Mac looked from Harm to her plate that held her all time favourite meal,
(hamburger and fries) in absolute shock.
"Now I'm kinda worried." She teased, "Are you alright Harm? Because either my internal clock is totally out of wack or you arrived here early for once. Early enough in fact to order our meals and have them cooked." She stated.
"Yeah well you know Mac, I was just getting tired of having to listen to you complain the whole time we're waiting for our food." Harm countered.
"Very funny." Mac said through a mouthful of her burger.
After they finished their meals, Mac brought up the reason they were there.
"Well Harm, since it's kinda obvious that you aren't going to start, I will." She told him. "Do you wish you and Renee were still together?" she asked him carefully; searching his expression for any hint that he was still in love with the blonde.
"No." Harm answered simply. "I realised that she wasn't what I wanted."
Amazed at his quick response Mac asked curiously, "Why did you go out with her Harm, if it wasn't what you wanted?"
"Ahh I dunno Mac…a distraction I guess."
"From what?"
"You," he told her, "And Brumby." He added with a growl.
Mac was shocked. "Why did you need a distraction from us Harm?"
"He just wasn't right for you Mac." Harm whined, trying to avoid admitting the truth.
"I didn't like seeing you with him. Why did you have to go get engaged to him anyway? He's a jerk and you hardly knew him." He said angrily, wishing that he had been the one with her instead of Mic Brumby.
"Why?" Mac asked in disbelief, "you of all people are asking me why? I got engaged to him because he was offering me what we both know I have always wanted. A husband, kids, a family to go home to…and a happy life." She told him. "Forever Harm. He promised me forever, he loved me like no-one else would, not even my best friend." Mac said angrily. "That is why I got engaged to him." She then stood up and turned to leave when Harm reached out and held her arm.
"I'll always love you Sarah." Harm pleaded, wishing he had never brought her engagement up.
Mac turned to face him with tears in her eyes, "don't make promises you cant keep Harm." And with that she left.
Harm was cursing himself as he paid the bill 'Nice one Rabb' he thought to himself as he left the bar. 'You're getting really good at blowing any chance you have with her.'
Over the next few days Harm tried desperately to get Mac to talk to him but she wouldn't listen. She was angry and confused that her best friend wouldn't even understand why she was with Mic. Didn't he know that he was the reason she broke it off? She loved Harm so much and had put her life on hold for him yet he couldn't even admit it to her. She wondered if he even felt anything for her.
The two officers were causing tension in the JAG office and everyone was on their toes. Walking out of court, Sturgis asked Mac what she was doing that weekend.
"Nothing" Mac snapped at him.
"Are you ok Mac?" he asked carefully, "because with all due respect you have been pretty hard to get along with lately."
"I'm fine Sturgis." She growled at him.
"Does this have anything to do with Harm? Did he do something to hurt you?" Sturgis persisted, concerned.
"No he didn't hurt me." Mac softened as they entered her office, 'not physically anyway.' She added to herself.
"But the way you are acting has something to do with him?" he stated more than asked. "Mac are you pregnant?"
"No!" Mac answered, startled, "Sturgis I'm not sleeping with him and never have."
"Is that the problem?" he countered.
"There is no problem Sturgis." Mac whined, wishing he would just leave it be.
"Then why can't you two just forget whatever has happened and get along like two civilised people?" he asked.
"I can't do that Sturgis." She told him, "Because I'm in love with him," she added softly, "I love him with all my heart and would do anything for him."
"So…why aren't you together?" he asked confused.
"Because as much as I love him, he has a problem with commitment, he could never love me back the way I love him, I doubt he even has any feelings for me." She said sadly.
"Are you sure about that?" Sturgis asked and left without waiting for her answer.
Driving home from work Harm switched on the radio to try and get his mind off the beautiful marine he was so in love with. He was singing along to a song he knew when an idea came to him. "That's it" he thought out loud to himself and continued the rest of the way home, smiling with thoughts of the perfect idea that he hoped would win Mac's heart.
