This is the second half to the story the challenge.
When he left without a word to them, Mattie and Jen went back to their apartment with the feeling that everything was going to be ok. Harm got in to his Lexus and went straight to the Wall. He went right to the name of the man that he could talk to no matter what.
Mac didn't realize that it was Harm standing there talking until she was close enough to hear what he was saying. At that point he was saying that he had really messed up tonight. With the only woman that he truly loved. He went on to say that he didn't know how to fix it. He also didn't know how to tell her that if she wanted to be with him then he was ready to let go. But if he had waited too long then he would try being her best friend. Also if she wanted him to give her away to Clay at their wedding then that's what he would do and try to be happy doing it. This was no longer about what he wanted. All he ever wanted was for Mac to be happy and not hurt. If that meant she was happy with someone else then he would take it like a man and let her go to live her life with Clay. He would still be there for her and try to move on. Harm said this all in one long breath.
Mac was speechless she knew she should not have been listening but could not make herself move. She was in tears when he turned around to take a seat on the bench near the spot he was at the wall. So that he could just take in all that had just come out of his mouth and wait on his dads understanding. But when he saw her there Mac thought he would be mad at her. But instead he sent a silent thanks dad up. Mac asked only one question "did you mean all of that?" Harm only said one word" yes". Then they just stood there looking at each other. Neither one knew who moved first but soon their lips met and sparks flew .At this point words were no longer needed. After that first mind blowing real kiss, Harm and Mac sat on the bench. He had his arm around her and they were both just looking at the wall. After a few minutes Harm had to ask Mac "why did you come here?" Mac answered the only way she could honestly. "I come here when I need to feel close to you and I can't be close to you. Also for some reason I can't explain, being here makes me feel at peace. Like nothing can ever hurt me again. Does that make sense?" at that Harm took her in his arms and kissed her again with all the love and passion that he had locked up in him for the past 9 years.
When they broke for much needed air, Harm looked Mac in the eyes and said "I love you." Then and there Mac let go of everything she had been holding back. Which to Harm's surprise was a lot and she kissed with all the passion she felt. Then she kissed him again. This time his hands could not stop touching her and hers were not still either. As Harm pulled away because he wanted to take this slow and not rush into something they were not ready for, he saw the look of understanding in her eyes. He gave her one more little kiss.
After a few more minutes of sitting there and just looking at the wall Mac asked him "How were you finally able to let go?" Harm wanted to tell her it was cause of her love, but that was not the whole truth. So he told her that after she left that he was lost. Also that he didn't hear when Mattie and Jen came in to his apartment until Mattie slapped him. At that Mac got a shocked look on her face and said "Well, that would explain the red mark on your cheek." Harm reached up and felt the mark. Until this point, he had not known it was there. He went on to tell Mac of the conversation that followed that slap.
When he was done, Harm told Mac that he wanted to take things slow and make sure they were ready for this. That way there would be no problems with communication like they had in the past. Mac agreed and with that they went to the wall and, with their hands joined, traced the name of the man that they had come to talk to. Then they both went to where their cars were and found out that Mac had been so preoccupied that she didn't even see that she had parked right beside Harm. At this they both laughed. They decided to have one last kiss before heading home for the night. That one kiss made them both glad they were going to different homes cause if not "slow" would never happen
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