Part 5

I could see the coast! It was an amazing and exciting feeling that took over me. I had had enough of the ship I was on and was so incredibly excited to be home. The day had gone really slowly, except that I found out that the two squids that I had pulverized were Ensign Miranda Koggs and Petty officer Ralph Cunningham. I saw the two of them that morning: Koggs was supporting a broken finger, and Cunningham a broken arm. Squids, when will they ever learn not to mix with a Marine.

Koggs had joined the fight for the hell of it. She had flown in for something or another that's why when we were allowed to finally get off the damn boat I caught her talking to MY sailor!

"I can show you a good time, sir." She said.

"Perhaps another time, Ensign. I have plans."

"Cancel them and I'll make it worth it." She was almost hanging off of him.

I walked up with a smile on my face, which Harm noticed and returned. Then getting behind Koggs I tapped her on the shoulder. "Ensign."

Turning around she looked at me. "Leave me alone Colonel. Just because you beat me doesn't mean you're gonna get everything I lay my eyes on!" She was completely ignoring Harm now.

"First of all, I am of much higher rank than you." I said.

"But you're not navy." She countered.

"Irrelavent. Second of all, you're trying to pick up a military man who's of higher rank than you."

Koggs turned around and looked at Harm. In his civilian clothes it would be impossible to see that he was military. He just looked like another good- looking guy. "You're Navy?" She asked Harm.

"I'm a pilot. Commander Harmon Rabb." Harm introduced himself to her.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry Commander. I didn't know. It won't happen again I assure you." She said.

"That's quite alright with me, Ensign, but you might want to show a little more respect for the colonel here." Harm told her. He looked up at me and smiled.

"Yes sir." Then Koggs turned around. "I'm sorry Colonel Mackenzie. Did you have another point to offer me?"

"Yes. Third of all I resent you trying to pick up my boyfriend." The third point was the kicker. If law had taught me anything it was to save the best point for last. The humdinger as Uncle Matt would call it.

"I'm so sorry, Colonel. It will never happen again." She said. She was so embarrassed and I was so happy about it.

"Dismissed." I told her and she quickly left. When she was gone I looked at Harm. "Hey sailor."

"Hi marine." He said moving towards me. "I missed you."

Smiling I put my hands around his neck. "I missed you too Squid." Then I pulled him down and kissed him hard. I had missed him so much that everything brought it out. I couldn't wait till we got home. Making love to him once was simply not enough. When we released he took my hand in one of his, and with the other he carried my luggage. We were together again at last. Life could not have been happier.