Chapter 7.
1900 ZULU
ROSELAKE HOTEL
HONEYMOON SUITE.
The time had come for the bridesmaids, the bride, groom and the best man to try on their gowns and tuxedos. The women were getting changed in Bud and Harriets room, Bud acting as a go between as he was looking after baby A.J.
"I look huge." Harriet stated loudly, trying on her gown.
"You're pregnant Harriet you're supposed to." came Mac's voice from the bathroom.
"You look beautiful honey." Bud told her peeping his head round the door, A.J in his arms waving at his mother.
"Could you do my zipper up?" Harriet asked.
Bud walked over to her and did it up. Harriet turned around. Her gown was Ivory coloured and silk with a lace trim at the bottom and straps for sleeves which had little red roses sown to them , the bodice had tiny roses sewn on with lace and the skirt was plain silk.
"You look lovely." Bud told her so proud, A.J clapping his little hands in agreement.
Harriet took his hand in hers. "What you said at dinner was so beautiful Bud I wanted to tell you that. You're my world too you know, you always will be." she finished.
Bud kissed her tenderly. A.J suddenly began clapping his hands again, the pair turned around to see Mac in her gown, having emerged from the bathroom. Her gown was similar to Harriets, with strappy sleeves covered in red roses and a lace trim, however it was shorter and had little lilies sewn onto it with tiny glass beads.
"I think I get A.Js aproval." Mac said going over to the baby and pulling faces at him.
"You get ours too. You look lovely ma'am, doesn't she Bud...Close your mouth dear she's a superior officer." Harriet then added smiling.
"Harriet I wasn't..."
"I was teasing sweetheart." she added stroking his back gently.
The door opened and Courteney walked in having just been talking to Sydney who had to rush off and take a look at a sick guest. She was half in her gown and half out and just needed someone to do her zipper up. Her gown was covered in glasss beads in the shape of lilys and roses with a lace trim and long lace sleeves which had tiny crystals on them. Her veil also had white crystals which glittered under the light and had a headband made out of white and red roses.
"You look beautiful Courteney." the two women told her.
"You guys do too." she replied giving them a hug.
"Someone needs changing don't they..." Bud suddenly interuppted taking A.J into the bathroom. He turned around just before entering. "Carry on." he told them making them laugh.
"He's a sweetie Harriet." Courteney told her.
"Yes he is." she replied. "Look I'm gonna go get a glass of water downstairs, I'll come and do up that zipper in a minute, you want anything?."
"No thanks...actually water would be fine."
"I'll come with you I'm feeling kinda parched." Mac agreed as they left.
Courteney sat down on the bed, she could hear Bud playing with A.J in the bathroom. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." she shouted.
"Courteney baby hey....you seen...urm Sarah?" Mic Brumby slurred staggering in.
"She uh went to get a drink." the woman replied.
"She's a cracker you know." he replied drunkenly.
"Look I'm kinda waiting for Harriet to zip up my gown so could you go?"
"I'll do it up for you love." he told her staggering towards the bed on which she was sitting.
"I'd rather wait for Harriet if you don't mind." The woman repied holding her gown shut at the back.
"You know, you are a beautiful woman." he told her edging closer "Let me get that zipper for you." he replied pulling her hand away from her gown and holding it so she wouldn't struggle.
"Get off me."
Brumby started to pull her zipper up, then pulled it down again trying to get the dress off.
" Ooopps, wrong way.' he laughed smugly "Come on Courteney you know you want it? You've wanted me since you saw me."
"What are you deluded you creep?" she screamed. "Get off me!!!"
Mic started to kiss her back then pushed her down on the bed.
"Don't fight it Courteney luv you know you want it." Brumby told her drunkenly pinning her down.
"Get off." she cried "Please get off me." she pleaded.
Harm, A.J and Jack who were across the hall heard shouting coming from Courteneys room, even Harriet heard her, Mac having gone outside for a moment.
"If you don't give me what I want I'll hurt you and get it anyway." he growled.
Suddenly the bathroom door burst open and Bud entered carrying A.J.
"Get your dirty hands off her Brumby." He shouted.
