This story started with me having ideas for a few scenes that didn't fit in my other story and I keep adding to it. I guess I just like writing anything that puts Mac and Dick together.

Chapter 12

It was Mac and Dick's first holiday season together. Dick told her that with his mother in Europe and his father in the Caribbean that he normally spent the holidays with Logan. However, Logan had been deployed for two Christmases, so Dick tried visiting his mom one year and his dad the other.

This year they were spending Christmas with the Mackenzie family. She sensed that Dick was excited to see a real family holiday. However, it's two week before then and Dick's father, Big Dick, has come for a visit. Mac was feeling stressed because Dick was stressed. He hadn't seen his father in over two years and had only spoken to him three times since she and Dick started seeing each other. When he learned of the engagement, Big Dick decided he needed to meet his soon to be daughter-in-law.

Big Dick arrived the previous night and they had a lovely dinner. Mac had woken up early for to work on a few cases for Veronica before everyone got up for the day. She was sitting at the kitchen table in yoga pants with one of Dick's t-shirt on with her laptop and a cup of coffee when she heard someone enter the kitchen.

Mac turned to see Big Dick stroll in without a shirt and just pajama pants. "Good morning." She stated as she turned back to her computer. "There is fresh coffee. Mugs are in the cabinet above the coffeemaker." While she was a little embarrassed to see her future father-in-law without a shirt, she was also glad to see that as Dick ages he will still keep the amazing body.

She heard Big Dick moving around for a little while before he asked where to find the cream. Mac realized that he was probably worse than Dick and didn't even know to just look in the refrigerator. So, she saved her work and got up to look for the half n' half.

Mac quickly found it in the door and turned to hand it to Big Dick, but he was standing directly behind her. "Um…here you go." She pushed it between them hoping that he would take a step back because Mac had always been very picky about people getting in her personal space.

"So tell me. What is it that has you interested in my son?" Big Dick gently ran a finger down Mac's arm.

"Excuse me?" Mac wasn't sure what he was doing, but she was sure that she was very uncomfortable.

Big Dick took his finger and stroked it along her jaw line. "I'm just trying to get to know you a little."

Mac pushed him back with the container in her hand. She didn't feel comfortable touching his bare chest with her bare hand. "Well here is something for you to know. You're creeping me out."

"Oh come on. I know what kind of girls are attracted to my son and why. I'll let you in on a little secret. I have more money than him." He placed a hand on each of her upper arms and rubbed.

"Good for you. However, money has nothing to do with why I'm with your SON. Now get away from me." Mac looked away from Big Dick and saw her Dick enter the kitchen.

Dick grabbed his father from behind and pulled him away from Mac before punching him in the face and causing Big Dick to fall to the ground. Dick picked him up and pushed him to the stairs before throwing him on them. "Pack you fucking bags and get out of our house. You're not welcomed here."

"Son, I'm just trying to…" Big Dick stood up but didn't move towards Dick.

"You're just trying to what? Hit on the woman I'm going to marry. Seduce the future mother of my children, your grandchildren." He was pointing his finger at his father.

Big Dick shook his head. "I'm sorry son. I didn't realize she was pregnant. Now it all makes sense as to why you're getting married."

Mac was standing behind Dick. "Seriously? Why does everyone think I'm pregnant?" She threw her hands in the air.

Dick shook his head. "Mac's not pregnant. See unlike you and mom, when we have children, it will be because we planned it. Not like when mom got pregnant with me just so she could force you to marry her. Our kids will be wanted from the very start."

"Look son. It was just so quick, I assumed she might have just been another girl after your money."

Dick shook his head. "You marry women constantly that you've only known for a few months."

"You've only known this girl a few months."

Dick started to laugh. "You are really that clueless. I've known Mac since we were kids. We were in the same third grade class. We went to middle school, high school, and college together. She dated Cassidy, you remember him right? You're other son."

"Look I didn't realize there was a history."

