The Church
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"Good luck Commander." AJ said. "I'll just go and see if Mac is here."
"Thank you sir." AJ left them at the front of the church. Jenny started to fuss; she was sat on Trish's knee. "Come here baby." Harm took her from Trish. "Don't you look beautiful today? Shush, I know there are lots of people here huh. Some of them came to see you too. So are you going to be a good girl for Grandma while Mommy and Daddy get married?" Jenny settled and smiled. "That's my girl. Go back to Grandma."
The Admiral knocked gently on the door to the brides room in the church.
"Come in." Mac called.
"Is everybody ready?" AJ asked as he stepped inside.
"I think so sir." Mac turned to look at him.
"You look beautiful Mac. You too Harriet."
"Thank you sir." Harriet replied. "Is little AJ behaving himself?"
"We've been drawing picture all morning. Lots of planes and boats."
"Thank you sir. I was worried about him causing havoc." Harriet said with a smile.
"He's been a perfect angel. He even pulled Harm out of his nervous pacing."
"Harm was pacing why?" Mac quickly asked.
"He woke Sturgis at 0400 when he started pacing due to nerves. Little AJ pulled him out of his funk when he said he want to come and see you in your pretty dress."
"But he's okay right. He wants to go through with it?" Mac asked.
"He's fine; he's talking with Sturgis and Bud and playing with Jenny. He wants to marry you Mac you can be sure of that. So are you ready to go?"
"This wedding is supposed to start at 1000 which means we have six minutes and 4 seconds. Besides which Chloe has just gone to the toilet."
"We'll start on time then Colonel. So are you ready for this? No last minutes doubts?" AJ asked.
"None sir. Before the rest of the day gets caught up I want to thank you."
"What for Mac?" AJ asked.
"For everything sir, for today, for everything you did when I was pregnant to help Harm and me, for all your support. Everything sir."
"You're welcome Mac."
"Harriet, don't you go start crying on me now." Mac warned. "Just remember something Harm keeps telling me about upholding the Navy front. And those little gold emblems on the bottom of your dress."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet said.
"I'm back." Chloe said coming out of the bathroom. "We nearly ready to go?"
"Just a couple of minutes."
"Okay. Deep breaths Mac. Let's get this show on the road."
"Good luck Commander." AJ said. "I'll just go and see if Mac is here."
"Thank you sir." AJ left them at the front of the church. Jenny started to fuss; she was sat on Trish's knee. "Come here baby." Harm took her from Trish. "Don't you look beautiful today? Shush, I know there are lots of people here huh. Some of them came to see you too. So are you going to be a good girl for Grandma while Mommy and Daddy get married?" Jenny settled and smiled. "That's my girl. Go back to Grandma."
The Admiral knocked gently on the door to the brides room in the church.
"Come in." Mac called.
"Is everybody ready?" AJ asked as he stepped inside.
"I think so sir." Mac turned to look at him.
"You look beautiful Mac. You too Harriet."
"Thank you sir." Harriet replied. "Is little AJ behaving himself?"
"We've been drawing picture all morning. Lots of planes and boats."
"Thank you sir. I was worried about him causing havoc." Harriet said with a smile.
"He's been a perfect angel. He even pulled Harm out of his nervous pacing."
"Harm was pacing why?" Mac quickly asked.
"He woke Sturgis at 0400 when he started pacing due to nerves. Little AJ pulled him out of his funk when he said he want to come and see you in your pretty dress."
"But he's okay right. He wants to go through with it?" Mac asked.
"He's fine; he's talking with Sturgis and Bud and playing with Jenny. He wants to marry you Mac you can be sure of that. So are you ready to go?"
"This wedding is supposed to start at 1000 which means we have six minutes and 4 seconds. Besides which Chloe has just gone to the toilet."
"We'll start on time then Colonel. So are you ready for this? No last minutes doubts?" AJ asked.
"None sir. Before the rest of the day gets caught up I want to thank you."
"What for Mac?" AJ asked.
"For everything sir, for today, for everything you did when I was pregnant to help Harm and me, for all your support. Everything sir."
"You're welcome Mac."
"Harriet, don't you go start crying on me now." Mac warned. "Just remember something Harm keeps telling me about upholding the Navy front. And those little gold emblems on the bottom of your dress."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet said.
"I'm back." Chloe said coming out of the bathroom. "We nearly ready to go?"
"Just a couple of minutes."
"Okay. Deep breaths Mac. Let's get this show on the road."