What's Meant To Be Will Be 6
MAC'S NEW APARTMANT Three Months Later
It had been 3 months since she had left Jag; she was settling into her new job and people were beginning to notice that she was pregnant. It hurt every time someone asked about the baby, she loved her child more than anything but it reminded her of what she could have had.
She had been in contact with Harriet and Bud since she'd left but they still didn't know that she was pregnant; she had never found the words to tell them and couldn't face all the questions that would come with her revelation.
She was going to tell Harriet and Bud when they bought AJ over to see his Aunt Mac, she had missed AJ so much and couldn't avoid seeing them any longer so she had decided to invite them over this weekend. Both Harriet and Bud had figured that for some reason her and Harm weren't speaking and they respected her wishes of not telling him where she was. Mac new that they wanted to know the story but she couldn't take the pain of reliving the events even now 4 & 1/2 months later it was still too fresh in her mind.
HARM'S APARTMENT Same Time
He sat on the couch and closed his eyes. Trying to remember her smell, the feel of her skin and the way she looked first thing in the morning. Nightmares had haunted him for months now, the most recent was a recurring dream; she was in pain, she had been in some sort of accident and was sitting in the hospital bed crying. He wanted so much to reach out and touch her and comfort her but every time he got to the edge of the bed he woke up, drenched in a cold sweat. It often kept him up all night so needless to say he wasn't the best person to be around at work.
He had been talking to Sturgis a lot lately, using him as a sounding board. They were going down to the courts to play basketball this afternoon and he was looking forward to getting out of the house. Renee always seemed to be around at his place, he couldn't take it out on her, she has no idea about the whole situation and it's best that she doesn't find out. Despite my actions of late, I do care about her. I should work on being nicer; maybe I can make this work in the end.
MAC'S APARTMENT 5 day's later
"Aun Mac, Aun Mac!!!" AJ came charging through the open door and into Mac's waiting arms.
"Hey AJ I have missed you. Did you miss Aunt Mac?"
"Yah! yah! Miss Aun Mac."
"Harriet, Bud. It's good to see you."
"It's good to see yo.." Harriet stopped mid sentence as she starred down at Mac's stomach. "Wow you didn't mention that on the phone!"
Blushing at the quizzical stares from both Bud and Harriet "I wanted to tell you in person, it comes with a fair bit of explaining."
"Well we have all weekend."
"Yes we do. Why don't I put your bags in the guest room and then I'll get you a drink."
"No ma'am I'll take the bags you shouldn't be lifting any thing too heavy."
"Bud really, I'm fine."
"Ma'am" Bud said raising his eyebrow
"Okay, okay, you win."
Mac showed the way to the spare room, the back out to the kitchen.
"Coffee?"
"Yes thanks"
"Coffee would be great."
Mac made the coffee then sat down at the table.
"So Mac do you want to tell us the whole story?"
"No, but I think I need to tell someone."
"Well we're here for you ma'am" Bud said smiling at her. The simple act of kindness made her a little more relaxed and the closest to ready, as she'd ever be.
"Okay well."
Mac continued to tell her story to Bud and Harriet with the occasional gasp and squeal of joy from Harriet only by the end both Bud and Harriet were speechless, Harriet with tears in her eyes and the only sound was that of AJ clapping loudly as he watched the television.
"Ma'am does he know." Harriet trailed off as she saw Mac's features stiffen and turn toward the window, suddenly interested in the outside world.
"No Harriet he doesn't and he's not going to." Her words were followed by a glare in both their directions that left no doubt their minds that her decision was final.
"Well ma'am we are here for you, I mean it's not a long drive into Washington I can come down and help whenever you need it."
"I appreciate that Harriet."
Bud And Harriet stayed all weekend, Mac had invited them to stay because she needed some company, it wasn't a long drive at all back to Virginia but they had agreed to stay without question when she called last week, perhaps sensing her need of company. ........................................
As she bid farewell to Bud, AJ and Harriet the familiar sense of loneliness overcome her. Maybe she could go back to Jag one day just for a visit, she knew there would be questions but maybe she could make up some sort of story or then again maybe not.
RENEE'S APARTMENT 4 Weeks Later
Something wasn't right Harm could feel it. He looked over at Renee sitting on the couch; suddenly the thought occurred to him, the baby was due in January. That was only just over a month away. Wow the last nearly 8 months had gone really gone quite quickly but they had seemed like forever to Harm. Hang on if the baby was due in January that would mean. that would mean the baby was conceived in April.
"Renee, when is the baby due again?"
"Harmmm the baby's due January 22nd, how could you forget that?"
"I didn't I just wanted to make sure. So that would mean it was conceived in April."
She paused for a moment to do the calculations "Yeah I suppose."
The realisation washed over him like a bucket of cold water had been dumped on top of him.
"Renee my accident was at the end of May."
"I know that, it's not something I would forget easily, I was scarred to death."
"Renee we hadn't slept together from before Mac's engagement party until 2 weeks after my accident. That means half of March all of April and all of May"
"So?"
"So Renee, that baby can't possibly be mine."
