"Did you just hear a car?" Grams asked. "No one knows I was planning on
coming home today."
"Keep an eye on Abi and I'll go and check it out." Mac said. She walked to the door and opened it and pushed the screen door and stepped out on to the porch. Harm was leaning against the hood of the corvette, arms crossed. "You're back then." Mac said fighting the urge to rush into his arms.
"Yes." He replied.
"In one piece?"
"Not a scratch."
"Good, I'm glad."
"Sarah." He took a step towards her.
"Don't Sarah me Harm."
"I think we need to talk."
"So do I. Let me just tell Grams we're going for a walk."
"Okay." Mac went inside. A few minutes later she came back with her jacket.
"Let's go." Mac said.
"How's Abi?" Harm asked.
"Asleep at the moment. Grams is keeping an eye on her in case she wakes up."
"I saw the tape."
"She's growing up quickly; I didn't think you should miss it, since you were only gone for the weekend."
"Mac, it's not like I was planning on doing anything other than my quals."
"I know. But still."
"Mac, I was doing my job."
"Harm, I don't like it but I know why you need to do your quals, I hate but I understand when you need to fly in the course of an investigation. I can even remotely understand you saying yes to Captain Ingalls when he asked you to stay."
"Then why are you so pissed at me?"
"I needed to talk to you, I called you for a reason and I needed you to call me back. That's why I left messages and sent you e-mails."
"You told me not to call you when I was flying because it would only make you worry more."
"Harm at the time I was seven months pregnant. I was worried I would go into labour early, why do you think I threw myself into decorating?"
"So what was you throwing things about?"
"How did you find out about that?" Mac queried.
"I talked to Sturgis."
"Just how long have you been back?" Mac asked.
"I got back to the house at noon."
"I know Sturgis didn't call the house because I had all the calls forwarded to my cell phone in case you did call."
"I called him."
"And you didn't think to call me; I'm just your wife?" Mac said.
"I'm here aren't I? I thought this was better than a call. Besides I was trying to find out how mad you were. He told me about throwing your pen pot across the room and cursing my name."
"That was after we hung up. I was pissed, but I would have gotten over it. Jen reminded me about your ability to not say no to people you need your help being one of your positive qualities. It's one of the reasons I love you. I'm mad because you didn't call me."
"I'm sorry, things got a little hectic. What did you need me for?"
"I worked it out on my own in the end, it took a lot of rearranging but I fixed it."
"I'm sorry I wasn't here when you needed me."
"I'm military I know you have to go away sometimes and I accept that, but I need you to call me especially when I leave you messages. I wouldn't call if it wasn't important."
"I'm sorry, forgive me?"
"Come here." She pulled him into a hug. "I missed you."
"I missed you too and Abi."
"I'm glad you're home."
"Me too, me too."
TBC
"Keep an eye on Abi and I'll go and check it out." Mac said. She walked to the door and opened it and pushed the screen door and stepped out on to the porch. Harm was leaning against the hood of the corvette, arms crossed. "You're back then." Mac said fighting the urge to rush into his arms.
"Yes." He replied.
"In one piece?"
"Not a scratch."
"Good, I'm glad."
"Sarah." He took a step towards her.
"Don't Sarah me Harm."
"I think we need to talk."
"So do I. Let me just tell Grams we're going for a walk."
"Okay." Mac went inside. A few minutes later she came back with her jacket.
"Let's go." Mac said.
"How's Abi?" Harm asked.
"Asleep at the moment. Grams is keeping an eye on her in case she wakes up."
"I saw the tape."
"She's growing up quickly; I didn't think you should miss it, since you were only gone for the weekend."
"Mac, it's not like I was planning on doing anything other than my quals."
"I know. But still."
"Mac, I was doing my job."
"Harm, I don't like it but I know why you need to do your quals, I hate but I understand when you need to fly in the course of an investigation. I can even remotely understand you saying yes to Captain Ingalls when he asked you to stay."
"Then why are you so pissed at me?"
"I needed to talk to you, I called you for a reason and I needed you to call me back. That's why I left messages and sent you e-mails."
"You told me not to call you when I was flying because it would only make you worry more."
"Harm at the time I was seven months pregnant. I was worried I would go into labour early, why do you think I threw myself into decorating?"
"So what was you throwing things about?"
"How did you find out about that?" Mac queried.
"I talked to Sturgis."
"Just how long have you been back?" Mac asked.
"I got back to the house at noon."
"I know Sturgis didn't call the house because I had all the calls forwarded to my cell phone in case you did call."
"I called him."
"And you didn't think to call me; I'm just your wife?" Mac said.
"I'm here aren't I? I thought this was better than a call. Besides I was trying to find out how mad you were. He told me about throwing your pen pot across the room and cursing my name."
"That was after we hung up. I was pissed, but I would have gotten over it. Jen reminded me about your ability to not say no to people you need your help being one of your positive qualities. It's one of the reasons I love you. I'm mad because you didn't call me."
"I'm sorry, things got a little hectic. What did you need me for?"
"I worked it out on my own in the end, it took a lot of rearranging but I fixed it."
"I'm sorry I wasn't here when you needed me."
"I'm military I know you have to go away sometimes and I accept that, but I need you to call me especially when I leave you messages. I wouldn't call if it wasn't important."
"I'm sorry, forgive me?"
"Come here." She pulled him into a hug. "I missed you."
"I missed you too and Abi."
"I'm glad you're home."
"Me too, me too."
TBC