He shook his head in defeat. "Just leave." Dick turned back and grabbed Mac's hand as he pulled her into the kitchen. Once they were away from his father, Dick wrapped his arms around Mac and kissed her on the forehead. "I'm so sorry about my…I shouldn't have let him stay with us. God I'm an idiot. It's my fault. I know how he is with women, but I was stupid enough to think he would be respectful since…" Dick shook his head frustrated with what he was trying to say.

Mac pressed her face into his chest. "It's not your fault. You should be able to trust your father."

"I promise you that I will be a better husband and father than he ever was."

"I know you will be." Mac pulled back and looked up at him. "But one thing is bothering me."

Worry crossed over Dick's face. "What?"

"I don't remember us being in the same third grade class."

Dick smiled at her. "We were. Mrs. Phillips. She wore glasses and always smelled like cinnamon. You, my dear, sat in the corner with your nose in a book and didn't talk to anyone. But you always knew the answer when she called on you." He pushed a strand of hair off her face.

Mac bit her lip. "Well now I feel like an asshole that I don't remember you being in that class."

"Maybe this will help. I was the little shit who would steal your books on the playground at recess."

Her eyes widened. "That was you!"

Dick gave her an awkward grin and nodded.

"You were a little, for lack of a better word, dick." She still remembers how much she hated the boy who would steal her books at recess. He would tease her about being nerdy and sometimes even hit her when she tried to get her books back.

"Well, boys are little shits at that age when they like a girl. And you were just so adorable." He tapped her on the nose. "I even read some of those Goosebumps books because you were reading them."

It made her excited to know that she had an influence on Dick even when they were just kids, but then something occurred to Mac. "But I remember that little boy was called Richie." She remembered chasing after him to get her books back and calling him Richie Rich because he was a wealthy, entitled pest.

Dick let out a small laugh. "The elementary school didn't think Dick was an appropriate name, so I went by Richie until middle school when my dad insisted they call me Dick."

Mac was working on her computer at home on a Sunday morning while Dick was out surfing. While she was supposed to be working on wedding plans since it was six weeks away, she was actually practicing her hacking skills when she heard the front door open.

"Shit!" Veronica came into the living room.

Instantly standing up, Mac was worried something bad happened. "What's the matter?" She walked around to stand in front of her panicked friend. This was a friend who didn't panic, which made Mac even more worried because for her to be freaking out it had to be bad.

Veronica opened her purse and pulled out a box. Mac recognized it as a pregnancy test.

"Shit." Mac echoed Veronica's statement.

Veronica sat down on the couch. "I went to take my pill this morning and realized I went through the all the sugar pills. My period never started. Plus I've been feeling really run down lately."

Mac sat down next to her friend and rubbed circles on her back. "What did Logan say?" Veronica gave her a sheepish look. "You didn't tell him."

"Well I thought I should have more information first."

"There is only one way to find out."

Veronica opened the box and pulled out the two tests. "You're taking one too." She handed Mac a test.

"Um…I'm not the one who's late. I don't start for two more days."

"Just take it. It will make me feel better."

Mac rolled her eyes. "Fine."

They each went to a different bathrooms and met back in the living room where the sat the tests on a newspaper on the coffee table and waited for the timer to go off. Mac watched as Veronica marked one with a V and the other with a M.

"Do you know what you want to do?" Mac was worried that Veronica would use this as an excuse to self-sabotage her relationship with Logan.

The patio door opened and Dick came strolling in with his wetsuit pulled down.

Veronica freaked and knocked the tests the floor with the newspaper on top of them. "Morning Dick."

Dick gave them a curious look. "I feel like you're up to something."

Veronica instantly began to shake her head no.

Mac smiled at her fiancé. "Honey, I love you. Now go away please." She blew him a kiss.

"Now I know you're up to something." Dick walked over and kissed Mac chastely of the lips. "Fine I'll leave you two alone. Just need to check…" He picked the newspaper off the floor. "Um..are those what I think the are?"

Veronica sat back down on the couch. "Shit."

