"So did you go anywhere nice this afternoon?" He sat down on the couch.
"Only to JAG, I had to see the Admiral." Mac sat down and curled her feet under her.
"I didn't see you." He commented.
"You were busy I didn't want to interrupt. I talked to him about us getting a place
"I thought we were going to do that together."
"I was going to see him anyway. He says it shouldn't be a problem but we can be partners anymore."
"I guess I saw that coming." Harm sipped his juice.
"He offered me another option."
"Which is?"
"He offered me a position as a judge, so we're not in the same direct chain of command."
"Congratulations, you deserve it, besides which it's better hours for Jenny." He hugged her.
"He gave me a few days to think it over, to talk it over with you."
"I think it's a great career move for you."
"You don't have a problem with impartiality?" Mac asked.
"No, we've done it before, albeit on a temporary basis. As long as we follow the law why should anyone have a problem with it?"
"Thank you. I guess we should get some listings together and figure out what we can afford."
"I had an idea about that too. I drove past this house on the way here. It's got three bedrooms, a small garden and it's closer to JAG than either of our apartments."
"You want to buy a house?" Mac questioned.
"Why not? I think Jenny needs to permanence."
"But a house? Do you really think they'll give a bank loan to two military officers? We fit into a high risk job category."
"We're lawyers and you're going to be a judge. It's not like we go into combat everyday."
"Do I have to remind you that you're a part time fighter pilot? That comes with a pretty big risk of being shot down."
"Apart from my six month quals, I doubt I'll be flying that much. I can drop it completely if it would make you feel better." He offered.
"You love flying Harm, like I said after you found out I was pregnant I'm not going to make you do anything. Being a lawyer and a flyboy is who you are, it's your career and just because we have Jenny, I am not going to make you stop flying anymore than you're going to stop me being a Marine. It's who we are."
"But my priorities are different now."
"Still." She paused. "We'll need to talk to the bank."
~ ~ ~ ~
Saturday 1027
"So Your Honour what do you think?" Harm asked as he let Mac into the house. The real estate agent had trusted them with the keys.
"It's huge. Are you sure we can afford this?"
"The mortgage repayments will be less than our combined rent."
"And you spotted it driving to my apartment?" Mac eyed him suspiciously.
"Uh." He scratched the back of his head.
"Harm?" Mac pressed.
"Okay, I talked to the real estate agent before Jenny was born, I decided one of us needed a bigger place. So what do you think?"
"I like it. I'd need to see upstairs, but I like it."
"Good, because I put an offer in last week and it was accepted this morning."
"And what would have done if I hadn't liked it?" She stopped halfway up the flight of stairs and turned to look at him.
"Mac, I've known you a long time, I can read you pretty well and I know what you like and what you don't." He stopped moving when their eyes were level.
"Really?" She questioned.
"Hell yeah."
"So what am I think right now?" She asked.
"Where's the nearest takeout restaurant?" He guessed.
"Not even close flyboy." She turned with a chuckle and ran up the stairs. He followed after a moment. "I'm claiming this room." Mac said.
"Thought you might." He lent against the door frame. " The one across the hall will make a great room for Jenny."
"And your room?" Mac asked.
"Other side of the stair case. There are two bathrooms. This one has an ensuite and the other is opposite my room."
"So when are we moving in?" Mac asked after a second.
"The place has been empty for a while, we exchange contracts next week, after that I thought we'd get the decorators in. Get the whole place repainted. So a couple of weeks."
"That soon?"
"I know Mom is going back to La Jolla next week, but I'm sure Bud and Harriet can watch Jenny while we move things."
"You have this all planned out don't you?" Mac commented with a smile.
"Military training, always plan an operation before you carry it out."
"And what kind of operations ado you have planned Cmdr or are you just going to fly by the seat of your pants?" Mac whispered as she brushed past him.
"Why do I get the feeling that something's going on here?" Harm asked turning to follow her down the hall.
"What would that be Harm, we're looking around the house you just bought."
"I don't know but something is going on."
"I think your just being paranoid."
A/N I'll try and post some more in the next few days but my computer is being repaired so I don't know when I'll be getting it back.
