Part Six

Author's Note: Here it is the next installment. I hope you enjoy it. Please send me feedback of any kind, I love to hear from you. Any grammar mistakes are mine so feel free to correct me on them.

Robert's Home

1315 ZULU

July 5

When Harm awoke he found himself next to little AJ and an empty space where Mac had been lying empty. He rolled out of bed silently amazed by the night's events. Mac, his Marine loved him, they still needed to figure out all their feelings and how things were going to work out but it was a start.

He descended the stairs with a light heart and still in his boxers, he was too happy to have Mac as his to remember his state of garments. When he heard noises coming from the kitchen he went in there to investigate.

Standing at the sink was Mac bathed in the early morning light with a far off look on her face.

"Good morning Mac and what is my ninja-girl thinking about today?" He whispered as he encircled his arms around her waist.

"The future and what it holds for…" she paused.

"For us." Harm finished for her. Mac leaned against him and sighed.

"Yes for us what does it hold. I'm worried what if with regs and…" Mac turned and faced him but before she could say another word Harm kissed her softly and then answered,

"Let's not worry about that now, lets focus on what we've got right here right now and we will last of that I'm sure. Come Hell or water high I'll be right with you and we will tackle anything that the Navy and the Marine Corps can throw at us and I don't care what the UCMJ says, I love you and that's all there is to it."

"I guess you're right, but can I at least ask you one thing though. Tonight can we pick up where we left off last night? Chloe and Gran can stay at my place and well," Mac whispered seductively into his ear.

"Mac why don't we wait until they leave and we can have more than just one night, but I promise that we can get started on that family of yours as soon as possible."

"Okay fine and can we work on the comfortable shoes part too? But now that I've seen the beginning of what dress whites and gold wings can do for me I'm not satisfied, so in the meantime," Mac stood on her tip toes and kissed Harm with meaning and ran her hands through his short untidy hair. Harm just kept kissing her, when from behind him he heard a click and a giggle.

"Yes! Now I have another picture for the scrapbook for you two." A very bubbly Harriet giggled holding a camera and grinning from ear to ear.

Harm and Mac broke apart abruptly.

"Lieutenant!" They hissed through gritted teeth. Harriet's face went from joy to fear and she began to stutter like her husband Bud.

"Lieutenant, I expect that you fill this book with pictures of myself and the Colonel, the love of my life and someday, maybe at a wedding reception," he winked "I expect to see this book and that's an order." Harm tried to keep on his best officer face but his face broke into a big Flyboy grin and hugged a laughing Mac, thankful for the things he had and the things he hoped to have in the future.