Mac turned to her. "You keep saying that. I think you need a new word." The timer on her phone began to beep. She bent over and picked the tests off the floor and handed one to Veronica. The test that was in Mac's hand had two pink lines. "I think I have your test." She looked at the handle and saw the M that marked it as hers.

Veronica looked relieved and Mac noticed the test in her hands was negative.

"Wait a minute are you sure you marked these right?"

Veronica looked over at Mac. "What do you mean?" She looked at the test in Mac's hands. "Oh shit!" Leaning over to her bag, Veronica pulled out another box. "I thought the second box would be for me freaking out, but I think you need it more."

Mac shook her head. "No. This has to be your test. I'm not late."

"Wait a minute! You're pregnant?"

Mac whipped her head around remembering that Dick was there. "I…I don't know. Veronica was the one worried. I was taking a test for moral support." She turned back to Veronica. "I think you mixed these up." She ripped open the box and pulled out one of the tests before grabbing Dick by the hand and pulling him towards their bedroom.

Once the door was closed, she took a deep breath to calm herself and then turned to face Dick. She couldn't read his face to determine what he was thinking.

"Please tell me what you're thinking." Mac stared down as she fiddled with the test package in her hands.

He rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm thinking you need to take that test."

She nodded and went into the bathroom where she realized that she didn't need to go to the bathroom, which makes it hard to take a pregnancy test. Mac walked back out into the bedroom where Dick was still standing in the middle of the room. "I can't."

Dick turned and looked at her. "What do you mean you can't?"

"I have to pee on the stick, which means I need to have pee first."

"Got it. I'll be right back." Dick bolted out the door and was back in two minutes with a glass of juice and a bottle of water. "I didn't know which you would want, so I figured more fluid was better. Veronica just left. I told her she needed to go home and tell Logan. She wants you to call her when you know."

Mac took the juice and water. "Thanks. The more the merrier." She sat down on the bed. "Don't you want to change out of that wetsuit?"

Dick looked down at himself and realized he was still in his suit from surfing. "Are you just trying to get me out of my clothes to distract me?"

"Well the liquid is going to need a little while to get through my system. Maybe you should go shower." She started to chug the juice.

He walked up to her. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm not sure how I feel right now. Maybe once I take the test I will figure it out."

Dick nodded. "I love you."

Mac tilted her head and relaxed. "I love you too."

A half hour later Mac was sitting on the bed next to Dick waiting for the timer to go off. She was scared and excited at the same time. They had decided that they wanted to have children, but they hadn't decided when they would actually start trying for them. When she looked over at Dick, she still couldn't read how he was feeling.

The phone sounded for the second time that day and Mac turned over the test in her hand to see the negative result.

"Not pregnant." She bit her lower lip as she realized the disappointment that coursed through her.

"Okay." Dick placed a hand on her knee and rubbed it with his thumb.

They sat in silence for a few moments. Mac couldn't decide if she wanted to tell Dick that she was a little excited at the thought that she may have been pregnant. Sure at first she was shocked and scared, but then she thought about the baby. He or she would have blue eyes just like Mac and Dick do. She hoped it would be tall like Dick with his athletic ability and her brains. She thought about Dick holding their child and probably putting diapers on backwards. While it wasn't planned at that moment and she hadn't suspected she was pregnant, she wanted the baby and finding out there wasn't one broke her heart a little.

Dick removed his hand from her leg. "I was kind of a little excited."

Mac smiled into her hands. "I was too."

"When do you want to try for a baby?" Dick turned to face her. "I mean, we've talked about having kids, but never really made a plan."

"The idea of trying freaks me out. Watching my temperature and tracking my cycle. I would rather go off birth control and just see what happens. More of a not not trying method for a while." She was still staring down into her hands.

"Okay. Then just stop taking the pills."

Mac's head shot up. "What?"

"If you want to stop using birth control, then stop."

She didn't think Dick would be so open to stopping using prevention and was a little shocked to say the least. "Really?"

Dick smiled at her. "Really."

"Maybe after the wedding. I think we have enough on our plate right now. I should also see my doctor before I stop anyway."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

Mac felt a smile spread across her face.