"Knock knock." Jen said as she stuck her head in the door. "Is it okay if
we come in?" She asked.
"Come in Jen." Mac smiled. "And who's we?"
"I've got Gunny and Jason with me. We brought Abigail a gift. I've got you something more practical for your baby shower when Lieutenant Sims rearranges it. But this is from all of us."
"Bring it in." Mac encouraged.
"Gentlemen." Jen beckoned.
"Congratulations ma'am." Tiner said as he and Gunny carried in a large parcel wrapped in baby wrapping paper.
"Congratulations ma'am." Gunny added.
"Jen, come and take Abi for me while I open it."
"Are you sure ma'am?" Jen asked as she hesitantly took the baby.
"You'll be fine just support her head."
"Aren't you gorgeous?" Jen cooed as Abi grabbed her finger. "And a tight grip." Mac smiled and turned to tear the paper from the gift. Mac couldn't help but let out a light laugh when she saw the bear dressed in a female Marine uniform complete with a set of Colonel's birds.
"We tried but we couldn't find a five foot bear. Only four foot." Jason informed her.
"And you should have seen the requisition offices faces when I asked if they had a uniform which had shrunk in the wash." Gunny continued.
"We thought you should have a matching pair." Jen added.
"It's perfect. Absolutely perfect. I can't wait to see Harm's face when he sees it."
"Where is Commander Rabb?" Jen inquired.
"Trish decided that Abi need some pink clothing, so she and Grams are going shopping. Harm's gone to help them find a cab."
"Not going with the Navy blue?" Tiner asked.
"Nor Marine green?" Gunny echoed.
"No. No unfair influence either way. If she wants to join the Navy that's fine if wants to be a Marine that's good too."
"And if she doesn't want to join up she can be anything she chooses." Jen added. She and Mac had had this conversation many times before. "But you'd prefer it if she was a Marine."
"Got show some loyalty to the corps. I married a squid."
"Semper Fi ma'am." Gunny said.
"Semper Fi Gunny."
"She's so tiny." Jen commented.
"She would have been about 8lbs if she'd been born on time. I don't want to think what that would have felt like."
"Ouch. Did they say when you could take her home?"
"First thing in the morning. They keep trying to take her back to the nursery but I figured I should get as much time with her as possible because when I get home I don't think I'll see her much between Harm, Trish and Grams." Jen smiled.
"Mrs Burnett and Mrs Rabb will go home eventually and Commander Rabb has to be in court on Monday." Jen pointed out.
"Knock knock." Webb came in with an arm full of 'It's a girl' balloons.
"We'll just go and get some coffee." Gunny said. "Tiner." They both left.
"Webb." Mac said. "Enough balloons."
"It was all they had. Good thing she looks like you and not Rabb. Jennifer."
"Mr Webb."
"Your video testimony is set up." He let the balloons go and they floated up into the corner.
"Thanks."
"So Abigail Rose Rabb?" Webb questioned.
"Yes."
"How are we spelling Abigail?" He asked.
"The usual way. A - b - i - g - a - i - l. Why?"
"A gift from Mother." He took an envelope out of his pocket. "It's a high interest savings account I need to put the name on it. She said it's for college."
"Can you tell her I'll call and thank her properly when I get home tomorrow?"
"I will. Let me hold her." He held out his arms to Jen.
"Clay do you know anything about babies?" Mac questioned.
"They grow up into adults who I need to investigate quite quickly."
"Let him hold her."
"Support her head." Jen said as she carefully handed Abigail to him.
"Cute kid. By why do you have a four foot teddy bear dressed in Marine uniform?"
"I thought you knew everything. It's to go with my five foot fighter pilot I have at home."
"Last time I check Harm was six four."
"It's a teddy bear from Skates and the tomcat pilots on the Patrick Henry. Harm got it when he went to do his quals. Jen, Gunny and Tiner thought Abi should have a matching pair."
"And what's with the Colonel birds?" He asked.
"Jen and I both got promoted yesterday, albeit an hour earlier than planned. It turns out the SecNav is a nice guy after all."
