December 23rd, 2010
Harm detested shopping, especially two days before Christmas, but he realized he'd not gotten anything for a few people who actually deserved a gift this year for their support of Harm and all the changes his life had taken on in such a short span of time. He hadn't picked anything up, and the mall was absolutely crowded he could barely hear his own thoughts over all the noise that was reverberating off the mall walls.
The sense of being watched was creeping up eerily on Harm, yet every time he looked around his surroundings there were too many people in his way to see clearly if there was anyone actually watching him, he shrugged it off as the craziness of the holiday and continued walking. Harm turned to look into one of the shops, and when he looked up, he saw the reflection of the one person he really didn't need trouble with, smirking in the reflective glass. Inhaling deeply, Harm turned around and faced down none other than Clark Palmer and a few of his football buddies.
"Well if it isn't the pretty princess, are you here looking for new dresses?" Clark asked, snickering annoyingly as he crossed the few steps to stand in front of Harm.
Harm shook his head, reminding himself not to let Clark get into his mind "No, now leave me alone Clark, I don't have time to deal with you today…" Harm said, beginning to walk away. Harm's arm was grabbed, and his body spun around.
The few seconds reaction to the fist that was coming at his face was enough for Harm to get his bearings, he dodged the fist easily, thanking every deity he knew that he'd been training near non-stop with AJ in boxing. Harm swooped low and sent an uppercut punch to Clark's jaw, watching as the man stumbled backwards slightly, "You dick!" Clark shouted, charging at Harm again.
Harm shook his head and stepped out of the way, slipping his foot outward and watching as Clark tripped and hit the tile floor of the mall roughly. Harm licked his lips and turned to Clark's two friends "You two want to play as well? Or you going to just watch?" Harm taunted, grinning devilishly as he bounced on his toes, his fists raised and ready for a fight.
The two guys shook their heads and took off in the other direction "Cowards!" Clark shouted as he pounced up to his feet and charged at Harm again, this time the punch connected and jarred Harm's head a little.
Harm quickly regained his equilibrium and bounced around, blocking and jabbing at Clark, most of his punches connecting with the slightly shorter man "Come on Clarky, is that all you got?" Harm taunted menacingly, licking his split lip and grinning.
Clark shook his head, looking past Harm, not that he could see much with his quickly swelling eye, "Fuck you Rabb!" Clark spit out, blood spewing from the cut on his tongue.
"Not my type, Clark." Harm said, winking at Clark as he turned, his eyes going wide when he saw the two officers coming straight towards him and Clark "Shit…" Harm breathed out, starting to back up and turn back the other direction while Clark staggered slightly, leaning against the mall wall and holding his bruised jaw.
Harm had thought he lost the two officers, but was sorely mistaken when the two burly officers blocked his exit from the store he entered, "Damn it… Damn it…" Harm looked around frantically chewing on his bottom lip as he grabbed a pair of sunglasses and a hat off a nearby rack, not thinking, he slipped both on and bolted out of the door.
The security alarm on the doors exits immediately started blaring, and the two officers gave chase to Harm who was, by all accounts faster, but with certain injury to his ribcage, he was slowed down and eventually tackled to the ground by the officers and cuffed just as quickly. Harm closed his eyes, shaking his head as he was hauled up to his feet.
The two officers quickly patted Harm down, searching each of his pockets, and pulling out the switch blade he kept in his front pocket, Harm shook his head again, 'This is just a dream… Wake up Harm… wake up…' he told himself, but when he heard the officer calling in the arrest they'd just made, he knew this wasn't a dream, and he was in a hell of a lot of trouble now.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?" The officer who had tackled Harm asked. Harm nodded his head slowly "With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?" he asked and Harm shook his head.
"I do understand, and no, I don't want to speak with you, or anyone else…" Harm said quietly, hanging his head as he was escorted out of the mall and towards a waiting squad car, "I'd like to make my phone call right now…" Harm said, looking up at the officer who'd just placed him in the back seat of the car.
The officer shook his head "You can make your phone call once we get you to the station." He said curtly, shutting the door and walking around to the driver's side of the car.
Tony ran down the stairs, taking two at a time, "Dad! Harm just got arrested!" Tony squeaked out, his eyes wide and filled with tears, staring at the phone in his trembling hand, then up at his father.
"The hell do you mean Harm got arrested?!" Gibbs bellowed, standing up from his chair and dropping the newspaper to the floor.
"I mean, Harm just got arrested, for Assault and Shop lifting… He's at DC Metro right now!" Tony shouted, holding his phone out to his father and showing the recently received call.
Gibbs sighed as he shook his head, grabbing his keys, wallet and badge "Come on… Call AJ on our way there." Gibbs said as he rushed out the front door with Tony hot on his trail.
AJ ground his teeth together as he stared at his son sitting in a holding cell with cuffs locked tightly around his wrists. He ran a hand over his head and turned around to the arresting officer "I'd like to speak to my client, somewhere in private!" AJ demanded angrily.
The officer nodded his head as he stood up, grabbing a set of keys as he walked over to the holding cell "Your lawyer is here, Mr. Rabb… If you'd follow me." The officer said as he unlocked the door and pulled it open.
Harm stood up, hanging his head low as he shuffled out of the cell, following the officer with AJ right behind him. Both men remained silent until the officer deposited them into an interrogation room and shut the door behind them.
"What the hell happened?!" AJ demanded, staring at his son, his anger obvious.
Harm shook his head as he leaned against the wall, rubbing at his still cuffed wrists "Clark Palmer happened…" Harm said quietly, telling AJ everything that happened from the time Clark grabbed his arm, to the minute he was tackled by the two officers in the mall.
"Okay so… the first part was self-defense, security cameras at the mall will show that… But, the shop lifting is another story all together, you did technically steal the damn stuff… But, since this is your first offense, I'm sure I can work something out with a judge…" AJ said, sighing heavily as he sat down in one of the chairs at the interrogation table, holding his head in his hands, "I've posted your bail, so we can head home… But you've been banned from the mall, so guess you'll have to find somewhere else to shop." AJ stated as he looked over at Harm.
Harm nodded as he pushed off the wall, "I'm really sorry about this… He just…" Harm shook his fists, growling slightly as he pressed his head against the cool window, sighing heavily "He was asking for it, he shouldn't have crossed me, that's the bottom line here." Harm said coldly as he walked towards the door.
AJ shook his head as he followed Harm, "No, the bottom line here is, you should have walked away! Even if he hit you, you should have just walked away! Damn it Harm, you can't fight your way through your life! Your fists and anger can't keep talking for you, you need to learn how and when to use your brain!" AJ shouted angrily, his hand blocking the door from opening as he stared at his son.
Harm shook his head, his upper lip twitching in anger "Oh and you're just supposed to have all this fatherly knowledge now?! Hah, where were you eight years ago when I needed that kind of advice, hell even six years ago when I needed that advice, or every year since, when I had to fight my own battles, and everyone else's battles because I was the only person who would stick up for them?!" Harm shouted back, blood and spit flying from his mouth.
"Had I known about you, eight years ago, six years ago, EIGHTEEN years ago, I would have been there for you! You're my goddamn son, and I would have been there teaching you the things that no one else wanted to teach you!" AJ shouted, then quickly bit his tongue, wishing he could take the stinging words back.
Harm shook his head "I had someone who wanted to teach me, but… He was taken from me… You're just like every other person in my life except Tony and Gibbs… Nobody really cares about what I want… You know… I don't even know why I bothered…" Harm said, shaking his head as he elbowed AJ out of the way and walked out of the interrogation room and straight to the bail officer.
AJ walked out and followed Harm until he was released from the Metro Police Department and were standing in the lobby "Look, Harm… I didn't mean it like that, I'm just… I'm still trying to figure this whole father-son relationship thing out." AJ said, a desperation to his tone for his apology to be recognized for the truth that it was.
Harm nodded his head "Yeah, I know you are. Don't be disappointed if I don't accept your apology right now though, because I really don't think that would be appropriate…" Harm said as he walked towards Gibbs and Tony, shaking his head slowly as he glanced back at AJ, then left the police station with his boyfriend and Gibbs.
