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You Can Love Again
Part 5
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
Author's Notes: Since this is an AU, I've decided to change Chloe's age.
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"Mac, is he really as gorgeous as you said?"
Mac laughed. "Yes! Now will you calm down, Chloe! You're 24 years old."
"So what," Chloe replied with a shrug. "This is the best thing that's happened to you in a long time. I've never seen you so happy!" She giggled. "Your last boyfriend left something to be desired."
Mac throw a pillow at her little sister. "Quit being mean!"
Before Chloe could retaliate, the doorbell rang. She grinned and ran to answer it. Mac shook her head. Maybe introducing the two so soon wasn't such a good idea. With a sigh, she joined Chloe to greet her guests.
After dinner, Chloe and Hannah were playing Candyland (Hannah brought it over just in case) while Harm and Mac drank coffee and chatted with each other.
"It's your turn, Chloe," Hannah said.
"Oh, sorry," she said, picking up a card. As Chloe moved, Hannah asked what she was thinking about. "Just look at them. It's so sweet. I think they really need each other."
Hannah nodded. "I really like Mac. She's nice."
"I thought so too when I first met her."
"Isn't she your sister?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"Not my real sister. We met when I was about 10 and have been friends ever since. We're both the only child in our families."
Hannah smiled. "Me too. My Mommy got sick when I was little. We were sad for a long time."
"You're not alone, Hannah," Chloe told her. "You have me for a sister now."
"And maybe another Mommy."
Meanwhile, Mac glanced over at Chloe and Hannah. "You know, this was a great idea, Harm. It looks like those two are hitting it off well."
"Yeah," Harm replied. "And those embarrassing stories will keep me laughing for a few days."
"I don't know Harm, Hannah told me all about that hike through the woods. Poison Ivy all over the place..."
Harm's face turned a bright shade of red. "You're not going to repeat that to anyone are you?"
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't," Mac answered with a gleam of mischief in her eyes.
Hannah ran over excitedly. "Daddy, I beat Chloe!"
Mac smiled at the pair. He was so sweet with her. Hannah looked over at her and held her hands out. "Do you want to sit on my lap?" she asked. Hannah nodded. When they were situated, Mac looked up at Harm. "What?"
"Nothing," he replied, smiling back at her.
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Mac poked her head into the Admiral's office. "Excuse me, Sir. Are you busy? Coates wasn't at her desk..."
"Come in, Colonel," He replied, gesturing to one of the chairs. "What can I do for you?"
"Well, sir, this is kind of an unusual request."
AJ eyed her warily. "Just spit it out, Colonel."
"You know that Mr. Rabb and I have been working together for the past few months." At the Admiral's nod, she continued. "Since then we've come to realize a few things about ourselves."
"You want to date, is that it? Colonel, I was waiting for one or both of you to approach me about this. Since Mr. Rabb isn't officially assigned to this office nor is he in the Navy, I don't forsee this as a problem."
She smiled. "Thank you, sir. That's all we wanted to know."
The Admiral returned a smile. "Good luck, Colonel. I'm very happy for you. Dismissed."
"Aye aye, sir!"
Admiral Chegwidden chuckled to himself as she walked out the door. He needed to talk to Turner. He won the office pool!
You Can Love Again
Part 5
Author: Mac
Disclaimers in Part 1
Author's Notes: Since this is an AU, I've decided to change Chloe's age.
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"Mac, is he really as gorgeous as you said?"
Mac laughed. "Yes! Now will you calm down, Chloe! You're 24 years old."
"So what," Chloe replied with a shrug. "This is the best thing that's happened to you in a long time. I've never seen you so happy!" She giggled. "Your last boyfriend left something to be desired."
Mac throw a pillow at her little sister. "Quit being mean!"
Before Chloe could retaliate, the doorbell rang. She grinned and ran to answer it. Mac shook her head. Maybe introducing the two so soon wasn't such a good idea. With a sigh, she joined Chloe to greet her guests.
After dinner, Chloe and Hannah were playing Candyland (Hannah brought it over just in case) while Harm and Mac drank coffee and chatted with each other.
"It's your turn, Chloe," Hannah said.
"Oh, sorry," she said, picking up a card. As Chloe moved, Hannah asked what she was thinking about. "Just look at them. It's so sweet. I think they really need each other."
Hannah nodded. "I really like Mac. She's nice."
"I thought so too when I first met her."
"Isn't she your sister?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"Not my real sister. We met when I was about 10 and have been friends ever since. We're both the only child in our families."
Hannah smiled. "Me too. My Mommy got sick when I was little. We were sad for a long time."
"You're not alone, Hannah," Chloe told her. "You have me for a sister now."
"And maybe another Mommy."
Meanwhile, Mac glanced over at Chloe and Hannah. "You know, this was a great idea, Harm. It looks like those two are hitting it off well."
"Yeah," Harm replied. "And those embarrassing stories will keep me laughing for a few days."
"I don't know Harm, Hannah told me all about that hike through the woods. Poison Ivy all over the place..."
Harm's face turned a bright shade of red. "You're not going to repeat that to anyone are you?"
"Maybe I will, maybe I won't," Mac answered with a gleam of mischief in her eyes.
Hannah ran over excitedly. "Daddy, I beat Chloe!"
Mac smiled at the pair. He was so sweet with her. Hannah looked over at her and held her hands out. "Do you want to sit on my lap?" she asked. Hannah nodded. When they were situated, Mac looked up at Harm. "What?"
"Nothing," he replied, smiling back at her.
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Mac poked her head into the Admiral's office. "Excuse me, Sir. Are you busy? Coates wasn't at her desk..."
"Come in, Colonel," He replied, gesturing to one of the chairs. "What can I do for you?"
"Well, sir, this is kind of an unusual request."
AJ eyed her warily. "Just spit it out, Colonel."
"You know that Mr. Rabb and I have been working together for the past few months." At the Admiral's nod, she continued. "Since then we've come to realize a few things about ourselves."
"You want to date, is that it? Colonel, I was waiting for one or both of you to approach me about this. Since Mr. Rabb isn't officially assigned to this office nor is he in the Navy, I don't forsee this as a problem."
She smiled. "Thank you, sir. That's all we wanted to know."
The Admiral returned a smile. "Good luck, Colonel. I'm very happy for you. Dismissed."
"Aye aye, sir!"
Admiral Chegwidden chuckled to himself as she walked out the door. He needed to talk to Turner. He won the office pool!
