AN: Ok so this is the first chapter of the prequel fic. It's a bit long, but I wanted to pique the readers interest. Also thanks for all the awesome reviews on my two other fics, loved them and would love to have those again for this fic. Thank you to my beta because she is always amazing as ever! I plan on trying to post two more chapters in the next week, maybe three. However there won't be much after the 29th of September because I am going out of town for a wedding and won't have much time or internet access. I will hopefully have more to post when I get back on the 4th. So enjoy this first chapter. Remember I love feedback! Let me know what you think.

I have also bended time a little bit to make some things work. Like with Mic and all, since this fic is AU I might as well do AU thing. As for the Tomcats, in the fic In Search of Harmony she flew Hornets, that was because that's what the Navy was using for that time, current time. However when Harmony was a teenager the Tomcats were still being used, which is why I went with mentioning Tomcats.

Also small warning ahead of time, this chapter has mentions of child abuse.

Shades Of Harmony

~2~

1524 Zulu

North of Union Station

Washington DC

Harmony looked at her friend. "My dad can help, he's good with that stuff."

Jenny nodded. "I know, and I am going to let you call him, I just, I need some more time."

Harmony sat next to her friend. "I am pretty sure your dad broke your ribs."

"Sleeping last night was a pain, it hurt so bad." The girl sniffled. "I should have done better on that biology exam."

"No!" Harmony growled. "This - what your dad is not your fault! Do not think like that! He needs help, getting a C on a test is not a reason to beat the hell out of like that."

Jenny looked at her. "Harmony I am scared, I have no idea what to do anymore."

Harmony was careful as she pulled her friend into a hug. "That's where my dad comes in. He can help and he will know exactly what to do. Don't worry." Tears were now rolling down her cheeks, as Harmony's heart broke for her friend. Her and Jenny had been friends since fifth grade. Going to the mall, studying together, going to see movies, and even a few holiday parties at JAG. Suddenly Harmony snapped her head up as she heard a key in the door handle.

"Harmony!" Jenny cried out. "What if it's my dad?"

"It isn't. I know the sound of that key chain, it's my dad." Harmony stood to her feet as the door opened.

As Harm entered the door he stopped dead in his tracks, anger written across his face. "HARMONY MASON RABB! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU NOT IN SCHOOL! I GOT A CALL FROM THE SCHOOL SAYING YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP, DO YOU KNOW HOW SCARED I WAS?" His blood was boiling as he shouted at his daughter.

He rarely yelled at her, so when he did Harmony always took notice. "Dad I'm sorry…" she lowered her head. Hearing him yell like this scared Harmony.

"It's not her fault sir, I – I asked her to skip." Jenny finally spoke up. "I – I uhm…" the girl was crying. "My dad sir."

Seeing Jenny cry Harm was now worried for a different reason, he was still mad, but his anger was not as important as his concern. "Jenny what's wrong." It was when Jenny lifted her shirt up a bit revealing the intense bruising that Harm had a whole other reason to be worried. Some had hurt Jenny, and bad.

"I was going to have Harmony call you, I just needed some more time. She was doing this for me because I asked her to help me. I didn't know where else to go."

"Your dad? Is he the one who did this to you?" Harm had knelt down so he was eye level with Jenny's four foot three frame.

The girl nodded weakly. "It hurts so bad."

Harm turned and looked at Harmony. "Have you two been here the whole time?"

"Yeah, she met me here and told me what happened and showed me. I knew she couldn't go to school, not like that and who would want to after that? I told Jenny we had to call you and we were going too, but she was still nervous." Harmony's voice showed how nervous she was.

"Ok," Harm nodded his head a few times. "Let's get you to the hospital ok? I want someone to take a look at you and give you something for the pain. He won't hurt you ever again." Harm promised putting his arm around Jenny. "You're going to be ok." He looked at Harmony. "Get her stuff. I am going to call Mac and let her know you are ok."

Harmony nodded. "Ok, dad I am sorry I didn't go to school and that I ditched, and I am sorry I scared you. I just wanted to be a good friend and help Jenny."

"We'll talk about that later." He gave her small kiss on her cheek. "Don't worry about it, ok?" With his other arm he pulled his daughter in close, giving her a squeeze. "It's going to be ok." He looked at both girls. "It will be ok."

