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Chapter 31
Harm's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "You're serious?"
Mac nodded sheepishly still not too sure if he was happily shocked or disappointedly shocked. "Uh huh." she said searching his face for his true reaction. She still didn't see anything but surprise.
"I thought there was very little chance."
"So did I. Seems like we were both wrong." Mac said. "It will be ok won't it. Cos I really need to hear you say that you're ok with this."
"Ok with this?" Harm said looking even more shocked than before. "Really? I'm over the moon! We're going to have a baby!"
"Yeah. So do you think the kids are going to be happy?"
"I know they will. Eventually. They're teenagers Mac. Their reactions could go any way but they're good kids so eventually they'll come around. Who knows, they may even be as excited as we are."
"Yeah."
"You are excited aren't you?" He looked at her face and she wasn't ecstatic. "Mac?"
"It's a dream come true Harm. I just hope we can make it all work."
"Of course we'll make it work." Harm said. "Look at this well oiled ship we're running already." he chuckled.
"My point exactly."
"Mac...it was a bad day. Everyone has bad days. We have some really great days too."
"I know."
"And you know what? We have a house full of babysitters right here."
"That's true. I just hope they don't put the baby in a basket and lower it out the window or something when they're trying to escape."
"That will be all taken care of and forgotten by tomorrow."
"I'll apologise to Chloe and I was a little hard on Mattie too."
"Well she shouldn't have climbed out of the window. She knew better."
"Still, she was only protecting her sister."
"See?"
"What?"
"What you just said. She was only protecting her sister. You didn't even realise that you already know how much of a family we've already become."
"Ok. I think." she said with a giggle. "Will you go and talk to Chloe for me?"
"Of course." Harm said leaning over and hugging her. He planted a soft kiss on her lips before he went to talk to their youngest...for now."
XXX
Harm stood in the doorway of the girls room.
Chloe and Mattie looked at each other. They'd been expecting Mac.
"Mattie give us a minute ok?" he said.
"Sure." She gave Chloe a smile as she left and mouthed "good luck".
"Thanks." Chloe mouthed back.
"Take a seat." Harm said patting the bed when Mattie had left and closed the door.
"Right there?"
"Yes. Right there."
"I said I was sorry." Chloe said realising it was too little too late at this stage. She had already been in trouble and then she'd mouthed off at Mac to finish the evening off with a bang.
"You knew what you did wrong." Harm said. "You knew you were already in trouble."
"I know but.."
"No buts. What were you thinking?" he said. "You knew that Mac had been here simmering on the fact you'd sneaked out the window. That you'd tried to trick her into thinking you were still in bed."
"I know Harm! I know it was really stupid!"
"Then WHY, why would you treat Mac with such disrespect when you knew that you were the one in the wrong?
"I don't know."
"Would you like the kind of parents that didn't say anything? That didn't care where you were or who you were with?"
"No of course not." Chloe could feel the emotion bubbling in her throat.
"You don't tell an adult who is rightfully chastising you to CHILL."
"I Know. I'm sorry!"
"Stand up." Harm said.
Chloe stood immediately although somewhat cautiously.
Harm took her arm and guided her over his lap. He knew he had to take care of this for Mac and he wanted this punishment to be over but his heart wasn't in it. He raised his hand and brought it down on the wriggling bottom. "We will not take any more of this nonsense young lady."
"Ow Harm That hurts!"
Harm ignored her protests and kept on spanking. After he'd covered the entire target with sharp smacks he raise her skirt."
"No!" she squealed as he spanked her bottom hard. Her thin panties were no protection for the rapid fire spanks that were pelting across her stinging bottom. When she started to cry he stopped. He helped her stand and pulled her into a warm hug.
"Shh." he said quietly as he soothed her.
"I'm sorry Harm."
"I know."
"You ok?" he asked when he was sure she wasn't still crying.
"Yeah."
"Ok come down stairs in a few minutes. I'll get the others. Mac and I have something to tell you."
"What?"
"You'll have to wait until you come downstairs."
"Ok. If I must."
xxx
By the time the kids all trooped down the stairs Harm and Mac were perched on the sofa waiting. Mac was doing a good job of hiding her nervousness.
"I didn't have anything to do with all that." Josh said.
Chloe rolled her eyes. "That's over now. It has to be something else. It's something else isn't it?" she said looking at Mac. "Oh I'm sorry Mac for being rude and for sneaking out."
"Apology accepted Cho." Mac said.
"We have something to tell you." Harm said.
"What?" Mattie asked. "It's nothing bad is it?"
"No it's nothing bad." Mac said. "In fact I'm hoping that you'll be happy about it."
"Are we going on a vacation?" Chloe asked?
"No, not a vacation."
"Is the wedding off?" Josh asked.
"No definitely not."
"Is it...?" Chloe started.
"No. Harm said. "Now stop with the questions so we can tell you what it actually is."
Harm looked at Mac. She nodded. "We're going to have a baby." he said with a giant grin. "You're all going to be a big brother or sister."
TBC