Harm opened the door trying to focus as it was a little after 0200. He was
met with a thwack across the cheek.
"Ow." His hand automatically to his cheek.
"You bastard. How dare you?" Mac yelled at him.
"You'd better come in before you wake my neighbours." He pulled her inside and closed the door.
"How could you do something like that? Take Jenny with out telling me?"
"I left you a note." He stated.
"You think that's an excuse you left me a note?"
"Is everything okay?" Trish asked coming out of the bedroom.
"Mac has a problem with me bring Jenny over here." Harm told her.
"You didn't tell her you were bring Jenny here did you?" Trish asked.
"I left her a note. I can handle this go back to bed Mom."
"Okay, but you know where I am if you need me. Goodnight."
"Night Trish." Mac added sinking onto Harm's couch. "How could you do that Harm, I mean just take her like that."
"I just thought you could do with a decent nights sleep." He offered sitting on the table in front of her.
"When she wasn't there when I woke up, I almost had an emotional breakdown, I almost called the police then I found your note. I would have killed you if I didn't think Jenny needed two parents. How could you?" A tear ran down Mac's face.
"I'm sorry I thought I was helping, you looked so tired and I thought you could do with some sleep. I didn't mean to scare you, Jenny is perfectly safe."
"You don't want to know what I thought. Why couldn't you have just put her in her crib and left?" She wiped the tear away, "I didn't know what happened. She could have been kidnapped for all I knew."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He pulled her into his arms. "I'd never let anyone hurt you or Jenny you have to know that."
"I can't do this anymore." She sobbed.
"What Mac? What can't you do?"
"This. I can't have you here and me there and Jenny somewhere in between."
"So you don't me around anymore?" He asked.
"No. We need to work something out, maybe we should go with your suggestion."
"What suggestion?" He asked still hugging her.
"Maybe we should all get a place together. That way you can't take her without me knowing."
"We can talk about this in the morning. You need to sleep. Come on you can have my bed, I'll take the couch."
"I need to see Jenny." Mac sobbed.
"Her pram is in my room. Come." He helped her to her feet and led her to his room. "See she's fine. Everything will be okay." He kissed the top of her head. "You need to get some sleep. Get into bed."
"Stay." Mac whispered as he began to leave.
"I don't think that's a good idea."
"I need you to hold. Stay please."
"Okay Mac." He climbed in to bed with her kept her wrapped in his arms. "Sleep." He whispered. "We're all safe, you can sleep now."
"Thank you." Mac whispered as she slipped into sleep.
"Ow." His hand automatically to his cheek.
"You bastard. How dare you?" Mac yelled at him.
"You'd better come in before you wake my neighbours." He pulled her inside and closed the door.
"How could you do something like that? Take Jenny with out telling me?"
"I left you a note." He stated.
"You think that's an excuse you left me a note?"
"Is everything okay?" Trish asked coming out of the bedroom.
"Mac has a problem with me bring Jenny over here." Harm told her.
"You didn't tell her you were bring Jenny here did you?" Trish asked.
"I left her a note. I can handle this go back to bed Mom."
"Okay, but you know where I am if you need me. Goodnight."
"Night Trish." Mac added sinking onto Harm's couch. "How could you do that Harm, I mean just take her like that."
"I just thought you could do with a decent nights sleep." He offered sitting on the table in front of her.
"When she wasn't there when I woke up, I almost had an emotional breakdown, I almost called the police then I found your note. I would have killed you if I didn't think Jenny needed two parents. How could you?" A tear ran down Mac's face.
"I'm sorry I thought I was helping, you looked so tired and I thought you could do with some sleep. I didn't mean to scare you, Jenny is perfectly safe."
"You don't want to know what I thought. Why couldn't you have just put her in her crib and left?" She wiped the tear away, "I didn't know what happened. She could have been kidnapped for all I knew."
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He pulled her into his arms. "I'd never let anyone hurt you or Jenny you have to know that."
"I can't do this anymore." She sobbed.
"What Mac? What can't you do?"
"This. I can't have you here and me there and Jenny somewhere in between."
"So you don't me around anymore?" He asked.
"No. We need to work something out, maybe we should go with your suggestion."
"What suggestion?" He asked still hugging her.
"Maybe we should all get a place together. That way you can't take her without me knowing."
"We can talk about this in the morning. You need to sleep. Come on you can have my bed, I'll take the couch."
"I need to see Jenny." Mac sobbed.
"Her pram is in my room. Come." He helped her to her feet and led her to his room. "See she's fine. Everything will be okay." He kissed the top of her head. "You need to get some sleep. Get into bed."
"Stay." Mac whispered as he began to leave.
"I don't think that's a good idea."
"I need you to hold. Stay please."
"Okay Mac." He climbed in to bed with her kept her wrapped in his arms. "Sleep." He whispered. "We're all safe, you can sleep now."
"Thank you." Mac whispered as she slipped into sleep.