Chapter 21

Mac laughed as he shook her hand, "My parents will never believe this, meeting a real life Captain Kirk, even if you are a beautiful lady! Ma and Da were both die hard fans and even though my name is an old family one, there were others they could have chosen. But when they named Mackintosh, they planned to shorten it to Mac. My mother's dream was that I would one day become a doctor to finish off the name. It pleased her to no end that I really did have an interest in medicine."

"I still don't get it," Sarah said with a perplexed look.

Mac answered her, "On the show, there was a Dr. Leonard McCoy, so the closest they could get was Dr. Mac Roy."

Understanding dawned in here eyes and she started grinning, "Oh just wait until Monday morning when I tell Bud this!"

"He's not going to believe you," AJ informed her.

"Why not?" Mac asked.

"Because this past Monday, April Fools Day, is when he met Jamie for the first time. If…our Mac comes in with this story a week to the day later, what do you think he will think?"

Sarah replied, "You're probably right, but I have to tell him anyway. Maybe Mac could come to pick me up for lunch one day and I could introduce them."

"Why not Monday? I would be happy to see you, and to set the young Lieutenant straight."

"That would be great! I can't wait!" Sarah exclaimed.

"Well we had better let the two of you get on with enjoying the fair. Jamie and I were about to go out for something to eat," AJ told them.

"But there are food vendors all over here Admiral!" Sarah protested pointing to several around them.

AJ almost snorted and replied, "We want real food, not something on a stick or paper plate."

Shaking her head with mock sadness, she answered, "You don't know what you are missing!"

"I do, that is why we are leaving," he stated with a chuckle.

Everyone said their good-byes and the two couples parted ways.

Sarah and Mac stayed at the fair until the lights on the midway were being turned off. They had ridden the rides, played the games, and eaten much of the foods on sticks and paper plates. Sarah had two large stuffed animals in her arms, one she had won herself and the other Mac had won for her. He had been so proud to show off his ring tossing skills and asked her what of the prizes she wanted.

After choosing a large stuffed teddy bear, Sarah had spotted a shooting game. Always the marksman Marine she had to try her hand at it. Mac had also played the game, but the doctor was no match for the Marine. She was told by the game's barker that no one had ever gotten to the top level that fast before. With a triumphant grin she chose an even bigger stuffed animal as her prize. This time it was a giraffe.

As they were making their way to the car Sarah struggled to hold both animals. Mac had firmly declared that they were hers and she needed to care for them! She maneuvered them both into his corvette's trunk because there was no back seat and then after belting herself into the passenger seat, coyly said, "If you help me get them into my apartment, I will invite you inside…"

"That sounds suspiciously like an attempt at a bribe!" he laughed.

"And if it is?" she teased.

"I guess that would depend on how long you would let me stay."

She pretended to consider for a while and then softly replied, "How does the morning sound to you?"

He threw her a sideways glance because he was driving, and answered with a slow smile, "That sounds perfect."

To be continued….