The young woman was crying but with all her strength she kicked Mic and he fell to the floor. She ran over to Bud, at that moment A.J, Harm, Sydney, Jack and Harriet entered. Baby A.J now crying in Buds arms and Courteney collapsed on the floor.
"What the hell happened?" A.J shouted running over to Courteney.
"Court?" Jack shouted concerned, running over to his soon to be wife and hugging her.
Sydney ran over to Mic who wsa rollong around on the floor.
"Leave him." Bud shouted angrily.
"Bud?" Harriet scolded looking at her husband, then softening "What...?"
Courteney looked up at A.J her eyes full of tears.
"He tried to rape her Harriet." Bud shouted. "I was changing A.J, he came in and... I could hear him forcing her down. I could...he told her if she didn't give him what he wanted he would hurt her and take it any way." The shaken officer told his wife.
"He's lying I would never do that." Brumby shouted trying to defend himself.
Harriet glared at the man on the floor then took Bud and the crying A.J in her arms.
"Courteney?" Harm asked going over to the shaken youngster.
"Oh god Harm..." she told him. "Bud's telling...the truth." she replied through sobs. "If he could do that to me what the hell has he done to Sarah." she added.
Jack got up from where he was sitting on the floor. "You sick bastard, it's the day before our wedding!" he practically screamed going over to Brumby. "You bastard." he shouted again kicking the man until A.J pulled him off. "Aren't you mad A.J?" the young man shouted.
"My little girl is lying on the floor crying her eyes out because of what he's done to her...Of course I'm mad." he snarled. "But violence doesn't solve anything, it just makes us more like him." he finished moving Sydney away from the man..
"This is crap. They're lying." Brumby snarled again, trying to defend himself.
Harriet walked over to Courteney. "What happened baby?" she asked tenderly.
Courteney took a deep breath.
"It's okay honey we're here now." Harm reassured.
"I was sitting on the bed. Harriet had gone to get a drink of water with Sarah and I was waiting for her to come back....He...he wanted Sarah, I said she had gone to get a drink downstairs with Harriet and that I was waiting for her to do up my zipper....He offered...he said he would do it, I said no but he wouldn't...he pulled my arm away from my gown and started doing it up but....God Harm he pulled it back down and pushed me onto the bed...I tried to fight but he kept saying that he knew I wanted it...he told me if I didn't give him what he wanted he'd hurt me and get it anyway...he tried to rape me." she said before totally breaking down.
"These are lies." Brumby said getting up and walking to the door. "You little bitch stop lying." he growled pusing tthe others out of the way and running down the stairs.
A.J, Harm, Jack and Sydney followed, Sydney running off to a phone, Harriet and Bud staying upstairs to comfort the girl.
A.J had by now lost it and grabbed Brumby as soon as he caught up to him punching him in the face.
"You sick bastard! She's a child. She's getting married tommorow...I hope you rot. I hope you god damn rot." he shouted, fighting as Harm and Jack pulled him away, angry themselves but thinking of what A.J had said earlier.
"What the hell is going on here." came the voice of someone oblivious to the situation. Mac had just entered the hotel to see Mic battered and bleeding and Harm and Jack glaring at him holding A.J back.
"I said what the hell is going on?" she shouted again wanting an answer.
"Whatever they say are all lies luv. They just want to break us up." he growled.
"Sir? Harm? Jack? could someone please explain why my fiance looks like he's been ten rounds...?"
"I am so sorry Mac." Harm told her.
"Why what the hell is going on. Tell me!" she shouted.
"Ma'am Mic just attacked Courteney in our room. He was drunk and looking for you but found her instead. He tried to rape her ma'am." Bud said quietly having just walked down the stairs.
"You're lying, Mic would never..."
"Really Mac? You're on anti inflammatories, antibiotics, you told me that yourself." Harm told her quietly.
"Mac we heard her screaming, Bud heard it all he was in the bathroom changing A.J." A.J told her. "We found the poor kid in tears on the floor."
Mac turned to look at Mic.
"They've never wanted us to be together luv, it's probably all down to him, some plan to break us up." he said glaring at Harm. "He just wants you to himself."
