Title: Friendship.Revisited.
Chapter 4-Formalities
Author: JAGfreak
******************************Mac's Apartment**********************
'1455' Mac thinks as she puts her bags by the door. ' Which means Harm should be here in.oh 10 to 15 minutes.' Mac had become used to her partners habit of being late, and always allowed him extra time.
Mac crossed the room to sit down on her couch and think about her day thus far; She couldn't help but bury her face in her hands with a scowl. The day had definitely made a turn for the worse when she had opened her mouth and accused Harm of sleeping with Catherine Gale. She had been so quick to assume, so quick to judge, so jealous, so.........unlike her.
Mac had never been one to jump into things without thinking them through first, analyzing, weighing the options, possibilities..but of course we would also argue that Mac had ALSO never been so much in love. The kind of love that she herself had once described as an "Anecdote to instincts." How right she was.
Looking back, Mac still couldn't believe what she had done and the tone and anger she had done it with. She had hurt him...she was fully aware. But she had been hurt too..seeing Catherine with him and thinking that she might have the family with him that she herself had always wanted..Oh yeah, it hurt..it hurt like he**.
Even though she was relieved she was wrong, a small part of her...just a SMALL part...wished that she had been right..that he was the bastard she had treated him as. Maybe then she wouldn't feel so guilty and horrible and such a dissapointment to him....
She snapped out of her thoughts with the knock coming from her door, and with that she crossed the room to open it.
When she did, her breath caught in her throat at the sight of him..the way the black shirt clung to his tanned and toned upper body, had her wishing she could run her hands up and down him, maybe plant kisses over his chiseled abs..'STOP' Mac scolded herself in her head and forced a small smile at him, hoping he didn't notice the flushed red of her cheeks at finding herself thinking those types of things with him standing before her.
********Meanwhile, Harm was trying to keep thoughts of his own at bay, at seeing her in just jeans and a red t-shirt..a rather low cut t-shirt, when Mac snaps him out of it by speaking.
"Hey.come on in."
Harm walks in, shutting the door behind him and laying his uniform out flat, which is hanging up so it won't wrinkle, over one of Mac's chairs.
"Hey.."
Mac crosses the room to take a seat on the couch, pulling the case file onto her lap and opening it. Harm follows suit and sets down his bag, before crossing the room to sit on the couch also leaning back against the arm of the couch so he can face her.
"So, Lt.Kelly Johnson and Cmdr. Michael Sanderson have been charged with fraternizing on the USS Seahawk..It's a pretty interesting story. Have you had a chance to look over it?" Mac asks.
"I just glanced over it." Harm says absent-mindedly while staring at her intently.Mac doesn't notice this though..she's too busy reading over the case. He catches himself and looks down at the file just as Mac looks up at him..letting herself stare just a little, before dropping her gaze back to her file.
"Well,they'd worked together on the same ship for a little over 5 years...shared mutual attraction, became close friends, and while on liberty when the ship was in port 3 months ago..they became lovers." Mac says.
"How were they found out?" Harm asks.
" That's just it..there was a problem..a big one..Cmdr. Michael Sanderson was married."
"Ouch." Harm comments.
"So," Mac continues. "They carried on their romance until Lt.Jacobson started pressuring him to file for divorce or she'd end it."
"Isn't that just like a women?" Harm teases. "It's all or nothing."
Mac glares at him. "Isn't it JUST LIKE A MAN to be unfaithful and not take responsibility for his actions?"
Harm smiles teasingly and rolls his eyes..forgetting his anger towards her at the moment.
Mac just rolls her eyes in response, glad he can atleast joke with her now. "Anyway.Michael refused and broke it off with Kelly, insisting that he could never leave his wife and small child. Kelly, broken-hearted and angry went to their CO Captain Ingalls and told him of their involvement as a way to get back at him...not caring that it would damage her career as well."
"Wow...tough break..., she must have really loved him." Harm said seriously.
"yeah.." Mac says deep in thoughts of her own.
"So, we're supposed to defend both of them?" Harm asks.
"Yeap...both would like to stay in the Navy if at all possible, and Michael says he's willing to be transferred." Mac answers.
"In the end..Kelly and Michael both, really don't get what they want."
"That's what love does to you..I guess." Mac says, a hint of sadness on her tone.
"I can't help feeling a bit sorry for the Lieutenant..not that I condone her behavior, it's just sad..she must have cared a great deal for this guy..she just made a brash decision because she was hurt." Harm says casually.
"She should have thought first about the consequences of her actions." Mac says, knowing this conversation isn't about the officers at all. "I mean, she was understandably hurt that the Commander didn't feel the same way about her...but that's no excuse."
"I think she was wrong in assuming that...I think that the Commander is in love with her..but he just can't act upon it because of the circumstances."
Mac's breath catches in her throat..'could he be talking about himself just a little bit? He can't be Mac..stop torturing yourself.' Still, Mac decides to push the conversation on.taking a chance.
"So, you're saying if things were different...they'd be together?" Mac asks softly.
Harm looks up to meet her gaze.
NEXT CHAPTER COMING SOON!!!!!!!!! Please review and let me know what you would like to see happen!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye!
