CHAPTER 2
All Mac could do was stare at him. The smile that was lingering on her face a moment ago is gone. The look that replaced it was one of shock.
"Ummmm actually, no." she tried to sound as if nothing out of the ordinary had take place but then the look that Harm returned made her think. 'Damn it Marine! Suck it up hes's going to wonder what the hell's wrong with you!'
And Harm was beginning to wonder what was wrong with her. But he chose to ignore it. "Well then…" Harm added an unusual tone of formality and smugness to his voice. (the kind that those bald, hook-nosed, long- necked, British butlers have.) "Would the Colonel care to accompany me to lunch?"
All Mac can do is roll her eyes and smile which in turn causes Harm's lips to break into a grin.
"Although…you might have to stop at home first to change…" Mac shoots him a quizzical look and another half-cocked smile appears on her face.
Harm began to walk around her looking her up and down as if he were boring straight through her soul with his eyes.
'God what those eyes can do to me… I could get lost in them forever…along with that smile…WHOA!! Snap out of it Marine…otherwise he's going to start asking questions and you don't want to lie to your best friend now do you?'
Once Harm had finished his inspection of Mac and came back around to face her…his eyes rested on hers. There were inches between them… but then… as he walks away and over to the doorframe, he turns to face her, leaning on the doorframe and crosses his arms and appears to be lost deep in thought.
"I mean that Marine-green of yours…" he makes a face and waves his arm carelessly in the air as if swatting a fly. "I mean come on Mac. It clashes horribly with a black suit!" he points to her uniform and then to his black suit.
She rolls her eyes at him once again and lets out a long sigh while shaking her head. On the way out she stops right infront of him and whacks him hard on the arm. He laughs and follows her out.
Waiting for the elevator Harm turns to Mac…"I'll just follow you to your place and you can change, shower whatever else it is you do and then we'll take one car. Is that okay with you?" She turns to him and is about to say something just as the elevator door opens, she looks as if she's about to say something but then stops when Harm holds out an arm motioning for her to go in first. He steps in behind her and as the elevator door closes a hand appears from the otherside. Stopping it and then Commander Sturgis Turner steps inside, acknowledging both of his friends with nod and a smile.
"Wow Harm…nice suit! But I always thought you'd be proposing in dress whites. And in an elevator! I mean Harm…WOW buddy! You never cease to amaze me!" he looked as if he was about to keep going until Harm threw him an 'I'm going to wring your neck if you don't can it!' type of glare.
Sturgis got the point and turned around so he was facing the door, not Harm and Mac. However…a small grin was still playing on his face.
"So Mac…about what I said earlier…are you alright with that?"
"Hey you're in charge." She gave him another one of those half-cocked smiles and now it was his turn for the eye-roll.
"Actully Colonel…I believe you are." Sturgis refused to turn around to face them but now he had their attention. And whatever the hell he said sure confused them.
At that moment, the door chose to open. And just as he was about to leave them he stopped and turned around. "By three months if I'm right." Not waiting for their reply he continued on his way.
The quizzical looks on both their faces have now broken out into grins and they just turn toward eachother and shake their heads in unison.
It's going to be a long day… *not necessarily a bad one at that ;-D)
End chapter 2 tell me what you thought…this one was short…but I promise the next one will be longer…you're hungry for more story and I'm hungry for more feedback and no worries the shippiness is coming! I haven't even gottne started!
BTW has anyone seen Trevor Goddard's new commercial? OMG I laughed so hard I fell outta my chair. HE'S SELLING SWEEPERS!
All Mac could do was stare at him. The smile that was lingering on her face a moment ago is gone. The look that replaced it was one of shock.
"Ummmm actually, no." she tried to sound as if nothing out of the ordinary had take place but then the look that Harm returned made her think. 'Damn it Marine! Suck it up hes's going to wonder what the hell's wrong with you!'
And Harm was beginning to wonder what was wrong with her. But he chose to ignore it. "Well then…" Harm added an unusual tone of formality and smugness to his voice. (the kind that those bald, hook-nosed, long- necked, British butlers have.) "Would the Colonel care to accompany me to lunch?"
All Mac can do is roll her eyes and smile which in turn causes Harm's lips to break into a grin.
"Although…you might have to stop at home first to change…" Mac shoots him a quizzical look and another half-cocked smile appears on her face.
Harm began to walk around her looking her up and down as if he were boring straight through her soul with his eyes.
'God what those eyes can do to me… I could get lost in them forever…along with that smile…WHOA!! Snap out of it Marine…otherwise he's going to start asking questions and you don't want to lie to your best friend now do you?'
Once Harm had finished his inspection of Mac and came back around to face her…his eyes rested on hers. There were inches between them… but then… as he walks away and over to the doorframe, he turns to face her, leaning on the doorframe and crosses his arms and appears to be lost deep in thought.
"I mean that Marine-green of yours…" he makes a face and waves his arm carelessly in the air as if swatting a fly. "I mean come on Mac. It clashes horribly with a black suit!" he points to her uniform and then to his black suit.
She rolls her eyes at him once again and lets out a long sigh while shaking her head. On the way out she stops right infront of him and whacks him hard on the arm. He laughs and follows her out.
Waiting for the elevator Harm turns to Mac…"I'll just follow you to your place and you can change, shower whatever else it is you do and then we'll take one car. Is that okay with you?" She turns to him and is about to say something just as the elevator door opens, she looks as if she's about to say something but then stops when Harm holds out an arm motioning for her to go in first. He steps in behind her and as the elevator door closes a hand appears from the otherside. Stopping it and then Commander Sturgis Turner steps inside, acknowledging both of his friends with nod and a smile.
"Wow Harm…nice suit! But I always thought you'd be proposing in dress whites. And in an elevator! I mean Harm…WOW buddy! You never cease to amaze me!" he looked as if he was about to keep going until Harm threw him an 'I'm going to wring your neck if you don't can it!' type of glare.
Sturgis got the point and turned around so he was facing the door, not Harm and Mac. However…a small grin was still playing on his face.
"So Mac…about what I said earlier…are you alright with that?"
"Hey you're in charge." She gave him another one of those half-cocked smiles and now it was his turn for the eye-roll.
"Actully Colonel…I believe you are." Sturgis refused to turn around to face them but now he had their attention. And whatever the hell he said sure confused them.
At that moment, the door chose to open. And just as he was about to leave them he stopped and turned around. "By three months if I'm right." Not waiting for their reply he continued on his way.
The quizzical looks on both their faces have now broken out into grins and they just turn toward eachother and shake their heads in unison.
It's going to be a long day… *not necessarily a bad one at that ;-D)
End chapter 2 tell me what you thought…this one was short…but I promise the next one will be longer…you're hungry for more story and I'm hungry for more feedback and no worries the shippiness is coming! I haven't even gottne started!
BTW has anyone seen Trevor Goddard's new commercial? OMG I laughed so hard I fell outta my chair. HE'S SELLING SWEEPERS!