"I missed you so much sweetheart." Mac said as she hugged Abi. She'd picked
her up at day care and brought her home so she could spend time making up
for what she'd missed. "You've got so much bigger since I've been gone."
She gave her a little kiss. Abi gave her a bubbly smile.
Mac's stomach rumbled.
"Mommy's hungry. Let's go see what there is to eat shall we Abi?" Mac tucked Abi securely into one arm and proceeded to the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator and looked inside, all that was there was some milk and a lettuce. "Daddy obviously hasn't been shopping." She looked through the cupboards but there wasn't very much left. She glanced around the kitchen; there were dishes in the sink and a stack of takeout containers by the bin. "Seems Daddy found it harder than he'd admit to with a full time job and have look after you sweetheart."
Mac walked back into the living room and paid closer attention, it appeared to be in reasonable order. She shrugged.
"So Abi what do you say we go visit grandpa, grab Mommy a Beltway burger and do some grocery shopping?" Mac looked at Abi, who was still smiling. "Maybe not in that order." Mac said as her stomach rumbled.
~
Mac had made vegetable lasagne for dinner when she got home from the store; she had placed Abi in her bouncy chair while she cooked. The little girl drifted in and out of a gentle sleep while her mother softly sang along to the radio as she chopped fresh vegetables.
Mac found the normality and simplicity refreshing after her stressful week. She could almost forget she was a Marine and a judge. That she had to report to the Pentagon first thing in the morning for a meeting with the CNO about bring charges against members of the crew of the USS Harry Truman. She could almost forget that she wasn't any ordinary housewife who got to spend time with her daughter and get to enjoy watching her every little change. Almost. But she couldn't forget, her mind racing over case details. She paused and looked at Abi and made a silent promise for the rest of the night just to be a wife and mother and to leave the stress of work behind her. She diverted her attention back to the radio and began singing along again.
~I'm a bitch I'm a lover I'm a child I'm a mother I'm a sinner I'm a saint I do not feel ashamed I'm your hell I'm your dream I'm nothin' in between You know, you wouldn't want it any other way ~
~
"How was your day dear?" Mac asked as Harm came through the door. She put Abi to bed after giving her an early bath.
"It started out lousy, but it got better." Harm said with a gentle smile as he dropped his cover and briefcase on the coffee table.
"And what caused it to get better?" Mac asked.
"Harriet bought me a doughnut." Harm replied. Mac scowled at him. "Oh and my wife who I missed like crazy came home." He wrapped his arms around his waist and kissed her. "Welcome home Sarah."
"I'm glad I'm back, I missed you and Abi. I love both so much."
"We love you too." He gave her another kiss. "Where is Abi?"
"In bed. I made dinner. I just need to put in the oven to warm up."
"What did you make?" He asked.
"Vegetable lasagna, there are bread rolls I'll warm too."
"I guess you went shopping then. I was meaning to but..."
"You didn't get around to it?" She offered.
"Yeah. You noticed huh?"
"Yes, along with the pile of dishes in the sink and the stack of take-out containers by the bin."
"Things got a little hectic around here." Harm told her.
"I kind of guessed. Hopefully things can start getting back to normal around here."
"Normal sounds good."
"I'll go and put dinner in the oven and you can catch me up on all the scuttlebutt I missed while I was away."
"Sounds like a plan."
TBC
Mac's stomach rumbled.
"Mommy's hungry. Let's go see what there is to eat shall we Abi?" Mac tucked Abi securely into one arm and proceeded to the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator and looked inside, all that was there was some milk and a lettuce. "Daddy obviously hasn't been shopping." She looked through the cupboards but there wasn't very much left. She glanced around the kitchen; there were dishes in the sink and a stack of takeout containers by the bin. "Seems Daddy found it harder than he'd admit to with a full time job and have look after you sweetheart."
Mac walked back into the living room and paid closer attention, it appeared to be in reasonable order. She shrugged.
"So Abi what do you say we go visit grandpa, grab Mommy a Beltway burger and do some grocery shopping?" Mac looked at Abi, who was still smiling. "Maybe not in that order." Mac said as her stomach rumbled.
~
Mac had made vegetable lasagne for dinner when she got home from the store; she had placed Abi in her bouncy chair while she cooked. The little girl drifted in and out of a gentle sleep while her mother softly sang along to the radio as she chopped fresh vegetables.
Mac found the normality and simplicity refreshing after her stressful week. She could almost forget she was a Marine and a judge. That she had to report to the Pentagon first thing in the morning for a meeting with the CNO about bring charges against members of the crew of the USS Harry Truman. She could almost forget that she wasn't any ordinary housewife who got to spend time with her daughter and get to enjoy watching her every little change. Almost. But she couldn't forget, her mind racing over case details. She paused and looked at Abi and made a silent promise for the rest of the night just to be a wife and mother and to leave the stress of work behind her. She diverted her attention back to the radio and began singing along again.
~I'm a bitch I'm a lover I'm a child I'm a mother I'm a sinner I'm a saint I do not feel ashamed I'm your hell I'm your dream I'm nothin' in between You know, you wouldn't want it any other way ~
~
"How was your day dear?" Mac asked as Harm came through the door. She put Abi to bed after giving her an early bath.
"It started out lousy, but it got better." Harm said with a gentle smile as he dropped his cover and briefcase on the coffee table.
"And what caused it to get better?" Mac asked.
"Harriet bought me a doughnut." Harm replied. Mac scowled at him. "Oh and my wife who I missed like crazy came home." He wrapped his arms around his waist and kissed her. "Welcome home Sarah."
"I'm glad I'm back, I missed you and Abi. I love both so much."
"We love you too." He gave her another kiss. "Where is Abi?"
"In bed. I made dinner. I just need to put in the oven to warm up."
"What did you make?" He asked.
"Vegetable lasagna, there are bread rolls I'll warm too."
"I guess you went shopping then. I was meaning to but..."
"You didn't get around to it?" She offered.
"Yeah. You noticed huh?"
"Yes, along with the pile of dishes in the sink and the stack of take-out containers by the bin."
"Things got a little hectic around here." Harm told her.
"I kind of guessed. Hopefully things can start getting back to normal around here."
"Normal sounds good."
"I'll go and put dinner in the oven and you can catch me up on all the scuttlebutt I missed while I was away."
"Sounds like a plan."
TBC
