Thanks so much for the suggestion. If you know of any beta readers, I may just use one. Sorry for the short chapter. My computer has a virus, so a lot of my stuff if gone, and I have to rewrite everything. I also apologize for the double spacing of the song. It refuses to cooperate. Just to let you know, I'm changing the rating to PG-13. I don't think I'm going to take to story as far as I once thought, but I might change my mind with a little convincing ;).

Don't know what I'm gonna do

About these feelings inside

Yes it's true

Loneliness took me for a ride

Without you love

I'm nothing but a beggar

Without you're love A dog without a bone

What can I do

I'm sleeping in this bed alone

Baby

Mac's POV

Conflicted, Mac continued to listen to the song.

I really don't know what I'm going to do now. I know I love him. Hell, I can't think of a time I didn't love him, but I'm not going to beg for his affection like some dog. I'm tired of feeling lonely and sleeping in my bed with nothing to keep me warm but a nice romance novel. I can only take so much. Can't he just give me a break once in a while?

There are times I see him staring at me, and I get a glimpse of something more in those blue/green depth. Part of me wants to believe what I see in his eyes is true, but I really have no basis to prove it. He refuses to act on them damn it! Am I asking too much to have just a little reciprocation here. I mean I took a big risk tonight. I let myself wide open for him to take what I think he wants. I risked my heart one too many times for him to hurt me again. I don't' want to let him go. He's been a part of my life for so many years that I don't know what I would do without him.

Harm's POV

Now you see, there is the problem. I don't know what I'm going to do about these feelings. I love her so much, but on the other hand, I've hurt her so much. I remember the first day she and I met. I was so shocked to see Diane's twin right in front of my eyes that I was afraid I must have been dreaming. I tried to charm her right from the start, but she saw right through that. She almost had me convinced that I was starting to think my feelings for her were only because she reminded me of Diane. Then that night on the dock happened. I don't know if I would have killed him that night, and now I guess we will never know, but I do know for 100% certainty who I was kissing that night. I was saying goodbye to Diane, and saying hello to the beautiful marine standing right in front of me. I didn't want to let her go home that night. I won't lie to myself and say I'm not tired of sleeping in my bed alone and living a life of loneliness. Come to think of it, I've always felt alone. Ever since I lost my dad. I always felt a connection to him. Mom was so caught up in her grief that she didn't notice my sense of abandonment. I don't blame her for that, but a small part of me always felt she abandoned dad when she remarried Frank. That's when I took it upon myself to keep that connection with him. I would be damned if I gave up on hem, and at the same time, promised myself I would never allow myself to feel that way again. The pain was so intense, I figured if I kept everyone at a distance, I would never hurt again.

Then I met Mac. She blasted through every barrier like it was a piece of paper. She took my control and threw it out the window. Every time I'm with her, I feel like I am pulling 9 G's. I've always been a control freak, but Mac makes me want to lose control. And that is what scares the shit out of me.

The final verse of the song is what drove the message home to both of them.

Again, sorry for the short chapter. I will be out of town and may not get back to this till Monday.