Are We Friends or More?
By: CatWomen88
*Disclaimer: I don't own JAG or any of its characters.
*Author's Note: This takes place after Season 8, I know Mack is missing, but for the sake of my story, Harm found her and Webb. Mack will be getting drunk in this story, I am aware that she used to be an alcoholic and that she has been sober for a long time.
Chapter 1: Falling off the Wagon
8:00pm at Mac's Apartment
"Mac! Come on Mac open the door, I know you're in there. What's wrong? Why won't you talk to me?" Harm was banging on Mac's door.
Mac stumbling to the door finally managed to unlock the door. Then she turned around and stumbled back to her couch. Harm hearing the door being unlocked opened the door and let himself in.
"Why didn't you answer the door quicker I've been banging for 10 minutes?" Harm asked as he walked over to the couch. That's when he noticed the empty bottle lying next to the couch.
"Mac what is that bottle by the couch? Please tell me it's water and not..." Harm stopped as he got a whiff of the alcohol that was evident all over Mack.
"You know Harm, people can surprise you sometimes. Some people can be down right mean and you never would have thought it. I mean you put a little faith and trust in a person and that person could stab you in the back. " Mac slurred.
"What are you talking about Mac?" Harm took a seat on the table across from Mac.
Mac scooted closer to Harm, as if she was going to tell him a secret, " You should know. You broke your promise Harm; you stabbed me in the back. You said that five years from when AJ was born, if we were both single then we would make a baby. Well as of yesterday it has been five years since we made the promise, but I saw you tonight with that blond bimbo. Looks like you don't want to keep the promise."
"Mack I haven't broken the promise, the woman you saw me with was just a friend. I had every intention of keeping the promise." Harm replied.
Mac backed away from Harm, "Who cares that's not even why I'm upset. I got a call today from mommy dearest, telling me my Uncle died. He had cancer. My mom didn't even have the courage to call and let me know that he was in the hospital. I could have gone to visit him, but no she was too scared. She isn't even the one who told me he died, she called, but she gave the phone to my Aunt. Yeah, my uncle's dead and I didn't even get to say goodbye."
"Come on Mac let's get you to bed." Harm helped Mac up.
Harm attempted to help Mac get to her bedroom, which wasn't easy. Mac kept falling, so Harm finally picked her up and carried her. Harm laid her down and covered her with her blanket.
"I had faith in my mom that she would at least attempt to be there for me, but it turned out that she is just a scared little girl. She is scared of rejection, so instead of dealing with me, she just shrugs me off. This was my Uncle, he is the only family besides Uncle Matt that I could count on, and now he is gone. I never even got a chance to see him. Harm where are you going? Aren't you going to stay? Or maybe your going to take the other bottles and throw them away. That's ok, go ahead, be my guest, I'll just get more." Mac sat up in her bed and was still slurring her words.
"Mac what's gotten into you? You've been sober for so long. Why let something like this ruin it." Harm sat down on the bed beside Mac.
Mac moved closer to Harm, "You always did care about me. I mean you've always been there for me."
Mac rubbed her fingers through Harm's hair. She moved her face closer to his.
"This isn't right Mac and you know it. Your drunk, you're not thinking clearly. Now lie down and sleep it off." Harm said pushing Mac away.
" I'm thinking clearly. I'm thinking it's time we made good on that promise from five years ago." Mac kissed Harm on the lips.
Harm pushed Mac away, "Mac don't do something you're going to regret."
"Regret? I've been wanting this for a long time. The only thing I regret is not making the promise for a sooner date." Mac got up and sat on Harm's lap facing him, "Now fly boy if you don't want to do this then your just going to have to stop me."
Mac began to kiss Harm's neck. Harm put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away, so that he could see her face.
Harm looked into her eyes, " Mac, This isn't right. Not like this, with you drunk."
Harm didn't even finish; Mac leaned forward and kissed him passionately. Harm pushed her away and removed her from his lap.
" I'm going to go make some coffee. You stay here and rest." Harm said as he left her room.
" Run away, that's right, just run. You've been doing that for years. You did try to fight for me, once, but not anymore. You just gave up. I mean how come you never gave up looking for your dad or trying to bring Charlie down, but you can give up on me. I know you have feelings for me Harm; I have feelings for you too. So why not just take advantage of the fact that I am throwing myself at you. Come on. It's ok I want it." Mac slurred.
Harm replied, " If we did do this I would feel guilty if in the morning you woke up and regretted what happened. I want you to be sober for a decision like this. Now lay down."
