Chapter Three
Harm and Mac's House Washington, DC 0720 ZULU
"You okay?" Harm called.
"Just dizzy." Mac smiled. "I'd expected it anyway."
"You want to go in to work today?" Harm asked.
"I'm fine. I'm coming. Warm the car up, and I'll be down in a minute," she frowned. "I just need to grab my cover and I'll be down."
"Okay." Harm sighed.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 0800 ZULU
"Colonel." the Admiral frowned. "You going to be okay?"
"Yes, sir, I'm fine. Just finishing up the Smithson case, is all." She whispered.
"You look like you don't feel well. Is your medicine making you sick again?" he asked. "You know you can always take a break if you need it?" he offered.
"No, sir, no thank you." She shook her head. "I can handle it."
Mac went through the regular day at work as if she were fine. Harm could tell better, and the Admiral knew better, but neither one of them dare interrupt her routine.
Mac counted the hours until her lunch break until she only had half an hour left. Then, much to the Admiral's relief, she requested that she be allowed to leave early for it. The Admiral nodded to Harm to follow her out. He went without question.
"So, where do you want to eat at today?" he asked. "There's a new Italian restaurant somewhere down the street." he suggested.
"I don't feel like eating." Mac complained, holding her stomach.
"What do you want to do then? Activity of your choice." Harm smiled.
"I think I'm going to give that doctor from Bethesda a call." Mac whispered.
"You think you could be." Harm began.
"I don't know, but we may be able to find out." Mac sighed.
Bethesda Medical Center Washington, DC 20 minutes later.
"Well, Mrs. Rabb, your instincts were right. The test results have come back positive." The doctor nodded. "I must say I'm impressed. This procedure usually takes several months, sometimes years, to work.and even with the chances you had, it worked out okay." he sighed in amazement.
"That could possibly be the best news we've heard in a while!" Harm smiled. "Thank you doctor."
"It wasn't me, I can assure you. I don't know what you did, but that was what worked. I just gave you the drugs." He grinned.
"Still, thank you." Mac repeated.
Harm went out in to the hallway and took his cell phone out of his pocket.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1303 ZULU
The Admiral leaped from his office, and stood in the middle of the bullpen. The smile on his face stretched from ear to ear. "Can I get your attention, everyone?" he yelled. "Harriet! Put Bud on speakerphone!" he nearly demanded.
Harriet blinked in confusion, but did as she was told. When Bud picked up, she gave the Admiral a thumb's up.
"Now that everyone's here." he yelled. "I have an announcement to make." He paused. "I just got off the phone with Commander Rabb. He and Mac are at Bethesda Medical Center right now. Apparently, they're going to have a baby!" he said happily.
Everyone in the office cheered. Bud could be heard over the speakerphone telling little AJ the news. Harriet hushed the room so they could listen.
"AJ, Uncle Harm and Aunt Sarah are going to have a baby!" Bud told him.
"Does that mean I get a little sister?" he asked.
Bud laughed. "No. That means you get a cousin.well, kind of."
"Yay!" little AJ celebrated.
"Did you hear that everyone?" smiled Bud.
Harriet laughed, and then smiled the biggest anyone had ever seen. "I have an idea!" she grinned.
"What is it?" asked Bud, still connected over the speakerphone.
"We need to get the Colonel and the Commander out of their house this weekend. We can send them to.I don't know.just somewhere far enough away from their house that they won't be tempted to come home before the weekend's up." She decided.
"Why?" asked the Admiral, suddenly interested.
"Because if we pool our money, we can have a mural painted on the extra bedroom wall. Then we can fill the room with goodies. They'll need a crib, diapers." Harriet began a list, and the Admiral held up his hands.
"You don't have to go any further. It's done." He nodded. "Although I don't know where we are going to get the crib at.." He said thoughtfully.
"I still have little A.J.'s crib. I'm sure he wouldn't mind handing it over now that he's got his own little bed to sleep in."
"That's a great idea!" exclaimed Bud. "I'm coming in!"
"Who will watch A.J.?" Harriet smiled.
"I'm.not coming in today." Bud's tone flattened.
