A quick recap..
Harm forgot Mac's birthday, when he finally figured out that he'd forgotten it, he took Mac to his grandmother's for the weekend, with a UPS delivery on the way. Mac and Harm had a discussion in his family tree house and finally admitted they were in love with each other. Mac offered to take Grams cruising for guys on Norfolk dock. Back home Trish sprung a visit on Harm and gave him the family engagement ring. Harm asked Mac to look after it because they weren't ready for marriage yet. Mac slipped on a wet puddle and knocked herself out. Harm stayed with Mac while she was recovering. Harm took her out to dinner and asked it he could borrow the ring back and he took her out by the Potomac and proposed.
And on with the story..
"Finally my mother stops screaming." Harm said as he hung up the phone.
"Harm, you're almost forty and we're getting married she has the right to scream." Mac said as she looped her arm around Harm's neck and kissed him. "Besides if you think you're Mom was bad what's Harriet going to be like when we tell her?"
"Do we have to?" Harm groaned.
"Harm." Mac swiped his arm. "She's one of our best friends and for that you can call the Admiral and I'll call Grams."
"Are you sure you can't call the Admiral?" Harm asked.
"Oh is the big bad lawyer scared of the Admiral?" Mac teased.
"Too right. He knows more ways to kill me than you do."
"Oh I don't know, I think some of method's of killing you would be a lot more entertaining than the Admiral's." She said as she pulled him closer.
"Oh really?"
"Really! But right now you have to call our boss, just so the Navy doesn't kick you out on your butt."
"What about the Marine's kicking you out?" Harm asked.
"They like me, I don't have a tendency to shoot up the courtroom or dumped $40 million tomcats in the ocean." She teased. "So be a good sailor and suck it up."
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"The Admiral says congratulations, but he'd like us to be at work on time on Monday."
"I think I can manage that. Do you want to wait until morning before we call Grams I mean it is pretty late?"
"I think she'll like this call, whatever the time." Harm smiled as he pulled her closer and kissed her.
"I'm going to call Grams." Mac smiled.
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JAG Headquarters Monday 1037
Mac picked up a set of files from her desk; she had a meeting with Sturgis to go to. Harm had had to go out to interview a Sgt about why he'd gone UA over the weekend. So far that morning she hadn't seen Harriet, so there was a pretty good chance that not everyone knew about her engagement. But that was about to change. Mac walked out into the bullpen.
"Good morning Harriet." Mac said with a smile. She subconsciously rubbed the back of the ring with her thumb so it caught the light.
"Good morning ma'am. Did you have a ni.? Oh my." Mac clamped her hand over Harriet's mouth before she could wake up the whole bullpen.
"Harriet, I think we should go into my office." Harriet nodded. "Gunny, can you tell Commander Turner I'll be a few minutes late."
"Yes ma'am and congratulations." He'd noticed the ring too.
"Thank you Gunny." Mac smiled and led Harriet into her office.
"He asked you." Harriet said as Mac shut the door.
"Yeah, he asked and I said yes. I think he decided the safest place for the ring was on my left hand."
"Ma'am I'm so happy for you." Harriet hugged her. "Sorry ma'am." Harriet said realising where they were.
"That's okay. But I'm going to need you to stop bouncing around quite so much."
"How did it happen?"
"He took me out to dinner and asked if he could borrow the ring back, then he took me for a walk out by the Potomac in the moonlight. It was very romantic."
"I'm sure it was ma'am."
"How about we have lunch and I'll tell you everything because right now I'm late for a meeting with Sturgis?" Mac suggested.
"I'd like that ma'am. Can I tell Bud?" She asked.
"You can tell whoever you like; it will save me doing it." Mac winked at her. "I'll see at one." Mac exited her office and walked over to Sturgis's. "Knock knock."
"Come in Mac." Sturgis looked up and smiled at her.
"Sorry I'm late; I just had to calm Harriet down." Mac said as she took a seat opposite him.
"I'm sure you did; nice rock by the way."
"I think so." Mac beamed.
"So he finally got his head out of his six."
"Sometimes things are worth waiting for. So do you want to talk about the case or do discuss my fiancé's bad points?" Mac asked.
"I'm sure we have plenty of time to discuss Harm's bad points. Let's get on with the case."
