A week later and Mac had been cleared by the doctors at Bethesda to return
to work on Monday, much to her relief. She'd enjoyed spending the week with
Harriet and AJ even if AJ was sick. Mac smiled as she put her earrings in,
Harm had practically set up camp in her apartment, more and more of his
clothes had found the way into her closet and laundry basket and he didn't
look he had any intentions of leaving anytime soon.
"Mac, hurry up or we'll miss our reservations." Harm called.
"Harm the reservations are not for an hour and 3 minutes." Mac yelled back as she threaded the ring onto a chain and did it up around her neck. She checked her make up again and quickly sprayed her pulse points with a delicate scent, before slipping on her shoes. "I'm ready now." She said stepping out of the bedroom.
She waited as Harm's eyes trailed from her feet, slowly up her legs to the hem of the skirt which fell just above her knees, up her curves and slowly up until he was looking her in her eyes. Mac seductively walked towards him and gently ran a finger up his chest.
"See something you like sailor?" She asked.
"Maybe." Harm whispered as he gently ran his hands down her arms. Mac's hand flattened out of Harm's chest before she snaked it around his neck and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Harm's arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer to him.
"Umm. If we keep doing this we'll definitely be late for our reservation."
"And that would be a problem why?" Harm asked.
"Because I'm hungry."
"And I don't want a hungry Marine on my hands. Let's go Miss Mackenzie we have reservations."
"That's Colonel to you." She trailed her hand down his arm and took his hand. "Let's go."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"That was wonderful." Mac said as she finished her main course, the waitress collected their plates.
"Can I get you any dessert at all?" She asked.
"Can I have a slice of chocolate cheesecake with some vanilla ice cream?" Mac ordered.
"And for you sir?" She asked Harm.
"I'm fine thank you." He smiled at her.
"Yes sir." She smiled back and left.
"Harm, I can cancel dessert and we can get out of here." Mac offered.
"No, eat your dessert, I just happen to be full."
"Okay." Mac fingered her necklace subconsciously. Harm had been watching do it more and more all week. She'd slept with one hand on the ring, the other on his arm, which looped over her stomach as they spooned together.
"Mac, I've been thinking." Harm started.
"Don't strain yourself." Mac teased.
"Mac, I'm trying to be serious here."
"Sorry, go on." She encouraged.
"The last week, staying with you and falling asleep with you in my arms has been great."
"I know the feeling." She smiled and stroked the back of his hand with her thumb.
"And I'm not sure I want to leave."
"No one is asking you too."
"Mac, you deserve more than just me moving into your apartment." He continued.
"Harm, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"I might need to borrow your necklace."
"Harm are you sure you're ready for this? I mean this is a big step for you. I don't want you doing something your not ready for."
"Mac, I'm sure about it. So can I borrow it?" Mac nodded and took the necklace off and handed it to him.
"Here you are ma'am." The waitress brought her dessert and interrupted the moment.
"Change of plans, put the cheesecake in a box and we'll pay for the ice- cream. Then get us the check." Harm told.
"Of course sir."
"Mac, I don't want to do this here."
"I know, let's go."
~
Harm and Mac strolled along by the Potomac, watching the moonlight flicker on the rippling surface, until Harm found the perfect spot.
"Right. Now I'm going to do this properly."
"Okay." Mac stood and watched him as he got down on one knee.
"Sarah, I love you more than life itself, I don't want to miss one minute of our lives together and I want to keep the promise I made to you the day little AJ was born. Will you marry me?"
"Of course I will. I love you too." She said a tear running down her face. Harm gently slipped the ring on to her finger; it was a perfect fit as it had been for his mother and grandmother. He stood and kissed her, Mac wrapped her arms around his neck as he gently picked her up and spun her around their lips still fused.
"I think I owe you a discussion from last week." He said as he broke the kiss.
"I know you do. Let's go home and celebrate, before we have to start calling people."
"Can we keep it just between us for now?"
"Harm." Mac started.
