Part 19
The man walked silently through the apartment, pulling the knife out of its holder. He pushed open the bedroom door.
The sound of the door opening woke Mac. "Harm?" She murmured. "Couldn't stay away, huh?" Her smile faded when there was no answer. "Harm?" She rubbed her eyes as she sat up. "Not talking to me?" She laughed softly when she spotted him in the doorway. "You know, sailor, sometimes you're just.well.strange."
'Harm' slowly made his way to her, gripping the handle of the knife as he pulled the rope out of the waistband of his pants.
Mac's eyes widened when metal caught her eye. "NO!" She screamed and moved for her sidearm only to feel the body come crashing down on top of her. She squirmed frantically, feeling him grab her wrists and tie them tightly together. She tensed all her muscles and finally managed to flip him onto the floor before running for the door.
The man grabbed Mac's arm just as she reached the door and threw her back onto the bed, knocking the wind out of her. He rubbed his shoulder as he moved towards her slowly. He moved on top of her again as she struggled for breath.
"Please don't do this." She whimpered, trying to free her hands. She cried out as the back of his hand hit her cheek hard. Tears began to stream down the cheeks when he pressed the cold metal to her neck.
Meanwhile, Harm realized that he had forgot his cell phone and had turned back towards the apartment, not wanting to risk missing a call from Mac if she needed him. He parked and headed up the stairs, stopping momentarily when he heard her scream. "Mac!" He took the stairs three at a time. Panic hit him when he saw the open door. "No no no.this isn't happening." He rushed into back to the bedroom. Anger flared in Harm's eyes when he came across the scene. He pulled the imposter off her and threw him up against the wall before knocking him out with one punch. The sound of her soft sobs caused him to rush over to the side of the bed. "Ma." He was cut off by her flying into his arms as best as she good. He pulled her back, looking her over. "Did he.hurt you?"
She shook her head. "No, he didn't.thanks to you."
"Hey, I promised you didn't I?" He smiled faintly as he ran the back of his fingers over her un bruised cheek.
Tears filled her eyes. "Yes, you did."
"Hey.it's okay." He gently brushed the tears away before pulling her into her arms, feeling her bury her face into his shirt. He untied her hands before gently rubbing her back. "I'm just glad that I got here in time." He held her for a few minutes before moving her away slightly. He knelt down by the unconscious body and peeled back the mask. He sighed and shook his head, "Palmer. I should've known."
Mac's breath caught slightly. "How the hell did he."
"He broke out of Leavenworth three weeks ago." Webb said from the doorway causing them both to jump. "We found photos of both of you in his cell. They were hidden behind a brick in the wall. We figured that he has aiming for one of you.and then he attacked. After the first attack, we began to follow Mac. We hoped he'd come after her again and we we're disappointed."
"You knew?!" Harm asked between clenched teeth. "She wasn't attacked, Webb, she was raped. That could've been stopped if you would've mentioned that he was coming for us." He began to move towards Webb only to be held back by Mac. "What if I wouldn't have gotten here today?!"
"If we would've mentioned something to either of you, he'd be less likely to take the bait and we never would've caught him again."
"Damnit, Clay. She isn't bait! She's Sarah!"
"And we had to catch our man."
"You deliberately put her in danger. And not just once. You did it twice."
Mac felt him trying to pull away. "Please.allow me." She moved deliberately to Webb and slugged him, knocking him into the doorframe.
Harm stifled a chuckle. "Webb, I highly suggest you get Palmer and yourself both out of here before she really hurts you." He grasped Mac's hand, pulling her gently back into his arms. He rested her chin on the top of her head as he wrapped his arms tightly around her back.
Webb groaned and rubbed his jaw as his men moved in and apprehended Palmer. He watched as Mac lifted her head and stood on her tip toes to kiss Harm softly. He sighed softly, no knowing which 'punch' hurt more. "Take care of her, Rabb." He said softly.
