"Mac, we're here." Harm whispered as he pulled up to the farm. Mac had been
dosing for the past twenty minutes.
"What?" She mumbled as she opened her eyes.
"We're here."
"Sorry I fell asleep." She mumbled as she looked out the window. "Wow, this is wonderful and your grandmother really owns it?"
"Every last drop of dirt. Come on and I'll introduce you." He said as he saw his grandmother waiting on the front step.
"Harmon Rabb Jr, you're late." She said.
"Sorry grams. The UPS guy got stuck in traffic." He quickly hugged her. Mac stood behind him hesitantly.
"Boy, have you forgot your manners? Introduce us."
"Sorry Grams. Mac, I'd like you to meet my grandmother Sarah Rabb. Grams this is my friend Sarah Mackenzie."
"It's nice to meet you Mrs Rabb."
"Now we'll have none of that call me Grams. It's nice to finally meet you Sarah. My grandson has told me all about you."
"I'm sure not all of it was true." Mac said. "I've not always been the best person."
"You went with him to Russia to find out what happened to my son. That's all I needed to know, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thank you." Mac said smiling.
"Harmon get the bags, I'm going to take Sarah inside and make her a cup decent cup of coffee." Grams said taking Mac's arms. "Don't stand around all day. We have no time for dawdlers here."
"Yes ma'am."
"So have you forgiven him yet?" Grams asked as she put on the coffee machine, which had been a gift from Harm for her last birthday.
"I think anyone you can get a UPS guy to deliver me a Beltway Burger in the middle of the no where, deserves forgiveness. That's on top of the beautiful jewellery he got me for my birthday. I'll show you when he brings them in." Mac replied as she sat at the kitchen table and allowed the older woman to make the coffee in her kitchen.
"Did you like the roses too? I remember him telling me you liked roses."
"He had to pull some pretty big strings to get roses from the White House Rose Garden. They're beautiful. The rose garden is where we first met." Mac said.
"Harmon told me all about it and your Uncle. He sounds like a very brave man. It's a shame they sent him to Leavenworth for what he did. He sound like he's very special too you."
"He helped me get back on track when I got lost. You're grandson is very special too, not too many people would put their career on the line to help someone they had only just met."
"That's Harmon for you, he's like his father in that respect."
"So what are we talking about?" Harm asked as he came in and sat down.
"We were just trying to figure out how you got UPS to turn into a take away delivery agent." Mac said changing the subject. "And I promised Grams that I would shower the necklace and earrings you got me."
"They're on top of your bag in the hall. I didn't know which rooms Grams wanted us to use."
"Let Sarah have your old room and you can have the one next to it. You should go and get her flowers we need to put them in water before they wilt."
"Yes ma'am." Harm got and went in search of the flowers.
"I wish he'd follow my orders that quickly." Mac said with a smile.
"You're the same rank, but you have a few months on him right?" Grams asked as she handed Mac a cup of coffee and went to the refrigerator for some milk.
"Yes. But once he had to pretend to be an infantry Marine, he didn't take too well to the fact that he had to salute me." Mac reminisced.
"That's because you were having too much fun with it." Harm said as he returned. "Are the vases still under the sink?"
"It's where they've always been." Harm sniffed the air.
"Have you been making cake again?" He asked as he took a vase out and filled it up with water.
"I thought Sarah would like a birthday cake. It's in the tin by the microwave. Did you bring her gift?" Grams asked. Harm slid the box along the counter towards her. "May I?"
"Of course and you didn't have to make a cake."
"Mac, you never turn down Grams' cake ever." Harm warned her.
"This is very beautiful. Your taste is definitely improving son."
"Thanks. I'll make dinner tonight." Harm said leaning back against the sink watching too of his favourite women interact.
"You'll have too. It's the church fundraiser tonight and I can't get out of going. Mrs Patterson is coming to pick me up at seven. You'll have to entertain yourselves tonight. If I'd found out you were coming earlier than yesterday I would have arranged something."
"It doesn't matter Grams." Mac said. "I'm sure Harm knows where everything is. Besides which it will be nice to get an early night for a change."
"That's very sweet of you dear. Harmon show Sarah to her room while I go and change." Grams said patting Mac's hand.
