On The Way To LoveBy EyeCandy

Summary: A visit from a messenger guides two lost hearts to love and : Romance ( only way to go!)Pairing: Mac/Harm (DUH!)Rating: most likely G to PG... but I haven't finished this so who knows.

Disclaimers: Uh.. well.. let me put it this way. I'm a single mom... Nuff said! Besides if I owned the show.. do you seriously believe i'd been putting this up on here? it would be a script for the SHOW! hello! LOL The title is from a song with the same name by Patti Austin.. so It's not mine either. I just like to play in the big sandbox of other peoples ideas! they might be returned slightly dirty, but none the worst for ware.

Author's notes: Well, after not writing ANYTHING for like... AGES I've finally found some sort of inspiration! YAY ME! so I got this idea from a dream I had. (if I tell you more about the dream it will ruin the story) and also the song from which the title is derived and the fact that Barry Manilow was on On Air with Ryan Seacrest this passed week... dont ask. I'm not even a manilow fan! weirdness! it just worked out... I think the song Mandy by him helped a little too... OH! this is my first Attempt at JAG! so be on the nicer side when telling me I SUCK! thanks!...Ok! ON WITH THE SHOW! Enjoy!

Chapter One: Mandy

Glencrest ParkNot for from JAG HQ1300 zulu

She waited for him. He was always late. They agreed to meet for lunch in the park today, opting for a relaxed lunch rather than their usual working one. She thought back in her mind of all the times she was waiting for him. She realized, there wasn't ever a time where she wasn't waiting for him, either literally or in any other way.

She sighed and leaned back. Why did he hide his feelings for her? Sure they were partners, and under the same chain of command, which meant they couldn't vocalize to the public how they felt for each other, but STILL! they could be together privately couldn't they?

"no... "she said aloud. no they couldn't, because if they were ever caught, it would be a article 32 for both of them.

Sarah Mackenzie growled low under her breath. she knew how she felt for Harm. she so desperately wanted to tell him, to have him return her feelings. But she knew that even if Harm felt the same for her, he would never tell her.

She checked her internal clock. Harm was 10 minutes late now. she sighed again and looked around, wondering if she could see him.

She looked around the park, the sun was bright and the breeze was warm and inviting. Spring has certainly sprung around here. She noticed the playground over in the corner. Children played happily on the jungle gyms and slides. Their laughter carried over to her on the bench hundred yards away. She watched for a moment. She wondered to herself if she would ever have the chance to have children of her own one day. She sighed It seemed that her wish was still a ways away.

Something then caught her eye. She saw a little girl with dark hair in a white spring sun dress running in her direction. Her hair was just below her chin, it was straight and pulled up into small pigtails on either side of her head which curled gently at the bottom in a ringlet style. The look was completed by the two blue ribbons holding the pigtails in place. As the girl came closer, Mac noticed that the world around her began to slow down with each step the girl took until only herself and the girl moved. It was like looking at a freeze little girl moved up to Mac and smiled. Mac was confused. what was happening?

"Hello" the girl spoke, her voice was light and soft, she could not have been any more that 6 years old. Mac blinked and looked at the girl.

"Hello... what's happening?" Mac asked, still confused. but the little girl just smiled.

"I'm Mandy" the girl said as she took Mac's hand. It was then that Mac saw the brilliant green eyes that the girl had. Very familiar green eyes.

"Hi Mandy, i'm Mac" Mac said smiling finally.

"You have very pretty eyes" she continued.

"I got them from my daddy" Mandy replied as she sat down next to Mac.

"Did you? well your daddy has pretty eyes then too" Mac said.

Who was this girl? Where was her parents? what was going on? everything ran through Mac's mind like a speeding train. Mac looked at the girl again.

Mandy smiled and took Mac's other hand, holding them in her tiny ones, her small slender fingers where long. Piano fingers Mac mused as she looked down at them. Mac remembered her mother trying to coax her onto playing the piano because she was born with the fingers for it. Mandy sighed, and this caught Mac's attention.

"Mac…" Mandy started, her vibrant green eyes staring into Mac's deep brown ones. Mac waited, knowing that the girl wanted to say something more.

"If you wait any longer, you will loose sight of the road.. " Mandy finished. Mac again was confused.

"What road Mandy?" Mac inquired, her delicate eyebrow raising in an arch.

"The road not taken" Mandy said. Mac remembered the fortune cookie from the other night at the chinese restaurant. What was this child trying to tell her? Mandy squeezed Mac's hand and hopped off the bench.

"Mandy, where are you going?" Mac asked holding tight to the child's hand. She needed more from her, she wasn't sure what she meant.

Mandy patted Mac's hand to ease her.

"Everywhere you are, I will be" Mandy said as she let go of Mac's hand. Mandy's voice held a wisdom beyond her years.

"Wait! Mandy!" Mac called as she saw the girl skip off toward the playground. When Mac blinked, Mandy was gone.

The world started up again, Mac urgently looked around for the girl she had seen, but there was no sign of her.

Mac sighed and checked her internal clock. It was only 3 minutes later than the last time she checked. She looked around again and out of the corner of her eyes she saw Harm walking over.

"Your late flyboy" Mac said with her usual sarcasm as she stood to greet Harm.

"By how much this time" Harm asked as he flashed her the flyboy grin.

"13 minutes and 5 seconds" Mac countered then looked up into his eyes.

There, staring back at her were those eyes, Mandy's eyes. Mac's eyes widened, replaying what the girl had said to her in her mind.

I got them from my daddy Mac's eyes grew slightly wider. Everywhere you are, I will be Mac smiled then, recovering from her shock.

"Well, lets not waste anymore time then "Harm said as he sat down and started looking through the bagged lunch he brought to eat.

Mac grinned, her eyes shone admiringly at Harm.

"I won't" She said softly as she sat back down.