"Shush sweetheart." Harm said in a hushed whispered. "Don't wake Mommy,
Grams and Auntie Jen." He didn't trust himself to pick her up with only one
good arm.
"Need some help there flyboy?" Mac asked sleepily from the bed.
"Sorry I was trying not to wake you."
"Harm, she's a baby, she cries. Besides she's probably going to start teething soon, which will be fun." Mac got out of bed and went and picked Abi up. "It's okay sweetheart." Abi settled instantly. "See you just needed your Mommy."
"I think she just wanted to be picked up." Harm countered.
"I think we should go and find some breakfast Abi while Daddy takes a shower."
"You're abandoning me for food?" Harm said in mock shock.
"Harm, dear, I'm pregnant, I'm hungry and I'm not nauseous, so I'm going to eat while I can."
"Okay." He conceded. "Maybe Jen will want breakfast too."
"Jen probably will be too nervous to eat, but I'll make her."
"Or order her too." Harm corrected.
"Whatever works. Here's an order for you though Commander, go take a shower. You'll be greeting people and providing directions all day. You need to be up and dressed, I'll help you change into your uniform later." Mac gave him a gentle kiss. "Now move your six sailor."
"Yes ma'am."
"Good morning Sarah." Gram said as she came into the kitchen. Mac was preparing bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages and fried bread; she was drinking a glass of orange juice.
"Morning Grams." Mac smiled.
"Where's my great-granddaughter this morning?"
"Over there in her bouncy chair trying to put her foot in her mouth. I already feed her, now I'm making breakfast."
"So I see." Grams said sitting down at the kitchen table.
"Would you like some?" Mac offered.
"That would be nice dear. Make sure Jennifer eats something too."
"I will, I was making her some anyway."
"You may need to make her some coffee too." Grams pointed out.
"I'll put some on in a few minutes." Mac replied.
"Sarah can I ask you something?" Grams said.
"Of course Grams."
"When are you due?"
"What?" Mac questioned.
"You're pregnant aren't you?"
"Yes. End of February." Mac replied. "How did you know?"
"You haven't touched a cup of coffee since you got here and you're glowing."
"You can't tell anyone. This is Jen and Jason's day we don't want to take it away from them."
"I promise. I take it my grandson knows about this."
"Of course. It was an accident; we hadn't planned on having more kids this soon."
"God moves in mysterious ways."
"So I noticed." Mac smiled.
"But congratulations."
"Thank you."
"Jen?" Mac said knocking on Jen's bedroom door, she pushed it open. Jen was sat on the window seat staring out.
"It's so peaceful here ma'am." Jen commented.
"I know, I love it here. The Rabb family tree house is over there, Harm's grandfather built it for his dad." Mac pointed out the window. "I brought you some breakfast."
"I don't think I could eat anything, I have butterflies."
"You should try to eat something one because you need to keep up your energy levels and two because by 1400 you'll be hungry and we don't want to spoil the wedding with rumbling stomachs or you fainting do we?"
"Yes ma'am." Mac sat the tray down, Jen picked at the food.
"Is everything okay?"
"It's all happening so quickly." Jen said.
"You want to marry Jason right?"
"Of course I do."
"Then relax and enjoy it. I'm going to take a shower, and then the bathroom is all yours."
"Thank you ma'am."
"What for?" Mac asked.
"Everything."
"You're welcome."
TBC
"Need some help there flyboy?" Mac asked sleepily from the bed.
"Sorry I was trying not to wake you."
"Harm, she's a baby, she cries. Besides she's probably going to start teething soon, which will be fun." Mac got out of bed and went and picked Abi up. "It's okay sweetheart." Abi settled instantly. "See you just needed your Mommy."
"I think she just wanted to be picked up." Harm countered.
"I think we should go and find some breakfast Abi while Daddy takes a shower."
"You're abandoning me for food?" Harm said in mock shock.
"Harm, dear, I'm pregnant, I'm hungry and I'm not nauseous, so I'm going to eat while I can."
"Okay." He conceded. "Maybe Jen will want breakfast too."
"Jen probably will be too nervous to eat, but I'll make her."
"Or order her too." Harm corrected.
"Whatever works. Here's an order for you though Commander, go take a shower. You'll be greeting people and providing directions all day. You need to be up and dressed, I'll help you change into your uniform later." Mac gave him a gentle kiss. "Now move your six sailor."
"Yes ma'am."
"Good morning Sarah." Gram said as she came into the kitchen. Mac was preparing bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages and fried bread; she was drinking a glass of orange juice.
"Morning Grams." Mac smiled.
"Where's my great-granddaughter this morning?"
"Over there in her bouncy chair trying to put her foot in her mouth. I already feed her, now I'm making breakfast."
"So I see." Grams said sitting down at the kitchen table.
"Would you like some?" Mac offered.
"That would be nice dear. Make sure Jennifer eats something too."
"I will, I was making her some anyway."
"You may need to make her some coffee too." Grams pointed out.
"I'll put some on in a few minutes." Mac replied.
"Sarah can I ask you something?" Grams said.
"Of course Grams."
"When are you due?"
"What?" Mac questioned.
"You're pregnant aren't you?"
"Yes. End of February." Mac replied. "How did you know?"
"You haven't touched a cup of coffee since you got here and you're glowing."
"You can't tell anyone. This is Jen and Jason's day we don't want to take it away from them."
"I promise. I take it my grandson knows about this."
"Of course. It was an accident; we hadn't planned on having more kids this soon."
"God moves in mysterious ways."
"So I noticed." Mac smiled.
"But congratulations."
"Thank you."
"Jen?" Mac said knocking on Jen's bedroom door, she pushed it open. Jen was sat on the window seat staring out.
"It's so peaceful here ma'am." Jen commented.
"I know, I love it here. The Rabb family tree house is over there, Harm's grandfather built it for his dad." Mac pointed out the window. "I brought you some breakfast."
"I don't think I could eat anything, I have butterflies."
"You should try to eat something one because you need to keep up your energy levels and two because by 1400 you'll be hungry and we don't want to spoil the wedding with rumbling stomachs or you fainting do we?"
"Yes ma'am." Mac sat the tray down, Jen picked at the food.
"Is everything okay?"
"It's all happening so quickly." Jen said.
"You want to marry Jason right?"
"Of course I do."
"Then relax and enjoy it. I'm going to take a shower, and then the bathroom is all yours."
"Thank you ma'am."
"What for?" Mac asked.
"Everything."
"You're welcome."
TBC