Harm sighed as he collapsed on the bed, staring up at the ceiling and rolling his prized possession – a football autographed by Troy Aikman – against his stomach, his fingers nimbly running across the laces. Tony frowned as he came into Harm's bedroom and crawled up onto the bed, lying his head on his boyfriend's shoulder.
Harm looked over at Tony and shook his head "I was an idiot, again…" Harm whispered as he laid his head against Tony's, resting his hand against the football.
Tony shook his head as he looked up at Harm "It's not that bad… I mean, you have done some pretty terrible things before… Getting into a fight and stealing a hat and sunglasses? Not even close to some of the things you've done." Tony said as he pulled Harm closer.
Harm chuckled as he laid his head against Tony's chest, tossing the football down onto the floor "Yeah? And what other bad things have I done in my life?" Harm asked as he looked up at Tony.
Tony sighed as he gently brushed his fingers through Harm's hair, "Hmmm, let me think about it for a second." Tony said softly, biting back his bottom lip as he put on his 'thinking face'. After a few seconds, Tony tapped Harm on the back of the head "How about that time we severely screwed up your grandmother's bathroom when we tried dying your hair blonde? And in the end, we ended up dying it that god awful orange color?" Tony questioned as he looked down at the top of Harm's head.
Harm laughed as he turned over onto his back, "You mean, when she grounded me for a month, and made me either keep the hair the way it was or cut it all off? After that month was up?!" Harm asked, looking over at Tony with a raised eyebrow.
Tony nodded, grinning brightly "Yep! That's the one. Oooh, how about the time you wrecked her car? That was a bad-bad one… Especially since you didn't even have your license, or permit yet." Tony questioned, lying flat on the bed and resting his hands against his stomach.
Harm nodded as he turned over onto his stomach, resting his arms underneath his head "Yeah, that one was definitely not one of my finer moments." Harm said quietly, tapping his fingers against his arms "But this one… I could go to jail Tony, if AJ can't find a solution… I could lose everything…" Harm whispered, looking over at Tony with tears forming in his eyes.
Tony shook his head, kissing Harm lovingly on the forehead, "I have faith that AJ will work this out Harm, he's a pretty good lawyer… And it doesn't matter what happens, if you go to jail or not… I'll be there for you, always." Tony said, biting back his bottom lip as he slowly turned over, straddling Harm's lap, his palms pressed into the mattress above Harm's shoulders.
"To…Tony! What… what about your dad?" Harm squeaked out quietly, looking up at Tony with wide eyes, biting back his bottom lip.
Tony smirked as he leaned down to Harm's ear, gently licking along the rim of his ear "Not here, he had to go to work… His case broke wide open… Probably won't be home until late tonight." Tony whispered as he began grinding against Harm's body slowly.
Harm groaned slightly as he cupped Tony's denim clad ass, pulling the shorter man against his rapidly growing erection, grinning slightly when Tony moaned out, his head falling back against his shoulder blades "What's got you so turned on?" Harm asked huskily as he reached over to his nightstand, grabbing the stereo system remote, and without taking his eyes off Tony, he turned the stereo on to the last CD in the player – a Pretty Ricky compilation CD.
Tony leaned his forehead against Harm's chest as the two continued slow grinding against each other "Just you… Always going to be you." Tony whispered, whimpering slightly as Harm pressed their bodies a bit tighter together, "God I love this song." Tony whispered as he lifted his upper body up and began slowly unbuttoning Harm's shirt.
Harm nodded as he bit his bottom lip a little tighter, his hands slowly moving from Tony's ass to the front button of his jeans, deft fingers popping them open, "You love all the songs on this CD, that's why you made it…" Harm said softly as he slid his hands inside of Tony's jeans and back to his ass, gently kneading into the firm and bare flesh beneath his fingertips.
Tony nodded as he laid his head in the center of Harm's bare chest, pressing gentle kisses across to one of Harm's nipples. Harm gasped and arched into Tony's body when the younger man attached to Harm's left nipple with gentle teeth, "Fuck babe…" Harm breathed out as he reached a hand up to the back of Tony's head, threading his fingers through the silky strands.