Chapter 4-Formalities
Author: JAGfreak
******************************Mac's Apartment**********************
'1455' Mac thinks as she puts her bags by the door. ' Which means Harm should be here in.oh 10 to 15 minutes.' Mac had become used to her partners habit of being late, and always allowed him extra time.
Mac crossed the room to sit down on her couch and think about her day thus far; She couldn't help but bury her face in her hands with a scowl. The day had definitely made a turn for the worse when she had opened her mouth and accused Harm of sleeping with Catherine Gale. She had been so quick to assume, so quick to judge, so jealous, so.........unlike her.
Mac had never been one to jump into things without thinking them through first, analyzing, weighing the options, possibilities..but of course we would also argue that Mac had ALSO never been so much in love. The kind of love that she herself had once described as an "Anecdote to instincts." How right she was.
Looking back, Mac still couldn't believe what she had done and the tone and anger she had done it with. She had hurt him...she was fully aware. But she had been hurt too..seeing Catherine with him and thinking that she might have the family with him that she herself had always wanted..Oh yeah, it hurt..it hurt like he**.
Even though she was relieved she was wrong, a small part of her...just a SMALL part...wished that she had been right..that he was the bastard she had treated him as. Maybe then she wouldn't feel so guilty and horrible and such a dissapointment to him....
She snapped out of her thoughts with the knock coming from her door, and with that she crossed the room to open it.
When she did, her breath caught in her throat at the sight of him..the way the black shirt clung to his tanned and toned upper body, had her wishing she could run her hands up and down him, maybe plant kisses over his chiseled abs..'STOP' Mac scolded herself in her head and forced a small smile at him, hoping he didn't notice the flushed red of her cheeks at finding herself thinking those types of things with him standing before her.
********Meanwhile, Harm was trying to keep thoughts of his own at bay, at seeing her in just jeans and a red t-shirt..a rather low cut t-shirt, when Mac snaps him out of it by speaking.
"Hey.come on in."
Harm walks in, shutting the door behind him and laying his uniform out flat, which is hanging up so it won't wrinkle, over one of Mac's chairs.
"Hey.."
Mac crosses the room to take a seat on the couch, pulling the case file onto her lap and opening it. Harm follows suit and sets down his bag, before crossing the room to sit on the couch also leaning back against the arm of the couch so he can face her.
"So, Lt.Kelly Johnson and Cmdr. Michael Sanderson have been charged with fraternizing on the USS Seahawk..It's a pretty interesting story. Have you had a chance to look over it?" Mac asks.
"I just glanced over it." Harm says absent-mindedly while staring at her intently.Mac doesn't notice this though..she's too busy reading over the case. He catches himself and looks down at the file just as Mac looks up at him..letting herself stare just a little, before dropping her gaze back to her file.
"Well,they'd worked together on the same ship for a little over 5 years...shared mutual attraction, became close friends, and while on liberty when the ship was in port 3 months ago..they became lovers." Mac says.
"How were they found out?" Harm asks.
" That's just it..there was a problem..a big one..Cmdr. Michael Sanderson was married."
"Ouch." Harm comments.
"So," Mac continues. "They carried on their romance until Lt.Jacobson started pressuring him to file for divorce or she'd end it."
"Isn't that just like a women?" Harm teases. "It's all or nothing."
Mac glares at him. "Isn't it JUST LIKE A MAN to be unfaithful and not take responsibility for his actions?"
Harm smiles teasingly and rolls his eyes..forgetting his anger towards her at the moment.
Mac just rolls her eyes in response, glad he can atleast joke with her now. "Anyway.Michael refused and broke it off with Kelly, insisting that he could never leave his wife and small child. Kelly, broken-hearted and angry went to their CO Captain Ingalls and told him of their involvement as a way to get back at him...not caring that it would damage her career as well."
"Wow...tough break..., she must have really loved him." Harm said seriously.
"yeah.." Mac says deep in thoughts of her own.
"So, we're supposed to defend both of them?" Harm asks.
"Yeap...both would like to stay in the Navy if at all possible, and Michael says he's willing to be transferred." Mac answers.
"In the end..Kelly and Michael both, really don't get what they want."
"That's what love does to you..I guess." Mac says, a hint of sadness on her tone.
"I can't help feeling a bit sorry for the Lieutenant..not that I condone her behavior, it's just sad..she must have cared a great deal for this guy..she just made a brash decision because she was hurt." Harm says casually.
"She should have thought first about the consequences of her actions." Mac says, knowing this conversation isn't about the officers at all. "I mean, she was understandably hurt that the Commander didn't feel the same way about her...but that's no excuse."
"I think she was wrong in assuming that...I think that the Commander is in love with her..but he just can't act upon it because of the circumstances."
Mac's breath catches in her throat..'could he be talking about himself just a little bit? He can't be Mac..stop torturing yourself.' Still, Mac decides to push the conversation on.taking a chance.
"So, you're saying if things were different...they'd be together?" Mac asks softly.
Harm looks up to meet her gaze.
NEXT CHAPTER COMING SOON!!!!!!!!! Please review and let me know what you would like to see happen!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye!