Mac was speechless. Did she hear him right?
'Oh my God, Harm just asked me to marry him!!'
"Of course I'll marry you," she said as tears of joy streamed down her face.
Harm was so excited he picked Mac up and started spinning her around. Finally his life made sense. His whole life he had been in search of something. And until this moment he never really knew what he was looking for.
"So sailor you're finally ready for the white picket fence and the two kids?" Mac teased.
"Well I don't know about the two kids."
Mac suddenly withdrew from Harm's embrace. Did he not want kids? She always thought he wanted a family.
"Sarah look at me," Harm said turning Mac around so she was facing him. "I didn't say that I don't want kids. I just was thinking more than two."
Mac playfully slapped Harm in the arm as she said 'jerk.' Harm got serious again as he pulled the ring out of the box. Mac gasped as she looked at the ring. She was so excited at what Harm had asked earlier she hadn't even looked at the ring. It was exquisite.
"Sarah when I saw this ring, I knew this was the one. You've had my heart from the beginning."
Mac took the ring and read the inscription, "It began in a rose garden. H & S forever."
This time Mac didn't even try to fight the cascade of tears running down her face. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think she'd be lucky enough to find a man like Harm. When she was growing up, her father had always told her that she wasn't good enough for a nice guy. Nobody would ever want her. And for years that's exactly what she had believed. She'd believed that up until the day she met Harm. Even when he knew everything about her past, he still didn't treat her any different, love her any less.
Harm brushed away her tears, as he pulled her close.
"Sarah as long as I'm living I promise to make sure the only tears you ever see are tears of joy," this statement of course prompted Mac to cry even more which made Harm laugh. Mac too started to laugh.
Inspiration struck Harm.
"So now that you've said yes. I say we get married right now."
"Right now?"
"Yea, I mean we are in Vegas. I don't think we'll have that much trouble finding a wedding chapel. Then when this assignment is over we can go home and plan a huge wedding with all our family and friends. What do you say?" Harm said excitedly.
At first Mac wasn't sure. But then she decided to throw caution to the wind. This was Harm. The truth is she didn't want to wait another second to marry him. She'd been waiting for so many years.
"Let's do it," this comment earned Mac another spin around as Harm let out a cry of joy.
Harm was still in his dress whites as they walked through the casino to get to the lobby. Mac saw more than a few heads turn in Harm's direction. She didn't worry this time. This time she had no doubt where she stood in Harm's heart.
Once they reached the lobby they summoned for the limo got in and were on their way. The driver asked them where they wanted to go and they told him the nearest wedding chapel. The driver smiled as he sped away.
Once they got to the chapel the reality of what they were doing finally hit Mac. She was surprised that she wasn't nervous.
Mac stepped out of the limo and was relieved. This place looked a lot nicer than some of the other places she had seen while they were here. The other day they had passed "The Hunk a Hunk a Burnin' Love Chapel" and Mac had laughed. To think people got married in places like that.
Hand in hand they walked into the Chapel. Robert their limo driver told them that his brother John owned the place. Once inside Mac was in awe at how beautiful the place was. Robert explained to them that the chapel was unique in comparison to most of the others found along the strip. It wasn't just some joint couples wondered into.
The Chapel itself was littered with dozens of vases all full of roses of every color of the rainbow. The stained glass windows depicted huge rose blossoms.
Since Robert had been hand picked by Webb for the investigation he had been privy as to what was going on. He had also seen how throughout investigation the interaction between Harm and Mac changed. In one week he had gotten a glimpse of what Harm's and Mac's friends' had been seeing for years.
"So Sarah we meet in a Rose garden and marry in one," Harm said smiling.
Mac was wearing a dress that she had found in with the clothes Webb had sent over. When she first saw the dress she thought it was kind of odd for the investigation. It was an off-white color satin dress that was strapless. It was a tight fitting in the front and in the back it flared out with a slight train.
Harm had never seen Mac more beautiful. People said a woman had a certain glow on her wedding day. Harm had to agree.
Mac also couldn't remember a time when Harm looked more gorgeous then he did at this moment. This time when Harm smiled, Mac didn't have to wonder who he was smiling at or why. This was it; in less than five minutes she would become Mrs. Harmon Rabb Jr.
Robert's brother would be conducting the ceremony and Robert and his sister-in-law would be the witnesses.
"Marriage is a sacred bond where two souls finally come together as one for life," John said.
"Harm and Sarah today you will become and man and wife and from what I can see no two people are better suited together."
"Harmon Rabb, do you take Sarah to be your wife in sickness and in health, in good times and bad as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Harm said as tears sprung to his eyes. Harm knew he wasn't the type to cry. He was one of those macho guys who never felt it necessary to show any emotions. But he couldn't help it.
"And do you Sarah Mackenzie take Harmon to be your husband in sickness and in health, in good times and bad as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Mac said as tears also streamed down her face.
"By the power vested in me and the state of Nevada I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
And that's exactly what Harm did. They hard shared numerous kisses this passed week but nothing compared to the one they were sharing at the moment.
'I guess this is what it's like to kiss your wife,' Harm said to himself.
Harm and Mac pulled with the biggest grins on their faces.
'Finally!' They both said to themselves.
Robert snapped a few pictures with a disposable camera he'd had in the limo. Once the picture taking was done they headed back into the limo and back to the hotel.
"So Mac, I was thinking."
"About?"
"Well I noticed that we only have about one year left on our 'deal'." At the mention of their 'deal' Mac's heart skipped a beat. "Anyway I was thinking why wait till the five years are up? Why not start right now? Your looks my brains?"
"What it has your looks and my brains?"
"Mac I don't care as he/she is happy and healthy. With ten fingers and ten toes," Harm said seriously. "So is that a yes?"
Mac didn't answer him she just kissed him.
"I'll take that as a yes!" Harm said with a smile. Mac laughed. Yes today was a good day. If anyone had told Mac that today she become and engaged and get married in the span of a half an hour she would have said they were crazy. But now here she was, married and the happiest woman in the world.