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"I'll see you tomorrow." Mac said as she kissed Harm goodbye.
"So you're still planning on turning up?" He asked.
"You try and stop me. Eleven hours, nineteen minutes and 23 seconds. I promise I'll be the one in the dress."
"Come on Mac, I want to get him drunk." Sturgis pleaded from his place by the car.
"Don't you even think about it Sturgis, otherwise I'll kick your butt from here to Timbuktu." Mac called back.
"Okay Harm, no alcohol tonight."
"What are you scared of the Marines?" Harm teased.
"No I'm scared of that Marine. The quicker we leave the quicker you'll see her tomorrow."
"I love you." He said giving her a final kiss.
"I love you too." Mac crossed her arms around her stomach as she watched him get in the car and drive away.
"Sarah, are you coming in?" Trish asked from behind her.
"Yeah, coming." Mac let out a gentle sigh. She closed the door.
"Time for bed," Mac nodded and made her way up the stairs to her bedroom. She stood looking over her daughter's crib which had been moved into her room to accommodate their house guests. A bed had been placed in Jenny's room on which Grandma Sarah was sleeping, Trish and Frank had the spare bedroom and Chloe was sleeping on the sofa bed downstairs.
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December 24th. 0623
"Up and at em." Chloe yelled as she bounced on the bed.
"What?" Mac mumbled as she rubbed her eyes.
"I brought you breakfast in bed." Chloe said putting the tray on her lap.
"Thanks." Mac said pushing herself up. "But keep the noise down you'll wake Jenny."
"Jenny woke up about an hour ago. She's with Trish and Grandma Sarah. Harriet will be here at seven."
"Why didn't someone wake me when Jenny woke up?" Mac asked as she bit into a slice of toast.
"Because you needed to sleep. But now you've got to get up so you can take a shower so we can do your hair."
"And Harriet's bringing the dresses?" Mac asked. She left the dresses at the Robert's house so Harm wouldn't sneak a peak.
"Yes. Everything is going to go fine. AJ and Bud are going to go and make sure that Harm and Sturgis are up and there in time. The Admiral says if he shows up late he's having him thrown in the brig." Mac smiled. "Give me a few minutes to eat this and I'll take my shower and join you all downstairs."
"Okay. By the way happy wedding day." Chloe called as she bounced out of the room.
"You look so beautiful." Chloe gushed as Trish finished fastening the buttons on her dress.
"It's a beautiful dress Sarah." Grandma Sarah agreed.
"I'll just go and get the camera." Harriet said rushing out.
"Right the checklist." Trish said. "Something old?" Mac's hand automatically went to her neck.
"Grandma Sarah's pearls."
"Something new?" Grandma Sarah continued.
"The dress." Mac confirmed.
"Something borrowed?" Chloe asked.
"The pearls." Mac replied again.
"And something blue?" Harriet asked joining them. Mac hiked up the bottom of her dress to flash her Marine green garter with a tiny blue ribbon.
"Blue bow."
"That's everything. Now time for photos."
"No time to get Jenny in her christening gown." Mac countered.
"Don't worry Frank is taking care of that." Trish chipped in. All the women shot a glance at her. "What? He can get a little girl dressed. It'll be fine Sarah. Let Harriet take a couple of photos. Before the photographer gets here."
"Okay." Mac nodded.
"Hey your dress has little Marine and Navy emblems around the bottom and little gold wings around the cuffs." Chloe said noticing the gold embroidery.
"Do you think Harm will like it?" She asked.
"I think he'll be more concern about getting you out of the dress."
"Chloe!!" They all yelled in a form of scolding.
"What?" She asked innocently.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Mac said as she kissed Harm goodbye.
"So you're still planning on turning up?" He asked.
"You try and stop me. Eleven hours, nineteen minutes and 23 seconds. I promise I'll be the one in the dress."
"Come on Mac, I want to get him drunk." Sturgis pleaded from his place by the car.
"Don't you even think about it Sturgis, otherwise I'll kick your butt from here to Timbuktu." Mac called back.
"Okay Harm, no alcohol tonight."
"What are you scared of the Marines?" Harm teased.
"No I'm scared of that Marine. The quicker we leave the quicker you'll see her tomorrow."
"I love you." He said giving her a final kiss.
"I love you too." Mac crossed her arms around her stomach as she watched him get in the car and drive away.
"Sarah, are you coming in?" Trish asked from behind her.
"Yeah, coming." Mac let out a gentle sigh. She closed the door.
"Time for bed," Mac nodded and made her way up the stairs to her bedroom. She stood looking over her daughter's crib which had been moved into her room to accommodate their house guests. A bed had been placed in Jenny's room on which Grandma Sarah was sleeping, Trish and Frank had the spare bedroom and Chloe was sleeping on the sofa bed downstairs.
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December 24th. 0623
"Up and at em." Chloe yelled as she bounced on the bed.
"What?" Mac mumbled as she rubbed her eyes.
"I brought you breakfast in bed." Chloe said putting the tray on her lap.
"Thanks." Mac said pushing herself up. "But keep the noise down you'll wake Jenny."
"Jenny woke up about an hour ago. She's with Trish and Grandma Sarah. Harriet will be here at seven."
"Why didn't someone wake me when Jenny woke up?" Mac asked as she bit into a slice of toast.
"Because you needed to sleep. But now you've got to get up so you can take a shower so we can do your hair."
"And Harriet's bringing the dresses?" Mac asked. She left the dresses at the Robert's house so Harm wouldn't sneak a peak.
"Yes. Everything is going to go fine. AJ and Bud are going to go and make sure that Harm and Sturgis are up and there in time. The Admiral says if he shows up late he's having him thrown in the brig." Mac smiled. "Give me a few minutes to eat this and I'll take my shower and join you all downstairs."
"Okay. By the way happy wedding day." Chloe called as she bounced out of the room.
"You look so beautiful." Chloe gushed as Trish finished fastening the buttons on her dress.
"It's a beautiful dress Sarah." Grandma Sarah agreed.
"I'll just go and get the camera." Harriet said rushing out.
"Right the checklist." Trish said. "Something old?" Mac's hand automatically went to her neck.
"Grandma Sarah's pearls."
"Something new?" Grandma Sarah continued.
"The dress." Mac confirmed.
"Something borrowed?" Chloe asked.
"The pearls." Mac replied again.
"And something blue?" Harriet asked joining them. Mac hiked up the bottom of her dress to flash her Marine green garter with a tiny blue ribbon.
"Blue bow."
"That's everything. Now time for photos."
"No time to get Jenny in her christening gown." Mac countered.
"Don't worry Frank is taking care of that." Trish chipped in. All the women shot a glance at her. "What? He can get a little girl dressed. It'll be fine Sarah. Let Harriet take a couple of photos. Before the photographer gets here."
"Okay." Mac nodded.
"Hey your dress has little Marine and Navy emblems around the bottom and little gold wings around the cuffs." Chloe said noticing the gold embroidery.
"Do you think Harm will like it?" She asked.
"I think he'll be more concern about getting you out of the dress."
"Chloe!!" They all yelled in a form of scolding.
"What?" She asked innocently.