Chapter 4

Title: Swinging it up!
Author: HM
Rating: PG
Summary: The JAG crew have a day at the local Golf course!
Disclaimer: I do not own JAG or any of the characters. This is for pure fun.
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Georgetown
Saturday 7:00am (EST)
Golf Course

Harm stands idly looking at his tee and golf ball to make sure it is secularly in the ground for when he is going to take a swing. Approaching the tee and ball, he settles himself comfortably and gets ready to take his first swing of the competition until hears a distinctive clearing of the throat from his left side. Turning to his left, he spies Mac gently rubbing her chest.

'Harm looks peeved. I'm soo glad too. My plan is already working.'

Noticing that Harm is looking at her, Mac plays innocent and apologies sweetly to Harm.

"Harm I'm so sorry. My throat suddenly became dry. Does anyone have any water that's not frozen?" Mac says looking around.
"Here ma'am, I mean Sarah." Harriet says while handing her a bottle of water.
"Thanks Harriet. Sorry Harm. Please continue." Mac says focusing her attention back to Harm and the tee and golf ball.
"If you're sure Mac?"
"I'm sure Harm."
"You're feeling better now?" he says with a hint of ingenue concern.
"Yes. Now proceed please."

Harm again proceeds to take a swing but is interrupted once more by a coughing Mac.

"Mac?" Harm says turning around to see her.
"Sorry Harm. It came on again so suddenly. I tried to keep it in but I just couldn't." Mac says innocently.
"That's alright Mac. I'm sure it could have happened to any one of us." Harm says back to her like it didn't bother him one bit at all.

Turning back around after Macs go ahead, Harm settles himself for the swing all the while thinking. 'If Mac wants to play dirty, then dirty it is.' Taking his swing, he turns and looks at Mac who has an amused look on her face. Instead of commenting about it, he simply tells her that it's her go.

"Thanks Harm." Mac says as she passes him on her way to her golf bag.

Mac POV
I wonder if Harm has figured it out yet. If so wonder what he's going to do? I could have so laughed at his facial expression the first time I interrupted him. His face showed surprise and annoyance. Ohh well today is sure going to be fun. I'm going to need to work out what I can do. Hmm.

Harm POV
Mac better be prepared for war. At first when she cleared her throat I tiny bit of me was suspicious but most of me thought that it could have been natural but then the second time I knew that she was challenging me to a dirty game of golf. If that's the way she wants it then I'm for it. I can tell you though that I was peeved off at first because I had just gotten in a comfortable position and was focusing solely on the ball and then she had to clear her throat. Errr. I'm pretty sure that she saw my look of annoyance and frustration but i'm not going to let that happen again so that she can be satisfied. Play it cool Rabb. Just pretend that nothings up. Just wait marine just wait you'll get yours and it won't be soon enough.

Mac stands up from placing her ball on her tee and looks up and out to her friends. Her eyes connect with Harms and she gives him a small but challenging smile before turning her attention back to the ball and tee. 'Well I better take a few practice swings, as I haven't played in ages. I'm an alright player but maybe I should of taken Harms advice about as I quote "racing off to the golf course as soon as possible to practice your swing." How come I can remember word for word what Harm when I can't even remember what I have to buy grocery shopping?' *Because you're in love with him* her inner self screams at her. 'Err you annoy me.' *That's only because you and I both know that I'm right.* Ignoring her inner self, Mac comes out of her daze to hear Harm say "Hey Mac are you that scared that I'm going to beat you? That you just freeze up?" Ignoring him Mac turns and looks down at the tee and wishes for the second time that she had practiced.

"Here Mac I'll help you seeing that you don't seem to remember how the game goes." Harm says as he walks up to her.
"Harm I'm al---." Mac starts but cuts her own sentence off when Harm comes up behind her and places his hands around her waist and over her hands.
"Ok. Now Mac you swing back like this." Harm says as he demonstrates while moving both of their arms, "And swing until you hit the ball and it goes towards that flag." He finishes and lifts one of his hands off hers to point to the red and blue flag situated 500 meter's a head.
"Ohh geeze Harm," Mac says sarcastically, "I couldn't have guessed that it went like that, even though I only saw you do it 4 minutes and 35 seconds ago."
"Just trying to help you improve your skills at it." Harm says.
"You haven't even seen me play yet Harm." Mac replies.
"I have this knack with knowing things."
"So this knack thing can help you tell what someone is thinking and say if they are happy you can tell that even if they haven't told you that or given any sign that they are?"
"Well kind of. I can't tell what people think but that latter part you said I can."
"So that's a yes?"
"Yes?"
"So you would be able to tell what colour my underwear are then Harm?" Mac says looking evenly at Harm.

Bud POV
This little argument they're having could take ages so I may as well get comfortable and have a drink of lets see water, nah, ohh I know red fanta.

