Title: E-Love
Author: Ninjagurl354
PG-13
Romance/Drama
Summary: Harm and Mac are writing e-mails to each other but they don't know that the recipient is their best friend; the problem is they fall in love and want to meet… Ok, everyone since the last chapter was delayed, I thought I would get a jump-start on this chapter!! Here it is!! Enjoy and please R&R!!
Disclaimers: All characters belong to Donald P. Belisario and Belisarious Productions. No copyright infringement intended.
Spoilers: People v. Mac (very, very, very mild)
A/N: Special thanks to Danielle (WalkerTRngr) for helping with my ideas and beta reading once again! You're the best!!!!
Chapter 8: "…"
The dinner the previous night had gone very well. Everyone had a wonderful time. Harm and Mac were driving to Bud and Harriet's new house. "I think last night went well," Harm commented. "Yes it did." Harm opened his mouth to say something but was interrupted by the ringing of a cell phone. Mac picked up her cell phone, "MacKenzie." "Mac, I just got your message." "Hi Chloe." "You guys are going to get married at Annapolis that is so totally cool. I went on the web and looked up Annapolis it looks like an amazing place." "It is. It's beautiful," Mac said looking over at Harm who could hear Chloe talking a mile a minute. "7 weeks, I can't wait!" "Neither can we!"
"What about this guy Wesley?" Mac
laughed, "He'll be 16 in June, he looks to be about 5'11, he's got dark brown
hair cut like Harm's, and he's got brown eyes." "Is he cute?" "If I were a
teenage girl, I would say that he is definitely cute." "Well, what's he like to
do?" "Well, he lives in Richmond Virginia, he's a sophomore, and he's captain
of the football team. He's funny, smart, and really nice." "Cool, I can't wait
to meet him. Speaking of which, when can I come out?"
"Well, Chlo, I wanted to ask you something." "Ok," Chloe asked curiously. "Well, how would you like to be one of my bridesmaids?" Chloe squealed with delight, "Yes, oh yes! I would love to!" Mac laughed at the exuberance in the young girl's voice. "When we find the dress we'll have you come down and have your first fitting, and then once your out of school you can fly out here and help us with the last couple of weeks of preparations." "I'm so excited, thank you." Mac smiled, "I'll call you in a few days on updates, okay sweetie." "Ok, say hi to Harm for me." "I will, Love you." "Love you too."
Mac replaced her phone back in her purse, "Chloe says hi." Harm smiled as he turned onto a street. Harm pulled into a driveway and pulled the car to a stop. They got out and blinked in the sunlight. Mac looked up at the house, "It's beautiful." Harm came up behind her and placed his hands on her waist and bent his head to whisper in her ear, " Can you imagine us moving into our first house?" Mac closed her eyes and Harm saw a huge smile appear on her pretty face. Harm kissed her cheek.
They broke their embrace when they heard a squeal and looked over to see little AJ running over to them. Mac knelt down and little AJ ran straight into her arms. Mac hugged him tight at the same time standing up. She handed him over to Harm as Bud and Harriet joined them.
"Well come on in." They walked up the front steps and were standing on a large wrap around porch. They walked through the front door and Harriet and Bud brought them throughout the house. It was gorgeous.
After their tour, they made there way back out to the porch where everyone else was pulling up. Sturgis and Bobbi were the first to reach the porch, followed closely by Sergei, Allison, and Wesley. Little AJ, who was currently standing behind Harm, peeked around his godfather's legs. His eyes lit up when he saw more people. He walked quickly over to Wes and tugged on his pants. Wes jumped slightly in surprise when he felt the tugging on his pants. He looked down and his eyes met a pair of brilliant blue eyes. He knelt down, "Hi, there." Little AJ smiled.
Mac stepped up next to Wes, "Wes, this is AJ Roberts. His mom Harriet, and his dad Bud." Wes shook hands with both of them, "Nice to meet you both."
Trish, Frank, the Admiral, and Julie were the last to arrive. "Mom, Frank. Did you guys find it okay?" Harm greeted his mom with a warm hug. "Of course we did." She moved to hug Mac and then Sergei, Allison, and Wes. Frank hugged Mac, "Nice ride, Colonel." He pointed to Mac's corvette and Mac grinned.
