"Harm bought a house." Mac stated sitting on Harriet and Bud's couch.
"Really?" Harriet gasped. "That's a major development. What's it like?"
"It's gorgeous and I'm not going to be a lawyer when I get back."
"You're not. I thought you loved standing up in court and fight battles."
"I do, but I get to do it from the other side of the bench. I'm going to be a judge."
"Congratulations ma'am." Harriet pulled her into a hug. "Sounds like an interesting week."
"It was definitely that. We sent Trish home on yesterday to surprise Frank. It took a lot of talking to convince her that I could cope by myself."
"Cmdr Rabb is around some of the time too. He's great with her." Harriet said looking out the window to where Bud and Harm were playing with AJ and Jenny was sat in her pram.
"I know." Mac smiled. "I'm going to have to tell him."
"I think you should. There are probably a few other people who think you should too."
"My problem is I don't know if he's sticking around because he wants to or just because of Jenny."
"Mac, you too have always had an undercurrent since you met. Everyone could see it except the two of you. We all watched you flirt when you did think anyone was looking and how you handle everything with Renee and Mic. We've all been waiting for something to happen when you got pregnant we all started holding our breath waiting for an announcement or something. Tell him, it will only make things easier not having to have it holding over your head."
"I guess. Shame I don't drink anymore, I could have done with some Dutch courage right about now."
"What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. Pick a moment and tell him."
"I know. Give me a few weeks."
~ ~ ~ ~
"So how's everything going?" Bud asked.
"Great. I bought a house, Mac's going to be a judge and my Mom went home yesterday."
"That's good sir."
"Unca Harm?" AJ said.
"Yes, young man." Harm replied sweeping him into his arms.
"Can baby Jenny come and play with me?"
"She's too little to play right now, but why don't you go and get a book and maybe you can help me read her a story. What do you say?"
"Yeah." AJ almost jumped out of his arms and ran into the house in search of a book.
"You do know he's got a thing for Dr Seuss at the moment right."
"I think I can handle 'Green Eggs and Ham' or 'Cat in a Hat'."
"Mommy where Cat Hat?" AJ asked running in out of breath.
"Upstairs by your bed where we left it. Why?"
"Unca Harm and I read to Jenny."
"I see. Be careful running up the stairs." Harriet warned.
"Dr Seuss?" Mac questioned.
"They read it at the crèche the other day, he's become obsessed with it. He won't go to sleep unless someone reads it to him."
"Really? I suppose it's better a better choice than some of those books."
"Exactly."
"Really?" Harriet gasped. "That's a major development. What's it like?"
"It's gorgeous and I'm not going to be a lawyer when I get back."
"You're not. I thought you loved standing up in court and fight battles."
"I do, but I get to do it from the other side of the bench. I'm going to be a judge."
"Congratulations ma'am." Harriet pulled her into a hug. "Sounds like an interesting week."
"It was definitely that. We sent Trish home on yesterday to surprise Frank. It took a lot of talking to convince her that I could cope by myself."
"Cmdr Rabb is around some of the time too. He's great with her." Harriet said looking out the window to where Bud and Harm were playing with AJ and Jenny was sat in her pram.
"I know." Mac smiled. "I'm going to have to tell him."
"I think you should. There are probably a few other people who think you should too."
"My problem is I don't know if he's sticking around because he wants to or just because of Jenny."
"Mac, you too have always had an undercurrent since you met. Everyone could see it except the two of you. We all watched you flirt when you did think anyone was looking and how you handle everything with Renee and Mic. We've all been waiting for something to happen when you got pregnant we all started holding our breath waiting for an announcement or something. Tell him, it will only make things easier not having to have it holding over your head."
"I guess. Shame I don't drink anymore, I could have done with some Dutch courage right about now."
"What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger. Pick a moment and tell him."
"I know. Give me a few weeks."
~ ~ ~ ~
"So how's everything going?" Bud asked.
"Great. I bought a house, Mac's going to be a judge and my Mom went home yesterday."
"That's good sir."
"Unca Harm?" AJ said.
"Yes, young man." Harm replied sweeping him into his arms.
"Can baby Jenny come and play with me?"
"She's too little to play right now, but why don't you go and get a book and maybe you can help me read her a story. What do you say?"
"Yeah." AJ almost jumped out of his arms and ran into the house in search of a book.
"You do know he's got a thing for Dr Seuss at the moment right."
"I think I can handle 'Green Eggs and Ham' or 'Cat in a Hat'."
"Mommy where Cat Hat?" AJ asked running in out of breath.
"Upstairs by your bed where we left it. Why?"
"Unca Harm and I read to Jenny."
"I see. Be careful running up the stairs." Harriet warned.
"Dr Seuss?" Mac questioned.
"They read it at the crèche the other day, he's become obsessed with it. He won't go to sleep unless someone reads it to him."
"Really? I suppose it's better a better choice than some of those books."
"Exactly."