From part 17
"That's what you get when you fall in love with a marine." He muttered.
"What was that?" she whirled around, but the look on his face was too much. "Harmon Rabb you are an Evil, evil man." She said half laughing.
"I know, and that's why you love me." He flashed her one of his flyboy grins.
"Well I don't know about love, but that life insurance policy of your is pretty high isn't it."
"What, you thinkin' of bumpin' me off are you?"
"Not until I'm done with you."
"And what are you going to do with me?" he cocked his eyebrow and grinned
"You'll just have to wait for the wedding night to fin out!"
Now it was Harm whose jaw dropped to the ground, he quickly recovered and followed her to the car. "And just what do you have planned for that night?"
"Never mind, you'll find out on August 12th."
"Tell me again why I'm marrying a marine?" he said as he put Rose in the car. 'What's Meant To Be 18'
BUD & HARRIET'S HOUSE About a month later.
"Harm, Mac some in."
"Hi Harriet." she was unable to finish as a bundle of blue came speeding toward her yelling something that resembled 'Aun Mac'
"Hey AJ, how are you doing buddy?" Mac scooped AJ up into her arms where he had a clear view of Rose.
AJ pointed to the baby and said "Baby, baby, I hol da baby."
"How about we go sit down on the couch and uncle Harm will let you hold the baby."
"Wat baby name?" AJ looked up at his Unca Harm his blue eyes wide with anticipation.
"Don't you remember, the baby's name is Rose."
AJ sat down on the couch and held his arms out, Harm placed Rose gently in his arms while Mac sat beside AJ supporting Roses head.
Harm, Little AJ and Rose sat on the couch for most of the afternoon watching Disney movies and cartoons. AJ to teach Rose how to do his puzzle but soon got bored when he found that she wasn't paying any attention
"AJ, Rose is a little young for puzzles, she not a big girl like you are."
"I not big girl, I big boy." AJ said proudly
"I know AJ, your growing up very quickly aren't you."
Mac was watching Harm play with the kids on the lounge room floor, Harriet followed her gaze "He's good with the kids isn't he, he's goin to be a wonderful father."
"Yeah, he's great."
"Are you going to have more than one?"
"Yes definitely, with both of us being only children we'll definitely have more than 1 maybe 2, 3 or even 4."
"I can imagine you with lot's of kids."
"Oh yeah, I'll be home baking cookies with my nice floral apron on greeting Harm at the door and have a steaming hot (vegetarian) dinner on the table."
Harriet laughed "well that's not quite the image I had but."
"Don't worry, I know what you mean."
"So did you decide on the paper for the invitations?"
"Yeah I like the second ones, what do you think?"
"I liked them better too, what about the menu?"
"We decided on the chicken dish for the main course served with salad and of course the chocolate dessert."
"Of course what else!"
"Exactly, anyway the bridesmaid dresses are going to be ready next Tuesday. Do you want to come with me for a final fitting?"
"Do you really have to ask Mac? Of course I'd love to come."
"That's what I thought."
"Is Chloe able to get here for a dress fitting?"
"No she's can't get here but she has given me all the measurements and had a similar dress fitted up there so it should be alright."
"How long before the wedding is she coming down?"
"I've asked her to come down 10 day's before so I can spend some time with her, she's getting back to me with the answer."
"I'll be great to have her down here, AJ took a real liking to her when she was hear last."
"Yes she loved playing with AJ, she never had siblings so I guess AJ and now Rose are like a little brother and sister to her."
Harm walked over to the table carrying Rose in his arms, "Don't mean to be rude lady's but this little one has zonked on us, Mac we should probably get going anyway, AJ's eyes are popping out of his head."
"Your right Harm, Harriet, Bud, thank you for having us, we'll see you at work tomorrow."
SIMPLE ELEGANCE BRIDAL BOUTIQUE Tuesday.
Mac and Harriet had been waiting at the bridal boutique for nearly an hour, first the young woman had misplaced the dresses (yes she did have a mild heart attack at this point) but everything got sorted out in the end and now that everything was back on track she was calm and relaxed.
"Harriet come out and show me."
"Okay, I'm coming. Can you help me with the zip first."
"Oh sure, coming."
