Mac was sat at the table eating a slice of toast while giving Abi her
bottle and reading over one of the reports she had brought home to finish
over the weekend. When she got to one point in the report she it the toast
between her teeth and picked up a pen and scribbled some notes in the
margin.
"Multi-tasking?" Harm asked as he stood in the doorway smiling at her.
"I need to get this filed first thing Monday morning. There are changes I need to make before then."
"Need any help?" He asked.
"That would be a conflict of interest."
"I meant with Abi."
"She's fine aren't you sweetheart."
"What time did you get up this morning anyway?" Harm asked.
"0600, I couldn't sleep so I went to check on Abi, she'd just woken up so I brought her down so as not to wake Grams."
"Are you still hungry?" Harm asked. "I was thinking of making scrambled eggs."
"If you feel like adding some crispy bacon to that I wouldn't stop you."
"The things I do for you." He gave her a kiss as he walked by. "Good morning."
"Good morning to you too."
~
"Good morning Sarah." Grams said as Mac burped Abi.
"Morning. Did you sleep well?" Mac asked.
"Yes thank you."
"Good. Are you hungry?"
"You've got your hands full. Don't worry about making me breakfast."
"I'm not. Harm's making bacon and scrambled eggs. Would you like some?"
"That would be nice."
"Harm." Mac called.
"Yes?" He called back.
"Grams would like some breakfast too."
"I'm on it."
"See that didn't take any trouble." Grams sat down. "We're going out later, I was wondering if you would like to come with us."
"That's a sweet thought. Where are you going?"
"The Vietnam War Memorial." Mac replied. Grams didn't say anything for a few minutes.
"Do you go there often?" She finally asked.
"I've tried to take Abi at least once a week since she was born. I think she deserves to know her grandfather and great grandfather were heroes who died while trying to make sure the world was a safer place for her to grow up in."
A tear ran down Grams' face.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." Mac apologised.
"You are a very sweet child Sarah." Mac adjust Abi in her arms so she could give Grams a hug.
"Breakfast is re...." Harm started to announce when he saw the scene in front of him. "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is fine." Grams said wiping her eyes. "She's one of the good ones Harmon, keep a hold of her."
"I intend too."
"Now did you say something about breakfast?" Grams asked.
"Yes." Harm put the plates on the table as Mac shuffled her papers into a stack.
"Looks good." Mac said.
"I agree."
Mac took a minute to try and figure out the logistics of using a knife and fork to eat with only one hand available. Harm watched her.
"I'll hold her while you eat." Mac carefully passed Abi across the table.
"Thank you."
~
"I'll wait here." Mac said when they got to the wall. Harm turned and looked at her. "Go on, take Abi." She handed him the flowers.
"You can come with us, you're family too." Harm whispered.
"She needs your support to do this. I'll wait here for a few minutes."
"Thank you."
TBC
"Multi-tasking?" Harm asked as he stood in the doorway smiling at her.
"I need to get this filed first thing Monday morning. There are changes I need to make before then."
"Need any help?" He asked.
"That would be a conflict of interest."
"I meant with Abi."
"She's fine aren't you sweetheart."
"What time did you get up this morning anyway?" Harm asked.
"0600, I couldn't sleep so I went to check on Abi, she'd just woken up so I brought her down so as not to wake Grams."
"Are you still hungry?" Harm asked. "I was thinking of making scrambled eggs."
"If you feel like adding some crispy bacon to that I wouldn't stop you."
"The things I do for you." He gave her a kiss as he walked by. "Good morning."
"Good morning to you too."
~
"Good morning Sarah." Grams said as Mac burped Abi.
"Morning. Did you sleep well?" Mac asked.
"Yes thank you."
"Good. Are you hungry?"
"You've got your hands full. Don't worry about making me breakfast."
"I'm not. Harm's making bacon and scrambled eggs. Would you like some?"
"That would be nice."
"Harm." Mac called.
"Yes?" He called back.
"Grams would like some breakfast too."
"I'm on it."
"See that didn't take any trouble." Grams sat down. "We're going out later, I was wondering if you would like to come with us."
"That's a sweet thought. Where are you going?"
"The Vietnam War Memorial." Mac replied. Grams didn't say anything for a few minutes.
"Do you go there often?" She finally asked.
"I've tried to take Abi at least once a week since she was born. I think she deserves to know her grandfather and great grandfather were heroes who died while trying to make sure the world was a safer place for her to grow up in."
A tear ran down Grams' face.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." Mac apologised.
"You are a very sweet child Sarah." Mac adjust Abi in her arms so she could give Grams a hug.
"Breakfast is re...." Harm started to announce when he saw the scene in front of him. "Is everything okay?"
"Everything is fine." Grams said wiping her eyes. "She's one of the good ones Harmon, keep a hold of her."
"I intend too."
"Now did you say something about breakfast?" Grams asked.
"Yes." Harm put the plates on the table as Mac shuffled her papers into a stack.
"Looks good." Mac said.
"I agree."
Mac took a minute to try and figure out the logistics of using a knife and fork to eat with only one hand available. Harm watched her.
"I'll hold her while you eat." Mac carefully passed Abi across the table.
"Thank you."
~
"I'll wait here." Mac said when they got to the wall. Harm turned and looked at her. "Go on, take Abi." She handed him the flowers.
"You can come with us, you're family too." Harm whispered.
"She needs your support to do this. I'll wait here for a few minutes."
"Thank you."
TBC
