A/N: Wasn't going to add this chapter, but ended up doing so for two
reasons. One, I got bored, and two.well, one of the people who reviewed the
first chapter wanted to see Harm and Mac together, so, yeah... Anyway,
think of this as a kind of epilogue, I guess! Enjoy! R&R please!
Chapter Five
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1109 ZULU
"We really are glad to have you back safe, Colonel." Harriet smiled, stepping into her office. "If you could've only seen how worried everyone was." her voice trailed off. "It was like..excuse me for saying this.like you'd already died.." She frowned with the ugly thought.
"I'm glad to know that I was missed." Smiled Mac, shrugging off Harriet's comment and trying to lead the conversation in another direction. "Have you seen the Commander yet today, Harriet? I really need to talk to him."
"No, ma'am." Harriet shook her head. "Actually, I think he told Bud that he wasn't coming in until noon today. Said he had to take care of something." Harriet remembered.
"But it's only ten minutes past eleven!" Mac whined. "This is.urgent." She decided. "Do you know where he went?"
"No, ma'am." Harriet shook her head again. "Sorry I couldn't help out."
"It's okay Harriet. That's what cellular phones were invented for.." Mac picked up her phone and began to dial.
After the third ring, Harm answered. "Rabb here."
"Harm?" Mac whispered. "Where are you at? I have something really important I need to talk to you about." she revealed.
"What is it? Are you okay?" he sounded worried again.
"I'm fine. I just need to talk to you." She promised. "Now where are you? I'll meet you."
"Just meet me at my house." He nodded. "The door's unlocked if you get there before me. Just make yourself at home, and I'll get there as fast as I can.I actually was wanting to talk to you about something too." He admitted.
"See you soon then?" she smiled.
"Definitely." He agreed.
Mac hung up the phone. "Harriet, tell the Admiral I've taken my lunch break. I'll be back in exactly an hour." She said as she rushed out the door.
Harriet smiled to herself. "Finally," she breathed, "I was beginning to think that I was going to have to intervene. Good for them." She nodded, and rushed off to tell Bud. The infamous 'talk' was finally going to happen.
Mac got to Harm's house quicker than she thought she would, and found herself sitting in her car staring at it rather than going inside. It wasn't that she'd never been there before.It was just that, well, this wasn't exactly one of their 'open' discussion topics. But it was now or never. It had to be.
She knocked on the door. Harm actually answered it. "Come in and sit down?" he offered. "I bought you some lunch. No rabbit food." He promised.
"Thank you, Flyboy, but I didn't come here to eat. I really need to talk to you." She frowned.
"Is this going to be a bad talk?" he wondered aloud, analyzing the expression on her face.
"No!" she nearly yelped. "No, it isn't."
"Well, I need to talk too, so do you want to go first?" he asked.
"Yeah, well okay.." She stammered. "About what you said.you remember? That night at Sporty's?" He nodded, so she continued. "Well, I didn't mean to.react like I did." She sighed. "The truth is, I've felt the same way about you for the longest time.and until recently, I thought that I might never get up enough guts to tell you so.or at least I did until you spilled yours that night." she admitted.
Harm blushed slightly. "That was purely accidental." He revealed.
"I'd thought so. I heard you mumbling under your breath." she smiled. "But I don't think me nearly choking helped your embarrassment, either, so."
"No, not really." He agreed.
"Sorry." She apologized, now looking slightly embarrassed herself.
Harm smiled. "Mac, do you know why I took half the day off today?" he whispered.
"No, not really." She admitted shamelessly.
"Because I wanted to buy this." He took a small ring box out of his pocket.
Mac gasped. "Harm, is that a.?!"
"Yes." He nodded, smiling. "And whenever you're ready to accept it, it's yours." He promised.
Mac wrapped him in a hug. The two of them stayed like this for a long time. Finally, Harm spoke. "It felt so good to finally get that off my chest." he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What should we tell people?" Mac asked.
"Well, hopefully, good news." he suggested, and Mac nodded.
"Come on Flyboy.we need to get back to work. I told Harriet I'd be back. We can tell everyone the good news then." she smiled.
"Yes, we can." He agreed. The two of them got in his car and drove back to the office.
Harriet, Bud, Tiner, Sturgis, and the Admiral were all standing in the bullpen waiting for them to return. The Admiral smiled. "I trust everything's alright?" he winked.
"You knew?!" Mac gasped.
He nodded. "I've known." he corrected her. "Congratulations." He clapped, and the rest of the office joined in.