The fact a father could hurt his child like this enraged Harm. It pissed him off even more that it had apparently being going on for sometime, and that Jenny was so scared she couldn't ask for help. He always got a bad vibe from Jenny's father, and now he knew why. The guy was an asshole a child beating asshole. Harm was going to see to it that Jenny's father paid for what he did. There was no way this guy was going to just walk away without any punishment he wouldn't allow it.

Harm called Mac on the way to the hospital letting her know what was going on and that Harmony was ok, and to let the Admiral in on the deal. He also asked Mac if she could meet them at the hospital, he wasn't sure if he could handle possible girl issues that might come up, and he also just needed Mac to be there.

~*~*~*~*~

Harmony sat next to her father in the waiting room, her head resting on his shoulder. "So I guess I am grounded and I need to call Uncle AJ and tell him I won't be able to go."

"You're not grounded, yes I am upset you ditched, but you had a good reason and grounding you wouldn't be fair; you were just trying to help a friend." He ran his hands over her hair and tucked her head under his chin. "I just wish you would have told me sooner."

"Jenny wouldn't let me. She was scared. I wanted too, but I did not want to betray her." Harmony nuzzled into her dad closer. "What's going to happen now?"

"Jenny is probably going to live with her aunt, and her dad is going to jail where he belongs." He held his daughter close. "Her dad is a high profile senator, so we have be careful with how we handle it. No matter how we do it, the media is going to be all over this."

Harmony sighed. "Can Jenny stay with us until her aunt gets in to DC?"

"I don't know, I'll see what we can do. I will try and make it happen, but I am not going to make any promises." He spoke soothingly to his daughter. Looking up he saw Mac approaching him with Mic.

"Sorry my car didn't want to start so Mic gave me a ride. She looked down at Harmony. "You ok sweetheart?" Mac asked.

Harmony nodded. "Just worried about Jenny that's all." She stayed close to her father. "Jenny's dad is pretty…"

"He sounds like a jerk." Mac interjected.

"Hey kiddo why don't you go with Commander Brumby and get something to eat, my treat." He pulled out his wallet and handed Harmony some money.

"Dad if you want to talk to Mac all you have to do is just say so, I am old enough to understand." She took the money and slipped it into her pocket.

"I am that obvious huh? I use to be able to get away with those things, now you're older and wiser and catch on to your dad's tricks huh?" He smiled and kissed her cheek. "I love you pumpkin."

"I love you too dad. If Jenny comes out, tell her I am still here and I will be back, I don't want her to think I left."

"I'll tell her, I will be sure she knows." He smiled at his daughter.

"Come on," Mic said with his thick Australian accent, "let get you something to bloody eat."

Harmony nodded as she walked down the hallways with Mic.

Mac watched them go and turned back towards Harm. "Are you ok?"

"I yelled at her Mac. I yelled at her to the point where I was even scaring myself."

"Harm," Mac sat down along side him and rubbed his shouldering. "You were scared and worried about. The yelling was a reaction of that fear."

"When Jenny showed me the bruises, I wanted to throw up. How could someone do that to their own child? It's not right, Jenny didn't deserve it." His mind raced. "You know I could have just let Harmony go into foster care after her mother died, and that could have just as easily been her."

"But you didn't Harm, and she's safe and now she is helping her friend be safe too. Of course you didn't mean to yell at her, but had you known what was going on before hand, you would not have." She reached for his hand. "You reacted in the form of a parent who was scared."

"She and Jenny were going to call me, but Jenny kept stalling, she wasn't ready yet." He rested his head in his hands. "That look in Harmony's eyes when I yelled. I have never seen that look before it scared me. Mac, what if she hates me because o f this?"

"I don't think you ever have to worry about that, she worships the ground you walk on Harm. You are clearly that girls' hero." She gave Harm's hand a squeeze. "Harmony will always love you Harm, don't doubt that part ever."

Harm looked at make cautiously. "I wake up every morning and the first thing I think about is am I do the right things as a parent, and the last thing I think about before going to sleep is am I doing the right thing as a parent."

