Just a little Chocolate
Disclaimer: Hey everyone, thanks for being so patient! HA.. you funny people you. Ok here is the continuation of Just a Little Mistletoe. All mistakes are mine, I don't own anything from Jag. So we all know chocolate makes us happy right? Right. Well me that is. Did we ever see Mac eat chocolate? In my story she does. Is there a reason she's eating chocolate so much? Time and chapters will tell!! ENJOY and don't get too confused with the bantering back and forth.
"You know, I'm thinking…" The handsome Navy Commander dressed in his whites started to point out.
"Don't" The gorgeous totally relaxed Marine in green pointed her finger directly at the commander.
"What?"
"Don't even go there Sailor."
"You don't even know what I'm thinking Mac."
"You are thinking about elevators, me, you and…"
"No, obviously that's what You're thinking Marine."
"Right."
"I know I am."
"I'm being sarcastic Harm. Do I need to stab that cloud above your head?" She swished her hand above his head as if she were trying to push the imaginary cloud away.
He laughed and pushed her hand away and started to take a step closer to her when the elevator dinged its arrival at their floor.
When the doors opened one grumpy looking Admiral Chedwiggen stood staring at them just as he had a few days ago in Colorado.
"Uh… Good morning sir?" Mac asked as she did a quick side glance at Harm.
"Well it is now. Thank God I didn't find a repeat of last time." AJ snorted.
"Going down?" Harm asked as he stepped off the elevator and held the door for the Admiral.
"No. No I'm not. I'm going for coffee. Remember what I said." He pointed his empty coffee cup at the two of them and marched away to the break room.
"Yes Sir." They said in unison as they watched him stalk away.
"Commander, Colonel. I tried calling the both of you over the holiday." Harriet said as she walked up full of smiles.
"I kidnapped Mac and took her away on a romantic holiday." Harm laughed when Mac hit him in the shoulder with her balled up fist.
"Stop it Harm." Mac knew right then that Harriet would take that whole answer and figure it all out.
Harm winked at her and walked into his office knowing Harriet would pursue the Colonel and leave him off the hook. Well for now anyways, till Mac got him alone and beat him senseless for that remark. Maybe he should order her flowers.
Harriet followed Mac into her office and shut the door behind her. As Mac rounded her desk she glanced over at a foot tapping Harriet Sims and knew she was a gonner.
"What?" Mac asked amused.
"Excuse me?" Harriet wasn't about to budge.
"Did you have a nice Christmas and New Years Harriet?"
"Yes we did thank you. Now just where were you?"
"Away." Mac tried to act busy by putting files away in the cabinet.
"With?"
"Harm."
"And?"
"His family."
"And?"
"The.. snow?"
"Colonel."
"What?"
"You are skipping a lot to this story. I know the two of you." Harriet pointed her finger at Mac as Mac just smiled back at her.
"I didn't have plans, Harm asked me to go to his grandmothers with him. That was it."
"So that was two days worth. Out with it." Harriet was back to foot tapping and demanding eyes.
"I had fun?" Mac smiled.
"I'm sure you did." Foot was still tapping
"I went to a dance."
"Did you now? With the Commander?" Foot still tapping, but slowing.
"Yes, and guess what?"
"What?" Foot came to a sudden hault.
"We danced." Mac laughed when Harriet's smiling face turned into a frown and her eyes narrowed even more.
"Ok Colonel. I understand. I thought we were friends. I've shared so much with you over the past few years. I was just hoping…" Harriet looked to the ground.
Mac smiled at her, knowing exactly what she was up to and started to give in when Harm poked his head around the door frame.
"Harriet, can you get a sitter tonight and come to dinner at my place around 1700?"
"I don't see a problem Sir, We would love to come. Uh, will the Colonel be joining us?" Harriet smiled.
"I can't imagine her passing up a free dinner. Colonel?" Harm winked.
"I'd love to. I'll see everyone there. Now, can we all get back to work?" Mac rounded her desk and herded the crowd out her door.
