AN: I'm sorry for the long wait for this chapter. A few chapters are coming
up now that maybe aren't a whole lot of fun (to tell you the truth they are
rather boring). They are needed to build up certain situations for the rest
of the story. I hope you stay with the story anyway. As always great thanks
to everyone who contributes to this story and makes writing it such an
enjoyable time.
Part 10: Baptizing
August 3rd 2003
Mac was the first of the guests to arrive at the Roberts' house. Elena and Sturgis had also attended the baptizing, but then Elena had become cranky so Mac had gone alone to the party afterwards. For three weeks she had been back at work now and so far she hadn't been forced to go out of town for any investigations or trials. She knew it would happen eventually, but the longer until then the better. At first the plan had been that she was just going to work half time, but she had soon realized that she still had to do as much work as if she worked full time. So the last week she had worked full time and it had actually worked out better than she had thought.
When she was working she was to busy to even have time to miss Elena. She tried to make up for the time away from her in the short time from when they both came home until Elena went to sleep. The days didn't have enough hours and she was hoping that soon somehow she would get a better hang of it all. That the workload was going to get easier any time soon wasn't very likely. During her time on leave they had had a Lt. Commander TAD to JAG HQ, but he had been forced to go back to Naples, when she went back to work. There still wasn't any replacement for Harm.
"Hey Mac! What happened to Sturgis and Elena?" Harriet asked her as she opened the door to the Roberts' house.
"Elena needed her nap and Sturgis offered to stay behind with her," Mac answered.
"Well, I'm glad you came anyway."
"This is for Jimmy. It's from all four of us?" Mac said and offered the wrapped package in her hands to Harriet.
"Four?"
"It's from Sturgis, Elena, Harm and me. I'm sure Harm would have loved to be here, if he had been able to."
"Did you speak to him recently?"
"Not since before I came back to work..." Mac said. Thinking about Harm always created an avalanche of emotions to come to Mac. She was worried, sad, scared, happy and hopeful. When he had left they had been in a very good place, but she was so terrified he wouldn't come back and they wouldn't be able to continue. She was trying to keep her faith. Harm had always come back. So far.
"We need to sit down and talk some time," Harriet said and put a hand on Mac's arm trying to reassure her a bit. She was sorry that she had reminded Mac of her worries, but it was hard to avoid since there were so many things around that reminded all of them of Harm.
"That would be great," Mac said and tried to lighten the mood "I think I'll have some time free around January. Would that work for you?"
"February is a good month to, you know," Harriet answered her. Her life was pretty hectic too with the new baby and all. However she did hope they would be able to sit down some time soon. At this moment Jimmy began to cry and Harriet knew that he wanted to be fed so his father wouldn't do this time.
"You've got everything under control or do you need help with anything?" Mac offered Harriet before she went to take care of Jimmy.
"I don't know. You better ask Bud about that. I'll see you later on, right?"
"Yeah."
The living room was slowly filling up with people. At Elena's baptizing it had been very crowded since they had held the reception at Mac's place. At the Roberts' there was a lot more room. Mac went to help Bud out in the kitchen and then mingled with the rest of the guests before she went home.
Hopefully Elena would sleep through the night and Mac would be able to get some more things done before a new week started.
TBC
Part 10: Baptizing
August 3rd 2003
Mac was the first of the guests to arrive at the Roberts' house. Elena and Sturgis had also attended the baptizing, but then Elena had become cranky so Mac had gone alone to the party afterwards. For three weeks she had been back at work now and so far she hadn't been forced to go out of town for any investigations or trials. She knew it would happen eventually, but the longer until then the better. At first the plan had been that she was just going to work half time, but she had soon realized that she still had to do as much work as if she worked full time. So the last week she had worked full time and it had actually worked out better than she had thought.
When she was working she was to busy to even have time to miss Elena. She tried to make up for the time away from her in the short time from when they both came home until Elena went to sleep. The days didn't have enough hours and she was hoping that soon somehow she would get a better hang of it all. That the workload was going to get easier any time soon wasn't very likely. During her time on leave they had had a Lt. Commander TAD to JAG HQ, but he had been forced to go back to Naples, when she went back to work. There still wasn't any replacement for Harm.
"Hey Mac! What happened to Sturgis and Elena?" Harriet asked her as she opened the door to the Roberts' house.
"Elena needed her nap and Sturgis offered to stay behind with her," Mac answered.
"Well, I'm glad you came anyway."
"This is for Jimmy. It's from all four of us?" Mac said and offered the wrapped package in her hands to Harriet.
"Four?"
"It's from Sturgis, Elena, Harm and me. I'm sure Harm would have loved to be here, if he had been able to."
"Did you speak to him recently?"
"Not since before I came back to work..." Mac said. Thinking about Harm always created an avalanche of emotions to come to Mac. She was worried, sad, scared, happy and hopeful. When he had left they had been in a very good place, but she was so terrified he wouldn't come back and they wouldn't be able to continue. She was trying to keep her faith. Harm had always come back. So far.
"We need to sit down and talk some time," Harriet said and put a hand on Mac's arm trying to reassure her a bit. She was sorry that she had reminded Mac of her worries, but it was hard to avoid since there were so many things around that reminded all of them of Harm.
"That would be great," Mac said and tried to lighten the mood "I think I'll have some time free around January. Would that work for you?"
"February is a good month to, you know," Harriet answered her. Her life was pretty hectic too with the new baby and all. However she did hope they would be able to sit down some time soon. At this moment Jimmy began to cry and Harriet knew that he wanted to be fed so his father wouldn't do this time.
"You've got everything under control or do you need help with anything?" Mac offered Harriet before she went to take care of Jimmy.
"I don't know. You better ask Bud about that. I'll see you later on, right?"
"Yeah."
The living room was slowly filling up with people. At Elena's baptizing it had been very crowded since they had held the reception at Mac's place. At the Roberts' there was a lot more room. Mac went to help Bud out in the kitchen and then mingled with the rest of the guests before she went home.
Hopefully Elena would sleep through the night and Mac would be able to get some more things done before a new week started.
TBC