"Harm…" Mac sighed a bit. "You are doing an amazing job, Harmony is a great kid and that's because of how you raised her. She is 13-years-old and she already knows what she wants to do with her life, and instead of being a typical 13-year-old and hanging out at the mall or out with her friends all the time, she is working towards that goal."

With a few nods of his head Harm turned towards Mac and flashed his flyboy smile Mac was right. Harmony wanted to be just like him, so he had to be doing something right. "When I took her up in that Tomcat last month, she was so excited, so happy, and was loving every single second of it. When he landed and I helped her out, she looked at me and said this was what she wanted to do. I was so proud of her and honored at the same time, a part of me is scared to death for her. I know the dangers of flying all to well, but this is her dream. My little girl wants to join the Navy and follow in the tradition of the Rabbs' before her."

"She'll be one hell of a pilot, she's going to have a leg up on most of her fellow candidates and most of all she is going to have the best darn wingman ever." Mac playfully elbowed Harm.

~*~*~*~*~

Mic watched as Harmony placed a burger, fries, some cookies, and a soda on a red plastic tray. "You must have hallow legs." He joked putting a burger and fries on to his own tray. "I am going to explode just looking at that, mate."

Harmony smiled a bit, "I probably could have done without the cookies, but they look really good." She pushed her tray down the bar, stopping to grab a banana, and placing it on the tray as well. She made her purchase and carried her tray to an empty table and sat down.

Mic had not known Harmony that long, he had not been at JAG long enough to do so, but for the short time he had known Harmony, he knew this passive behavior was not her. "Your mate Jenny is going to be ok. She has an ace of a friend who is doing the right thing and helping her. You're getting her away from that bloke."

Harmony nodded while picking up a few French fries and shoving them into her mouth. "I know, it's just…the only family Jenny has lef t is her aunt In Seattle, and I won't be seeing her anymore. Jenny is really the only true friend I have in that stupid school. So many others there are completely fake and disgust me."

"But think of it this why she'll be in a better place and happier and her father won't be able to hurt her." He didn't know much just from Mac had told him. A friend of Harmony's was being abused by her father and she needed to get to Waverly University Hospital. "I am sure you can go and visit your friend during holiday."

"I've never been to Seattle," Harmony smiled. "I have always wanted to go, I want to see the Space Needle and ride one of the ferry's." She took a bite of her burger.

"Now see, there is a bright side to this. Maybe when you are out of summer break you and Jenny can come with me to Australia for a week, I can show you around Sydney and show you how it's done in Aussie."

"Can I bring home a Kola Bear?" Harmony deadpanned.

Mic could not help but to laugh. "Why on earth would you want to bring one of those creatures home?"

"Are you kidding me Commander Brumby, they are so adorable and cute. They look so cuddly."

"They will rip your face off. Sure they might look cute as you say, but them bears are mean." He smiled at the girl.

"Oh," Harmony frowned. "That doesn't sound to pleasant. I don't think I want a pet who could gnaw the skin off my face." Harmony groaned.

"No worries mate, we can get you a stuffed one. Just as cute and just as cuddly, only you can keep your face."

Harmony couldn't help but laughed. "Then if I have free time during the summer and Jenny does as well, than we will all go down to the land down under." Harmony smirked. "Hey what are the chances of me being able to have a Vegemite sandwich?"

He laughed. "I don't think that would be a problem. " Though he had no idea why on earth she would want to try one, he found the meal to be completely repulsive. Once Harmony finished her meal he picked up her tray for her, and dumped the wrappers into the trash. "I suppose we should get back and see how your friend is doing?"

Harmony nodded. "We probably should, I don't want Jenny to think I turned my back on her and ditched her." Harmony smiled a bit pushing her chair in.

"You've come this far now Harmony, I doubt Jenny would think you turned your back on her." He patted the girl on the shoulder and winked at Harmony. "You're a good friend Harmony and I am sure Jenny knows that, why else would she have come to you?"

She nodded as they walked back down the hallway of the hospital. Harmony never understood why hospitals were quite zones, when the hallways were pretty loud and filled with a lot of commotion. So it didn't seem possible for anyone to get sleep or rest with all the noise out in the hallways. "When Jenny showed me those bruises, I was…first I was angry, I wanted to go and punch her father. But then I was sad, my best friend was hurting, and she was hurting because the person that was suppose to love her and protect her; was the one hurting her."

