2103 Local
McMURPHY'S TAVERN
GEORGETOWN

Mac's POV

I knew I would find him here. I stood at the door watching as he gulped another shot. I had only seen him drink five but I'm sure that he had had plenty more than that. Deciding he'd had enough I made my way over to him.

"Okay Sailor, time to go home," I sighed, trying to keep from getting nausea as he turned towards me and his breath smelt like what had to be bourbon.

"Kicked-out," he mumbled incoherently, "no home, no more."

"There is a home and we'll be having a serious talk once you aren't plastered, come on," I slung one arm around his waist, telling the barkeep to add it to the tab. "Harm I can't carry you," I tried holding him up, until he pulled away from me.

"Don't, too heavy," he slurred stumbling through the bar, "shouldn't add a third baby," he mumbled as we exited.

"Alright, that's enough," I sighed, opening the passenger door to the Lexus, deciding to leave the 'vette.

"You know, you're not fun," he pouted like a small child making it impossible for me to buckle him properly so I gave up and strapped the seat belt around him.

"Oh, you don't know the meaning of the word," I replied trying to not let him get to me. This man the father of my child-children, was really starting to wear on my patience.

2250 Local
RABB RESIDENCE
McLEAN, VIRGINIA

I sighed hearing Harm in the bathroom again. This was the third time since we got home. I went to check on Trey not wanting to be in Harm's way when he finally came out of the bathroom. I found my son sound asleep, his thumb in his mouth and his stuffed plane at his side.

I gently lowered the side gate of his crib and cradled him in my arms. Settling in our rocker I started us at a nice soft rock. I couldn't believe that Harm would think I would 'kill' our child; I may not have been happy with the fact that I was pregnant again, but still I would never consider that an option.

Deciding not to let Harm's mood and words hurt me; I took to watching Trey as he slept. He was so much like his father, they both had these deep piercing almost ocean-like eyes that you could just drown in. I didn't want to face those eyes tonight. Laying my head back I closed my eyes thinking I could get a nice little nap and hopefully by the time I went to bed Harm would be out cold.

0942 Local
RABB RESIDENCE
McLEAN, VIRGINIA

"Shh, Trey we don't want to wake Mommy," I heard Harm's soft voice before I was even really awake. I heard soft music in the background, and when I peeked one eye open I saw Harm swaying slightly with Trey pressed against his bare chest. Not wanting to interrupt their moment or confront Harm just yet, I was content to just watch them.

"I know you're awake," Harm said softly, not turning to look at me.

"Well you're awfully alert this morning considering how out of it you were last night," I commented wryly, stretching in my rocker.

"I've been up for awhile, been doing some thinking," he replied, looking down at Trey and kissing his soft hair lightly, "if you really don't want to-I told myself I could say this but I can't-Mac, you wouldn't really consider--"

"No Harm, I wouldn't but the fact that you think I would… that hurts worse than anything you've ever said to me." I sighed standing up slowly letting the dizziness pass by.

"You we're so mad yesterday that I honestly didn't know whether you would or not," he trailed off turning to look at me, "believe it or not Mac, I do understand. Yes Trey is only eight months old so he'll almost be a 1½ by the time this baby's born, but after that we'll be more careful, hell we won't have anymore after that. These are god's miracles and yeah it'll be hard for a while with them so close but think about how good it'll be for them, didn't you always want a sibling when you were younger?"

"Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that I don't know if we're ready for this much this fast," I sighed walking towards him for as mad as I was right now I need his arms around me twice as much.

"We'll get ready, I'm not going to leave you high and dry here, I'll start helping out with Trey more, and let you relax and take care of this baby," He held Trey to him with one arm, while his other wrapped all the way around me to rest on my belly.

"Are you sure we can do this?" I asked skeptical.

"We can and we will and then in the end, we'll have two perfect miracles," he whispered pulling me closer till my head rested on his chest opposite Trey, "I love you."

"I love you too."