Mac zipped up Harriet's dress then stood back to admire it as she walked out. "Harriet you look gorgeous."
Harriet blushed and smiled "Thankyou ma'am."
Mac admired the dress once again it was a mild sheer gold satin, she chose gold because it would tie in nicely with Harm's god wings that he would be wearing with his dress whites. The top of the bridesmaid dresses had a thin line of beading, which caught the light beautifully and the bottom flowed gently around the ankle showing off the gorgeous shoes which were the same colour as the dress with the same beading across the straps.
"Ma'am" when Mac didn't answer Harriet repeated herself "Mac, hello, earth to Mac."
"Oh sorry Harriet, I just got caught up in how beautiful you look."
Harriet blushed once again, "Thankyou ma'am. sorry uh. Mac."
"What say we get out of here and go have some lunch?"
"Just let me get out of this dress."
"Need any help with that zip again?"
"Ah yeah, do you mind."
"Not at all, come here." Mac unzipped the back of Harriet's dress, it was almost exactly 2 months until the wedding and Mac was surprised at how quickly things went together. The hadn't been any problems with booking the caterers or florist but then again what business wouldn't jump at the chance to do a wedding at the white house.
"Okay, I'm ready, lets go to lunch."
Mac made the final payment on Harriet and Chloe's dresses and they headed off to lunch.
HARM AND MAC'S APARTMENT 6 Weeks Later, 2 weeks before the wedding.
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
Mac was sitting in on the couch, checking off who was coming to the wedding and who wasn't.
"I don't care as long as it's food, I'm starving."
"I should have known." Harm walked back into the kitchen. "What about pasta?"
"Yeah, sounds fine, like I said as long as it's food, I'll eat it."
Harm started preparing the meal while Mac finished her check list, "Harm I was thinking we should invite Trish and Frank down."
"When?"
"Anytime from now on, I'd love it if she came down so she could be part of planning the wedding."
"Haven't you already organised most of it."
"Yeah, but still, she doesn't have a daughter and I don't exactly have a mother so it would be kind of nice to have her around."
"Okay, grab the phone and call her." Harm went back to cooking the pasta while Mac thought about this.
"I can't just ring up and invite her, she doesn't really know me."
"Mac, your marrying her only son, you're the mother of her only grandchild and ever since the day I met you every time I talked to her, you were all I talked about. Believe me she knows you and she always said I should hurry up and get my act together and tell you how I felt."
"She did?"
"Yes." Harm walked toward her with the portable phone, he handed it to her and said, "Here call her."
So while Harm finished cooking dinner Mac rang Trish. When Mac got off the phone she was beaming.
"You know Harm, I love your mother, she's amazing."
He laughed as he served the pasta into the bowls, "So the call went well?"
"Yeah, she's coming down next Wednesday and Frank will come down 4 day's before the wedding because he can't get away."
"That's great, I told you it would be alright."
"I know, and I have met your mother before when she came down to see Rose in Hospital and on their way back from Europe a few months ago but I guess I'm just scared that she will end up like my mother."
"Mac, that's not going to happen" He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "Nothing is ever going to happen to you like that ever again you hear me. Me, Rose Trish & Frank, we're all going to be around for a long time whether you like it or not. Okay?"
Mac looked up into his eyes, she knew he meant it, and deep down she's already knew that, but sometimes it was hard to keep the past in the past. "I needed that, Thankyou."
"No problem." He kissed her fore head and untangled himself from her. "Now how about we get some food into you marine, then we'll kick back and watch a movie."
"Mmmm sounds wonderful."
They ate dinner in a comfortable silence, Mac tended to Rose while Harm went out to get a movie, when he got back they sat on the couch snuggled together and watched the film he had bought back.
By the end of the movie, Harm was sitting comfortably on the couch, Mac's head rested on his chest. She was fast asleep, she gently pulled himself out form under her and picked her up in his arms, he carried her into the bedroom and put her into bed she stirred slightly
"Harm" she said groggily
"Right here, go back to sleep."
"Hmmm" she rolled over into the middle of the bed, Harm changed and hopped in beside her, he slipped his body under the top half of hers.
"Goodnight Ninjagirl." He whispered in her ear, he kissed the top of her head and went to sleep.
