Chapter 34
The Second Year: Fall 2006 to Fall 2007
Chloe moved in with AJ, Mac, and their children.
Jen Coates and Mike Roberts became engaged.
Mattie Grace graduated high school and joined the Navy.
Francesca Paretti became THE top designer of the year.
The Third Year: Fall 2007 to Fall 2008
Jen and Mike get married, and at Christmas time announce that they are expecting.
Christmas is also a happy time for the Chegwidden's as they add their eighth child to the family.
Justin (1) is a sweet little baby with blond hair and blue eyes. He likes being held and cuddled. Justin needs a family who is strong enough and is equipped with utmost patience to care for a medically fragile baby.
In the early fall, Harm announced his marriage to Loretta, another blonde beauty he met in London.
Sturgis and Varise marry and he retires his commission to follow her on her tours as her manager.
The Fourth Year: Fall 2008 to Fall 2009
Chloe and Mattie both become engaged, although Mattie broke off hers when she discovers that her fiancée is cheating on her.
Jen and Mike have a baby boy that they name Rusty.
Francesca announces her plans to have a child, even though she is not planning to marry.
Lieutenant Jason Tiner graduated from law school and joined the ranks at JAG
The Fifth Year: Fall 2009 to Fall 2010
Harm starts drinking when Mattie is killed on duty. By the end of the year his marriage is on the rocks, and his career is looking like it is too.
Francesca falls in love with the man she had chosen for the father of her child and they get married even though she is still not pregnant.
During the summer, the Chegwidden family returned to Virginia to visit the Roberts family. While they are there they meet and fall in love with two more children, so they add Marta and Marcus to their family.
Marta (1) is a very alert and beautiful baby who has survived a lot of hardships in her young, delicate life. As a result, she has some medical issues that warrant specialized services. Marta will need a specially trained and committed family who care for her and her brother.
Marcus (2) is in good general healthy and developmentally on target. Marcus will also need to learn how to eat properly as he is having some challenges in this arena. Marcus loves his sister dearly and he will need to be adopted by a family who'll raise these siblings together.
Chloe graduates from college and marries her fiancé Donald Jacobs.
The Sixth Year: Fall 2010 to Fall 2011
During this low period in Harm's life, an old friend is transferred to London as well, and they met again. Skates had been his RIO when he'd returned to flight status several years ago, and the last he had heard from her was that she'd just gotten engaged. In the intervening years she had married and had two children. Her son was four and her daughter a year and a half. Seeing the depths her friend had sunk to, she determined to save his life just as he had once done for her. Insisting that he take any accumulated leave he had coming to him she rented a small château and told her husband that she would be back when Harm had dried out. During the month they spent at the château, she reluctantly gave in to his advances and even though she had never cheated on her husband before, she and Harm became lovers.
Both returned to duty and business as usual until three months later when she came to him and told him she was expecting his child. She assured him it was his, because after her daughter had been born her husband had a vasectomy. She told Harm that he was willing to forgive her infidelity and would raise the child as his as long as she swore never to have any contact with Harm ever again. Skates requested a transfer and after kissing Harm's cheek said a final good-bye.
Chloe, after spending a year in practice with an established firm, opened her own practice along with her husband. Her 'big sister' Mac couldn't have been prouder of her.
Bud Roberts after being passed over for promotion to Captain a second time had talked over his options with his always wonderfully understanding wife. Because it was summer, they took the two weeks leave time he had coming and the family went to San Diego to visit the Chegwidden's. AJ and Sarah were happy to open their home to their friends and once the reason they had come for a visit was revealed, talked with them honestly about the choice facing Bud. With the blessings and encouragement of their two favorite people, Bud chose to retire from the Navy and open his own law firm.
Shortly after Bud and Harriett returned to Virginia Sarah Chegwidden received notice that she had been promoted to General, and would be JAG of the Pacific. The entire family was moving to Hawaii.
To be continued….