Mac walked to Sturgis's office. "Hey, be careful around Harm."
Sturgis looked up at her. She was his other best friend these days and she respected his decisions, even if she didn't always understand his motives. "What brainstorm has he gotten involved in now?"
"He's got that look. I think he's gonna try to get you and Bobbi together again." She shut the door and sat in front of his desk.
He shook his head woefully. "Look, I'd love it, but she doesn't want it, so I wish he'd stay out of it. All he'll do is make things worse." He was secretly hoping that one day Bobbi would feel secure enough that they could at least be friends again, but with Harm meddling, it didn't look likely.
She nodded. "I know. Harm's too tenacious about some things, but he really does care about both of you. He just wants you both to be happy." She wanted the same thing, but knew when to leave it alone. She knew that there was very little chance of anyone getting Bobbi to change her mind, not that she blamed her. It would have been easier sometimes to leave Harm for good rather than worry constantly, but she had stuck it out and eventually it had been worth it.
"So do I. It's not like I didn't do it to you too though." He confessed, remembering when he'd first transferred to JAG. She and Harm had fought almost constantly and he'd tried to fix it, much to everyone's peril.
"Yeah, but we were public about it. You weren't really butting into anyone's business; we just had it out there. It was difficult." She forced a smile. "Sturgis, on the fourteenth, why don't you come get some coffee or something with us?"
He studied her. "I wouldn't want to interrupt." He knew that they had plans that night and he was happy for them. Mac had told him that she loved Harm and, even though Harm had never said the words aloud, it was obvious how much his friend loved Mac.
"You won't. We'll go right after work; it'll be fine." She wasn't about to include him in their plans for later that evening, even if it was only pizza and movies, but she was getting worried about him. "Come on, please? You need to get out of the office. It's not good to work all the time. Believe me, I know."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." She said in the tone of voice Harm called her 'end of discussion' voice.
Across the office, Harm smiled. There was a benefit to knowing Mac for seven years; most of the time, he knew what she would do. He knew that she would ask Sturgis to accompany them after work on the fourteenth; she didn't like the fact that he was working so much. Knowing that she would do this made it easier for him to ask Bobbi to join him, leaving Mac and Sturgis out of it.