Title: What Do You Want to Know

Author: rooster dawn

Pairing: Harm and Sarah

Spoilers: none

Disclaimer: The characters of JAG are the property of Donald Bellisario and Bellisarius Production, Inc. Used without permission. No copyright infringement intended. May be reproduce if unchanged, author given full credit, and no financial transaction is involved.

Summary: Harm and Sarah answer the questions the JAG staff always wanted to know.

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part one

1400 hours

24 June 2003

JAG Headquarters

Another holiday was amongst them and once again the Robert's decided, well actually it was Harriet's idea, to host another party for the JAG staff. Bud had been back to work for a few months now and was doing quite well in the office and as well with his new leg.

It had been a hard time for both of them as they both adjusted to Bud's injury, both physically and emotionally. Harriet had tried her best to be supportive and maybe was a little too over protective.

Bud, ever the over achiever, tried to work too hard to get his life back to normal and back to JAG. During the time of Bud's recovery Harriet had a lot of time to think about how lucky she had been to be married to Bud, having little Aj, and another child on the way.

Her thoughts drifted to their friend and mentor, Colonel Sarah MacKenzie. She wished that there was something she could do to help the Colonel to realize her dream of being with the Commander.

She knew the Colonel loved the Commander or was it just her wishing that everyone should be happy like she and Bud were. She decided on throwing a party for everyone on the fourth.

Then somehow manipulate the Colonel into coming into close and compromising contact with the Commander. Throw a few subtle hints and let nature take its course. She was getting giddy just thinking about it.

1330 hours

4 July 2003

Robert's House

It was shortly after lunch. Sarah had been helping Harriet clean up in the kitchen. When she came out of the house and onto the porch afterwards she looked around for a place to sit down, hopefully near Harm. Unfortunately there didn't seem to be any seats available.

She grunted "Hymmmm..." hoping someone would take the hint and offer her their seat. She waited a few minutes before repeating her request.

"Isn't there anyone here who is going to offer me a chair to sit in? I hope no one here is expecting to receive a good review his year."

Harriet who was sitting in Bud's lap offered coyly "You could always sit in the Commander's lap."

The men all laughed while the women giggled in amusement. Sarah glared at the younger woman.

"Harriet, are you trying to be insubordinate to a superior officer?" asked Sarah pretending to be stern.

"No Ma'am!" yelled Harriet shrinking further into Bud's body.

"Then what are you trying to imply Lieutenant?" asked Sarah.

"Nothing really Ma'am, but ... we all believe that the two of you belong together." cringed Harriet hoping that she wasn't going to be reprimanded.

"Is that what all of you think?" Sarah asked everyone else who was gathered.

Everyone grinned and yelled "Hell Yes Ma'am!"

"So you all think I should sit in the Commander's lap?" Sarah asked as her cheeks began to turn pink.

Once again she saw them all grinning while they yelled "Hell Yes Ma'am!"

Sarah sighed before walking over to and looking at Harm. "Do you mind Sailor?"

"As long as you're gentle Marine." replied Harm grinning.

Everybody was caught by surprise by the frankness of their conversation "Ooh ...!"

Sarah decided to play along responded to Harm "I thought you always said Sarah, ... don't be gentle ... be good." Sarah was smiling very seductively at Harm now.

Once again they heard "Ooh ...!" But they were only focusing on each other as Harm reached up to take her hand before drawing her to him. He then placed his hands on her hips to guide her to his lap.

Harm kissed her neck right below her ear. Everyone looked on a bit stunned. They couldn't believe what they were seeing. They had thought Harm and Sarah would be embarrassed, but instead they were feeding on the attention.

Before anyone could say anything Carolyn asked Sarah "Are you comfortable Sarah?"

Everyone was smiling and grinning at her as she looked around slightly embarrassed.

"Pretty much, but you all know how soft squids are." she replied while everyone laughed. She then squirmed a little before settling down.

"What's the matter Sarah?" smiled Carolyn.

"I don't know, I seem to be sitting on something hard." replied Sarah innocently.

Once again everyone laughed. "Woo! ... "

"Well if you sat still it wouldn't be a problem." groaned Harm as Sarah squirmed again.

"It's not my fault that you're such a big boy, Squid." smiled Sarah in response. They looked around to see all the stunned faces.