"We'll get him a sitter for tomorrow." Harriet nodded.
"Wait!" yelled the Admiral. "We have a few kinks to work out. Where will we send them?" he asked.
"California? Harm's mom and step dad live there." Sturgis put in.
"Great suggestion!" the Admiral smiled. "I think I can fix that up." He frowned. "But I think if we send them there, it should be for more like a week instead of two days."
"That's great! That'll give us plenty of time to get everything done!" Harriet yelled.
"It's done, then." The Admiral nodded. "Err.anyone got any ideas on what the mural should look like?"
The crowd was silent for several seconds. Then, Singer raised her hand.
"Why don't we do a mural of the first time they met? It was the White House rose garden, wasn't it?" she asked. "That would look beautiful on a wall, and we could have little babies in the picture, crawling through the garden, and put pictures of Harm and Mac playing with them.."
The Admiral blinked several times.
Harriet clapped. "Singer, it's hard to believe that came from you, but I love it! You're a genius!"
Harm and Mac stepped out of the elevator. "What's wrong?" asked Mac. "Why is everyone gathered in the bullpen like this?"
"Colonel, Commander, we are sending you to California for a week to visit family and relax. Your plane leaves." the Admiral paused, and looked at Tiner.
"1330 on Friday, sir." He said.
"1330 on Friday." The Admiral smiled. "Have a nice trip."
Mac looked shocked. "But, sir! Today is Thursday!" she realized.
"I know that, Colonel. Your cases will be given to Sturgis and Bud." He nodded.
"Bud gets to come back to work!?" Mac was about to pop.
"Not officially, but he will. I've already talked to the proper people about it. He will handle your case load while you're away." The Admiral smiled.
"That's great, sir!" said Harm happily.
"Yes, yes, I know." Waved the Admiral. "Why are the two of you still standing here? Go home and pack! I don't want to see you until next Saturday! Go away!"
"Yes, sir!" they chorused.
A/N: Err, I have no clue what really happens yet in the show as to Bud coming back to work cuz we are like two or three seasons behind here, but he's back. Hope you all liked it! R&R please!
Harm and Mac's House Washington, DC 0720 ZULU
"You okay?" Harm called.
"Just dizzy." Mac smiled. "I'd expected it anyway."
"You want to go in to work today?" Harm asked.
"I'm fine. I'm coming. Warm the car up, and I'll be down in a minute," she frowned. "I just need to grab my cover and I'll be down."
"Okay." Harm sighed.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 0800 ZULU
"Colonel." the Admiral frowned. "You going to be okay?"
"Yes, sir, I'm fine. Just finishing up the Smithson case, is all." She whispered.
"You look like you don't feel well. Is your medicine making you sick again?" he asked. "You know you can always take a break if you need it?" he offered.
"No, sir, no thank you." She shook her head. "I can handle it."
Mac went through the regular day at work as if she were fine. Harm could tell better, and the Admiral knew better, but neither one of them dare interrupt her routine.
Mac counted the hours until her lunch break until she only had half an hour left. Then, much to the Admiral's relief, she requested that she be allowed to leave early for it. The Admiral nodded to Harm to follow her out. He went without question.
"So, where do you want to eat at today?" he asked. "There's a new Italian restaurant somewhere down the street." he suggested.
"I don't feel like eating." Mac complained, holding her stomach.
"What do you want to do then? Activity of your choice." Harm smiled.
"I think I'm going to give that doctor from Bethesda a call." Mac whispered.
"You think you could be." Harm began.
"I don't know, but we may be able to find out." Mac sighed.
Bethesda Medical Center Washington, DC 20 minutes later.
"Well, Mrs. Rabb, your instincts were right. The test results have come back positive." The doctor nodded. "I must say I'm impressed. This procedure usually takes several months, sometimes years, to work.and even with the chances you had, it worked out okay." he sighed in amazement.
"That could possibly be the best news we've heard in a while!" Harm smiled. "Thank you doctor."
"It wasn't me, I can assure you. I don't know what you did, but that was what worked. I just gave you the drugs." He grinned.
"Still, thank you." Mac repeated.
Harm went out in to the hallway and took his cell phone out of his pocket.
