A/N – Chapter 2 is here…

Harms Office USS Intrepid

Harm slumped back in his chair after talking to Sarah, with NCIS being on the ship now and given the knowledge that Webb could somehow be involved and behind everything did very little to ease his mind. He needed to get stateside and home to make sure his family was safe. He wasn't about to let anything happen to them. He flashed back to the night he left for his deployment.

*Flashback*

Harm was tucking in his little girl for the night, she looked up at him with big her blue eyes ( just like his according to Mac.)

"Daddy tell me a story!"

"Ok Rosebud, what story do you want to hear?"

"The one where you meet Mommy!"

"Ahh, you like that one!"

"It's my favorite!"

"Now why is that sweet pea?"

"Cause Daddy – you said that's why my name is Rosie."

Harm tapped his daughter on her nose. "That's right sweet pea. Once upon a time daddy was being awarded a medal by The President. He was being given this award in The White House Rose Garden, after Daddy had been given his award daddy along with Grandpa A.J and Uncle Bud left and walked out to our car, and that's when I met…"

"MOMMY!"

Harm laughed…"Yes, that's when I met mommy.."

"Daddy get to the part about the plane."

"Ok well daddy didn't want anything bad to your happen to mommy, so he jumped onto the side of the hewie, so he could try and help mommy.."

"And stop the bad man from hurting mommy."

"Yes! But remember your mommy is a tough lady and can take care of herself, but at the time daddy thought she needed him, as it turned out daddy needed mommy to save him."

"Daddy!"

"Yes sweet pea."

"Do you love me more than Mommy?"

"Daddy loves both his girls just the same."

"Ok daddy! I love you!"

Harm leaned down and placed a kiss on Rosie's head. "Goodnight sweet pea. Daddy loves you." He stood up, turned on his daughters night light and headed towards her door, only to be met by his wife whom had been listening and watching the whole time. She backed up and allowed Harm room to close the door. Once outside he took her by the hand and lead her down the hall to their bedroom. Upon reaching their door – he opened it leading her inside and closing the door behind him.

"How long where you standing there?"

"The whole time – she thinks the sun rises and sets in you."

"I know she does, it just makes having to leave you both that much harder."

Mac took a deep breath – "We both decided that this was the best way, we could be together and still get our family."

"I know and at the time I agreed with you, but as she gets older. I feel like I'm missing out on her life. Now I know how my dad must have felt."

Mac took Harm's face in her hands – "Do you know what Rosie told me?" Harm shook his head 'No' "She said that she told all her friends that her daddy is the best daddy ever, that he gets to go on a big boat and fly super-fast air planes. That's what she see's when she looks at you, not a daddy that leaves, but a super cool daddy."

Harm didn't know what to think, part of him knew he was doing the right thing to ensure that Rosie and Mac would have the best life possible, but another part of him knew he was missing out on so much of her life. Maybe it was time to consider taking his career in a different direction?

"Super cool daddy – uh! And what does that make you?"

"I'm just mommy, and that's all I need to be to her. That's what I want to be, her mommy and your wife. That's all I wanted for as long as I can remember."

Harm pulled his wife into his arms and kissed her one last time. He turned her loose and headed over to the door, picked up his bag and turned around giving her one last look. "I love you Sarah Mackenzie – Rabb." And he walked out closing the door behind him.

Mac went over to the door and leaned against it. She wrapped her arms around herself and slid down the door, silently letting her tears fall down her face. Little did she know that Harm was on the other side also in tears.

End Flashback

Harm stood up from his desk and walked over to open his door. He looked around for Lt Tiner and the two NCIS agents, he spotted them talking with Tiner.

"Tiner, bring them back in with you."

"Yes Sir Captain Rabb." Tiner motioned for Sam and Callen to follow him back into the Captains office. Once back inside both men watched the tall Naval Captain walk around his office.

"Gentleman what exactly do you need to know about Clayton Webb that you don't already know?"

Callen spoke - " Is there any reason you can think of that he would sell stinger missiles to members of ISIS with the intent to use them solely on Air Craft Carriers, specifically this one?"

"Off the record, I can think of one very personal reason. On the record none that I can think of that's not highly classified."

Sam and Callen looked at each other – "Captain what's the reason off the record?"

Harm looked at Sam – "My wife. Both men are in love with my wife."

Sametime

Harm and Mac's home

Los Angeles CA

Mac had just hung up with Harm, she was worried about him. He didn't sound like her Harm. He sounded like worried Harm. And that was never good. She gathered her thoughts and walked back out. When she reached her living room, she noticed that Deeks was sitting on the floor playing with Rosie while Kensi watched. She walked up beside her, "He's good with her!"

"Deeks loves kids."

"Do you two have any?"

Kensi looked at Mac – "How'd you know."

"That you're married – Rings." Mac pointed to Kensi left hand.

Kensi smiled at her. "You have a sharp eye Mrs Rabb."

"Well I was a highly trained US Marine, walk with me Agent Blye."

Kensi followed Mac back into the dinning room, they sat down at the table. "Ask your questions?"

"How do you know Clayton Webb and the man known as Mark Falcon?"

" First time I met Webb was when I was pulled from a murder investigation into the disappearance of the Declaration of Independence, after that he devolved a working relationship with our office. Last time I worked with him I posed as his wife in a undercover operation to catch a known terrorist buying US weapons and reselling them on the black market, this was in Paraguay. When our covers where blown, both of us where taken prisoner. If it hadn't been for Harm, I know both of us would've been killed."

Kensi thought for a minute. "What aren't you telling me?"

"The rest is very personal, but it might shed light on what's going on now." Mac glanced at her daughter in the other room playing. "After Paraguay I dated Webb, we got close to a real relationship. But…there was always a ghost between us. He knew it was just a matter of when I would leave him. He ended up betraying me in the worst way, by faking his own death. He made me believe that he died. So yes he's dead to me. And if what your saying is true, that's why he's targeting Harm's ship."

"What about Mark Falcon?"

"We first met him when we were sent to the USS Hornet to investigate remains found in the ships void."

"The ships what?"

Mac laughed – "Void, it's a part of the ship that separates the inter and outer hule. When we met him, we where under the impression he was a cop helping us. But we later learned he was a former KGB agent, In the end he helped us find Harm's father who had been shot down during Vietnam. But we where too late, his father died years before – but that's for another time. Next time I saw him I was in Russia as part of a case I had been working on. It ended up shedding lite on a Russian General that was selling stolen weapons to Chechen rebels. That was the last time I saw or spoke to him."

Kensi thought for a minute – "Is there any reason on a personal level that these 2 men would work together."

Mac thought, yes she could think of one reason. One very good reason. "Me."

"You?"

"Yes, both had feelings for me, but my husband was always in the picture. Even thou at the time we weren't married. We where just partners and best friends."

"So given all this – do you believe that's why they are targeting air craft carriers."

"I think that's part of it, but from the information that my husband has told me, his carrier has some brand new F-18's on board that can pick up nuclear missiles before they have been launched."

"Thank you Mrs Rabb."

Kensi stood up and placed a call to Hetty. She told her everything that Mac had told her. Hetty told her to remain there with her and she would get back in touch.