Friday 1130
"Ma'am would you like to come to dinner tonight?" Harriet asked.
"I'd like that. What time?"
"1800?"
"I'll be there. Thanks Harriet."
Twenty minutes later.
"Hey Marine, do you want to go and get some lunch?"
"Did you get to meet the President?" Mac asked looking up at Harm. His meeting at the White House had taken days rather than the hours which had first been expected.
"No, but I did meet his Chief of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs."
"Really. Did you sort out their problem?"
"Of course. So did you want to have lunch?"
"Never say no to a free lunch from a man in dress whites with gold wings."
"And here I was thinking you liked me for my looks." He teased.
"No, it's just the uniform. Lunch would be good but I've got to finish these case reviews first."
"I'll go and change and report in to the Admiral. Will an hour be long enough?"
"Should be."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Robert's house 1759
Mac rang the doorbell, Harriet opened the door and let her in.
"Surprise." Bobbi and Trish jumped out at her.
"God. Do you want me to go into labour now?"
"Sorry Sarah." Trish apologised.
"It's nice to see you Trish, what are you doing here?"
"Baby shower." Bobbie supplied.
"Take a seat Mac and I'll get you a drink." Harriet instructed.
"You've definitely got bigger since I saw you last." Trish smiled.
"I look like I swallowed a beach ball."
"I thought you were referring to yourself as a beached whale?" Harriet handed her a glass.
"Either will do. Is there any food I was expecting dinner and I'm hungry?"
"It'll be read in thirty minutes."
"But we brought gifts to distract you." Trish took Mac's glass and handed her a box. Mac pulled the ribbon undone and opened the box. Inside was a collection of baby clothes and an envelope. "The envelope is a $1000 saving bond. Well put a name on the account once the baby is born."
"Thank you."
"And this is part of a gift from everyone at JAG." Harriet handed her a box. Mac undid the box and pulled back the tissue paper and smiled.
"What is it?" Trish asked.
"A mini-Marine outfit."
"Lift the tissue paper up." Harriet suggested.
"A mini-sailors outfit."
"And these two go with it." Harriet pulled out two fluffy teddy bears. "We figured when the baby got too big you that could put them on the bears."
"Thank you."
"There's lots more. I'll go and rescue them from the cupboard." Harriet rushed off.
"Ma'am would you like to come to dinner tonight?" Harriet asked.
"I'd like that. What time?"
"1800?"
"I'll be there. Thanks Harriet."
Twenty minutes later.
"Hey Marine, do you want to go and get some lunch?"
"Did you get to meet the President?" Mac asked looking up at Harm. His meeting at the White House had taken days rather than the hours which had first been expected.
"No, but I did meet his Chief of Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs."
"Really. Did you sort out their problem?"
"Of course. So did you want to have lunch?"
"Never say no to a free lunch from a man in dress whites with gold wings."
"And here I was thinking you liked me for my looks." He teased.
"No, it's just the uniform. Lunch would be good but I've got to finish these case reviews first."
"I'll go and change and report in to the Admiral. Will an hour be long enough?"
"Should be."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Robert's house 1759
Mac rang the doorbell, Harriet opened the door and let her in.
"Surprise." Bobbi and Trish jumped out at her.
"God. Do you want me to go into labour now?"
"Sorry Sarah." Trish apologised.
"It's nice to see you Trish, what are you doing here?"
"Baby shower." Bobbie supplied.
"Take a seat Mac and I'll get you a drink." Harriet instructed.
"You've definitely got bigger since I saw you last." Trish smiled.
"I look like I swallowed a beach ball."
"I thought you were referring to yourself as a beached whale?" Harriet handed her a glass.
"Either will do. Is there any food I was expecting dinner and I'm hungry?"
"It'll be read in thirty minutes."
"But we brought gifts to distract you." Trish took Mac's glass and handed her a box. Mac pulled the ribbon undone and opened the box. Inside was a collection of baby clothes and an envelope. "The envelope is a $1000 saving bond. Well put a name on the account once the baby is born."
"Thank you."
"And this is part of a gift from everyone at JAG." Harriet handed her a box. Mac undid the box and pulled back the tissue paper and smiled.
"What is it?" Trish asked.
"A mini-Marine outfit."
"Lift the tissue paper up." Harriet suggested.
"A mini-sailors outfit."
"And these two go with it." Harriet pulled out two fluffy teddy bears. "We figured when the baby got too big you that could put them on the bears."
"Thank you."
"There's lots more. I'll go and rescue them from the cupboard." Harriet rushed off.