To Be Continued
"That's what you get when you fall in love with a marine." He muttered.
"What was that?" she whirled around, but the look on his face was too much. "Harmon Rabb you are an Evil, evil man." She said half laughing.
"I know, and that's why you love me." He flashed her one of his flyboy grins.
"Well I don't know about love, but that life insurance policy of your is pretty high isn't it."
"What, you thinkin' of bumpin' me off are you?"
"Not until I'm done with you."
"And what are you going to do with me?" he cocked his eyebrow and grinned
"You'll just have to wait for the wedding night to fin out!"
Now it was Harm whose jaw dropped to the ground, he quickly recovered and followed her to the car. "And just what do you have planned for that night?"
"Never mind, you'll find out on August 12th."
"Tell me again why I'm marrying a marine?" he said as he put Rose in the car. 'What's Meant To Be 18'
BUD & HARRIET'S HOUSE About a month later.
"Harm, Mac some in."
"Hi Harriet." she was unable to finish as a bundle of blue came speeding toward her yelling something that resembled 'Aun Mac'
"Hey AJ, how are you doing buddy?" Mac scooped AJ up into her arms where he had a clear view of Rose.
AJ pointed to the baby and said "Baby, baby, I hol da baby."
"How about we go sit down on the couch and uncle Harm will let you hold the baby."
"Wat baby name?" AJ looked up at his Unca Harm his blue eyes wide with anticipation.
"Don't you remember, the baby's name is Rose."
AJ sat down on the couch and held his arms out, Harm placed Rose gently in his arms while Mac sat beside AJ supporting Roses head.
Harm, Little AJ and Rose sat on the couch for most of the afternoon watching Disney movies and cartoons. AJ to teach Rose how to do his puzzle but soon got bored when he found that she wasn't paying any attention
"AJ, Rose is a little young for puzzles, she not a big girl like you are."
"I not big girl, I big boy." AJ said proudly
"I know AJ, your growing up very quickly aren't you."
Mac was watching Harm play with the kids on the lounge room floor, Harriet followed her gaze "He's good with the kids isn't he, he's goin to be a wonderful father."
"Yeah, he's great."
"Are you going to have more than one?"
"Yes definitely, with both of us being only children we'll definitely have more than 1 maybe 2, 3 or even 4."
"I can imagine you with lot's of kids."
"Oh yeah, I'll be home baking cookies with my nice floral apron on greeting Harm at the door and have a steaming hot (vegetarian) dinner on the table."
Harriet laughed "well that's not quite the image I had but."
"Don't worry, I know what you mean."
"So did you decide on the paper for the invitations?"
"Yeah I like the second ones, what do you think?"
"I liked them better too, what about the menu?"
"We decided on the chicken dish for the main course served with salad and of course the chocolate dessert."
"Of course what else!"
"Exactly, anyway the bridesmaid dresses are going to be ready next Tuesday. Do you want to come with me for a final fitting?"
"Do you really have to ask Mac? Of course I'd love to come."
"That's what I thought."
"Is Chloe able to get here for a dress fitting?"
"No she's can't get here but she has given me all the measurements and had a similar dress fitted up there so it should be alright."
"How long before the wedding is she coming down?"
"I've asked her to come down 10 day's before so I can spend some time with her, she's getting back to me with the answer."
"I'll be great to have her down here, AJ took a real liking to her when she was hear last."
"Yes she loved playing with AJ, she never had siblings so I guess AJ and now Rose are like a little brother and sister to her."
Harm walked over to the table carrying Rose in his arms, "Don't mean to be rude lady's but this little one has zonked on us, Mac we should probably get going anyway, AJ's eyes are popping out of his head."
"Your right Harm, Harriet, Bud, thank you for having us, we'll see you at work tomorrow."
SIMPLE ELEGANCE BRIDAL BOUTIQUE Tuesday.
Mac and Harriet had been waiting at the bridal boutique for nearly an hour, first the young woman had misplaced the dresses (yes she did have a mild heart attack at this point) but everything got sorted out in the end and now that everything was back on track she was calm and relaxed.
"Harriet come out and show me."
"Okay, I'm coming. Can you help me with the zip first."
"Oh sure, coming."
