"When a man loves a woman Can't keep his mind on nothing else Tells the world what a good thing he's found If she's bad he can't see it She can do no wrong Turn his back on his best friend if he puts her down

When a man loves a woman He'll spend his very last dime To hold on to what he needs He'll give up all his comforts Sleep out in the rain If she says that's the way it ought to be..."

Harm sung while pacing up and down the living room, Abi wouldn't settle.

"Mommy will be home soon I promise Abi. Shush. It's okay sweetheart." But Abi continued to wail.

"When a man loves a woman I give you everything I've got Trying to hold on to your precious love Baby baby please don't treat me bad..."

"Sounds like someone is cranky." Mac said as she came through the door. "Come to Mommy sweetheart." Mac took Abi from Harm.

"Harmon Rabb what did you do to upset that child?" Grams asked.

"I didn't do anything Grams. I put her to bed; she woke up and started screaming she hasn't stopped."

"Its okay sweetheart Mommy's here." Mac gently whispered. "Everything will be okay, shush." She gently kissed Abi on top the head. "Shush sweetheart." Abi whimpered out. "That's it sweetheart."

"Okay, I've been trying that for the best part of an hour. I ran out of School House Rock songs."

"Sometimes little girls just need their Mom." Grams said yawning. "I'm tired, it's been a long day would you mind if I went to bed?"

"Harm, can you take her bags up." Mac asked. "Night Grams."

"Goodnight Sarah, goodnight angel." She gave Abi a gentle kiss.

~

Mac came back downstairs after putting Abi back to bed and changing out of her uniform.

"Hey." Mac said as she sat down on the couch next to Harm.

"Hey. Thank you."

"You keep saying that. She's family I wasn't going to leave her there."

"Okay." He gave her a gentle kiss.

"But if you are feeling grateful, I'm starving and my feet need rubbing."

"And what would you like to eat?"

"Some of Grams soup. Everything in the freezer was defrosting so she put some of it in the cool box by the door."

"Then soup you shall have." He gave her another kiss.

"Thank you."

"So who picked Abi up?" Mac asked as she stretched her legs out down the couch.

"Jen, I just got out of court and had to head back to my office when she came to see if I could get her. Abi was getting the educational Preamble when I went to your office to get her."

"She's never too young to learn about the constitution and the founding fathers."

"True. I called Mom after we hung up earlier."

"And..." Mac prompted, Harm looked at her. "You looked like you wanted to say something about it."

"She automatically assumed there was something wrong with you or Abi."

"You don't call her a lot unless something happened. You usually just talk to her after I've called her."

"Still..."

"Harm you are a grown up now if you want to call your Mom to just talk to her it is okay." Mac said in a tone she usually used with little AJ.

"Thank you Miss Sarah." He pouted.

"Now that's cleared up, go make me soup." Mac instructed in more of a Marine tone.

"Yes ma'am."

TBC