A/N: Thanks so much for your gracious words of encouragement! It really helps keep this story flowing! I doubt that the position Harm gets in this story exists; I made it up to suit my purposes. Call it creative license… G

As always, JAG isn't mine, and no infringement is intended. Enjoy…

07:45 EST

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, VA

Monday

Harm and Mac walked into the bullpen side by side, and were greeted with smiles from the other staff members. They went into their respective offices to put their things away, before heading back out to the bullpen to field congratulations, and questions about their honeymoon from everyone.

"Good morning, sir, ma'am," Petty Officer Jennifer Coates said, once the crowd had dispersed. "I hope you enjoyed your honeymoon."

Harm winked at her. "Oh, we did, Jen, we did," he said, grinning widely.

Mac looked at him, shaking her head, and rolling her eyes at him, but grinning just the same. "We had a lot of fun," she told her.

"The Admiral wants to see you both before the morning staff meeting," Jennifer told them. "He's waiting for you in his office."

"Thanks, Jennifer," Harm said, turning to Mac. "You ready for this?" he asked softly, as they made their way into the outer part of the Admiral's office.

Mac sighed. "Yes, and no," she said. "It makes me sad that one of us has to leave JAG, and I feel guilty that it's going to be you, but I understand that we have to follow regulations."

Harm looked into her eyes. "Hey, I've already told you that our being a family is more important to me than JAG, or the Navy; I meant that. I'm grateful for whatever duty station the Admiral has found for me, as long as I can be with you, and soon, Miranda."

Mac gave him a soft smile, and then nodded. "Okay. Shall we go see what he has to say?"

Harm knocked on the door, waiting just long enough for the Admiral to call them in, before opening the door, and then they went and stood at attention in front of his desk.

"As you were," the Admiral said to them. "Have a seat."

Harm and Mac slipped into the chairs in front of his desk.

Admiral Chegwidden removed his eyeglasses, and set them on the desk in front of him. "So, I trust you two had a good time in Fredericksburg?" he asked, looking up at them with a slight smile on his face.

"Yes, sir, we did," Harm said, returning the smile.

"Good, good," Chegwidden said. Sitting back in his chair, he looked at them. "Well, I suppose you know why I called you both in here," he said.

"Yes sir," Mac replied. "At least, we're assuming it has something to do with Harm leaving JAG Headquarters," she said.

Chegwidden made a face, before nodding. "Well, after many long and tedious meetings," he told them, "the SecNav, the CNO, and I have come up with a solution to the problem of having the two of you under the same command." He picked up a folder off of his desk and handed it to Harm. "Effective immediately, you will be under the direct authority of the Commander of Naval Operations," he told him. "You will be a liaison officer between the CNO's office, and JAG HQ, and you will also be bouncing back and forth between the Pentagon, and Capitol Hill, giving advice on the UCMJ to various Senators and Congress men and women," he told him. "You are to report to the CNO as soon as you can possibly get there; he will fill you in on the details of your assignment. Colonel Mackenzie…" he paused, "or are you going by Rabb, now?" he asked her, realizing they hadn't discussed the issue yet.

Mac looked surprised; she hadn't even thought about it, until now. "Um… for now, sir, I'll stick with Mackenzie here; it will be Rabb for personal affairs. I will let you know when, and if, that changes." she told him, glancing at Harm. She was encouraged by his smile, and nod of approval.

Chegwidden nodded. "Very good," he said, picking up where he left off. "As I was saying, Colonel Mackenzie will be assigned the task of packing up your office. When the CNO sends you back over, she can help you move into your new office upstairs."

Harm and Mac looked at each other, surprised. "Here, sir?" Harm asked.

The Admiral smiled, briefly. "Yes, Captain, your office will be upstairs. When you're not running ragged for the CNO, or some other bigwig, you'll be more or less doing what you're doing now."

Harm and Mac looked at each other, smiling.

"Thank you, sir," Harm said.

