"Harm, come in." Trish said as she opened her hotel room door. "I'm
almost ready."
"How did you sleep?" He inquired.
"Really well after I talked to Frank thank you. You?"
"Fine." He sat on the edge of the bed waiting for her as she finished brushing her hair. Trish opened her jewellery box and took out a pair of earrings and quickly put them in. Then withdrew a necklace and quickly did it up. She looked for a moment into the box, not quite sure what to do. "Mom?" Harm questioned.
"Harm, I have something I want you to have." She plucked something out the jewellery box and went and sat next to him on the bed.
"What is it?" He asked. She placed a small velvet ring box on his hand. "Mom?" He asked as she opened it.
"It was my engagement ring from your dad. Your Grandfather gave it to your grandmother and your father gave it to me. Now I'm giving it to you."
"Mom." Harm started.
"Let me finish. I know you and Sarah are taking things slowly but I thought you might need it to pass on to the next generation of Rabb women."
"Mom, why now?" He asked.
"Because when I look at you and Sarah I see two people who are supposed to be together, your father would have liked her, she can stand her own and she'll fight you every step of the way."
"Thank you." Harm said as he hugged. "Does Frank know your carrying this around?"
"Yes. Frank knows I loved your father and I always will, even if only for the fact that he gave me you. Frank accepts that, because he knows I love him too. When Frank came into our lives, he wasn't trying to take your father's place, he wanted to be there because he loves me and he loves you. He never wanted to take your father's place he just wanted to be your friend."
"I know that now, I just couldn't see it back then. I'm sorry about the way I behaved."
"Harm, everything you been through has made you the man you are today. A man I'm very proud of. I love you."
"I love you too Mom." He gave her another hug.
"Now we have to stop being so sentimental so my make up doesn't run. From what I've been told by Grams your Sarah has a very big appetite and she's not going to be happy if we keep her waiting for breakfast."
"That's my Marine. Thank you for this." He closed the box and placed it in his pocket.
~
"That was wonderful, but I need to leave if I'm going to make my meeting." Trish said standing up.
"Mom, do you need me to drive you?" He asked.
"No, stay with Sarah and have another cup of coffee, I'll take a cab." Trish replied.
"Are you sure? I don't mind."
"It's fine Harm." Trish insisted. "I'll see you later. If I don't see you later Sarah, I'll see you tomorrow."
"I'll see you later Trish." Mac said with a smile. "Good luck with your meeting."
"Thank you. Have a nice day." Trish said before she left.
"So what do you want to do today flyboy?" Mac asked.
"Do you feel up to walking over to the Mall with me?" He asked after a second.
"I'd like that. Do you want to go and visit your Dad?" Mac asked.
"Just for a few minutes, there's something I wanted to talk to you about and there seems a good place."
"Okay. We'll get another cup of coffee and then we'll go." Mac said squeezing his hand.
"Thanks."
~
Mac sat on a bench watching as Harm talked to the Wall. She knew this was where he found comfort in being close to his father, when his final resting place was lost with forever with the death of the only person who knew where it was. Mac not wanting to intrude on the moment had stepped back, leaving alone, she watched as he gently traced his fingers over his fathers name, before turning and walking towards her.
"Hey." She whispered as he sat down next to her. "How you doing?"
"Good." He took a breath. "That thing I wanted to talk to you about."
"Yes?" Mac said.
"Umm, my Mom gave me something this morning that I want to give to you. It was Grams' and then Mom's and now I want you to have it."
"Okay." Mac said slightly confused. Harm took the box out his pocket and handed it to her. "Harm.." Mac started.
"Wait Mac, I'm not asking you to marry me now, neither of us are ready for that right now, but I want you to have this as a sign of my intentions because I will ask you one day just not yet." Mac opened the box and looked at the ring.
"It's beautiful, I'm honoured you want me to have something so entwined in your families history. You're right neither of us are ready for us to get married yet, but I want you to know I still would have said yes if you had asked. So for now I'll wear it on my dog tags so it's always close to my heart."
"That's all I ask." He said giving her a quick kiss. "I love you Mac."
