AN's : Any similarities with "All Ye Faithful" are strictly coincidental ;)
The Truth and Its Followers Take A Step Forward
24th December
Mac was walking into the bullpen accompanied by Coates and the Admiral. Everything looked like it normally did. The admiral was talking about how he was glad that they were back and Coates was coming to work there as well. He then informed them that Manetti and Rabb were away, a fact, which Mac was already aware of. He had told her about his quals, before he knew about the pregnancy, when they had still been talking to each other.
She was glad that she had written that letter to him. Even if it wouldn't change anything between them. It might give them some closure. She had been surprised when she received an e-mail only four days later. The e-mail had been short, but it had given Mac more hope than she would have thought it could bring. "Mac, I'll always want to be your friend," he had written "I'm sorry I haven't been a very good one lately. You have to give me some time and than I think we should talk and try to straighten this out. I never want to loose you, Harm"
It felt good to be back at home. She had already gotten a new assignment despite it being Christmas Eve; to show three Kuwaiti represents around JAG HQ. They weren't here yet so she still had some time to settle back in at her office and show Coates around the office.
When she was doing her investigation on Singer and was questioning Coates about Singer's friends aboard Coates had already figured out that Singer was pregnant, even though she wasn't supposed to know. Mac had realized that this was a person she'd have a problem hiding her own condition for. That had proven correct and Mac was pretty sure that she already knew even though she hadn't said anything about it. She liked Coates and was glad that she had come with her back to headquarters.
Someone knocked on her doorframe and she looked up to see Sturgis.
"Hi, how are you?" Sturgis asked taking a few steps into her office.
"Very good now that I'm back here." They had e-mailed back and forth during her short deployment on the Seahawk. Sturgis asking her how she was, and she reassuring him that everything was fine.
"And?"
"Everything is fine, Sturgis. You don't have to worry about anything."
"We have to tell people soon," he said not wanting to pressure her, but knowing they didn't have much more time and they had both agreed that it was better if people found out from them than from the scuttlebutt.
"I know, I know," Mac said knowing that he was right, but still inwardly hoping they could wait longer. She was afraid of how people were going to react. She had gotten a chance to save her friendship with Harm and she was afraid that everybody knowing would make everything worse again.
"We'll talk about it later. Are you coming to the Roberts'?"
"Yes, are you?"
"I'm bringing my father too."
"I'll see you both there."
It ended up being an exiting day. Yet another baby was born in the admiral's office. Now everyone was gathered at the Roberts' house, everybody except for Harm. Mac was starting to worry, she knew she was probably being paranoid, but she couldn't help feeling like something was wrong.
Harriet was telling everybody about how they had found out that she was pregnant. Sturgis looked at Mac and they both thought that this might be the best opportunity to tell that they would get. Almost all of the people who they wanted to tell were there and out of uniform, which made the whole thing seem a lot less frightening.
"We also have something to announce," Sturgis said and stepped up next to Mac but didn't touch her in a desperate attempt not to make people assume anything about their relationship, that wasn't true. That it would actually work, well he was realistic enough not to believe so
"I'm pregnant, " Mac said and to clarify added; "Sturgis and I are having a baby together,"
The room went dead silent. Not even little AJ said a word, not that he knew why everyone else was quite.
"Congratulations, Mac, Sturgis," AJ said as he understood that no one else was going to say anything. "Am I to understand that there has been no other change in your relationship?"
"Yes, sir. We are still just friends," Sturgis said stressing the friends part.
Slowly people were coming out of their chock. Harriet came over to Mac and gave her a hug.
"I'm happy for you. Are you happy for you?"
"I'm very happy for me," Mac answered her sincerely.
"I'm glad to hear that." More people were coming over and congratulated them. Most of them were still unsure what this whole situation meant for the Colonel and Commander's relationship, but didn't dare to ask. The conversations were getting louder again and Meredith suggested that they would sing a Christmas carol. When they started to sing, Mac used the opportunity to sneak out and call Harm's cell phone. She only got his voicemail.
"Not home yet?" she left a message trying to sound happy and relaxed "We're all here now except for you. Still haven't had dinner yet, so hoping to see you soon. Assuming everything is OK." She ended the call and joined the others.
Twenty minutes later they were sitting down at the dinner table. Mac was getting more and more upset about Harm not being there. All of a sudden there was some noise by the door and in stepped the last guest of the Christmas party.
As Harm stepped into the room his eyes met Mac's. They looked at each other for a few seconds and smiled. The smiles said that everything was going to be fine. It would take some time, but everything was going to be fine.