"Well, don't thank me just yet, Rabb," he said, chuckling. "Wait a few months before you decide whether or not it was worth it."

Harm looked at Mac, his eyes shining with love. "Oh, it was worth it, sir. That, I can guarantee you."

15:22 EST

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, VA

Mac looked up at the sound of the knock on her door. Sighing, she figured it must be Lt. Millavich, and she braced herself for whatever might come. "Enter," she called. When she saw who it was, however, her face broke into a grin. "Harm! Come in," she said.

Harm entered her office, closing the door, and then the blinds. Walking around, he kissed her. "I've missed you," he told her.

Mac laughed. "We've only been apart a few hours," she told him.

"It seems like a few years," he told her.

Mac smiled at him, reaching up to kiss him again. "I know… I feel the same way. So, what has your day been like?"

Harm sat in the chair in front of her desk, and sighed deeply. "Hectic. I started out meeting with the CNO, who introduced me to his aide, whom I will be dealing with most of the time. Then I was taken over to the Pentagon, where I was introduced to a number of higher-ups, before I was whisked over to Capitol Hill where I was taken from one office to another, and introduced to just about every Senator and Congress… person… that was in today." He smiled at her. "And that was just before lunch."

Mac laughed. "I'm sorry," she said, walking around the back of the chair and rubbing his shoulders.

Harm chuckled. "It's okay. After a couple of meetings, I was sent over here to officially move into my new office. If you're too busy, I can move myself."

Mac stopped the massage and kissed the top of his head. "Oh, no, I'll be more than happy to help," she told him. "It will keep me away from Lt. Millavich for awhile. If we're lucky, we might finish moving you about the time we have to secure for the day," she said, smiling at him.

"He's really that bad?" Harm asked.

Mac clenched her teeth, taking a deep breath. "Yeah; he really is."

Harm stood, and they walked out of Mac's office.

"Sir!" Jennifer Coates called to Harm. She rushed up to him and handed him a slip of paper. "A woman named Regina Calloway called for you earlier; she said it was important."

Harm looked at the slip of paper in his hands, frowning slightly. He really hoped that there wasn't a problem getting the house. "Thanks, Jen," Harm said.

"You're welcome, sir," Jennifer said, heading back towards her desk.

Mac looked at him. "We should call her back now," she told him.

They returned to Mac's office, and Harm picked up the phone to call Regina. After telling her he was putting her on speaker, he punched the button so Mac could be a part of the conversation.

"Thank you for calling me back so soon," Regina said.

"Is everything all right?" Mac asked.

"Actually, everything is great. Your paperwork got pushed through, and the money was delivered to the owner this morning. You have no idea how unusual that is," she said, laughing. "If you two are available Wednesday, you can sign the final papers and get the keys. The house is officially yours."

Mac could hardly contain herself, and when she looked at Harm, she saw that he, too, was thrilled by the news.

"What time on Wednesday?" Harm asked.

"Well, the owner is going to be in town, so she's going to sign before she leaves in the afternoon. I have another appointment after that, but I can meet you at the house at six o'clock… er, I mean, 18:00 hours, if that works for you?"

"We'll be there," Mac said, smiling at Harm, who nodded in agreement.

"Great," Regina said. "We'll see you then." The line clicked, and went dead, before Harm turned off the speaker phone.

"The house is ours!" Mac squealed, jumping into his arms, laughing.

Harm hugged her to him, laughing as well. He kissed her deeply, and when he looked up, Lt. Millavich stood in the doorway, glaring at them. Letting Mac go, he looked at the young man. "Can we help you Lieutenant?" he asked.

Lt. Millavich held up a folder. "I have the Blackwood report for you, ma'am," he said, completely ignoring Harm.

Mac looked at him, slightly annoyed. "Set it on my desk, Lieutenant," she said. When he complied, she nodded. "Thank you; that will be all."