"I guess they didn't figure that we could banter this way." whispered Harm.

"Yeah, they should be careful for what they wish for." Sarah whispered in return into his ear.

"Isn't that sweet. Next thing you know they'll start cuddling for us." laughed Jack Keeter.

"They do make a lovely couple." cooed Carolyn.

Now it was their turn to be slightly embarrassed as they blushed slightly.

"So Harriet, what pools do you currently have going involving Harm and me?" asked Sarah.

"What's that Ma'am?" stuttered Harriet as she had been caught by surprised.

"Come on Harriet, we know you have been running pools concerning Harm and me ever since we got you and Bud together." replied Sarah.

"We know about everything that happens in the office Harriet." added Harm glancing towards Tiner.

"What did you tell them Jason?" asked Harriet in alarm.

"Nothing Ma'am, I swear." replied Tiner squirming in his seat.

"Come on Harriet, everyone knows about it. You go after all the new people in the office.

When will Harm and Sarah do it? Does that ring a bell. It's amazing how all of them ask me who's Sarah and what is it Harm wants to do with him?" laughed Sarah.

"Sorry Ma'am, it's just ... you two make the perfect couple." whined Harriet.

"I don't know about that Harriet, we have our share of problems to deal with. None of them have any easy answers to them. It's taken a long time to work through them." explained Sarah.

"So how many pools do you have and what are they? Have you paid out on any of them?" asked Harm curiously.

"Ummmm ... Jason, how many are current?" asked Harriet.

"Five Ma'am." replied Tiner.

"We paid off only one that I remembered." replied Harriet with a weird look on her face.

"Which one was that?" asked Sarah with a surprised look.

"That you wouldn't marry Commander Brumby, Ma'am." replied Harriet.

"What? Who did you pay off?" asked a surprised Harm.

"Me!" chirped in Singer.

"The only thing I heard about for six months after I got here was how the two of you did this and how you did that. I figured sooner or later the Colonel wouldn't marry the mumbling Aussie."

"You didn't know that for sure. It took Harm's crash to postpone the wedding. You couldn't possibly have known that would have happen." sneered Sarah.

"No Ma'am, but I figure either the Commander would stop you or you would leave Commander Brumby at the altar. The two of you didn't exactly hide the way you felt about each other, especially the way you looked at each other. Everyone saw you two." explained Singer.

They really couldn't argue with her. They both at the time did long for Harm to say don't marry Mic, I love you. They were both craving each other's attention like before.

"So what are your on going pools?" asked Harm trying to change the subject away from a very painful time for both of them.

"Well Commander, the longest one is 'When are they going to become a couple?'

The next is 'When are they going to start dating?' I know you think it should be the other way around, but Lieutenant Sims started the first one. She always thought of the two of you as a couple.

I convinced her that before the two of you would become a couple you would have to be dating first." explained Tiner.

"The next one was 'When would you two get caught kissing each other?'

Then my favorite one 'When would you announce that the two of you are engaged?'" smiled Harriet.

"The last one currently is 'When will you two get married?" smiled Carolyn.

"I'm surprise Tiner that you haven't collected on the kiss. You and little Aj did see us kissing under the mistletoe in 2001 at the Robert's house." smiled Sarah.

"The Lieutenant didn't believe me Ma'am. She said someone had to be able to confirm it." replied Tiner.

"Consider it confirmed Harriet." ordered Sarah.

"Well I don't think you have to worry about the last two anytime soon. That's still a ways off, right Harm?" blushed Sarah slightly.

"Maybe, maybe not." smiled Harm.

"You never know. There are too many things to consider currently." Sarah looked at Harm.

Her eyes asking him so many questions that only he could possibly understand. She wondered how serious he really was about them finally being together.

Harm nodded to her in such a way that she truly believed the day would be coming, probably sooner than she thought possible. Her look of love was priceless as she thought about kissing Harm right then and there.

It didn't matter if all their friends were there watching them. She wanted him.

"As for the first two pools about whether we're dating and/or are we a couple, I think we need some kind of definition or clarification. Isn't dating and being a couple the same thing?" asked Harm a bit confused.

"No Sir." replied Harriet. "Dating is sort of the beginning of a relationship."

"Where as being a couple is when you have been together for a while, not seeing anyone else, and having reached the final step before getting married." beamed Jennifer Coates excitedly.

