"I can't believe we have to leave." Mac sighed as she finished repacking
her bag.
"You can always come with me next time I come to visit." Harm said as he lent against the chest of drawers watching her.
"I'd like that. Its so beautiful and peaceful here, so different from the hustle and bustle of Washington."
"It's a great place to think, that's why I came here after my accident. It's totally different to the real world." Harm agreed.
"Are you sure we can't stay?" Mac asked.
"I don't think either of our records would take UA's Mac. I promise we'll get the weekend off again soon and come and visit."
"Promise?" She said shooting him a pleading smile as she zipped up her bag.
"Promise, and I never make promises I don't intend to keep." He grabbed her wrist and pulled her in and planted a mind-blowing kiss on her lips.
"If you keep that up, this taking things slowly is going to be blown before we hit the Beltway." Mac said with a smile.
"Is that a bad thing?" Harm teased.
"It is when your grandmother is downstairs." She swatted him in the arm. "I've finished packing so behave and let's go and have lunch before we have to leave."
"Do you ever stop being hungry?" Harm asked.
"When I'm asleep, then I just dream of food." She teased. "All those lovely juicy steaks and Beltway burgers."
"Very funny, let's go and get you fed Marine."
"Wow Harm you really know how to sweep a girl off her feet." Mac said in a playful tone.
"I'll show you swept off your feet." He scooped her up into his arms.
"Harm put me down." Mac protested.
"No, you wanted swept off your feet your going to get swept off your feet." He said as he started to carry her towards the stairs. "Now don't wriggle or I'll drop you."
"Fine." Mac gave in with a sigh.
"What do we have here?" Grams said as Harm carried Mac into the kitchen. "If you're going to carry her you should be at least in your dress whites so she can steal your cover."
"You've been watching too many Navy films Grams." Harm replied as he set Mac down.
"Don't worry Grams, I'll find you Marine movies to watch. Or if you really like men in sailor's whites, come and visit me and we'll go cruising for guys along Norfolk dock." Mac offered.
"Stop trying to corrupt my grandmother." Harm said swing an arm around her waist, pulling her tight against him and lifting her feet off the ground.
"Harm put me down." Mac protested again for the second time in less than ten minutes.
"Not until you promise not to corrupt Grams." Harm said adamantly.
"Sarah the floor isn't that hard." Grams said winking at Mac.
"Thank you Grams." Within seconds Harm was on his back pinned to the floor by Mac. "Now are you going to behave Commander or am I going to have to remind you again that you're just a flyboy and a squid and that I'm a highly trained Marine."
"You forgot we're both lawyers." He pointed out.
"You're not going to be able to plea bargain your way out of this." He tried smiling at her. "That won't work either, I became immune a couple days after I met you."
"Only a couple of days, I thought I had you fooled for at least a couple of weeks." Harm barely tried to get out of her hold because he was enjoying it too much.
"No. I told you once and it bears repeating dress whites and gold wings are overrated." Mac said with a smile.
"As entertaining as this is Sarah, lunch is ready." Grams informed her.
"Are you going to behave Commander?" Mac asked.
"Yes Colonel." He smiled as Mac got to her feet.
"Now you said something about lunch?" She turned to Grams.
~
"Goodbye Grams thank you for having me here for the weekend. I've had a great time." Mac said as she hugged Grams goodbye.
"It's been nice having you here Sarah. Come back and visit me soon."
"I will, I promise."
"And keep an eye on my grandson he's not as tough as he pretends to be."
"I know. Take care of yourself too." Mac said with a smile.
"Goodbye Grams." Harm said coming over to her after he'd put the bags in the car. "Be good and I'll call you when we get back."
"You do that. Be careful okay."
"Okay Grams. I love you." Harm said hugging her.
"I love you too. Now go before the roads get too busy." Grams advised.
~
"Do you want me to walk you up?" Harm asked as he pulled up in front of Mac's apartment building.
"No I'll be fine. I've got some work to do before tomorrow anyway."
"Okay. I love you." He gave her a quick kiss.
"I love you too. Like Grams said be careful and I'll see you in the morning."