"Everybody," Harm said above everybody's voices. "For anyone who doesn't know. This is mom Trish Burnett and her husband Frank." Greetings were exchanged from everyone. "Bud, Harriet, where do we start?" Harriet smiled, "The porch has already been repainted, so we go inside." Everyone nodded and followed into the house.
Everyone split up into two groups, one group to the room that will be the living room, and the other group to the family room. Harriet slipped in several c-d's into the boom box she had brought and then joined Mac. Mac picked up a paintbrush loaded with paint, and stepped up on a ladder.
For the next 45 minutes everyone chatted and painted. Mac climbed down from the ladder and filled the paint tray back up for Harriet and herself. She handed the tray over to Harriet, "Harriet I'm going to walk for a little bit stretch my legs." "Okay," Harriet smiled and turned back to the wall she was painting. Mac walked into the hallway and smiled at Little AJ sitting on the floor coloring quietly. He looked up and grinned at Mac.
In the other room Harm, Sturgis, Bud, Sergei, and Gunny were up on ladders, Tiner and Wes were painting another wall. A new song came over the stereo, Harm, Bud, and Sturgis recognized the song and started to sing with the song.
Some men are attracted to a pair of big blue eyesIt takes a pretty face to make their temperature rise
Looks aren't that important
Just icing on the cake
What really turns me on is the shake
Harm looked over at Sergei who was looking at them with wide eyes, "C'mon Sergei." Sergei laughed but joined in on the next lyric, he had heard this song on the radio and he actually had liked it. Gunny got down off his ladder and joined Tiner and Wes on the other wall. At the next set of lyrics, all four men began to swing to the beat of the song.
Shake it to the leftShake it to the right
C'mon baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it till you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What rally turns me on is the shake
Mac appeared in the doorway to the next room, and immediately burst into giggles. She couldn't believe that four grown men were singing loudly along with this song along with shaking their hips to the song. Mac quickly retreated to the other room, "You guys, have to come see this," she said in between fits of giggles. Everyone climbed down from the ladders and put their paintbrushes down and followed Mac into the other room.
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise, and a few jaws dropped at the scene before their eyes. As one everyone began laughing. Wes turned around to dip his brush back into the paint, and saw Harm, Sergei, Sturgis, and Bud and everyone standing in the doorway. He laughed out loud and tapped Tiner and Gunny on the shoulder. They turned around, and cracked up.
Eve first said to AdamWhich outfit do you like
The maple or the fig leaf
Now honey they both look nice
Clothes don't mean that much to me
Maybe you better go and ask the snake
And what really turns me on is the shake
Everyone who had been standing in the doorway, were now laughing so hard they had tears streaming down their cheeks. The Admiral held onto the wall for support, and a few were doubled up. Little AJ had squeezed through the crowd in the doorway and giggled just because everyone else was, even though he had no idea what was so funny.
Shake it to the leftShake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake it till you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
(Shake it)
Gary, Indiana
Mobile, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
Bismarck, North Dakota
New York, L.A.
Houston, Tampa Bay
London, Tokyo
Everywhere you go
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Come on baby you know what I like
Shake it real funky shake it real low
Shake till you can't shake it no more
It's a natural attraction
Mother nature wouldn't make a mistake
What really turns me on is the shake
What really turns me on is the shake
The song faded and then did the four men on ladders realize that they had an audience. Everyone laughed even harder at the expressions that appeared on their faces. "Nice performance," the Admiral said gruffly as he caught his breath. "Yea, ever thought about doing that professionally," Mac quipped. "Damn and no camera," Bobbi laughed. "Oh, now this would have been a Kodak moment," Harriet grinned. It looked to them the four men were all thanking God that no one had had a camera. "You know this reminds me of another little act Harm put on." Harm's eyes widened in mock horror, "Mom, No!" Harm shook his head for emphasis. "Mac, Sturgis, and the Admiral already have enough ammunition, they don't need more!" Harm whined.
Mac looked over at Trish who winked, "Well sweetie, I can't possibly have you and Mac get married without telling her some of your umm childhood memories." Trish stated, her eyes sparkling. "Yea, squid. I already have a ton of embarrassing tidbits to share, like ooh, dress whites, strippers, blowing holes in a courtroom ceiling…" "Maaaaaaaccccccccc," Harm whined. Harriet, Bud, and the Admiral burst into laughter again. They all remembered when Harm's dress whites had been picked up by a male stripper the night before Bud and Harriet got married, and the Admiral and Bud remembered when Harm fired off a gun in court one day.
