Harm tapped on the door before he entered Mac's office.
"Hello Meg. Long time no see." Harm said. Meg was staring at the picture of Harm and Abi on the wall and hadn't heard him come in. "Meg." He lightly touched her on the shoulder. She jumped.
"Jeez Harm, sneak up on a girl."
"I did knock and say hello when I came in. It's been a while, but you look good." He gave her a brief hug.
"You too. I was just looking at the picture of your daughter, she's beautiful."
"I think so, but then again I'm biased." He smiled proudly. "You can meet her later she's with Mac at the moment."
"And you married to a Marine Colonel. Wonders will never cease."
"In my defence she wasn't a full Colonel when I married her. She got promoted the day Abi was born."
"How did that work out?" Meg asked intrigued.
"Abi arrived two weeks early. She was supposed to be getting promoted, but her contractions were getting too close together, not that she had told me she was having contractions, so she managed to make it to about an hour before her promotion ceremony before she asked if it could be moved up, when she told Tiner why she needed it moved up. I may have passed out. She got promoted we went to the hospital."
"Nothing ever works out simple in your life Harm." She smiled. There was a tap on the door and Jen stuck her head.
"Do you need... Sorry sir, I didn't realise you were here yet." Jen apologised.
"That's okay Jen. Have you met Lieutenant Commander Austin?"
"Yes sir. When I brought the coffee earlier. I was just coming to check she needed anything else while she was waiting."
"I'm fine Petty Officer." Meg said.
"Yes ma'am."
"Jen, Mac's got Abi in my office, she might be grateful if you could keep an eye on her so she can do some work."
"Any chance to spend some extra time with my goddaughter sir." Jen smiled.
"I'll remember that when we need a babysitter." Harm joked.
"Anytime sir."
"Just remember if she starts crying she likes..."
"School House Rock. I know sir." Jen finished for him.
"And I forgot to tell Mac that she'll need her bottle in about an hour."
"I'll tell her sir. Ma'am." Jen left.
"She's your daughter's godmother?" Meg questioned.
"One of them. Abigail has four godparents. Jen, who we couldn't have done without while Mac was pregnant. Sturgis, who is another lawyer her, who I went to the academy with. Then there are Bud and Harriet. Bud is a junior lawyer and Harriet helps run the office, Mac and I are godparents to their son AJ."
"You definitely went all domestic on me." She lightly teased. "AJ that name sounds familiar."
"He's named after Admiral Chegwidden. He delivered him in his office. Lots of things have happened since I last saw you."
"I know, I heard out about you ejecting again and a few other things. I kept picking up the phone to call and check you were alright, but it seemed like too much time had past."
"I wasn't that good at keep in contact either. Congratulations on your promotions as well."
"Thanks. I'm on personal leave for the next few weeks."
"But you didn't come to see me just to catch up did you?" He asked.
"No. I need your help."
TBC
"Hello Meg. Long time no see." Harm said. Meg was staring at the picture of Harm and Abi on the wall and hadn't heard him come in. "Meg." He lightly touched her on the shoulder. She jumped.
"Jeez Harm, sneak up on a girl."
"I did knock and say hello when I came in. It's been a while, but you look good." He gave her a brief hug.
"You too. I was just looking at the picture of your daughter, she's beautiful."
"I think so, but then again I'm biased." He smiled proudly. "You can meet her later she's with Mac at the moment."
"And you married to a Marine Colonel. Wonders will never cease."
"In my defence she wasn't a full Colonel when I married her. She got promoted the day Abi was born."
"How did that work out?" Meg asked intrigued.
"Abi arrived two weeks early. She was supposed to be getting promoted, but her contractions were getting too close together, not that she had told me she was having contractions, so she managed to make it to about an hour before her promotion ceremony before she asked if it could be moved up, when she told Tiner why she needed it moved up. I may have passed out. She got promoted we went to the hospital."
"Nothing ever works out simple in your life Harm." She smiled. There was a tap on the door and Jen stuck her head.
"Do you need... Sorry sir, I didn't realise you were here yet." Jen apologised.
"That's okay Jen. Have you met Lieutenant Commander Austin?"
"Yes sir. When I brought the coffee earlier. I was just coming to check she needed anything else while she was waiting."
"I'm fine Petty Officer." Meg said.
"Yes ma'am."
"Jen, Mac's got Abi in my office, she might be grateful if you could keep an eye on her so she can do some work."
"Any chance to spend some extra time with my goddaughter sir." Jen smiled.
"I'll remember that when we need a babysitter." Harm joked.
"Anytime sir."
"Just remember if she starts crying she likes..."
"School House Rock. I know sir." Jen finished for him.
"And I forgot to tell Mac that she'll need her bottle in about an hour."
"I'll tell her sir. Ma'am." Jen left.
"She's your daughter's godmother?" Meg questioned.
"One of them. Abigail has four godparents. Jen, who we couldn't have done without while Mac was pregnant. Sturgis, who is another lawyer her, who I went to the academy with. Then there are Bud and Harriet. Bud is a junior lawyer and Harriet helps run the office, Mac and I are godparents to their son AJ."
"You definitely went all domestic on me." She lightly teased. "AJ that name sounds familiar."
"He's named after Admiral Chegwidden. He delivered him in his office. Lots of things have happened since I last saw you."
"I know, I heard out about you ejecting again and a few other things. I kept picking up the phone to call and check you were alright, but it seemed like too much time had past."
"I wasn't that good at keep in contact either. Congratulations on your promotions as well."
"Thanks. I'm on personal leave for the next few weeks."
"But you didn't come to see me just to catch up did you?" He asked.
"No. I need your help."
TBC
