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| The next morning, Mac was getting the girls ready when there was a knock at the door. "Rena, keep an eye on Christiana and Trisha, please," she said. "Okay, Mommy." Mac opened the door, expecting it to be Trish and Frank... but it was Harm. "Oh my God!" she cried, wrapping her arms around him. She saw Webb behind him. "How did you... What is going on?" She let them in, waiting impatiently for an answer. "Singer told us what happened and even though Harm's prints were on the weapon, the Admiral pulled a few strings." "I never did like Singer," Mac said through clenched teeth. "Calm down, honey. She'll have to face her consequences as well," Harm told her. She nodded. "I really need to see my little ones. Where are they?" "In our room lying on the bed," Mac replied. Harm nodded and headed upstairs. "Mac, you need to make sure he stays at home. All this pressure around the office... And who knows what Palmer has up his sleeve now." "God, Webb, are we even safe here?" Mac asked. "Remember what happened to Evie? And that was just next door." Webb nodded. "I'll send some people over to keep an eye out. Why don't you discuss with Harm what you want to do? I can have you all put into protective custody if that's what you want. But, Mac, who knows how long you'd have to be there." "I know... I don't want to do this, but I don't know what else we can do." "Call me on here," Webb said, handing her a cell phone. "It's the "Spooky" edition." Mac had to laugh. With a wink, he left. **************** Harm watched his girls from the bedroom door. Serena was playing peek-a-boo with Christiana and Trisha. He noticed Evelyn on the rocking chair, a small smile on her face. He walked over to her and took her hand. She jumped, but recognized the touch immediately. "Daddy!" she cried. Serena turned to see him pick up Evelyn and hug her. She smiled. "Hi Daddy!" "How are my girls?" he asked, sitting on the bed. "We missed you," Evelyn said. "Especially Christiana and Trisha. They don't know you too well yet." "That's right, they don't." He kissed them on the cheek then pulled Serena over. "Rena, are you okay? You're quite." She began to cry. "I thought I wasn't going to see you again! I thought the bad man was going to hurt you!" He hugged her tightly. "I'm not going anywhere, Rena." "But... you said that last time and they tooked you to jail," she said. Mac came into the room. "You just have to have faith, sweetie. I know it's hard, but we'll get through this." The family was quietly enjoying each other's company when Evelyn cried out in shock. "What's wrong, Evie?" Mac asked, worriedly. She turned to her Mommy. "I can see you, but you're blurry." "What?" "I can see!!" Evelyn repeated excitedly. |