"Yes ma'am."
TBC
"What?" She mumbled as she opened her eyes.
"We're here."
"Sorry I fell asleep." She mumbled as she looked out the window. "Wow, this is wonderful and your grandmother really owns it?"
"Every last drop of dirt. Come on and I'll introduce you." He said as he saw his grandmother waiting on the front step.
"Harmon Rabb Jr, you're late." She said.
"Sorry grams. The UPS guy got stuck in traffic." He quickly hugged her. Mac stood behind him hesitantly.
"Boy, have you forgot your manners? Introduce us."
"Sorry Grams. Mac, I'd like you to meet my grandmother Sarah Rabb. Grams this is my friend Sarah Mackenzie."
"It's nice to meet you Mrs Rabb."
"Now we'll have none of that call me Grams. It's nice to finally meet you Sarah. My grandson has told me all about you."
"I'm sure not all of it was true." Mac said. "I've not always been the best person."
"You went with him to Russia to find out what happened to my son. That's all I needed to know, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thank you." Mac said smiling.
"Harmon get the bags, I'm going to take Sarah inside and make her a cup decent cup of coffee." Grams said taking Mac's arms. "Don't stand around all day. We have no time for dawdlers here."
"Yes ma'am."
"So have you forgiven him yet?" Grams asked as she put on the coffee machine, which had been a gift from Harm for her last birthday.
"I think anyone you can get a UPS guy to deliver me a Beltway Burger in the middle of the no where, deserves forgiveness. That's on top of the beautiful jewellery he got me for my birthday. I'll show you when he brings them in." Mac replied as she sat at the kitchen table and allowed the older woman to make the coffee in her kitchen.
"Did you like the roses too? I remember him telling me you liked roses."
"He had to pull some pretty big strings to get roses from the White House Rose Garden. They're beautiful. The rose garden is where we first met." Mac said.
"Harmon told me all about it and your Uncle. He sounds like a very brave man. It's a shame they sent him to Leavenworth for what he did. He sound like he's very special too you."
"He helped me get back on track when I got lost. You're grandson is very special too, not too many people would put their career on the line to help someone they had only just met."
"That's Harmon for you, he's like his father in that respect."
"So what are we talking about?" Harm asked as he came in and sat down.
"We were just trying to figure out how you got UPS to turn into a take away delivery agent." Mac said changing the subject. "And I promised Grams that I would shower the necklace and earrings you got me."
"They're on top of your bag in the hall. I didn't know which rooms Grams wanted us to use."
"Let Sarah have your old room and you can have the one next to it. You should go and get her flowers we need to put them in water before they wilt."
"Yes ma'am." Harm got and went in search of the flowers.
"I wish he'd follow my orders that quickly." Mac said with a smile.
"You're the same rank, but you have a few months on him right?" Grams asked as she handed Mac a cup of coffee and went to the refrigerator for some milk.
"Yes. But once he had to pretend to be an infantry Marine, he didn't take too well to the fact that he had to salute me." Mac reminisced.
"That's because you were having too much fun with it." Harm said as he returned. "Are the vases still under the sink?"
"It's where they've always been." Harm sniffed the air.
"Have you been making cake again?" He asked as he took a vase out and filled it up with water.
"I thought Sarah would like a birthday cake. It's in the tin by the microwave. Did you bring her gift?" Grams asked. Harm slid the box along the counter towards her. "May I?"
"Of course and you didn't have to make a cake."
"Mac, you never turn down Grams' cake ever." Harm warned her.
"This is very beautiful. Your taste is definitely improving son."
"Thanks. I'll make dinner tonight." Harm said leaning back against the sink watching too of his favourite women interact.
"You'll have too. It's the church fundraiser tonight and I can't get out of going. Mrs Patterson is coming to pick me up at seven. You'll have to entertain yourselves tonight. If I'd found out you were coming earlier than yesterday I would have arranged something."
"It doesn't matter Grams." Mac said. "I'm sure Harm knows where everything is. Besides which it will be nice to get an early night for a change."
"That's very sweet of you dear. Harmon show Sarah to her room while I go and change." Grams said patting Mac's hand.
"Yes ma'am."
TBC