Mac entered her apartment and kicked off her shoes. She placed her bag,
jewellery box and painting on the table. She filed the kettle, before
picking up her mail and starting the answer machine messages.
'You have one new message.' The machine rang out.
"Ma'am it's me Harriet. I know you're away for the weekend but I thought I'd leave this message anyway in case I forgot by the time I saw you on Tuesday. Little AJ's day care is putting on a play in a few weeks and I was wondering if you'd like to come. I'll give you more details when I see you but I thought I'd just mention it. Hope you had a nice weekend and the Commander apologised. See you on Tuesday ma'am." Mac smiled at the thought of little AJ.
Mac was flicking through the bills when her phone rang.
"Mackenzie." Mac said answering the phone.
"Mac, it's me." A familiar voice said.
"Hey sailor, you home already? You only dropped me off 9 minutes and 57 seconds ago."
"Uh yeah, I forgot something." He said.
"What was that flyboy?" Mac asked. "Hang on there's someone at the door." She said when she heard a knock. She crossed the room, the cordless phone in her hand. "Yes?" Mac said opening the door.
Harm was stood leaning against the door jam holding his cell phone. "I forgot this." He pulled her closer and his lips descended on hers.
"I'll call you back." Mac said dropping her phone to the floor and wrapping her arms around Harm's neck. "Umm." Mac mumbled. "Forget anything else flyboy?" She asked.
"Yeah, the real reason I called. Sarah, would you allow me to take you to dinner tonight?"
"Like a real date?" Mac questioned.
"Yes Colonel, a real date. I'll pick you up, take you to dinner, drive you home, kiss you goodnight and leave."
"What time?" Mac asked with a smile.
"1900?"
"You have a deal there Commander. You'd better go because I need to find something to wear."
"Wear whatever you like, you'll look beautiful."
"Keep talking like that an we'll need to have a discussion about the whole leaving part of your plan." She gave him a brief kiss. "I'll see you in an hour and 47 minutes and 23 seconds."
"I maybe early." He warned.
"There's a first time for everything. I'll see you later and remember to call Grams when you get back, I don't want her worrying about us."
"I'll remember. I'll see you later."
~
"Wow." Was all Harm could say when Mac opened the door. Mac was wearing a knee length red dress, with spaghetti straps that scooped down at the back to her waist. She wore strappy 2-inch red heels and completed her outfit with her ruby rose necklace and earrings.
"You like?" She asked.
"I like. Are you sure want to go to dinner?" He asked trying to cool his racing heart.
"I was promised dinner, a real date and I have it on good authority that you never make promises you don't intend to keep." She said with a smile as she picked up her coat and purse.
"Then dinner it is. Are you ready to go m'lady?"
"Yes good sir. By the way I'm not the kind of girl who sleeps with a guy on the first date."
"Well I guess we'll just have to go on another date again soon then."
"I can handle that."
~
JAG HQ Tuesday 0823
"Good morning ma'am." Harriet said as Mac walked into the office.
"Good morning Harriet." Mac said with a smile.
"Did you have a nice weekend ma'am?" Harriet inquired.
"Yes thank you. Harm's grandmother is an interesting woman. She could help the Admiral keep him in check." Mac teased.
"So you've forgiven him for forgetting your birthday?"
"It's kind of hard not to forgive someone who has UPS deliver me Beltway by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere."
"I suppose it would be ma'am." Harriet smiled.
"About little AJ's play."
"Yes ma'am?" Harriet perked up at the mention of her son.
"I'd love to come, why don't you come into my office and give me some more details and I need your help with something that's going to happen on Friday."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet said, following her into her office.
~
"So did you fix everything with Mac?" Sturgis asked as he and Harm took the elevator up to JAG.
"Yeah, I think so. She even bonded with Grams, she offered to take her cruising for guys on Norfolk dock."
"Now there's something I'd pay to see." Sturgis chuckled.
'You have one new message.' The machine rang out.
"Ma'am it's me Harriet. I know you're away for the weekend but I thought I'd leave this message anyway in case I forgot by the time I saw you on Tuesday. Little AJ's day care is putting on a play in a few weeks and I was wondering if you'd like to come. I'll give you more details when I see you but I thought I'd just mention it. Hope you had a nice weekend and the Commander apologised. See you on Tuesday ma'am." Mac smiled at the thought of little AJ.
Mac was flicking through the bills when her phone rang.
"Mackenzie." Mac said answering the phone.
"Mac, it's me." A familiar voice said.
"Hey sailor, you home already? You only dropped me off 9 minutes and 57 seconds ago."
"Uh yeah, I forgot something." He said.
"What was that flyboy?" Mac asked. "Hang on there's someone at the door." She said when she heard a knock. She crossed the room, the cordless phone in her hand. "Yes?" Mac said opening the door.
Harm was stood leaning against the door jam holding his cell phone. "I forgot this." He pulled her closer and his lips descended on hers.
"I'll call you back." Mac said dropping her phone to the floor and wrapping her arms around Harm's neck. "Umm." Mac mumbled. "Forget anything else flyboy?" She asked.
"Yeah, the real reason I called. Sarah, would you allow me to take you to dinner tonight?"
"Like a real date?" Mac questioned.
"Yes Colonel, a real date. I'll pick you up, take you to dinner, drive you home, kiss you goodnight and leave."
"What time?" Mac asked with a smile.
"1900?"
"You have a deal there Commander. You'd better go because I need to find something to wear."
"Wear whatever you like, you'll look beautiful."
"Keep talking like that an we'll need to have a discussion about the whole leaving part of your plan." She gave him a brief kiss. "I'll see you in an hour and 47 minutes and 23 seconds."
"I maybe early." He warned.
"There's a first time for everything. I'll see you later and remember to call Grams when you get back, I don't want her worrying about us."
"I'll remember. I'll see you later."
~
"Wow." Was all Harm could say when Mac opened the door. Mac was wearing a knee length red dress, with spaghetti straps that scooped down at the back to her waist. She wore strappy 2-inch red heels and completed her outfit with her ruby rose necklace and earrings.
"You like?" She asked.
"I like. Are you sure want to go to dinner?" He asked trying to cool his racing heart.
"I was promised dinner, a real date and I have it on good authority that you never make promises you don't intend to keep." She said with a smile as she picked up her coat and purse.
"Then dinner it is. Are you ready to go m'lady?"
"Yes good sir. By the way I'm not the kind of girl who sleeps with a guy on the first date."
"Well I guess we'll just have to go on another date again soon then."
"I can handle that."
~
JAG HQ Tuesday 0823
"Good morning ma'am." Harriet said as Mac walked into the office.
"Good morning Harriet." Mac said with a smile.
"Did you have a nice weekend ma'am?" Harriet inquired.
"Yes thank you. Harm's grandmother is an interesting woman. She could help the Admiral keep him in check." Mac teased.
"So you've forgiven him for forgetting your birthday?"
"It's kind of hard not to forgive someone who has UPS deliver me Beltway by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere."
"I suppose it would be ma'am." Harriet smiled.
"About little AJ's play."
"Yes ma'am?" Harriet perked up at the mention of her son.
"I'd love to come, why don't you come into my office and give me some more details and I need your help with something that's going to happen on Friday."
"Yes ma'am." Harriet said, following her into her office.
~
"So did you fix everything with Mac?" Sturgis asked as he and Harm took the elevator up to JAG.
"Yeah, I think so. She even bonded with Grams, she offered to take her cruising for guys on Norfolk dock."
"Now there's something I'd pay to see." Sturgis chuckled.