TBC
Harm forgot Mac's birthday, when he finally figured out that he'd forgotten it, he took Mac to his grandmother's for the weekend, with a UPS delivery on the way. Mac and Harm had a discussion in his family tree house and finally admitted they were in love with each other. Mac offered to take Grams cruising for guys on Norfolk dock. Back home Trish sprung a visit on Harm and gave him the family engagement ring. Harm asked Mac to look after it because they weren't ready for marriage yet. Mac slipped on a wet puddle and knocked herself out. Harm stayed with Mac while she was recovering. Harm took her out to dinner and asked it he could borrow the ring back and he took her out by the Potomac and proposed.
And on with the story..
"Finally my mother stops screaming." Harm said as he hung up the phone.
"Harm, you're almost forty and we're getting married she has the right to scream." Mac said as she looped her arm around Harm's neck and kissed him. "Besides if you think you're Mom was bad what's Harriet going to be like when we tell her?"
"Do we have to?" Harm groaned.
"Harm." Mac swiped his arm. "She's one of our best friends and for that you can call the Admiral and I'll call Grams."
"Are you sure you can't call the Admiral?" Harm asked.
"Oh is the big bad lawyer scared of the Admiral?" Mac teased.
"Too right. He knows more ways to kill me than you do."
"Oh I don't know, I think some of method's of killing you would be a lot more entertaining than the Admiral's." She said as she pulled him closer.
"Oh really?"
"Really! But right now you have to call our boss, just so the Navy doesn't kick you out on your butt."
"What about the Marine's kicking you out?" Harm asked.
"They like me, I don't have a tendency to shoot up the courtroom or dumped $40 million tomcats in the ocean." She teased. "So be a good sailor and suck it up."
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"The Admiral says congratulations, but he'd like us to be at work on time on Monday."
"I think I can manage that. Do you want to wait until morning before we call Grams I mean it is pretty late?"
"I think she'll like this call, whatever the time." Harm smiled as he pulled her closer and kissed her.
"I'm going to call Grams." Mac smiled.
~
JAG Headquarters Monday 1037
Mac picked up a set of files from her desk; she had a meeting with Sturgis to go to. Harm had had to go out to interview a Sgt about why he'd gone UA over the weekend. So far that morning she hadn't seen Harriet, so there was a pretty good chance that not everyone knew about her engagement. But that was about to change. Mac walked out into the bullpen.
"Good morning Harriet." Mac said with a smile. She subconsciously rubbed the back of the ring with her thumb so it caught the light.
"Good morning ma'am. Did you have a ni.? Oh my." Mac clamped her hand over Harriet's mouth before she could wake up the whole bullpen.
"Harriet, I think we should go into my office." Harriet nodded. "Gunny, can you tell Commander Turner I'll be a few minutes late."
"Yes ma'am and congratulations." He'd noticed the ring too.
"Thank you Gunny." Mac smiled and led Harriet into her office.
"He asked you." Harriet said as Mac shut the door.
"Yeah, he asked and I said yes. I think he decided the safest place for the ring was on my left hand."
"Ma'am I'm so happy for you." Harriet hugged her. "Sorry ma'am." Harriet said realising where they were.
"That's okay. But I'm going to need you to stop bouncing around quite so much."
"How did it happen?"
"He took me out to dinner and asked if he could borrow the ring back, then he took me for a walk out by the Potomac in the moonlight. It was very romantic."
"I'm sure it was ma'am."
"How about we have lunch and I'll tell you everything because right now I'm late for a meeting with Sturgis?" Mac suggested.
"I'd like that ma'am. Can I tell Bud?" She asked.
"You can tell whoever you like; it will save me doing it." Mac winked at her. "I'll see at one." Mac exited her office and walked over to Sturgis's. "Knock knock."
"Come in Mac." Sturgis looked up and smiled at her.
"Sorry I'm late; I just had to calm Harriet down." Mac said as she took a seat opposite him.
"I'm sure you did; nice rock by the way."
"I think so." Mac beamed.
"So he finally got his head out of his six."
"Sometimes things are worth waiting for. So do you want to talk about the case or do discuss my fiancé's bad points?" Mac asked.
"I'm sure we have plenty of time to discuss Harm's bad points. Let's get on with the case."
TBC