" That's right, Mr. Fly boy has to be a gentlemen. Always doing the right thing, always helping people, never taking advantage of them. The perfect man." Mac slurred some more.
Harm left the room to go make some coffee. Mac lay down on the bed. As soon as Mac closed her eyes sleep consumed her. When Harm returned he saw Mac asleep. Harm turned off the coffee pot and all the lights. He laid down on the couch and feel asleep.
During the middle of the night Harm heard Mac scream. He got up and raced to her bed. Mac woke up drenched in sweat.
When she felt someone grab her she pushed the person away, " Get away from me. Don't come any closer. Stay away."
"Mac it's me, it's Harm." Harm grabbed Mac again.
Mac stopped struggling, " Harm, is it really you. Oh god Harm." Mac threw her arms around him.
"That must have been some night mare you just had." Harm said holding Mack close.
" You have no idea. It was horrible. My dad came home drunk as usual, but instead of screaming and yelling he just stared hitting me, and hitting me. He wouldn't stop. Why does this still haunt me? I thought I put it past me." Mac cried.
"Shhhhh its ok Mac. No one's going to hurt you." Harm replied.
Mac pushed herself away from Harm, " I'm so sorry Harm. I said some and did some pretty bad things earlier. I'm so..."
"It's ok Mac. I forgive you. Now go back to sleep." Harm replied as he got up.
Mack grabbed his hand, " Please don't leave. Lay here with me, please."
Harm couldn't resist, so he lay down beside Mac.
" Thanks Harm, for being here for me."
Harm looked down into Mac's eyes, "What are friends for. "
Mack moved her face closer to Harm's stopping inches from his face. Harm closed the remaining distance between them. The kiss got more and more passionate.
Harm was the first to pull away, "Mac..."
Mac put her finger on his lips, "Shhhhh. I'm sober, trust me. I'm thinking clearly. I want this."
She removed her finger and kissed him again. Harm returned the kiss, which lead to a lot more happening.
The next morning:
Mac woke up the next morning, to find herself naked. She looked around and found a note next to her that read:
Mac,
See you at work. We need to talk later.
Harm.
To be continued...
Why did Harm leave? Does Mac know what happened that night? Does Harm regret what happened? What's going to happen when they talk? You have to keep reading to find out.
Please review. I like to know what you think.
By: CatWomen88
*Disclaimer: I don't own JAG or any of its characters.
*Author's Note: This takes place after Season 8, I know Mack is missing, but for the sake of my story, Harm found her and Webb. Mack will be getting drunk in this story, I am aware that she used to be an alcoholic and that she has been sober for a long time.
Chapter 1: Falling off the Wagon
8:00pm at Mac's Apartment
"Mac! Come on Mac open the door, I know you're in there. What's wrong? Why won't you talk to me?" Harm was banging on Mac's door.
Mac stumbling to the door finally managed to unlock the door. Then she turned around and stumbled back to her couch. Harm hearing the door being unlocked opened the door and let himself in.
"Why didn't you answer the door quicker I've been banging for 10 minutes?" Harm asked as he walked over to the couch. That's when he noticed the empty bottle lying next to the couch.
"Mac what is that bottle by the couch? Please tell me it's water and not..." Harm stopped as he got a whiff of the alcohol that was evident all over Mack.
"You know Harm, people can surprise you sometimes. Some people can be down right mean and you never would have thought it. I mean you put a little faith and trust in a person and that person could stab you in the back. " Mac slurred.
"What are you talking about Mac?" Harm took a seat on the table across from Mac.
Mac scooted closer to Harm, as if she was going to tell him a secret, " You should know. You broke your promise Harm; you stabbed me in the back. You said that five years from when AJ was born, if we were both single then we would make a baby. Well as of yesterday it has been five years since we made the promise, but I saw you tonight with that blond bimbo. Looks like you don't want to keep the promise."
"Mack I haven't broken the promise, the woman you saw me with was just a friend. I had every intention of keeping the promise." Harm replied.
Mac backed away from Harm, "Who cares that's not even why I'm upset. I got a call today from mommy dearest, telling me my Uncle died. He had cancer. My mom didn't even have the courage to call and let me know that he was in the hospital. I could have gone to visit him, but no she was too scared. She isn't even the one who told me he died, she called, but she gave the phone to my Aunt. Yeah, my uncle's dead and I didn't even get to say goodbye."
"Come on Mac let's get you to bed." Harm helped Mac up.
Harm attempted to help Mac get to her bedroom, which wasn't easy. Mac kept falling, so Harm finally picked her up and carried her. Harm laid her down and covered her with her blanket.