Harm glared at Bud and the admiral, "Ooh, but I also recall Mac having to come bail, myself, the Admiral and Bud's, sorry asses out of jail, too." That shut the Admiral and Bud up. Everyone started laughing again. Harm got down off his ladder and walked straight up to Mac, "You know marine, a few things come to mind, concerning you and embarrassing moments." "Who me?" Mac said innocently. Everyone laughed again.
About an hour and a half later, after everyone had gone back to painting, they finished painting and wallpapering in the first two rooms. They moved the plastic covering to the floors and stairs in the main hallway. They set up the ladders again, and began painting. At noon, everyone was getting hungry. "Okay so what does everybody feel like having?" Harriet asked the group, "How about grinders?" "Sounds good to me," Mac stated. "Any kind of food sounds good to you marine." Mac glared at him. "Ok, so grinders it is."
Harm offered to pick up the grinders, after Harriet wrote down what everyone wanted. Harm took the list from Harriet and kissed Mac's cheek. Wes walked up to Harm, "Can I go?" Harm grinned, "Sure, c'mon. See you guys in a little bit." Harm and Wes walked out the door and everyone went back to painting.
Harm and Wes arrived back at the house about 25 minutes later. Mac heard the car doors slam and said, "Food's here!" She hopped off the last step of her ladder and walked toward the door. The door opened and she grabbed the bag Harm carried, "Jeez, Harm what did you do take the scenic route?" Harm grinned slyly, "Maybe." "Well, it certainly took you long enough!" Harm laughed, "We were gone 25 minutes." "27 minutes and 6 seconds actually." Harm rolled his eyes and began handing out grinders and drinks.
They all took seats on the floor and unwrapped the grinders. After they ate, they split up into groups again. By 1800 they had finished painting and wallpapering, the whole first floor and basement. With the promise of everyone coming back the next day, they packed up and left.
~The Next Day~
Bud and Harriet's house
Washington D.C.
ZULU 1545
Harm, Mac, Bud, and Harriet were in the master bedroom painting. Harm was up on the ladder and Mac was kneeling down beside the ladder painting. Harm dipped his brush back into the paint and lifted it back up to the wall, but not before a few drops of paint slipped off the brush, and landed on the back of Mac's neck.
Mac was kneeling on the floor painting the lower part of the wall, when she felt something wet hit the back of her neck. She gasped, and her hand flew to the back of her neck, "Harm!" Harm looked down, "What?" "You better not have done that on purpose, squid." "Done what?" Harm asked baffled. "The paint on my neck." "Mac I didn't do that on purpose," he dunked his brush back into the paint and made sure it dripped onto Mac's neck and shirt, "That I did on purpose." He smirked as Mac turned to look at him and glared daggers at him.
Harriet and Bud watched from across the room as Harm dripped paint onto Mac's neck purposefully. They both knew that Harm was in for it, as Mac slowly stood up.
Mac's glare turned into an evil grin, as she ran her finger around the rim of the paint can. Harm watched her wondering how she was going to retaliate. He watched as she dipped her finger into the paint and then pulled it out, running it along the rim once again. She wiped the excess paint off on her jeans, before picking up her paintbrush and dunking it into the paint. She climbed up the ladder next to him, making sure she was pressed against his side, and reached over for the paintbrush. She lifted it out and quickly brought it up to Harm and made sure that the paint dripped right onto his neck and into his hair. She quickly climbed down the ladder and picked up her drink.
Harm released the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. That wasn't so bad, although he noticed his jeans were a little uncomfortable. He hadn't realized that Mac had climbed back onto the ladder. Mac slowly pulled the front of his jeans out slightly, just enough so as to slide the handful of ice cubes into the front of his pants. She then quickly jumped off the ladder and walked quickly into the next room.
Harm yelped as he felt the ice slip into his jeans, Damn Marine. Harriet and Bud looked shocked at what Mac had just done, but recovered quickly and burst out laughing. "You are one dead marine!" Harm yelled jumping off the ladder and running into the bathroom to rid himself of the ice. Apparently he wasn't quick enough because most of the ice, had melted leaving a huge wet spot on the front of his jeans, Harm groaned, Great! Just Great!
