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Chapter Twenty Seven

Harm came back upstairs and found Mac asleep with the baby safely nuzzled in the bassinet next to the bed that he kept in his room in case Mackenzie decided to stay up all night. He had talked to the pediatrician about Mackenzie's sleep patterns, but the doctor said it would just take her some time to get on a schedule, and just as long as she was happy and healthy, than that was all that mattered.

0800 EST

Mac woke up and smiled at the sight that was in front of her. Harm was asleep with Mackenzie on his lap, and she was awake watching MASH. Mackenzie smiled as Mac made her way towards Harm. She leaned down and kissed his check. He woke up and looked at her.

"Hey, sorry if we woke you. Mackenzie wanted to watch MASH this morning."

"Well, I reached for you this morning around six, and you weren't here."

"I hope you weren't disappointed, Mackenzie woke up and wanted her morning bottle, which she then decided she didn't want." He waved the full bottle in his hand. He put the baby in the bassinet. She looked at him and started to whimper.

"Hey, am I spoiling you to much?" He picked her up and she stopped whimpering. "I must be." He kissed Mackenzie on the forehead. "Does she feel warm to you again?" He handed Mackenzie over to Mac. Mac put a hand on her baby's head.

"Yeah."

Harm slipped into the bathroom and grabbed the thermometer. He put the thermometer in her ear. "Mac, its at 100.1 again. She seems to be getting little fevers lately. I'm gonna call my mom." He reached for the phone and dialed the familiar numbers.

"Hello?" A sleepy voice said over the phone.

"My God Mom, I am completely sorry, I forgot about the time change."

"Harm, who's sick?"

"Well, Mac and I woke up this morning, and Mackenzie is running a low fever again. Is it normal for her to have these almost every month? She ran a low fever about a month ago."

"Harm honey, you did that. You were fine, and you were an awful baby, you had the croup. I was up with you all night in a steamy bathroom. Your father was so sweet, he would come in and relieve me, bring water, or sing to you to get you to call down."

"Mom, I'm sorry for waking you up. I just freaked out."

"So, what is Mac doing there?"

"We had a late night. Call me when you are more awake, and I will fill you in on the details of everything. Sorry for waking you up mom, I love you."

"I love you too Harm."

They hung up the phone, and Harm went to the medicine cabinet and pulled out some baby Tylenol. Mac sat there and watched Harm give her the medicine and put her in the bassinet.

"What did your mom say?"

"To calm down, give her some medicine, and that I was worse."

"Ah," Mac sighed. "Becoming parents make you paranoid." She looks down at Mackenzie. "Harm, how can you love someone you just met?"

"How can you not? You know, before Mackenzie came along, I thought my life was complete. I had Mattie, and as a consequence of that Jen. I love those two, and I would never ever take any of that back. The moment I saw Mackenzie on my desk I was scared and confused. I went to sea duty soon after little AJ was born and was out with the CIA when Jimmy was born, so I this is my first real experience with a baby around five months. I wouldn't change any of it. It is innate. Loving Mackenzie came as easily to me as breathing, loving Mattie came so easy too. For the longest time, I thought what defined me was flying. My heart sores with love for my girls."

Mac got up and crossed the room. She traced the outline of his face with the pads with her fingers. He captured her hand in his bigger one. She leaned up and kissed him. "Well, now you must know I love you, I kissed you with your morning breath." Mac says to him with a grin on her face.

"Well Mac, I love you too."