Harm opened the door to Jen's room, all the guest were gathered in the
middle of the field, Mac had sent him as she, Harriet and Abi left to join
them.
"Hi sir." Jen said turning around to face him.
"Wow. You look beautiful."
"Thank you sir." Jen smiled.
"Are you ready to do this?" Harm asked.
"What are the clichés sir? It's now or never. Suck it up."
"Is that a yes Petty Officer?"
"Yes sir."
There were hushed whispers as Jen walked up the carpet they had laid out for the occasion. She and Jason managed to stutter their way through their vows, Mac and Harriet had tears running down the face. Harm gave Mac a gentle hug and dropped a kiss on her forehead.
"I know pronoun you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." As they kissed there was a round of applause and wolf whistles from their friends and family.
"Congratulations." Harm said as he gave Jen a hug.
"Thank you sir."
"It was beautiful." Mac said wiping her eyes, she held Abi on her hips. Abi held her hands out to Jen.
"Come here sweetheart." Mac let Jen take her. "Hey, don't you look pretty? Yes, you do."
"Congratulations Jen." Harriet and Bud came over.
"Thank you ma'am, sir." Jen smiled.
"You look great Jen." Bud commented.
"Thank you sir." She beamed.
"So where's Jason?" Harriet asked.
"He was talking to his brother a minute ago." Abi tried to grab at her bracelet. "Yes it's a four leaf clover Abi, isn't it pretty?" Mac smiled.
"It's not to play with sweetheart." Mac said. "Let me take her."
"I'm okay with her for a while if that's okay with you ma'am."
"Sure." Mac agreed. "If that's what you want."
"Come Abi let's go say hello to my new in-laws." Jen took Abi with her and went to see some of the other guests.
"Why did she take Abi?" Harm questioned.
"She's only met Jason's family once before, she's a little nervous." Mac explained. "I think she wants Abi as a defence mechanism."
"I see." Harm replied.
"It was a beautiful ceremony." Harriet said.
"It really was."
"What are you doing for a clerk while Jen is on honeymoon?" Bud asked.
"I've got a temp, a Petty Officer Hollis, if you need anything call me directly, I don't know how helpful he's going to be."
"If do need any help Mac, let me know, I can always find you someone else to help out." Harriet offered.
"I'll keep that in mind."
"And who is this?" Jason's mother Maggie asked.
"This is my goddaughter Abigail." Jen said, bouncing Abi slightly.
"Isn't she precious?" Maggie took Abi's hand.
"I think so." Jen smiled as Abi cooed.
"So when can I be expecting some more grandchildren?" Maggie asked.
"I think it's going to have to wait until Jason is through OCS, it probably won't be practical until then." Jen said not knowing what else to say.
"Jen..." Sturgis interrupted.
"Commander." Jen said relieved. "Maggie have you met Commander Sturgis Turner, sir, this is Maggie, Jason's Mom?"
"It's nice to meet you." Maggie said.
"You too ma'am." Sturgis said. "I just wanted say congratulations."
"Thank you sir."
"My Dad sends you his best wishes and congratulations. He's got you a gift too but he wants to give it to you himself."
"Would you thank the Chaplin for us?" Jen asked.
"Of course. Hey baby." He said to Abi. "How is my goddaughter doing?"
"I think she likes all the people sir." Jen replied. "Don't you Abi?"
"Where did she lose her parents too?"
"The Commander and the Colonel were talking to Lieutenant Sims and Lieutenant Roberts sir."
"Thanks do you want me to take her?" Sturgis asked.
"No sir, I'm fine."
"I'll see you later. It's was nice to meet you Mrs Tiner."
"You too Commander." Maggie replied. "Who exactly are Abigail's parents?"
"Colonel Sarah Mackenzie, who I'm clerk of court for and Commander Harmon Rabb Jr." Jen replied. "I met them a couple of years ago when the Commander was assigned to defend me, it was nearly Christmas and they couldn't find me anywhere to put me, so he and the Colonel had me under joint custody over the holidays. It's thanks to them I turned my life around realised I actually did want to be in the Navy not just because a told it was this or jail and after I got out the brig, I got on with my life and got to be legal man on the Seahawk."
"You were in the brig?" Maggie questioned.
"Yes." Jen said. "I should go and find Jason, I'll see you later." Jen turned and left, when she located Jason she walked over sighing, he was talking to Gunny.
"Hi. Everything okay?"
"I just told your Mom I was in the brig. You didn't tell her?"
"I didn't think I need to." Jason replied. "Don't worry she'll get over it."
"I hope so." Abi tugged at her hair. "No Abi." Jen picked her up and held her in the air and pulled her in and kissed her on the nose.
"She's a sweet kid." Gunny said.
"Yeah, I should probably take her back to her parents. Can you get me a drink?" She asked.