Harm walked out of the bathroom and walked into the next room where Sturgis, Frank, and his mom were. "Ok, where is she?" "Where's who, dear?" Trish asked. Harm turned to Sturgis to find him doubled up laughing as he caught sight of Harm's jeans. "Where is she Sturgis?" "I have no idea who you're talking about Harm." He choked out between laughs. The Admiral, and Wes walked in to see what the commotion was about and immediately burst out laughing. "Jeez Rabb."
Harm was not happy. He had a huge wet spot on the front of his jeans, and he couldn't find the certain Marine who had caused it.
Mac quietly opened the door to the closet she had been hiding out in, and gently shut the door. She walked over to the room, where everyone was laughing. She tapped Wes and the Admiral on the shoulder and smiled at them. They moved aside and Mac stepped between them and leaned against the door as if she had been there the whole time. "You looking for me flyboy?" She grinned saucily. Harm whirled around and came face to face with his fiancée. "You!" He walked up to her and wagged his finger in her face. "Me?" She replied innocently.
Harm shook his head and Mac's grin widened. Mac stepped up to him, "You got something in your hair, Harm." She reached up and brushed the top of his head. "It's called dried paint, marine." "Oh, now how in the world, did you get it in your hair. I thought paint was for walls." "And I thought ice was for drinks." He bent his head, "You will pay for that later, marine!" "I can take anything you can dish out squid." Harm smirked, "We'll see." He pinched her ass as he walked around her. Mac jumped but followed him out of the room without retaliating.
Harm's Apartment
North of Union Station
ZULU 1650
Harm opened the door to his apartment and walked in followed by Mac. She followed him into the kitchen; he had his head in the fridge. He pulled back and threw a water bottle at Mac. Mac pouted and walked up to him wrapping her arms around his neck, "Are you still mad about earlier?" "No, but I will retaliate." "Oh, I'm waiting." He slipped out of her embrace, and Mac pouted. She walked into the living room, Harm was sitting on the arm of the couch. She looked at him with raised eyebrows and walked over to a chair. He chucked a pillow at her and it hit her smack on the rear.
She stopped in her tracks and turned around, he grinned at her. She picked up the pillow and sat down on the other side of the couch. He picked up another pillow and hit her with it. After not getting a reaction he hit her again, Mac grabbed a pillow and smacked him with it. This turned into a full-fledged pillow fight. Several minutes later, Harm stood up still hitting her with the pillow. Mac stood up with him and Harm grabbed her around the waist and gently pushed her to the floor, so as not to hurt her. She lost hold of the pillow and Harm looked down at her. She propped herself up on her elbows, as he sank to his knees. He picked up the water bottle sitting on the coffee table, and opened it. He turned it upside down on to Mac.
Mac's jaw dropped, she could not believe that Harm had just done that. He got up and walked toward the kitchen again. Mac pushed her now wet hair back and jumped up. He heard her coming up behind him and slowed down. She jumped up onto his back, wrapping her arms around his shoulders. "That wasn't very nice." She whispered in his ear. He wrapped his arms around her thighs so that he wouldn't drop her, "You weren't very nice earlier." She nuzzled his ear, "I'm sorry." Harm smiled and he gently let go of her legs. She slid off his back and he turned to face her, this time when she wrapped her arms around his neck, he wrapped his arms around her waist.
He rested his forehead against hers, and she smiled. She loved how they could tease each other, and fool around, and still end up like this. "I love you," he said softly before his lips met hers. "I love you too," she responded breathlessly when they broke apart. He kissed her forehead, "C'mon Marine. I need to get this paint out of my hair, and you got paint all down your back that you should get rid of." She smiled as they walked up the stairs into his bedroom.
The next few days flew by. Cases reconvened and everyone was working hard, in or out of the courtroom. Harm, Mac, Bud, and Sturgis, were all very busy giving arguments for their cases. Harm and Mac had met with the wedding planner Jennifer Hill on Thursday night.
Moments to Remember
Washington D.C.
ZULU 1900
Harm and Mac walked in to the building and up to the second floor. A young woman seated at a desk smiled cheerily at them, "Can I help you?" "Yes, we have an appointment with Jennifer Hill." "She's expecting you, go ahead in."
