Title: Letting Go (4/?)
Author: Catherin Rabb (catherinrabbataol.com)
Rating: G
Disclaimers: JAG and its characters belong to Donald P. Bellisaro,
CBS and Paramount.
Summary: Back at work.

Hi everyone!! I finally managed part 4. Wow. Maybe I can start and finish
part 5 faster, if I get more feedback!! Please!!!!


Letting Go
Part 4


0730 EST
JAG Headquarters
VA

Mac was nervous. Everything between her and Harm was perfect again
and even better, but she feared that everything was gone when she
got back to work. Harm was already in his office, blindfolds closed
as was the door - the sign that he wanted to be undisturbed. So, a
bit disappointed, she retreated into her office.

There, on her table was a beautiful bouquet of roses. Red, white,
baby rose, blood red - every shade of red possible. A huge smile
graced her lips when she smelled the fragrance of those roses,
which was filling her office. A card was leaned against the vase.
She stepped closer, putting her briefcase onto the table. With
lightly shivering fingers she opened the envelopment and took a card
out of it.

*Some say love it is the river that drowns the tenderly,
some say love it is a razor that leaves you're soul to bleed,
some say love it is a hunger an endless aching need,
I say love it is a flower and you its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance,
it's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance,
it's the one who won't be taken who can not seem to give,
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

When the night has been to lonely and the road has been to long,
when you thing that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow
lies the seed that with the suns love in the spring becomes the rose.

Dear Sarah,

I love you with all my heart and I thank the
roses for you.

Love , Harm *

She knew that song and always thought it was sad, but now it seemed
to her as the greatest lovesong of the world. Happy tears were running
down her cheeks. 'My squid really does know how to win a certain
Marine's heart'.

There were still a lot of files she had to look through, so she
took a tissue out of her pocket, wiped the tears away and took her
seat. ' Work can wait for just a few more minutes', she thought,
picking up the receiver and pressing speed dial for Harm's office.

"Rabb."

"Good morning, Commander."

"Hey, good morning to you, too, sunshine." , she could hear him smile.

"When I arrived this morning, a certain someone has left some awful
beautiful roses on my desk. You wouldn't know about it?", she teased him.

"Me?? Did you like them ?", he asked suddenly sounding uncertain.

"Harm, I loved them. Thank you, squid. How about I make up for it
and invite you to lunch. Say 1230?!"

"No."

Now she was confused.

"Not as a repay, just because you want to then I will be happy to go
with you. And no beltway burgers, please!!"

"I mean it, I love spending time with you, Harm. Then pick you up at
1230." , without waiting for a respond, she hung up.

They had lunch together and were now discussing how or better what to
tell the admiral.

"Okay, I think the admiral should know that we are dating. There is
nothing in the regs about dating only about marriage, I think."

Sarah nodded. "Yep. How do you think he will react? "

Harm pulled over to the sideways, bringing the car to a halt. Then he
gently took her face into his hand kissing her softly on the lips.
"Sarah, no matter what the admiral is going to say, nothing will change
what I feel for you. Hear that!!"

Seeing her nod, he started the car again and drove them back to the
office.

Having decided that it would be best to talk the admiral as soon as
possible, they went to the office together and ask Tiner whether the
admiral was available.

He was in and had time for them, so there they were. Standing nervously
at attention in front of the admiral's desk.

"At ease, " he finished on whatever he was working and finally looked
at his two top lawyers, who were now standing there like children, who
knew they did something wrong. 'Something's going on!', he thought,
smiling to himself.

"What can I do for you two? Commander? Colonel?", he leaned back folding
his hands.

Harm looked at Mac and she nodded lightly, telling him to go on.

"Admiral, I... we just want to tell you that .. yes...well... "

"We're dating, Admiral."

No motion. You could have heard a pin fall down.

"Well, I hope this doesn't effect your work, I'll have to accept that.
But please inform me immediately if you take the final step. Dismissed."

They both looked at him mouth opened. Dumb struck they shrugged their
shoulders and turned around to leave.

"Commander, Colonel!" AJ called.

Both turned around. " It's about time." He grinned at them.

End [4/?]