Part 20: Away and Back Again
November 7th 2003
Mac was sitting on the plane next to Harm. She was returning home from the longest assignment out of town so far since Elena was born. It had actually gone a lot better than she had thought. Sure, she had called Sturgis often to check on Elena, but she didn't feel bad about having left her with Sturgis. Mattie had stayed alone in the apartment, this was something they had talked about with the social worker, and Bud, Harriet and Jennifer Coates had promised to check in with her at least once a day.
She had also been up against Harm for the first time in a long time. The admiral hadn't been able to avoid it and they were both very urgent about making sure that no one could complain about their performance, since that would put them both staying at JAG in jeopardy. It had felt a bit weird at first to work together again, but soon they fell back into their old ways. They did make a really good team together.
The plane was staring to descend and Mac woke Harm up. He had fallen asleep shortly after they had taken off, but Mac, even though she was just as tired, couldn't get herself to sleep. She though about what she had to do at home and at work. Surely a lot of things had gathered on her desk during her absence that she needed to take care of. She hadn't discussed who was going to have Elena this weekend with Sturgis yet. Normally on Fridays to Sundays, he had her, but Mac wanted to see her now that she had been away for a couple of days.
They had taken Harm's car to the airport, so first he drove her to her apartment and from there she took her car to go and get Elena, whereas Harm drove home to his apartment. Mattie came along with Mac and talked the whole way about everything that had happened in school while Mac had been gone. Mattie had been really happy about Mac and Harm wanting to be her guardians. It meant so much that Mac, who really knew what it was like to live with her, still wanted to have her around. She was realizing more and more that those two people really cared for her.
They arrived at Sturgis' apartment and Elena who was soon to be ready to go to sleep squealed in delight when she saw her mother. Mac took her and held on really tight.
"Can you take her tonight? Things got kind of out of hand around here and I need to get a handle of it," Sturgis said and Mattie and Mac looked around the apartment. The way Mac's apartment had looked when Mattie was there the first time seemed tidy compared to this. There were just things everywhere.
"I'll have her. Are you coming by on Sunday?" Mac asked as Sturgis started to gather the things that Elena was going to need to have at Mac's place. A lot of things they had duplicates for, but not all of them.
"I don't know if I can make that. I still have a lot of things to catch up on for work on Monday."
"Oh... call me tomorrow and tell me when you know if you can," Mac said.
"Goodbye, Sturgis," Mattie said and the three of them left the apartment to go home and get some well-deserved sleep. Well, at least two of them would get that.
TBC
November 7th 2003
Mac was sitting on the plane next to Harm. She was returning home from the longest assignment out of town so far since Elena was born. It had actually gone a lot better than she had thought. Sure, she had called Sturgis often to check on Elena, but she didn't feel bad about having left her with Sturgis. Mattie had stayed alone in the apartment, this was something they had talked about with the social worker, and Bud, Harriet and Jennifer Coates had promised to check in with her at least once a day.
She had also been up against Harm for the first time in a long time. The admiral hadn't been able to avoid it and they were both very urgent about making sure that no one could complain about their performance, since that would put them both staying at JAG in jeopardy. It had felt a bit weird at first to work together again, but soon they fell back into their old ways. They did make a really good team together.
The plane was staring to descend and Mac woke Harm up. He had fallen asleep shortly after they had taken off, but Mac, even though she was just as tired, couldn't get herself to sleep. She though about what she had to do at home and at work. Surely a lot of things had gathered on her desk during her absence that she needed to take care of. She hadn't discussed who was going to have Elena this weekend with Sturgis yet. Normally on Fridays to Sundays, he had her, but Mac wanted to see her now that she had been away for a couple of days.
They had taken Harm's car to the airport, so first he drove her to her apartment and from there she took her car to go and get Elena, whereas Harm drove home to his apartment. Mattie came along with Mac and talked the whole way about everything that had happened in school while Mac had been gone. Mattie had been really happy about Mac and Harm wanting to be her guardians. It meant so much that Mac, who really knew what it was like to live with her, still wanted to have her around. She was realizing more and more that those two people really cared for her.
They arrived at Sturgis' apartment and Elena who was soon to be ready to go to sleep squealed in delight when she saw her mother. Mac took her and held on really tight.
"Can you take her tonight? Things got kind of out of hand around here and I need to get a handle of it," Sturgis said and Mattie and Mac looked around the apartment. The way Mac's apartment had looked when Mattie was there the first time seemed tidy compared to this. There were just things everywhere.
"I'll have her. Are you coming by on Sunday?" Mac asked as Sturgis started to gather the things that Elena was going to need to have at Mac's place. A lot of things they had duplicates for, but not all of them.
"I don't know if I can make that. I still have a lot of things to catch up on for work on Monday."
"Oh... call me tomorrow and tell me when you know if you can," Mac said.
"Goodbye, Sturgis," Mattie said and the three of them left the apartment to go home and get some well-deserved sleep. Well, at least two of them would get that.
TBC