They arrived back at their building. Loren wanted to take a long hot shower. However when she got in her apartment she could here water running and went to get Harm. The hot water heater had rusted through the bottom thankfully the floor drain in the mechanical room worked perfectly. Harm had to turn the water off to the hot water heater.
Loren was pouting because now she had no hot water in her apartment. Harm told her to go get her toiletries and come over to his apartment. She could use his shower until she could get her shower fixed. Harm started making dinner while Loren was in the shower. He defrosted a batch of his vegetable soup from the freezer and started warming it on the stove. Suddenly there was a loud banging on his door.
Harm opened the door and got a big shock. Mac was at his door and she did not look happy. He said "Hey Mac what's up?"
Mac barged into Harm's apartment. "What is with you lately? You act like we are the problem when you abandoned us to go back to flying. Now you don't even try to apologize to me for upsetting me."
Harm stopped her right there. "Mac, I am not the bad guy. Yes I knew everyone wouldn't be happy for me to return to flying but I had to do it. I had to achieve my goal I had since my ramp strike. And as for not apologizing to you, I am done chasing after you every time you get mad at me. I am not in a relationship with you. I am your friend and coworker. You want someone to chase after you get Brumby to do that. I am happy you two found each other and make each other happy but I am done with whatever game we had been playing."
Mac suddenly hears the water shut off in the shower and "Harm who is here?" Mac is about to go down the hall when Loren comes out of Harm's bedroom wearing a pair of wind pants and Harm's sweatshirt.
Mac sees Loren and says "Ooooohh you two are in big trouble now. Wait until the Admiral hears about this. You both are going to be court martialed."
Harm replied "No Mac we won't be. The Admiral knows and gave us his blessing as long as we don't bring it to work. So if you don't mind we were about to eat dinner."
Mac stormed off knowing she had lost the battle but she was determined to win the war.
Harm turned to Loren and said "Nice touch with my sweatshirt. I don't think that was needed."
Loren replied "Oh this isn't yours any more. I am taking it at least for now. I love the feel of it and how it smells like you."
Harm asked Loren "How about we try and have lunch with the Roberts tomorrow? I know they aren't your favorite people but their son is my god son so I would like to be friendly with them."
Loren answered Harm "Sure how about somewhere neutral like a restaurant or putt putt."
"Ok I will call them after dinner and see if they are open to the idea." Harm stated "Hopefully Mac won't have called them yet."
After dinner Harm called the Roberts. Luckily Mac hadn't called them. He set up lunch for them the next day, just the four of them. The Roberts were just told Harm wanted them to meet his new girlfriend, not that they already knew her. Loren had to giggle that she had influenced him to not tell the whole truth.