CH 43
June, Trish and Val chatted on the way to the supermarket. When they got there, MacGyver grabbed the trolley. They continue to talk while she puts fruit and vegetables in the trolley. When it came to the meat, MacGyver looked it over and picked up two stuffed round pork roasts for tomorrow night's dinner. Then she walked down the isles getting the rest of the things that she needed. Last she went to get the ice cream.
"What sort would you like to have for dessert tomorrow night?"
"How about rum and raisin for one and… Neopolitan for the other?" Val said.
"Ok, and I know Jim loves cookies and cream," MacGyver said as she picked up a small container and added it to the trolley while Val picked up the other two that were two litres of each and put them in the trolley.
"Better make it another one each, from what Jim tells me about your sweet tooth family."
Trish laughs, "She's right."
"OK," Val said, picking up two more containers.
Next, they went to get some sauces. MacGyver smiled as she put four bottles in the trolley, two white and two dark chocolate sauces, that harden to a shell when they're put on the ice cream.
Getting to the counter, "June, are you sure you got enough for all of us?"
"I'm sure, but if not I'll just have to come back."
When it was their turn, MacGyver opened her bags and passed them to the packer and then started putting things on the conveyor belt.
"June, where did you get or bags from? them from?"
"I made them."
"Really, wow, they look amazing, what a great idea."
"Thanks, I made them years ago. I'd rather use these than plastic bags."
"That's a great idea."
Once everything was bagged and paid for, they went to the car and put the bags in the boot and returned the trolley then left for home.
"June, what about dinner?"
She smiles, "Relax, I'll order it online and it will be delivered within five minutes."
"So, you've done this before."
"Yep."
"What did you order?"
"Pizzas," she said laughing.
"Very funny," Trish said.
"Well you did ask," Val said grinning.
"Yeah, I did."
When they arrived home, Jim went outside to help them.
"Hey, got everything?"
"I hope so," as they carry everything inside and into the kitchen.
Trish and Val watch them work around the kitchen putting everything away and they are done within minutes.
"You two are amazing."
"We got use to working together after a while," Jim said.
"You'll have to tell us how you two do it."
"Communication and knowing what goes where," MacGyver said.
"Good point."
There was a knock on the door... "Right on time,'' MacGyver said as she went to the door. "Jim?" He followed her to the door then returned seconds later bringing the pizzas into the living room where Jim had everything set up on the coffee table and a portable fold up table. They put the boxes of pizzas on the table and the chips and garlic bread on the coffee table with the drinks.
"Ok everyone help yourselves," She said as she passed out the plastic reusable plates to everyone. They helped themselves to one of six pizzas while they carry on talking while enjoying their dinner.
MacGyver was sitting on the couch and Jim was sitting on the floor between her legs. They notice that Macgyver moved forward and leaned over Jim taking a couple of chips or a piece of garlic bread from his plate and it didn't worry him especially when she bit half of the garlic bread and put the other half close to his mouth where it took the half into his mouth. Or when she took his beer bottle from his hand and drank some of it then passing it back all while continuing their conversation. After all the food was gone Jim and MacGyver took care of everything and then returned a holding ginger beer in hand. This time Jim sat on the couch and MacGyver sat on the floor. They chat for the next hour before they leave in taxi vans knowing that there will be a lot of drinking tonight.
When they arrived at the pub, they followed Jim and MacGyver inside.
As they walked in a group cheered, "It's about time you two showed up!" Buffer said.
"Well we're here," Jim said smiling.
They all go over to the noisy group and Jim introduces his family to his men and then MacGyver did the same with the Hammersley crew. Glasses of champagne were passed out.
"I would like to propose a toast,'' Mike said, getting everyone to settle down. "To Jim and MacGyver… June, we all wish you many years of happiness. You both have been through a lot since you met"... laughter... "But you came through a lot of rough times together, you were there for each other through the bad times last year and this year it is for all the good times including your upcoming wedding next month. And as you all know the next patrol will the last for MacGyver, Spider, Nav, Buffer, JJ and Dingo. We wish them all the best for the future and one day we might be serving on the same boat again. But for now... to Jim and June... enjoy the last days of freedom." Everyone laughed. "To Jim and June"
"Jim and June." they kiss in front of everyone.
"Thanks, Mike for that speech. It's going to be hard leaving Hammersley after four years, but it was a great, interesting, exciting and, amazing four years working with you all. Meeting Jim and the SAS, that was very interesting but whoever knew that one challenge over a year ago could result in what's coming up. It just shows that anything is possible. You never know where or when you are going to meet the one person who you are going to spend the rest of your life with. Just tonight I learned something new about my future inlaws," she looked over to them, then back to everyone else,
"Jamie, she was dating Tom's mate when they met when one night Eric was late to pick her up to take her to a dance so he called Tom. Tom took her to the dance and they danced the night away. She broke up with Eric when she realised she was in love with Tom. They got engaged and married within six months of meeting each other and now after almost forty years of marriage, they are still as happy and in love today as they were forty years ago. They've got four great children, three and a half grandchildren."... Ben put his hand on his wife's expanding stomach… "And now the last two children are settling down and getting married and one day has kids of their own that they can send to their grandparents for a long weekends." Everyone laughed. "Besides family, there are friends and mates who are like a second family, like you crazy lot who are here, those who couldn't make it tonight, and those who are not with us any more but we will always remember and know that they are happy for us." Jim put his arm around her shoulder. Jim knew that she was thinking of her parents whom she lost years ago.
