A gentle knock on Mac's door caused Harm to gently move Mac off of his lap
and to cover her more with the blanket as she slept. Harm opened the door.
"Yes?"
"Hi Harm." Sturgis said. "I came to see how Mac was doing since I didn't a chance to go to the hospital to see her."
"She's asleep on the couch at the moment. But come in I'll make you some coffee maybe she'll wake up soon." Harm let him in.
"How's she doing?"
"She still has a headache and feels dizzy she's on her feet for more than a minute. Other than that she's fine, as far I know. Marie didn't tell me anything else." Harm replied.
"Who's Marie?" Sturgis inquired.
"Mac's doctor in the ICU. She kept an eye on her until we left this morning."
"I see. Let me guess blonde?" Sturgis asked.
"Red head. But what's that got to do with anything."
"Maybe you can get a date with her." Sturgis suggested. "Since you assure me there's nothing going on with you and Mac, even thought you gave her your family engagement ring."
"Sturgis, she's just looking after it until I find a safe place to keep it." Harm told him the half-truth he'd been telling everyone else who asked about the ring.
"Yes of course and I'm joining the CIA tomorrow." Sturgis quipped.
"Really, you should have said something sooner. We could have thrown you a leaving party." Harm said sarcastically. "But hey I guess it means I win the case by default."
"Funny. What's going on with you two and don't give me nothing. Not even Harriet bought she was just looking after it for you when she thought about it."
"She is just keeping hold of it for it for now. She and I are.." He paused.
"Are what?" Sturgis prompted.
"Being very loud." Mac said as she walked into the kitchen. "Hey Sturgis." Mac yawned and then ran her hands through her hair.
"Sorry Mac, we didn't mean to wake you. I just thought I'd come round and see how you were."
"I'm doing better. But my pills have worn off. Harm where did you put.."
"Sit down I'll get them." Harm instructed.
"Thanks. So what were you two talking about when I came in?"
"I was just trying to get Harm to tell me what was going on between you."
"Ah. Thanks." She took the pills and a glass of water from Harm. "So what did he tell you?" Mac asked as she down the pills.
"He got as far as she and I are. I'm good at keeping secrets you know that."
"I do. You keep trying to get an answer out of him while I'm in the bathroom."
"Mac, yell if you need any help okay." Harm warned.
"Harm, I'm a Marine I can walk between here and the bathroom with out any problems."
"You also have a concussion and have a tendency to get dizzy."
"I'll be fine and if I'm not back in ten minutes don't coming looking for me." Mac pushed herself of the chair and padded her way to the bathroom.
"You know you're like an old married couple." Sturgis commented.
"She's my best friend and she only got out of hospital five hours ago."
"Still doesn't mean you're not in love with her."
"I guess it doesn't." Harm said as he handed Sturgis a mug of coffee.
"Wow, was that an admission?"
"Yes. Now stop looking so smug."
"Sorry. Please tell me you've told her?"
"She knows."
"When did this happen?" Sturgis inquired.
"When I took her to my grandmother's for my weekend. But you can't tell anyone."
"And the ring?"
"She's keeping hold it for me, that's the truth. Neither of us is ready for that step yet."
"It's about time you got somewhere. But you hurt her again there is a long queue of people who will kick you six from here to who knows where, and there will be a fight for who gets to go first."
"That's incredibly sweet." Mac said as she came back from the bathroom. "Thank you Sturgis." Mac kissed him on the cheek. "Harm, did Harriet get any chocolate ice-cream when she went shopping?"
"I don't think so. I'll check." He went to the icebox. "No, no ice-cream."
"Do you think you could go to the store and get me some?"
"You want chocolate ice-cream?" Mac nodded. "Mac, Marie doesn't want you left alone for a couple of days."
"Harm, Sturgis is here, I'm sure he can stay while you run to the store." Mac looked at Sturgis.
"Of course, I don't have any plans for the afternoon anyway."
"I'll be back soon anything else you want while I'm out."
"Chicken, greasy fried chicken." Mac said licking her lips. Harm looked at her. "What I missed lunch?"
"Fine. Chicken and chocolate ice cream. I'll be back soon. Sturgis, her head injury checklist is by the phone."
"Harm, I'll be fine." Mac insisted.
"Okay bye." He kissed her on top the head and ran out the door.
"Mac, what's going on?" Sturgis asked.
"Don't push him. You've known him longer than I have so you know how hard it is to get him to admit his feelings. I'm working on his schedule at the moment."
"And the ring? He said neither of you were ready for marriage yet."
"I'd marry him tomorrow but he's not ready for that. So I like I told the Admiral I'm willing to take what he wants to offer at the moment. When I almost married Mic years ago I guess I was always in the back of my head hoping he'd stand up and object or at least tell me not to go through with it. Him, being Harm he just had to do it dramatically by sinking a tomcat in the ocean and almost dying."
"I'm here if you ever need to talk about it."
"I know. Do you want to come and watch Crimson Tide?" She said squeezing his hand.
"Why not?"
TBC
"Yes?"
"Hi Harm." Sturgis said. "I came to see how Mac was doing since I didn't a chance to go to the hospital to see her."
"She's asleep on the couch at the moment. But come in I'll make you some coffee maybe she'll wake up soon." Harm let him in.
"How's she doing?"
"She still has a headache and feels dizzy she's on her feet for more than a minute. Other than that she's fine, as far I know. Marie didn't tell me anything else." Harm replied.
"Who's Marie?" Sturgis inquired.
"Mac's doctor in the ICU. She kept an eye on her until we left this morning."
"I see. Let me guess blonde?" Sturgis asked.
"Red head. But what's that got to do with anything."
"Maybe you can get a date with her." Sturgis suggested. "Since you assure me there's nothing going on with you and Mac, even thought you gave her your family engagement ring."
"Sturgis, she's just looking after it until I find a safe place to keep it." Harm told him the half-truth he'd been telling everyone else who asked about the ring.
"Yes of course and I'm joining the CIA tomorrow." Sturgis quipped.
"Really, you should have said something sooner. We could have thrown you a leaving party." Harm said sarcastically. "But hey I guess it means I win the case by default."
"Funny. What's going on with you two and don't give me nothing. Not even Harriet bought she was just looking after it for you when she thought about it."
"She is just keeping hold of it for it for now. She and I are.." He paused.
"Are what?" Sturgis prompted.
"Being very loud." Mac said as she walked into the kitchen. "Hey Sturgis." Mac yawned and then ran her hands through her hair.
"Sorry Mac, we didn't mean to wake you. I just thought I'd come round and see how you were."
"I'm doing better. But my pills have worn off. Harm where did you put.."
"Sit down I'll get them." Harm instructed.
"Thanks. So what were you two talking about when I came in?"
"I was just trying to get Harm to tell me what was going on between you."
"Ah. Thanks." She took the pills and a glass of water from Harm. "So what did he tell you?" Mac asked as she down the pills.
"He got as far as she and I are. I'm good at keeping secrets you know that."
"I do. You keep trying to get an answer out of him while I'm in the bathroom."
"Mac, yell if you need any help okay." Harm warned.
"Harm, I'm a Marine I can walk between here and the bathroom with out any problems."
"You also have a concussion and have a tendency to get dizzy."
"I'll be fine and if I'm not back in ten minutes don't coming looking for me." Mac pushed herself of the chair and padded her way to the bathroom.
"You know you're like an old married couple." Sturgis commented.
"She's my best friend and she only got out of hospital five hours ago."
"Still doesn't mean you're not in love with her."
"I guess it doesn't." Harm said as he handed Sturgis a mug of coffee.
"Wow, was that an admission?"
"Yes. Now stop looking so smug."
"Sorry. Please tell me you've told her?"
"She knows."
"When did this happen?" Sturgis inquired.
"When I took her to my grandmother's for my weekend. But you can't tell anyone."
"And the ring?"
"She's keeping hold it for me, that's the truth. Neither of us is ready for that step yet."
"It's about time you got somewhere. But you hurt her again there is a long queue of people who will kick you six from here to who knows where, and there will be a fight for who gets to go first."
"That's incredibly sweet." Mac said as she came back from the bathroom. "Thank you Sturgis." Mac kissed him on the cheek. "Harm, did Harriet get any chocolate ice-cream when she went shopping?"
"I don't think so. I'll check." He went to the icebox. "No, no ice-cream."
"Do you think you could go to the store and get me some?"
"You want chocolate ice-cream?" Mac nodded. "Mac, Marie doesn't want you left alone for a couple of days."
"Harm, Sturgis is here, I'm sure he can stay while you run to the store." Mac looked at Sturgis.
"Of course, I don't have any plans for the afternoon anyway."
"I'll be back soon anything else you want while I'm out."
"Chicken, greasy fried chicken." Mac said licking her lips. Harm looked at her. "What I missed lunch?"
"Fine. Chicken and chocolate ice cream. I'll be back soon. Sturgis, her head injury checklist is by the phone."
"Harm, I'll be fine." Mac insisted.
"Okay bye." He kissed her on top the head and ran out the door.
"Mac, what's going on?" Sturgis asked.
"Don't push him. You've known him longer than I have so you know how hard it is to get him to admit his feelings. I'm working on his schedule at the moment."
"And the ring? He said neither of you were ready for marriage yet."
"I'd marry him tomorrow but he's not ready for that. So I like I told the Admiral I'm willing to take what he wants to offer at the moment. When I almost married Mic years ago I guess I was always in the back of my head hoping he'd stand up and object or at least tell me not to go through with it. Him, being Harm he just had to do it dramatically by sinking a tomcat in the ocean and almost dying."
"I'm here if you ever need to talk about it."
"I know. Do you want to come and watch Crimson Tide?" She said squeezing his hand.
"Why not?"
TBC