"Mac." Harm said gently going over to her "This is no lie. You know how he can be, you've got scars to prove it." he told her.
Mac looked deep into his eyes which were full of hurt and worry.
"It's the truth Mac." Courteney told her coming down the stairs in her gown which left the men breathless, Harriet at her side carrying baby A.J. "He came in looking for you, I told him you'd gone to get a drink and that I was waiting for Harriet to come and do up my zipper..."
"Shut up you bitc..."
"Why you..." A.J shouted lunging for Brumby Harm holding him back, Jack having gone to Courteney.
"He said he'd do it Mac, but I said no." Courteney walked over to Mac and Harm, Jacks hand holding hers. "Then he grabbed my hand away. He pulled it up but then pulled it back down...he tried to pull my gown off but I struggled. He said I wanted it Mac, I never wanted it." she cried. "Then he told me if I didn't give him what he wanted he'd hurt me and take it anyway."
"Mac they're lying." Brumby told her
"Courteney would never lie. Not about this." Jack shouted.
"Sarah..." Brumby pleaded.
"The police are on their way." Sydney said quietly coming over to join the group, the other guests watching the scene from a safe distance.
"Mac?" he pleaded again noticing the far away look in her eyes. "Don't let them do this...don't let them call the police I would never..."
"If you've ever believed in me Mac, if you've ever trusted me...trust me now." Harm told her stroking her face "Sarah he did this, whatever he tells you he did it. We would never lie about something like this, never."
"Bud would never lie Mac." Harriet told her. "You know that and neither would the Admiral, nor Harm."
Mac looked at her friends, remembered her own scars, recognised the look in Courteneys eyes as one she had seen looking in her own mirror. She walked up to Brumby and slapped him round the face.
"This is for Courteney." she told him ,and this, she said doing it again harder "Is for me. For all the times you did that to me." She replied breaking down.
"Don't do this luv, you love me!"
"No Mic I don't love you. I never loved you." she shouted "I was just settling, settling for second best, for someone who cared about me because the one man I've ever really loved pushed me away. My heart has only ever belonged to one person Mic, and damn it that person is not you, that person is the one standing over there not knowing what to do with himself." she said looking over at Harm. "So you can have back your ring." she said throwing it back at him. "And you can leave me the hell alone."
"You, this is all your fault." he shouted getting off the floor and making his way over to Harm ready to punch, pushing everyone else out of the way. "I swear..."
"What Mic, you'll hit me?...you think you're so big don't you, hitting women like that, using them...yeah well I've got news for you Mic paybacks a bitch aint it." he replied punching him in the jaw.
Mic made a break for it running towards the door.
"Oh no you don't kangaroo boy." Will the owner of the hotel shouted pushing him to the ground as the police entered and handcuffed him. "You're getting your just desserts whether you like it or not."
A female officer walked over to the group. "I'd like to take a statement from each of you regarding the attempted rape reported. May I speak to the victim please?" she asked.
"You can speak to both victims." Mac added bravely "He um...he."
"It's okay Mac it's over now." Harm told her stroking her hair out of her face.
"You can use the lounge if you want." Will told the officer.
"Thank you. If you can come this way please." she asked Mac and Courteney who followed quietly, A.J helping the two wounded women along.
Suddenly Renee came downstairs.
"Excuse me, what the hell is all this shouting about? Would you mind toning it down a little, I have a migraine." she added.
"Excuse me?" Harm answered madly turning around.
Renee looked around her at the policewoman leading Mac and Courteney to the living room and the officers hauling Brumby out of the door.
"What? have Mac and Brumby been showing these two how to have a domestic? how cute. I told you it wouldn't last. Is the stupid little wedding off then?" she asked Harm.
"Renee what are you on about now."
"I told them it wouldn't last didn't I? I told them earlier weddings between youngsters don't last, how right was I. And as for Mac and Brumby I say he's better off without her."
"That is it. There was an attempted rape Miss Peterson, Mic attacked Courteney that's why the police have him. No the wedding is not off, they are still getting as married as far as I know and I happen to think it will work even if you don't. As for Mac I'd say that she's better off with him rather than the other way around because she's damn site more of a better person that that man could ever be. So why don't you take your 'could everybody shut up because the poor little anchorwoman has got a migraine and needs quiet' syndrome and get lost!!! If you want pain try childbirth, but I don't suppose you ever will it'd probably be too messy." Bud shouted.
