FROM VISIONS TO REALITY

Summary: Harm decides that he's going to take the road not taken.

Disclaimer:  I don't own "JAG".  Plus I don't think you'll get too much of anything from me if you sue me.

A/N: Wasn't "What If" a great episode?  Anyway, Harm's thoughts are , Mattie's thoughts are *, and Mac's thoughts are #.

Vision…

Mac: "I'm ready.  Are you?" 

Back to reality

"Commander, we're ready to go.  You with us?"

"Yes, yes sir."

"Oh, I forgot my coat."

"I'll get it." Harm sees Mac's fortune lying on her plate, picks it up, and reads it.  "YOUR UNSPOKEN DESIRE IS THE ROAD NOT TAKEN.  TAKE IT!"

"Thanks.  You alright?"  Mac was kind of worried about Harm.  He had seemed to be in his own world tonight.

"Yeah, I was just pondering the road not taken…yet."  Harm walked out of Lucky's behind Mac wondering how he would 'take the road not taken.'

1935 ZULU

HARM'S APARTMENT

NORTH OF UNION STATION

Harm and Mattie were eating dinner, but Harm wasn't really listening to Mattie.  Ever since Jen's promotion celebration at Lucky's, he couldn't stop thinking about how he was going to 'take the road not taken.'

"Harm, Harm?!"

He was jarred from his reverie when he heard Mattie yelling at him and waving her hand in front of his face.  "Did you say something?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with you?  I swear you haven't heard five words I've said."

"I was just thinking."

"About Mac?"  As a of late, most of his moods had something to do with her.

"Yeah"

"Is she okay, or did you two get in a fight?"

"Yes and no."

"What?"

"Yes she's okay and no we didn't get in a fight."

"Oh, well then what's wrong?"

"Nothing"  There's no way she's going to understand this.

"Harm…"

"What?"

"Whatever happened to no secrets."  *I hate it when adults are hypocritical.*

"Just don't laugh at me because I know this is going to sound funny."  Since when did I turn to a fifteen year old to solve my problems?  Whatever helps Rabb.

"Okay sure." Here goes nothing

"Well remember yesterday we all went out to dinner for Jen's promotion?"

"Yeah…so?"

"Well we went to this Chinese restaurant and we all got these fortunes.  As a matter of fact, they all ended up being the same one.  But anyway…"

"What?"

"I had this vision that Mac and I got married two years before, but we were getting a divorce and she was gonna marry someone else."

"And this had something to do with the fortune?"

"Yeah."

"What was the fortune?"

"Uh, I shouldn't be telling you this."

"Why not?  Maybe I can help you out.  You seem really puzzled or something."  *I hope this isn't too serious.  I might need some help from somebody else with this.*

"The fortune was, 'YOUR UNSPOKEN DESIRE IS THE ROAD NOT TAKEN.  TAKE IT!'"

"So you want to marry Mac?"  Harm didn't say anything.  He was just looking at her.  "Harm, it won't surprise me if you say yes.  I know you love her."

"How?"

"Harm I may be fifteen but I'm not a complete idiot."

"I'm that obvious?"

"Please, Harm."

"Okay, Ms.Grace." They should give teenagers more credit.  "What should I do?"

"Do you still want to marry her?"

"Well I recall you saying something about a Mrs. Harm."

"So that's a yes?"

"Yes, Mathilda Grace."

"Tell her.  That you love her that is."

"Okay."  There is no way that this can be that simple.

"Harm, for being a lawyer and an ace pilot you sure are slow sometimes."

"Gee thanks, kiddo."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to ask her out."

"Really?"

"Yup"

"When?"

"Now."

"Okay, I'll leave and give you some privacy."

"Okay."  Mattie got up and headed towards the door.  "Hey Mattie?"

"Yeah?"

Harm went over to Mattie and gave her a big bear hug.  "Thanks a lot kiddo.  I love you."

"I love you too Harm.  Now go get your Marine"  If that's the biggest problem I'll have to face when I'm an adult, I welcome becoming older.

After Mattie had left, Harm got ready to call Mac.

2018 ZULU

MAC'S APARTMENT

GOERGETOWN

(Ring, Ring)

"Hello?"

"Hey, Mac"

"Hey, Harm what's up?"  #Why is he calling me at this time of night?#

"Listen, I know you're involved with Webb, but I was wondering if it would be alright if I came over to talk to you for a little while."
"Harm, you're my best friend.  You don't have to ask if you can come over to talk to me."

"Yeah I know.  Can you be ready in about twenty-five minutes?"

"Yeah sure.  Where are we going?"

"How about the coffee shop around the corner from your place?"

"Alright"

"Okay, I'll be there in twenty-five minutes."  Mattie was right.  This is simple…so far.

"See ya then."  #I wonder what he wants to talk about that has him so stressed?  I wonder if it's another attempt at a relationship for us?#

"Bye Mac."

How will Harm "take the road not taken?"

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