Title: Vacation of a Lifetime

Chapter: 6/?

Author: socgrl

Rating: PG-13 maybe R later

Category: Romance

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. And even if I did it wouldn't be worth much anyway. Besides I would have had H and M together a long time ago. And the song is Impossible by Joe Nichols

Summary: Harm and Mac are sent to La Jolla for a little R and R.

Spoilers: Enemy Below, Critical Condition, and seasons 2-8 pretty much

1900 PST

La Jolla, California

Home of Frank and Trish Burnett

Harm rarely ever ate red meat. He did the chicken and fish thing but beef was not what's for dinner in his book. But tonight he decided to indulge Mac, he decided he was going go all out.the steaks and pineapple were going to be cooked on the charcoal grill.because it just tastes better, and he wanted nothing but the best for Mac.

Dinner was wonderful. They ate in a comfortable atmosphere of candlelight and music playing in the background. Together they cleared off the table and cleaned and put the dishes away. All of a sudden a familiar tune filled the air. "Mac.Sarah, would you like to dance," asked Harm. With a nod of her head Mac followed Harm into the living room and they began to dance.

My dad chased monsters from the dark,

Checked underneath my bed;

He could lift me with one arm,

Way up over top his head;

He could loosen rusty bolts,

With a quick turn of his wrench;

He pulled splinters from his hand,

And never even flinched;

In thirteen years I'd never seen him cry,

But the day that grandpa died;

I realized

Unsinkable ships, sink;

Unbreakable walls, break;

Sometimes the things you think would never happen, happen just like that

Unbendable steel, bends;

If the fury of the wind, is unstoppable;

I've learned to never underestimate,

The impossible;

Harm could relate to this song.it reminded him of his father and the fact that things happen that are never really explained. As the emotions began to take over Harm pulled Mac as close as he possibly could. She accepted, and rested one hand over his heart and the other on his neck. She caressed his hairline and listened intently to the next part.

Then there was my junior year,

Billy had a brand new car;

It was late the road was wet,

I guess the curve was just too sharp;

I walked away without a scratch,

They brought the helicopter in;

Billy couldn't feel his legs,

They said he'd never walk again;

But Billy said he would,

And his mom and daddy prayed;

And the day we graduated,

He stood up to say;

Unsinkable ships, sink;

Unbreakable walls, break;

Sometimes the things you think would never happen, happen just like that

Unbendable steel, bends;

If the fury of the wind, is unstoppable;

I've learned to never underestimate,

The impossible;

A lone tear cascaded down Mac's cheek and made a slight sniffle. Harm heard the sound and lifted her chin so that he could see her face. He saw the hurt in her eyes and wiped the tear away. "Sarah, I know you'll never be able to forget that car accident, but you've come so very far. You are the most wonderful, beautiful, and intelligent woman I have ever known." Mac looked up at Harm and smiled though the tears still stained her cheeks.

So don't tell me that it's over,

Don't give up on you and me;

Oh there is no such thing as hopeless,

If you believe; Unsinkable ships, sink;

Unbreakable walls, break;

Sometimes the things you think would never happen, happen just like that

Unbendable steel, bends;

If the fury of the wind, is unstoppable;

I've learned to never underestimate,

The impossible;

"Ha.this is the story of our lives," remarked Harm as the song came to an end. "Yeah." Mac began to laugh subtly. "What's so funny?" asked Harm. "I just remembered something Bud said at my rehearsal dinner the night you went down." "Hum.do I really want to know what he said," Harm asked, skeptical. "Well it applies to you and me far more then it did Mic and I. He said that he'd spent much of that year trying to figure out why things happen the way they do.and he had no idea. But he did know that like he and Harriet all right unions on this earth are a matter of destiny. I remember I couldn't help think of how much it hurt to realize that the couple he was speaking to wasn't you and me. I wanted so bad for you to come running in and stop everything." Mac began to laugh to herself. "Well then again, you did in your own overdramatic way."

"Sarah." said Harm and stared right into her eyes "you do know that all I want in this world is for you to be happy." "I am happy Harm.when I'm with you." "Harm what do you want?" said Mac changing the subject to a slightly more serious tone. As if the memory of that night long ago flooded his mind Harm responded "I want a lot of things." Almost to herself Mac responded, "What do you want most?" "What I want most Sarah is.you. It's taken me too long to realize that the only thing that makes sense in my life is you. I mean you keep me in line, you keep me on time, and you.." ".can finish your sentences" ended Mac. "Exactly, who better to spend the rest of my life with, then you?"

A/N: you know the drill R&R.the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have the next chapter ready and it's good.so I won't release till I get the Reviews.(evil grin)