The Deal
By Mlle Lambert

Spoilers: "A Merry Little Christmas" and a few others that I can't remember the name of.

Pairing: Harm/Mac

Summary: I think you can figure out what deal I'm talking about. THE Deal!

Written: January 15, 2004

Disclaimer: Harm and Mac belong to someone else. I'm just borrowing them for a little.fun. *G*

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Almost six years ago I thought he was joking around in the flyboy way. When he told me the plan, I accepted thinking he wasn't serious, and I believed that if he was then at least one of us would have someone else in five years.

Before I knew it, five years had gone by and we were still without a significant other. I'd just broken up with Webb and he'd recently received guardianship of Mattie. We were laughing about something and he brought the deal up. I still can't believe that we followed through with it, but I'm so glad we did.

"Shh." I whisper into our baby boy's ear to ease his crying. "Mommy's here."

I feel his arms encircle my waist and lean back into his chest. He breathes in my scent as he does every time I'm near and sighs. This is true marital bliss.

"Sing to him, Sarah." My name on his lips sends shivers down my spine. "He loves to hear you sing."

I draw a breath and start singing a lullaby.

As the baby's wails recede, Harm joins in. He begins rocking me in his arms and all of my fears disappear. To think it all started with a little deal!

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Yeah, it's a school night, but little Harm's cries woke me up. I was going to go in and see what I could do, but Mac and Harm seem to have everything taken care of. I crouch just behind the doorway listening to them sing the lullaby. I smile at the happiness they have together. It makes me happy to have them as my guardians.

I start to go back to my room, but instead I enter the nursery. Mac gazes at me with a smile and Harm offers me a place in the hug. Accepting, I step up to them. Mac puts an arm around me, allowing access to little Harm. He is so precious.

Our little family may not be much, but none other can hold a candle to us. We've got a Marine, a Tomcat pilot, a Navy girl hopeful, and a small bundle who takes after his father. Things can't get much better than this. Who would've thought it started with a deal?

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This is my first JAG fic, so please R&R!