Friday 1232
Break Room
"Hi guys." Harm said as he walked into the break room. Bud and Sturgis were stood drink coffee debating a point of law.
"Hey Harm." Sturgis replied. "Since your both here it may be a good time to ask this."
"Ask what sir?" Bud asked.
"Have you noticed something wrong with the women?" Harm stared at him curious as to what he was talking about.
"Huh? Which women exactly or is it just women in general?"
"Bobbi, Miss Cavanaugh, Harriet, Mac even your Mom." Sturgis replied. "They seem to keep whistling songs every time one of us walks by. Then switching songs when someone else walks by."
"Now you come to mention it sir, I did notice something, I just thought I was being paranoid." Bud agreed.
"Mac keeps humming 'Sweet Caroline' and when Mom started it I just thought it was like getting a song from the radio stuck in your head but it's been going on for over a week." Harm concluded.
"So any suggestions for reason behind it?" Sturgis asked. Bud and Harm couldn't think of one.
"Ah Bud there you are." Mac said walking into the break room. "Hi Sturgis."
"Colonel, were you looking for me?" Bud asked.
"Heather misplaced the motion you filed. I was wondering if you had another copy."
"Ma'am, the deadline was 1200 I filed it correctly."
"I know, Heather's having a bad couple of days, she just found out her boyfriend isn't going to make it home for Christmas or New Years even though he said he was. I can extend the deadline to 1600 then I have to leave."
"I'll get right on it." Bud said bustling out of room.
"Are you going somewhere?" Harm asked wondering why she was leaving an hour early.
"With the rearrangements in the Article 32's I have a free afternoon, so I'm taking Jenny for her six month check up today. Another thing I can't come with you tomorrow to pick up Grandma Sarah, I have to go and pick up the dresses and Chloe's coming a few days early. So I need to be here to pick her up, but Trish said she'd go with you to help you look after Jenny."
"Ok, so you just came over about the filing deadline?" Harm asked.
"No. I came over for the bad coffee." She said pouring herself a cup. "So what were you guys talking about before I came in."
"Whistling." Sturgis supplied.
"Whistling?" Mac repeated.
"Yeah, we were just wondering why every time someone walks past everyone that was at your shower they start whistling. Did something happen that you're not telling me?"
"Not that I can think of." Mac said sipping her coffee. "Or is this like the time Harm said he had good seats to the Super bowl which happened to be in a plane?" Mac teased.
"Hey, I never said where the tickets were, you just presumed." Harm protested.
"Whatever you say flyboy. I'm going back to work. I'll see you later Sturgis."
"Yeah, bye Mac."
"Hey don't a get a goodbye?" Harm asked.
"No." Mac said backing out, but stopped when she bumped into someone. She quickly turned. "I'm sorry sir." She quickly apologised. Harm and Sturgis stood to attention.
"That's okay Colonel. Anything we can help you with?"
"I came to see Bud about a motion he was filing sir. He's sorting the information out for me as we speak sir."
"Good good. Are you sure you want to steal that coffee Mac? I thought they made judges decent coffee."
"They do sir, but I worked in this office for a long time, you adjust to Tiner's coffee and it gives you an appreciation for good coffee. If you'll excuse me sir I need to get back to my office."
"Carry on Colonel."
"Thank you sir." Mac said walking out carrying her cup.
"You gentlemen planning on doing any work today or are you just going to stand around here all day?" AJ asked.
"Yes sir." The grabbed their cups and walked quickly out of the break room. AJ poured himself a cup of coffee and unconsciously started humming 'Sherry Darlin' '.
Break Room
"Hi guys." Harm said as he walked into the break room. Bud and Sturgis were stood drink coffee debating a point of law.
"Hey Harm." Sturgis replied. "Since your both here it may be a good time to ask this."
"Ask what sir?" Bud asked.
"Have you noticed something wrong with the women?" Harm stared at him curious as to what he was talking about.
"Huh? Which women exactly or is it just women in general?"
"Bobbi, Miss Cavanaugh, Harriet, Mac even your Mom." Sturgis replied. "They seem to keep whistling songs every time one of us walks by. Then switching songs when someone else walks by."
"Now you come to mention it sir, I did notice something, I just thought I was being paranoid." Bud agreed.
"Mac keeps humming 'Sweet Caroline' and when Mom started it I just thought it was like getting a song from the radio stuck in your head but it's been going on for over a week." Harm concluded.
"So any suggestions for reason behind it?" Sturgis asked. Bud and Harm couldn't think of one.
"Ah Bud there you are." Mac said walking into the break room. "Hi Sturgis."
"Colonel, were you looking for me?" Bud asked.
"Heather misplaced the motion you filed. I was wondering if you had another copy."
"Ma'am, the deadline was 1200 I filed it correctly."
"I know, Heather's having a bad couple of days, she just found out her boyfriend isn't going to make it home for Christmas or New Years even though he said he was. I can extend the deadline to 1600 then I have to leave."
"I'll get right on it." Bud said bustling out of room.
"Are you going somewhere?" Harm asked wondering why she was leaving an hour early.
"With the rearrangements in the Article 32's I have a free afternoon, so I'm taking Jenny for her six month check up today. Another thing I can't come with you tomorrow to pick up Grandma Sarah, I have to go and pick up the dresses and Chloe's coming a few days early. So I need to be here to pick her up, but Trish said she'd go with you to help you look after Jenny."
"Ok, so you just came over about the filing deadline?" Harm asked.
"No. I came over for the bad coffee." She said pouring herself a cup. "So what were you guys talking about before I came in."
"Whistling." Sturgis supplied.
"Whistling?" Mac repeated.
"Yeah, we were just wondering why every time someone walks past everyone that was at your shower they start whistling. Did something happen that you're not telling me?"
"Not that I can think of." Mac said sipping her coffee. "Or is this like the time Harm said he had good seats to the Super bowl which happened to be in a plane?" Mac teased.
"Hey, I never said where the tickets were, you just presumed." Harm protested.
"Whatever you say flyboy. I'm going back to work. I'll see you later Sturgis."
"Yeah, bye Mac."
"Hey don't a get a goodbye?" Harm asked.
"No." Mac said backing out, but stopped when she bumped into someone. She quickly turned. "I'm sorry sir." She quickly apologised. Harm and Sturgis stood to attention.
"That's okay Colonel. Anything we can help you with?"
"I came to see Bud about a motion he was filing sir. He's sorting the information out for me as we speak sir."
"Good good. Are you sure you want to steal that coffee Mac? I thought they made judges decent coffee."
"They do sir, but I worked in this office for a long time, you adjust to Tiner's coffee and it gives you an appreciation for good coffee. If you'll excuse me sir I need to get back to my office."
"Carry on Colonel."
"Thank you sir." Mac said walking out carrying her cup.
"You gentlemen planning on doing any work today or are you just going to stand around here all day?" AJ asked.
"Yes sir." The grabbed their cups and walked quickly out of the break room. AJ poured himself a cup of coffee and unconsciously started humming 'Sherry Darlin' '.