Art of Seduction 9/9
A/N Okay folks this is the end of this journey. I may to a short sequel later but I'm not sure. I've skipped ahead several months but I hope you'll like what I've done. I've also jumped back to Trish's POV. Also, in my little universe Mac's mission to Paraguay doesn't exist.
Rating: We're back down to PG-13
**March 3, 2004 Reagan International Airport**
I rush through the airport with Frank following closely behind. Our flight was over an hour late and I'm in a hurry to get to our rental car and get to Bethesda. My first grandchild was born four hours ago and I want to meet her.
That's right. My first grandchild is a girl. They named her Elizabeth Rose. Mac wanted to name her after me and Harm had his heart set on Rose for part of the name. They didn't like the way Patricia Rose sounded so Harm suggested they use my middle name so that they both got what they wanted.
It hasn't been a smooth road for Harm and Mac but they've stuck it out and things are starting to come together for them.
They left La Jolla that Monday to return to duty. Mac immediately accepted the position in the judiciary. Admiral Cheggwidden was sorry to hear that until he found out that he won the office pool.
It took about a month of Mac's transfer to become official. During that time Harm and Mac had to be very discrete about their relationship so that the issue of fraternization didn't come up. The same time they could finally be a little more open about the new state of their relationship Harm got sent to Guantanamo on an investigation. Of course Mac was left behind in D.C. she was also left to hunt for a new apartment for the two of them.
Mac called me about a week later in tears. She had a murder case she was presiding over, she was hunting for an apartment, it looked like Harm would be gone at least a month for his investigation, and she'd been sick all week. She'd finally gone to the doctor that morning and found out she was pregnant. She was completely stressed about how she was going to handle this and how Harm would react.
We talked for about two hours. (Mac would know exactly how long we talked.) At the end she was feeling much better. I promised to come out and help her look for an apartment the next weekend. I also convinced her Harm would be thrilled about the baby. I also told her about how I felt when I found out I was pregnant with Harm and his Dad was actually home at the time! She did decide to wait until Harm got home to tell him so that she could do it in person.
Unfortunately Harm's investigation dragged on and on. He'd been gone six weeks with no end in sight when Mac passed out in court one day. Her morning sickness had been really bad and she was dehydrated. Since nobody at JAG knew she was pregnant they called an ambulance. She ended up in the ER getting chewed out by both Admiral Cheggwidden and Admiral Morris because she didn't tell them! She responded that she'd thought the father needed to know first and it wasn't her fault he was still in Cuba.
Within 48 hours Harm was back in the states and Sturgis was in Cuba to finish the investigation. As I had predicted, Harm was thrilled to find out about the baby. He read all her books on pregnancy and childbirth. He also hovered over Mac constantly. Well I should say constantly up until the day she threw a coffee cup full of ginger tea at him. She didn't do any serious damage but he did have to go home and change his uniform.
Harm came back to discover that he and Mac had moved. While Mac and I hadn't managed to find an apartment for the two of them, we did find a house. I managed to convince Mac to let Frank and I help with the down payment. My argument was that they'd have enough expenses with the baby, Frank and I could afford to help so let us. Mac finally agreed but didn't tell Harm because while she wanted to be in a house before the baby came, she still hadn't told him they were going to have one. She'd told him she found a place but only gave him the new number.
Bud Roberts had picked Harm up at the airport and driven him home. When he pulled into the driveway of the house the first words out of his mouth were, "She bought a house. I can't believe she bought a house. She pulled a Harriet." Bud was laughing so hard when they got in the house he had tears in his eyes. Of course as soon as Harm heard about the baby he understood Mac's rush to have a house. He was even okay with Frank and me making the down payment. He said that the only grandparents the baby would have would be Frank, Sarah Rabb, and myself and grandparents get to spoil grand kids.
Then everybody at JAG found out about the baby. As soon as it got out this one young lawyer did the math and realized they were in the same chain of command when Mac got pregnant. She tried to make an issue of it. Fortunately the admirals wouldn't let her. I don't even know her name Harm and Mac just call her "the Singer clone."
Things really smoothed out for them except for the marriage issue. Harm wanted to get married before the baby came. Mac wanted to wait until after the baby came. She was absolutely terrified that the only reason Harm was asking then was because of the baby. They went back and forth about it until Frank stepped in when Mac was in her fifth month. He told Harm to back off a bit and let Mac have some breathing room. He also said and I quote, "if it ain't broke don't fix it." Harm actually took Frank's advice. He didn't mention marriage again until about a month ago. This time Mac said yes.
They even started to plan the wedding. Mac wanted something simple outside at the beginning of June. She figured that would give her plenty of time to recover from the birth. Then she had to have an emergency C-section. Mac's water broke this morning and everything went fine until about noon. I'm not really sure what happened. Harm wasn't really coherent when he called me. I just felt that we needed to get here immediately. Unfortunately, my idea of immediately and the airlines are two different things. I talk to Harm during a layover and he said Elizabeth was in the nursery under observation and Mac was in recovery. I just want to get to the hospital and check on my family.
Frank pulls up in front of the hospital and I get out and go inside while he goes to park. I get directions from the desk and head to Mac's room. I open the door to Mac's room and see Mac dozing on the bed and Harm sitting in a rocking chair, rocking Elizabeth and singing softly to her.
"Harm."
"Hi mom, come meet your granddaughter."
I walk over to Harm and look down at the bundle in his arms. She's got Mac's hair and skin tone but when she looks up at me I realize that her face is all Harm.
