"Ugh." Mac groaned as she finally came through the door at 2247. She
dropped her cover and briefcase on the table and pulled off her shoes.
"You're late." Harm said coming down the stairs.
"Yeah." She sank onto the couch. "As soon as I get up the energy to walk up the stairs I'm going to bed."
"Long day."
"Oh yeah. We only had a break for twenty minutes when the SecNav had to take a phone call." Mac leant her head back and closed her eyes.
"SecNav, I thought you were briefing the CNO." Harm sat down next to her.
"Oh no, the SecNav was there, the Secretary of Defence stopped by, the Commandant of the Marine corps stopped in to see if there were any problems involving the Marines. It was a nightmare. On top of that it turns out Jen and I have jetlag as well." She sighed.
"Shuffle around and I'll rub your feet." Harm offered.
"Thank you." Mac moved so her feet were in his lap. He gently began to rub the soles of her feet. "That feels great." She said with a yawn.
"At least you can sleep in tomorrow, it's Saturday."
"That's where you're wrong. I have to be back at the Pentagon tomorrow at 0900. Today was just the preliminary meeting. A basic what happened and who's to blame for it happening. Tomorrow is when the fun starts, who to blame in the relation to the problems with the F-14."
"What problems with the F-14's?"
"Can't tell you that. I can tell you, you won't be called upon to defend or prosecute anyone. You're named in our report as an expert called on in the course of the investigation."
"You mean the conversation I had with Jen?"
"She transcribed it. She's efficient like that." Mac sighed. "It's all in the report she prepared for me. It's why the CNO wanted to see her." She yawned.
"So you were there for twelve hours and didn't get much done."
"Probably be there Monday too." Mac said sleepily.
"Are you hungry?" Harm asked. He waited for a reply but didn't get one. Mac was sound asleep. "Guess you really were tired." He gently slipped out from under legs and scoped her up in his arms and carried her upstairs and laid her on the bed.
He carefully undid the buttons firstly on her jacket and then her blouse. He gently slid her arms out. Mac rolled over onto her stomach, which allowed him to pull the items away and hang them up so they weren't too badly creased. He undid the button and the zip on the back of her skirt. He tried to slip it off but she was laying too heavily on it.
"Mac honey, I need a bit of co-operation here."
"Sleep." She mumbled.
"You can sleep in a minute; I just need you to work with me so I can get your skirt off so you can wear it tomorrow." Mac shuffled so he could slide the skirt off, with a gentle hug the pantyhose came off too. "You can sleep now." He dropped a kiss on her forehead.
Harm went to check that Abi was safely asleep, before returning to the bedroom and setting the alarm clock for 0700 so Mac would have time to get up and have breakfast before she had to leave. Abi probably would have woken them before then but just in case. He quickly undressed and climbed into bed.
As the extra weight caused the bed to move slightly, Mac instinctively rolled over so her head was resting on Harm's chest and her arm was draped over his waist. Harm put his arms around her.
"Sweet dreams Ninja-girl." He said before switching out the lights and settling down until sleep over came him too.
TBC
"You're late." Harm said coming down the stairs.
"Yeah." She sank onto the couch. "As soon as I get up the energy to walk up the stairs I'm going to bed."
"Long day."
"Oh yeah. We only had a break for twenty minutes when the SecNav had to take a phone call." Mac leant her head back and closed her eyes.
"SecNav, I thought you were briefing the CNO." Harm sat down next to her.
"Oh no, the SecNav was there, the Secretary of Defence stopped by, the Commandant of the Marine corps stopped in to see if there were any problems involving the Marines. It was a nightmare. On top of that it turns out Jen and I have jetlag as well." She sighed.
"Shuffle around and I'll rub your feet." Harm offered.
"Thank you." Mac moved so her feet were in his lap. He gently began to rub the soles of her feet. "That feels great." She said with a yawn.
"At least you can sleep in tomorrow, it's Saturday."
"That's where you're wrong. I have to be back at the Pentagon tomorrow at 0900. Today was just the preliminary meeting. A basic what happened and who's to blame for it happening. Tomorrow is when the fun starts, who to blame in the relation to the problems with the F-14."
"What problems with the F-14's?"
"Can't tell you that. I can tell you, you won't be called upon to defend or prosecute anyone. You're named in our report as an expert called on in the course of the investigation."
"You mean the conversation I had with Jen?"
"She transcribed it. She's efficient like that." Mac sighed. "It's all in the report she prepared for me. It's why the CNO wanted to see her." She yawned.
"So you were there for twelve hours and didn't get much done."
"Probably be there Monday too." Mac said sleepily.
"Are you hungry?" Harm asked. He waited for a reply but didn't get one. Mac was sound asleep. "Guess you really were tired." He gently slipped out from under legs and scoped her up in his arms and carried her upstairs and laid her on the bed.
He carefully undid the buttons firstly on her jacket and then her blouse. He gently slid her arms out. Mac rolled over onto her stomach, which allowed him to pull the items away and hang them up so they weren't too badly creased. He undid the button and the zip on the back of her skirt. He tried to slip it off but she was laying too heavily on it.
"Mac honey, I need a bit of co-operation here."
"Sleep." She mumbled.
"You can sleep in a minute; I just need you to work with me so I can get your skirt off so you can wear it tomorrow." Mac shuffled so he could slide the skirt off, with a gentle hug the pantyhose came off too. "You can sleep now." He dropped a kiss on her forehead.
Harm went to check that Abi was safely asleep, before returning to the bedroom and setting the alarm clock for 0700 so Mac would have time to get up and have breakfast before she had to leave. Abi probably would have woken them before then but just in case. He quickly undressed and climbed into bed.
As the extra weight caused the bed to move slightly, Mac instinctively rolled over so her head was resting on Harm's chest and her arm was draped over his waist. Harm put his arms around her.
"Sweet dreams Ninja-girl." He said before switching out the lights and settling down until sleep over came him too.
TBC
