Home for the Holidays
Disclaimer: I still don't own. This is still just for fun.
Authors Note: I jumped the gun on the whole 'I love you' scene in the last chapter. I didn't intend for that until the reception, but some things in life change. So please bear with me as I try and make sense of all of this as with my own life.
And Always please READ AND REVIEW
Chapter 4
Pool House
December 12, 2002
0730 PST
After I showered and changed into tan shorts and a red T-shirt I sat on the couch waiting for Harm. My mind wondered where life will go from here. The possibilities seem endless with this newfound information of love.
"Mac." Harm says placing his hand on my shoulder. "Mac." He says again gently shaking me this time.
I look up at him and see the love in his eyes. I laugh gently.
"What?" He asks quietly
"Harriet was right." I tell him.
"About what?" He asks.
"The love in your eyes. I look into them now and I see it, but they look the same as they always have. I just never knew what I was looking at." I tell him.
"Remind me to send Harriet flowers later." He tells me. "I somehow guess she has something to do with your openness about your feelings for me."
"She told me how blind we are to each others feelings. The look in our eyes says it all. She was so right about us." I tell him.
He takes my hand and pulls me up off the couch. "Come on, Mac. I'm starving and I want you to meet my parents."
"You feeling okay Squid, you're never starving." I tease him.
"Never better in my whole life." He says to me smiling.
Main House Dining Room
0800 PST
"Mom, Frank are you here?" Harm calls out into the room.
"I'll be right there darling." I hear Trish call out.
I start to fidget with my hands. Harm looks at me. "Will you calm down she's going to love you as much as I do." He tells me in a calming voice.
"I'm sure I will." A voice says from behind us. I turn around quickly to find Trish standing there with open arms.
"Don't be shy, come here and give me a hug." She says as I walk over to here to be embraced. "I feel like I've known you for a lifetime already Mac."
"You to Son." She turns to Harm. "I've missed you. You need to come around more often."
"I know Mom, but you know how busy work can get." Harm tells her.
"Yes I do, but we still need to try and see more of each other." Trish says. "Now lets eat, I'm starved."
"She sounds like you Marine." Harm smiles at me.
"I agree I'm starved too." I smile as we sit down to a large breakfast fit for any Marine.
Pool House
1200 PST
After a nice breakfast with Trish and Harm I went back to the pool house to make a phone call. I also wanted to let Harm have some time alone with Trish.
I pick up the phone and punched in the number for JAG Headquarters. After several rings Tiner picked up. "JAG Headquarters, how may I help you?"
"Tiner, it's Colonel MacKenzie, could I speak to Lt. Simms please?" I ask.
"Right away ma'am." He says and transfers the call.
"This is Lt. Simms, how may I help you?" Harriet says.
"You've done more than you will ever know Harriet." I say.
"Colonel?" She asks, "What do you mean by that?"
"Do you remember that conversation we had dress shopping?" I ask.
"Yes." She answers with excitement in her voice.
"Well you were right and I will forever be in your debt for opening my eyes." I tell her. "HE LOVES ME!" I yell.
"Ma'am that is so wonderful. I'm glad to hear it." She tells me.
"Do I need to keep things quiet here until you get back so you can tell the Admiral?" Harriet asks me.
"Yes you should. I haven't even had time to think that far ahead. It hasn't even been 24 hours since he told me." I say.
"I'll keep a lid on things here Ma'am. You can count on me." She reassures me.
"I know Harriet. And thanks for being such a good friend. I never had that growing up it means a lots to me." I tell her.
"We'll see you next week Ma'am. Goodbye." She says hanging up.
"Bye." I say.
Seaside Steak House
0830 PST
"This is a really nice place Trish. I can't wait for Frank to get here." I tell her.
"Are you that hungry Mac, we can order if you want." She says laughing.
"No, I'm really excited to meet him. After all you and Harm have told me about him, I feel like I know him already." I say.
