Grams was sat on the porch in her rocking chair when Mac arrived.
"Hey." Mac said as she got out of the car.
"You made good time."
"I got out of Virginia before most people finished work and I only took one wrong turn."
"Would you like some tea?" Grams asked.
"No, I'm fine. But I do need to use the bathroom."
"Help yourself Sarah. Just be careful you don't fall over my suitcase it's by the door."
"Thanks Grams. I promise everything will be okay." Mac squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Thank you Sarah."
"What are family for?"
~
"So did you need anything else?" Mac asked as she carried the bag out of house.
"There is a cool box with a few things I managed to save from the freezer. Some of my soup, things like that, it's all melted but it should be good over the weekend."
"Okay, we'll put this in the car and then I'll get it."
"Did you get a new car? Because I thought Harm drove your corvette and you drove his SUV."
"I borrowed it from Abi's godmother Jen. I had to leave her the SUV so she could pick up Abi from day care." Mac replied as she carried the bag to the car and put in the trunk. Just then her cell phone rang. "Excuse me a minute." She got it out of her bag which was on the floor of the car, she recognised the number. "Hey flyboy, is Abi okay?"
"Abi, in the words of her godmother, is absolutely adorable."
"Sorry I had to run out but..."
"Don't worry Jen explained. Are you there yet?"
"Yeah, I'm just finishing put her things in the trunk. We should be back before 0000."
"Thank you for doing this Sarah." Harm said.
"Harm, she's family I wasn't just going leave here."
"Is Grams okay?" Harm asked.
"I think so. Would you like to speak to her?"
"Please."
"Grams Harm would like to speak to you." Mac held out the phone to her. "I'll go and get the cool box and lock up."
"Thank you Sarah. Hello Harmon." She said into the phone.
Mac finished making sure the house was secure and headed back to the car.
"Sarah how do I hang up on him?" Grams asked.
"Is he still talking?"
"Yes. He has gone into overprotective mode."
"I'll take care of it while you get in the car." She took the phone. "Harm, it's Mac."
"Where's Grams I was still talking to her?" Harm asked.
"No you were ranting at her. We're going to leave in a few minutes; we'll be there in a few hours, so give Abi a kiss goodnight for me."
"Will do. Drive carefully."
"As always." She hung up. "He only worries because he loves you." Mac said. "We all do."
"I know. I love you all too."
~
"You know you're great grandmother is stubborn Abi." Harm said as he gave her her bottle. "Actually come to think of it so are your grandmother and your mother. Must be a genetic trait, we'll just have to make sure you don't get it too." Harm adjusted the bottle and picked up the phone and hit a speed dial.
"Hello." A familiar voice answered.
"Hi Mom."
"Harmon, is everything alright? Are Sarah and Abi okay?" She asked concerned.
"They're both fine. Why would you presume something is wrong?"
"How often do you call me of your own accord? Sarah calls me and you speak to me. So I was concerned."
"Yeah, it's nice to talk to you too Mom." Harm said sarcastically.
"How is Abigail?"
"Getting bigger everyday. She's getting better at the drooling smiles."
"I bet she is. I miss her so much."
"She misses you too. You know you're more than welcome to come and visit."
"I will soon, but I have a gallery opening coming up. But none of this is the reason you called."
"No. I called to tell you Grams is coming to stay with us for a few weeks in case you tried to call her and couldn't get a hold of her." Harm replied.
"She didn't tell me she was coming to visit when I spoke to her yesterday."
"Lightning hit the roof last night and knocked out the power and heating, it's going to take them weeks to fix, so she called Mac who is driving her back here now."
"You should have gone to have gotten her." Trish scolded.
"I would have but I was in court when she called and Mac was almost there by the time I found out. I talk to her, but she made Mac hang up on me."
"You were probably ranting at you. She is your grandmother Harm, but she can take care of herself. Be nice."
"I'm always nice."
