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"Be good for Daddy and Uncle Sturgis Jenny. You have to remember they have really bad headaches." Mac said as she prepared to leave for Harriet's.
"Mac, are you sure I can't take my pain pills for my headache?" Harm pleaded.
"No, they're for you ankle. You shouldn't have drunk that much, you know the consequences, you too Sturgis." Mac crossed her arms and frowned at them.
"Hey at least I was prepared. I even managed to drink a pint of water before I went to bed."
"Besides we didn't drink that much." Harm protested.
"Sure you didn't, that's why it took you an hour to wake up enough to realise you were camped out at the Admiral's house. Then you yelled at me for making too much noise turning the key in the ignition to start the car."
"She's got you there Harm." Sturgis teased having caught a lift back with them as they had all sensibly taken cabs back to the Admiral's house.
"You have to pick Trish up in four hours 36 minutes and 24 seconds." Mac reminded.
"How do you do that?" Sturgis asked.
"Don't bother she won't even tell me. And that translates to?" Harm inquired.
"1735. Gate 23. Then drop her off at the Roberts. If you're still even slightly drunk I don't want you driving with Jenny in the car. Get a cab." Mac picked up her bag. "What else?" She thought to herself. "Her lunch is in the fridge with a couple of bottles, there's washing on the line that needs to be brought in before you leave. Oh yeah, don't give her that banana stuff she doesn't like it, but you can eat it if you want. I think that's everything, I have my cell phone and my pager."
"This is a whole new side of you Mac. Domestic Mac." Sturgis teased.
"Cute Sturgis, real cute. I'm going now, so I'll see you when you bring Trish over."
"Have a good afternoon." Harm called.
"What no rules?" Sturgis questioned.
"No strippers, my Mom's going to be there."
"Harm your Mom isn't as innocent as you'd like to think Harm. But don't worry we have another form of entertainment planned. Bye."
~ ~ ~
The Robert's Residence
1930
"Okay ladies, as Harm and I made a deal for no strippers, we have to find some other form of entertainment for tonight." Mac said she shuffled round her bag.
"What do you have in mind?" Meredith asked as she grabbed a slice of pizza.
"Something that could be very good for blackmail." Mac finally dug the tape out of her bag.
"What is that?" Harriet asked.
"The answer to two questions what do you do with a group of drunken sailors and what do men do at bachelor parties."
"What?" Bobbi asked.
"The owner of McMurphy's recognised the guys and when things got a bit rowdy he got out his video camera this is the result."
"What did you have to say to get your hands on it?" Meredith asked.
"Nothing, Harm left his wallet there last night so he gave it to me when I went to pick it up."
"What are we waiting for put the tape in?" Trish encouraged. Mac lent over and put the tape in the VCR and pressed play before settling back on the floor her back resting against the couch.
The picture flickered as the screen focused on the group of sailors and the CIA agent, who were currently involved in a shot drinking contest. Harriet was forced to try and hide a smile.
"What?" Meredith asked.
"Sorry, the Admiral just didn't strike me as the shots type."
"Harriet he was a SEAL they do that type of thing." Mac reminded her.
"Hey Pappy." A voice on the tape said.
"Pappy?" Bobbi questioned.
"It's Harm's call sign when he's flying." Mac supplied.
"Pappy, you going to sing for us?" A man in navy uniform asked, handing a microphone.
"I recognise him." Mac muttered racking her brain. "Lieutenant Ellison, he testified at one of the Article 32 hearings I had last week."
"Come on Harm." One of the waitresses encouraged.
"Sure." Harm slurred slightly taking the microphone. He managed to pull himself to his feet and hobble to the stage and whispered to the guy with the karaoke machine. They listened to the intro to 'Sweet Caroline.' When Harm finished the song Sturgis took over with a version of the Beatles 'Michelle'. They all smiled as they had never heard him sing before.
Then Tiner did a bad version of Eleanor Rigby, followed by Bud's version of 'Me and Mrs Jones'. Webb attempted to sing ' Mustang Sally '. Even the AJ attempted a version of 'Sherry Darlin' '. Before they all finished up with a group version of 'Delilah'.
The women had collapsed in a fit of giggles, as soon as Harm had started to sing, as the tape cut out at the end of Delilah. The laughter didn't stop.
When some semblance of order returned to the room about ten minutes. Trish mumbled wiping the tears out of her eyes.
"That's the funniest thing I've seen in years."
"I see what he meant about serenading the waitresses. They got Caroline, Michelle, Ellie Jones, Sally, Sherry and even Delilah who left two years ago." Mac commented.
"I have got to get a copy of that." Meredith said as she composed herself. All the others agreed.
"Trust me I'll get you some." Mac agreed.
"So anyone up for a little teasing?" Meredith asked.
"Huh?" Mac questioned.
"They don't know we've seen the tape. How about we have a little fun with them?"
"How?" Harriet asked intrigued.
"Every time we see one of them we whistle the tune of the song they sang. It will drive them nuts."
"I like your thinking." Bobbi agreed.
"Now we've got that sorted, it's time for gifts." Harriet said, everyone agreed and started stacking gifts on the table in front of Mac.
