"Lieutenant I understand congratulations are in order." AJ said coming to
where Bud and Harm were talking to the Admiral.
"For what sir?" Bud asked slightly confused.
"I talked to Harriet who informed me."
"I didn't think she was talking to you until after lunch sir." Bud replied.
"I ran into her having lunch with Mac and Jennifer." AJ replied.
"Congratulations on what Bud?" Harm asked.
"You may as well tell him Bud." AJ prompted.
"Harriet's pregnant." Bud told Harm.
"Commander you may as well share your news too." AJ prompted again.
"Mac's pregnant too." Harm paused before adding. "With twins."
"Wow." Bud said.
"There you are Admiral." Faith said coming over. "Sir, I was wondering you had time this afternoon there's something I need to discuss with you."
"If it's not to tell me you're dating someone in the office or pregnant, talk to Tiner." AJ said before heading back to his office.
"What was all that about?" Faith asked.
"Mac and Harriet are both pregnant." Harm replied.
"Congratulations, both of you." Faith said.
"Thank you ma'am." Bud said.
"Thanks." Harm added.
"Are we having a gathering no one informed me of?" Sturgis asked.
"I was just congratulating the Commander and the Lieutenant sir." Faith replied.
"On what?" Sturgis asked.
"Colonel Mackenzie and Lieutenant Sims both being pregnant." Faith said before Bud or Harm could say anything.
"Harriet too? Congratulations."
"You knew about the Colonel?" Bud questioned.
"I told him yesterday." Harm replied.
"Major Williams, the Admiral is free at 1500 for twenty minutes." Tiner came over to the group.
"Thank you Petty Officer." Faith said.
"Tiner, you're good with the scuttlebutt. Make sure everyone knows Mac and Harriet are pregnant." Harm said. "It'll save us some trouble announcing it. Bud we should move this into my office."
"Yes sir." Bud followed Harm to his office.
#
"Colonel, Lieutenant. Congratulations." One of the Petty Officers who worked in the office said as Mac, Harriet and Jen stepped out of the elevator and he stepped in. Mac and Harriet looked at each other.
"Congratulations ma'ams." Another said as they walked by.
"Okay, the only person who knew I was pregnant when I went to lunch was Bud." Harriet said.
"I think our husbands have some explaining to do." Mac said. "Jen I still have ten minutes left until we're set to resume. If I'm not back, tell them there will be a short delay."
"Yes ma'am." Jen replied.
"Congratulations Colonel, congratulations Lieutenant." Another Petty Officer said when they got to the bullpen.
"Yeah thanks, where are Commander Rabb and Lieutenant Roberts?" Mac asked.
"Commander Rabb's office." He replied.
"Thank you." Mac said as she stomped over to Harm's office Harriet hot on her heals. She swung the door open then slammed it shut once both of them were inside.
"Hormones." Someone muttered.
"Hi." Harm said.
"Would you care to explain the fact that everyone knows we're pregnant now when no one did an hour ago?" Mac demanded.
"Bud you were the only one who knew when I went to lunch." Harriet added.
"By the way congratulations Harriet." Harm said.
"You too ma'am." Bud said to Mac.
"Forget about congratulations for now." Mac stated. "We'd like an explanation."
"We'll the Admiral came in and congratulated me." Bud said. "And Commander Rabb asked what for and the Admiral told me to tell him."
"He told me to tell Bud too." Harm added.
"That doesn't explain everyone knowing." Harriet said.
"Then Faith came over to talk to the Admiral and he told her to talk to Tiner about finding some time, only if she wasn't pregnant or dating someone in the office." Harm explained.
"She needed an explanation so the Commander told her. Then Commander Turner came over." Bud continued.
"Then Tiner, so I just told him to pass the information around the scuttlebutt." Harm concluded.
"So you're to blame?" Mac stated blankly. "It would have been nice for you to consult us."
"Mac..."
"No." Mac said.
"Ma'am, this can't be good for our blood pressure." Harriet pointed out.
"I have to be back in court anyway." Mac said. "We'll talk about this later."
"Harriet." Bud tried.
"Later Bud. I have to get back to work." They both left.
"Good thing I've got a spare room." Harm muttered.
"It looks like your paying more penance sir if you sleep on the couch." Bud said.