TBC
"You can always come with me next time I come to visit." Harm said as he lent against the chest of drawers watching her.
"I'd like that. Its so beautiful and peaceful here, so different from the hustle and bustle of Washington."
"It's a great place to think, that's why I came here after my accident. It's totally different to the real world." Harm agreed.
"Are you sure we can't stay?" Mac asked.
"I don't think either of our records would take UA's Mac. I promise we'll get the weekend off again soon and come and visit."
"Promise?" She said shooting him a pleading smile as she zipped up her bag.
"Promise, and I never make promises I don't intend to keep." He grabbed her wrist and pulled her in and planted a mind-blowing kiss on her lips.
"If you keep that up, this taking things slowly is going to be blown before we hit the Beltway." Mac said with a smile.
"Is that a bad thing?" Harm teased.
"It is when your grandmother is downstairs." She swatted him in the arm. "I've finished packing so behave and let's go and have lunch before we have to leave."
"Do you ever stop being hungry?" Harm asked.
"When I'm asleep, then I just dream of food." She teased. "All those lovely juicy steaks and Beltway burgers."
"Very funny, let's go and get you fed Marine."
"Wow Harm you really know how to sweep a girl off her feet." Mac said in a playful tone.
"I'll show you swept off your feet." He scooped her up into his arms.
"Harm put me down." Mac protested.
"No, you wanted swept off your feet your going to get swept off your feet." He said as he started to carry her towards the stairs. "Now don't wriggle or I'll drop you."
"Fine." Mac gave in with a sigh.
"What do we have here?" Grams said as Harm carried Mac into the kitchen. "If you're going to carry her you should be at least in your dress whites so she can steal your cover."
"You've been watching too many Navy films Grams." Harm replied as he set Mac down.
"Don't worry Grams, I'll find you Marine movies to watch. Or if you really like men in sailor's whites, come and visit me and we'll go cruising for guys along Norfolk dock." Mac offered.
"Stop trying to corrupt my grandmother." Harm said swing an arm around her waist, pulling her tight against him and lifting her feet off the ground.
"Harm put me down." Mac protested again for the second time in less than ten minutes.
"Not until you promise not to corrupt Grams." Harm said adamantly.
"Sarah the floor isn't that hard." Grams said winking at Mac.
"Thank you Grams." Within seconds Harm was on his back pinned to the floor by Mac. "Now are you going to behave Commander or am I going to have to remind you again that you're just a flyboy and a squid and that I'm a highly trained Marine."
"You forgot we're both lawyers." He pointed out.
"You're not going to be able to plea bargain your way out of this." He tried smiling at her. "That won't work either, I became immune a couple days after I met you."
"Only a couple of days, I thought I had you fooled for at least a couple of weeks." Harm barely tried to get out of her hold because he was enjoying it too much.
"No. I told you once and it bears repeating dress whites and gold wings are overrated." Mac said with a smile.
"As entertaining as this is Sarah, lunch is ready." Grams informed her.
"Are you going to behave Commander?" Mac asked.
"Yes Colonel." He smiled as Mac got to her feet.
"Now you said something about lunch?" She turned to Grams.
~
"Goodbye Grams thank you for having me here for the weekend. I've had a great time." Mac said as she hugged Grams goodbye.
"It's been nice having you here Sarah. Come back and visit me soon."
"I will, I promise."
"And keep an eye on my grandson he's not as tough as he pretends to be."
"I know. Take care of yourself too." Mac said with a smile.
"Goodbye Grams." Harm said coming over to her after he'd put the bags in the car. "Be good and I'll call you when we get back."
"You do that. Be careful okay."
"Okay Grams. I love you." Harm said hugging her.
"I love you too. Now go before the roads get too busy." Grams advised.
~
"Do you want me to walk you up?" Harm asked as he pulled up in front of Mac's apartment building.
"No I'll be fine. I've got some work to do before tomorrow anyway."
"Okay. I love you." He gave her a quick kiss.
"I love you too. Like Grams said be careful and I'll see you in the morning."
TBC