"Just kidding, you can tell the world for all I care. I love you."
"I love you too. But if you ever forget my birthday again."
"Never in a million years." He kissed her again.
THE END
"Mac, hurry up or we'll miss our reservations." Harm called.
"Harm the reservations are not for an hour and 3 minutes." Mac yelled back as she threaded the ring onto a chain and did it up around her neck. She checked her make up again and quickly sprayed her pulse points with a delicate scent, before slipping on her shoes. "I'm ready now." She said stepping out of the bedroom.
She waited as Harm's eyes trailed from her feet, slowly up her legs to the hem of the skirt which fell just above her knees, up her curves and slowly up until he was looking her in her eyes. Mac seductively walked towards him and gently ran a finger up his chest.
"See something you like sailor?" She asked.
"Maybe." Harm whispered as he gently ran his hands down her arms. Mac's hand flattened out of Harm's chest before she snaked it around his neck and pulled him into a passionate kiss. Harm's arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her closer to him.
"Umm. If we keep doing this we'll definitely be late for our reservation."
"And that would be a problem why?" Harm asked.
"Because I'm hungry."
"And I don't want a hungry Marine on my hands. Let's go Miss Mackenzie we have reservations."
"That's Colonel to you." She trailed her hand down his arm and took his hand. "Let's go."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"That was wonderful." Mac said as she finished her main course, the waitress collected their plates.
"Can I get you any dessert at all?" She asked.
"Can I have a slice of chocolate cheesecake with some vanilla ice cream?" Mac ordered.
"And for you sir?" She asked Harm.
"I'm fine thank you." He smiled at her.
"Yes sir." She smiled back and left.
"Harm, I can cancel dessert and we can get out of here." Mac offered.
"No, eat your dessert, I just happen to be full."
"Okay." Mac fingered her necklace subconsciously. Harm had been watching do it more and more all week. She'd slept with one hand on the ring, the other on his arm, which looped over her stomach as they spooned together.
"Mac, I've been thinking." Harm started.
"Don't strain yourself." Mac teased.
"Mac, I'm trying to be serious here."
"Sorry, go on." She encouraged.
"The last week, staying with you and falling asleep with you in my arms has been great."
"I know the feeling." She smiled and stroked the back of his hand with her thumb.
"And I'm not sure I want to leave."
"No one is asking you too."
"Mac, you deserve more than just me moving into your apartment." He continued.
"Harm, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"I might need to borrow your necklace."
"Harm are you sure you're ready for this? I mean this is a big step for you. I don't want you doing something your not ready for."
"Mac, I'm sure about it. So can I borrow it?" Mac nodded and took the necklace off and handed it to him.
"Here you are ma'am." The waitress brought her dessert and interrupted the moment.
"Change of plans, put the cheesecake in a box and we'll pay for the ice- cream. Then get us the check." Harm told.
"Of course sir."
"Mac, I don't want to do this here."
"I know, let's go."
~
Harm and Mac strolled along by the Potomac, watching the moonlight flicker on the rippling surface, until Harm found the perfect spot.
"Right. Now I'm going to do this properly."
"Okay." Mac stood and watched him as he got down on one knee.
"Sarah, I love you more than life itself, I don't want to miss one minute of our lives together and I want to keep the promise I made to you the day little AJ was born. Will you marry me?"
"Of course I will. I love you too." She said a tear running down her face. Harm gently slipped the ring on to her finger; it was a perfect fit as it had been for his mother and grandmother. He stood and kissed her, Mac wrapped her arms around his neck as he gently picked her up and spun her around their lips still fused.
"I think I owe you a discussion from last week." He said as he broke the kiss.
"I know you do. Let's go home and celebrate, before we have to start calling people."
"Can we keep it just between us for now?"
"Harm." Mac started.
"Just kidding, you can tell the world for all I care. I love you."
"I love you too. But if you ever forget my birthday again."
"Never in a million years." He kissed her again.
THE END