Harriet turnrd to look at her husband in shock, then smiled. "Go Bud!" she whispered in his ear.
"Harm you aren't going to let him talk to me like that are you?" Renee whined.
"Quite Frankly yes. I have had about enough of you Renee, or your whining and your I'm so hard done by routine. What you said about Courteney and Jack was damed cruel and
inconsiderate, what you said about Mac was even worse."
"There you go, defending her again. What do you see in her anyway?" Renee shouted causing Mac, Courteney and even the police woman to look up.
"I see a beautiful woman who has so much to offer, I see an incerdible smile, a wonderful personality and a warm heart which a guy couldn't help but love. I see a lovely kind, warm and sweet human being, something which you wouldn't have a clue about."
Renee gasped "That's it! look Mister I have just had a call from work, now are you going to leave this shambles and come with me or are you going to stay here with your mismatch friends and let this totally stupid shambles continue?"
Harm looked at Mac who was now in tears in the lounge after having to relive what Brumby had done to her in recent months, then he looked at his friends. Finally he settled on Renee.
"Look at her, at what state she's in, I'm not leaving her Renee, I would never leave her like that, I could never leave her like that."
" Then I guess it's time for a choice. You can come with me, leave all this behind and we can stay together...or you can stay here with her, and we're finished. Choose Harm."
Mac and the guys watched as Harm went over to the coat stand by the door and got a jacket.
"It's pretty cold outside Renee...and don't let the door hit you on the way out. I choose her by the way, and my friends just incase you hadn't worked out what I meant." Harm said giving her the jacket and shooting Mac a smile.
"It's your last chance Harm, we could be happy together." Renee pleaded.
"Sorry Renee I've made my choice." he finished entering the lounge as Renee stormed out of the building "You did want me to make one right?" he shouted from behind her.
(END OF PART SEVEN)
1900 ZULU
ROSELAKE HOTEL
HONEYMOON SUITE.
The time had come for the bridesmaids, the bride, groom and the best man to try on their gowns and tuxedos. The women were getting changed in Bud and Harriets room, Bud acting as a go between as he was looking after baby A.J.
"I look huge." Harriet stated loudly, trying on her gown.
"You're pregnant Harriet you're supposed to." came Mac's voice from the bathroom.
"You look beautiful honey." Bud told her peeping his head round the door, A.J in his arms waving at his mother.
"Could you do my zipper up?" Harriet asked.
Bud walked over to her and did it up. Harriet turned around. Her gown was Ivory coloured and silk with a lace trim at the bottom and straps for sleeves which had little red roses sown to them , the bodice had tiny roses sewn on with lace and the skirt was plain silk.
"You look lovely." Bud told her so proud, A.J clapping his little hands in agreement.
Harriet took his hand in hers. "What you said at dinner was so beautiful Bud I wanted to tell you that. You're my world too you know, you always will be." she finished.
Bud kissed her tenderly. A.J suddenly began clapping his hands again, the pair turned around to see Mac in her gown, having emerged from the bathroom. Her gown was similar to Harriets, with strappy sleeves covered in red roses and a lace trim, however it was shorter and had little lilies sewn onto it with tiny glass beads.
"I think I get A.Js aproval." Mac said going over to the baby and pulling faces at him.
"You get ours too. You look lovely ma'am, doesn't she Bud...Close your mouth dear she's a superior officer." Harriet then added smiling.
"Harriet I wasn't..."
"I was teasing sweetheart." she added stroking his back gently.
The door opened and Courteney walked in having just been talking to Sydney who had to rush off and take a look at a sick guest. She was half in her gown and half out and just needed someone to do her zipper up. Her gown was covered in glasss beads in the shape of lilys and roses with a lace trim and long lace sleeves which had tiny crystals on them. Her veil also had white crystals which glittered under the light and had a headband made out of white and red roses.
"You look beautiful Courteney." the two women told her.
"You guys do too." she replied giving them a hug.
"Someone needs changing don't they..." Bud suddenly interuppted taking A.J into the bathroom. He turned around just before entering. "Carry on." he told them making them laugh.
"He's a sweetie Harriet." Courteney told her.
"Yes he is." she replied. "Look I'm gonna go get a glass of water downstairs, I'll come and do up that zipper in a minute, you want anything?."
"No thanks...actually water would be fine."
"I'll come with you I'm feeling kinda parched." Mac agreed as they left.
Courteney sat down on the bed, she could hear Bud playing with A.J in the bathroom. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." she shouted.
"Courteney baby hey....you seen...urm Sarah?" Mic Brumby slurred staggering in.
"She uh went to get a drink." the woman replied.
"She's a cracker you know." he replied drunkenly.
"Look I'm kinda waiting for Harriet to zip up my gown so could you go?"
"I'll do it up for you love." he told her staggering towards the bed on which she was sitting.
"I'd rather wait for Harriet if you don't mind." The woman repied holding her gown shut at the back.
"You know, you are a beautiful woman." he told her edging closer "Let me get that zipper for you." he replied pulling her hand away from her gown and holding it so she wouldn't struggle.
"Get off me."
Brumby started to pull her zipper up, then pulled it down again trying to get the dress off.
" Ooopps, wrong way.' he laughed smugly "Come on Courteney you know you want it? You've wanted me since you saw me."
"What are you deluded you creep?" she screamed. "Get off me!!!"
Mic started to kiss her back then pushed her down on the bed.
"Don't fight it Courteney luv you know you want it." Brumby told her drunkenly pinning her down.
"Get off." she cried "Please get off me." she pleaded.
Harm, A.J and Jack who were across the hall heard shouting coming from Courteneys room, even Harriet heard her, Mac having gone outside for a moment.
"If you don't give me what I want I'll hurt you and get it anyway." he growled.
Suddenly the bathroom door burst open and Bud entered carrying A.J.
"Get your dirty hands off her Brumby." He shouted.
The young woman was crying but with all her strength she kicked Mic and he fell to the floor. She ran over to Bud, at that moment A.J, Harm, Sydney, Jack and Harriet entered. Baby A.J now crying in Buds arms and Courteney collapsed on the floor.
"What the hell happened?" A.J shouted running over to Courteney.
"Court?" Jack shouted concerned, running over to his soon to be wife and hugging her.
Sydney ran over to Mic who wsa rollong around on the floor.
"Leave him." Bud shouted angrily.
"Bud?" Harriet scolded looking at her husband, then softening "What...?"
Courteney looked up at A.J her eyes full of tears.
"He tried to rape her Harriet." Bud shouted. "I was changing A.J, he came in and... I could hear him forcing her down. I could...he told her if she didn't give him what he wanted he would hurt her and take it any way." The shaken officer told his wife.
"He's lying I would never do that." Brumby shouted trying to defend himself.
Harriet glared at the man on the floor then took Bud and the crying A.J in her arms.
"Courteney?" Harm asked going over to the shaken youngster.
"Oh god Harm..." she told him. "Bud's telling...the truth." she replied through sobs. "If he could do that to me what the hell has he done to Sarah." she added.
Jack got up from where he was sitting on the floor. "You sick bastard, it's the day before our wedding!" he practically screamed going over to Brumby. "You bastard." he shouted again kicking the man until A.J pulled him off. "Aren't you mad A.J?" the young man shouted.
"My little girl is lying on the floor crying her eyes out because of what he's done to her...Of course I'm mad." he snarled. "But violence doesn't solve anything, it just makes us more like him." he finished moving Sydney away from the man..
"This is crap. They're lying." Brumby snarled again, trying to defend himself.
Harriet walked over to Courteney. "What happened baby?" she asked tenderly.
Courteney took a deep breath.
"It's okay honey we're here now." Harm reassured.
