"Oooh." Mac said putting her hand to her stomach.
"What?" Harm asked quickly.
"It's nothing." Mac replied.
"Are you sure?" Bud asked.
"You wouldn't had said oooh if it wasn't something." Harm said.
"I just thought I felt someone moving in there."
"Isn't it a bit early?" Harm questioned.
"The mom can usually feel the baby moving at lot earlier the second time around because you know what it feels like." Harriet stated. "It will probably be at least a month before you can actually feel something Harm."
"I remember the first time I felt Abi properly, something I could feel with my hand. I was in court and Sturgis kept giving me these strange looks and asking if I was okay."
"Then you came to tell me and ended up in my lap when the Admiral came to my office." Harm recalled.
"Umm." Mac nodded. "Here you go sweetheart." She handed Abi her bottle and she put it in her mouth.
"But it's not as funny as when Sturgis came to my office to ask why you were sabotaging his court martial by keep recessing it at odd times, so you could go and throw up." Harm recalled.
"Daddy." Little AJ who had been running around said.
"Yes sport?" Bud said.
"What's necking?" He asked. Harm who had just taking a sip of his drink spluttered.
"Where did you hear that term?" Harriet asked.
"Uncle Mikey was talking to a lady on the phone last night."
"Bud, you need to talk to him about the type of conversations he has in our house." Harriet said. "So maybe you should explain it to him."
"Well I have to use the bathroom and Abi probably needs her diaper change so I'll leave you too it." Mac said.
"I'll come with you Mac." Harriet said. "Uncle Harm and Daddy will explain it to you."
"That should be an interesting conversation." Mac chuckled as they walked towards the toilet block near the parking lot.
"I'm just waiting for the day he asks about sex." Harriet said. "I should have got a pre-nup that Bud would take care of that if we had boys."
"I'm working on the theory, I'll explain it to Abi and if we have boys this time Harm can explain it to them." Mac said.
"Do you want boys?" Harriet asked.
"I don't mind either way. But I have a feeling that they're both going to be boys, don't ask me where it came from."
"You have a maternal instinct on top of whatever sense you have when it comes to people you care about." Harriet reminded her.
"True. Do you have any preferences?" Mac asked.
"Either way is fine as long as their healthy." Harriet shrugged.
"Does Bud have a preference?"
"I think he'd prefer another boy. What about Harm?"
"He says he doesn't care either way but since I told him three was enough, I think he'd prefer at least one of them to be a boy so they can keep the Rabb family name going for at least another generation."
"Abi is a Rabb."
"Abi will hopefully eventually get married and probably change her name. So no more Rabb. I think it's a genetic male thing to have someone to carry on the family name and you know how Harm is with family."
"I guess that's true." Harriet said.
#
"So did you manage to explain it to him?" Mac asked as she handed Abi over to Harm and sat back down.
"Of course." Bud replied.
"In a manner that won't hurt if he explains it to everyone at day care?" Harriet asked.
"Er... well...."
"Bud, speak in coherent sentences." Mac suggested.
"Not exactly." Bud said.
"You couldn't have helped him out."
"He's his kid." Harm said.
"Well you watch our kid and I'll go and have a little talk with our godson." Mac gave him a kiss.
Mac returned ten minutes later.
"All done." Mac sat back down.
"What did you say to him?" Harm asked.
"I'll tell you when you're older." Mac winked at him.
"Thank you Mac." Harriet said.
"It's no problem Harriet. Certain situations need to be handled by the Marines."
TBC
"What?" Harm asked quickly.
"It's nothing." Mac replied.
"Are you sure?" Bud asked.
"You wouldn't had said oooh if it wasn't something." Harm said.
"I just thought I felt someone moving in there."
"Isn't it a bit early?" Harm questioned.
"The mom can usually feel the baby moving at lot earlier the second time around because you know what it feels like." Harriet stated. "It will probably be at least a month before you can actually feel something Harm."
"I remember the first time I felt Abi properly, something I could feel with my hand. I was in court and Sturgis kept giving me these strange looks and asking if I was okay."
"Then you came to tell me and ended up in my lap when the Admiral came to my office." Harm recalled.
"Umm." Mac nodded. "Here you go sweetheart." She handed Abi her bottle and she put it in her mouth.
"But it's not as funny as when Sturgis came to my office to ask why you were sabotaging his court martial by keep recessing it at odd times, so you could go and throw up." Harm recalled.
"Daddy." Little AJ who had been running around said.
"Yes sport?" Bud said.
"What's necking?" He asked. Harm who had just taking a sip of his drink spluttered.
"Where did you hear that term?" Harriet asked.
"Uncle Mikey was talking to a lady on the phone last night."
"Bud, you need to talk to him about the type of conversations he has in our house." Harriet said. "So maybe you should explain it to him."
"Well I have to use the bathroom and Abi probably needs her diaper change so I'll leave you too it." Mac said.
"I'll come with you Mac." Harriet said. "Uncle Harm and Daddy will explain it to you."
"That should be an interesting conversation." Mac chuckled as they walked towards the toilet block near the parking lot.
"I'm just waiting for the day he asks about sex." Harriet said. "I should have got a pre-nup that Bud would take care of that if we had boys."
"I'm working on the theory, I'll explain it to Abi and if we have boys this time Harm can explain it to them." Mac said.
"Do you want boys?" Harriet asked.
"I don't mind either way. But I have a feeling that they're both going to be boys, don't ask me where it came from."
"You have a maternal instinct on top of whatever sense you have when it comes to people you care about." Harriet reminded her.
"True. Do you have any preferences?" Mac asked.
"Either way is fine as long as their healthy." Harriet shrugged.
"Does Bud have a preference?"
"I think he'd prefer another boy. What about Harm?"
"He says he doesn't care either way but since I told him three was enough, I think he'd prefer at least one of them to be a boy so they can keep the Rabb family name going for at least another generation."
"Abi is a Rabb."
"Abi will hopefully eventually get married and probably change her name. So no more Rabb. I think it's a genetic male thing to have someone to carry on the family name and you know how Harm is with family."
"I guess that's true." Harriet said.
#
"So did you manage to explain it to him?" Mac asked as she handed Abi over to Harm and sat back down.
"Of course." Bud replied.
"In a manner that won't hurt if he explains it to everyone at day care?" Harriet asked.
"Er... well...."
"Bud, speak in coherent sentences." Mac suggested.
"Not exactly." Bud said.
"You couldn't have helped him out."
"He's his kid." Harm said.
"Well you watch our kid and I'll go and have a little talk with our godson." Mac gave him a kiss.
Mac returned ten minutes later.
"All done." Mac sat back down.
"What did you say to him?" Harm asked.
"I'll tell you when you're older." Mac winked at him.
"Thank you Mac." Harriet said.
"It's no problem Harriet. Certain situations need to be handled by the Marines."
TBC