Tony giggled as he flicked the tip of his tongue against Harm's nipple, looking up at the pleasured face of his boyfriend "Feel good?" Tony asked huskily as he trailed a string of kisses across Harm's chest as he attacked Harm's right nipple with the same attention.
Harm smirked as he nodded his head, slowly trailing his hand down Tony's back to the bottom of his shirt, slowly pulling the article of clothing up and over Tony's head and tossing it to the floor "Yeah, it does." Harm whispered as he brought his thumbs up to Tony's nipples, softly stroking them into hardened peaks.
Tony moaned softly, sitting against Harm's hard cock and rocking against the length. Tony lowered back down, pressing his lips against Harm's, kissing him lovingly and deeply. Harm wrapped his arms around Tony's shoulders, slowly rolling the shorter man over onto his back, positioning himself between Tony's spread legs as they continued kissing and rocking against each other's bodies.
Tony slowly pulled his head back "I… I want to ride you…" Tony whispered hesitantly, looking up into Harm's eyes with a shy smile dancing across his lips.
"Are you sure?" Harm asked softly as he reached up, cupping the side of Tony's neck and gently drawing his thumb over Tony's Adam's apple. Tony nodded as he smiled more confidently "Okay then…" Harm agreed as he reached over to the nightstand, pulling out the bottle of lube that was shoved to the back, along with a condom.
"Do… Do we need a condom?" Tony asked curiously as he grabbed the condom, twisting the gold foil-wrapped packet around in his fingers slowly.
Harm chuckled and nodded his head slowly "I know we're both clean and all… but, it's… safer…" Harm said as he slowly climbed off the bed, he walked to the open bedroom door and shut it, then came back to the bed, lying down on his back next to Tony.
Tony shimmied out of his jeans, letting them drop off the edge of the bed, he looked down at his body and sighed, turning his head over to look at Harm. Harm frowned as he set his hand against Tony's stomach, gently caressing him "I love you, exactly the way you are. You're beautiful, just like this T… But even if you put on forty pounds of muscles, I'd still love you, because I didn't fall in love with your body, I feel in love with your heart." Harm said softly as he kissed the side of Tony's head and then smiled at his boyfriend.
Tony giggled as he turned over, pressing his lips against Harm's, kissing him passionately, his hand gently caressing from Harm's neck down his chest and stomach. Harm wrapped his arms around Tony's waist, pulling the younger man on top of him and locking his longer legs around Tony's legs as they continued their steamy make-out session.
Tony undid Harm's jeans and slowly slid his hand into the denim, wrapping his hand around the pulsing cock confined inside, his thumb gently stroking over the leaking head. Harm gasped and moaned low in his throat, his head falling back against the mattress as Tony stroked him slowly "Such a tease…" Harm said huskily as he placed his hands against Tony's bare ass, massaging into the firm globes.
Harm reached over to the bottle of lube with one hand, he popped the cap and poured a generous amount on his fingertips then slowly pressed his fingers against Tony's puckered hole, massaging the muscles. Tony sighed contentedly as he relaxed against Harm's body, rocking his hips slowly as Harm's fingers slowly breached his hole, Tony bit back his bottom lip, stifling the moan that threatened to escape.
"You know you can moan, right?" Harm asked softly as he continued gently scissoring his fingers inside of Tony, wrapping his other arm around Tony's back and holding onto the top of Tony's shoulder.
Tony nodded, whimpering slightly as he bared down onto Harm's fingers, rotating his hips in counterpoint to Harm's movements "Mhmm, I know… I… I'm just… saving them up…" Tony panted out, his bottom lip quivering slightly.
Harm laughed as he pulled Tony's head up from his chest, "Saving them up? Honey, you can't buy anything with moans, you may as well use them while you can." Harm said as he kissed Tony softly on the lips, grinning at the younger man and his crazy ideas.
"You know what… Shut up and fuck me, or I'll go back to my room and leave you with a hard cock!" Tony said in a sassy tone, rolling his eyes slightly as he pressed his palms into the mattress just above Harm's shoulders.