As Harriet sat down at her desk she eyed both her friends carefully. When her husband walked up she looked up at him and then back at the office doors.
"Whats the matter Harriet?" Bud asked her.
"Those two Bud, something is up with them. Oh by the way, we are having dinner with them tonight. Can you call Becky to see if she will babysit for us?"
"Sure, no problem. We are having dinner with THEM THEM?"
"Yes, them them Bud."
"But it's usually us that invite them to dinner, not THEM inviting us. Now sometimes they invite us separately but never as a them them."
"Well Harm is the one that invited us but from the look in his eye it was them inviting us. Like I said, something is up with the both of them." Harriet narrowed her eyes as she watched the Commander walk across the bullpen to the break room.
"Ok, so why do you think this though? They are acting the same as they usually do, only not fighting as much." Bud asked his curious wife.
"They spent the holiday together Bud."
"They usually spend a holiday together Harriet."
"Not the WHOLE week Bud. Plus like you said they are getting along. They never get along. Something is up."
"I'm sure they will tell us if anything aspired between them. Which probably hasn't because of regulations. You know them…"
"Bud."
"Yes dear?"
"Go be somewhere." She grabbed a file and headed to the other side of the office leaving her husband confused once again.
Across the bullpen Harm leaned into Macs office and caught her off guard as he tossed a Snicker candy bar in front of her.
"Awe a sugar rush is calling my name. Hey sailor." Mac smiled big at the handsome Commander standing at her door.
"I figured you could use that after the interrogation from Harriet." Harm pointed out.
"So, what's for dinner?" Mac opened the candy bar and sighed at the first bite.
"Does it matter?" Harm was laughing at the chocolate loving Marine.
"Yes."
"Sorry Marine, you'll just have to wait and be surprised."
"Well, I guess ill have to show up early then." Mac placed the other half of her candy bar in the desk drawer for later.
"Hmmm well you may just get more than you expect if you show up early." He whispered to her.
"If that's the case…" Mac started.
"COMMANDER, shouldn't you be in court?" A strong bellowing voice belonging to the Admiral yelled from behind Harm.
"Headed in that direction as we speak sir." Harm turned and quickly made his escape.
"Colonel." The Admiral was still standing at the door of Macs office.
"Sir?" She asked.
"How was the rest of the holiday?"
"Wonderful Sir, thank you." She was trying to relax a bit.
"Anything I should be aware of?" He crossed his arms over his chest.
"No sir." She smiled, still trying to relax.
"All righty then." He turned and stomped off to his office yelling at whoever was in his direct path.
Mac laughed to herself quietly as she remembered the look on his face when she had turned around in the elevator in Colorado. The look was priceless on both the Admiral and Harms faces. A moment no one could even describe to the full effect without being there to see it.
"Morning ma'am. How was the holiday?" Bud interrupted the funny remembered moment.
"Good morning Bud, it was wonderful. Yours?" She asked.
"Oh it was super, the kids got so many presents. So, you went to Harms grandmothers?"
"That I did. Met all of his family."
"That's nice ma'am. What else did you do?"
"Went to a dance, went Christmas tree hunting, snow fights, shopping, Colo…" She caught herself just as the word slipped out of her mouth.
"What was that last part ma'am, Colorado?" Bud caught the slip to fast for her liking.
"Do what Bud?" She hoped she could weasel out of this one.
"You stopped short; I was thinking maybe you were going to say Colorado."
"Uhm, no. Colony. A dance hall at Harms grandmothers' town." She was going to hell for lying again.
"That's an odd name for a dance hall ma'am." He wasn't following.
"That's what I thought Bud." She replied quickly.
Bud was confused and started to add to the conversation but was interrupted by Commander Sturgis as he walked up behind him.
"Colonel, do you have the McGinnis file?" Sturgis asked.
Thankful for the distraction, Mac sifted through the files on her desk to find the correct one. She handed the file to Sturgis with a smile and picked up her coffee cup. "There you go Sturgis. Now if you gentlemen will excuse me, I need coffee." She made her escape and headed across the bullpen, not knowing Harriet was hot on her heals with a mission of her own.
