"Mac you look beautiful." Sturgis said as he came over to them as they
arrived.
"Thank you Sturgis, Jen picked the dress." Mac replied.
"Jen?" Sturgis questioned.
"She couldn't decide what to wear." Harm jumped in. "So you know what this is all about?" Harm asked.
"Yes." Sturgis simply said.
"Oh look there are Bud and Harriet." Mac interjected to stop the conversation.
"We thought we were going to be late and miss it." Bud said as he joined them.
"Miss what?" Harm asked.
"The party sir." Harriet said gently nudging Bud in the ribs. "Little AJ didn't want us to leave the house, he only would when Mikey agreed to let him stay up an extra half an hour to watch the whole of the movie they were going to watch."
"You look very nice Harriet." Sturgis said.
"Thank you sir." Harriet blushed slightly.
"Why am I getting the feeling that everyone knows something I don't?" Harm asked.
"Because, as Trish says, you are a lawyer and that makes you paranoid and suspicious." Mac said.
"Can I get you ladies something to drink?" Sturgis offered.
"Some orange juice would be nice sir." Harriet replied.
"Some still water, my stomach isn't up to fruit juice." Mac replied.
"Harm?" Sturgis prompted.
"Whatever's going?" Harm simply said.
"I'll give you a hand sir." Bud offered.
"Since everyone else is here is Faith coming to?" Harm inquired.
"She said she would be slightly late she had to pick her brother who was flying in to look at Georgetown University, the Admiral said she could bring him so she should be here at any time sir."
"Did everyone know about this but me?" Harm questioned.
"You were out of the office sir at the time." Harriet pointed out.
"There is the Admiral." Mac said to stop him asking anymore questions. "Perhaps we should go and say hello."
"I think that's an excellent idea ma'am." Harriet said, she knew what Mac was trying to keep a secret as did the others, but as they were under orders from the SecNav and the Admiral to keep it quiet until the appropriate time in the evening so she said nothing.
"I still think something is going on." Harm said straightening his cuffs.
"Well kept it quiet and hope we don't get invaded by terrorists." Mac winked at before she and Harriet headed off in the direction of the Admiral. Harm trailed after them.
"Admiral." Mac said when they reached him.
"Colonel, Lieutenant, Commander." AJ said.
"Sir." Both Harm and Harriet said.
"Enjoying the fundraiser so far?"
"Yes sir." Mac replied.
"What time did Major Williams say she'd be here?" AJ asked.
"She was hoping to be here for 2000 sir." Harriet replied.
"Good because the SecNav wants to make his little speech at 2030. So you'll all need to be gathered here by that time. Which gives ?"
"49 minutes and 35 seconds sir." Mac supplied.
"To make nice with the politicians and their wives and other the guests."
"Admiral." Sturgis said as he and Bud returned with the drinks. "Harriet." He let her take the glass from him. "Mac." She took the other glass and he was left with his drink.
"Sir." Bud handed Harm his drink.
"As I was just saying you need to gather back here by 2030 for the SecNav's speech." AJ repeated.
"Admiral what exactly is this fundraiser for?" Harm asked.
"I'm not entirely sure. But the SecNav gave orders for us all to be here and here we are. Go and talk to other guests."
"Yes sir." They all said.
TBC
"Thank you Sturgis, Jen picked the dress." Mac replied.
"Jen?" Sturgis questioned.
"She couldn't decide what to wear." Harm jumped in. "So you know what this is all about?" Harm asked.
"Yes." Sturgis simply said.
"Oh look there are Bud and Harriet." Mac interjected to stop the conversation.
"We thought we were going to be late and miss it." Bud said as he joined them.
"Miss what?" Harm asked.
"The party sir." Harriet said gently nudging Bud in the ribs. "Little AJ didn't want us to leave the house, he only would when Mikey agreed to let him stay up an extra half an hour to watch the whole of the movie they were going to watch."
"You look very nice Harriet." Sturgis said.
"Thank you sir." Harriet blushed slightly.
"Why am I getting the feeling that everyone knows something I don't?" Harm asked.
"Because, as Trish says, you are a lawyer and that makes you paranoid and suspicious." Mac said.
"Can I get you ladies something to drink?" Sturgis offered.
"Some orange juice would be nice sir." Harriet replied.
"Some still water, my stomach isn't up to fruit juice." Mac replied.
"Harm?" Sturgis prompted.
"Whatever's going?" Harm simply said.
"I'll give you a hand sir." Bud offered.
"Since everyone else is here is Faith coming to?" Harm inquired.
"She said she would be slightly late she had to pick her brother who was flying in to look at Georgetown University, the Admiral said she could bring him so she should be here at any time sir."
"Did everyone know about this but me?" Harm questioned.
"You were out of the office sir at the time." Harriet pointed out.
"There is the Admiral." Mac said to stop him asking anymore questions. "Perhaps we should go and say hello."
"I think that's an excellent idea ma'am." Harriet said, she knew what Mac was trying to keep a secret as did the others, but as they were under orders from the SecNav and the Admiral to keep it quiet until the appropriate time in the evening so she said nothing.
"I still think something is going on." Harm said straightening his cuffs.
"Well kept it quiet and hope we don't get invaded by terrorists." Mac winked at before she and Harriet headed off in the direction of the Admiral. Harm trailed after them.
"Admiral." Mac said when they reached him.
"Colonel, Lieutenant, Commander." AJ said.
"Sir." Both Harm and Harriet said.
"Enjoying the fundraiser so far?"
"Yes sir." Mac replied.
"What time did Major Williams say she'd be here?" AJ asked.
"She was hoping to be here for 2000 sir." Harriet replied.
"Good because the SecNav wants to make his little speech at 2030. So you'll all need to be gathered here by that time. Which gives ?"
"49 minutes and 35 seconds sir." Mac supplied.
"To make nice with the politicians and their wives and other the guests."
"Admiral." Sturgis said as he and Bud returned with the drinks. "Harriet." He let her take the glass from him. "Mac." She took the other glass and he was left with his drink.
"Sir." Bud handed Harm his drink.
"As I was just saying you need to gather back here by 2030 for the SecNav's speech." AJ repeated.
"Admiral what exactly is this fundraiser for?" Harm asked.
"I'm not entirely sure. But the SecNav gave orders for us all to be here and here we are. Go and talk to other guests."
"Yes sir." They all said.
TBC