"I thought you were the one who-… Shutting up." Harm said, smirking as the scowl on Tony's face deepened. Harm grabbed the lube from the bed and popped the cap open again as he poured a glob into his palm. Just as he was about to apply the lubrication to his cock, the front door slammed shut, "Oh shit!" Harm cursed quietly while Tony quickly rolled off Harm and fell to the floor, scrambling to get his jeans and shirt back on.
Harm quickly wiped his hand on the mattress, he pulled his jeans back on and then tossed the lube and condom into the open nightstand, while Tony pushed his foot into the drawer door, pushing it shut. Harm buttoned his shirt quickly, then turned the stereo to something more 'normal' and less 'romantic' as they both got back onto the bed, Harm lying one direction, and Tony lying the other direction.
"Harm! Tony! Where are you guys at!?" a familiar male voice shouted from downstairs. Harm and Tony breathed out a sigh of relief at the sound of Jimmy's voice, they quickly got out of the bed and headed down the stairs.
Tony, Jimmy and Harm all collapsed on the couch, breathing out a puff of air as they stared blankly across the living room, "I feel really bad about this…" Jim said quietly, glancing over at Harm then back forward.
Harm shook his head as he patted Jimmy on the shoulder "Don't worry about it Jimmy, your cousin instigated this, not you… I'm sure everything will work out in the end… We just, have to stay strong, think positive and have faith that AJ will be able to pull my ass out of the sand." Harm said, grinning as he looked between his best friend and boyfriend.
Tony sighed as he laid his head against Harm's shoulder, interlocking their fingers, "I don't think I want to think about it… Maybe, if we ignore it, it'll go away?" Tony asked as he looked up at Harm, tears dancing in his eyes.
Harm sighed as he leaned over, kissing Tony softly on the forehead "We could completely forget about it, but it's still going to be there babe… We just have to take this challenge on like we do everything else that has happened to us. Grab the bull by the balls and hope we don't get kicked in the shins." Harm said, grinning against Tony's forehead.
Mac giggled as she and Tim came into the house "I thought you were supposed to grab the bull by the horns?" Mac asked as she and Tim walked into the living room and promptly sat down in 'their' spots in the room.
Harm shook his head, grinning foolishly "We're gay, we do things just a little differently, anything to grab a pair of nice balls." Harm said, laughing as Tony slapped him roughly in the chest, "So, everyone here knows the newest Harm-Fuckup?" Harm asked, looking between the two new comers.
Tim and Mac both nodded their heads "Dude, what is going to happen to you? I mean, do you even know anything yet? What about college? The football team? Are you going to go to jail?" Tim asked, blurted out really, and then blushed furiously at the rapid-fire questions that flew out of his mouth.
Harm shrugged his shoulders "I don't know anything yet, we're all just kind of waiting on AJ to deliver the news – He's currently talking to the prosecutor and judge… Hopefully something good comes of this, I don't know… I'm on the fence between worried and scared shitless." Harm said, slumping backwards against the couch.
The five friends sat silently in the living room for what felt like hours, Gibbs had already returned from work and was currently making a large pot of Tony and Harm's shared favorite comfort food – Spaghetti, one pot with meatballs and the other without meat, considering Harm was the healthier eater and didn't eat red meat or much meat at all.
When AJ walked into the house, everyone turned their heads and looked at him expectantly. AJ shook his head "We'll talk about this, after we've eaten dinner." AJ said as he headed to the kitchen without another word to the five teenagers, who now all looked disappointedly at each other.
Gibbs looked over his shoulder at AJ "How bad?" he asked quietly, continuing to stir the pot of pasta.
AJ sighed as he opened the fridge and grabbed two bottles of beer, handing one off to Gibbs while opening his own and taking a long swallow of the cool liquid "Not good. He has a choice to make, and he has to make it soon before the deal is ripped off the table. The only good thing that is coming of this, is that the assault charges are being dropped, because they found the surveillance footage, and it was indeed self-defense, I'm pushing for charges to be filed against Clark." AJ informed him and smiled sadly as he looked out at the five teenagers.
