"Chegwidden." AJ answered the phone.
"Sorry to disturb you sir."
"What can I do for you Commander?" AJ inquired.
"You haven't seen Mac since this morning have you sir?" Harm asked. "I called Harriet, Sturgis, Jen and Bobbie, no one has seen her."
"Why you haven't lost her have you?" He chuckled.
"We had a disagreement about her coming back to work tomorrow and she left."
"Would you care to elaborate on that Commander?" AJ prompted.
"I may have implied that I thought she was a bad mother for wanting to go back to work and not taking Abi's needs into account."
"Harm, I talked to her this morning, she has this all thought through. She knows what's in Abigail's best interests and it is for her to come back to work part time. I put the three hour restriction on it myself. She needs to do this for her and for Abigail."
"I'm beginning to see that sir. I just wished she'd talked it over with me first so I didn't have to hear it through the office scuttlebutt."
"She was planning too when I spoke to her."
"I think I'm going to have to learn to read her better."
"Harm a piece of advice. She fits into to all the slots as a wife, a mother, a Marine Colonel and a judge, sometimes she needs to just be Sarah. She'll probably be back in a couple of hours, if she's not back by 2300 call me an I'll go out and see if I can find her for you. When she does come back apologise and listen to her." AJ advised.
"Yes sir. Thanks."
"Now go and look after your daughter."
~
"So what happened?" Meredith asked as she handed Mac a mug of tea.
"Harm came home and picked a fight because he found out I went to see AJ about going back to work for a few hours everyday because I couldn't stick staying at home. He thinks I'm a bad mother and I'm not putting Abi first. He can't understand I'm doing this for me and that is putting Abi first."
"Mac, Harm knows how much you love Abi. He maybe a lawyer who can sweet talk a someone out a jail sentence with the best of them but he's also a man as such he can't articulate his feeling in an acceptable manor. He's probably hurt he had to find out from someone else rather than directly from you."
"That's the stupid thing, I was going to sit down with him over dinner and tell him all about it. But he flew off the handle before I chance to say anything. I didn't even know that the idea would work out until today."
"He'll get over it."
"I hope so." The phone rang.
"Hello." Meredith answered.
"Meredith, its Harm. You haven't seen Mac have you?" Harm asked.
"She's here drinking tea." Meredith replied.
"Can I talk to her?"
"She's not available right now. She'll be home later." Meredith heard Abi start to cry. "Maybe you should take care of Abi."
"She's been crying most of the time since Mac left."
"She's your daughter I'm sure you can think of something to stop her crying." Meredith looked at Mac.
"Tell him to sing to her. She likes love songs and apparently School House Rock." Mac suggested. Meredith relayed the message.
"What?" Harm questioned.
"Just do it Harm." Meredith suggested.
"Okay. Just tell Mac I'm sorry, that I love her and to come home. I got to go." He hung up the phone.
"He's sorry; he's loves you and he's wants you to come home." Meredith relayed.
"Do you mind if I stay here for a while?" Mac asked. "I just need a few more minutes."
"You can stay as long as you like." Meredith sat down.
"Thanks Meredith." Mac sipped her tea.
TBC
"Sorry to disturb you sir."
"What can I do for you Commander?" AJ inquired.
"You haven't seen Mac since this morning have you sir?" Harm asked. "I called Harriet, Sturgis, Jen and Bobbie, no one has seen her."
"Why you haven't lost her have you?" He chuckled.
"We had a disagreement about her coming back to work tomorrow and she left."
"Would you care to elaborate on that Commander?" AJ prompted.
"I may have implied that I thought she was a bad mother for wanting to go back to work and not taking Abi's needs into account."
"Harm, I talked to her this morning, she has this all thought through. She knows what's in Abigail's best interests and it is for her to come back to work part time. I put the three hour restriction on it myself. She needs to do this for her and for Abigail."
"I'm beginning to see that sir. I just wished she'd talked it over with me first so I didn't have to hear it through the office scuttlebutt."
"She was planning too when I spoke to her."
"I think I'm going to have to learn to read her better."
"Harm a piece of advice. She fits into to all the slots as a wife, a mother, a Marine Colonel and a judge, sometimes she needs to just be Sarah. She'll probably be back in a couple of hours, if she's not back by 2300 call me an I'll go out and see if I can find her for you. When she does come back apologise and listen to her." AJ advised.
"Yes sir. Thanks."
"Now go and look after your daughter."
~
"So what happened?" Meredith asked as she handed Mac a mug of tea.
"Harm came home and picked a fight because he found out I went to see AJ about going back to work for a few hours everyday because I couldn't stick staying at home. He thinks I'm a bad mother and I'm not putting Abi first. He can't understand I'm doing this for me and that is putting Abi first."
"Mac, Harm knows how much you love Abi. He maybe a lawyer who can sweet talk a someone out a jail sentence with the best of them but he's also a man as such he can't articulate his feeling in an acceptable manor. He's probably hurt he had to find out from someone else rather than directly from you."
"That's the stupid thing, I was going to sit down with him over dinner and tell him all about it. But he flew off the handle before I chance to say anything. I didn't even know that the idea would work out until today."
"He'll get over it."
"I hope so." The phone rang.
"Hello." Meredith answered.
"Meredith, its Harm. You haven't seen Mac have you?" Harm asked.
"She's here drinking tea." Meredith replied.
"Can I talk to her?"
"She's not available right now. She'll be home later." Meredith heard Abi start to cry. "Maybe you should take care of Abi."
"She's been crying most of the time since Mac left."
"She's your daughter I'm sure you can think of something to stop her crying." Meredith looked at Mac.
"Tell him to sing to her. She likes love songs and apparently School House Rock." Mac suggested. Meredith relayed the message.
"What?" Harm questioned.
"Just do it Harm." Meredith suggested.
"Okay. Just tell Mac I'm sorry, that I love her and to come home. I got to go." He hung up the phone.
"He's sorry; he's loves you and he's wants you to come home." Meredith relayed.
"Do you mind if I stay here for a while?" Mac asked. "I just need a few more minutes."
"You can stay as long as you like." Meredith sat down.
"Thanks Meredith." Mac sipped her tea.
TBC
