…Till Death Does Us Part Chapter II – Part 10/26
Disclaimer - See part one for all important informationSaturday May 22
2:45 PM
Roberts Residence
Rosslyn, Virginia
"Hello," Harriet said as she picked up the phone.
{"Hi, Harriet. It's Mac." Mac smiled to her friend an ocean away.}
"Colonel, this is a surprise."
{Mac laughed. "Bud e-mailed me and said AJ was having his birthday party today. I thought I would call and wish the birthday boy a happy birthday."}
Harried sighed at the sweetness of her friend. "Colonel, that's so thoughtful. He is outside with everyone; give me a minute." Harriet stepped into the backyard and quickly spotted her son with Harm, showing him how to use his new remote controlled toy car. "AJ, honey, phone call."
Just as Harriet called to her son the admiral walked onto the deck. "I hope you mean your son," he joked.
Harriet laughed. "Yes, Colonel MacKenzie is calling to wish him a happy birthday."
AJ chuckled as his namesake ran onto the deck.
"For me, Mommy?"
"Yes, honey." Harriet handed him the phone.
"Hello," AJ tentatively said into the phone.
{"Hi, AJ," Mac greeted him.}
"Aunt Mac, is that you?" AJ asked.
{"Yes, honey, it's me. Happy birthday."}
"You remembered. I knew you wouldn't forget." AJ grinned from ear to ear.
{Mac could feel his happiness through the phone. "Did you like the Matchbox track?"}
"It's my favorite. Mommy and Daddy got me the carwash and the police station. Uncle AJ and Aunt Meredith got the fire station and the garage. Uncle Sturgis and his girlfriend got me some books, Daddy's promised to read them to me. Jimmy even got me a new toy; I guess I'll have to share with him. And Uncle Harm got me a really cool remote controlled car."
{"Wow!" Mac laughed at the boy's exuberance. "Looks like you made out like a bandit."}
"And Mommy and I are going to the zoo tomorrow, just the two of us. Like when you would take me. When are you coming home?" AJ asked.
{"In a few weeks, honey."}
"I miss you."
{"I miss you, too." Mac sniffled as a tear fell down her cheek.}
AJ heard the sniffle. "You okay, Aunt Mac?"
{Mac wiped her cheek. "I'm fine, honey. Just sad cause I'm not there with you."}
"I think Uncle Harm misses you, he's been sad a lot today. But he's trying to hide it." AJ stated as Harriet looked at her son and wondered what was wrong with Mac. "Are you going to be here for my next birthday?"
{"I promise I will be there next year, Honey. Why don't you give me back to your Mom? Then you can go back to playing." Mac instructed.}
"Okay, I love you."
{"I love you, too."}
"Here's Mommy." AJ smiled as he handed the phone back to Harriet, before he ran off the porch to go back to his new toy and Uncle Harm.
"Ma'am."
{"Harriet, that's a great kid you have there."}
Harriet grinned. "He has his moments. Are you okay?"
{"Just tired, Harriet. It's been a long week." Mac sighed, as she got comfortable on her couch, which wasn't an easy task.}
"I understand." Harriet agreed as the admiral motioned that he wanted to talk to Mac. "Colonel, Admiral Chegwidden wants to speak with you."
{Mac chuckled having a feeling knowing what it was about. "Sure, Harriet. I should let you get back to the party."}
"It was nice talking to you. I guess we'll see you in a few weeks."
{"In a few weeks, Harriet," Mac stated.}
"Here's the Admiral, Ma'am." Harriet handed the phone to the Admiral and walked away.
AJ glanced around the deck and knew there were a lot of good ear around the backyard. So he decided to take the phone into the house. "I tried calling you yesterday afternoon, Colonel."
{"Sorry about that, Sir. I took the day off."}
"Is everything okay?"
{"My doctor was worried about my stress level."}
"Is the baby okay?"
{Mac sighed. "Everything is fine. I just needed a mental health day. How's everything with you?"}
"Fine, Meredith is making an honest man out of me next weekend."
{"I'm sorry I can't be there, Sir." Mac apologized for the umpteenth time.}
"Mac, it's okay. You have an office to run. Besides Meredith loved the etched Italian goblets you got us. How did you find those?"
{"Lt. Marks was going to Venice and I asked him if he could get them made for me," Mac informed him.}
"Did they do the design?"
{"No, Sir, I did. I was doodling one night and came up with that."}
"They are beautiful, Mac. Thank you," AJ honestly told her as he thought of the two goblets, which were now in his glass cabinet.
{"I hope you get a lot of use out of them." Mac suggested.}
AJ smiled. "We're actually using them at the reception."
{Mac smiled as she felt another emotion storm starting. "Damn hormones," She muttered.}
AJ heard her and decided to have some fun. "What was that, Colonel?"
{"Nothing, Sir," Mac lied.}
"Honestly, Mac, how are you and the baby doing?"
{Mac ran her hand across her belly as the baby gave a kick. "We're fine, Sir. It's kicking up a storm every now and then."}
"And now?"
{"Just a few kicks. I think it knows when I'm talking to certain people," Mac stated as the baby gave her another kick.}
"It just gets better, Mac. You're only at six months."
{"I don't think better is the word most women use," Mac joked.}
AJ laughed. "Probably not."
{"Sir, there has been something I've been wondering," Mac tentatively said.}
"Yes, Mac."
{She took a deep breath. "I was wondering….. Would you like to be the baby's godfather? You've been here from the start, and I know that you would help the baby in any way needed."}
AJ sat down on the couch in shock of Mac's question. "You want me to be the godfather?"
{"Yes, Sir."}
AJ grinned. "I would be honored, Mac."
{"Thank you, Sir," Mac said before giving into a yawn.}
AJ chuckled. "Okay, Colonel. I heard that. It's time for you and the baby to go to bed."
{Mac chuckled. "Yes, Sir."}
"I'll call you next week. Good night, Mac."
{"Good night, Sir." Mac smiled before she hung up the phone.}
AJ hit the call end button on the phone and remained on the couch for a few minutes thinking about Mac's baby. Meredith walked into the room.
"Should I be worrying about you and Sarah?" She joked.
AJ laughed. "No, you shouldn't. She's a good officer."
Meredith kissed him softly. "She's a good person. I mean it is her fault we met."
"True." AJ stood up. "Let's go back and join the party."
Harm's Apartment
10:07 PM
Harm sat on his couch, thinking about the whole day and stared the picture of him and Mac taken in Afghanistan. "I've never broken a promise, Mac. And I didn't want to break this one. I'm sorry, I screwed us up."
He placed it back on the shelf next to the one of the two of them and AJ taken a few days after he was born. "I shouldn't have said five years."
End Part 10
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