Chapter Eight

Mac woke up at 0430 and reached over to find Harm, however Harm was nowhere in sight. She sighed remembering the night before that she had banished him from the bedroom. He was feeling a little frisky and she wasn't, so she banished him. Feeling awful, she got up and found him hunched over the laptop in the kitchen drinking a cup of coffee.

Harm looked up in smiled. "Sarah, I am so sorry for what happened last night. I was an insensitive jerk. You are doing the most important job on the planet, and I should have realized that. I am so sorry baby."

"What are you looking at flyboy?"

"I went on the internet when I couldn't sleep and I found a website, it is actually really helpful. I wanted to know more about what was happening with you, and your body, instead of worrying about what might happen with our situation. With everything that is going on, I haven't had the chance to realize that we are having our first child together, I haven't gotten a chance to notice all the beautiful changes that are happening to your body."

Mac looked up from her tea. "Beautiful changes? My breasts are so tender right now and soon I will be looking like a fat cow."

"How are you feeling now?"

"Better."

Harm walked up beside her. "I swear to you, you were, and are still the most beautiful woman I know."

She jumped into his arms. "I'm sorry for making you sleep on the couch."

"Totally my fault. It is still pretty early, what do you say about us going back upstairs and let me just lie next to you."

"I want you to do more things than just lie."

"You sure?"

"Yeah, 100 sure. I love you."

"I love you too."

Harm carried Mac back up the stairs and into their room. He expected for her just to crawl into bed with him, but instead she stood in front of him and removed his shirt, the one that she stole to wear to bed, that was way to big for her. He drank in every curve that was her. Her breasts were bigger and her waist hadn't really begun to expand.

"God, you are beautiful," he said taking her into his arms. "I am so lucky to have you." He kissed her and they caught a few hours of sleep together.

0700 EST

Quantico, VA

Harm looked in on Mattie sleeping and went to slightly wake her.

"Madeline."

"Daddy?" She said sleepily.

"Yeah sweetheart. I'm getting ready to go to work, and I just thought that you should know that your mom is going to sleep in today. I bought your favorite cereal so you can have breakfast."

"You 'King of Healthy Food' caved and bought me Lucky Charms?"

"Yeah, to say thank you for being such a good sport about this."

They heard Mac starting to stir and then heard her run into the bathroom. "Dad, I think you need to go check on her. I will start breakfast. Do you want eggs before you go to work?"

"Sure Baby." Mattie got out of bed and went to the kitchen to make Harm breakfast as he checked on Mac.

"Hey there honey." He got on the floor with her and held her.

"When is it going to go away?"

"Well, your pamphlet said by the second trimester."

"That is three weeks away!"

"I know sweetheart. If it makes you feel any better, I'm going to make whatever you want for dinner tonight."

She smiled at him, she knew that he would, if he could, be pregnant for her. He helped her up off the floor. "Our eldest is in the kitchen making breakfast. Do you think you can handle something bland like toast?"

"Yes. Chris, can you leave the Jeep today, I have to take Mattie to DC to do some clothes shopping for school and I need to pick up some bigger jeans."

"Sure sweetheart." He picked up the keys for the other car that was on loan from the CIA, the Toyota Corolla. "Try not to spend all of my meager paycheck." He kissed Mattie on the cheek.

Mac and he walked out the door as they normally did and she watched him walks towards the smaller car. "Be safe today Babe."

He didn't know what got into him at that moment. Maybe it was watching the love of his life do the everyday simple things, maybe it was because he knew that they were being watched by everyone else that was undercover, but he walked over to her and picked her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he kissed her, the meeting between their lips lasted longer than he intended and the passion between them lingered in every fiber they had.

"What was that for?" She asked when he set her back down on the ground bringing both of them back to earth.

"I don't know, I just had a feeling, that's all." He rested his forehead on hers. "And, do I need a reason to show you how much I love you?"

"I guess not."

"Hey Marks, you got a great looking wife, but if you ever want to see her again, then you have to get your six to work!" A guy from his squadron yelled.

"On my way Johnson." He kissed Mac again and walked to the car. Unbeknownst to them they were being watched.