Random Bits of Life
Girl Talk
Harm entered Mac's office and found her leaning back in her chair on the phone, giggling.
"What's so funny, marine?" he asked.
She motioned for him to come in but not to say anything while she continued her phone conversation. "Yeah…uh-huh…yeah, he just got out of court…I'll tell him that…" More laughter was heard, confusing Harm even more. "Okay, Mattie…have fun…bye."
"That was Mattie?"
"Yep."
"I swear, you talk to her more than I do," he said.
"That's because we can have girl talk. There are just some things in life that you can't talk to males about, Harm. We gotta keep some things secret," she said, grinning at him. "Especially when it's about a certain 40 year-old ex fighter pilot turned lawyer turned dad."
"You two talk about me?"
"Yes."
"What do you say?" he asked eagerly.
She leaned forward as if to tell him something big. "That you almost screwed up Bud and Harriet's wedding by loaning your dress whites to a stripper and getting thrown in jail the night before, taking not only the groom with you but also your commanding officer," she whispered conspiratorially.
"Hey! I didn't loan them out and it wasn't my fault that we ended up in jail," he defended.
"Either way, Mattie enjoyed the story."
"Just what I need," he groaned. "The two of you getting together to trade stories about me."
"I just thought that she needed to learn about your lively and eventful past. In return, she agreed to tell me any good future stories about you. We thought it was a good deal."
Harm pretended to be mad, but he was secretly pleased that Mattie and Mac were getting along so well.