Part 2
Mac had gotten out of court and was walking toward her office when she heard the phone rang and quickly went to pick it up.
"Colonel Mackenzie" Mac said picking up the phone.
"Mac, its Harm. I've got Chloe and we're on our way back." Harm informed her while driving.
"Harm…is she ok?"
"Yeah she's fine, do you want to talk to her?" Harm asked knowing that she did but she just didn't know how she would react to everything considering that she's been through everything herself.
"Yes…please"
Harm handed the phone to Chloe who was still crying and told her to speak to Mac.
"Hello"
"Chloe, are you ok?"
"I am now. Mac… I'm so sorry for bothering you" Chloe said softly.
"Chloe…I just want you to know that I love you and I care about you. We'll talk when you get here."
Chloe and Mac talked for few more minutes before Chloe gave the phone to Harm.
"Mac…I totally forgot, can you call Sergei and tell him to pick Mattie up from school. I don't think I'll get there in half hour to pick her up."
"Harm, Sergei has a class today he probably already left home, I'll pick up Mattie from school and will bring to the office." Mac told Harm.
"Ohh thanks Mac. What would I do without you?"
"I can say the same thing flyboy!" Mac said smiling before hanging up the phone.
As Mac hung up the phone Sturgis walked in the office not looking happy.
"Hey Sturgis, what's up?" Mac asked
"Mac, do you not consider me your friend?" Sturgis asked hurt.
"What kind of question is that? You know that you are one of my closest friends." Mac asked shocked by his question.
"Really? How is that everyone in the office knows about what happened to Chloe but me?"
"I wanted to tell you but you were in Court when I got the call from her. And then I went into court when you came out and I just didn't have the chance. I'm really sorry, you know I would never leave you out" Mac said smiling at him hoping he'd forgive her.
"Oh, ok never mind. Sorry" Sturgis said smiling back. He felt like an idiot when he accused of her something like that.
"Have you had lunch yet?" Mac asked
"No, I was about to go grab something from the cafeteria. Want to join me?"
"Sure but I have to leave in fifteen minutes to go pick up Mattie from school and bring her back." Mac said before getting up and leaving the office
"No problem" Sturgis said as they both walked toward the cafeteria.
About fifteen minutes later, Mac was standing outside of Mattie's school and was hoping that she would see her. Mac was looking around when she realized that Mattie was walking toward her and waved her hand.
"Hey Mac" Mattie said greeting her.
"Hi Mattie, sorry Harm couldn't be here to pick you up, he had to go pick up Chloe" Mac said explaining as they walked toward her car.
"Chloe's coming?" Mattie asked excitedly since Mattie and Chloe had become really good friends the last time Chloe was here to stay with Mac.
"Yeah" Mac said getting in the car and starting the engine.
"Cool, I can't wait to see her" Mattie said smiling at Mac.
Mac just smiled and drove them back to JAG HQ.
In Harm's car
Harm was trying to cheer Chloe up by telling her jokes and things that's been happening at JAG when Chloe looked at harm and asked, "So are you still dating that Renee person?"
Harm looked at Chloe and said "Yeah"
Chloe looked disappointed because she couldn't understand why he had to date someone dumb when he had Mac right in front of him and considering the fact that she loves him. She couldn't believe how dumb the people she loved in the whole world could be.
Chloe knew that she would have to pay for this later but she went with her plan anyways and said, "Do you love Mac?"
"Of course I love Mac, she's my best friend and the person I trust the most in this world"
Right now all Chloe wanted to do was punch him in the face for saying that. How could he just say that? She knew he loved-loved her but just wouldn't say it.
"I meant…like you know"
"Chloe, I'm dating Renee"
"But that doesn't mean you can't love someone else. I mean I know you started dating Renee because Mac was "engaged" to Bugme but now she's not. She's given his ring back and he' out of her life for good."
"Chloe, you have to understand that we work together and we're best friends, I can't just tell her that I love her"
"Ohh so you admit that I love her"
Harm wanted to kill himself right now for saying that but he knew it was the truth.
"Promise not to tell anyone?" Harm asked trying to fix what he had just said.
"Promise" Chloe said grinning, she knew she had heard what she wanted to hear.
"Yes I love her but we're not ready for it yet. I'm dating someone I don't love but I can't just break up with her either. I mean don't get me wrong, but Mac did say it could never work out between us, what does that tell you?"
"Harm, just because Mac said it could never workout between you guys doesn't mean she meant it. Don't forget, she had said she loved Bugme too but did she really love him?"
That really got Harm to think about everything.
"Don't tell Mac I told you, but she does LOVE you, you know. Just because she doesn't admit it, like YOU doesn't mean she doesn't love you"
"What did you just say?" Harm asked stunned at what he had just heard.
"Exactly what you heard," Chloe told him
"Can we drop this topic please?" Harm said still shocked
"Yes but think about what I said, please, if not for me, then for Mac" Chloe said looking at him.
The rest of the drive was pretty much silent because Chloe had fallen a sleep while Harm's head was spinning through so many thoughts.
To be continued...