Home for the Holidays
Disclaimer: They're still not mine, I don't have enough money to buy them either.
Author: Kendra a.k.a. Evil Twin Too
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and ideas. Let's get on with the show!!
Chapter 2:
D.C. Mall Formal Wear Store
December 6, 2002 2:30 EST
"Harriet do you think I will ever find a dress to wear to this wedding?" I ask. " We leave in five days."
"Ma'am is something bothering you about this wedding?" She asks. "Not to bring up the past, but you weren't even this nervous about your own wedding."
"Harriet, lose the ma'am we are off duty." I tell her.
"Sorry, old habits die hard, and don't try to avoid my question." She challenges.
"All right, it's not even the wedding that's making me nervous." I say.
"Well then what is it?" She asks.
"I'm nervous about meeting Harm's Mother. In fact I'm not nervous I'm terrified. Me a Marine Colonel, scared to someone's Mother." I say.
Harriet gives me a look. "You have nothing to be scared of, Trish is really sweet. The last time she was in the office she asked to meet you, but you were in court." (A/N: I don't know if Harriet has ever met Trish, but she has for this story.)
"But what if she sees right through me?" I ask myself.
Harriet is giving me a very strange look. "What do you mean by that?" She asks curiously.
I can feel the 'deer in the headlights look' cross my face. "Did I say that? I really have to stop saying thoughts out loud or I might get myself into more trouble."
"Mac, are you saying what I think your saying?" She asks me excitedly.
"Harriet tell me what your thinking and I'll let you know." I say
"That your afraid she'll see your true feelings for her son. That you LOVE him." She says giving me a knowing look.
"Harriet how long have you known, and how? If Sturgis said anything I'll hurt him." I say.
"No Mac, Sturgis did not say anything to me. I've known you and Harm for what six or seven years. You gain insight to your friends after awhile. I can see your love for him in your eyes when someone just says his name." She tells me.
"Is it that simple to see?" I ask
"Well Sturgis seemed to pick up on it in just a few weeks, maybe days, after he transferred into headquarters." She tells me.
"How can Harm not know then? If everyone else is seeing it in me, why not him?" I ask
"Because he loves you back." She says softly.
"Do you really think so?" I ask her, my voice full of hope.
"You two really are that blind to this whole thing between you?" She laughs. "Two of the most intelligent people I know can be so dense."
"Thanks." I say laughing with her.
"Lets find a dress to knock his socks off. My feet are killing me." Harriet says.
Dulles International Airport
December 11, 2002 6:00pm EST
"It was nice of the Admiral to let us off early to make this flight." I say.
"Mac are you alright? You seem on edge the last few days." Harm asks me with a concerned look on his face.
"I'm fine you know me and flying." I say nervously.
"Mac, it's a commercial flight, not a tomcat. I think you can handle it." He says trying to reassure me.
"If you only knew." I mutter.
"What?" He asks.
"Nothing." I say.
"Flight 875 to LaJolla Airport now boarding at gate 42." The intercom informs us.
"Well that's us." I say. "Let's get going."
"Right behind you." Harm says.
Next time: The plane ride and few nice surprises
Please R/R
Disclaimer: They're still not mine, I don't have enough money to buy them either.
Author: Kendra a.k.a. Evil Twin Too
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and ideas. Let's get on with the show!!
Chapter 2:
D.C. Mall Formal Wear Store
December 6, 2002 2:30 EST
"Harriet do you think I will ever find a dress to wear to this wedding?" I ask. " We leave in five days."
"Ma'am is something bothering you about this wedding?" She asks. "Not to bring up the past, but you weren't even this nervous about your own wedding."
"Harriet, lose the ma'am we are off duty." I tell her.
"Sorry, old habits die hard, and don't try to avoid my question." She challenges.
"All right, it's not even the wedding that's making me nervous." I say.
"Well then what is it?" She asks.
"I'm nervous about meeting Harm's Mother. In fact I'm not nervous I'm terrified. Me a Marine Colonel, scared to someone's Mother." I say.
Harriet gives me a look. "You have nothing to be scared of, Trish is really sweet. The last time she was in the office she asked to meet you, but you were in court." (A/N: I don't know if Harriet has ever met Trish, but she has for this story.)
"But what if she sees right through me?" I ask myself.
Harriet is giving me a very strange look. "What do you mean by that?" She asks curiously.
I can feel the 'deer in the headlights look' cross my face. "Did I say that? I really have to stop saying thoughts out loud or I might get myself into more trouble."
"Mac, are you saying what I think your saying?" She asks me excitedly.
"Harriet tell me what your thinking and I'll let you know." I say
"That your afraid she'll see your true feelings for her son. That you LOVE him." She says giving me a knowing look.
"Harriet how long have you known, and how? If Sturgis said anything I'll hurt him." I say.
"No Mac, Sturgis did not say anything to me. I've known you and Harm for what six or seven years. You gain insight to your friends after awhile. I can see your love for him in your eyes when someone just says his name." She tells me.
"Is it that simple to see?" I ask
"Well Sturgis seemed to pick up on it in just a few weeks, maybe days, after he transferred into headquarters." She tells me.
"How can Harm not know then? If everyone else is seeing it in me, why not him?" I ask
"Because he loves you back." She says softly.
"Do you really think so?" I ask her, my voice full of hope.
"You two really are that blind to this whole thing between you?" She laughs. "Two of the most intelligent people I know can be so dense."
"Thanks." I say laughing with her.
"Lets find a dress to knock his socks off. My feet are killing me." Harriet says.
Dulles International Airport
December 11, 2002 6:00pm EST
"It was nice of the Admiral to let us off early to make this flight." I say.
"Mac are you alright? You seem on edge the last few days." Harm asks me with a concerned look on his face.
"I'm fine you know me and flying." I say nervously.
"Mac, it's a commercial flight, not a tomcat. I think you can handle it." He says trying to reassure me.
"If you only knew." I mutter.
"What?" He asks.
"Nothing." I say.
"Flight 875 to LaJolla Airport now boarding at gate 42." The intercom informs us.
"Well that's us." I say. "Let's get going."
"Right behind you." Harm says.
Next time: The plane ride and few nice surprises
Please R/R