Pierce Dock Ferry

Somewhere in the Pacific

A tall man about six foot four with short brown hair, wearing a gray neatly fitted suit leads a beautiful woman out onto the deck of the ferry. The woman next to him with short curly brown hair, wearing a beautiful sheer green outfit, listens carefully to the man's ramblings about Clayton Webb. "Harm are you sure it was Webb. I mean you were seeing him from quite a great distance," she says moving her arm into the crook of his.

"Mac I'm sure and each time he was speaking a different language." Mac let's out a small laugh and just smiles as she listens to Harm try and make his point.

"Okay Harm let's get off the subject of Webb. Now tell me where are you taking me for dinner?" she asks with a slanted smile as he leans against the railing.

"The fair!" she says as her eyes follow his finger that points towards lunar park.

"Yeah, I figured we could pick up a couple of corndogs and play some games," he says closing it with his famous flyboy smile.

"A corndog hunh! And what are you going to eat Rabbit?"

"I don't know, maybe some cotton candy," he laughs.

"Yeah I can just imagine that," she says resting her elbow on the railing and stands next to him.

Harm adjusts his body and rests next to Mac, looking out onto the ocean that surrounds Australia. "This is so beautiful," she says as her eyes reflect not only her beauty, but also the beauty of Australia. He turns his head to look at her and thinks to himself, how can one woman take me to cloud nine. Just by her eyes and smile.

"Tell her you love her," Harm's inner voice yells out sounding just like his mother's.

"I can't. She likes Brumby. She's even going out with him," he says in retaliation.

"Tell her now. Don't worry about Bugme, she loves you!" The voice says before Mac interrupts it.

"Harm Where are we in our relationship?" she asks a little nervous and turns around to look into his big blue-green eyes.

"Maaac, Regs, The admiral, and…" Harm whines.

"God Harm! Forget about regulations for a second. For Christ sakes we're not even on the same continent," she yells showing her frustration with his ongoing avoidance.

"Mac it's not that. It's hard to explain. Mac I…" he begins to stammer trying to decide what to say, but his words are decided for him.

"You're not ready to let go."

Harm lowers his avoiding the hurt look in Mac's eyes. "Yeah," he whispers as his tears begin to sting the back of his eyes.

"I see," she says disappointedly turning her head away letting him catch a whiff of her hair. He inhales the beautiful scent of chamomile and lilies, and quickly grabs a hold of her arm to stop her fleeing.

"Mac, wait!" he says making everyone on the ferry aware of them.

"Harm, let go of me," she says in a near tear voice.

"No! Sarah you need to hear this." He runs his hands up to hers and softly wraps his around hers. Their eyes make contact just as Harm begins to speak. "Yes, it's true I still love Dianne and I always will. But she's my past and you…you are my friend, partner, and hopefully lover. Sarah Catherine Mackenzie I love you. I want to be with you forever. I want to hear you say I do at our wedding. I want to see your smile every morning I wake up. I want to see you give birth to our children, and coach you through it all. I want to grow old with you. Sarah, I love you, I love you, I LOVE YOU," he says with his biggest flyboy grin, and his blue-green eyes sparkling as bright as the moon.

Mac stares up into his eyes not speaking a word. She can feel her heart begin to beat faster and feel every breath that slips out of her mouth. Her mind keeps yelling at her to do something, but her body doesn't respond.

Harm watches Mac carefully trying to read what she thinks through her chocolate brown eyes. Suddenly he feels a weight rush him and nearly push him over the railing. "Oh Harmon David Rabb Jr. I love you too. I have since the first day we met," she says wrapping her arms around his neck. She begins to plant light kisses along his jaw and up to his lips. She rests her lips just inches about his and looks into his eyes. He looks back at her and smiles as his arms snake tighter around her waist. He brings his head in closer letting them embrace in a kiss that has been waiting years to come out. Up in the sky fireworks can be seen going off; greens, blues, reds, and small pink hearts.

They break for air and gaze into each other's eyes. Seeing nothing but love. "Um…Um…Um…" Harm stutters still holding Mac against him, not wanting to let go.

"Wow," she laughs holding his face in her hands.

"Yeah. Did you see fireworks?" he asks softly placing her back on the deck.

"I think so. Both in the sky and my heart." Her hands slide down his body and connect with his hands once again. He places one small kiss on each of her fingers as he continuously stares into her creamy chocolate eyes.

"I want to stay like this forever," he says running his thumbs over her soft skin. A smile releases from her calm red lips as her fingers further in twine with his. She walks further into his embrace moving his arms behind her and rests her head on his chest. "Mac, there is one more thing I do need to talk about," he says brining his hand up to her neck and softly stroking his finger up and down.