"I was sitting on the bed. Harriet had gone to get a drink of water with Sarah and I was waiting for her to come back....He...he wanted Sarah, I said she had gone to get a drink downstairs with Harriet and that I was waiting for her to do up my zipper....He offered...he said he would do it, I said no but he wouldn't...he pulled my arm away from my gown and started doing it up but....God Harm he pulled it back down and pushed me onto the bed...I tried to fight but he kept saying that he knew I wanted it...he told me if I didn't give him what he wanted he'd hurt me and get it anyway...he tried to rape me." she said before totally breaking down.
"These are lies." Brumby said getting up and walking to the door. "You little bitch stop lying." he growled pusing tthe others out of the way and running down the stairs.
A.J, Harm, Jack and Sydney followed, Sydney running off to a phone, Harriet and Bud staying upstairs to comfort the girl.
A.J had by now lost it and grabbed Brumby as soon as he caught up to him punching him in the face.
"You sick bastard! She's a child. She's getting married tommorow...I hope you rot. I hope you god damn rot." he shouted, fighting as Harm and Jack pulled him away, angry themselves but thinking of what A.J had said earlier.
"What the hell is going on here." came the voice of someone oblivious to the situation. Mac had just entered the hotel to see Mic battered and bleeding and Harm and Jack glaring at him holding A.J back.
"I said what the hell is going on?" she shouted again wanting an answer.
"Whatever they say are all lies luv. They just want to break us up." he growled.
"Sir? Harm? Jack? could someone please explain why my fiance looks like he's been ten rounds...?"
"I am so sorry Mac." Harm told her.
"Why what the hell is going on. Tell me!" she shouted.
"Ma'am Mic just attacked Courteney in our room. He was drunk and looking for you but found her instead. He tried to rape her ma'am." Bud said quietly having just walked down the stairs.
"You're lying, Mic would never..."
"Really Mac? You're on anti inflammatories, antibiotics, you told me that yourself." Harm told her quietly.
"Mac we heard her screaming, Bud heard it all he was in the bathroom changing A.J." A.J told her. "We found the poor kid in tears on the floor."
Mac turned to look at Mic.
"They've never wanted us to be together luv, it's probably all down to him, some plan to break us up." he said glaring at Harm. "He just wants you to himself."
"Mac." Harm said gently going over to her "This is no lie. You know how he can be, you've got scars to prove it." he told her.
Mac looked deep into his eyes which were full of hurt and worry.
"It's the truth Mac." Courteney told her coming down the stairs in her gown which left the men breathless, Harriet at her side carrying baby A.J. "He came in looking for you, I told him you'd gone to get a drink and that I was waiting for Harriet to come and do up my zipper..."
"Shut up you bitc..."
"Why you..." A.J shouted lunging for Brumby Harm holding him back, Jack having gone to Courteney.
"He said he'd do it Mac, but I said no." Courteney walked over to Mac and Harm, Jacks hand holding hers. "Then he grabbed my hand away. He pulled it up but then pulled it back down...he tried to pull my gown off but I struggled. He said I wanted it Mac, I never wanted it." she cried. "Then he told me if I didn't give him what he wanted he'd hurt me and take it anyway."
"Mac they're lying." Brumby told her
"Courteney would never lie. Not about this." Jack shouted.
"Sarah..." Brumby pleaded.
"The police are on their way." Sydney said quietly coming over to join the group, the other guests watching the scene from a safe distance.
"Mac?" he pleaded again noticing the far away look in her eyes. "Don't let them do this...don't let them call the police I would never..."
"If you've ever believed in me Mac, if you've ever trusted me...trust me now." Harm told her stroking her face "Sarah he did this, whatever he tells you he did it. We would never lie about something like this, never."
"Bud would never lie Mac." Harriet told her. "You know that and neither would the Admiral, nor Harm."
Mac looked at her friends, remembered her own scars, recognised the look in Courteneys eyes as one she had seen looking in her own mirror. She walked up to Brumby and slapped him round the face.
"This is for Courteney." she told him ,and this, she said doing it again harder "Is for me. For all the times you did that to me." She replied breaking down.
"Don't do this luv, you love me!"
"No Mic I don't love you. I never loved you." she shouted "I was just settling, settling for second best, for someone who cared about me because the one man I've ever really loved pushed me away. My heart has only ever belonged to one person Mic, and damn it that person is not you, that person is the one standing over there not knowing what to do with himself." she said looking over at Harm. "So you can have back your ring." she said throwing it back at him. "And you can leave me the hell alone."
