Author's Note:
Thank you very much for your reviews and as promised here is another part. Some of you were wondering, 'Why on Earth is NCIS packing their apartments?' I am not naming any names, Jagfan 42. There is a reason to that madness and if you stick with the story you will find out why and I am sorry if I didn't make that clear, but by the end you will see. Anyway here is the next part. It is very short (ducks to avoid flying objects.) but I will post more as I said if I receive reviews and I like to keep people guessing. Please sit back and enjoy.
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Andrews Air Force Base
0645 Romeo
Harm and Mac stood in the main building that morning waiting for their flights to arrive on the tarmac. Harm was taking a C-130 to Pensacola where as Mac was taking small little prop to a small San Diego naval base that would become her new home. They stood there staring out the window until slowly Harm's C-130 swam into view.
"Well Harm your flight is here." Mac muttered quietly trying to hide the sadness in her voice and trying to maintain her composure.
"Yeah that's it. Oh god Mac I'm going to miss you!" Harm said and pulled her into his arms.
"Harm why do you have to go can't you just forget the Navy for once!" Mac suddenly cried exasperated and snuggled her head into his chest and began to sob.
"Shh, Mac don't cry you're a marine remember."
"Oh Harm I don't care! I just want to run away I can't take it anymore all this pain and…"
"And what Mac? We can't run away from duty and if you ran away who would I have an excuse to come and see on leave, huh?" Harm cooed softly stroking her hair. Mac sniffled and nodded then scolded,
"Oh why am I always the one crying. Maybe I'm just crazy its not like we will never see each other again. It's just that I'm worried and to be honest a little afraid I guess. You were always there and now you will be half way across the country or the world not just half way across town anymore." Mac then looked up to see a lone tear stream down Harm's handsome face.
"Hey stop that! Flyboys don't cry." Mac stated with a smile wiping it away with her thumb.
"Remember, marines don't cry either." With that Harm wiped away Mac's tears and was going to lean into kiss her when he felt a slight tap on the shoulder.
" Sir your flight is almost ready and we can't sit out there much longer." The young man in a flight suit stated.
"Well Mac I guess this is goodbye. For now, but you listen it isn't and won't be goodbye forever just for a little while. Until then you take care of yourself Ninja Girl and don't let your new partner replace me okay?"
"Of course Harm, but you promise me you won't let some pretty RIO take my place. I'm not going to say goodbye not now anyway. It seems so… so final." Mac replied and gave him another embrace, which he willingly returned. Harm then leaned over and picked up his duffel and headed out of the building toward the waiting C-130. Mac watched his figure board the plane through bleary eyes and stood there after it had gone just staring at the horizon until a lieutenant informed her flight was ready to take off. Sighing she thanked him and followed him to the small prop plane that was her flight to a new life.
