Chapter 17. I hope you like it and as always reviews would be awesome. I'll take it all the good the bad an even the ugly ^_^ Enjoy!!
Harriet was busy filing some reports the Admiral had given her when she heard Lieutenant Singer giving Tiner a hard time.
"I don't care if he said he didn't want to be disturbed. I want to see him now!" She yelled.
Harriet saw Tiner wince.
"Tiner?" Harriet called.
"Yes ma'am," he said relieved he was getting a break from the wicked witch of the west.
"I was wondering if you could help me with some filing I'm doing. I remember the Admiral told me that if I needed your assistance to just ask."
Tiner didn't remember the Admiral saying that but he quickly understood what Harriet was saying.
"Sure ma'am. It's not a problem I'm not doing anything," Tiner said quickly as he ran over to Harriet's desk.
Singer turned and glared at Harriet.
"Lieutenant," Harriet said. "I suggest you learn how to act as an officer. This includes demanding and showing respect." With that Harriet turned around and headed back to her desk. Sure that's not exactly what she'd wanted to say to Singer, but she still wanted to keep her career in the Navy.
"Thank You ma'am," Tiner said as Harriet sat down.
"Don't mention it. She needs to be put in her place once in awhile. Keeps her inline," Harriet said smiling.
Tiner laughed.
"The delivery men said they were coming Sunday around noon. But you know what that means. Basically they can come anytime during the day," Mac said to Harm as they walked through the bullpen.
Harriet, who never missed beat, overheard what the Colonel said. She got an idea.
"Tiner when did the Admiral say he would be free?" Harriet asked as she finalized her plan. It was a bout time someone helped out the Colonel and the Commander. They were always helping everyone else.
"Actually he is free ma'am. He just didn't want to see the Lieutenant. He had assigned her a case involving a guy who teepeed his CO's house. The idiot actually had his friends tape him while he did it. The Admiral was sure she would eventually come in and complain once she read over the particulars of the case. He'd said, 'Tiner, I'm not in the mood.'"
Harriet suppressed a laugh, it seemed that lately nobody wanted to deal with the resident office pit bull
"Well then I'd like to speak to him if he's available."
"I'll go check. Sir Lieutenant Sims to see you."
"Send her in."
"How can I help you Lieutenant," AJ asked when Harriet entered his office.
"Well sir it's sort of non work related." With AJ's nod Harriet continued, "See sir the Commander and Colonel are moving into their new house on Sunday. The colonel was telling me how there are still a few rooms in the house that need to be painted and a few other odds and ends. I was thinking that maybe we could help them out. I mean they're always helping everyone else."
AJ had to agree.
"What do you propose we do lieutenant?" AJ asked.
"Well Sir I thought it would be a good idea if we called Harm's parents. I know they have a key. I was thinking we could go after work a few nights and work on the house without the Colonel and Commander knowing. I know that if they knew we wanted to help, they would object saying it's not necessary."
"I think it's a great Idea Harriet. I'm going to leave you in charge of this little operation. Just make me a list of who you think will be suitable to help."
Harriet knew what he meant. People like Singer weren't number one on the list of possible volunteers.
"Yes sir. I'll have the list for you in an hour."
"Good work lieutenant. Dismissed."
Harriet exited AJ's office and headed for her phone.
"Hotel Sophitel Washington D.C. please."
"So how's you case going?" Mac asked as she walked into her husband's office.
"Well the case is going fine. The opposing council on the other hand," Harm said with a sigh.
Mac laughed.
"So what is her client claiming? Stupidity? I'm not sure if that's a defense."
"Really. I offered her a deal. She told me that it wasn't worth it to deal; she would battle it out in court. I mean come on the kid was caught on tape. He had his friend's tape him no less."
"Singer is not one to deal. She'll make your court time a living hell before she deals," Mac said sympathizing with her husband. She felt sorry for him. Hopefully the trial didn't last long.
"Anyway enough about the case. I could use a break. How about we go grab some lunch?"
"Sounds good to me. A marine can never get too much food," Mac said with a smile.
"Lieutenant Sims to see you sir," Tiner said over the intercom.