Lt. Millavich came to attention before leaving the office and closing the door. Scowling the whole way, he stalked back to his office.

18:17 EST

Rabb Home

Clifton, VA

Wednesday

Regina handed the keys to Harm, as soon as Mac had finished signing her name. "Congratulations," she said, smiling. "I'm really happy for you."

"Thank you, for everything, Regina," Mac said, shaking the woman's hand.

Harm, too, shook her hand. "Thank you, so much."

"It was my pleasure," she said. "Enjoy your new home; I'll show myself out." With that, she collected the papers and left them alone, standing in the kitchen.

Mac looked around at the house, hardly able to believe it was really theirs. "Did you call your parents?" she asked.

Harm laughed. His family had all gone home on Sunday, after Mattie's dad had picked her up, and Chloe had gotten on her plane. Other than having had dinner with Harmony last night, to tell her the good news about the house, they hadn't told anyone. "Not yet. I was waiting until the paperwork was signed, and we had the keys."

Mac smiled at him. "I understand," she said. "We have so much to do…" she told him. "Although, it looks like someone came in and cleaned the place."

Harm nodded. "Regina told me she hired a cleaning crew to come in and clean it top to bottom today. Unless we want to change anything beforehand, the place is ready to move into," he told her.

Mac's eyes widened, and she held up her hand. "Hold that thought…" she said, rushing out the front door. She came back in with their sea bags.

Harm raised an eyebrow. "What do we need those for?" he asked.

"We've got to try out that tub in the master bathroom," she said, smiling coyly at him.

Harm grinned at her. "I like the way you think, Marine," he said, accepting the hand she held out to him.

Together, they walked up the stairs into their new bedroom.

19:30 EST

Rabb Home

Clifton, VA

Mac looked up at the ceiling and chuckled. "The first thing we need to move, is the bed," she told Harm. "I think I've got rug burn."

Harm laughed. "Hopefully it won't affect your ability to sit down tomorrow. I'd love to see you explain that to the Admiral."

Mac swatted him lightly. "Hey!"

"What time is it?" Harm asked.

"19:32," she replied. "We should head back to my apartment," she said. "I have court tomorrow, so I need to try to get some sleep tonight, and there's no way I'd be able to sleep on this hard floor."

Harm nodded. "I have a meeting at the Pentagon at 08:00, so I need to get some sleep, too."

Pushing herself up off of the floor, Mac grabbed her civvies out of her sea bag, watching as Harm moved slowly to a standing position and followed suit.

After they finished dressing, They gathered up their belongings and went downstairs, locking up the house before they climbed into the SUV and started the drive back to Mac's apartment.

Mac sat quietly looking out the window as Harm drove. "Harm?" she suddenly said.

"Yeah?" he replied.

"I was thinking, maybe I need to trade my car in for something a little more… family friendly," she told him. "I love my 'vette, but it's not really a good car to be driving a baby around in."

Harm smiled. "If that's what you want to do," he answered. "We could always just arrange it so that whoever has Miranda takes the SUV," he told her.

Mac thought about it for a bit. "No, I think I want something safer for Miranda, and for me. I know that after I wrapped my other one around that tree at Christmas, I was pretty nervous driving the new one around for awhile. I think I'd just feel safer if we got something a little sturdier," she told him.

Harm smiled at her. "All right; after we get settled into the house, we'll go car shopping," he told her.

"Thanks," she said, returning his smile.

They arrived at Mac's apartment, carrying their sea bags, which contained their uniforms, up with them. They quickly re-packed their bags, setting them beside the door, before making dinner. After they had eaten and cleaned up, Harm called his parents with the happy news about the house. When he was finished on the phone, he found Mac ready for bed. Smiling, he went into the bathroom to get ready for bed himself.

As they snuggled down under the covers for the night, Mac sighed happily. Other than the situation with Harmony, all was right in her world. She determinedly shushed the inner voice that told her that this couldn't possibly last, before kissing her husband good night and falling asleep.