"Hunh?" she mumbles becoming relaxed under his touch.

"Why did you go topless on Manly beach with Brumby?" he asks jolting her out of her comfortable state.

"Harmon Rabb you're a prude," she laughs.

"I am not," he states back firmly. "I just don't' like you going around topless with Brumby around."

"Now who says I was topless." His face goes blank for a moment as his blood pressure falls to its normal level.

"You weren't…" he stutters, elated at the news.

"Nope, you know Harm just sometimes you are a prude," she teases running tickling fingers up and down his sides.

"I'm not, I just don't like you going topless around Brumby. I want you only to go topless around me."

"Oh, is that a request sailor?" she laughs moving in closer to him.

"Maybe," he says followed by his flyboy smile. He takes a hold of Mac and turns her around in his arms. "Now let's forget about corndogs and cotton candy, and let me show you a real dinner," he smirks into her ear before he begins to nibble at her neck.

"Harm," she squeals as his kisses go along her shoulder.

Harm's Hotel Room

Somewhere in Sydney

After fiddling with the key Harm opens the door and leads Mac inside kissing her all the way. "Harm…you…need to let…me breath," she says in between kisses. Harm laughs a little as his hand runs down her back.

"I know, but I just want to remember you," he says leaning back in to steal a small kiss from the tip of her lips.

"I love you," she says feeling his arms wrap around her waist, and slowly sliding up her blouse.

"I love you too, so much, that I've begun to dislike the words I love you. They just don't express how much I do love you," he says gazing into her glowing face with glee face.

"Yes, but your kisses do," she says pulling him down to her lips. As their kiss continues Mac's hands travel from around his neck, and down to the front of his shirt. She runs her fingers underneath taking in the outline of his muscular body. He slowly walks back toward the bed, pulling her with him as he lies back onto the bed.

"Sarah."

"Yes?"

"I love you," he says slowly moving her blouse up her body, and over her head.

Harm's Hotel Room

Somewhere in Sydney

Harm slowly sails out of his dreams on the sailboat he was sailing. As he succumbs to full alertness, he stretches his long 6'4" body letting his hands reach out across the bed. Just a few inches from him his body he feels the heat of another and slowly opens his eyes. He notices the short light brown hair sprawled on his shoulder, and the face that it's connected to. So it wasn't a dream, he thinks to himself as his arms unconsciously pull Mac closer to his body. He kisses her softly as not to wake her, taking in the beauty of her sleeping form. He kisses her once more before readjusting his body to grab the phone next to him. He dials the eleven numbers with his index finger; then brings the phone to his ear. He waits patiently for the person on the other end to pick up, while he softly strokes Mac's face.

'Hello!' he hears his mother say in a slightly drowsy tone.

"Hi mom," he says excitedly, making his mother laugh. "Hey what's so funny?"

'Nothing, now why have you called me at 5 in the morning?'

"Mom, I've finally found true love," he almost squeals like a giddy schoolgirl.

'Harm, I'm so happy for you. So when am I going to meet her, and please tell me it's not that blonde video princess."

"No it's not her. You remember my partner, right?"

'Mac…I mean Sarah. You're in love with Sarah. Sarah's your true love,' his mother screams with elation as he chuckles.

"Yes it's Sarah, and I need you to do something for me."

'Anything, what can I do for you?" she says letting him hear her gleeful smile over the phone.

"Mom I need you to send me the ring."

'I'll send it tomorrow, but you have to promise me one thing. Once you two get engaged your flying up here.'

"Yes mom," he laughs a little as he wraps his arms tighter around Mac, making her snuggle even closer to him.

'Okay Harm, I love you.'

"Love you too," he says before hanging up the phone. He picks it up once more and presses zero.

'Room Service!' He hears a woman says in a high-pitched nasal tone.

"Hi, could I get the Hotel's breakfast special sent up to room 406?"

'Yes sir. It will be about forty-five minutes. Would you like anything else?'

"No, thank you." He hangs up the phone and focuses his attention back on Mac.

He softly begins to kiss the top of her head, taking in the scent of her hair. He moves his other arm slowly across her stomach, readjusting her closer to him. As one hand begins to slowly rise and fall with Mac's stomach, the other softly strokes her cheek. He notices a smile that stretches on her face and laughs. "Hi Sarah Sweetie. It's time to wake up," he somewhat sings to her. Her eyes flutter open and connect with his making her smile grows even bigger.

"So it wasn't just a fantastic dream," she laughs wrapping her arms around him.

"Nope it was real. Now I've ordered breakfast, and then we'll get ready for court."

"Awe spoils sport." He laughs at her comment pulling her in for another passionate and tender kiss.