"Of course." Jason gave her a kiss and went to get her a drink.
TBC
"Hi sir." Jen said turning around to face him.
"Wow. You look beautiful."
"Thank you sir." Jen smiled.
"Are you ready to do this?" Harm asked.
"What are the clichés sir? It's now or never. Suck it up."
"Is that a yes Petty Officer?"
"Yes sir."
There were hushed whispers as Jen walked up the carpet they had laid out for the occasion. She and Jason managed to stutter their way through their vows, Mac and Harriet had tears running down the face. Harm gave Mac a gentle hug and dropped a kiss on her forehead.
"I know pronoun you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." As they kissed there was a round of applause and wolf whistles from their friends and family.
"Congratulations." Harm said as he gave Jen a hug.
"Thank you sir."
"It was beautiful." Mac said wiping her eyes, she held Abi on her hips. Abi held her hands out to Jen.
"Come here sweetheart." Mac let Jen take her. "Hey, don't you look pretty? Yes, you do."
"Congratulations Jen." Harriet and Bud came over.
"Thank you ma'am, sir." Jen smiled.
"You look great Jen." Bud commented.
"Thank you sir." She beamed.
"So where's Jason?" Harriet asked.
"He was talking to his brother a minute ago." Abi tried to grab at her bracelet. "Yes it's a four leaf clover Abi, isn't it pretty?" Mac smiled.
"It's not to play with sweetheart." Mac said. "Let me take her."
"I'm okay with her for a while if that's okay with you ma'am."
"Sure." Mac agreed. "If that's what you want."
"Come Abi let's go say hello to my new in-laws." Jen took Abi with her and went to see some of the other guests.
"Why did she take Abi?" Harm questioned.
"She's only met Jason's family once before, she's a little nervous." Mac explained. "I think she wants Abi as a defence mechanism."
"I see." Harm replied.
"It was a beautiful ceremony." Harriet said.
"It really was."
"What are you doing for a clerk while Jen is on honeymoon?" Bud asked.
"I've got a temp, a Petty Officer Hollis, if you need anything call me directly, I don't know how helpful he's going to be."
"If do need any help Mac, let me know, I can always find you someone else to help out." Harriet offered.
"I'll keep that in mind."
"And who is this?" Jason's mother Maggie asked.
"This is my goddaughter Abigail." Jen said, bouncing Abi slightly.
"Isn't she precious?" Maggie took Abi's hand.
"I think so." Jen smiled as Abi cooed.
"So when can I be expecting some more grandchildren?" Maggie asked.
"I think it's going to have to wait until Jason is through OCS, it probably won't be practical until then." Jen said not knowing what else to say.
"Jen..." Sturgis interrupted.
"Commander." Jen said relieved. "Maggie have you met Commander Sturgis Turner, sir, this is Maggie, Jason's Mom?"
"It's nice to meet you." Maggie said.
"You too ma'am." Sturgis said. "I just wanted say congratulations."
"Thank you sir."
"My Dad sends you his best wishes and congratulations. He's got you a gift too but he wants to give it to you himself."
"Would you thank the Chaplin for us?" Jen asked.
"Of course. Hey baby." He said to Abi. "How is my goddaughter doing?"
"I think she likes all the people sir." Jen replied. "Don't you Abi?"
"Where did she lose her parents too?"
"The Commander and the Colonel were talking to Lieutenant Sims and Lieutenant Roberts sir."
"Thanks do you want me to take her?" Sturgis asked.
"No sir, I'm fine."
"I'll see you later. It's was nice to meet you Mrs Tiner."
"You too Commander." Maggie replied. "Who exactly are Abigail's parents?"
"Colonel Sarah Mackenzie, who I'm clerk of court for and Commander Harmon Rabb Jr." Jen replied. "I met them a couple of years ago when the Commander was assigned to defend me, it was nearly Christmas and they couldn't find me anywhere to put me, so he and the Colonel had me under joint custody over the holidays. It's thanks to them I turned my life around realised I actually did want to be in the Navy not just because a told it was this or jail and after I got out the brig, I got on with my life and got to be legal man on the Seahawk."
"You were in the brig?" Maggie questioned.
"Yes." Jen said. "I should go and find Jason, I'll see you later." Jen turned and left, when she located Jason she walked over sighing, he was talking to Gunny.
"Hi. Everything okay?"
"I just told your Mom I was in the brig. You didn't tell her?"
"I didn't think I need to." Jason replied. "Don't worry she'll get over it."
"I hope so." Abi tugged at her hair. "No Abi." Jen picked her up and held her in the air and pulled her in and kissed her on the nose.
"She's a sweet kid." Gunny said.
"Yeah, I should probably take her back to her parents. Can you get me a drink?" She asked.
"Of course." Jason gave her a kiss and went to get her a drink.
TBC
