Later that night- Rabb house

McLean Va

Harm found he couldn't sleep; he slipped out of his and Mac's bedroom. Making his way down the hallway to Tommy's room. As he entered he glanced over at the bookcase in the corner, walking over he picked up the framed photo of himself and his father. He ran his hand over it.

"Dad how could you do it? How could you have made Tom make a promise to protect me and mom? I never truly understood the impact of a promise like that until now, I should have never made a promise like that to Luke, just a the time it seemed like the right thing to do. I never thought I'd have to keep it." He stoped talking and looked over at Tommy, he put down the framed photo; making his way over to him.

"Tommy, my baby boy, I love you and your mommy more than you know, I'll fight for you both with everything in me." He stoped talking when he heard sobbing at the door. "Sarah is everything okay?"

"Yes; it's perfect,Harm about tonight."

"Baby; tonight was a mess. I learned more about myself than i ever wanted to learn. I don't want to be my dad, not in that since, I want to be the man that you married, a man that is worthy of your heart."

She took his face in her hands , "You are that man; just look at what you're doing, you've taken a baby to raise, you've stepped up for Josh, and you've given us our baby girl, you've proven over and over again that you're a man that keeps his word, a man who risked his own life and career for myself and my Uncle when he didn't know us. That's my Harmon Rabb, that's my husband and my best friend."

Harm nodded his head; "Let's go back to bed; after all you need your rest."

Mac nodded her head; she reached for Harm's hand; he took hers interlocking them together. Walking hand and hand they headed back down the hallway to their bedroom. Harm stoped just for a minute at the door next to theirs. He gently opened it; peaking inside to check on Josh. Mac just watched him. Her heart swelled with love, she loved seeing the tender side of Harmon Rabb. The side that he only showed to certain people.

He gently closed the door;giving Mac a small smile as he led them towards their bedroom; once they reached the doorway, he opened it up allowing Mac to enter the room, closing the door behind him. He watched his wife waddle over to the bed. Suddenly he busted out in pure laughter, this caught Mac's attention.

She turned around giving him a stern look, "Why are you laughing?"

"It's just I've never seen you waddle before. It's really cute."

"You think my waddle is cute?"

"Well; sexy and cute, all at the same time."

"I see; so if I was to do this..." Mac started doing a little strip tease dance. Harms eyes got wide as he watched her removing her clothes and tossing them his direction.

"I'm perfectly okay with your waddle striptease."

Turning to the side she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror, she stopped looking at her reflection. Suddenly she busted out in tears taking off towards the en-room bathroom, Harm went after her, catching the door just as she was about to slam it too.

"Leave me alone Harm." sob sob

"Sweetie talk to me? What's wrong?"

"How can you stand to look at me, I look like a whale."

"Baby you look beautiful to me; glowing and beautiful."

"How can you say that, I look like I swallowed a basketball, look at me I'm getting.."

Harm managed to get into the into the bathroom, "More beautiful by day."

"No Harm! I'm getting fat! FAT, no wonder you..."

Harm silenced her with his lips, fusing his with hers; she melted into his arms allowing him to take her into his fu embrace. They stood there like this for a while, allowing their hearts and souls to reconnect to each other. After what seemed like an eternity; both pulled away, Harm used his thumbs to wipe away her tears. "All better now?"

She nodded ; "I don't know what hit me, maybe the stress of the last few days, all I know is that; when I caught that glimpse of myself, I couldn't understand what you see in me. You've had woman that..."

"Shhhhhhh... no one can compare to you; you're my dream girl... and it's not just based on looks, you hold my heart in your hands, that's something no one else can or will be able to do." He took her hands and kissed them. "Now what do say; let's go make use of that big ole king size bed while the kids are still sleeping soundly."

Mac smiled; "Sounds like music to my ears Flyboy." They both walked hand and hand back into the bedroom, Mac laid down and Harm crawled on top of her, they had just gotten good and started; when the phone started to ring. Harm groaned.. "Don't people sleep anymore? I'm not answering it; the machine can get it."

"What if it's Annie, calling to check on Josh?"

"Fine." He reached over and picked up the phone off the night stand."Hello"

["I'm sorry to disturb you; I'm looking for Commander Harm Rabb."]

"Speaking."

["Sir thisDelta airlines; we're notifying you as the next of kin listed for Mrs Annie Pendry, I'm sorry to inform you that her flight has gone down."]

Harm bolted upright on the bed. "WHAT? What's going on?"

["Sir search and rescue has begun; please beware that as soon as we have more information we will notify you immediately. In the meantime we are asking that people do not come to airport, to please remain where you are until you hear back from a airlines representative."]

"Okay... Thank you.." Harm lowered his head as he hung up the phone, he ran his hand over his face. Mac moved closer to turning his face to look at her. "Talk to me Harm."

"Annie... her...her... plane went down... god Sarah how are we going to tell Josh.. How?" Mac wrapped her arms around Harm allowing him to burry himself in her.