"You, this is all your fault." he shouted getting off the floor and making his way over to Harm ready to punch, pushing everyone else out of the way. "I swear..."
"What Mic, you'll hit me?...you think you're so big don't you, hitting women like that, using them...yeah well I've got news for you Mic paybacks a bitch aint it." he replied punching him in the jaw.
Mic made a break for it running towards the door.
"Oh no you don't kangaroo boy." Will the owner of the hotel shouted pushing him to the ground as the police entered and handcuffed him. "You're getting your just desserts whether you like it or not."
A female officer walked over to the group. "I'd like to take a statement from each of you regarding the attempted rape reported. May I speak to the victim please?" she asked.
"You can speak to both victims." Mac added bravely "He um...he."
"It's okay Mac it's over now." Harm told her stroking her hair out of her face.
"You can use the lounge if you want." Will told the officer.
"Thank you. If you can come this way please." she asked Mac and Courteney who followed quietly, A.J helping the two wounded women along.
Suddenly Renee came downstairs.
"Excuse me, what the hell is all this shouting about? Would you mind toning it down a little, I have a migraine." she added.
"Excuse me?" Harm answered madly turning around.
Renee looked around her at the policewoman leading Mac and Courteney to the living room and the officers hauling Brumby out of the door.
"What? have Mac and Brumby been showing these two how to have a domestic? how cute. I told you it wouldn't last. Is the stupid little wedding off then?" she asked Harm.
"Renee what are you on about now."
"I told them it wouldn't last didn't I? I told them earlier weddings between youngsters don't last, how right was I. And as for Mac and Brumby I say he's better off without her."
"That is it. There was an attempted rape Miss Peterson, Mic attacked Courteney that's why the police have him. No the wedding is not off, they are still getting as married as far as I know and I happen to think it will work even if you don't. As for Mac I'd say that she's better off with him rather than the other way around because she's damn site more of a better person that that man could ever be. So why don't you take your 'could everybody shut up because the poor little anchorwoman has got a migraine and needs quiet' syndrome and get lost!!! If you want pain try childbirth, but I don't suppose you ever will it'd probably be too messy." Bud shouted.
Harriet turnrd to look at her husband in shock, then smiled. "Go Bud!" she whispered in his ear.
"Harm you aren't going to let him talk to me like that are you?" Renee whined.
"Quite Frankly yes. I have had about enough of you Renee, or your whining and your I'm so hard done by routine. What you said about Courteney and Jack was damed cruel and
inconsiderate, what you said about Mac was even worse."
"There you go, defending her again. What do you see in her anyway?" Renee shouted causing Mac, Courteney and even the police woman to look up.
"I see a beautiful woman who has so much to offer, I see an incerdible smile, a wonderful personality and a warm heart which a guy couldn't help but love. I see a lovely kind, warm and sweet human being, something which you wouldn't have a clue about."
Renee gasped "That's it! look Mister I have just had a call from work, now are you going to leave this shambles and come with me or are you going to stay here with your mismatch friends and let this totally stupid shambles continue?"
Harm looked at Mac who was now in tears in the lounge after having to relive what Brumby had done to her in recent months, then he looked at his friends. Finally he settled on Renee.
"Look at her, at what state she's in, I'm not leaving her Renee, I would never leave her like that, I could never leave her like that."
" Then I guess it's time for a choice. You can come with me, leave all this behind and we can stay together...or you can stay here with her, and we're finished. Choose Harm."
Mac and the guys watched as Harm went over to the coat stand by the door and got a jacket.
"It's pretty cold outside Renee...and don't let the door hit you on the way out. I choose her by the way, and my friends just incase you hadn't worked out what I meant." Harm said giving her the jacket and shooting Mac a smile.
"It's your last chance Harm, we could be happy together." Renee pleaded.
"Sorry Renee I've made my choice." he finished entering the lounge as Renee stormed out of the building "You did want me to make one right?" he shouted from behind her.
(END OF PART SEVEN)