"I had faith in my mom that she would at least attempt to be there for me, but it turned out that she is just a scared little girl. She is scared of rejection, so instead of dealing with me, she just shrugs me off. This was my Uncle, he is the only family besides Uncle Matt that I could count on, and now he is gone. I never even got a chance to see him. Harm where are you going? Aren't you going to stay? Or maybe your going to take the other bottles and throw them away. That's ok, go ahead, be my guest, I'll just get more." Mac sat up in her bed and was still slurring her words.
"Mac what's gotten into you? You've been sober for so long. Why let something like this ruin it." Harm sat down on the bed beside Mac.
Mac moved closer to Harm, "You always did care about me. I mean you've always been there for me."
Mac rubbed her fingers through Harm's hair. She moved her face closer to his.
"This isn't right Mac and you know it. Your drunk, you're not thinking clearly. Now lie down and sleep it off." Harm said pushing Mac away.
" I'm thinking clearly. I'm thinking it's time we made good on that promise from five years ago." Mac kissed Harm on the lips.
Harm pushed Mac away, "Mac don't do something you're going to regret."
"Regret? I've been wanting this for a long time. The only thing I regret is not making the promise for a sooner date." Mac got up and sat on Harm's lap facing him, "Now fly boy if you don't want to do this then your just going to have to stop me."
Mac began to kiss Harm's neck. Harm put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away, so that he could see her face.
Harm looked into her eyes, " Mac, This isn't right. Not like this, with you drunk."
Harm didn't even finish; Mac leaned forward and kissed him passionately. Harm pushed her away and removed her from his lap.
" I'm going to go make some coffee. You stay here and rest." Harm said as he left her room.
" Run away, that's right, just run. You've been doing that for years. You did try to fight for me, once, but not anymore. You just gave up. I mean how come you never gave up looking for your dad or trying to bring Charlie down, but you can give up on me. I know you have feelings for me Harm; I have feelings for you too. So why not just take advantage of the fact that I am throwing myself at you. Come on. It's ok I want it." Mac slurred.
Harm replied, " If we did do this I would feel guilty if in the morning you woke up and regretted what happened. I want you to be sober for a decision like this. Now lay down."
" That's right, Mr. Fly boy has to be a gentlemen. Always doing the right thing, always helping people, never taking advantage of them. The perfect man." Mac slurred some more.
Harm left the room to go make some coffee. Mac lay down on the bed. As soon as Mac closed her eyes sleep consumed her. When Harm returned he saw Mac asleep. Harm turned off the coffee pot and all the lights. He laid down on the couch and feel asleep.
During the middle of the night Harm heard Mac scream. He got up and raced to her bed. Mac woke up drenched in sweat.
When she felt someone grab her she pushed the person away, " Get away from me. Don't come any closer. Stay away."
"Mac it's me, it's Harm." Harm grabbed Mac again.
Mac stopped struggling, " Harm, is it really you. Oh god Harm." Mac threw her arms around him.
"That must have been some night mare you just had." Harm said holding Mack close.
" You have no idea. It was horrible. My dad came home drunk as usual, but instead of screaming and yelling he just stared hitting me, and hitting me. He wouldn't stop. Why does this still haunt me? I thought I put it past me." Mac cried.
"Shhhhh its ok Mac. No one's going to hurt you." Harm replied.
Mac pushed herself away from Harm, " I'm so sorry Harm. I said some and did some pretty bad things earlier. I'm so..."
"It's ok Mac. I forgive you. Now go back to sleep." Harm replied as he got up.
Mack grabbed his hand, " Please don't leave. Lay here with me, please."
Harm couldn't resist, so he lay down beside Mac.
" Thanks Harm, for being here for me."
Harm looked down into Mac's eyes, "What are friends for. "
Mack moved her face closer to Harm's stopping inches from his face. Harm closed the remaining distance between them. The kiss got more and more passionate.
Harm was the first to pull away, "Mac..."
Mac put her finger on his lips, "Shhhhh. I'm sober, trust me. I'm thinking clearly. I want this."
She removed her finger and kissed him again. Harm returned the kiss, which lead to a lot more happening.
The next morning:
Mac woke up the next morning, to find herself naked. She looked around and found a note next to her that read:
Mac,
See you at work. We need to talk later.
Harm.
To be continued...
Why did Harm leave? Does Mac know what happened that night? Does Harm regret what happened? What's going to happen when they talk? You have to keep reading to find out.
Please review. I like to know what you think.