"Good God Mac, what was I thinking? I can't do this." Mac muttered to herself as she poured a cup of coffee.
"What was that ma'am?" Harriet snickered as Mac whirled around to face her.
"Harriet. How, um. Hi. How long have you been there?" She panicked.
"Long enough ma'am. Now, are you going to tell me what's going on?" Harriet was doing her foot tapping again.
Score one for Harriet. Mac thought and smiled knowing there was no way around this.
"Honestly Harriet, there is nothing.."
"Is this coffee central today?" The admiral asked as he stormed into the room. "Don't you people have work to do?"
"Yes sir, doughnut?" Harriet asked as she grabbed the box of jelly doughnuts off the counter.
"Why thank you Lieutenant. Carry on." The Admiral grabbed a doughnut and returned to his office.
"Ma'am, something's going on and I do plan to find out." Harriet placed the box back o the counter.
"I'm sure you will Harriet. As of now, your mind will just have to keep wondering." Mac smiled and escaped the guillotine.
"This is not very nice Colonel." Harriet demanded.
Mac turned and smiled. She laid her hand on Harriet's arm and figured what the heck. "Ok Harriet, ill give you this much. Yes."
"That's it? Yes? That's all I get?"
"Yes."
"Ma'am…" Harriet started to protest.
"Harriet. YES. I know you can figure that part out."
"But there are so many questions that could answer."
"Just think of the main one your thinking about Harriet."
Harriet stood there with a blank face and all of a sudden broke into a huge grin. Her face lit up as she opened her mouth. Mac seeing what was about to happen, clasped her hand over Harriet's mouth as fast as she could to stifle the scream.
"SHHHHH."
"OH MY GOSH. Are you serious?"
"Well that depends on what question you came up with but I'm pretty sure that it's a yes I'm serious."
"You have to tell me…"
"Don't you have work to do?" The Admiral stalked back into the break room and bellowed at the two women standing before him. He knew the secret was out but also knew it was safe with Harriet. But just how long before everyone knew?
"Yes sir." Mac grabbed Harriet by the arm and pulled her toward the bullpen.
"Ok, back to work. I cant work. This is too exciting." Harriet was in overjoy world.
"Harriet, no one can know. You don't know." Mac insisted.
"Know what ma'am?" Budd asked as he walked up to them.
"Nothing." Mac walked to her office and shut the door. Her main mission was to polish off the other half of the Snicker bar in her desk. Thank god for chocolate. Thank God for Harm who brought her the chocolate. Thank God for… wait, Harm got her into this mess in the first place. It's his fault. Low down scum of the earth thinks he could butter me up with chocolate Sailor. She was ready to fight, win and take no prisoners by the time she took the last bite of her candy bar.
"Hey." Harm stood at the door.
"Oh don't even." Mac pointed the wrapper at him.
"What?''
"You know what Harm, you know exactly what." She tossed the wrapper in the garbage can and bared her eyes into him face.
"I was only gone thirty minutes."
"And just enough time for me to realize what your up to." Mac stood up and started around the desk.
Seeing this as his time to escape, Harm smiled and grabbed the door handle, pulling it quickly behind him as he stepped out of the deranged Marines office.
"HARMON RAAB." She yelled just as the door shut in her face.
Harm waived and backed away from the crazed woman on the other side of the glass. Mac pointed two fingers at him, then back at her eyes and back to the cute sailor making his escape once again. Harm smiled and winked as he stepped into his office.
The admiral stood at his office door watching the commotion wondering how long it would take before he honestly went insane from his two top lawyers. It wouldn't be long at this rate. Maybe he should get Mac some more chocolate. He thought she seemed more relaxed when she had it near her.
Harriet sat at her desk laughing at the scene she just witnessed. This was going to be one fun ride.
COMING SOON - CHAPTER 2 - Dinner, crazy night addictions, and a early morning...adventure.
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