"Hello sir." Jen said as Harm answered the door. He was already dressed
ready for the event and was holding Abi. "Hey sweetheart."
"Jen, Jason come in." Harm said.
"Colonel Mackenzie still getting ready sir?" Jen asked.
"She's tried on practically every dress she owns and decided that she looks fat in all of them, despite me telling her she looks beautiful in all of them."
"Sir with all due respect, you're her husband you're supposed to tell she looks beautiful even if she's wearing sack cloth."
"Maybe you want to give it a shot." Harm suggested.
"Come on Abi, let's go and help your Mommy choose a dress for the party." Jen took Abi from Harm and went upstairs.
"Tiner if you ever work out women let me know." Harm said.
"Yes sir. Is there anything we should know sir?"
"Phone numbers are by the phone, Abi can crawl now, but she tends to crawl backwards so it's best to watch her or just leave her in the playpen. She'll probably be asleep in a couple hours anyway, but Jen knows her routine. Help yourself to anything in the kitchen, apart from anything strawberry which is Mac's and you don't want to touch it if you value your life."
"Yes sir." Tiner said.
"Make yourself at home." Harm suggested.
"So sir, where are you going tonight?" Tiner asked trying to make conversation.
"Some political fundraiser the SecNav wants Mac to go to for some reason. I don't suppose you overheard anything?"
"No sir, even if I did I probably shouldn't mention it."
"I guess not."
#
"Okay stay there sweetheart." Jen said propping Abi against the pillows on the floor.
"I'm never going to find something to wear." Mac huffed. "I just want to look nice."
"You will ma'am." Jen said. "Why don't you sit down and let me have a look?"
"Go ahead." Mac walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I should have just bought a new dress."
"Ma'am, you have some beautiful dresses. We just need to find one with the right waist line." Jen started looking through the dresses that Mac had re- hung.
"A little more notice would have been nice." Mac said. "Why did the SecNav have to spring this on us at the last minute?"
"I thought you said it was a last minute decision. But I wish I could be there."
"I wish you could too, but..."
"I know ma'am, officers only. But we're going to have fun aren't we Abi? Did the Roberts manage to find a sitter for little AJ?"
"Luckily Mikey was able to get away for the night."
"What about this ma'am?" Jen held up a red dress. "The detail will hide the bump. Your rose jewellery will match and I'm sure you have some shoes that will go with it as well."
"I guess it will have to do, we're going to be late if I don't get dressed now."
"That's the spirit ma'am." Jen said half smiling.
"So did you tell Jason?" Mac asked as she took the dress into the en-suite.
"No, not yet. I didn't want him to have to lie to the Commander if he asked if he knew anything about tonight. I'll tell him once you've left."
"Thanks Jen. I had to work around the truth, I didn't exactly lie to Harm, but I didn't tell the whole truth either."
"I'm sure he'll understand." Jen said.
"I hope so."
#
"Now we'll go and see if we can find some toys to play with." Jen said to Abi as they walked back down the stairs.
"Did you manage to talk her into something?" Harm asked.
"Why don't you take a look for yourself sir?" Jen suggested as Mac was coming down the stairs.
"Wow. You look beautiful." Harm said.
"You look very nice ma'am." Tiner said.
"Thank you Jason." Mac thanked him. "You know where everything is right Jen?"
"Yes ma'am. If not I'm sure we'll find it. Say goodbye to Mommy and Daddy, Abi." Abi waved a hand at Mac.
"Bye sweetheart." Mac gave her a quick kiss.
"We should be home by midnight." Harm told Jen and Jason.
"Take as a long as you need sir." Jen said. "We'll be fine. Have fun."
"Thank you." Mac and Harm left.
"Jason, there's something I need to tell you." Jen said as they closed the door.
TBC
"Jen, Jason come in." Harm said.
"Colonel Mackenzie still getting ready sir?" Jen asked.
"She's tried on practically every dress she owns and decided that she looks fat in all of them, despite me telling her she looks beautiful in all of them."
"Sir with all due respect, you're her husband you're supposed to tell she looks beautiful even if she's wearing sack cloth."
"Maybe you want to give it a shot." Harm suggested.
"Come on Abi, let's go and help your Mommy choose a dress for the party." Jen took Abi from Harm and went upstairs.
"Tiner if you ever work out women let me know." Harm said.
"Yes sir. Is there anything we should know sir?"
"Phone numbers are by the phone, Abi can crawl now, but she tends to crawl backwards so it's best to watch her or just leave her in the playpen. She'll probably be asleep in a couple hours anyway, but Jen knows her routine. Help yourself to anything in the kitchen, apart from anything strawberry which is Mac's and you don't want to touch it if you value your life."
"Yes sir." Tiner said.
"Make yourself at home." Harm suggested.
"So sir, where are you going tonight?" Tiner asked trying to make conversation.
"Some political fundraiser the SecNav wants Mac to go to for some reason. I don't suppose you overheard anything?"
"No sir, even if I did I probably shouldn't mention it."
"I guess not."
#
"Okay stay there sweetheart." Jen said propping Abi against the pillows on the floor.
"I'm never going to find something to wear." Mac huffed. "I just want to look nice."
"You will ma'am." Jen said. "Why don't you sit down and let me have a look?"
"Go ahead." Mac walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I should have just bought a new dress."
"Ma'am, you have some beautiful dresses. We just need to find one with the right waist line." Jen started looking through the dresses that Mac had re- hung.
"A little more notice would have been nice." Mac said. "Why did the SecNav have to spring this on us at the last minute?"
"I thought you said it was a last minute decision. But I wish I could be there."
"I wish you could too, but..."
"I know ma'am, officers only. But we're going to have fun aren't we Abi? Did the Roberts manage to find a sitter for little AJ?"
"Luckily Mikey was able to get away for the night."
"What about this ma'am?" Jen held up a red dress. "The detail will hide the bump. Your rose jewellery will match and I'm sure you have some shoes that will go with it as well."
"I guess it will have to do, we're going to be late if I don't get dressed now."
"That's the spirit ma'am." Jen said half smiling.
"So did you tell Jason?" Mac asked as she took the dress into the en-suite.
"No, not yet. I didn't want him to have to lie to the Commander if he asked if he knew anything about tonight. I'll tell him once you've left."
"Thanks Jen. I had to work around the truth, I didn't exactly lie to Harm, but I didn't tell the whole truth either."
"I'm sure he'll understand." Jen said.
"I hope so."
#
"Now we'll go and see if we can find some toys to play with." Jen said to Abi as they walked back down the stairs.
"Did you manage to talk her into something?" Harm asked.
"Why don't you take a look for yourself sir?" Jen suggested as Mac was coming down the stairs.
"Wow. You look beautiful." Harm said.
"You look very nice ma'am." Tiner said.
"Thank you Jason." Mac thanked him. "You know where everything is right Jen?"
"Yes ma'am. If not I'm sure we'll find it. Say goodbye to Mommy and Daddy, Abi." Abi waved a hand at Mac.
"Bye sweetheart." Mac gave her a quick kiss.
"We should be home by midnight." Harm told Jen and Jason.
"Take as a long as you need sir." Jen said. "We'll be fine. Have fun."
"Thank you." Mac and Harm left.
"Jason, there's something I need to tell you." Jen said as they closed the door.
TBC