TBC
The Truth and Its Followers Take A Step Forward
24th December
Mac was walking into the bullpen accompanied by Coates and the Admiral. Everything looked like it normally did. The admiral was talking about how he was glad that they were back and Coates was coming to work there as well. He then informed them that Manetti and Rabb were away, a fact, which Mac was already aware of. He had told her about his quals, before he knew about the pregnancy, when they had still been talking to each other.
She was glad that she had written that letter to him. Even if it wouldn't change anything between them. It might give them some closure. She had been surprised when she received an e-mail only four days later. The e-mail had been short, but it had given Mac more hope than she would have thought it could bring. "Mac, I'll always want to be your friend," he had written "I'm sorry I haven't been a very good one lately. You have to give me some time and than I think we should talk and try to straighten this out. I never want to loose you, Harm"
It felt good to be back at home. She had already gotten a new assignment despite it being Christmas Eve; to show three Kuwaiti represents around JAG HQ. They weren't here yet so she still had some time to settle back in at her office and show Coates around the office.
When she was doing her investigation on Singer and was questioning Coates about Singer's friends aboard Coates had already figured out that Singer was pregnant, even though she wasn't supposed to know. Mac had realized that this was a person she'd have a problem hiding her own condition for. That had proven correct and Mac was pretty sure that she already knew even though she hadn't said anything about it. She liked Coates and was glad that she had come with her back to headquarters.
Someone knocked on her doorframe and she looked up to see Sturgis.
"Hi, how are you?" Sturgis asked taking a few steps into her office.
"Very good now that I'm back here." They had e-mailed back and forth during her short deployment on the Seahawk. Sturgis asking her how she was, and she reassuring him that everything was fine.
"And?"
"Everything is fine, Sturgis. You don't have to worry about anything."
"We have to tell people soon," he said not wanting to pressure her, but knowing they didn't have much more time and they had both agreed that it was better if people found out from them than from the scuttlebutt.
"I know, I know," Mac said knowing that he was right, but still inwardly hoping they could wait longer. She was afraid of how people were going to react. She had gotten a chance to save her friendship with Harm and she was afraid that everybody knowing would make everything worse again.
"We'll talk about it later. Are you coming to the Roberts'?"
"Yes, are you?"
"I'm bringing my father too."
"I'll see you both there."
It ended up being an exiting day. Yet another baby was born in the admiral's office. Now everyone was gathered at the Roberts' house, everybody except for Harm. Mac was starting to worry, she knew she was probably being paranoid, but she couldn't help feeling like something was wrong.
Harriet was telling everybody about how they had found out that she was pregnant. Sturgis looked at Mac and they both thought that this might be the best opportunity to tell that they would get. Almost all of the people who they wanted to tell were there and out of uniform, which made the whole thing seem a lot less frightening.
"We also have something to announce," Sturgis said and stepped up next to Mac but didn't touch her in a desperate attempt not to make people assume anything about their relationship, that wasn't true. That it would actually work, well he was realistic enough not to believe so
"I'm pregnant, " Mac said and to clarify added; "Sturgis and I are having a baby together,"
The room went dead silent. Not even little AJ said a word, not that he knew why everyone else was quite.
"Congratulations, Mac, Sturgis," AJ said as he understood that no one else was going to say anything. "Am I to understand that there has been no other change in your relationship?"
"Yes, sir. We are still just friends," Sturgis said stressing the friends part.
Slowly people were coming out of their chock. Harriet came over to Mac and gave her a hug.
"I'm happy for you. Are you happy for you?"
"I'm very happy for me," Mac answered her sincerely.
"I'm glad to hear that." More people were coming over and congratulated them. Most of them were still unsure what this whole situation meant for the Colonel and Commander's relationship, but didn't dare to ask. The conversations were getting louder again and Meredith suggested that they would sing a Christmas carol. When they started to sing, Mac used the opportunity to sneak out and call Harm's cell phone. She only got his voicemail.
"Not home yet?" she left a message trying to sound happy and relaxed "We're all here now except for you. Still haven't had dinner yet, so hoping to see you soon. Assuming everything is OK." She ended the call and joined the others.
Twenty minutes later they were sitting down at the dinner table. Mac was getting more and more upset about Harm not being there. All of a sudden there was some noise by the door and in stepped the last guest of the Christmas party.
As Harm stepped into the room his eyes met Mac's. They looked at each other for a few seconds and smiled. The smiles said that everything was going to be fine. It would take some time, but everything was going to be fine.
TBC