"I love you too Harm."
TBC
"How did you sleep?" He inquired.
"Really well after I talked to Frank thank you. You?"
"Fine." He sat on the edge of the bed waiting for her as she finished brushing her hair. Trish opened her jewellery box and took out a pair of earrings and quickly put them in. Then withdrew a necklace and quickly did it up. She looked for a moment into the box, not quite sure what to do. "Mom?" Harm questioned.
"Harm, I have something I want you to have." She plucked something out the jewellery box and went and sat next to him on the bed.
"What is it?" He asked. She placed a small velvet ring box on his hand. "Mom?" He asked as she opened it.
"It was my engagement ring from your dad. Your Grandfather gave it to your grandmother and your father gave it to me. Now I'm giving it to you."
"Mom." Harm started.
"Let me finish. I know you and Sarah are taking things slowly but I thought you might need it to pass on to the next generation of Rabb women."
"Mom, why now?" He asked.
"Because when I look at you and Sarah I see two people who are supposed to be together, your father would have liked her, she can stand her own and she'll fight you every step of the way."
"Thank you." Harm said as he hugged. "Does Frank know your carrying this around?"
"Yes. Frank knows I loved your father and I always will, even if only for the fact that he gave me you. Frank accepts that, because he knows I love him too. When Frank came into our lives, he wasn't trying to take your father's place, he wanted to be there because he loves me and he loves you. He never wanted to take your father's place he just wanted to be your friend."
"I know that now, I just couldn't see it back then. I'm sorry about the way I behaved."
"Harm, everything you been through has made you the man you are today. A man I'm very proud of. I love you."
"I love you too Mom." He gave her another hug.
"Now we have to stop being so sentimental so my make up doesn't run. From what I've been told by Grams your Sarah has a very big appetite and she's not going to be happy if we keep her waiting for breakfast."
"That's my Marine. Thank you for this." He closed the box and placed it in his pocket.
~
"That was wonderful, but I need to leave if I'm going to make my meeting." Trish said standing up.
"Mom, do you need me to drive you?" He asked.
"No, stay with Sarah and have another cup of coffee, I'll take a cab." Trish replied.
"Are you sure? I don't mind."
"It's fine Harm." Trish insisted. "I'll see you later. If I don't see you later Sarah, I'll see you tomorrow."
"I'll see you later Trish." Mac said with a smile. "Good luck with your meeting."
"Thank you. Have a nice day." Trish said before she left.
"So what do you want to do today flyboy?" Mac asked.
"Do you feel up to walking over to the Mall with me?" He asked after a second.
"I'd like that. Do you want to go and visit your Dad?" Mac asked.
"Just for a few minutes, there's something I wanted to talk to you about and there seems a good place."
"Okay. We'll get another cup of coffee and then we'll go." Mac said squeezing his hand.
"Thanks."
~
Mac sat on a bench watching as Harm talked to the Wall. She knew this was where he found comfort in being close to his father, when his final resting place was lost with forever with the death of the only person who knew where it was. Mac not wanting to intrude on the moment had stepped back, leaving alone, she watched as he gently traced his fingers over his fathers name, before turning and walking towards her.
"Hey." She whispered as he sat down next to her. "How you doing?"
"Good." He took a breath. "That thing I wanted to talk to you about."
"Yes?" Mac said.
"Umm, my Mom gave me something this morning that I want to give to you. It was Grams' and then Mom's and now I want you to have it."
"Okay." Mac said slightly confused. Harm took the box out his pocket and handed it to her. "Harm.." Mac started.
"Wait Mac, I'm not asking you to marry me now, neither of us are ready for that right now, but I want you to have this as a sign of my intentions because I will ask you one day just not yet." Mac opened the box and looked at the ring.
"It's beautiful, I'm honoured you want me to have something so entwined in your families history. You're right neither of us are ready for us to get married yet, but I want you to know I still would have said yes if you had asked. So for now I'll wear it on my dog tags so it's always close to my heart."
"That's all I ask." He said giving her a quick kiss. "I love you Mac."
"I love you too Harm."
TBC