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1303 ZULU
The Admiral leaped from his office, and stood in the middle of the bullpen. The smile on his face stretched from ear to ear. "Can I get your attention, everyone?" he yelled. "Harriet! Put Bud on speakerphone!" he nearly demanded.
Harriet blinked in confusion, but did as she was told. When Bud picked up, she gave the Admiral a thumb's up.
"Now that everyone's here." he yelled. "I have an announcement to make." He paused. "I just got off the phone with Commander Rabb. He and Mac are at Bethesda Medical Center right now. Apparently, they're going to have a baby!" he said happily.
Everyone in the office cheered. Bud could be heard over the speakerphone telling little AJ the news. Harriet hushed the room so they could listen.
"AJ, Uncle Harm and Aunt Sarah are going to have a baby!" Bud told him.
"Does that mean I get a little sister?" he asked.
Bud laughed. "No. That means you get a cousin.well, kind of."
"Yay!" little AJ celebrated.
"Did you hear that everyone?" smiled Bud.
Harriet laughed, and then smiled the biggest anyone had ever seen. "I have an idea!" she grinned.
"What is it?" asked Bud, still connected over the speakerphone.
"We need to get the Colonel and the Commander out of their house this weekend. We can send them to.I don't know.just somewhere far enough away from their house that they won't be tempted to come home before the weekend's up." She decided.
"Why?" asked the Admiral, suddenly interested.
"Because if we pool our money, we can have a mural painted on the extra bedroom wall. Then we can fill the room with goodies. They'll need a crib, diapers." Harriet began a list, and the Admiral held up his hands.
"You don't have to go any further. It's done." He nodded. "Although I don't know where we are going to get the crib at.." He said thoughtfully.
"I still have little A.J.'s crib. I'm sure he wouldn't mind handing it over now that he's got his own little bed to sleep in."
"That's a great idea!" exclaimed Bud. "I'm coming in!"
"Who will watch A.J.?" Harriet smiled.
"I'm.not coming in today." Bud's tone flattened.
"We'll get him a sitter for tomorrow." Harriet nodded.
"Wait!" yelled the Admiral. "We have a few kinks to work out. Where will we send them?" he asked.
"California? Harm's mom and step dad live there." Sturgis put in.
"Great suggestion!" the Admiral smiled. "I think I can fix that up." He frowned. "But I think if we send them there, it should be for more like a week instead of two days."
"That's great! That'll give us plenty of time to get everything done!" Harriet yelled.
"It's done, then." The Admiral nodded. "Err.anyone got any ideas on what the mural should look like?"
The crowd was silent for several seconds. Then, Singer raised her hand.
"Why don't we do a mural of the first time they met? It was the White House rose garden, wasn't it?" she asked. "That would look beautiful on a wall, and we could have little babies in the picture, crawling through the garden, and put pictures of Harm and Mac playing with them.."
The Admiral blinked several times.
Harriet clapped. "Singer, it's hard to believe that came from you, but I love it! You're a genius!"
Harm and Mac stepped out of the elevator. "What's wrong?" asked Mac. "Why is everyone gathered in the bullpen like this?"
"Colonel, Commander, we are sending you to California for a week to visit family and relax. Your plane leaves." the Admiral paused, and looked at Tiner.
"1330 on Friday, sir." He said.
"1330 on Friday." The Admiral smiled. "Have a nice trip."
Mac looked shocked. "But, sir! Today is Thursday!" she realized.
"I know that, Colonel. Your cases will be given to Sturgis and Bud." He nodded.
"Bud gets to come back to work!?" Mac was about to pop.
"Not officially, but he will. I've already talked to the proper people about it. He will handle your case load while you're away." The Admiral smiled.
"That's great, sir!" said Harm happily.
"Yes, yes, I know." Waved the Admiral. "Why are the two of you still standing here? Go home and pack! I don't want to see you until next Saturday! Go away!"
"Yes, sir!" they chorused.
A/N: Err, I have no clue what really happens yet in the show as to Bud coming back to work cuz we are like two or three seasons behind here, but he's back. Hope you all liked it! R&R please!