"Be good for Daddy and Uncle Sturgis Jenny. You have to remember they have really bad headaches." Mac said as she prepared to leave for Harriet's.
"Mac, are you sure I can't take my pain pills for my headache?" Harm pleaded.
"No, they're for you ankle. You shouldn't have drunk that much, you know the consequences, you too Sturgis." Mac crossed her arms and frowned at them.
"Hey at least I was prepared. I even managed to drink a pint of water before I went to bed."
"Besides we didn't drink that much." Harm protested.
"Sure you didn't, that's why it took you an hour to wake up enough to realise you were camped out at the Admiral's house. Then you yelled at me for making too much noise turning the key in the ignition to start the car."
"She's got you there Harm." Sturgis teased having caught a lift back with them as they had all sensibly taken cabs back to the Admiral's house.
"You have to pick Trish up in four hours 36 minutes and 24 seconds." Mac reminded.
"How do you do that?" Sturgis asked.
"Don't bother she won't even tell me. And that translates to?" Harm inquired.
"1735. Gate 23. Then drop her off at the Roberts. If you're still even slightly drunk I don't want you driving with Jenny in the car. Get a cab." Mac picked up her bag. "What else?" She thought to herself. "Her lunch is in the fridge with a couple of bottles, there's washing on the line that needs to be brought in before you leave. Oh yeah, don't give her that banana stuff she doesn't like it, but you can eat it if you want. I think that's everything, I have my cell phone and my pager."
"This is a whole new side of you Mac. Domestic Mac." Sturgis teased.
"Cute Sturgis, real cute. I'm going now, so I'll see you when you bring Trish over."
"Have a good afternoon." Harm called.
"What no rules?" Sturgis questioned.
"No strippers, my Mom's going to be there."
"Harm your Mom isn't as innocent as you'd like to think Harm. But don't worry we have another form of entertainment planned. Bye."
~ ~ ~
The Robert's Residence
1930
"Okay ladies, as Harm and I made a deal for no strippers, we have to find some other form of entertainment for tonight." Mac said she shuffled round her bag.
"What do you have in mind?" Meredith asked as she grabbed a slice of pizza.
"Something that could be very good for blackmail." Mac finally dug the tape out of her bag.
"What is that?" Harriet asked.
"The answer to two questions what do you do with a group of drunken sailors and what do men do at bachelor parties."
"What?" Bobbi asked.
"The owner of McMurphy's recognised the guys and when things got a bit rowdy he got out his video camera this is the result."
"What did you have to say to get your hands on it?" Meredith asked.
"Nothing, Harm left his wallet there last night so he gave it to me when I went to pick it up."
"What are we waiting for put the tape in?" Trish encouraged. Mac lent over and put the tape in the VCR and pressed play before settling back on the floor her back resting against the couch.
The picture flickered as the screen focused on the group of sailors and the CIA agent, who were currently involved in a shot drinking contest. Harriet was forced to try and hide a smile.
"What?" Meredith asked.
"Sorry, the Admiral just didn't strike me as the shots type."
"Harriet he was a SEAL they do that type of thing." Mac reminded her.
"Hey Pappy." A voice on the tape said.
"Pappy?" Bobbi questioned.
"It's Harm's call sign when he's flying." Mac supplied.
"Pappy, you going to sing for us?" A man in navy uniform asked, handing a microphone.
"I recognise him." Mac muttered racking her brain. "Lieutenant Ellison, he testified at one of the Article 32 hearings I had last week."
"Come on Harm." One of the waitresses encouraged.
"Sure." Harm slurred slightly taking the microphone. He managed to pull himself to his feet and hobble to the stage and whispered to the guy with the karaoke machine. They listened to the intro to 'Sweet Caroline.' When Harm finished the song Sturgis took over with a version of the Beatles 'Michelle'. They all smiled as they had never heard him sing before.
Then Tiner did a bad version of Eleanor Rigby, followed by Bud's version of 'Me and Mrs Jones'. Webb attempted to sing ' Mustang Sally '. Even the AJ attempted a version of 'Sherry Darlin' '. Before they all finished up with a group version of 'Delilah'.
The women had collapsed in a fit of giggles, as soon as Harm had started to sing, as the tape cut out at the end of Delilah. The laughter didn't stop.
When some semblance of order returned to the room about ten minutes. Trish mumbled wiping the tears out of her eyes.
"That's the funniest thing I've seen in years."
"I see what he meant about serenading the waitresses. They got Caroline, Michelle, Ellie Jones, Sally, Sherry and even Delilah who left two years ago." Mac commented.
"I have got to get a copy of that." Meredith said as she composed herself. All the others agreed.
"Trust me I'll get you some." Mac agreed.
"So anyone up for a little teasing?" Meredith asked.
"Huh?" Mac questioned.
"They don't know we've seen the tape. How about we have a little fun with them?"
"How?" Harriet asked intrigued.
"Every time we see one of them we whistle the tune of the song they sang. It will drive them nuts."
"I like your thinking." Bobbi agreed.
"Now we've got that sorted, it's time for gifts." Harriet said, everyone agreed and started stacking gifts on the table in front of Mac.