"The feeling is mutual." I hear behind me. I turn to look and see whom must be Frank coming to our table.
We all stand as he kisses Trish on the cheek and shakes hands with Harm. He comes over to me kisses my cheek also. "You must be Mac." He says.
"Yes I am." I tell him. "It is a great pleasure to meet you finally."
"It's even more of an honor to meet the love of our sons life." He says.
"I see word travels fast in California." I say laughing.
"We'll lets order and feed this Marine." Trish says. "She's been watching all the food going past this table."
"Order whatever you like this meal is on me." Frank says.
"Have you ever seen a Marine eat Frank?" Harm asks.
"No, am I in for a show?" Franks asks.
"You're not going to believe this." Harm laughs.
"Am I not sitting here?" I ask.
"Mac, how did you talk Harm into coming to a steak house?" Trish asks.
"A good Marine never reveals her secrets." I say with a grin. Harm just gives me a look and laughs. "Now feed this Marine." I say.
After a nice meal and long conversation we head back to the house and go our separate way from Trish and Frank.
Pool House
1030 PST
Harm pulls me down onto the couch with him and kisses me gently on the lips. I sigh with pleasure as he runs his hands up and down my arms.
"What did you have in mind Sailor?" I ask quietly.
"I just want to hold you while I sleep." He tells me. "Is that alright?"
"It sounds like the perfect ending to the perfect day." I whisper.
I go to my room and change into running shorts and tank top and return to the living room. Harm comes out of his room in a pair of shorts and no shirt. He holds out his hand and I walk over to him and pulls me into his arms and kisses me again.
"Let's go to sleep." He whispers.
We go into his room and settle in bed for the best nights sleep I have ever had. "Being held by the one you love is my favorite way to sleep." I tell him. He just sighs and pulls me close.
Please Review, it does help the writer. I never really believed it until I started writing this story.
Next time: Rehearsal dinner and I'll think of something else. Maybe a phone call to the Admiral for permission to ask a question????????? Come back and keep reading
Disclaimer: I still don't own. This is still just for fun.
Authors Note: I jumped the gun on the whole 'I love you' scene in the last chapter. I didn't intend for that until the reception, but some things in life change. So please bear with me as I try and make sense of all of this as with my own life.
And Always please READ AND REVIEW
Chapter 4
Pool House
December 12, 2002
0730 PST
After I showered and changed into tan shorts and a red T-shirt I sat on the couch waiting for Harm. My mind wondered where life will go from here. The possibilities seem endless with this newfound information of love.
"Mac." Harm says placing his hand on my shoulder. "Mac." He says again gently shaking me this time.
I look up at him and see the love in his eyes. I laugh gently.
"What?" He asks quietly
"Harriet was right." I tell him.
"About what?" He asks.
"The love in your eyes. I look into them now and I see it, but they look the same as they always have. I just never knew what I was looking at." I tell him.
"Remind me to send Harriet flowers later." He tells me. "I somehow guess she has something to do with your openness about your feelings for me."
"She told me how blind we are to each others feelings. The look in our eyes says it all. She was so right about us." I tell him.
He takes my hand and pulls me up off the couch. "Come on, Mac. I'm starving and I want you to meet my parents."
"You feeling okay Squid, you're never starving." I tease him.
"Never better in my whole life." He says to me smiling.
Main House Dining Room
0800 PST
"Mom, Frank are you here?" Harm calls out into the room.
"I'll be right there darling." I hear Trish call out.
I start to fidget with my hands. Harm looks at me. "Will you calm down she's going to love you as much as I do." He tells me in a calming voice.
"I'm sure I will." A voice says from behind us. I turn around quickly to find Trish standing there with open arms.
"Don't be shy, come here and give me a hug." She says as I walk over to here to be embraced. "I feel like I've known you for a lifetime already Mac."
"You to Son." She turns to Harm. "I've missed you. You need to come around more often."
"I know Mom, but you know how busy work can get." Harm tells her.