TBC
"Come in Jen." Mac smiled. "And who's we?"
"I've got Gunny and Jason with me. We brought Abigail a gift. I've got you something more practical for your baby shower when Lieutenant Sims rearranges it. But this is from all of us."
"Bring it in." Mac encouraged.
"Gentlemen." Jen beckoned.
"Congratulations ma'am." Tiner said as he and Gunny carried in a large parcel wrapped in baby wrapping paper.
"Congratulations ma'am." Gunny added.
"Jen, come and take Abi for me while I open it."
"Are you sure ma'am?" Jen asked as she hesitantly took the baby.
"You'll be fine just support her head."
"Aren't you gorgeous?" Jen cooed as Abi grabbed her finger. "And a tight grip." Mac smiled and turned to tear the paper from the gift. Mac couldn't help but let out a light laugh when she saw the bear dressed in a female Marine uniform complete with a set of Colonel's birds.
"We tried but we couldn't find a five foot bear. Only four foot." Jason informed her.
"And you should have seen the requisition offices faces when I asked if they had a uniform which had shrunk in the wash." Gunny continued.
"We thought you should have a matching pair." Jen added.
"It's perfect. Absolutely perfect. I can't wait to see Harm's face when he sees it."
"Where is Commander Rabb?" Jen inquired.
"Trish decided that Abi need some pink clothing, so she and Grams are going shopping. Harm's gone to help them find a cab."
"Not going with the Navy blue?" Tiner asked.
"Nor Marine green?" Gunny echoed.
"No. No unfair influence either way. If she wants to join the Navy that's fine if wants to be a Marine that's good too."
"And if she doesn't want to join up she can be anything she chooses." Jen added. She and Mac had had this conversation many times before. "But you'd prefer it if she was a Marine."
"Got show some loyalty to the corps. I married a squid."
"Semper Fi ma'am." Gunny said.
"Semper Fi Gunny."
"She's so tiny." Jen commented.
"She would have been about 8lbs if she'd been born on time. I don't want to think what that would have felt like."
"Ouch. Did they say when you could take her home?"
"First thing in the morning. They keep trying to take her back to the nursery but I figured I should get as much time with her as possible because when I get home I don't think I'll see her much between Harm, Trish and Grams." Jen smiled.
"Mrs Burnett and Mrs Rabb will go home eventually and Commander Rabb has to be in court on Monday." Jen pointed out.
"Knock knock." Webb came in with an arm full of 'It's a girl' balloons.
"We'll just go and get some coffee." Gunny said. "Tiner." They both left.
"Webb." Mac said. "Enough balloons."
"It was all they had. Good thing she looks like you and not Rabb. Jennifer."
"Mr Webb."
"Your video testimony is set up." He let the balloons go and they floated up into the corner.
"Thanks."
"So Abigail Rose Rabb?" Webb questioned.
"Yes."
"How are we spelling Abigail?" He asked.
"The usual way. A - b - i - g - a - i - l. Why?"
"A gift from Mother." He took an envelope out of his pocket. "It's a high interest savings account I need to put the name on it. She said it's for college."
"Can you tell her I'll call and thank her properly when I get home tomorrow?"
"I will. Let me hold her." He held out his arms to Jen.
"Clay do you know anything about babies?" Mac questioned.
"They grow up into adults who I need to investigate quite quickly."
"Let him hold her."
"Support her head." Jen said as she carefully handed Abigail to him.
"Cute kid. By why do you have a four foot teddy bear dressed in Marine uniform?"
"I thought you knew everything. It's to go with my five foot fighter pilot I have at home."
"Last time I check Harm was six four."
"It's a teddy bear from Skates and the tomcat pilots on the Patrick Henry. Harm got it when he went to do his quals. Jen, Gunny and Tiner thought Abi should have a matching pair."
"And what's with the Colonel birds?" He asked.
"Jen and I both got promoted yesterday, albeit an hour earlier than planned. It turns out the SecNav is a nice guy after all."
TBC