"They'll be alright AJ. All five of them will be, even though Tim is the newest member of the rat-pack, he has become a quick best friend to all of them, and has stuck up for Harm and Tony on several occasions." Gibbs said, smiling as he drained the pot into the strainer, "Guys! Dinner is ready, come set the table!" Gibbs ordered as he pulled the oven door open and removed the garlic bread, quickly tossing slices into a lined basket.
After dinner, all five teenagers and two adults sat silently at the now cleared table. Harm inhaled deeply and held onto Tony's hand underneath the table, "Alright… Let's just get this over with. What's going to happen to me?" Harm asked, looking directly at his father.
AJ closed his eyes briefly, taking a moment to compose himself and get into 'lawyer mode' and not 'father mode' "There's a deal on the table, one that I recommend you really take, Harm. They're giving you a chance here – Either you go to a juvenile detention center for three months, with another three months of anger management therapy after you're released… or you go to prison for six months… The reason I recommend the JDC, is because once you've finished your sentence and the mandatory therapy, the judge will expunge your record, and nothing will be held over you." AJ said professionally, looking at his son with sympathetic eyes.
Harm gripped Tony's trembling hand just a bit tighter, nodding his head slowly "Okay. Can I have a few minutes to think about it?" Harm asked, looking between AJ and Tony. AJ nodded his head and smiled sadly as he watched Harm and Tony both stand up, their hands still locked together as they walked out of the dining room and out onto the back porch.
Tony laid his head against Harm's chest, his head nestled underneath Harm's chin, as they held onto each other tightly. Tony's body was trembling, and not from the cold of the winter air around them, "Two days before Christmas…" Tony whispered sadly, tears slipping from his eyes and tracking down his cheeks.
Harm nodded as he rested his chin against the top of Tony's head "Yeah, I know babe… I know. So, there is no question – I should absolutely take the deal that the DA is offering, right?" Harm asked, running his hands up and down Tony's back soothingly.
Tony nodded as he lifted his head up and looked up into Harm's eyes "No doubt about it. I don't want to be separated from you for even three months, but it's better than six months. And, you can still go to college next year – Summer school will be a breeze for you." Tony said as he rested his forehead against Harm's chin.
Harm sighed as he kissed Tony lovingly on the top of his head "Gonna miss the rest of the football season… You'll record all of the Cowboys games for me, won't you?" Harm asked, resting his cheek against the top of Tony's head.
Tony laughed as he shook his head slowly "That and the Superbowl babe, and we'll watch each game together once you're released. Just, try and not get too bulked up while you're in there? I want to be able to wrap my arms around you still, and I know how you get when you've got nothing else to do with spare time." Tony said softly, rubbing his hands over Harm's shoulders and down his arms, linking their fingers together tightly.
Harm smiled as he kissed Tony lovingly on the lips "So, you aren't going to go run off with Scott, or Theo, while I'm away?" Harm asked teasingly as he wrapped his arms around Tony's lower back, pulling his boyfriend flush against his chest.
Tony shook his head slowly "No, but you won't be mad if I fill in the gap by myself, will you?" Tony asked quietly, looking up at Harm with a raised eyebrow.
Harm laughed as he shook his head, "Not at all, as long as you stay alone while filling in that gap." Harm said as he moved his hand down, gently cupping and kneading into Tony's ass.
Tony sighed, clutching at Harm's back tightly "We should head back inside, because if we don't… I might be very tempted to take you out to the shed…" Tony whispered against Harm's chest.
Harm chuckled as he looked towards the shed, down at Tony then at the back door, "Very tempting, but… I think you're right." Harm said softly as he turned with Tony to the door and "Wait…" Harm said, stopping as he looked down at Tony "You're absolutely sure you'll wait for me? I mean, like, really-really wait for me?" Harm asked, the smirk on his face hidden behind the mask of the darkness of night.
Tony nodded as he linked his hands behind Harm's neck, pulling the taller man down so that their lips could touch gently, "Absolutely. There is no one else in this entire world I want to be with, except for you Harmon. I love you, more than anything, and I will wait for you as long as it takes." Tony said as he kissed Harm deeply and lovingly, holding just a bit tighter onto Harm's body.