"Now I'm kinda worried." She teased, "Are you alright Harm? Because either my internal clock is totally out of wack or you arrived here early for once. Early enough in fact to order our meals and have them cooked." She stated.
"Yeah well you know Mac, I was just getting tired of having to listen to you complain the whole time we're waiting for our food." Harm countered.
"Very funny." Mac said through a mouthful of her burger.
After they finished their meals, Mac brought up the reason they were there.
"Well Harm, since it's kinda obvious that you aren't going to start, I will." She told him. "Do you wish you and Renee were still together?" she asked him carefully; searching his expression for any hint that he was still in love with the blonde.
"No." Harm answered simply. "I realised that she wasn't what I wanted."
Amazed at his quick response Mac asked curiously, "Why did you go out with her Harm, if it wasn't what you wanted?"
"Ahh I dunno Mac…a distraction I guess."
"From what?"
"You," he told her, "And Brumby." He added with a growl.
Mac was shocked. "Why did you need a distraction from us Harm?"
"He just wasn't right for you Mac." Harm whined, trying to avoid admitting the truth.
"I didn't like seeing you with him. Why did you have to go get engaged to him anyway? He's a jerk and you hardly knew him." He said angrily, wishing that he had been the one with her instead of Mic Brumby.
"Why?" Mac asked in disbelief, "you of all people are asking me why? I got engaged to him because he was offering me what we both know I have always wanted. A husband, kids, a family to go home to…and a happy life." She told him. "Forever Harm. He promised me forever, he loved me like no-one else would, not even my best friend." Mac said angrily. "That is why I got engaged to him." She then stood up and turned to leave when Harm reached out and held her arm.
"I'll always love you Sarah." Harm pleaded, wishing he had never brought her engagement up.
Mac turned to face him with tears in her eyes, "don't make promises you cant keep Harm." And with that she left.
Harm was cursing himself as he paid the bill 'Nice one Rabb' he thought to himself as he left the bar. 'You're getting really good at blowing any chance you have with her.'
Over the next few days Harm tried desperately to get Mac to talk to him but she wouldn't listen. She was angry and confused that her best friend wouldn't even understand why she was with Mic. Didn't he know that he was the reason she broke it off? She loved Harm so much and had put her life on hold for him yet he couldn't even admit it to her. She wondered if he even felt anything for her.
The two officers were causing tension in the JAG office and everyone was on their toes. Walking out of court, Sturgis asked Mac what she was doing that weekend.
"Nothing" Mac snapped at him.
"Are you ok Mac?" he asked carefully, "because with all due respect you have been pretty hard to get along with lately."
"I'm fine Sturgis." She growled at him.
"Does this have anything to do with Harm? Did he do something to hurt you?" Sturgis persisted, concerned.
"No he didn't hurt me." Mac softened as they entered her office, 'not physically anyway.' She added to herself.
"But the way you are acting has something to do with him?" he stated more than asked. "Mac are you pregnant?"
"No!" Mac answered, startled, "Sturgis I'm not sleeping with him and never have."
"Is that the problem?" he countered.
"There is no problem Sturgis." Mac whined, wishing he would just leave it be.
"Then why can't you two just forget whatever has happened and get along like two civilised people?" he asked.
"I can't do that Sturgis." She told him, "Because I'm in love with him," she added softly, "I love him with all my heart and would do anything for him."
"So…why aren't you together?" he asked confused.
"Because as much as I love him, he has a problem with commitment, he could never love me back the way I love him, I doubt he even has any feelings for me." She said sadly.
"Are you sure about that?" Sturgis asked and left without waiting for her answer.
Driving home from work Harm switched on the radio to try and get his mind off the beautiful marine he was so in love with. He was singing along to a song he knew when an idea came to him. "That's it" he thought out loud to himself and continued the rest of the way home, smiling with thoughts of the perfect idea that he hoped would win Mac's heart.