"So we have a deal?" Mac asked.
"Yes Colonel, we have a deal." He shook Mac's hand.
"Good." Mac let out a breath. "Being a lawyer is a lot more hard work than I remember."
"That's what you get when you slum it in judiciary."
"I'll remember that next time you appear in front of me."
"Oops." Mac smiled. "So what are you going to do now that you don't have to go to court martial?"
"Right now I'm going to check on my daughter."
"You're going home?" Sturgis questioned.
"No, she's in my office with Harm."
"Didn't Harm get the concept of leave?" He asked.
"Meg Austin needed to see him so he came in."
"Sorry but was that name supposed to mean something to me?"
"She was his JAG partner before I was."
"Another female partner, obviously those gold wings were good for something." Sturgis commented.
"There was a Caitlin Pike before Meg."
"I really need to get some gold wings." Sturgis muttered.
"I'll let you in on a secret. Unless you are a dumb blonde it's not the dress whites and gold wings, it's the flyboy smile." She winked at him. "Now if you'll excuse me."
"Sure."
"By the way did you want to come over for dinner Saturday night?" She asked.
"I'd like that."
"Good, now get back to work Commander." Mac said in a jovial commanding tone.
"Yes ma'am." Sturgis replied with a laugh.
~
Mac tapped on her office door.
"Enter." Harm called. Mac pushed the door open and walked in. "Hey." Harm smiled at her. "Work things out with Sturgis?"
"Yeah. I thought since I had a few minutes since I'm done doing two jobs a while, I'd come and get Abi out your way?"
"Two jobs ma'am?" Bud questioned.
"Admiral Morris keeps sending people who need court orders and warrants to me to sign off on so they don't have to wait while all the other judges are tied up. Where is Abi anyway?"
"She woke up so Jen offered to take her for a walk." Harm replied.
"I'll leave you all to it and go and catch up." Meg glanced at Harm.
"Mac can I talk to you outside for a minute?" He asked.
"Sure." Mac opened the door and Harm followed her out. "So?" She prompted.
"Would it be okay with you if Meg stayed with us for a few days while she's in town?" Mac looked at him.
"You already offered didn't you?" Mac knew him to well.
"As long as you agreed."
"As long as she doesn't mind Abi crying or the fact that I invited Sturgis for dinner on Saturday it's fine. But do you want to tell me what's going on?"
"A guy from the first case we worked together got out of jail, he was a computer expert so he's cyber stalking Meg and tracking every electronic transaction she's been involved with. The people who she worked with at the moment managed to track down where they thought he was but he moved on."
"Hang on you want to bring a woman who is being stalked into our house? What happens if he turns up on the door step?"
"He's only sending her notes and e-mails, he doesn't have the guts."
"They guy must have been in jail for almost eight years, I'm pretty sure that would have toughened anyone up."
"So that's a no then." Harm concluded.
"No, it means if anyone even turns up on the doorstep I'm taking I'll take the rest of my leave and go and stay with Grams or Trish. I'm not having you put our daughter in danger because of your need to play the hero."
"Mac I don't need to play the hero."
"Yes you do, but most of the time it's a good thing. It's one of your more endearing qualities." She kissed his cheek. "She can stay. I'll see you later." As she walked away Harm watched her.
"You invited Sturgis to dinner?" He questioned. Mac stopped and turned and looked at him."
"Yeah, he looks like he needs feeding up."
"Since when do you care what Sturgis eats?"
"I'm a mother we worry about these sorts of things." Harm couldn't help but laugh. "Now I'm going for a walk."
Harm was still chuckling when he went back into Mac's office. Bud looked up at him.
"Is everything okay Commander?" He asked.
"You know how after AJ was born Harriet went on that kick about make sure everyone ate."
"Yes." Bud replied.
"Mac's started on that too now."
"Who is she focused on? Tiner? Because Harriet keeps trying to convince Jen that she should make him eat more."
"No, Sturgis. And Meg, Mac's fine with you staying."
"Thanks. You know I missed this place."
"Ma'am, honestly you haven't seen anything yet." Bud added.