"June is right about family and friends, we would like to thank whoever it was that planned this get together...thank you but..."
"Oh no there's that but!" Charge said making everyone laugh.
"June worked out what was going on tonight."
"And just what is that?" Nav asked.
Jim and Macgyver look at each other and grin, then turn to everyone. "Bucks and..." Jim said, "Hen's night!" MacGyver said.
"Well Jim, this will be the only chance we all have to get together, 'cause I'm sure you don't want to have your bucks night the night before your wedding," Mike said.
"Yeah especially after what happened at your bucks night!" They all laughed.
"We don't want that."
"No we don't," Kate said.
Everyone talked and laughed enjoying drinks for the next hour till all the men stood up, "Come on Jim let the fun begin," Ben said.
Jim leaned over and kissed MacGyver. "Call me if you need any help," She said.
"I will." Standing he turned to the guys, "I don't know what you all have planned for me."
"Trust us," Swain said.
"That's what I'm afraid of," MacGyver said, making them laugh as they noisily walk out of the pub.
MacGyver turned to the ladies, "Ok... now what?"
"Come with us," Kate said as she and the other women stood up and walked to the double doors. Nav opened the doors and they all walked into a private room that was set up with chairs and a table piled with gifts and boxes of something else. They all sat down and had MacGyver sit down in a certain chair.
"Now let the fun begin starting off with….Kate."
Everyone turns to Kate where she flips back a sheet revealing a naked man and a bullseye over his private parts.
Then Val picked up two papers, one that had testicles are drawn on it and the other a penis. She put the drawing pin in the one with the testicles and hung it up and then picked up a sleep mask.
"You know the old game pin the tail on the donkey, well you get the idea, starting with Val first"
Everyone watches as Nav gives her the pin and the drawing of the penis. Then she put the mask on her and turned her around three times then stopped. Val pinned it on the poster and everyone laughed when she hit the navel area. Then it was the next person's go. Some got close and others got the leg. When it was MacGyver's turn Kate moved the poster board over by two inches. Then she pinned it, "Bullseye!" Nav said.
MacGyver removes the blindfold and smiles. "I heard Kate moving it two inches."
"Damn June, you are good," Trish said.
"Thanks, so what's my prize?"
"This..." Nav said, showing everyone the prize. It was a chocolate penis. They all laugh. There were other funny games including blowing up penises that got a piece of paper in them and one of them got a black X on it. One of the SAS wives saw the X, showed it to Nav, and she won a prize.
"Now you can deflate your balloons," Nav said.
"What a shame, I just tied mine up and so it's standing at attention," MacGyver said, making the women laugh.
"June does Jim stand at attention? '' one of the SAS girlfriends asked which shocked everyone else.
"Ahh, that's personal between Jim and me, thank you," MacGyver said as she uses a pin to deflate the balloon.
"Right... the next game," Kate said, breaking the tension in the room. They all had a fun time. Kate and Nav brought out special drinks that they had made and passed them out.
"What this drink?" Trish asked.
MacGyver giggled when she recognized the drink, "it's called… 'Sex on the Beach'," MacGyver said.
"But this one is special for June," Kate said, passing her the drink. MacGyver laughs.
"What is it?" Jamie asked.
"Sex with the Captain," Nav answered.
"Oh, why that drink?" Jamie asked.
"Jamie, what rank is Jim?" MacGyver asked her.
Trisk and Val click and laugh
"Well… he's a captain… oh!" she soon realises the joke making everyone laugh.
"I introduced this drink to Kate when Mike was the Captain of Hammersley before his promotion," MacGyver said.
"Payback can be a bitch MacGyver," Kate said.
"True but it was funny. The look on her and Mike's face was priceless" she said laughing.
Then it was for the gifts. Nav passed MacGyver one gift at a time for her to open. She thanked the person who had given her the gift then passed it to Kate. Some of the gifts were funny. "Thank you, Nikki and Kate, for giving me this Hen's Party and thank you all for coming tonight, I hope you all had a good time," MacGyver said, and they all clapped for a few seconds.
"Now there is tea and coffee for the ones who want it and there is food also," Kate said. Since the staff started putting everything out and onto a table. Everyone got up and mingled as well as helped themselves to the food and drinks.. It was after midnight when the women got back to Junes. They helped June carry all of the gifts inside. They put them on the table before going to bed to get some sleep.