"Hey come in." Mac said she opened the door; she had Abi perched on her
hip.
"We brought you some strawberries." Faith said.
"Seems like an odd thing to bring." Brett added. "But Faith said it was the right thing."
"Strawberries are perfect. I have really bad cravings for them." Mac closed the door.
"Hey Miss Abigail." Faith held out her hands to the little girl and Mac handed her over. "You've got bigger since I last saw you."
"Tell me about it." Mac said.
"I'm helping Mac keep up the Marine contingent in Abi's life."
"Far too many sailors makes it hard to keep the balance right." Mac said.
"Semper Fi right Abi." Faith said. "So what's Harm making for dinner?"
"I'm not sure, but it smells good." Mac replied. "Why don't you come and take a seat?"
"It was nice of you to invite me to dinner ma'am." Brett said.
"One your welcome and two it's Mac and Harm. It's our home so no standing on ceremony."
"Yes ma'am." Brett replied.
"Faith is he going to be as bad as Bud about this?" Mac asked.
"His dad was a Master Chief you have to give him a few minutes to knock it off." Faith said.
"Your Dad was a Master Chief?" Mac questioned.
"Until he dropped dead of a heart attack three years ago." Brett confirmed.
"And you ended up as a lawyer?" Mac asked.
"It was either that or be a SEAL. My Mom thought being a lawyer would be less dangerous." Brett replied.
"Oh, I think someone needs her diaper changed." Faith said.
"Let me have her and I'll just be a few minutes." Mac said starting to rise.
"It's okay; I can change her." Faith offered.
"Faith, I didn't invite you here to take care of Abi."
"I know but I offered and if it's okay with you I want to show Brett Abi's room anyway."
"Okay, thank you." Mac said.
"Come on Brett." Faith encourage. "Miss Abigail we'll have you in a nice clean diaper in no time." Faith headed up the stairs, Brett trailing after her.
"Did I hear the doorbell and voices?" Harm asked coming out of kitchen wiping his hands on a tea-towel.
"Yes." Mac replied.
"So did they just vanish into thin air?" Harm asked.
"Abi's diaper needed her diaper changing and Faith offered to do it so she can show Brett Abi's room."
"Ah. Dinner will be another ten minutes." Harm replied sitting down next to her.
"Brett's father was a Master Chief." Mac told him.
"Really. That's good."
"Let's put the light on Abi." Faith said as she opened the door and flicked on the switch. "Come in." She added to Brett.
"Wow, this is pretty good." Brett remarked looking at the mural.
"It's great isn't it?"
"Who did they get to paint this?" He asked.
"Mac did it. She was seven months pregnant with Abi and Harm was away doing his quals so she decided to paint this. Sturgis came over and helped with some of it and then Harm helped with some of it when he got back, but it was mostly Mac. It basically represents everything Harm and Mac have done since they met."
"It's impressive." Brett said. "You seem to know you're way around this house."
"I've been here a few times. Harm and I work together quite a bit even though we're against each other at the moment and Mac and I are friends. And Abi and I here are good friends aren't we sweetheart." Faith said as she went about changing her diaper.
"A rose garden?" Brett questioned looking at the mural.
"It's where they met for the first time. The White House rose garden, it's also where they got married. The first time they met the President had just given Harm his first DFC and the Admiral assigned them together to work when the Declaration of Independence was stolen."
"By Colonel O'Hara, I remember."
"Who is Miss Abi here's great-uncle."
"Her great-uncle?" Brett questioned.
"Yes. He's Mac's uncle."
"I wouldn't have guessed that." Brett said.
"You should hear some of the stories about what they've got up to over the years. There we go Abi all done." Faith picked her back up. "Let's go and see what Mommy and Daddy are up to."
"You're good with her." Brett commented.
"With all my brothers and sisters you think I wouldn't be?" Faith questioned.
"Good point."
TBC
"We brought you some strawberries." Faith said.
"Seems like an odd thing to bring." Brett added. "But Faith said it was the right thing."
"Strawberries are perfect. I have really bad cravings for them." Mac closed the door.
"Hey Miss Abigail." Faith held out her hands to the little girl and Mac handed her over. "You've got bigger since I last saw you."
"Tell me about it." Mac said.
"I'm helping Mac keep up the Marine contingent in Abi's life."
"Far too many sailors makes it hard to keep the balance right." Mac said.
"Semper Fi right Abi." Faith said. "So what's Harm making for dinner?"
"I'm not sure, but it smells good." Mac replied. "Why don't you come and take a seat?"
"It was nice of you to invite me to dinner ma'am." Brett said.
"One your welcome and two it's Mac and Harm. It's our home so no standing on ceremony."
"Yes ma'am." Brett replied.
"Faith is he going to be as bad as Bud about this?" Mac asked.
"His dad was a Master Chief you have to give him a few minutes to knock it off." Faith said.
"Your Dad was a Master Chief?" Mac questioned.
"Until he dropped dead of a heart attack three years ago." Brett confirmed.
"And you ended up as a lawyer?" Mac asked.
"It was either that or be a SEAL. My Mom thought being a lawyer would be less dangerous." Brett replied.
"Oh, I think someone needs her diaper changed." Faith said.
"Let me have her and I'll just be a few minutes." Mac said starting to rise.
"It's okay; I can change her." Faith offered.
"Faith, I didn't invite you here to take care of Abi."
"I know but I offered and if it's okay with you I want to show Brett Abi's room anyway."
"Okay, thank you." Mac said.
"Come on Brett." Faith encourage. "Miss Abigail we'll have you in a nice clean diaper in no time." Faith headed up the stairs, Brett trailing after her.
"Did I hear the doorbell and voices?" Harm asked coming out of kitchen wiping his hands on a tea-towel.
"Yes." Mac replied.
"So did they just vanish into thin air?" Harm asked.
"Abi's diaper needed her diaper changing and Faith offered to do it so she can show Brett Abi's room."
"Ah. Dinner will be another ten minutes." Harm replied sitting down next to her.
"Brett's father was a Master Chief." Mac told him.
"Really. That's good."
"Let's put the light on Abi." Faith said as she opened the door and flicked on the switch. "Come in." She added to Brett.
"Wow, this is pretty good." Brett remarked looking at the mural.
"It's great isn't it?"
"Who did they get to paint this?" He asked.
"Mac did it. She was seven months pregnant with Abi and Harm was away doing his quals so she decided to paint this. Sturgis came over and helped with some of it and then Harm helped with some of it when he got back, but it was mostly Mac. It basically represents everything Harm and Mac have done since they met."
"It's impressive." Brett said. "You seem to know you're way around this house."
"I've been here a few times. Harm and I work together quite a bit even though we're against each other at the moment and Mac and I are friends. And Abi and I here are good friends aren't we sweetheart." Faith said as she went about changing her diaper.
"A rose garden?" Brett questioned looking at the mural.
"It's where they met for the first time. The White House rose garden, it's also where they got married. The first time they met the President had just given Harm his first DFC and the Admiral assigned them together to work when the Declaration of Independence was stolen."
"By Colonel O'Hara, I remember."
"Who is Miss Abi here's great-uncle."
"Her great-uncle?" Brett questioned.
"Yes. He's Mac's uncle."
"I wouldn't have guessed that." Brett said.
"You should hear some of the stories about what they've got up to over the years. There we go Abi all done." Faith picked her back up. "Let's go and see what Mommy and Daddy are up to."
"You're good with her." Brett commented.
"With all my brothers and sisters you think I wouldn't be?" Faith questioned.
"Good point."
TBC