AJ POV
Not again. Can't they even go somewhere without having an argument? This could take a while considering that they're both stubborn and don't give in easy.

Sturgis POV
Come on you guys! Why don't you both just admit that you have feelings for each other, kiss for god's sake, and mine!

Harriet POV
Another disagreement! I better find something to do while these two argue because this could take all day. Hmmm those birds are so cute up in that tree.

Bud who had just taken a sip of his red fanta sprayed it all over the admiral who was standing in front of him at Mac's statement.

Bud POV
What the hell! Did I just hear correctly?

Tiner POV
I think I better go see the ear doctor. Colonel MacKenzie did not just say that.

Tracy POV
I could laugh at Harms expression right now if I was by myself.

"Ahh yes." Harm replies back a couple of minutes later.

AJ POV
Wrong answer commander. You really have gotten yourself into a sticky situation.

Tess POV
Ohh dear Harm. You are so going to get eaten up!

Loren POV
Couldn't you have just admitted that you were wrong for once Rabb?

"Really? What colour are they Harm then?"

Harm POV
Shit! I'm screwed. I'm going to have to guess. Maybe I'll get it right. *Yeah, right mate! You have a 10% chance that you'll get it right considering all the colour underwear they have for women these days. There's you're usual pink, purple, blue etc and then there's the unusual ones lime green, fluorescent yellow, hot pink just to name a few and I haven't even gotten into the pattern ones yet.* Harms inner self explains. Okay enough. Well Macs wearing short denuim shorts with a red v-neck sleeveless top. Great I have no options but to guess. Here goes nothing Rabb.

"Black?" Harm says looking up at Mac expectantly.

Looking down at her shorts, she holds up the side of her undies revealing the colour.

'Pink! Damn it. I was going to say pink.' *No you weren't. You were too interested by the thought of seeing what was underneath the clothes.* 'Ohh shut up! You don't know anything about me." Harm yells at his inner self, saying the exact phrase that Mac had said previously in the day to her inner self.

"They're pink Harm. I guess that knack just isn't always right." Mac says.
"Yeah something like that." Harm says defused.
"Ok you two lets get on with it. If you 2 really want to discuss underwear and under clothing get a room later." AJ says amusingly.
"Yes admiral." They both say reply.
"Ahh that's not what I meant." They both say realizing what they had implied.
"Not that room part." They say together gain.
"We both just want to play golf not get a room later." Mac says for the both of them.
"Are you sure about that?" Sturgis mutters under his breath.
"What Stu?"
"I just agreed with you." Sturgis says looking Harm in the eye.
"Right."

Harm releases Mac from his grip and steps to the side to let her have her swing.

"Now remember Mac what I taught you." Harm yells just as Mac is ready to take her swing.

Looking up in annoyance, Mac just stares at Harm and turns back to take her swing.

'Yeah one point in favour of Rabb Vs MacKenzie.' Harm cheers himself on mentally.
'He's going to play dirty then dirty it's going to be.' Mac thinks after her disturbance from Harm.

After everyone had taken their first swing, the group start to walk down to where their golf balls are located. While walking, several conversations are started up about the incidents so far in the game.

"You know that you and Mac took longer then the rest of us just to take your swings?" AJ asks Harm who is walking along side of him.
"Really? I wasn't timing or anything but are you sure?" Harm asks vaguely.
"Yes. First it took you ages just to tee up your ball and then Mac was having a coughing fit--."
"A fake one." Harm mumbles to himself.
"What was that?"
"I hope she's okay that's what I said."
"Ohh right anyway continuing, after Macs coughing fit then it was it was her turn to take a swing and you HAD to show her how to take a swing and then the 2 of you got into disagreement about the colour of her underwear and finally when she was ready you just had to remind and distract her by commenting on how to swing." AJ finishes out of breath.
"Now that you mention it we kind of did take a while."
"Yes you guys certainly did."

Meanwhile Mac is talking to Harriet and Tracy about the golf game.

"You had a really good swing Harriet." Mac says.
"Yeah so did both of you guys." Harriet comments to both of them.
"What was with you and Harm?" Tracy asks intrigued.
"Nothing, why?" Mac fakes being in the dark.
"Nothing." Harriet and Tracy both say.
"What?"
"You and him took longer then the 10 of us to just have a swing!" Harriet exclaims.
"Okay okay. Promise you won't tell anyone my plan?" Mac says looking from Harriet to Tracy who both nod in affirmation.
At their nods, Mac looks around to make sure that nobody is on earshot and begins. "Well you guys both heard on Thursday or was it Friday I can't remember---."
"Just keep going." Harriet urges Mac on.
"That me and Harm challenged each other to see who would win?" Mac asks the 2 women.
"Yes." They both reply waiting for her to go on.
"Well this morning when the host was talking to us, I came up with this plan."
"What's the plan?" the 2 women ask loudly.
"Shush you guys."
"Sorry but we really want to know what it is." Tracy says for her and Harriet.
"Well I decided to play well let's call it having a bit of fun."
"What?"
"Well did you guys notice that every time Harm went to swing there was a disturbance from me?" Mac asks the 2.
"Now that you mention it, yeah I do remember." Tracy says.
"Well that's my plan." Mac says proudly.