"Send her in."
"Sir I got the information you requested."
"What have you got Lieutenant?"
"Well Sir I got Tiner, Gunny, and Sturgis to come and help. Sturgis said he would ask his girlfriend if she could come too."
"Good Job Lieutenant, you can count me and Meredith in. Did you speak to the Burnett's?"
"Yes sir I did. They said we could start tomorrow night. They got Harm and Mac tickets to see a show at the Kennedy Center to keep them occupied for the evening."
"Fabulous. If they are any other updates let me know," AJ said.
"Will do sir," Harriet said.
"Dismissed."
Harm had just gotten back from lunch when his phone rang.
"Commander Rabb," he answered as Mac sat down in front of his desk.
"Harmon dear it's your mother."
"Hey mom what's up?"
"Well me and Frank had two tickets to see a show tomorrow night at the Kennedy Center but some friends of Frank's invited us out for dinner. Since we don't get to see them often we decided to go out with them. We were wondering if you and Mac would like to go?"
"Hold on let me ask. Hey Mac my parents have tickets to a show at the Kennedy Center. They want to know if we want to go since they can't. It's for tomorrow night."
"Sure, we're free."
"Mom that would be great."
"Excellent I'll drop off the tickets later tonight. Bye Harmon. Love You."
"Love you too mom, bye."
"So I should be ready to leave here around 1700," Harm said as he continued on the mountain of paperwork that took over his desk.
"Okay sounds good to me. I have to go to court in twenty minutes."
"Good luck."
"Don't worry this case is cake. Sturgis doesn't even have a chance," Mac smiled.
"I'll tell him you said that," Harm said laughing.
Mac had just walked out of court a huge smile on her face.
"Mac," Sturgis said as he caught up to her. "Great job. I didn't see that one coming."
"That's what you get when you try to mess with a marine," Mac teased.
"So Harm keeps telling me," Sturgis said shaking his head. Jarheads were definitely a different breed of people.
"Just remember that."
"Hey how did it go?" Harm asked as he saw Mac walking towards her office.
"Nailed his six to the wall."
Harm laughed.
"I told Sturgis not to mess with a marine," Harm said smiling.
"So he told me. You ready to get out of here?"
"Yea just let me grab my stuff."
A half an hour later Harm and Mac were changing in to some civvies getting ready for some dinner.
Mac got changed and noticed that she had a message on her computer from Chloe.
M: Hey Chloe how's it going? How was your trip to Cali?
Chloe's school had just taken a trip to California for a week.
C: Great! My grandmother just told me the good news!!! I just knew you and Harm were meant to be together.
M: lol yea well you weren't the only one. It seems everyone knew before us : - )
C: So tell me all about it. Where did you guys get married? And how come I wasn't invited ^_^.
M: Well we got married in Vegas. We were there undercover on a case. And it just sort of happened, Harm proposed and the next minute we decided to get married. But don't worry we're going to have a ceremony with all our friends and family there.
C: That's awesome. Is this one going to be on a beach at sunset : -)?
Chloe remembered when Mac had told her about her idea for a dream wedding. Mac had always dreamed about having her wedding at a beach at sunset. She could just picture Harm standing there absolutely gorgeous in his dress whites, the setting sun reflecting off his gold wings.
M: well we'll see.
C: hey Mac my grandma's calling me dinnertime.
M: okay I'll ttyl.
C: later.
Harm had been about to ask Mac a question when he saw her talking with Chloe online. He saw what Chloe had asked. So Mac had dreams of a beachfront wedding?
"Hey Mac you wanna get some pizza?"
"Sure. How about we rent some movies too?"
"Good idea."
"Well why don't you call the pizza place I'll go get some movies and pick up the pizza on my way home."
Mac had just left to get dinner when there was a knock on the door.
"Harmon how's it going dear," Trish said as she walked into the apartment.
"It's going good mom. I actually wanted ask if you could help me with something," Harm started to tell his mother about his plans for a beachfront ceremony.
A/N: The next Chapter will feature the JAG staff's adventures in house painting ^_^. Hope you enjoyed and remember R&R. Thanks!!