"Some people are just not right in the head, and aren't meant to be parents." Mic said trying to reassure the young girl.

"Jenny and I bounded because we both had something in common. Our moms were dead, and both of us were being raised by our single fathers. Expect there was one difference, her dad is a real freaking jerk. It sucks because of whom the jerk is he might get away with it. Because apparently when you are in congress behavior like this seems to be expectable."

"If I know your dad, he will do everything to make sure that bloke does not get away with it. He won't be the only one either."

"I should have done something sooner, so Jenny wouldn't have to go through this." Harmony mused.

"How come you didn't?" Mic wondered.

"She asked me not too, she begged me not too." Harmony told Mic.

"So then you were just doing what she asked, there is nothing wrong with that."

Harmony looked up at him. "It could have gotten her killed."

"Don't beat yourself up kid, it's not worth it. You did what she asked that's is more than good enough. I think that your friend is rather grateful for that."

Harmony could see down the hallway and could see Mac sitting with her father. "I hope you are right Commander Brumby."

"Did you eat?" Harm asked as Harmony and Brumby approached them.

"She ate enough for a small horse." Mic joked, standing with his hands on his hips.

Harmony laughed a bit as she sat along side her dad. "How is Jenny?"

"She'll be ready to go shortly, I talked to her aunt and she asked if Jenny can stay with us. The social worker said if it was ok with her aunt, she is ok with it. In fact she encouraged it. Having a friend around is the best thing for Jenny. Her aunt will be here tomorrow, so I am going to let you stay home from school so you can stay with Jenny." Harm was about to say he wouldn't be going to work, but his thought was cut off as Harmony hugged him.

"Thanks dad." She held him tightly.

He smiled and kissed her cheek. "Don't worry about it. It's not a big deal; really. Just try to at least go to bed and decent hour tonight." He laughed.

"We will do our best dad, but since it's my last night with Jenny, I am not going to make any promises." She winked at him.

"Well actually, Jenny's aunt made it sound like she wanted to move here, she asked me about apartments for rent."

"Really? " Harmony almost shouted. "Oh I hope you are right dad, that would be so awesome."

"What would be awesome?" Jenny asked walking gingerly out of the exam room. "I think your aunt wants to move here, she asked my dad about apartments."

"No way! Shut up!" Jenny's smile was just as big as Harmony's.

"Way!" Harmony replied.

"We might still able to be roomies on our class trip to Philadelphia then." Jenny told her friend.

"I know! It means I can still go. Because I am not going if you are not going." Harmony gave her friend a small hug.

"Ok how about we go, the social worker is going to met me at JAG so I can sign some papers stating I am ok with Jenny staying with us until her aunt gets her."

"Oh, JAG." Jenny grinned. "Hot Navy guys. I likely!"

Laughing Harm shook head. "If you're hungry, we can stop and get you something to eat; Harmony already ate."

"I am good Commander Rabb, Harmony and I kind of, well we ate what was left of the apple pie."

Harm smiled. "Oh you did? You both realize that what was left of the pie was the whole pie."

"Yeah, we kind forgot to stop." Harmony nervously ran her fingers through her hair. "It was good, like really good and well suddenly all that good was kinda…well gone."

"Well I guess we will have to figure out something else for dessert." Harm mused.

"Cake! Chocolate cake!" Harmony cheered.

"But you hate chocolate." Harm smirked sarcastically. "We'll pick up some cake on the way home." He turned to Mac. "You want to come over for dinner? I was thinking of ordering Chinese."

"Yeah Mac! Come over! Please?" Harmony begged. "Pretty please, with chocolate cake on top?"

"I don't want to be in the way." The Marine replied.

"You could never be in the way Mac, come on?" Harmony pleaded with her.

Mac sighed one of her weaknesses was Harmony. No matter what she could never say no to the girl. One day that was going to come back and bite her in the butt. "Ok, ok I will come." She shook her head. Suddenly she was being hugged tightly by Harmony. "Your welcome." She told the girl.

Harm smiled a Mac, he was glad she caved in having her there for dinner would be nice. It would allow Harmony and her friend to do whatever it is teenage girls do. Frankly the thought kind of scared him. It would also allow him and Mac to just talk, somewhere outside of work, something they didn't get to do to often.