The 2 women look at her in confusion before asking the question on their minds.

"What's your plan?"
"I interrupt him every time he goes to take a swing or I do something like accidentally losing his putter when I put it away or writing the wrong score on his card. Do you get my drift?
"Yeah." Tracy says.
"Wouldn't that be like cheating?" Harriet asks Mac.
"Yeah but---." Mac starts to tell Harriet that it's only a fun game and not to worry.
"I like it." Harriet says with a gleam in her eye.
The 3 women burst out laughing at Harriet and only quieted down when the others look their way.

"So, so far you have cleared your throat and had a coughing fit." Harriet says.
"Yeah. I was thinking of what I should do next. It doesn't have to be huge or anything just something that will distract him for a couple of seconds so that he loses his concentration." Mac tells the others.
"Well I did have an idea but now I've since ruled it out." Harriet says.
"What was it?" Tracy asks curiously.
"Don't worry about it."
"Harriet!" The 2 women prod her.
"Okay. Don't hit me when you hear it though."
"We'll try not to." Mac answers for her and Tracy.
"Right. Well I was thinking that if you wanted to distract Harm for well a while, that you could always just lift your top up and show him your Bra." Harriet says looking at Mac then Tracy for their reactions.
"HARRIET!" Both women exclaim but mostly Mac can be heard.
"What? You guys asked to hear what I thought of and that's what came to my mind first." Harriet says defending herself against the killer looks she was getting from Mac.
"You know, it would definitely distract Harm but I wouldn't just say for a while I would think for the rest of the day and week. I bet he wouldn't be able to get it off his mind." Tracy says trying not to laugh.
"Thanks a lot you guys!"
"No problem." both women reply.
"Maybe I should go and to talk to your partner about my idea Mac and see what he thinks about it." Harriet says to the dismay of Mac who's face has a look of don't you dare do that written all over it.
"This is where you find out who your friends really are." Mac says.
"I'm only kidding Mac, but you should have seen the look that came over your face when I said I would. It was so white I thought for a second there that you would faint on us." Harriet giggles.
"Ha ha very funny Harriet. I'm going to go speak to my partner and see if he's alright after probably getting a grilling from the admiral."

Moving away from the women, Mac makes her way over to Harm who has dropped his pace down to a slow walk.

"Hey sailor! Looking a bit raw still. Didn't he grill you for long enough?" Mac asks in bemusement.
"Hey Ninja girl. He grilled me plenty thankyou very much." Harms says looking down at her.
"So what were you, Tracy and Harriet talking about?"
"Not much actually."
"I could hear you guys laughing a mile away even through my torture with the admiral."
"Really?"
"Yeah."

Having nothing to say, the pair walk in companionable silence for a couple of minutes.

"So Mac, What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing in particular?"
"How about now?"

Mac gives him a look and just laughs. 'You and how cute you are.'

"You and how annoying you are."
"Me?" Harm asks in fake disbelief.
"Yes, you Mr. wrong black underwear guesser."
"I'm not annoying Miss pink underwear wearer."
"Hah cute one Harm."
"I know I'm cute Mac you didn't have to tell me." Harm jokes to her.
"Modest one, aren't we?" Mac says looking up into his aqua-green eyes.

'No not at all.' Mac thinks to herself answering her own question.

"No not me Mac."
"What's come over you Harm?"
"What?"
"Why are you so happy and smiling? Is it because you now know what colour my undies are that I have on today?" Mac asks teasingly.
"Ohh, it's been my highlight of the day Mac." Harm says jokingly.
"That's good to hear. Where did you get Black from anyway?"
"That's the colour that my knack thing told me you had on." Harm tries to tell her seriously but fails when he breaks out in a cheeky smile.
"And I bet that you didn't even consider pink?"
"Nope."
"Pretty bit surprise hey?"
"Yeah. I thought that you wouldn't be the type and all to wear pink underwear."
"Well, there's a lot that you don't know about me." Mac says.
"Yeah that's true. You have never gotten around to tell me were that tatoo of yours is."
"Something's just have to stay a secret Harm."
"Come on Mac?"
"Why are you so interested Harm?"
"I'm not." Harm says trying to seem disinterested in the topic.
"So what colour are your underwear Harm, that you've got on now that is." Mac asks with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Now that's between me and my bottom."
"Come on Harm. I told you mine."
"That's only because you brought it up in the first place." Harm says in satisfaction.
"Fine."

