Harm opened the door and said "Skates!"
"Hey Hammer, you going to invite me in or just stand there staring at me?"
"Come on in." He said as he led her over to his couch. "How have you been and what are you doing here?"
"Well I am doing pretty well. Even though John and I broke up about eighteen months ago. I wouldn't give up the fleet like he wanted after our accident. I just got assigned shore duty for the next three years, with the Tomcat being retired, it was time. I will be working for Admiral Nakamura, who is the new CNO."
"Wow Skates, that is awesome, but why are you here?"
"Hammer, sometimes you can be dense." With that she kissed him and said "I have wanted to do that since the first time I saw you."
A shocked Harm said "Elizabeth Hawks, I had no idea you felt that way. I guess because whenever we saw each other one of us was in a relationship. There is something I have wanted to do for a long time too." Harm kissed Beth long and deep.
All she could manage to say was "Wow! I guess that means you feel the same about me as I do you?"
"Yes ma'am. Now that is out of the way. Would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?"
"I would love too."
"Good but I do need to tell you something in full disclosure before we start a relationship."
"What?"
"I am petitioning the courts to make me the guardian of fourteen year old girl. I just finished the paper work before you got here. I know it won't make things easy for dating but I am doing this."
"Well Harm, I can't say that is best thing a guy has told me but it's certainly not the worst. I know we can make it work. We have been through worse together."