"Yes I do, but we still need to try and see more of each other." Trish says. "Now lets eat, I'm starved."
"She sounds like you Marine." Harm smiles at me.
"I agree I'm starved too." I smile as we sit down to a large breakfast fit for any Marine.
Pool House
1200 PST
After a nice breakfast with Trish and Harm I went back to the pool house to make a phone call. I also wanted to let Harm have some time alone with Trish.
I pick up the phone and punched in the number for JAG Headquarters. After several rings Tiner picked up. "JAG Headquarters, how may I help you?"
"Tiner, it's Colonel MacKenzie, could I speak to Lt. Simms please?" I ask.
"Right away ma'am." He says and transfers the call.
"This is Lt. Simms, how may I help you?" Harriet says.
"You've done more than you will ever know Harriet." I say.
"Colonel?" She asks, "What do you mean by that?"
"Do you remember that conversation we had dress shopping?" I ask.
"Yes." She answers with excitement in her voice.
"Well you were right and I will forever be in your debt for opening my eyes." I tell her. "HE LOVES ME!" I yell.
"Ma'am that is so wonderful. I'm glad to hear it." She tells me.
"Do I need to keep things quiet here until you get back so you can tell the Admiral?" Harriet asks me.
"Yes you should. I haven't even had time to think that far ahead. It hasn't even been 24 hours since he told me." I say.
"I'll keep a lid on things here Ma'am. You can count on me." She reassures me.
"I know Harriet. And thanks for being such a good friend. I never had that growing up it means a lots to me." I tell her.
"We'll see you next week Ma'am. Goodbye." She says hanging up.
"Bye." I say.
Seaside Steak House
0830 PST
"This is a really nice place Trish. I can't wait for Frank to get here." I tell her.
"Are you that hungry Mac, we can order if you want." She says laughing.
"No, I'm really excited to meet him. After all you and Harm have told me about him, I feel like I know him already." I say.
"The feeling is mutual." I hear behind me. I turn to look and see whom must be Frank coming to our table.
We all stand as he kisses Trish on the cheek and shakes hands with Harm. He comes over to me kisses my cheek also. "You must be Mac." He says.
"Yes I am." I tell him. "It is a great pleasure to meet you finally."
"It's even more of an honor to meet the love of our sons life." He says.
"I see word travels fast in California." I say laughing.
"We'll lets order and feed this Marine." Trish says. "She's been watching all the food going past this table."
"Order whatever you like this meal is on me." Frank says.
"Have you ever seen a Marine eat Frank?" Harm asks.
"No, am I in for a show?" Franks asks.
"You're not going to believe this." Harm laughs.
"Am I not sitting here?" I ask.
"Mac, how did you talk Harm into coming to a steak house?" Trish asks.
"A good Marine never reveals her secrets." I say with a grin. Harm just gives me a look and laughs. "Now feed this Marine." I say.
After a nice meal and long conversation we head back to the house and go our separate way from Trish and Frank.
Pool House
1030 PST
Harm pulls me down onto the couch with him and kisses me gently on the lips. I sigh with pleasure as he runs his hands up and down my arms.
"What did you have in mind Sailor?" I ask quietly.
"I just want to hold you while I sleep." He tells me. "Is that alright?"
"It sounds like the perfect ending to the perfect day." I whisper.
I go to my room and change into running shorts and tank top and return to the living room. Harm comes out of his room in a pair of shorts and no shirt. He holds out his hand and I walk over to him and pulls me into his arms and kisses me again.
"Let's go to sleep." He whispers.
We go into his room and settle in bed for the best nights sleep I have ever had. "Being held by the one you love is my favorite way to sleep." I tell him. He just sighs and pulls me close.
Please Review, it does help the writer. I never really believed it until I started writing this story.
Next time: Rehearsal dinner and I'll think of something else. Maybe a phone call to the Admiral for permission to ask a question????????? Come back and keep reading