2345 Zulu

North of Union Station

Washington DC

Both girls were sitting near the counter eating the last of their Chinese, when a knock at the door interrupted the dinner. "I got it dad."

Before Harm could say anything Harmony was already at the door.

"Agent Webb," she stood at the door.

Seeing who was at the door both Mac and Harm exchanged glances. This couldn't be good.

"Hey, your father home." Before the girl could reply Clayton saw her father at the door.

"Webb, come in." Harm stood to the side.

Webb paused a few footsteps inside the apartment. He looked at Harmony and then at her friend. "I was wondering if we could talk in private Commander."

"Uhm, uh…" He looked over at the girls. "Harmony, why don't you and Jenny go in your room." Whatever Webb had to say he could say it in front of Mac.

"Uhm yeah," Harmony replied. "Come on, my dad and super duper special Agent Webb gotta talk spook."

"What?" Jenny asked confused as she felt herself being pulled towards the bedroom. "Whats spook?"

"It's slang for spy, but if I tell you anymore they will have to kill us, so the less you know the better." Harmony explained to her friend

"Is that guy like James Bond?" Jenny asked her.

"Sorta, yeah. It's a long story. He's worked with my dad a few times, and one time when my dad and seemingly everyone else at Jag had to go out of town, I spent the night at his place and it so very manly, even his fish were manly. I think if they could the fish would have flexed their muscles, belched, and scratched themselves."

"Maybe because he's a man, Harmony? Do you expect it to be pink with fuzzy pillows?" Jenny laughed.

"No, but I felt like I walked into the house of Hank the Lumber Jack, he's a mans, man." Harmony rolled her arm up like she was making a muscle.

"You are crazy Harmony." Jenny laughed.

"My dad reminds me of that every day." Harmony grinned.

Jenny smiled softly. "Harmony I want to thank you for helping me and your dad letting me stay here."

"It's not a big deal Jenny, you're my friend; in fact you're my best friend and I'd like to think if roles were reversed you would do the same thing."

"You're dad isn't a jerk, not even close so I wouldn't have the chance, but we switched fathers, I would do the same in a heartbeat." The girl replied.

Harm could hear the girls laughing from the bedroom. "Listen Webb, I am…if this is one of those times where you are going to need my help, I can't I have things to take care of. In fact I am taking a few days off of JAG to-"

He was cut off. "That friend of Harmony's the one whose father is a senator."

"How do you know all of this Webb?" Harm placed his hands on his hips.

"He works, well he did work for us. Once we got wind of the situation, we intervened with the media otherwise they would be all over this place by now."

"Wait Senator McCallister is CIA?" Mac asked confused. "I didn't think that was allowed."

"It gave us a heads up in many cases. He was less a senator and more one of us." Webb replied.

"That's a bit on the shady side Webb," Harm commented.

"Yeah well when you are trying to catch terrorists, you gotta do some things you don't like." Webb nonchalantly replied. "Anyways, word has it the girls aunt is coming in from Seattle, we found her an apartment, three bedroom, two bath in Gerogetown and rent is on20the CIA until Jenny graduates from high school in five years. I just figured I would share the good news. When I heard that your daughter and Senator McCallister were friends I wanted to deliver the good news in person."

"Wow, the CIA is going to do all of that?" Harm asked.

Webb sighed. "We knew that McCallister was having problems for a while, we kind of had a feeling that he was hitting his daughter, but we couldn't find any proof. The CIA kind of owes it to Jennifer McCalister. Not only are we going to cover the rent, but the electric, cable, and her school fees. Sidwell Friends is not a cheap school."

"Tell me about it," Harm smirked. "I should have sent Harmony to a prep school, might have been cheaper."

"Well Sidwell Friends is one of the best public schools in the country, you get what you pay for. Tell Jennifer's aunt to give me a call when she gets in tomorrow and we can talk details." He held up a paper bag. "This is for Harmony."

"Webb…" Harm groaned. "What did I tell you about buying her stuff?" The guy always seemed scared of kids, and used odd gifts as a way to break the ice. Gifts Harm was pretty sure were not cheap.