"I have every intention of doing just that." Harm smiled down at the woman in his arms.
Webb nodded slightly before following his men out of the apartment building.
"You're safe now." Harm said softly as he tucked Mac's hair behind her ear.
"Now we just have to worry about us." Mac laughed softly.
"Hey, I figure that we've gone through pretty much everything two people could go through. So what could possibly come between us?" He placed a tender kiss on her lips.
"I feel like we should be knocking on wood or something." She mumbled, smiling faintly against his lips.
"Since when are you superstitious?" He chuckled.
"A woman has to have some secrets, Commander." Her smile turned into a grin.
"Like the location of a certain tattoo?" He smirked.
Mac laughed, her head falling back slightly. "I thought you'd forgotten about that."
"Trust me.ever since that conversation.and then seeing you in Australia in that bikini and.well.that left very few places for it to be.so I've been thinking about it a lot. So, the question is.what do I have to do to get its location unclassified?"
Mac took his hands and began to lead him to the bedroom. "C'mon, Flyboy. It's time to get you a higher security clearance." She grinned.
Harm groaned when the phone rang. "Can we please just let the machine get it?" He gave her his best puppy dog eyes. "Pweety pweety pwease with sugar on tops?"
Mac laughed more. "Why don't you get more comfortable and I promise I won't take long? And then you'll have my undivided attention."
Harm sighed playfully. "I guess." He sat on the edge of the bed and began to remove his shoes and socks as Mac grabbed the phone.
"Hello.yes, this is Colonel Mackenzie."
Harm had just pulled his shirt over his head when he saw her pale.
"I.yes, I understand.I'll call back later to set it up.yes.thank you." She slowly lowered the phone down onto the cradle.
"Mac?" Harm asked gently, going to her side. "What is it?"
Tears filled her eyes. "I.Harm.I."
"What's wrong, Sarah?" He took her trembling hands into his and kissed her knuckles tenderly. "Talk to me."
"Harm.I'm." She met his eyes. "I'm pregnant."
THE END!
The man walked silently through the apartment, pulling the knife out of its holder. He pushed open the bedroom door.
The sound of the door opening woke Mac. "Harm?" She murmured. "Couldn't stay away, huh?" Her smile faded when there was no answer. "Harm?" She rubbed her eyes as she sat up. "Not talking to me?" She laughed softly when she spotted him in the doorway. "You know, sailor, sometimes you're just.well.strange."
'Harm' slowly made his way to her, gripping the handle of the knife as he pulled the rope out of the waistband of his pants.
Mac's eyes widened when metal caught her eye. "NO!" She screamed and moved for her sidearm only to feel the body come crashing down on top of her. She squirmed frantically, feeling him grab her wrists and tie them tightly together. She tensed all her muscles and finally managed to flip him onto the floor before running for the door.
The man grabbed Mac's arm just as she reached the door and threw her back onto the bed, knocking the wind out of her. He rubbed his shoulder as he moved towards her slowly. He moved on top of her again as she struggled for breath.
"Please don't do this." She whimpered, trying to free her hands. She cried out as the back of his hand hit her cheek hard. Tears began to stream down the cheeks when he pressed the cold metal to her neck.
Meanwhile, Harm realized that he had forgot his cell phone and had turned back towards the apartment, not wanting to risk missing a call from Mac if she needed him. He parked and headed up the stairs, stopping momentarily when he heard her scream. "Mac!" He took the stairs three at a time. Panic hit him when he saw the open door. "No no no.this isn't happening." He rushed into back to the bedroom. Anger flared in Harm's eyes when he came across the scene. He pulled the imposter off her and threw him up against the wall before knocking him out with one punch. The sound of her soft sobs caused him to rush over to the side of the bed. "Ma." He was cut off by her flying into his arms as best as she good. He pulled her back, looking her over. "Did he.hurt you?"
She shook her head. "No, he didn't.thanks to you."
"Hey, I promised you didn't I?" He smiled faintly as he ran the back of his fingers over her un bruised cheek.
