…Till Death Does Us Part Chapter II – Part 25/26
Disclaimer - See part one for all important informationSunday July 18
Mac's Apartment
7:34 PM
Mac sat on her couch reading Hunt for Red October for the tenth time. She decided to read the book since Sturgis was baby-sitting her at night for the past weekend. He had left this afternoon when she threatened to watch the movie again. Before he left he made her promise to call him in case anything happened.
Harriet brought her home from the hospital on Friday, and she and the kids kept her company. Little AJ demanded that he stay in bed with Aunt Mac so she wouldn't get bored. She spent part of the day napping and the rest coloring with the five year old. Harriet and she also spent a lot of time talking about babies, and Harriet was more than happy to provide Mac with advice.
Around seven it was the changing of the guards, and Sturgis came over with an overnight bag. He and Mac played gin and a few other cards games; they had dinner and talked. But before long he was ordering her to bed, which she did welcome. She didn't realize how tired she was until her head hit the pillow. The day before, and the day in bed, did take a lot out of her.
Saturday morning she woke to Sturgis cooking a healthy breakfast. They chatted over breakfast and read the paper. At noon AJ and Meredith came over to relieve Sturgis, he would return at seven for the night shift again. The Chegwidden's shared pictures of their wedding and honeymoon with her. The three also enjoyed some classic movies on TV till Mac fell asleep.
When she awoke Sturgis was already there with dinner for her. They ate dinner and watched Hunt for Red October. Sunday morning they did the same thing they did Saturday morning. She finally convinced him he didn't need to stay, since the doctor's orders said two days and Mac would be all better.
She set the book on the coffee table before she stood to walk into the kitchen for a drink of water. As she rounded the couch there was a knock at the door. Mac looked through the peephole and took a deep breath before opening the door.
"Hi," Harm said as he stood on the other side of the door.
"Hi," Mac echoed.
"Can I come in?"
Mac stepped aside and Harm walked into her apartment. She closed the door after him and let go of the death grip on the door handle. Harm turned to face her. "I came here to talk to you. Not to fight."
"Thanks for the warning," Mac muttered.
"Mac."
"Sorry." Mac sighed. "Want to have a seat?"
"Yeah." Harm walked over to the couch and sat at one end as Mac settled into the other.
"So what did you want to talk about?"
Harm took a deep breath. "I'm sorry about everything I said in your office. I had no right to say those things. I hate myself for saying them."
"Then why did you say them?"
"I don't know. I've been angry at myself, and at you, that my mouth just got the best of me."
Mac stared at him in surprise. "Why are you angry at me?"
"I'm not angry at you anymore. I was, because I was confused about something, but that confusion has been solved in recent days. I'm madder at myself for acting the way I have been towards you," Harm told her as he looked into her eyes. "Since you've come back you've been your usually self. Happy and cheerful and glad to work, while I've treated you like an outcast. You didn't deserve that from me, especially considering I'm your…"
"My what?" Mac asked cutting him off. "We haven't really talked in almost a year. After Paraguay you went to the CIA and I went back to JAG; we didn't see each other till Vegas and that whole mess. Even then we didn't talk; we just dealt with each other."
Harm knew the point she was making, he was basically nothing to her officially except for one thing. "You're right, but I know one thing I am to you."
"What?"
"I'm the father of your baby," Harm told her.
Mac stared at him as her heart ached slightly. "Did Sturgis tell you?"
"No, I asked and he refused saying he promised not to say anything. I figured it out."
"When?" Mac asked as her voice broke.
Harm smirked. "When I had Clay pinned to the wall of his office."
Mac laughed out loud and changed the mood in the room. "You did what?"
"I was going to break his nose, but I heard someone else already did that." Harm chuckled.
"Why did you do pin him to the wall?" Mac asked.
Harm grimaced slightly at the words he was going to say. "I thought he was the father and should be at your side."
"What? You thought…. Webb was the father? Why? There was never anything between he and I."
"I know that now. But Webb told me once he saw you in Italy, and that the two of you talked about your future. He made it sound like there was something between you two. He played me against you."
"That Son of a Bitch, you should have broken his nose. I've heard the third time's the charm," Mac muttered before they both laughed.
The two smiled at each as they laughed, but slowly Mac's smile left her face and a few tears left her eyes. "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you, Harm. I didn't know how to."
"Harm, I'm pregnant," he suggested.
"We weren't talking and I was in Italy. I didn't even know you were back at JAG until I called that one day. I couldn't tell you over the phone."
Harm moved to the couch and sat closer to her. "Then how about once you got home?"
She sighed. "You were mad at me, and I didn't know how to tell you without you going off the deep end."
Harm took her hand into his. "How about we forget that?"
"Deal." Mac smirked. "So what do we do now?"
"I think we'll have to figure out, how we are going raise this kid. We also have to find a way back to each other."
Mac was going to say something, but the baby cut her off with two kicks. She laughed and placed Harm's hand on her belly where he then, for the first time, felt a series of kicks.
"Wow." Harm laughed as he felt the movement. "Does it do that often?"
"All the time." Mac smiled.
Harm took his other hand from Mac's and placed it on her belly. The baby continued to move, punch, and kick. "Wow."
Mac grinned as Harm absorbed the movement of the life within her. "Baby, meet your daddy."
Harm lifted his gaze from her belly to Mac's eyes. "I'm a daddy."
"Yeah, you are. You really do keep your promises, don't you?" Mac smiled to him.
End Part 25