…Till Death Does Us Part Chapter III – Part 7/24
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
Room 219
10:35 AM
Harm looked softly down at the small bundle in his arms. The dark hair which covered the baby's head was softer than anything he had ever felt in the world. The baby's skin was smooth and silky. He chuckled at the thought of the smell of baby powder. "New baby smell."
He gently kissed the baby's forehead and continued to stare at the small wonder. Harm lifted his gaze and smiled at Mac who was sleeping a few feet away from him. "Thank you, Sarah." He softly whispered, before turning his attention to the eight pounds in his arms.
Harm was about to start telling the baby a story when he heard a muted ringing. He looked around the room and wondered what was making the sound. As a few seconds passed he realized what the sound was. Harm stood up and quickly maneuvered the baby as he located his cell phone which was sitting in Mac's bag.
"Rabb," Harm said into the device, wondering who would be calling.
"Damn it, Rabb, where the hell are you?" AJ bellowed into the phone.
"Bethesda, Sir," Harm replied, as he realized he and Mac forgot to call JAG.
Bethesda?" AJ repeated in a confused voice
"Yes, Sir. I'm holding my son," Harm proudly stated.
AJ took a moment to let Harm's words sink in. "Your son?"
"Yes, Sir."
The grin on AJ's face met his ears for the first time in a few weeks. "How is he?"
"Perfect. Eight pounds, six ounces, and twenty inches long. Blue eyes and a full head of brown hair."
AJ chuckled. "Does he have a name, Harm?"
"Benjamin-Andrew Tyler Rabb."
"That's a pretty big name for a little boy."
Harm chuckled as he remembered the discussions he and Mac had over the baby's name. "I liked Andrew, Mac liked Benjamin, and we both liked Tyler. We're calling him Ty."
AJ leaned back in his chair. "How's Mac?"
"Tired. Seems the little guy kept her up all night. She thought it was just pains like she had with the false alarm, so she waited till her water broke this morning before we came to the hospital."
AJ laughed at the story. "I'll stop by during lunch and see my Godson."
"He'll be very glad to meet you, Sir."
"But before that, I think someone needs to tell the staff," AJ suggested.
"Mac, Ty, and I would love for you to announce it to everyone, Sir."
"Consider it done, Harm. I'll also let Admiral Morris know why you're missing court right now."
Harm cringed slightly at Morris' name. "Thank you, Sir."
"No problem, Harm. Take care of your family."
"Yes, Sir." Harm grinned before he ended the call. He closed the phone and set it on the table.
"Who was that?" Mac asked from the bed.
Harm grinned up at her and then spoke to Ty. "Hey, Ty, look who's up." He and Ty moved to the chair next to the bed as Mac tried to sit up.
"Oh, that hurts," Mac moaned as she moved, while some of her muscles were protesting from the 'work-out' they were put through this morning.
"I can only guess it does." Harm gave her a sympathetic look as he sat down in the chair.
Mac looked down at Ty, then back at Harm who looked totally taken with his son. "Are you going to hold him all day?"
"I might." Harm looked up at Mac and gave her a soft look. "I can't believe he's here."
"He is." Mac reached over and brushed Ty's cheek. "And he's all ours for the next eighteen years."
Harm chuckled. "He's going to be hell on us."
"He's half squid and jarhead. We might as well put him in therapy now and save the time," Mac joked.
"He looks like you," Harm told Mac as he handed Ty over to her.
Mac looked at her son and a tear fell down her cheek. "You think he does?"
Harm sat on the side of the bed and wiped the tear off her cheek. "Yeah, he's beautiful, just like you."
Mac lifted her head to Harm. Harm gave her a sweet smile; leaned forwarded and gently kissed her lips. The kiss was short, but sweet. When they broke the kiss, they both just sat there, sharing the quietness with their son and each other.
"You missed court this morning," Mac realized suddenly.
"It's okay, the Admiral called and he accepted the birth of Ty as being a good reason for missing court."
Mac chuckled. "Is that who you were talking to?"
"Yeah, he's going to stop by to see Ty at lunch. I'm pretty sure about that time we can expect a few visitors."
"He's going to tell the staff."
"Yeah," Harm said as Ty woke up and tried to stretch. They both sighed at their son.
Mac lifted her gaze from Ty to Harm. "Have you called your parents yet?"
"Not yet."
"Harm! If you don't call Trish, she is going to be upset with you."
"Do I have to?" Harm playfully whined.
Mac looked at the door. "Call your mother. You've had some alone time with your son, it's my turn."
Harm smiled and stood up from the bed. "You be good for your Mommy," Harm told Ty before giving him a kiss on the forehead. "I'll be just a few minutes."
"We'll, be here," Mac said as Harm reached the door. He gave one final look before he smiled at the sight of Mac holding his son.
Bethesda Naval Hospital
7:45 PM
"Harm," Sturgis called to his friend as he spotted him standing outside the elevator.
