Disclaimer: I don't own Mac, Harm, Sturgis, Harriet, Bud, Lt. Singer, The Admiral, or anyone else I decide to use in this particular story. If I did own them, I would have to read the stories about Mac and Harm being together... BECAUSE THEY FREAKIN' WOULD HAVE BEEN BY NOW!!

Authors Note- I was listening to "Thing's I'll Never Say" from Avril Lavinge and thought it was PERFECT for discribing out favorite should be couple. Renee and Mic are gone already. The first two song segments are from "Thing's I'll Never Say" and the one at the very end it from "Anything But Ordinary", both by Avril Lavinge and are on her CD 'Let Go'.

A/N 2- I'm sorry about any spelling errors, my dad had to wipe out this computer, and I can't find the stupid card to register WordPerfect, which has spell check. Yeah, I know, I'm in the 11th grade and can't spell, tell me something I don't know... Also, I'm not going to use ZULU time, I'm just using regular old military time since it's easier to figure out.



***I'm tugging at my hair

I'm pulling at my clothes,

I'm trying to keep my cool

I know it shows.

I'm staring at my feet

My cheeks are turning red

I'm searching for the words inside my head.** **I'm feeling nervous

Trying to be so perfect.

Cause I know you're worth it

You're worth it,

Yeah. ***

0900 JAG HQ Harriet walked into the break room thinking she would makie some coffee, when she saw Mac...already doing it. "Oh..hello ma'am..." said Harriet. "Hi Harriet, is there a problem?" "No ma'am, I just saw you making the coffee." "It that bad thing?" Mac asked, laughing. "Well, you know what they say about 'Marine Sludge'." "Yes, and I don't know see what everyone has against MY coffee. All you Navy chickens need to drink more of it!" "Who you calling a chicken Jarhead?" Harm asked as he walked in, trying to act hurt. "You Flyboy" "Hello to you too Ninja-girl" Harried smiled at the interaction between the two as she left, it was a wonder that the two couldn't figure out how much they were meant to be together.

"What are you doing tonight?" Harm asked as they left the breakroom.

"Sorting laundry" replied Mac

"Oh well far be it for me to get in the way of that!" Harm joked as they entered Mac's office

"Feel free to come over and help, I've got weeks worth to do." Mac said, hoping he would take her up on the offer.

"Well I'm not much help with laundry, but I can cook you dinner in exchange for your company"

"Since when is my company worth anything?"

"It always has been, Mac." Harm said seriously.

"What are you cooking me?"

"What do you want?"

"Hmmm, I've wanted Lemon Pepper chicken for a while now, but I have NO clue how to make it." Mac said.

"Well believe it or not, I eat chicken once in a while, so I'd be glad to make you lemon pepper chicken."

"Okay, what time to you want to come?" He said

"How about 1830?"

"Sounds great. See you at 1200 for lunch?"

"Wouldn't miss it." She said with a smile.

He gave her his best Flyboy grin back.

***If I could say what I want to say

I'd say I wanna blow you... away.

Be with you every night

Am I squeezing you too tight?

If I could say what I want to see

I want to see you go down

On one knee.

Marry me today

Guess, I'm wishing my life away

With these things I'll never say.***

1853 Mac's Apartment

Mac was finishing sorting some laundry waiting for Harm to show up, when she heard a knock at the door.

"23 minutes, and 36 seconds late Harm..." She said as she opened the door to let him in.

"Sorry, I got stuck in line at the store" "Excuses, excuses..."

"You know I could leave right now with this food."

"Fine then." And she pretended to close the door, while Harm put his foot in the way "I didn't drive all the way over here, stand in line, and listen to some cranky old lady beef about her bladder infection to go home" He said as he walked in.

"Sounds like you had an "interesting" time at the store" Mac laughed.

"It wasn't boring" Harm smiled.

"Well, I've still have laundry to sort, so you can start dinner and I'll be through in a little bit"

"Sounds good"

25 minutes later...

"DONE!" Mac stated in triumph

"Good, the chicken will be about another 15 minutes" Harm said (A/N- It's magic cooking chicken okay?)

"Alright, we'll talk until then"

"How are your cases going?" Harm asked Mac as they entered the living room and sat on the couch.

"Good, my clients are keeping me on my toes lately"

"I've got you beat, 3 of mine in the last month have asked me out on a date"

"Oh..."

"Are you jealous Colonel?" Harm said as he grinned

"Hey look, the timer is going off" Mac said, glad she didn't have to answer his question right now.

They discussed some cases as they ate, joked around alittle, and talked about nothing in particular.

As Harm went into the bathroom he noticed the huge pile of laundry in Mac's bedroom. "When do you have time to wear ALL THAT Mac?" He asked when she walked in to see what was keeping him.

"I do have a life outside of JAG, Harm!"

"Yeah I know, but you're in that boring uniform 8-10 hours a day, what can you possibly feel like doing AFTER you get done at JAG?"

"I do plenty of things Flyboy"

"Like what??" Harm asked.

"I...uh....umm....."

"See, you don't do anything. Well apperently you do SOMETHING because you have all these dirty clothes! I probably saved you from spending too much time with your clothes tonight!" Harm joked

"You've saved me from alot of things." Mac said quietly

"You've saved me alot more than I have you Mac."

"You'd be surprised, you saved me getting married to someone I didn't love"

"How did I save you? If you had wanted to you could have married BugMe a few weeks later"

"But I didn't want to. You made me realize that."

"Well I don't have to tell you that I never liked the guy. I'm glad you didn't marry him. When I was floating in the Atlantic all I could think of was you, and I knew I had to hold on to my life, so I could come back to tell you that I didn't want you to marry him. All I saw out there was your face, that's all I thought about, you kept me alive." Mac was now sitting on her bed, and just as Harm looked over at her a tear rolled down her face. He went over and sat on the bed and wrapped him arms around her.

"I don't deserve a friend like you Harm. I don't know why you even put up with me" Mac said between sniffles.

"Because I love you Sarah, and my life would be empty if I didn't 'put up with you'." Harm said as he lifted her head to kiss her.

"I love you too Harm" Mac said breathlessly. And with that said she captured his mouth in an earth-shattering kiss.

"Wow" Harm said as they broke away from each other. And as soon as they caught their breath they went at it again, this time falling backwards into a lay position on the bed.

"Mac..Sarah...As much as I love this and I love you, I should probably go before this get out of hand." He said as he stood to leave

"No, please stay with me tonight, just hold me"

***To walk within the lines

Would make my life so boring.

I want to know that I

Have been to the extreme.

So knock me off my feet

Come on now give it to me.

Anything to make me feel alive.***



So....Do you guys like it, love it, hate it??? If you like it I'll update again when I get back from Philly next week. I think the next chapter will be Harm and Mac simply being in love, and maybe telling The Admiral and JAG staff... If you have any good idea's email me at LittleDrummer555@hotmail.com.