A/N : here's chapter 2, I really didn't think to make a sequel to this story but yeah it's 2.30 am right now and I'm waiting for my best friend call so during this time...why not write a new chapter.

Thanks a lot for Kirsten for the beta

Chapter 2 : Hard promises to keep

Mac was lying on the bed next to him. She could feel his hand on her flat stomach. The young woman couldn't even believe it.

She had spent the night in his arms, just in his soft and tender embrace.

How many girls in Harm's life could say that?

Mac knew that Harm respected her too much to hurry the things between them.

She knew that in some way she had to feel flattered by that. And to be honest, she was. She was proud of the way he saw her.

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She opened her eyes and placed her hand on his. He kissed her softly in her neck.

"Hey." He whispered tenderly. She smiled

"Morning flyboy." He moved to stand up but she held onto his hand.

"Please, stay a bit more." she pleaded

"No coffee?"

"Later..."

He smiled and stayed next to her. She turned onto her back and placed her head on his chest.

"I love you Harm." She said a moment later.

Her voice sounded so sincere in the silent room. The tone of her voice was so clear and profound that he knew that her heart had just spoken to him. He lowered his eyes to meet her's.

"Why did it take us such a long time?" He asked her under his breath. Mac didn't reply immediately, searching for the right words.

"Do you think it was simply a matter of time?" Harm asked again

She took his hand in hers.

"Harm... You wanted me to wait for you...I hadn't understood that. "

I just thought that you were rejected me..." she began softly in a murmur.

"Never. Mac... I..." Harm said before she went on.

"But you wanted me to believe in forever.... Do you know how tight I'm holding, just to keep my grip on yesterday... I was trying hard to see the pretty pictures that you painted for me. But I knew that I'd been given hard promises to keep. The promise you made to me at A-G birth, did you know what it meant to me?" She paused and played softly with his fingers before starting again.

"Promises are like little hearts, we meant to give away. I thought you'd want them back someday."

"Mac..." Harm tried to deny it

"I know Harm" she cut him off. "I know you're not like that. And it was even harder. I was trying hard to believe in forever, trying to believe in the little jewel box life we could have led together..." He sighed sadly.

"Harm" she whispered before looking into his eyes. "I still believe in the jewel life we could lead together." She added as tears were shining in her eyes.

What was she crying for? She didn't even know herself, for pain, joy, hope... or simply because she was opening her heart and because it was hurting her somehow?

He smiled anyway and gave her a feather-light kiss.

She smiled back to him and replaced her head on his chest.

"I love you too Sarah" he declared then, remembering that he still owed her the three words.

She smiled and this time she knew why she was crying.

The end

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