"It's not like the stuff I buy her she can get here in the states. Anyways one I never listen to you, and two most of the time I buy her stuff it's when I have to take you with me on whatever we are doing." A part of Webb knew it was never pleasant not having his father around, and he was pretty sure Harmony felt the same way. It was his way of making it up to her, a part of his social awkwardness. Kids definitely scared him and he was never sure how to act around them, so he bought gifts. "They're Hello Kitty stacking dolls, got them in Japan when I was there a few weeks ago."

"Thank you, I am sure Harmony will love it." Harmony had a collection of strange trinkets from various places Webb had visited, such as a supposed lamp that might have contained Genie at one time. To Harm it was one of the ugliest things he ever saw, but Harmony loved it.

"I'll be in contact." Webb spoke and turned towards Mac. "That color looks good on you Colonel." He commented before exiting.

Mac stood staring at the door after it closed behind Webb. "Well that was…weird."

Harm nodded, running his fingers through his hair. "Tell me about it, though I guess it's good the CIA is taking care of things. I'll wait until Jenny's aunt gets here to tell the girls." He sighed. "Harmony, Jenny!" He called out. "You guys can come back out now, if you want." The sound of hurried footsteps indicated they had heard him.

"What did Agent Webb want?" Harmony asked going right for the chocolate cake.

"To talk business." He held the bag up. "Here, he brought you this."

"Cool!" her eyes lit up as she walked towards her father and grabbed the brown paper bag, pulling it open. "Oh, it's cute." She pulled out the pink Hello Kitty item and popped the head off. It's all the Hello Kitty characters. Japan has cool stuff. I so have to go there. I hear they have naked weather girls."

"Where on earth did you hear this?" Harm asked watching Harmon line up all the dolls.

"A kid at school." She quickly replied. "You've been to Japan Mac?" Harmony looked up. "Tell my dad about the naked, ok not naked but definitely topless, weathergirls. I wonder if they have pantless weather men."

"Ok!" Harm interjected. "How about we eat some of this cake." He had to quickly change the subject of partially nude weather forecasters.

Mac smiled and winked at Harmony confirming the topless weather girl issue. It was cute how flushed Harm would get when Harmony mentioned boys and at 13-years-old Harmony mentioned boys a lot. Teenage girls did that, and poor Harm was always the panicked father whose rule was no dating until your married. Mac wasn't sure how that was going to work, but Harm didn't seem to care.

"Mac come have some cake with us." Harmony said taking a huge bite of the cake.

"It does look good." Mac smiled watching father and daughter interact. There was Harm the lawyer, there was Harm the naval aviator, and then there was Harm the father. It was that side of Harm that always made Mac weak. He was a completely different man in father mode, it was that side that Mac fell in love with and the other sides soon followed. Now if only she could just get him to feel the same way back instead of putting up a wall all the time.

"It has fudge in the middle." Jenny quipped.

"Well if it has fudge in the middle I can't say no." Mac laughed and took the plate Harm handed to her. She sliced off a piece with her fork and took a bite. "Wow, this is really good cake. I really mean that."

"I told you." Harmony sang a bit. "I love this cake."

Swiping her finger into the fudge Mac looked at it and then licked it off her finger. "Did you have cake like this for your birthday?" Mac asked.

"Yeah, last year." Harm spoke up. He started to laugh as he watched Mac rub a swipe on the fudge on Harmony's cheek. Mac was so good with Harmony, Currently Mac was the closet thing Harmony had to a mother, and Mac always seem to treat Harmony like she was her own. Took her shopping, went and saw "chick flicks" with her, they would go and get their nails done. Mac was the kind of woman that Harm could marry because she didn't see Harmony as his extra baggage she saw Harmony and a bonus prize. He did have feelings for Mac, but he couldn't bring himself to tell her. Harm was scared of running their friendship last thing he wanted to do was lose Mac. "Either of you going to take a shower tonight?" Harm finally spoke up.

"I was going to if that is ok sir." Jenny looked towards him.

"Jen, it's Harm; please call me Harm." He smiled at the girl and nodded his head. "And yes you can take a shower, it's fine. I already told you to make yourself at home."

Jenny smiled. "Thank you."

