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The Perfect Fit – Part 2

Disclaimer – See part one for all important information

Saturday

August 23, 2003

Roberts Residence

4:35 PM

"Catch me, Auntie Sarah!" AJ yelled at Mac as he slid down the slide and right into her arms.

"Got ya!" Mac twirled AJ in her arms while they both laughed.

Harm, Sturgis and Bud stood by the grill, watching their partner and the little boy with rapture. "Is she like that with all kids or just with AJ?" Sturgis asked in wonder.

"All kids," Harm softly said at once as he watched Mac put AJ onto the slide again.

Bud smiled. "AJ told us last night that he can't wait for Auntie Sarah to have kids so he can play with them."

"She'll be a great mom," Sturgis gently said and then turned his attention to Harm who was still watching Mac and AJ. He could clearly see the bright glimmer in his friend's eyes that were glued to the scene only a few feet away from them.

"Food almost done, gentlemen?" Bobbie asked from behind and joined the three men.

"Almost. I'm going for the burnt offering look, this is just mildly burnt," Bud informed Bobbie.

Bobbie looked at the grill with a raised eyebrow. "Burnt offerings?"

"I'm feeding officers and a member of the Congress," Bud explained. "Doesn't that equal God-status?"

Harm took a drink of his soda and shook his head. "Sometimes I do wonder about you, Bud."

"Sometimes?" Sturgis joked and chuckled.

"Gentlemen, if you would excuse me. Bobbie." Harm set his soda down on the table and walked over to the jungle gym where AJ and Mac were playing.

"Uncle Harm! Uncle Harm! Look how high Auntie Sarah can push me," AJ exclaimed excited while Mac pushed him on the swing.

"Wow, AJ. Any higher and you'll be touching the clouds," Harm acknowledged with a bright smile as he got closer to them.

AJ reached his arm out when Mac pushed him once more towards the sky. "I almost got that one Uncle Harm. Right, Auntie Sarah?"

"Right, AJ." Mac smiled at her godson and then at her partner. Harm walked behind the swing so that he was standing right next to Mac. "Want to take over, Harm?"

"Will he let me?" Harm asked while Mac gave AJ yet another push that made him squeal in pure excitement.

Mac smiled at Harm and nodded her head. "I don't think he'll mind at all. I'm sure you can push him even higher than I ever could. He will be delighted. Make him catch the clouds, Harm," she softly told him and completed her statement with a sweet smile.

Harm gave her a boyish grin and rubbed his hands. "Okay, I'm all for it." They quickly changed their positions before Harm started to push AJ on the swing.

"Higher, Auntie Sarah! Higher!"

"Uncle Harm is taking over, AJ. I've got to talk to your mom," Mac told her godson while he was floating on his swing.

"Okay," AJ said to Mac before he repeated his earlier command. "Higher, Uncle Harm! Higher!"

Harm chuckled and gave his godson a good solid push. "You better follow those orders, Harm," Mac told him with a laugh, enjoying the picture in front of her. It always warmed her heart to see him with their godson. She loved seeing him act like he was a little boy again who didn't care about the rest of the world and just wanted to enjoy the time with Little AJ.

"Aye, aye, Ma'am," Harm joked as he pushed AJ, his eyes following Mac while she made her way to the house.

"Yiiiipppeeee," Little AJ squealed in excitement and as loud as his lungs were allowing him before letting some giggles follow. "Yes, Uncle Harm. Higher, I want to catch that cloud. I want to fly!"

Harm could only laugh about the energy and enthusiasm his godson had while enjoying their play. "Aye, aye, Sir," he replied with a salute, even though his godson couldn't see it. "Mr. Roberts, please get belted up and ready for the fly to cloud number nine," Harm commanded with a chuckle before giving Little AJ yet another solid push.

"Yes, Sir! Hey, Mr. Cloud, I'm coming," Little AJ screamed between his giggles, addressing the cloud he'd chosen to conquer.

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Mac walked over to the grill and joined the others. Bobbie looked at her. "Mac, we need your help."

"With what?" Mac wanted to know.

"Which is darker? The burgers or the charcoal?" Sturgis asked as Bud flipped a burger on the grill.

Mac carefully looked at the burgers. "Another five minutes and we won't have any burgers."

"Yes, Ma'am," Bud muttered as he took the burgers from the grill. Harm and AJ's loud exciting laughter made Sturgis, Bobbie and Mac turn their gazes from the grill to the swing.

"He's great with kids, isn't he?" Bobbie quietly pointed out and looked at Sturgis, getting a little nod from him in response. Then she turned her gaze to Mac who stood next to her, seeing the gleam in her eyes as a little smile had taken place on her face.

"Yeah, he is," Mac quietly agreed, never taking her eyes off her best friend and the little boy. "He'll be a great dad one day. He's meant to be a father," she continued in a whisper with a dreamy look on her face, talking more to herself than to her friends.

Sturgis gave Mac a knowing look, but had to make it very quick due to the Congresswoman who was giving him a questioning one.

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7:09 PM

"Sturgis?" Little AJ asked, trying to get the commander's attention, who was sitting right next to him at the table.

"Yeah, AJ?"

"Do you know anyone to marry Auntie Sarah?" AJ wanted to know.

"What?" Harriet asked in surprise, nearly dropping the glass she was holding.

Little AJ took a deep breath. "I want to marry Auntie Sarah, but she said she can't marry me. So I need to find her someone to marry."

Bobbie raised her eyebrows at AJ. "That's a pretty big job, AJ."

"Do you know someone?" AJ asked Bobbie with his eyes wide open, the hope in his voice was clearly audible.

Bobbie, Harriet, and Sturgis exchanged confused and worried looks. "Honey, I think you should just let Auntie Sarah find her own husband," Harriet softly told him.

"But I want to help, Mommy," AJ whined.

Sturgis looked at Harriet, wondering what she would say but was saved because Bud, Harm, and Mac walked over to the table.

"Uncle Harm, will you marry Auntie Sarah?" AJ asked his uncle right away just to be followed by the crash of a broken glass, which his mother had dropped after hearing his question.

TBC