women. It doesn't mean anything." He sighed. "So, let's have a look." He gestured to the table. Mac sat down, and the doctor spread the gel over her stomach. He began to look around.
"Hmmm.." He sighed thoughtfully.
"What's wrong?" asked Harm. He looked at he monitor, and took Mac's hand.
"We weren't able to see this before because of how the baby was situated. How interesting." the doctor announced.
"What is wrong?" asked. Mac. "Come on, doctor, tell me! What is it? A boy, or a girl?"
The doctor sighed. "It's both, Mac."
"Excuse me?" Harm sighed flatly.
"There's twins in there. A boy, and a girl." Said the doctor. "Looks like the girl is bigger. Hmmm.." He sighed again.
"What's wrong, doc?" asked Harm again, this time in irritation.
"Well, sometimes, with twins, one twin is bigger than the other. In your case, it looks like the girl is the dominant child. From what I can see, the boy is much smaller. He's not getting as much..nutrients.as the girl is."
"What does that mean?" Mac asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Mac." Smiled the doctor. "Sometimes, with twins, early birth is involved. With the boy s small as he is, that may be your situation. I just don't want to alarm you."
"No, I'm not alarmed." Sighed Mac.
Sergei and Lauren's Apartment Washington, DC 1634 ZULU
Sergei opened the door, only to find Harm and Mc waiting behind it. He grinned, opened the door further, and let them into the living room. "So, what's the occasion?" he asked curiously.
"We're having twins, Sergei." Harm announced.
"That's great, Harm!" Sergei smiled, and offered his brother's fiancé a seat on the couch. Lauren grinned at her. "Great news, ma'am." She commented.
"It's not ma'am, Lauren. In a few months, we'll all be related anyway." She pointed out, and Lauren smiled. Suddenly, her smile disappeared, and she frowned, and twitched in her place on the couch. "What's wrong?" Mac asked.
Lauren moved slightly in her seat, and frowned. She took a deep breath, and tried to get up. "I think.my water just.broke." she gasped, and lifted herself up.
"What happened?" asked Sergei in concern. "We need to go to a hospital!" he finally realized.
Harm sped to Bethesda. Sergei was freaking out, and Lauren and Mac talked softly, even though occasionally Lauren had to take deep breaths in the middle of her sentences. They were almost to the hospital when Mac also let out a squeak. Harm turned around as the car stopped at a stop light. "What's wrong?" he asked in concern, glancing at Mac.
"Harm.MY water just broke.." Mac sighed.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Harm nearly laughed. The light turned green, and the car began moving again. "Both of you! And at like the same time! It's like..a natural wonder or something." he analyzed.
Sergei took a deep breath. "Should I call and let everyone know?" he asked Harm, who immediately nodded. Sergei first dialed the Admiral's number. "Sir." he began when the Admiral answered the phone. "The girl's have gone into labor."
"Oh? Which one?" he asked.
"Uh, both of them, sir." Sergei laughed. '
"Are you serious?" the Admiral erupted with laughter. "Oh, okay. I'll be at the hospital soon." He promised.
Sergei next called Harriet's house. She answered the phone. "Lt, the girl's have gone into labor. Both of them." Said Sergei.
"Oh." Harriet sighed. "Well, don't bother calling Sturgis. He's here. We'll be there with the Gunny in a second." Harriet hung up before Sergei could voice anything about his suspicions.
The group arrived at the hospital a few minutes later, and Harm and Sergei quickly rushed Mac and Lauren inside. Within a few minutes, both women were ready for the delivery room.