"Only to JAG, I had to see the Admiral." Mac sat down and curled her feet under her.
"I didn't see you." He commented.
"You were busy I didn't want to interrupt. I talked to him about us getting a place
"I thought we were going to do that together."
"I was going to see him anyway. He says it shouldn't be a problem but we can be partners anymore."
"I guess I saw that coming." Harm sipped his juice.
"He offered me another option."
"Which is?"
"He offered me a position as a judge, so we're not in the same direct chain of command."
"Congratulations, you deserve it, besides which it's better hours for Jenny." He hugged her.
"He gave me a few days to think it over, to talk it over with you."
"I think it's a great career move for you."
"You don't have a problem with impartiality?" Mac asked.
"No, we've done it before, albeit on a temporary basis. As long as we follow the law why should anyone have a problem with it?"
"Thank you. I guess we should get some listings together and figure out what we can afford."
"I had an idea about that too. I drove past this house on the way here. It's got three bedrooms, a small garden and it's closer to JAG than either of our apartments."
"You want to buy a house?" Mac questioned.
"Why not? I think Jenny needs to permanence."
"But a house? Do you really think they'll give a bank loan to two military officers? We fit into a high risk job category."
"We're lawyers and you're going to be a judge. It's not like we go into combat everyday."
"Do I have to remind you that you're a part time fighter pilot? That comes with a pretty big risk of being shot down."
"Apart from my six month quals, I doubt I'll be flying that much. I can drop it completely if it would make you feel better." He offered.
"You love flying Harm, like I said after you found out I was pregnant I'm not going to make you do anything. Being a lawyer and a flyboy is who you are, it's your career and just because we have Jenny, I am not going to make you stop flying anymore than you're going to stop me being a Marine. It's who we are."
"But my priorities are different now."
"Still." She paused. "We'll need to talk to the bank."
~ ~ ~ ~
Saturday 1027
"So Your Honour what do you think?" Harm asked as he let Mac into the house. The real estate agent had trusted them with the keys.
"It's huge. Are you sure we can afford this?"
"The mortgage repayments will be less than our combined rent."
"And you spotted it driving to my apartment?" Mac eyed him suspiciously.
"Uh." He scratched the back of his head.
"Harm?" Mac pressed.
"Okay, I talked to the real estate agent before Jenny was born, I decided one of us needed a bigger place. So what do you think?"
"I like it. I'd need to see upstairs, but I like it."
"Good, because I put an offer in last week and it was accepted this morning."
"And what would have done if I hadn't liked it?" She stopped halfway up the flight of stairs and turned to look at him.
"Mac, I've known you a long time, I can read you pretty well and I know what you like and what you don't." He stopped moving when their eyes were level.
"Really?" She questioned.
"Hell yeah."
"So what am I think right now?" She asked.
"Where's the nearest takeout restaurant?" He guessed.
"Not even close flyboy." She turned with a chuckle and ran up the stairs. He followed after a moment. "I'm claiming this room." Mac said.
"Thought you might." He lent against the door frame. " The one across the hall will make a great room for Jenny."
"And your room?" Mac asked.
"Other side of the stair case. There are two bathrooms. This one has an ensuite and the other is opposite my room."
"So when are we moving in?" Mac asked after a second.
"The place has been empty for a while, we exchange contracts next week, after that I thought we'd get the decorators in. Get the whole place repainted. So a couple of weeks."
"That soon?"
"I know Mom is going back to La Jolla next week, but I'm sure Bud and Harriet can watch Jenny while we move things."
"You have this all planned out don't you?" Mac commented with a smile.
"Military training, always plan an operation before you carry it out."
"And what kind of operations ado you have planned Cmdr or are you just going to fly by the seat of your pants?" Mac whispered as she brushed past him.
"Why do I get the feeling that something's going on here?" Harm asked turning to follow her down the hall.
"What would that be Harm, we're looking around the house you just bought."
"I don't know but something is going on."
"I think your just being paranoid."
A/N I'll try and post some more in the next few days but my computer is being repaired so I don't know when I'll be getting it back.