Chapter 2

Mac closed her file and stuffed it in her computer bag. She rubbed her eyes and groggly looked around the airport gate. Some people had left, some had found seats and were napping, some were snoring and one guy was staring at her. She looked away quickly but he moved in anyways. How she wished she had a ring on her ring finger at this very moment.

"Hi." The guy said as he sat down. "This seat taken?"

"Well considering there has been no one sitting in it for the last hour, I'm thinking the answer is no, however if you move, I could sit my computer there and then YES it will be taken." She smarted off.

"I'm sorry, did I catch you at a bad time? I was just thinking seeing as the two of us are stranded here, maybe we would hit it off, we could go to the lounge, get a few drinks, see where that takes us." He smiled trying to be charming.

"I can tell you where it will take you but you wont like it." She smiled back.

"Listen, all I was trying to do was.." He started but was interrupted

"Hit on me, get me to have some drinks with you, end up at a motel with you or in the airport restroom, going at it. Oh wait, that's your dream, not reality. Let me burst your bubble." She slapped her hands together then flung them out like they exploded.

"I think you and I could get along great together." He sat back and smiled, crossing his arms over his chest, and just watched her.

Mac leaned forward to get her buzzing cell phone out of her bag and quickly flipped it open.

"Mackenzie. Yes Sir, the flight was canceled. They are hoping to get it back on track by morning Sir. That would be appreciated Sir, however they said if I am not here when the flight is ready, then I miss the flight entirely. No Sir, he boarded his flight and I believe it was able to take off. Thank you. I will Sir." She snapped the phone shut and frowned at the man sitting beside her.

"That someone important?" He asked.

"You could say that." Mac answered knowing what the Admiral would do with this guy right now. She glanced at the young woman that had sat down across from them and smiled at her, receiving one in return.

What would the Admiral do to her and Harm if he found out about them? She thought to herself and took a deep breath. Mac leaned back in the seat and closed her eyes.

Flashback

When Mac awoke at 0600, she lay wrapped in Harms arms, facing him, and the both of them stretched out on the couch. She had her back to the couch back and was apparently pinned or tucked in nicely. No wonder she had been so warm and comfortable. Who wouldn't be in this position. She smiled and let her lips find their way to the thick muscled throat that was just waiting to be caressed. The arms wrapped tighter and pulled her even closer as he stretched and moved on the couch.

"Wakey Wakey." She said as he moved his face closer to hers and moved his hand down her back.

Harm moved his leg over hers and started to reposition his body. Knowing exactly what he was planning to do, Mac pulled her arms out of the embrace and placed them on his chest and pushed. Harm's eyes popped open in a panic as he went tumbling to the floor with a loud Ooomp escaping from his mouth.

"Crap, I'm awake now, alright?" He rubbed his face and looked at the woman laughing at him.

"This couch was YOURS, not OURS." She rose from the cushions and headed to the bathroom.

"Its mine now, crazy marine." He mumbled and climbed back onto the couch as she smiled over her shoulder.

Twenty minutes later, Mac emerged from the room looking even better than she had the night before. Dressed in a spaghetti strap short little dress Harm became instantly awake when she leaned over him and kissed him gently. His hands found her bare knees and moved upward. She laughed and grabbed his hand, stopping the happy journey he thought it would explore.

"Breakfast, you, me, pronto, NOW Sailor." She stepped away from his moving hands.

"I think…" He smiled at her knowing she knew what he thought. "Just give me about five minutes to change."

"Good choice of words. Four minutes forty five seconds, better get the show on the road flyboy." She headed toward the hotel door and picked up her purse.

When Harms cell phone rang, she didn't think twice about answering it. She grabbed it and flipped it open not noticing the caller ID. "Mackenzie. SIR.. uh… good morning Sir. Yes sir, he did sir. Uh.. no sir, you called my phone." She was going to hell for lying to her commanding officer she just knew it. "We will sort everything out sir, yes sir, we will arrive back in the office with different attitudes. No sir, you called my phone. Yes sir, it must have been Petty Officer Coates fault. Yes, I saw him when he arrived, no sir, im not sure what room he is in. Thank you sir, you too sir." She hung up the phone and sank against the door.

"You are so going to hell." Harm snickered as he stood there laughing at her.

"I just lied." She started to add more but the cell phone in her hand started ringing. She tossed it to the man standing in front of her. "Your turn smart ass."

"Rabb. Good morning to you too sir. Oh, you just talked to the Colonel? MM not sure how that could happen sir. My phone has been with me the entire time, unless some little mouse ran off with it. Yes we will arrive back with different attitudes, We had a long talk last night and sorted some problems out." Harm took a deep breath as Mac moved against his body and ran her hands up his sides under his shirt. "Yes sir, no im fine sir, just was uh…" He was at a loss of words as her lips touched his bare chest.

"Spit it out Navy." She whispered.

"Court is today, yes wrap it up, Oh don't stop, What? Oh, yes court, okay, thank you sir. Yes sir." He flipped the phone shut and grabbed Macs head, bringing her lips flush to his as he backed her against the door. "MAC."

"What?" She laughed. "I wanted to see what you could do under pressure. Since your always saying Navy is the best."

"Fine you win, HOORAH. GO MARINES." He slipped the strap from her shoulder and lay a string of kisses from her earlobe to her shoulder, causing a ripple effect of Goosebumps to erupt all over her body.

"Food, I really need food Harm." She moved his hands away from her and tried to pull her skirt to where it should be. Thought of advice.. don't wear short skirt around Harm.

"You, I really need you Mac." He frowned as she pushed him away from her and flung the door open.

"Hey, last night you said ten years. Its only been nine Harm." She took his hand and guided him down the hallway to the lobby.

"Seems like ten, seems like fifteen." He answered unhappily that she took him away from the fun they could have had.

"So what your saying is it seems like forever with me?" She snickered knowing he thought she would get mad again.

"You need food." He changed the subject fast before this went any further. "Full Marine is a happy Marine."

End of Flashback