Harm turned and looked at Sturgis who was holding a baby-gift bag in his hands. "Hey, Sturgis."
"Congratulations, Buddy." Sturgis smiled as the two shared a manly-hug.
"Thanks, Sturg," Harm said as they stepped onto the elevator which had just opened up.
"How's Mac doing?"
"She's a little sore, but say's Ty's worth it. She sent me out, so she could get some sleep," Harm explained with a smile on his face. It was the same smile that had been there since Ty entered the world.
"Ty Rabb. Short, but a good name."
"Benjamin-Andrew Tyler Rabb," Harm corrected his friend.
Sturgis laughed as the elevator came to a stop. "I stand corrected. Big name for a kid to have."
Once they stepped off the elevator the two stopped by the nursery glass and looked at the babies, including Ty, who was off to the side. "There he is." Harm proudly pointed to his son.
Sturgis looked at the baby wrapped in the blue blanket. "You did good, Harm."
"Mac's in room 219. I'll get Ty and meet you there in a few minutes," Harm said as he walked over to the nursery door.
"Sure," Sturgis replied, before walking down the hall to Mac's room. The door was open, but he knocked on it before walking in.
"Come in," Mac called.
"Congratulations, Mom." Sturgis grinned.
Mac sat up, still feeling the soreness. "Hey, I was hoping to see you."
Sturgis walked over to the bed, gave Mac a hug and kissed her cheek. Then he sat down in the chair next to her bed. "Harm's getting Ty."
"Did you see him?"
"In the nursery, I'm betting he's cuter in person."
Mac smiled like a new mother. "Much cuter. He's already got his Daddy wrapped around his little finger, makes me wonder what would have happened if Ty had been a girl."
"I would love her just as much as this guy," Harm said as he walked into the room with the blanket wrapped baby in his arms. "The nurse said she's never seen a father so proud of his little boy."
"Well, we'll see how proud you are during two am feedings." Mac laughed.
Harm walked over to Sturgis. "Would you like to hold him?"
Sturgis looked cautiously at Mac. He was uncertain on what to do, or how he should hold the baby. Mac chuckled at the submarines face. "He's not going to bite."
Sturgis lifted his hands to take the baby and remembered the bag. He gave it to Mac. "Something for the three of you from myself and Varise."
"Thank you," Mac said as she took the bag from him and Harm gave the baby to his old friend.
Sturgis looked at Ty's face. "Wow. He barely weighs anything."
"I hope these aren't for me or Ty." Mac lifted two cigars out of the bag.
"No, those are for Harm and I. I don't think Ty would like them," Sturgis informed Mac as Ty opened his eyes. "Oh you poor baby, you've got your daddy's eyes." He chuckled.
Harm took the cigars from Mac. "Now I'm not sure I want to share these with him."
"Just don't smoke them in my house," Mac told Harm as she pulled an envelope out of the bag.
"Our house, Mac." Harm grinned as Mac opened the envelope.
Mac's laughter caught Sturgis' attention. He smiled at the items from the envelope. "I thought you would like those."
"I love you, Sturgis." Mac laughed and showed the items to Harm.
"Beltway Burger gift certificates. Sturgis, I thought you were on my side," Harm jokingly whined.
"I'm on Ty's side," Sturgis told Harm. "The last thing in there Varise picked out."
Mac reached into the bag and pulled out two teddy bears. One dressed in a Marine uniform and the other in a Naval uniform. "Oh, Sturgis these are so cute. Thank you."
Harm had to smile at the bears. "Thanks, Buddy. I'm sure they' will go in Ty's crib."
"No problem." He looked at Ty and was amazed at this little baby. He moved the blanket and touched Ty's hand. Ty quickly wrapped his fingers around Sturgis' bigger finger. "Nice grip."
Mac and Harm exchanged a knowing look and knew they should ask the question they were had discussed earlier. "Sturgis, we have something to ask you." Mac said, interrupting the tender moment.
Sturgis lifted his head, but let Ty continue to hold onto him. "What?"
Harm got a serious face. "How would you feel about being Ty's Godmother?"
Sturgis stared at his friend. "Godmother?"
Mac cleared her throat. "Admiral Chegwidden is going to be the godfather, but we couldn't think of anyone being the godmother. We could ask Harriet, but you've been there for me more than Harriet has. And I know between you and the Admiral, Ty will be taken care of in every way. We won't call you the godmother, just another godfather."
"We're going to ask your dad to conduct the christening," Harm added on.
Sturgis looked at Harm and Mac's sincere faces then to the innocent face of Ty. He moved his finger in Ty's hand, and Ty's blue eyes opened, and Sturgis became another willing victim to the baby. Sturgis back at his two friends, "I would be honored to be Ty's other Godfather."
Harm and Mac smiled at their friend. "Thank you," they said softly.
End Part 7
A/N – Since this is a Non-JAG-week and there will be no new 'Through The Eye Of A Shipper' chapter, watch out for another part of TDDUP III this weekend – Carol & Michi