"Your aunts flights gets into DC at 10:45 A.M. we can go pick her up and afterwards stop for a bite to eat." He told the girls. Harm couldn't hide his laughter. "Nice war paint." He commented to Harmony and Mac whose faces were covered in fudge. "But you're suppose to eat the cake not wear it."

"Oh is that so flyboy?" Mac flirted. Laughing as she left a smear of fudge down his nose. "The fudge brings out the blue in your eyes Commander.

Harm felt a smile cross his lips, reaching up with his finger he wiped the fudge off of his nose and licked it off of his finger. "Hmmmm, Harmony was right this is good." Reaching on to Mac's plate Harm grabbed to slice of cake and smashed it against Mac's face. "That cake brings out the highlights in your hair Colonel."

Mac stood with her mouth wide open and pieces of cake broke off and fell down on to the plate. "Oh – oh you are in for it sailor." Mac protested.

Harmony sat with her hand over her mouth, while Jenny just stared. They both watched as Mac walked over to the cake and grabbed a handful and hurled it towards Harm.

"Missed!" he laughed as he ducked, just as he rose back up. BAM! A large piece of cake hit him in the face.

"Ohhhhh." Harmony spoke up.

"You are in serious trouble." Harm wiped the cake off of his face and glared at Mac.

"Oh am I flyboy? Is that so? What is the big bad flyboy going to do?" She smiled widely at him.

"Oh you'll see." Harm cleaned his face off a bit and walked to the cake, picking up the cake he smashed the whole thing into Mac's face. "I win!"

"Dad! I wanted seconds!" Harmony pouted.

"No one but your dad is getting seconds!" Mac scraped the clumps of cake off of her face as tossed them at Harm, hitting him square on the face. "Harmon Rabb Jr!" she shouted. "You are in for it!"

"Come on Jenny we better go before you and I become casualties of war." Harmony groaned. "Kids these days…" she mused walking into the bedroom.

Harm stood in the kitchen both he and Mac were covered in chocolate cake. "You're a mess Mac." His smiled broke through the chocolate mess.

"You aren't looking so clean yourself Commander." She stalked towards him, a smile on her face.

"Let me help you clean up." He reached for a roll of paper towels, ripping a few off: Harm stopped feeling Mac's fingers wipe the cake off of his face. He watched as she licked the cake off of her finger, to say she was turning him on was an understatement.

"It's really, really good cake." Mac's husky voice came as she closed in the space between them. Her toes were touching his. "Really good cake," she whispered into his ear before leaning in and running her tongue along his cheek.

Harm let out a gasp. "Mac…"

"Shhh." Mac placed her finger over his chocolate covered lips. "Shut up sailor, and that's an order."

His eyes closed as Harm felt the tip of her moist tongue run along his cheek, then his chin, than his other cheek. "Yes ma'am." He groaned.

Mac grabbed on to his shirt and pulled him closer, her lips landing on his. She licked his lips clean of the chocolate before sliding her tongue past his lips and into his mouth.

His heart race quickens and he knew they shouldn't be doing this but he didn't want to say no, he didn't want to stop her either. Harm pulled Mac in closer, deepening and intensifying the kiss. He felt himself being pulled forward and than pushed down on to the couch.

Mac straddled Harm, her hands went up his chest and traced down his chest, it wasn't long before she pulled his shirt off and was leaving kissing down the middle of his chest, Mac didn't care how wrong it was, because it felt so right and there wasn't anyway this Marine was going to let that sailor say no.

~*~*~*~

"Mac I'm sorry." Harm looked down.

"Harm," Mac's brown eyes were sad. "Am I not attractive enough."

"It's not you. Mac, Harmony and her friend are in the next room. What if one of them walks out. Trust me you are more than attractive Mac. You're exquisite I have never seen a more beautiful Marine, or woman in my life."

Mac nodded trying to hide her tears. "Yeah, I guess you are right." Taking a deep breath she sighed. "I should probably get going, it's pretty late."

"Mac!" He stood up as Mac stood up. "I am sorry."

"Hey it's no big deal. I'll see you tomorrow ok. Tell Harmony I said good night." She grabbed her cake-covered shirt and pulled it back on. Pausing she placed a kiss on his cheek. "Good night Harm."

Harm stood in the middle of his living room, watching as the woman he was in love with walked out of his apartment. He just hoped she wasn't walking out of his life.