TBC
"Yes Colonel, we have a deal." He shook Mac's hand.
"Good." Mac let out a breath. "Being a lawyer is a lot more hard work than I remember."
"That's what you get when you slum it in judiciary."
"I'll remember that next time you appear in front of me."
"Oops." Mac smiled. "So what are you going to do now that you don't have to go to court martial?"
"Right now I'm going to check on my daughter."
"You're going home?" Sturgis questioned.
"No, she's in my office with Harm."
"Didn't Harm get the concept of leave?" He asked.
"Meg Austin needed to see him so he came in."
"Sorry but was that name supposed to mean something to me?"
"She was his JAG partner before I was."
"Another female partner, obviously those gold wings were good for something." Sturgis commented.
"There was a Caitlin Pike before Meg."
"I really need to get some gold wings." Sturgis muttered.
"I'll let you in on a secret. Unless you are a dumb blonde it's not the dress whites and gold wings, it's the flyboy smile." She winked at him. "Now if you'll excuse me."
"Sure."
"By the way did you want to come over for dinner Saturday night?" She asked.
"I'd like that."
"Good, now get back to work Commander." Mac said in a jovial commanding tone.
"Yes ma'am." Sturgis replied with a laugh.
~
Mac tapped on her office door.
"Enter." Harm called. Mac pushed the door open and walked in. "Hey." Harm smiled at her. "Work things out with Sturgis?"
"Yeah. I thought since I had a few minutes since I'm done doing two jobs a while, I'd come and get Abi out your way?"
"Two jobs ma'am?" Bud questioned.
"Admiral Morris keeps sending people who need court orders and warrants to me to sign off on so they don't have to wait while all the other judges are tied up. Where is Abi anyway?"
"She woke up so Jen offered to take her for a walk." Harm replied.
"I'll leave you all to it and go and catch up." Meg glanced at Harm.
"Mac can I talk to you outside for a minute?" He asked.
"Sure." Mac opened the door and Harm followed her out. "So?" She prompted.
"Would it be okay with you if Meg stayed with us for a few days while she's in town?" Mac looked at him.
"You already offered didn't you?" Mac knew him to well.
"As long as you agreed."
"As long as she doesn't mind Abi crying or the fact that I invited Sturgis for dinner on Saturday it's fine. But do you want to tell me what's going on?"
"A guy from the first case we worked together got out of jail, he was a computer expert so he's cyber stalking Meg and tracking every electronic transaction she's been involved with. The people who she worked with at the moment managed to track down where they thought he was but he moved on."
"Hang on you want to bring a woman who is being stalked into our house? What happens if he turns up on the door step?"
"He's only sending her notes and e-mails, he doesn't have the guts."
"They guy must have been in jail for almost eight years, I'm pretty sure that would have toughened anyone up."
"So that's a no then." Harm concluded.
"No, it means if anyone even turns up on the doorstep I'm taking I'll take the rest of my leave and go and stay with Grams or Trish. I'm not having you put our daughter in danger because of your need to play the hero."
"Mac I don't need to play the hero."
"Yes you do, but most of the time it's a good thing. It's one of your more endearing qualities." She kissed his cheek. "She can stay. I'll see you later." As she walked away Harm watched her.
"You invited Sturgis to dinner?" He questioned. Mac stopped and turned and looked at him."
"Yeah, he looks like he needs feeding up."
"Since when do you care what Sturgis eats?"
"I'm a mother we worry about these sorts of things." Harm couldn't help but laugh. "Now I'm going for a walk."
Harm was still chuckling when he went back into Mac's office. Bud looked up at him.
"Is everything okay Commander?" He asked.
"You know how after AJ was born Harriet went on that kick about make sure everyone ate."
"Yes." Bud replied.
"Mac's started on that too now."
"Who is she focused on? Tiner? Because Harriet keeps trying to convince Jen that she should make him eat more."
"No, Sturgis. And Meg, Mac's fine with you staying."
"Thanks. You know I missed this place."
"Ma'am, honestly you haven't seen anything yet." Bud added.
TBC