Harm knocked on the door and they walked in. A beautiful young woman with auburn curls, stood up from behind her desk. "Hi, you must be Commander Rabb, and Colonel MacKenzie. I'm Jennifer Hill." "Nice to meet you Mrs.Hill." Mac said shaking her hand, noting the set of rings on her left hand. "Oh please, call me Jenn."
"Why don't we sit down and we can get started." She motioned for two chairs in front of her desk. They all sat. "Ok, first things first. I need your full names, date of birth, and your parents names and birth dates." She handed them each a piece of paper and they quickly filled them out. "Ok, I have written here that you want a non-denominational service correct." "Yes." "Ok, do you have a theme that you want for your wedding?" "Roses," Harm and Mac answered simultaneously. Jennifer laughed, "Okay, roses it is."
Over the next couple of hours, Harm and Mac were given suggestions on, DJ's, songs, caterer's, cakes, dresses, honeymoon spots, invitations, etc. By the time 9:00 came, they had chosen the invitations, and all the flower and non-flower decorations. They were given several packets of information to consider and to look through. They set up their next appointment for next Monday at 3:00 to discuss other details of their wedding. "Thank you very much Jennifer." "Your welcome and I can see that I'm going to like helping you to plan your wedding."
Saturday
Harm's Apartment
North of Union Station
ZULU 0600
It was a cloudy day; they were expecting rain later on. Harm and Mac had gone for a run that morning only to be soaked by rain on the way back to his apartment. The rest of the day was spent listening to music, going over their cases, and going over the packets of information for their wedding.
The rain hadn't lightened at all during the day in fact it rained harder. The sky was growing darker, and the distant rumbling of thunder could be heard. Harm had left a little while ago to get some groceries. Mac sat on the couch in the dark staring out at the dark sky.
She was asleep on the couch by the time Harm got back. He dropped the groceries onto the counter and looked over at his marine sleeping on the couch. Her neck was positioned so that it would probably cause her to have a kink in it later on. He quietly walked over to her and gently scooped her up into his arms. He carried her into his bedroom and gently laid her on it. He softly kissed her forehead, and gently slid off the bed, so as not to make the bed shift. He walked back into the kitchen to unload the groceries, and left Mac to her dreams.
Leaving Mac to her dreams was probably not the safest idea at the time. Mac was in the throes of a terrible nightmare.
She couldn't see a thing it was pitch black. She saw someone walking towards her, but couldn't make out the face. She couldn't see the face but she recognized the voice, one that she never wanted to hear again.
"You don't deserve to be happy! You're worthless!" Joe MacKenzie snarled drunkenly.
Mac cringed. Joe slowly stepped back as another figure took his place.
"Then you better kill me! Cause as long as I'm alive you don't get to have a life without me!" Chris said angrily.
Chris slowly stepped back as Mic Brumby took his place.
"She's a whore! A bitch that betrayed me! She deserved what she got!" Mic yelled drunkenly.
Mac tossed her head from side to side as tears streamed down her cheeks. The dream steadily got worse and worse, she twisted her hand into the sheet, practically cutting off her circulation. Mac couldn't take it anymore. Joe, Chris, and Mic were all shouting and leering at her. Mac tossed her head from side to side. Mac started to scream, "No! Stop! Go away! Leave me alone! He loves me! Nooooooo!!!!!!"
Harm heard Mac's scream and jumped up, he quickly ran into the bedroom. He saw Mac tossing, turning, and screaming. He quickly sat next to her, he placed gentle hands on her shoulders. "Shhhh, it's okay. Wake up Sarah, it's just a dream. Everything okay," he said soothingly, stroking her cheek.
Mac sat straight up breathing hard; tears were streaming down her cheeks. Harm went to put his arms around her to comfort her, but Mac pushed him away. "Sarah…it's okay. It was just a dream." He placed his hand on top of hers. Mac snatched her hand away, as if she had been burned. She quickly stood up from the bed, her back facing him.
Harm got up and walked behind her, he reached out a tentative hand and placed it gently on her shoulder. Mac pulled away from him. Tears streaming down her cheeks, she turned to face him.
"I can't…"
Hey everybody, a cliffhanger! Oopps… Is this story getting boring, cause I could stop and focus my energy on other stories, including 'Fun on the Slopes.' I don't know I had some ideas coming up! If you want more let me know in a review! Chapter 9 is currently being held hostage, so if you want it I need at least 5 reviews!