Business as Usual
October16th 2002
But Sturgis was wrong. After a few weeks everything was actually pretty much back to normal. Together with Harm they both worked together on the Angel Shark-case. Getting information out of the CIA wasn't easy, but they all thought that it was important for the families to know the truth about their lost fathers, sons and brothers. Harm and Mac got together for one of their "working" dinners and discovered that their old friend Webb had left everything they needed to give those families some closure.
Mac was glad to discover that Harm's comments in the hangar hadn't had a lasting effect on their relationship; she had realized that she might have interpreted the reasons he had said them wrong. At the moment, they were closer than ever before to something you could call a relationship. She felt bad about hiding what had happened with Sturgis from him, but she promised herself to not let that one night destroy any possibilities of a relationship with Harm. One mistake shouldn't be able to change her whole life.
The awkwardness between Sturgis and Mac was all gone, Harm and Mac were friends and Bud was doing well in rehab. Things were looking really well for the friends at JAG.
October 24th 2002
A week later though, there was some trouble in paradise. Mac found herself presiding as judge for the first time, which she of course thought was very exiting. The problem was that the case had Sturgis as prosecutor and Harm as defender. Mac hoped that they would be able to separate the life outside the courtroom from the one inside, just like she had eventually learned to do when she was opposing one of her friends as prosecutor or defender. Being a judge was a totally different thing though and one day into the court martial it was obvious to her that this would not be an easy road to walk down.
October 29th 2002
Harm, Sturgis and Mac were sitting at a table in new Italian restaurant. They were chatting and bantering about different things, but tried to stay away from the topic of the recent court martial. Harm had realized that Mac hadn't been incorrect in all of her rulings against him even though he had made some pretty unfriendly comments about it than. What had happened at the Roberts' housewarming party was of nothing he'd like to think more about. He had tried to in his own way apologize for his behaviour and the way things seemed today he had gotten through to her. He wasn't stupid enough though take up the subject again. Some things are just better left alone.
"So what are you guys having?" Sturgis asked studying the menu closely.
"I don't know I guess I'll just have to pick out the most expensive course. I mean Mac is buying and you have to take advantage of that, don't you?" Harm told his friend.
"I'm not worried about that as that course seems to be a pretty meaty dish, Veggieboy," Mac told him with an unworried pointed look that made Harm smile at her.
"To bad, I guess I'll have a vegetarian Lasagne, how about you?" Harm finally decided.
"Yeah, lasagne sounds good. I think I'll have that too, though no veggie of course," Mac said.
"Same for me," Sturgis agreed.
They didn't have to wait long to get their meals and during the dinner they were getting along nicely and enjoyed each other's company. 'Life should always be like this all the time' the three of them thought.
TBC.
October16th 2002
But Sturgis was wrong. After a few weeks everything was actually pretty much back to normal. Together with Harm they both worked together on the Angel Shark-case. Getting information out of the CIA wasn't easy, but they all thought that it was important for the families to know the truth about their lost fathers, sons and brothers. Harm and Mac got together for one of their "working" dinners and discovered that their old friend Webb had left everything they needed to give those families some closure.
Mac was glad to discover that Harm's comments in the hangar hadn't had a lasting effect on their relationship; she had realized that she might have interpreted the reasons he had said them wrong. At the moment, they were closer than ever before to something you could call a relationship. She felt bad about hiding what had happened with Sturgis from him, but she promised herself to not let that one night destroy any possibilities of a relationship with Harm. One mistake shouldn't be able to change her whole life.
The awkwardness between Sturgis and Mac was all gone, Harm and Mac were friends and Bud was doing well in rehab. Things were looking really well for the friends at JAG.
October 24th 2002
A week later though, there was some trouble in paradise. Mac found herself presiding as judge for the first time, which she of course thought was very exiting. The problem was that the case had Sturgis as prosecutor and Harm as defender. Mac hoped that they would be able to separate the life outside the courtroom from the one inside, just like she had eventually learned to do when she was opposing one of her friends as prosecutor or defender. Being a judge was a totally different thing though and one day into the court martial it was obvious to her that this would not be an easy road to walk down.
October 29th 2002
Harm, Sturgis and Mac were sitting at a table in new Italian restaurant. They were chatting and bantering about different things, but tried to stay away from the topic of the recent court martial. Harm had realized that Mac hadn't been incorrect in all of her rulings against him even though he had made some pretty unfriendly comments about it than. What had happened at the Roberts' housewarming party was of nothing he'd like to think more about. He had tried to in his own way apologize for his behaviour and the way things seemed today he had gotten through to her. He wasn't stupid enough though take up the subject again. Some things are just better left alone.
"So what are you guys having?" Sturgis asked studying the menu closely.
"I don't know I guess I'll just have to pick out the most expensive course. I mean Mac is buying and you have to take advantage of that, don't you?" Harm told his friend.
"I'm not worried about that as that course seems to be a pretty meaty dish, Veggieboy," Mac told him with an unworried pointed look that made Harm smile at her.
"To bad, I guess I'll have a vegetarian Lasagne, how about you?" Harm finally decided.
"Yeah, lasagne sounds good. I think I'll have that too, though no veggie of course," Mac said.
"Same for me," Sturgis agreed.
They didn't have to wait long to get their meals and during the dinner they were getting along nicely and enjoyed each other's company. 'Life should always be like this all the time' the three of them thought.
TBC.