"Mom can you keep an eye on Jenny? Mac needs to sleep." Harm asked as he
prepared to leave for work.
"She stayed then." Trish said sipping her coffee.
"She was upset, it was easier for them both to stay. So can you let her sleep in for a few hours please?"
"Of course. Have a good day at work, do justice."
"Thanks Mom. I'll see you later." He kissed her cheek and grabbed his brief case and headed out the door.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Good morning Trish." Mac said as she got up.
"Good morning Sarah, Harm has left already. "
"I guessed he had. Why didn't you wake me earlier it's 1032?"
"He asked me to let you sleep. Did you work things out about him bringing Jenny over here last night? He was only trying to be helpful. He just hasn't quite go the hang of it yet but he'll learn."
"We decided it might be a good idea if we got a place together, that way he help with Jenny and be around all the time and I wouldn't worry so much."
"It seems like a practical solution to the situation. If you need any help with a deposit Frank and I would only be too willing to help."
"Thanks Trish, but I think we'll be okay. We have to talk it over with the Admiral first."
"What's AJ got to do with this?"
"UCMJ has rules about fraternisation within the chain of command. Although Harm and I are of equivalent ranks we assured the Admiral that nothing would happen and nothing was happening even though I was pregnant. Us moving in together could be constituted as a breach of regulations and working at JAG we have to up hold the law and are under more scrutiny about doing the right thing. We have to clear it with the Admiral so he doesn't have an issue with it at a later date."
"I see. I think some of those military laws are a little absurd."
"We knew the rules where there when we signed up and we agreed to follow. If there weren't rules to follow there would be a lot of dead people for no apparent reason. They have to have the little regulations to balance out the important ones."
"So what did you want to do today?"
"We need to go back to my apartment and I have to double check the time of my doctor's appointment tomorrow. Then I need to make an appointment to see the Admiral."
"I'm sure Harm can handle a meeting with AJ."
"Trish, Harm is a great lawyer and can argue any thing legal but I doubt he could handle explaining the reasons why were getting a place together."
"For Jenny's sake." Trish commented.
"Exactly."
"Doesn't matter that you're in love with him either does it?"
"What am I transparent?" Mac sank on to the sofa. "First Sturgis coerced it out of me then Harriet, Tanya at the hospital now you. Is there anyone who doesn't know?"
"My son, sometimes he's too blind for his own good. I know in the past you've both had bad timing but why don't you just tell him and you can work something out."
"If I tell him I'm afraid my safe little world I've built for myself will crumble and I had a baby almost two weeks ago and I need a sense of stability."
"Has he gone anywhere? I know about the flight assignments but he couldn't get out of that, other than that has he gone anywhere?"
"No. But."
"Listen Sarah." Trish sat next to her and held her hand. "When Harm senior disappeared it hit Harm harder than I ever knew that's why he had to go all the way to Russia to find answers about what happened to him. He knows what it's like to grow up without a father around and he'd move heaven and earth to make sure that doesn't happen to Jenny."
"I know." A tear ran down Mac's face.
"Love can be painful and love can be difficult but in the end you have to let your heart surrender to it." Jenny began to cry.
"Thank you. I'd better go and get her."
"She stayed then." Trish said sipping her coffee.
"She was upset, it was easier for them both to stay. So can you let her sleep in for a few hours please?"
"Of course. Have a good day at work, do justice."
"Thanks Mom. I'll see you later." He kissed her cheek and grabbed his brief case and headed out the door.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Good morning Trish." Mac said as she got up.
"Good morning Sarah, Harm has left already. "
"I guessed he had. Why didn't you wake me earlier it's 1032?"
"He asked me to let you sleep. Did you work things out about him bringing Jenny over here last night? He was only trying to be helpful. He just hasn't quite go the hang of it yet but he'll learn."
"We decided it might be a good idea if we got a place together, that way he help with Jenny and be around all the time and I wouldn't worry so much."
"It seems like a practical solution to the situation. If you need any help with a deposit Frank and I would only be too willing to help."
"Thanks Trish, but I think we'll be okay. We have to talk it over with the Admiral first."
"What's AJ got to do with this?"
"UCMJ has rules about fraternisation within the chain of command. Although Harm and I are of equivalent ranks we assured the Admiral that nothing would happen and nothing was happening even though I was pregnant. Us moving in together could be constituted as a breach of regulations and working at JAG we have to up hold the law and are under more scrutiny about doing the right thing. We have to clear it with the Admiral so he doesn't have an issue with it at a later date."
"I see. I think some of those military laws are a little absurd."
"We knew the rules where there when we signed up and we agreed to follow. If there weren't rules to follow there would be a lot of dead people for no apparent reason. They have to have the little regulations to balance out the important ones."
"So what did you want to do today?"
"We need to go back to my apartment and I have to double check the time of my doctor's appointment tomorrow. Then I need to make an appointment to see the Admiral."
"I'm sure Harm can handle a meeting with AJ."
"Trish, Harm is a great lawyer and can argue any thing legal but I doubt he could handle explaining the reasons why were getting a place together."
"For Jenny's sake." Trish commented.
"Exactly."
"Doesn't matter that you're in love with him either does it?"
"What am I transparent?" Mac sank on to the sofa. "First Sturgis coerced it out of me then Harriet, Tanya at the hospital now you. Is there anyone who doesn't know?"
"My son, sometimes he's too blind for his own good. I know in the past you've both had bad timing but why don't you just tell him and you can work something out."
"If I tell him I'm afraid my safe little world I've built for myself will crumble and I had a baby almost two weeks ago and I need a sense of stability."
"Has he gone anywhere? I know about the flight assignments but he couldn't get out of that, other than that has he gone anywhere?"
"No. But."
"Listen Sarah." Trish sat next to her and held her hand. "When Harm senior disappeared it hit Harm harder than I ever knew that's why he had to go all the way to Russia to find answers about what happened to him. He knows what it's like to grow up without a father around and he'd move heaven and earth to make sure that doesn't happen to Jenny."
"I know." A tear ran down Mac's face.
"Love can be painful and love can be difficult but in the end you have to let your heart surrender to it." Jenny began to cry.
"Thank you. I'd better go and get her."