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Part 15
It was after five before Mac got home from Harriet's. She was glad to see that Harm was already home, having secured early that day.
"Hey there!" he greeted her at the door with a kiss, "How was your day? How were the kids?"
"Great," she told him, with a genuine smile.
"I can tell," Harm smiled in kind, "So, tell me what was so great that it put that smile on your face."
"Oh, just the children," Mac told him, "Harriet's testing the twins on new solid food, but ended up wearing most of it. AJ had some friends over and one is an absolute riot. He's one of about nine kids in his family with another on the way and has this shock of bright red hair…I bet it runs in the family. He reminds me of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter. And Tyler was ill and I put him down for a sleep once we got home. Then Tiegan spent the entire day on my knee, as I helped her with her reading homework…"
"Whoa there!" Harm laughed, "Take a breath, Marine! I can see why you're so happy…it's great that you had such a good day."
He gave Mac a hug, before she had presence of mind to ask him about his day.
"And you?"
" I had a nice day myself," Harm grinned, "Nice and short, that is…Now, I believe that we have exactly one hour and thirty minutes until Mattie gets home…"
"Twenty-seven minutes," Mac corrected him.
"Sorry, one hour and twenty-seven minutes," Harm amended, "until Mattie gets home…What say you to bringing this to the bedroom, counselor?"
"Sure," Mac's face lit up again with a grin, "If the conditions of this deal would be worth my while…"
"Oh, I'm sure I can come up with something to please you," Harm played along.
"Then let me lead the way," Mac grabbed his hand as she took off, "I look forward to discovering what sort of conditions those will be!"