"Hi, Elizabeth I'm your grandma." I'm finally a grandma. Mission accomplished
~The End~
A/N Okay folks this is the end of this journey. I may to a short sequel later but I'm not sure. I've skipped ahead several months but I hope you'll like what I've done. I've also jumped back to Trish's POV. Also, in my little universe Mac's mission to Paraguay doesn't exist.
Rating: We're back down to PG-13
**March 3, 2004 Reagan International Airport**
I rush through the airport with Frank following closely behind. Our flight was over an hour late and I'm in a hurry to get to our rental car and get to Bethesda. My first grandchild was born four hours ago and I want to meet her.
That's right. My first grandchild is a girl. They named her Elizabeth Rose. Mac wanted to name her after me and Harm had his heart set on Rose for part of the name. They didn't like the way Patricia Rose sounded so Harm suggested they use my middle name so that they both got what they wanted.
It hasn't been a smooth road for Harm and Mac but they've stuck it out and things are starting to come together for them.
They left La Jolla that Monday to return to duty. Mac immediately accepted the position in the judiciary. Admiral Cheggwidden was sorry to hear that until he found out that he won the office pool.
It took about a month of Mac's transfer to become official. During that time Harm and Mac had to be very discrete about their relationship so that the issue of fraternization didn't come up. The same time they could finally be a little more open about the new state of their relationship Harm got sent to Guantanamo on an investigation. Of course Mac was left behind in D.C. she was also left to hunt for a new apartment for the two of them.
Mac called me about a week later in tears. She had a murder case she was presiding over, she was hunting for an apartment, it looked like Harm would be gone at least a month for his investigation, and she'd been sick all week. She'd finally gone to the doctor that morning and found out she was pregnant. She was completely stressed about how she was going to handle this and how Harm would react.
We talked for about two hours. (Mac would know exactly how long we talked.) At the end she was feeling much better. I promised to come out and help her look for an apartment the next weekend. I also convinced her Harm would be thrilled about the baby. I also told her about how I felt when I found out I was pregnant with Harm and his Dad was actually home at the time! She did decide to wait until Harm got home to tell him so that she could do it in person.
Unfortunately Harm's investigation dragged on and on. He'd been gone six weeks with no end in sight when Mac passed out in court one day. Her morning sickness had been really bad and she was dehydrated. Since nobody at JAG knew she was pregnant they called an ambulance. She ended up in the ER getting chewed out by both Admiral Cheggwidden and Admiral Morris because she didn't tell them! She responded that she'd thought the father needed to know first and it wasn't her fault he was still in Cuba.
Within 48 hours Harm was back in the states and Sturgis was in Cuba to finish the investigation. As I had predicted, Harm was thrilled to find out about the baby. He read all her books on pregnancy and childbirth. He also hovered over Mac constantly. Well I should say constantly up until the day she threw a coffee cup full of ginger tea at him. She didn't do any serious damage but he did have to go home and change his uniform.
Harm came back to discover that he and Mac had moved. While Mac and I hadn't managed to find an apartment for the two of them, we did find a house. I managed to convince Mac to let Frank and I help with the down payment. My argument was that they'd have enough expenses with the baby, Frank and I could afford to help so let us. Mac finally agreed but didn't tell Harm because while she wanted to be in a house before the baby came, she still hadn't told him they were going to have one. She'd told him she found a place but only gave him the new number.
Bud Roberts had picked Harm up at the airport and driven him home. When he pulled into the driveway of the house the first words out of his mouth were, "She bought a house. I can't believe she bought a house. She pulled a Harriet." Bud was laughing so hard when they got in the house he had tears in his eyes. Of course as soon as Harm heard about the baby he understood Mac's rush to have a house. He was even okay with Frank and me making the down payment. He said that the only grandparents the baby would have would be Frank, Sarah Rabb, and myself and grandparents get to spoil grand kids.
Then everybody at JAG found out about the baby. As soon as it got out this one young lawyer did the math and realized they were in the same chain of command when Mac got pregnant. She tried to make an issue of it. Fortunately the admirals wouldn't let her. I don't even know her name Harm and Mac just call her "the Singer clone."
Things really smoothed out for them except for the marriage issue. Harm wanted to get married before the baby came. Mac wanted to wait until after the baby came. She was absolutely terrified that the only reason Harm was asking then was because of the baby. They went back and forth about it until Frank stepped in when Mac was in her fifth month. He told Harm to back off a bit and let Mac have some breathing room. He also said and I quote, "if it ain't broke don't fix it." Harm actually took Frank's advice. He didn't mention marriage again until about a month ago. This time Mac said yes.
They even started to plan the wedding. Mac wanted something simple outside at the beginning of June. She figured that would give her plenty of time to recover from the birth. Then she had to have an emergency C-section. Mac's water broke this morning and everything went fine until about noon. I'm not really sure what happened. Harm wasn't really coherent when he called me. I just felt that we needed to get here immediately. Unfortunately, my idea of immediately and the airlines are two different things. I talk to Harm during a layover and he said Elizabeth was in the nursery under observation and Mac was in recovery. I just want to get to the hospital and check on my family.
Frank pulls up in front of the hospital and I get out and go inside while he goes to park. I get directions from the desk and head to Mac's room. I open the door to Mac's room and see Mac dozing on the bed and Harm sitting in a rocking chair, rocking Elizabeth and singing softly to her.
"Harm."
"Hi mom, come meet your granddaughter."
I walk over to Harm and look down at the bundle in his arms. She's got Mac's hair and skin tone but when she looks up at me I realize that her face is all Harm.
"Hi, Elizabeth I'm your grandma." I'm finally a grandma. Mission accomplished
~The End~