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| Serena and Evelyn jumped up and down excitedly. Their parents were going to take them to Disney World. "When are we going, Mommy?" Evelyn asked. "Tomorrow," Mac replied, just as excited as her children. She had always wanted to go to Disney World, but with her father... She shuddered, pushing it out of her mind. Harm came out of kitchen with a grin on his face. Mac eyed him curiously. "I made something for you," he told her. "Oh God, it better not be your meatless meatloaf," Mac scoffed. "Hey, meatless meatloaf is good, but that's not what I made." Harm led her into the kitchen. "Look in the oven." Mac smiled. "You remembered!" It was a cake... Harm never made cakes. "What? You really thought I'd forget!" He asked, pretending to be hurt. "No, Sailor," Mac replied, hugging him tightly. "Thank you so much, Harm!" "Is that how you're going to redeem yourself for that comment? I go to all this trouble making something I'm not even going to eat, to celebrate the day we finally realized our love for each other and all I get is a lousy hug?" Mac laughed and pulled his head close to hers. "How's this?" Their lips met in a soft kiss. "EWWWW!" Evelyn said. Serena's eyes were wide. "Daddy, let go of Mommy, you'll get stuck like that!" "No, we won't, Rena." The two pulled apart laughing. The little girls sighed with relief and rushed into their parent's arms. "Mommy, read us a bedtime story! Please!!!" Evelyn asked. Mac smiled. "Sure, I'll be right there. Why don't you to go brush your teeth and get your PJ's on." The kids squealed and ran to their room. "As for you, Sailor. Cut me a fat slice of that baby and I'll join you in a minute." "Yes, Ma'am!" Harm said with a mock salute. Mac laughed and went to put her daughters to bed. When she returned to the kitchen, she saw Harm had dozed off. He was sitting in the chair with his head on the table. She sighed and walked over to him. "Harm," she said, shaking him. He sat up so fast that he fell off the chair. "Are you all right?" Mac asked, trying to stifle a laugh. "Yeah," Harm grumbled. He hadn't had much sleep because of the guilt he was feeling. He never told his wife about it and he intended on keeping it from her. She noticed that his face was pale. "Honey, what's the matter?" Mac was very concerned. "Maybe we shouldn't go to Disney World." "No, Sarah, I'm fine. Really. I just need to get some sleep, that's all." Mac nodded, not totally convinced. She helped him up. "Why don't you eat your cake and I'll get ready for bed." "Do you mind if I eat it for breakfast?" She didn't want to leave him alone for too long, wondering if maybe he was coming down with something. Harm shrugged. "If you want." He waited for Mac to put everything away, then headed to their bedroom. |