"And I'm Santa Claus."
TBC
"Hey." Mac said as she got out of the car.
"You made good time."
"I got out of Virginia before most people finished work and I only took one wrong turn."
"Would you like some tea?" Grams asked.
"No, I'm fine. But I do need to use the bathroom."
"Help yourself Sarah. Just be careful you don't fall over my suitcase it's by the door."
"Thanks Grams. I promise everything will be okay." Mac squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Thank you Sarah."
"What are family for?"
~
"So did you need anything else?" Mac asked as she carried the bag out of house.
"There is a cool box with a few things I managed to save from the freezer. Some of my soup, things like that, it's all melted but it should be good over the weekend."
"Okay, we'll put this in the car and then I'll get it."
"Did you get a new car? Because I thought Harm drove your corvette and you drove his SUV."
"I borrowed it from Abi's godmother Jen. I had to leave her the SUV so she could pick up Abi from day care." Mac replied as she carried the bag to the car and put in the trunk. Just then her cell phone rang. "Excuse me a minute." She got it out of her bag which was on the floor of the car, she recognised the number. "Hey flyboy, is Abi okay?"
"Abi, in the words of her godmother, is absolutely adorable."
"Sorry I had to run out but..."
"Don't worry Jen explained. Are you there yet?"
"Yeah, I'm just finishing put her things in the trunk. We should be back before 0000."
"Thank you for doing this Sarah." Harm said.
"Harm, she's family I wasn't just going leave here."
"Is Grams okay?" Harm asked.
"I think so. Would you like to speak to her?"
"Please."
"Grams Harm would like to speak to you." Mac held out the phone to her. "I'll go and get the cool box and lock up."
"Thank you Sarah. Hello Harmon." She said into the phone.
Mac finished making sure the house was secure and headed back to the car.
"Sarah how do I hang up on him?" Grams asked.
"Is he still talking?"
"Yes. He has gone into overprotective mode."
"I'll take care of it while you get in the car." She took the phone. "Harm, it's Mac."
"Where's Grams I was still talking to her?" Harm asked.
"No you were ranting at her. We're going to leave in a few minutes; we'll be there in a few hours, so give Abi a kiss goodnight for me."
"Will do. Drive carefully."
"As always." She hung up. "He only worries because he loves you." Mac said. "We all do."
"I know. I love you all too."
~
"You know you're great grandmother is stubborn Abi." Harm said as he gave her her bottle. "Actually come to think of it so are your grandmother and your mother. Must be a genetic trait, we'll just have to make sure you don't get it too." Harm adjusted the bottle and picked up the phone and hit a speed dial.
"Hello." A familiar voice answered.
"Hi Mom."
"Harmon, is everything alright? Are Sarah and Abi okay?" She asked concerned.
"They're both fine. Why would you presume something is wrong?"
"How often do you call me of your own accord? Sarah calls me and you speak to me. So I was concerned."
"Yeah, it's nice to talk to you too Mom." Harm said sarcastically.
"How is Abigail?"
"Getting bigger everyday. She's getting better at the drooling smiles."
"I bet she is. I miss her so much."
"She misses you too. You know you're more than welcome to come and visit."
"I will soon, but I have a gallery opening coming up. But none of this is the reason you called."
"No. I called to tell you Grams is coming to stay with us for a few weeks in case you tried to call her and couldn't get a hold of her." Harm replied.
"She didn't tell me she was coming to visit when I spoke to her yesterday."
"Lightning hit the roof last night and knocked out the power and heating, it's going to take them weeks to fix, so she called Mac who is driving her back here now."
"You should have gone to have gotten her." Trish scolded.
"I would have but I was in court when she called and Mac was almost there by the time I found out. I talk to her, but she made Mac hang up on me."
"You were probably ranting at you. She is your grandmother Harm, but she can take care of herself. Be nice."
"I'm always nice."
"And I'm Santa Claus."
TBC