"It's about time." Smirked Sturgis. A/N: Okay, so not a very creative ending, but what do you think? Sequel to come out soon!
Chapter Five
JAG Headquarters Falls Church, Virginia 1109 ZULU
"We really are glad to have you back safe, Colonel." Harriet smiled, stepping into her office. "If you could've only seen how worried everyone was." her voice trailed off. "It was like..excuse me for saying this.like you'd already died.." She frowned with the ugly thought.
"I'm glad to know that I was missed." Smiled Mac, shrugging off Harriet's comment and trying to lead the conversation in another direction. "Have you seen the Commander yet today, Harriet? I really need to talk to him."
"No, ma'am." Harriet shook her head. "Actually, I think he told Bud that he wasn't coming in until noon today. Said he had to take care of something." Harriet remembered.
"But it's only ten minutes past eleven!" Mac whined. "This is.urgent." She decided. "Do you know where he went?"
"No, ma'am." Harriet shook her head again. "Sorry I couldn't help out."
"It's okay Harriet. That's what cellular phones were invented for.." Mac picked up her phone and began to dial.
After the third ring, Harm answered. "Rabb here."
"Harm?" Mac whispered. "Where are you at? I have something really important I need to talk to you about." she revealed.
"What is it? Are you okay?" he sounded worried again.
"I'm fine. I just need to talk to you." She promised. "Now where are you? I'll meet you."
"Just meet me at my house." He nodded. "The door's unlocked if you get there before me. Just make yourself at home, and I'll get there as fast as I can.I actually was wanting to talk to you about something too." He admitted.
"See you soon then?" she smiled.
"Definitely." He agreed.
Mac hung up the phone. "Harriet, tell the Admiral I've taken my lunch break. I'll be back in exactly an hour." She said as she rushed out the door.
Harriet smiled to herself. "Finally," she breathed, "I was beginning to think that I was going to have to intervene. Good for them." She nodded, and rushed off to tell Bud. The infamous 'talk' was finally going to happen.
Mac got to Harm's house quicker than she thought she would, and found herself sitting in her car staring at it rather than going inside. It wasn't that she'd never been there before.It was just that, well, this wasn't exactly one of their 'open' discussion topics. But it was now or never. It had to be.
She knocked on the door. Harm actually answered it. "Come in and sit down?" he offered. "I bought you some lunch. No rabbit food." He promised.
"Thank you, Flyboy, but I didn't come here to eat. I really need to talk to you." She frowned.
"Is this going to be a bad talk?" he wondered aloud, analyzing the expression on her face.
"No!" she nearly yelped. "No, it isn't."
"Well, I need to talk too, so do you want to go first?" he asked.
"Yeah, well okay.." She stammered. "About what you said.you remember? That night at Sporty's?" He nodded, so she continued. "Well, I didn't mean to.react like I did." She sighed. "The truth is, I've felt the same way about you for the longest time.and until recently, I thought that I might never get up enough guts to tell you so.or at least I did until you spilled yours that night." she admitted.
Harm blushed slightly. "That was purely accidental." He revealed.
"I'd thought so. I heard you mumbling under your breath." she smiled. "But I don't think me nearly choking helped your embarrassment, either, so."
"No, not really." He agreed.
"Sorry." She apologized, now looking slightly embarrassed herself.
Harm smiled. "Mac, do you know why I took half the day off today?" he whispered.
"No, not really." She admitted shamelessly.
"Because I wanted to buy this." He took a small ring box out of his pocket.
Mac gasped. "Harm, is that a.?!"
"Yes." He nodded, smiling. "And whenever you're ready to accept it, it's yours." He promised.
Mac wrapped him in a hug. The two of them stayed like this for a long time. Finally, Harm spoke. "It felt so good to finally get that off my chest." he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What should we tell people?" Mac asked.
"Well, hopefully, good news." he suggested, and Mac nodded.
"Come on Flyboy.we need to get back to work. I told Harriet I'd be back. We can tell everyone the good news then." she smiled.
"Yes, we can." He agreed. The two of them got in his car and drove back to the office.
Harriet, Bud, Tiner, Sturgis, and the Admiral were all standing in the bullpen waiting for them to return. The Admiral smiled. "I trust everything's alright?" he winked.
"You knew?!" Mac gasped.
He nodded. "I've known." he corrected her. "Congratulations." He clapped, and the rest of the office joined in.
"It's about time." Smirked Sturgis. A/N: Okay, so not a very creative ending, but what do you think? Sequel to come out soon!