Home of Trish and Frank Brunette
La Jolla, Ca.

"Food's almost done why don't you guys go and change." Trish suggested once the battlefield was clear.
"Sure mom." Harm responded and led the group into the house to change.
"Harm I'm going to run out to my car and grab my bag."
"Okay. See you in a bit."
When the group emerged from the house most of the guest were already filling their plates with food. So they joined in the line.
"Hey Harm get over here and sit down. I haven't had a chance to talk with you for awhile." An older man with graying hair yelled at Harm.
"Yes sir." Harm laughed. "Come on Mac."
Mac followed Harm over to the table where the older man was sitting.
"Mac this is my uncle, Col. Bill Kelley. Bill this is my partner at JAG and friend Lt. Col. Sarah Mackenzie." Harm introduced.
"Sir, it's nice to meet you."
"It's Bill. Do you mind if I call you Mac?" With Mac's shake of the head he continued. "So you work with Harm at JAG? What kind of trouble is he getting into?"
"He seems to have calmed down a lot. Maybe old age is getting to him." Mac looked up and smiled at her partner.
"I have a hard time believing that."
"Hey I do not get into trouble." Harm protested.
"Harm have you forgotten that I've known you since you were born and your brother is in my squad."
"I refuse to be compared with Spoon. He is a boy where I am a man."
"Well then how come the boy has a girl?" Ice asked sitting down beside Harm.
"Alright before this gets ugly just want to know something." Mac began.
"What Mac?" Harm asked then popped a chip in his mouth.
"Your uncle is a marine, so is your brother and your soon to be sister in law is a marine. How do you explain that you're a squid."
"Spoon was going to go into the Navy until Uncle Bill got a hold of him and turn him against me."
"Sir do you mind if I sit?" Spoon asked his uncle.
At Bill's nod Spoon sat down between his uncle and Ice at the round table.
"Spoon you know you can call me Bill while were here at home. That goes for you too Ice. I mean look at Harm he's still in the military, but calls me Bill."
"Yes sir, but it's kind of a habit."
"One I'm going to have to break you of." Bill promised.
The rest of the day was spent laughing and joking between the five. Ice and Mac got Bill to tell them some stories about Harm and Spoon as boys and they promised to tell him some stories from now.
"Hey Mac we were all gonna go down to the beach tonight and wondered if you'd like to come." Harm asked Mac as they were washing dishes. All the while Harm was praying that she'd say yes.
"No I better not."
"Oh come on Mac. I'll be fun."
"Really Harm I need to get back to the base."
"Oh okay."
Mac saw Harm's disappointed look and quickly changed her mind.
"You know I think I will join you if you don't mind."
"Not at all."
"Okay."
"You need me to drive you back to the base to pick up your swimsuit. You know there will be swimming."
"Actually I have my suit in my bag that's in the car."
"Figures the marine is always prepared. What about if we go down there now then?"
"sure."
"Spoon, Ice, Mac and I are going on down to the beach." Harm yelled toward the living room. "Race ya!" Harm told Mac and was out the door. Mac was hot on his heels laughing.
"Trish I haven't seen Harm like this in a long time. You really got to keep that girl around." Bill told Trish as they were cleaning up the dishes from the backyard.
"I'm working on it Bill. I'm working on it."

THE END PART 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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