Okay, I've decided to be a merciful puppeteer today. I have advanced five chapters in one day, so here are the two that I had this past week. I'm posting them back to back so there will bee a big enough post to carry you guys on till Monday when I come back to work. I wasn't supposed to be able to do this today! but what can I say... God loves you guys.. and me for you guys give me lots and lots of confidence. I love you guys.
This chapter is really chill. SOMEONE asked me to tone it down. This is toned down. not drama just slilly drivel here... next chapter... that is another story.
Family Night
Mac and the kids were having a movie marathon. They were on their fifth film of the night, and didn't know if they were going to last through the sixth. They were all very long. "Harry potter and the Order of the Phoenix" Was Mac's favorite out of all of the others. They had watched them all back to back. And it was almost midnight. Mac sat on the Couch, Amy's Head on her lap. Horace was laid out on the Love seat, and Becca was sprawled out on the floor.
"Yeowch." Amy said as the baby gave a particularly strong kick. Mac smiled and rubbed at the spot. "Maybe you could call her Mia Hamm."
"No…" Mac answered.
"Mia is a nice name mom." Becca stated coming closer to her and placing her hand on her mother's abdomen and jumping a bit when the baby responded. "But a different middle name."
"What's her last name anyway?" Horace asked coming closer to her and doing the same as his sisters.
"Allen."
"Won't her father want his last name on it too?" He questioned noticing she didn't like where he was taking the conversation, but he was curious.
"No he wouldn't," Mac answered.
"He doesn't even have a last name." Amy said distractedly as she watched the part of the movie, where Umbridge went running into the Black Forest.
The twins looked at Amy, then back at Mac. Their mother rolled her eyes and praised God for making her cell phone ring. "Hello?" She said moving Amy gently off of her lap.
"Greetings Madame president." She smiled again. Her children had noticed that she smiled a lot more lately. Mac got up stiffly and headed for her den.
"I was just thinking about you," Mac said taking a seat behind her desk
"Can I come see you tonight?" He asked.
"You're here?"
"I was in New York this afternoon." William sounded ecstatic to know that she was considering his question. "I flew down to D.C. right after the UN Goodwill Conferences."
"That's right, that was today." Mac said turning her chair facing away from the door.
"I'll call the gate, tell them that I'm expecting you."
"Thank you," William said with a sigh of relief, "I'll talk to you soon."
When he hung up, Mac reached out to her desk phone and dialed the four digits to the gates. "Security? May I help you ma'am"
"Prince William will be arriving at the gates shortly, call me before you let him in so that I may meet his majesty at the door."
"Yes Ma'am" The security guard said just before Mac hung up.
She got up and walked back to the living room. Horace was carrying Amy into her room she had fallen asleep on the couch. "Where's Becca?" She asked as she sat down on the sofa.
"She got a call and went to her room." Horace said coming back out and kissing his mother's cheek. "I'm beat mom, so I'm going to go to bed too. I had a blast today."
"Me too…" she said to him and squeezed his hand as he passed by her. "Good night baby."
She was left alone to her thoughts, as she watched the last bit of Order of the Phoenix. It had been too long since she has felt this way, that she really didn't know how she survived it the first time. When she first fell in love it is so intense that she hurt when the other person was not there. They could just be in the other room and she was in physical pain. Mac had to deal with an immense body of water separating her from William. It nearly killed her to leave the day after their last encounter. But he was there that night, and that counted for something.
Just as the credits started to roll on the fifth Harry Potter installment, her cell rang again. "Hello?"
"Ma'am, the Royal guard is here." The Gatekeeper said.
"Thank you Mark." Mac said leaping to her feet and heading as quickly as she could to the main entrance.
She came to a halt in front of her Secret service at the door and waited for them to open it. When he stepped in side, William came to her and pulled her close, not really caring that the halls were filled with guards from both sides. He kissed her hungrily, She responded in kind hoping that her knees would be able to hold her weight. "Hi."
"Welcome back." Mac said with a smile, then lacing her fingers with his. They walked together in silence back to the residence.
"I haven't seen these in years." William said as Mac turned on The Half Blood Prince.
"We've been watching them all tonight. I knew most of us wouldn't make it all the way through number five." Mac said sitting next to William on the couch.
He reached down and took her feet in his hands. "You think you'll get through this one?"
Mac groaned as he began to massage her feet. "Not a chance."
William laughed softly just as Becca stepped out of her room and into the living room. "Oh My god!" Mac turned to face her daughter; "You're back!"
"Hello Rebecca," William said reaching his hand out to her then taking it back, "I'm sorry."
"No, It's okay." Rebecca understood that he had been rubbing her mother's feet. Why had he been rubbing her mother's feet? "I just came out to get some water."
William sat back down, and looked at Mac who seemed to be waiting for something. "What are you waiting for?"
She holds up a five fingers and starts ticking them off, "Five... Four... Three... Two... One."
"He doesn't have a last name!" Becca said from the threshold of the living room and the kitchen. "You told Amy, but you couldn't tell us?"
"Amy figured it out just like you did." Mac answered softly in a Not-tonight tone.
"That is so freaky, Well I guess I must congratulate you your majesty on your baby." Becca said taking it a lot better than Mac would have thought.
"Thank you." William said a little spooked about the whole situation. "Please call me William."
"Sure, Good night Mom, and William." Becca said walking into her room.
"You didn't tell them about us?" William asked once they were alone again.
"I've never done this before, I don't know how to approach it and not have the world know except to keep it to myself and making sure that those who need to know, do know." Mac answered standing up.
"Wait," William walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her, "I understand, It's just this is difficult for me as well."
Mac nodded and turned in his arms to face him. "I'm taking it slow."
William touched his forehead with her and stared. "You fascinate me, and there is nothing I wouldn't go through for you. I hope you know that."
"Will you give birth for me... 'Cause I'm so not looking forward to that."
"Anything but that. I'm an old man for God's sake. Women are much stronger creatures in that capacity." Mac laughed and pulled him back to the couch.
William sat at one end of the couch then pulled her close so that she sat between his legs and they were lying the long way on the couch. Mac smiled as she settled with him there. He placed his hands on her belly as he craned his neck to kiss the top of her head. She looked up and their lips met in a short kiss, then they settled in a comfortable silence to watch the TV. Though not for long, soon they were both fast asleep on the couch.
