"Harm, we've been sat here for 23 minutes and 16 seconds what is going on
and why are we still sitting here?" Mac demanded.
"I promise everything will be explained in a minute. Ah here we go." Harm said as a truck pulled up behind them.
"UPS? We were waiting for a UPS truck?" Mac questioned.
"Yes."
"Cmdr Rabb, Lt Colonel Sarah Mackenzie?" The driver asked as he got out.
"That's right." Harm said jumping of the hood.
"Sorry about the delay but I was stuck in traffic. Colonel if you could just sign here." He held out a clipboard and a pen for her. Mac hesitantly took them and signed the delivery note.
"Harm what are we getting delivered in the middle of nowhere?"
"You'll just have to wait and see?" He said with a cheeky smile. The UPS guy came back with a big box.
"This one's marked number one." He handed it to her.
"Number one? Exactly how many parcels are there?" Mac inquired.
"A few ma'am. But I have instructions to give them to you one at a time."
"Okay." Mac put the box on the hood and pulled off the brown paper. Inside was a white box tied with ribbons. She carefully pulled the ribbon undone and lifted the top inside were a dozen roses all in different colours. She lifted the note and looked at Harm before reading it.
~ I'm sorry I forgot your birthday.
Forgive me please? Love Harm. P.S. Do you have any idea how Hard it is to get roses from the White House rose garden? ~
Harm looked at her expectantly.
"The White House Rose Garden?" Mac questioned. "How long ago did you figure out that you had forgotten?"
"Yesterday. The Admiral had Tiner remind me what date last Friday was. I'm really sorry. Forgive me?"
"We'll see. You said there was something else?" She asked the UPS guy.
"Yes ma'am." He went and collected a smaller box and handed it too her. Mac tore the paper off and revealed a large square black velvet box.
"I saw this in a shop window months ago and I thought of you, I know it's not diamonds and fire opals but I thought you'd like it. Open it." Harm prompted. Mac opened the box, inside was a gold necklace with delicate ruby roses dangling from it and matching earrings and a bracelet. "Do you like them?" Mac nodded.
"Thank you." She put her arm around his neck and pulled him into a hug. "You know this would have been a lot sweeter if you'd have remember last week."
"I know, like I said I'm an idiot. Okay Mr UPS man next." He said as he released her. The UPS man handed her a document envelope. Mac carefully opened it. Inside was a card, which read ' To my best friend on her birthday..' Mac opened the card and read the message inside.
~ To Mac,
Happy Birthday. Like the card says you are my best friend. Even if I am such a lousy friend that I forgot your birthday. I'm really sorry, please forgive me.
The reason we stopped here is because you have a choice. We can either turn around and I'll drive you home or would you like to come with to visit my grandmother. I'd love for you to meet her. Plus it gives me the whole weekend to make it up to you. The decision is up to you; the Admiral has given us until 0800 on Tuesday off.
Love Harm ~
"You want me to meet your grandmother?" Mac asked.
"Yeah, I'd like it. I talk about you all the time, she wants to meet you actually so does my Mom. But my grandmother would be a start."
"I'd like that. Thank you." She hugged him again.
"Good. Now did you manage to get the last thing?" He asked the UPS guy.
"Yes. One second." He hopped up into the cab of his truck and pulled out a hot bag. "Hopefully it should still be hot. Here you go ma'am." He handed it to Mac, who unzipped the bag and pulled out a paper bag.
"A Beltway burger. You're forgiven."
"Thank you. Here." Harm pulled his wallet and handed him a large tip.
"Thank you. Enjoy your weekend." The UPS guy said before getting in his truck.
"Okay Sailor let's get in the car and get to your grandmother's before dark." Mac said.
"Anything you say Mac."
TBC
"I promise everything will be explained in a minute. Ah here we go." Harm said as a truck pulled up behind them.
"UPS? We were waiting for a UPS truck?" Mac questioned.
"Yes."
"Cmdr Rabb, Lt Colonel Sarah Mackenzie?" The driver asked as he got out.
"That's right." Harm said jumping of the hood.
"Sorry about the delay but I was stuck in traffic. Colonel if you could just sign here." He held out a clipboard and a pen for her. Mac hesitantly took them and signed the delivery note.
"Harm what are we getting delivered in the middle of nowhere?"
"You'll just have to wait and see?" He said with a cheeky smile. The UPS guy came back with a big box.
"This one's marked number one." He handed it to her.
"Number one? Exactly how many parcels are there?" Mac inquired.
"A few ma'am. But I have instructions to give them to you one at a time."
"Okay." Mac put the box on the hood and pulled off the brown paper. Inside was a white box tied with ribbons. She carefully pulled the ribbon undone and lifted the top inside were a dozen roses all in different colours. She lifted the note and looked at Harm before reading it.
~ I'm sorry I forgot your birthday.
Forgive me please? Love Harm. P.S. Do you have any idea how Hard it is to get roses from the White House rose garden? ~
Harm looked at her expectantly.
"The White House Rose Garden?" Mac questioned. "How long ago did you figure out that you had forgotten?"
"Yesterday. The Admiral had Tiner remind me what date last Friday was. I'm really sorry. Forgive me?"
"We'll see. You said there was something else?" She asked the UPS guy.
"Yes ma'am." He went and collected a smaller box and handed it too her. Mac tore the paper off and revealed a large square black velvet box.
"I saw this in a shop window months ago and I thought of you, I know it's not diamonds and fire opals but I thought you'd like it. Open it." Harm prompted. Mac opened the box, inside was a gold necklace with delicate ruby roses dangling from it and matching earrings and a bracelet. "Do you like them?" Mac nodded.
"Thank you." She put her arm around his neck and pulled him into a hug. "You know this would have been a lot sweeter if you'd have remember last week."
"I know, like I said I'm an idiot. Okay Mr UPS man next." He said as he released her. The UPS man handed her a document envelope. Mac carefully opened it. Inside was a card, which read ' To my best friend on her birthday..' Mac opened the card and read the message inside.
~ To Mac,
Happy Birthday. Like the card says you are my best friend. Even if I am such a lousy friend that I forgot your birthday. I'm really sorry, please forgive me.
The reason we stopped here is because you have a choice. We can either turn around and I'll drive you home or would you like to come with to visit my grandmother. I'd love for you to meet her. Plus it gives me the whole weekend to make it up to you. The decision is up to you; the Admiral has given us until 0800 on Tuesday off.
Love Harm ~
"You want me to meet your grandmother?" Mac asked.
"Yeah, I'd like it. I talk about you all the time, she wants to meet you actually so does my Mom. But my grandmother would be a start."
"I'd like that. Thank you." She hugged him again.
"Good. Now did you manage to get the last thing?" He asked the UPS guy.
"Yes. One second." He hopped up into the cab of his truck and pulled out a hot bag. "Hopefully it should still be hot. Here you go ma'am." He handed it to Mac, who unzipped the bag and pulled out a paper bag.
"A Beltway burger. You're forgiven."
"Thank you. Here." Harm pulled his wallet and handed him a large tip.
"Thank you. Enjoy your weekend." The UPS guy said before getting in his truck.
"Okay Sailor let's get in the car and get to your grandmother's before dark." Mac said.
"Anything you say Mac."
TBC