"Is that what you and Jason are?" smiled Sarah.

"What! Oh no Ma'am!" cried out Jennifer blushing. "We're just friends."

"Jen! Sssh ... , Don't say anything. They don't know anything." whispered Jason. There was a small laugh by the rest of the group as they observed the young lovers.

"Well now that we have established the difference between what a couple is and what is dating, maybe you should explained to us what you consider dating?" smiled Sarah. To her, her relationship with Harm covered many different variables.

She and Harm did many things together that many couples did, eating dinner together before cuddling up to watch a movie. They often worked out together, both in the gym and running. A lot of weekends they went flying or for a drive, enjoying a picnic lunch together.

There was a murmur throughout the group gathered. Were they already a couple? Were they dating? Why didn't anyone know about it? Why didn't Harriet, their snoop, know?

Harriet, ever the eager one to please, was the first to offer an opinion on the subject.

"I believe dating is when one asks another person to go out to dinner and/or to an activity, such as a movie, dancing, or to a ballgame."

Tiner was the next to jump in. Being an enlisted sailor, he didn't always have the money to take someone out to dinner or a movie. "Dating can also be asking the other person over to your place, cooking them dinner and watching a movie on TV or taking a walk, going camping together."

Jennifer was the last to offer an opinion. She responded with a dreamy smile. "I think dating is just being together. I don't think it matters what you're doing as long as you doing it together."

Harm and Sarah looked at each other. They had just explained their whole partnership together. In one form or another they had been dating or were a couple for seven years. With a look they decided to change the direction of the inquisition.

"It would seem that in one form or another our relationship could possibly fall under any number of your perceptions of dating and being a couple based on your unique definitions." offered Sarah.

"We have another idea which might assist you to determine who wins each pool." continued Harm.

"Why don't you all take ten minutes and come up with some questions that you might want answers for." directed Sarah.

"Afterwards we'll try to answer them the best we can." smiled Harm.

"Tell me how you did that buddy? All I saw was the two of you looking at each other. Never once did you say anything to each other." asked a puzzled Jack.

"It has to do with knowing one another Jack. Once we know what the subject matter it's easy to know what the other thinks about the topic. It's only a matter of whether to indulge in their fantasy or evade and subterfuge them.

We have been doing this with them for seven years Jack. We know all the moves and counter moves." smiled Harm.

"Today we feel it's time to indulge a little in their fantasies about us, to tell them everything they ever wanted to know." smiled Sarah.

Harm and Sarah left the group to go inside to get some drinks. Bud went into the house to the den to get an easel board to write down all their questions on. Meanwhile the group was busy conversing about what they wanted to know.

Harriet, Carolyn, and Jennifer were in one group. Meredith, Bobbie, and the Admiral were in a second. Gunny, Jason, and Bud were in a third group. Sturgis, Jack, and Webb were in the last group.

They really didn't care too much about Harm and Sarah's relationship. They were more interested in what questions the group was going to ask. They also wondered how truthful Harm and Sarah would be.

When Sarah and Harm returned to the back porch with a cooler of beer, soda, and tonic water. They were surprise to see everyone so busy and in different groups. Finally the Admiral got all of their attention.

While Harm and Sarah looked on the different groups came up with over twenty questions for Harm and Sarah. They all looked quite please with themselves, especially Harriet and Carolyn.

Harm and Sarah looked over the different questions and whistle. "I see that you all have out done yourselves." began Harm.

"We have an interesting idea that we hope is acceptable to all of you." continued Sarah.

"Bud, do you think you can get some paper and writing implements for everyone?" asked Harm.

"Yes Sir, but I don't understand." replied a befuddled Bud.

"We think you all ought to play the game of 'Who Knows Harm and Sarah'.

The highest three point total will spilt the pools 50:30:20." smiled Harm.

"Each question will be worth five to ten points each depending upon the difficulty." finished Sarah with a devious smile.

Everyone murmured excitedly while they waited for Bud to return. They all also got up and replenished their beverages, beer or tonic. Bud returned shortly and handed out the paper and crayons.

"Hey, little Aj wanted to help me. He has 128 different colors." blushed Bud.

"Alright we will give you all ten minute to answer all the questions. During this time we will try and figure out the correct responses to each of your questions." ordered Sarah with a smile Harm always loved to see.