Mac zipped up Harriet's dress then stood back to admire it as she walked out. "Harriet you look gorgeous."
Harriet blushed and smiled "Thankyou ma'am."
Mac admired the dress once again it was a mild sheer gold satin, she chose gold because it would tie in nicely with Harm's god wings that he would be wearing with his dress whites. The top of the bridesmaid dresses had a thin line of beading, which caught the light beautifully and the bottom flowed gently around the ankle showing off the gorgeous shoes which were the same colour as the dress with the same beading across the straps.
"Ma'am" when Mac didn't answer Harriet repeated herself "Mac, hello, earth to Mac."
"Oh sorry Harriet, I just got caught up in how beautiful you look."
Harriet blushed once again, "Thankyou ma'am. sorry uh. Mac."
"What say we get out of here and go have some lunch?"
"Just let me get out of this dress."
"Need any help with that zip again?"
"Ah yeah, do you mind."
"Not at all, come here." Mac unzipped the back of Harriet's dress, it was almost exactly 2 months until the wedding and Mac was surprised at how quickly things went together. The hadn't been any problems with booking the caterers or florist but then again what business wouldn't jump at the chance to do a wedding at the white house.
"Okay, I'm ready, lets go to lunch."
Mac made the final payment on Harriet and Chloe's dresses and they headed off to lunch.
HARM AND MAC'S APARTMENT 6 Weeks Later, 2 weeks before the wedding.
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
Mac was sitting in on the couch, checking off who was coming to the wedding and who wasn't.
"I don't care as long as it's food, I'm starving."
"I should have known." Harm walked back into the kitchen. "What about pasta?"
"Yeah, sounds fine, like I said as long as it's food, I'll eat it."
Harm started preparing the meal while Mac finished her check list, "Harm I was thinking we should invite Trish and Frank down."
"When?"
"Anytime from now on, I'd love it if she came down so she could be part of planning the wedding."
"Haven't you already organised most of it."
"Yeah, but still, she doesn't have a daughter and I don't exactly have a mother so it would be kind of nice to have her around."
"Okay, grab the phone and call her." Harm went back to cooking the pasta while Mac thought about this.
"I can't just ring up and invite her, she doesn't really know me."
"Mac, your marrying her only son, you're the mother of her only grandchild and ever since the day I met you every time I talked to her, you were all I talked about. Believe me she knows you and she always said I should hurry up and get my act together and tell you how I felt."
"She did?"
"Yes." Harm walked toward her with the portable phone, he handed it to her and said, "Here call her."
So while Harm finished cooking dinner Mac rang Trish. When Mac got off the phone she was beaming.
"You know Harm, I love your mother, she's amazing."
He laughed as he served the pasta into the bowls, "So the call went well?"
"Yeah, she's coming down next Wednesday and Frank will come down 4 day's before the wedding because he can't get away."
"That's great, I told you it would be alright."
"I know, and I have met your mother before when she came down to see Rose in Hospital and on their way back from Europe a few months ago but I guess I'm just scared that she will end up like my mother."
"Mac, that's not going to happen" He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "Nothing is ever going to happen to you like that ever again you hear me. Me, Rose Trish & Frank, we're all going to be around for a long time whether you like it or not. Okay?"
Mac looked up into his eyes, she knew he meant it, and deep down she's already knew that, but sometimes it was hard to keep the past in the past. "I needed that, Thankyou."
"No problem." He kissed her fore head and untangled himself from her. "Now how about we get some food into you marine, then we'll kick back and watch a movie."
"Mmmm sounds wonderful."
They ate dinner in a comfortable silence, Mac tended to Rose while Harm went out to get a movie, when he got back they sat on the couch snuggled together and watched the film he had bought back.
By the end of the movie, Harm was sitting comfortably on the couch, Mac's head rested on his chest. She was fast asleep, she gently pulled himself out form under her and picked her up in his arms, he carried her into the bedroom and put her into bed she stirred slightly
"Harm" she said groggily
"Right here, go back to sleep."
"Hmmm" she rolled over into the middle of the bed, Harm changed and hopped in beside her, he slipped his body under the top half of hers.
"Goodnight Ninjagirl." He whispered in her ear, he kissed the top of her head and went to sleep.
To Be Continued