…Till Death Does Us Part Chapter II – Part 15/26

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McMurphy's Bar

10:32 PM

Sturgis sat there across from his friend and wondered what the hell had happened.  One beer turned into five, which then became bourbon.  Sturgis had lost count of how many drinks Harm had consumed, but it was defiantly not a level he wanted to join his friend in.

"I just don't get it.  How could she do it?"  Harm asked again.

"I don't know, Harm.  Maybe you should ask her tomorrow."

Harm drank the last of his latest bourbon.  "She should have told me.  I'm her friend."

"When was the last time you talked to her?"  Sturgis asked, already knowing the answer.

"When she called about a case," Harm stated as he motioned to the waitress for another drink.

Sturgis exhaled loudly.  "And when did you talk to her before that?"

"Before she left."

"Was there any communication between those two times?"

"No."  Harm paused.  "She should have told me. We were married."

"By accident," Sturgis brought up.  "Neither one of you wanted it."

The waitress delivered Harm's drink and he stared at it as he thought about how much he did want it.  "I wanted it to be real," Harm muttered before he drank the drink down in one gulp.

Sturgis knew Harm was punishing himself for something, but didn't know what.  "Harm, what is bugging you about Mac?  Is it the fact that she is back, or that she might have moved on?"

"I think it's great that she is back, but…"

"But what?"  Sturgis asked.

"But if she's moved on, where is the father?" 

Sturgis thought for a second.  "Maybe he's in Italy.  She said she's seven months, so it could have happened there, or before she left."

'Italy,' Harm thought 'Webb.  I'm going to kill the bastard.'

"So she moved on.  I should do the same," Harm stated to some surprise to Sturgis.

"Were you waiting for her?"

"Waiting for Mac."  Harm laughed.  "I signed the annulment papers, why would I wait for her?"

"So what are you going to do, now that she's back?"

"Treat her the same.  She's back; it will be nice to have someone to take some of the cases.  At least with her off of investigations, we'll get the pick of the cases." 

"She'll still be in the office."

Harm glared at Sturgis.  "Are you afraid I'm going to hurt her in some way?"

"No, I just know the two of you have a history, and both of you tend to bring up your personal lives in public."

"Mac and I do not have a history.  And we defiantly do not have a personal life together.  She made damn well sure of that!"

Sturgis leaned back.  "Sorry, Harm, didn't mean to make you upset."

Harm laughed.  "I'm not upset."

Sturgis raised an eyebrow.  "Really?"

"I have no need to be upset.  Let's change the topic.  How do you think the Yankees are going to do this season?"

Sturgis wondered again what Harm was thinking, along with how he was thinking.  Sturgis did know one thing, as Harm started to discuss the pitfalls and hopefully success of the baseball team, something was going to happen with Harm and Mac, and when it did, it was going to be big.  He secretly hoped he wouldn't be in the office when it happened.

End Part 15