Walking along, Mac comes up with a little plan so that she could get a glimpse of Harms underwear.

"Hey Harm stop and look at that." Mac says stopping and pointing up to a tree.

Harm stops and looks to where Mac is pointing but doesn't see anything. "What are you looking at Mac because I can't see anything?" Harm asks Mac in confusion. Mac moves closer to Harm and puts her hand down the side of his pants. Harm realizing what Mac is up to squirms and tries to get away from her and those prying hands. Not letting go of Harm, Mac continues with her small mission and finally gets a finger of the side of his underwear and pull sit up revealing blue ones.

"Blue huh! Nice choice although green is nice too." Mac says cheekily.
"Mac that is invasion of privacy." Harm exclaims.
"What! You wouldn't tell me so I decided to find out for my self.
"Personal space Mac ever heard of it?"
"Yes I have and so?"
"So? It would be like me lifting up your top with out your consent just to find out what colour bra you had on." Harm tells her.
"Pink."
"What?"
"I have a pink bra on as well as pink underwear. They're a set." Mac tells Harm.

Meanwhile, AJ turns to see where his team members are and spots Harm and Mac struggling. 'What in the world are they doing.' The pair continue their struggle while a confused AJ looks on. Finally, AJ sees what the 2 are up and just nods his head to himself.

"I said get a room, not to go at it now." AJ yells up at the pair.

The two turn at the voice, move away from each other and walk hurriedly towards the rest of the group.

"Having an interesting conversation were you?" Victor asks the pair with a smirk on his face.
"Yes we were." Mac responds to his question after a quick glance at Harm.
"Lets get going and putt like we should be doing." Loren hints at the two of them.
"Although it looks like some of us will be using other clubs before their putter." Harm says looking directly at Mac.
"Ohh isn't that your ball over there Harm?" Mac asks Harm, pointing to a ball that was quite a distance away from the hole.

Harm just gives her a look and shakes his head.

"I think it is. You better get out a club like 8 or something Harm."
"Thanks for the advice Mac."
"No problem Harm."

Everyone gets out their putters or in Harm's case club 8, and head to their balls to Mark it with a tee.

"Hey everyone should we put a number on top of one of our tees so that when we have to putt and take the ball away we will know which one is ours?" Carolyn asks.
"Hey that's a good idea ma'am." Tiner says.
"Carolyn or Carr, Tiner."
"Carolyn I mean."
"We should number the fees by the order we are. So Harm you would be 1, Mac 2, Bud 3 and so on." Tess adds to Carolyn's suggestion.
"Yeah, that's another good idea." Victor commends Carolyn.

After writing their numbers on their tees, Harm gets ready to take another swing at his ball.

"Keep your eyes on the ball Harm." Mac yells out to him pretending to encourage him on.
"Thankyou Mac." Harm says dryly.

Harm takes his swing and the ball lands nicely several metres from the hole. Getting his putter out, Harm strolls comfortably towards the hole while Sturgis removes the flag for him to putt it in. Taking a deep breath, Harm gently putts and catches his breath as the ball gently rolls towards the hole and finally goes in. 'Phew! I thought it wouldn't go in for a second. Now lets see how well Mac goes.' Happily, he walks over to where Mac is standing and tells her his number for the hole before settling comfortably on the grass to watch Mac have her go. Walking casually to her tee, Mac bends and places her ball where the tee had been. Glancing at her friends and then at Harm, she turns and quickly without a second thought putts and the ball goes straight in the hole. Mac turns to find herself engulfed in a huge hug from a jubilant Harriet.

"Well done Sarah." Harriet beams at Mac.
"Nice putt ma'am." Tracy and the others congratulate her.

Mac walks graciously over to Harm and settles herself next to him to watch the others.

"Very nice colonel."
"You too commander."
"It must have been my special touch that helped you."
"Your special touch."
"Or a fluke."
"Harm, it was no such thing." Mac says hoping to herself that it wasn't and hitting him on the arm.
"Just kidding and ouch Mac that hurt."
"Ohh sorry I didn't mean to hit you that hard and you better be kidding."

Adverting their attention back to the others, the pair make small talk discussing their weekend events. After the group has finished putting, they all stand in the shade to get away from the rising heat.

"So AJ, where do we go from here?" Sturgis asks.
"Hole 9."

Everyone gathers their golf bags and head to hole 9.

"I'm winning." Mac gloats to Harm
"For now marine."

The two follow the rest of the group thinking about the day's events and what it would hold for them.

End of Chapter 4.
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What will happen at hole 9?
Find out in the next chapter of Swinging it up!