A/N – Hello my dear readers! Thanks for all your reviews, I'm so glad you enjoyed the last chapter. I apologize for the time between chapters; it's been so hectic lately. This one's extra long to make up for it!! Hope you enjoy, and please keep reading and reviewing!

            "Harm, hurry up!" Mac shouted over the whirls of the helicopter.

            "I'm coming!" Harm yelled, climbing into the helicopter after her.

            He sat down beside her and pulled off his helmet.

            "Too slow for you, Ninja girl?" he teased.

            Mac shrugged and laughed, "I didn't say it, you did."

            "Now, I'm not that slow…and you're just as slow as I am." Harm argued playfully.

            "Oh really?" Mac replied, "How so?"

            "It isn't just my fault this took so long," Harm said, putting his arm around her, "You had some part to do with this, too."

            Mac laughed, "I won't argue with that."

            Harm grinned.

            "I win!" he exclaimed boyishly.

            Mac laughed, "Yes, good for you, Flyboy."

            "Thanks," Harm replied, nodding in spite of himself.

            Mac rested her head on Harm's shoulder as the helicopter lifted off the ground. It was so nice to finally be at this place with him…but she knew very well that it would end when she got back to JAG. She had to take on the Admiral when she got home, and it wouldn't help in the least if he found out about her and Harm's new relationship. 

            "Harm?" Mac asked softly.

            "Yeah?" he replied, kissing the top of her head.

            "You want this, right?" Mac asked as she lifted her head off Harm's and looked at him.

            Harm chuckled.

            "Marine, I want this more than anything." he answered, smiling.

            Mac smiled back and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

             "Good. You want JAG back too, though, right?" she asked again.

            Harm laughed, "Do I have to choose?"

            "I hope not!" Mac replied, wide-eyed.

            "'Cause if I have to choose, it'd be a hard decision…" Harm teased, a twinkle in his eye.

            Mac playfully hit him, "You're on your own now, Flyboy."

            Harm looked at her with a puppy-dog face and Mac laughed.

            "Now, who could resist a face like that?" she asked, pinching his cheek.

            "Not you?" Harm tried.

            "Not even me…" Mac replied honestly, putting her head back on his shoulder.

            Harm sighed happily; life did not get much better than this. Even though he had no job at the moment, he had Mac, which was more than enough to keep him happy.

            "I love you, Sarah," he whispered in her ear, resting his head on hers.

            "Love you too, Flyboy." Mac replied softly.

*                                  *                                  *

            Mac walked into the Admiral's office with confidence. She was convinced that she could get Harm's job back, no; she needed to get Harm's job back. And the only way to do that was to talk to the Admiral one-on-one.

            "Tiner, is he in?" Mac asked, smiling at the young officer.

            "Happy to have you back, ma'am. He's in, go on right ahead." Tiner replied.

            Mac took a deep breath, "Thanks."

            "Enter," the Admiral called after she knocked on the door.

            He smiled when he saw that it was Mac.

            "Colonel, glad to see you looking well." the Admiral said warmly, "Sit down."

            "Yes sir," Mac replied, sitting down in the chair in front of his desk.

            "I assume you're here to talk to me about Harm?" he assumed, "Go ahead."

            "Sir, the Commander regrets quitting and he wants his job back." Mac began bluntly.

            She had assessed the numerous ways to start, and had decided that it was better to just start by stating the obvious and then working backward from there.

            "Well, I'm afraid that he should have thought about that before he irrationally made the decision to quit." the Admiral responded.

            Mac inwardly sighed, she could see the look of determination in his eyes; this wasn't going to be easy. But she definitely was not going to stand down…this was too important.

            "With all due respect, Admiral, he wouldn't have quit if he had thought there was any other option. You didn't give him any other option." Mac replied, making sure that she was not wavering in the least.

            "What was I supposed to do? Just tell him to go and have a good time in Paraguay? And that someone else would take all his responsibilities while he was gone? I don't think so, Colonel!" the Admiral shouted.

            Mac could see that he had his point and was going to stick by it. But she reminded herself that she also had a point to prove, and that she had to make him see her point.

            "Sir, you know that this office is a family, and everyone here is close. Harm was concerned for my safety, and needed to take matters into his own hands." Mac started.

            The Admiral began to open his mouth but Mac protested.

            "Please, sir, let me finish." she asked.

            The Admiral nodded.

            "Sir, if Harm hadn't come to rescue Mr. Webb and I, I would not be sitting here right now. And he loves his job so much; you know that as well as I do. Please sir, I don't know what he'll do if you won't allow him to come back to JAG. I don't know what we will do." Mac stated softly.

            She desperately hoped that the Admiral would calm down and think about this…she didn't want to use her last resort, but if there was nothing else to do…

            The Admiral sat for a minute, thinking.

            "Colonel, the Commander needs to think more about his responsibilities. He didn't do that, he never has done that, and this time he's facing the consequences. Do you think the rules should be bended for him?" he asked, then continued when Mac didn't respond, "However, I know that he loves his job, and I know that this office needs him. And I think I also know what you would do, as a final alternative, if you needed to get your point across…am I right, Colonel?"

            Mac grinned sheepishly, "You know me well, sir."

            The Admiral nodded, deep in thought.

            "How about we compromise, Mac?" he offered, "Commander Rabb can return to JAG, but under one condition."

            Mac's eyes lit up, "Of course sir, what is the condition?"

            "That Commander Rabb would be on cautious ground…he'd have to cut down his case load and be extra on his best behaviour. I'll be watching him like a hawk." The Admiral warned.

            "I'm sure that's reasonable sir. Anything else?" Mac asked, her heart pounding.

            The Admiral nodded thoughtfully.

            "Tell him to take a look at his priorities and what he's been up to in the last couple days…and once he's done that, I want to have a chat with the Commander." The Admiral replied, a twinkle in his eye.

            "Sir?" Mac asked curiously.

            "It's alright, Colonel. You, of all people, have nothing to worry about…everything will make sense in due time." He answered simply.

            "Of course, sir." Mac replied, standing up.

            "Dismissed."

            Mac straightened and turned to leave, but the Admiral's voice stopped her.

            "Oh, and Mac?" he said softly.

            "Yes, sir?" she asked.

            "Tell Harm thanks." The Admiral replied.

            Mac smiled and nodded.

            As she closed the Admiral's door, she smiled to herself. Though it wasn't over, it was certainly a step in the right direction.