Tears filled her eyes. "Yes, you did."
"Hey.it's okay." He gently brushed the tears away before pulling her into her arms, feeling her bury her face into his shirt. He untied her hands before gently rubbing her back. "I'm just glad that I got here in time." He held her for a few minutes before moving her away slightly. He knelt down by the unconscious body and peeled back the mask. He sighed and shook his head, "Palmer. I should've known."
Mac's breath caught slightly. "How the hell did he."
"He broke out of Leavenworth three weeks ago." Webb said from the doorway causing them both to jump. "We found photos of both of you in his cell. They were hidden behind a brick in the wall. We figured that he has aiming for one of you.and then he attacked. After the first attack, we began to follow Mac. We hoped he'd come after her again and we we're disappointed."
"You knew?!" Harm asked between clenched teeth. "She wasn't attacked, Webb, she was raped. That could've been stopped if you would've mentioned that he was coming for us." He began to move towards Webb only to be held back by Mac. "What if I wouldn't have gotten here today?!"
"If we would've mentioned something to either of you, he'd be less likely to take the bait and we never would've caught him again."
"Damnit, Clay. She isn't bait! She's Sarah!"
"And we had to catch our man."
"You deliberately put her in danger. And not just once. You did it twice."
Mac felt him trying to pull away. "Please.allow me." She moved deliberately to Webb and slugged him, knocking him into the doorframe.
Harm stifled a chuckle. "Webb, I highly suggest you get Palmer and yourself both out of here before she really hurts you." He grasped Mac's hand, pulling her gently back into his arms. He rested her chin on the top of her head as he wrapped his arms tightly around her back.
Webb groaned and rubbed his jaw as his men moved in and apprehended Palmer. He watched as Mac lifted her head and stood on her tip toes to kiss Harm softly. He sighed softly, no knowing which 'punch' hurt more. "Take care of her, Rabb." He said softly.
"I have every intention of doing just that." Harm smiled down at the woman in his arms.
Webb nodded slightly before following his men out of the apartment building.
"You're safe now." Harm said softly as he tucked Mac's hair behind her ear.
"Now we just have to worry about us." Mac laughed softly.
"Hey, I figure that we've gone through pretty much everything two people could go through. So what could possibly come between us?" He placed a tender kiss on her lips.
"I feel like we should be knocking on wood or something." She mumbled, smiling faintly against his lips.
"Since when are you superstitious?" He chuckled.
"A woman has to have some secrets, Commander." Her smile turned into a grin.
"Like the location of a certain tattoo?" He smirked.
Mac laughed, her head falling back slightly. "I thought you'd forgotten about that."
"Trust me.ever since that conversation.and then seeing you in Australia in that bikini and.well.that left very few places for it to be.so I've been thinking about it a lot. So, the question is.what do I have to do to get its location unclassified?"
Mac took his hands and began to lead him to the bedroom. "C'mon, Flyboy. It's time to get you a higher security clearance." She grinned.
Harm groaned when the phone rang. "Can we please just let the machine get it?" He gave her his best puppy dog eyes. "Pweety pweety pwease with sugar on tops?"
Mac laughed more. "Why don't you get more comfortable and I promise I won't take long? And then you'll have my undivided attention."
Harm sighed playfully. "I guess." He sat on the edge of the bed and began to remove his shoes and socks as Mac grabbed the phone.
"Hello.yes, this is Colonel Mackenzie."
Harm had just pulled his shirt over his head when he saw her pale.
"I.yes, I understand.I'll call back later to set it up.yes.thank you." She slowly lowered the phone down onto the cradle.
"Mac?" Harm asked gently, going to her side. "What is it?"
Tears filled her eyes. "I.Harm.I."
"What's wrong, Sarah?" He took her trembling hands into his and kissed her knuckles tenderly. "Talk to me."
"Harm.I'm." She met his eyes. "I'm pregnant."
THE END!