To Be Continued.
MAC'S NEW APARTMANT Three Months Later
It had been 3 months since she had left Jag; she was settling into her new job and people were beginning to notice that she was pregnant. It hurt every time someone asked about the baby, she loved her child more than anything but it reminded her of what she could have had.
She had been in contact with Harriet and Bud since she'd left but they still didn't know that she was pregnant; she had never found the words to tell them and couldn't face all the questions that would come with her revelation.
She was going to tell Harriet and Bud when they bought AJ over to see his Aunt Mac, she had missed AJ so much and couldn't avoid seeing them any longer so she had decided to invite them over this weekend. Both Harriet and Bud had figured that for some reason her and Harm weren't speaking and they respected her wishes of not telling him where she was. Mac new that they wanted to know the story but she couldn't take the pain of reliving the events even now 4 & 1/2 months later it was still too fresh in her mind.
HARM'S APARTMENT Same Time
He sat on the couch and closed his eyes. Trying to remember her smell, the feel of her skin and the way she looked first thing in the morning. Nightmares had haunted him for months now, the most recent was a recurring dream; she was in pain, she had been in some sort of accident and was sitting in the hospital bed crying. He wanted so much to reach out and touch her and comfort her but every time he got to the edge of the bed he woke up, drenched in a cold sweat. It often kept him up all night so needless to say he wasn't the best person to be around at work.
He had been talking to Sturgis a lot lately, using him as a sounding board. They were going down to the courts to play basketball this afternoon and he was looking forward to getting out of the house. Renee always seemed to be around at his place, he couldn't take it out on her, she has no idea about the whole situation and it's best that she doesn't find out. Despite my actions of late, I do care about her. I should work on being nicer; maybe I can make this work in the end.
MAC'S APARTMENT 5 day's later
"Aun Mac, Aun Mac!!!" AJ came charging through the open door and into Mac's waiting arms.
"Hey AJ I have missed you. Did you miss Aunt Mac?"
"Yah! yah! Miss Aun Mac."
"Harriet, Bud. It's good to see you."
"It's good to see yo.." Harriet stopped mid sentence as she starred down at Mac's stomach. "Wow you didn't mention that on the phone!"
Blushing at the quizzical stares from both Bud and Harriet "I wanted to tell you in person, it comes with a fair bit of explaining."
"Well we have all weekend."
"Yes we do. Why don't I put your bags in the guest room and then I'll get you a drink."
"No ma'am I'll take the bags you shouldn't be lifting any thing too heavy."
"Bud really, I'm fine."
"Ma'am" Bud said raising his eyebrow
"Okay, okay, you win."
Mac showed the way to the spare room, the back out to the kitchen.
"Coffee?"
"Yes thanks"
"Coffee would be great."
Mac made the coffee then sat down at the table.
"So Mac do you want to tell us the whole story?"
"No, but I think I need to tell someone."
"Well we're here for you ma'am" Bud said smiling at her. The simple act of kindness made her a little more relaxed and the closest to ready, as she'd ever be.
"Okay well."
Mac continued to tell her story to Bud and Harriet with the occasional gasp and squeal of joy from Harriet only by the end both Bud and Harriet were speechless, Harriet with tears in her eyes and the only sound was that of AJ clapping loudly as he watched the television.
"Ma'am does he know." Harriet trailed off as she saw Mac's features stiffen and turn toward the window, suddenly interested in the outside world.
"No Harriet he doesn't and he's not going to." Her words were followed by a glare in both their directions that left no doubt their minds that her decision was final.
"Well ma'am we are here for you, I mean it's not a long drive into Washington I can come down and help whenever you need it."
"I appreciate that Harriet."
Bud And Harriet stayed all weekend, Mac had invited them to stay because she needed some company, it wasn't a long drive at all back to Virginia but they had agreed to stay without question when she called last week, perhaps sensing her need of company. ........................................
As she bid farewell to Bud, AJ and Harriet the familiar sense of loneliness overcome her. Maybe she could go back to Jag one day just for a visit, she knew there would be questions but maybe she could make up some sort of story or then again maybe not.
RENEE'S APARTMENT 4 Weeks Later
Something wasn't right Harm could feel it. He looked over at Renee sitting on the couch; suddenly the thought occurred to him, the baby was due in January. That was only just over a month away. Wow the last nearly 8 months had gone really gone quite quickly but they had seemed like forever to Harm. Hang on if the baby was due in January that would mean. that would mean the baby was conceived in April.
"Renee, when is the baby due again?"
"Harmmm the baby's due January 22nd, how could you forget that?"
"I didn't I just wanted to make sure. So that would mean it was conceived in April."
She paused for a moment to do the calculations "Yeah I suppose."
The realisation washed over him like a bucket of cold water had been dumped on top of him.
"Renee my accident was at the end of May."
"I know that, it's not something I would forget easily, I was scarred to death."
"Renee we hadn't slept together from before Mac's engagement party until 2 weeks after my accident. That means half of March all of April and all of May"
"So?"
"So Renee, that baby can't possibly be mine."
To Be Continued.