"I'll take that under advisement Lieutenant."
TBC
"For what sir?" Bud asked slightly confused.
"I talked to Harriet who informed me."
"I didn't think she was talking to you until after lunch sir." Bud replied.
"I ran into her having lunch with Mac and Jennifer." AJ replied.
"Congratulations on what Bud?" Harm asked.
"You may as well tell him Bud." AJ prompted.
"Harriet's pregnant." Bud told Harm.
"Commander you may as well share your news too." AJ prompted again.
"Mac's pregnant too." Harm paused before adding. "With twins."
"Wow." Bud said.
"There you are Admiral." Faith said coming over. "Sir, I was wondering you had time this afternoon there's something I need to discuss with you."
"If it's not to tell me you're dating someone in the office or pregnant, talk to Tiner." AJ said before heading back to his office.
"What was all that about?" Faith asked.
"Mac and Harriet are both pregnant." Harm replied.
"Congratulations, both of you." Faith said.
"Thank you ma'am." Bud said.
"Thanks." Harm added.
"Are we having a gathering no one informed me of?" Sturgis asked.
"I was just congratulating the Commander and the Lieutenant sir." Faith replied.
"On what?" Sturgis asked.
"Colonel Mackenzie and Lieutenant Sims both being pregnant." Faith said before Bud or Harm could say anything.
"Harriet too? Congratulations."
"You knew about the Colonel?" Bud questioned.
"I told him yesterday." Harm replied.
"Major Williams, the Admiral is free at 1500 for twenty minutes." Tiner came over to the group.
"Thank you Petty Officer." Faith said.
"Tiner, you're good with the scuttlebutt. Make sure everyone knows Mac and Harriet are pregnant." Harm said. "It'll save us some trouble announcing it. Bud we should move this into my office."
"Yes sir." Bud followed Harm to his office.
#
"Colonel, Lieutenant. Congratulations." One of the Petty Officers who worked in the office said as Mac, Harriet and Jen stepped out of the elevator and he stepped in. Mac and Harriet looked at each other.
"Congratulations ma'ams." Another said as they walked by.
"Okay, the only person who knew I was pregnant when I went to lunch was Bud." Harriet said.
"I think our husbands have some explaining to do." Mac said. "Jen I still have ten minutes left until we're set to resume. If I'm not back, tell them there will be a short delay."
"Yes ma'am." Jen replied.
"Congratulations Colonel, congratulations Lieutenant." Another Petty Officer said when they got to the bullpen.
"Yeah thanks, where are Commander Rabb and Lieutenant Roberts?" Mac asked.
"Commander Rabb's office." He replied.
"Thank you." Mac said as she stomped over to Harm's office Harriet hot on her heals. She swung the door open then slammed it shut once both of them were inside.
"Hormones." Someone muttered.
"Hi." Harm said.
"Would you care to explain the fact that everyone knows we're pregnant now when no one did an hour ago?" Mac demanded.
"Bud you were the only one who knew when I went to lunch." Harriet added.
"By the way congratulations Harriet." Harm said.
"You too ma'am." Bud said to Mac.
"Forget about congratulations for now." Mac stated. "We'd like an explanation."
"We'll the Admiral came in and congratulated me." Bud said. "And Commander Rabb asked what for and the Admiral told me to tell him."
"He told me to tell Bud too." Harm added.
"That doesn't explain everyone knowing." Harriet said.
"Then Faith came over to talk to the Admiral and he told her to talk to Tiner about finding some time, only if she wasn't pregnant or dating someone in the office." Harm explained.
"She needed an explanation so the Commander told her. Then Commander Turner came over." Bud continued.
"Then Tiner, so I just told him to pass the information around the scuttlebutt." Harm concluded.
"So you're to blame?" Mac stated blankly. "It would have been nice for you to consult us."
"Mac..."
"No." Mac said.
"Ma'am, this can't be good for our blood pressure." Harriet pointed out.
"I have to be back in court anyway." Mac said. "We'll talk about this later."
"Harriet." Bud tried.
"Later Bud. I have to get back to work." They both left.
"Good thing I've got a spare room." Harm muttered.
"It looks like your paying more penance sir if you sleep on the couch." Bud said.
"I'll take that under advisement Lieutenant."
TBC
