AN: Hey, remember me? And the story? I really didn't mean it to be so long between postings, but I hope I can better myself... Thank you so much Cria and TZ for sticking with me. I also want to thank everyone who encourages me to write. Since I haven't had that much time lately it has helped even more then usually.
Part 15
"So Mattie is off," Harm said after they had left Mattie and her friends Kate and Jane at the party. Kate's mother was going to go and pick them up so Mac and Harm were free for the rest of the evening.
"Yeah, I hope they'll have a nice time."
"I'm sure they will."
They were both silent for the rest of the drive and it wasn't the comfortable silence they had gotten used to sharing the last couple of months. It was uncomfortable to say the least.
They walked into the restaurant still very tense and nervous. It was silly maybe because they knew each other so well, they were more than practically living together, but for some reason this was starting out to be a really awkward type of first date. They were both trying to figure something out that would break the 'ice', but neither one of them was able to come up with anything that worked.
They ordered some Greek specialties, it was a Greek restaurant they were at, and once the food was there at least they could share their thoughts on the food.
"This tastes good," Harm said about his mousaka.
"It looks good," Mac said "This is great too. It's a nice restaurant."
"They have good food."
Mac didn't know what to say next.
"Do you want to try some?" Harm offered her and tried to get some of the mousaka on his fork, but wasn't very successful. The more he tried the worse it went. Finally he gave up and was just about to give over his whole plate to her.
"No, it's OK;" Mac stopped him in his movement.
"Are you sure?"
Mac nodded.
"OK," Harm said.
Since they weren't talking a lot, they had both finished their meals rather fast. When the waitress came back asking them if they wanted dessert. They had such a trouble deciding if they actually did that she offered to come back later. Both of them really wanted to leave. Not so much to get away from each other, but to get away from the awkward situation. At the same time they didn't want to say that they wanted to get out of there to the other. It was rather tricky, but eventually they were able to agree to go home and have some coffee there instead of at the restaurant.
They went into Harm's apartment and he started a pot of coffee.
"I think there's still some cake left if you want," Harm informed her. They both reached for the door of the fridge to open it. Their hands touched and instead of opening the fridge they just stood still. They both raised their heads so that they were looking into each other's eyes.
Milliseconds later Mac was propped up against the still closed door of the fridge with Harm's arms around her holding her tight. They were kissing each other senseless trying to touch and taste the uncovered, but still unknown body parts. Both of them were working on getting the other out of their clothes.
"Mac, let's go into the bedroom," Harm suggested between kisses when they were standing there in just their underwear.
"You don't have a bedroom..." Mac protested, but when Harm moved his head away from her daring her to fight him on this "But I guess you do have a bed..." he resumed kissing her and they were both very pleased about that. Harm lifted Mac up and she wrapped her legs around his waist "Wait," Mac said and Harm stopped walking, but still held on to her "Harm, I'm not on the pill."
"I have supplies," Harm quickly said before Mac had a chance to ask him.
"Good," Mac breathed out in relief.
"That was..." Mac said later the same evening when they were lying close together, their legs tangled in the other's and in the sheets. Mac could feel Harm's breath landing on her face as they were both working hard to get their breaths to calm down.
"... so amazing," Harm agreed and pushed away a stray of hair that was in Mac's face. "You are so amazing. I only wish you could stay here tonight. The whole night."
"I do too."
There was a quick double knock on the door and then Mattie opened it and asked into the apartment: "Harm, are you decent?" To always come in and talk to Harm after she had been out at night was rule they had both agreed on.
"Hold on a second," Harm got up from the bed and unnecessarily put his finger to his mouth in a motion for Mac to be quiet. He then threw on his bathrobe, which lay on the chair beside the bed.
"Hey," he said to Mattie once he came out from behind the wall "Did you have a nice time tonight?" He hoped she wouldn't walk around the counter and see the piles of clothes that lay there
"It was OK. Not that special, I guess. Had you already fallen asleep?" Mattie asked.
"Mm, yeah..."
"OK. I'll get going then. I promised Mac I'd tell her I was home too."
"Ah... she isn't home yet."
"Oh. Is she with Webb? Are they back together?"
"No... I don't think so. I'm sure she won't be long though."
"Well then. Good night, Harm," she waved and left the apartment.
Harm went back to the bed where Mac started to get up as soon as she could hear the door being shut.
"You don't have to go yet..." Harm protested
"I know. I'm just not so sure I'd be able to leave at all if I stayed any longer now," she smiled at him.
"But it will be suspicious if you come home to the apartment now..." he playfully grabbed her around her waist and placed her back on the bed beneath him.
"You don't want to tell Mattie about us," Mac stated.
"No, I don't. Not yet," he confirmed and lay down beside her instead "I just think this will take some time to figure out. Not if we're going to be together, but how... and I guess I don't want to drag Mattie into that already."
"So it's not because you think this is going to fast."
"No. Well, I guess this being our first date and all you could say that it's all happening rather fast, but... to be honest it doesn't feel like it's too soon or too fast."
"I know. It feels..." she paused trying to find the right word "It feels just right," Mac said and then added "And I guess you're right about why we shouldn't tell Mattie yet, even if I won't like lying to her. This date of ours definitely showed that we need to practice this a bit more."
"I think we ended it quite well..." he leaned over to kiss her. She couldn't help herself, but to meet his kiss.
"Harm," she protested when she felt his hands starting to once again remove her underwear. "You know I have to go, besides..." she nodded towards the wall which on the other side had Mattie's room. "We're not exactly quiet..." She forced herself to get up from the bed, go out to the kitchen to gather the rest of her clothes and start to get dressed.
Harm followed her out to the kitchen and then walked with her to the door "My darling," he kissed her once again "Will I see you tomorrow?"
"Try to avoid me."
TBC
Part 15
"So Mattie is off," Harm said after they had left Mattie and her friends Kate and Jane at the party. Kate's mother was going to go and pick them up so Mac and Harm were free for the rest of the evening.
"Yeah, I hope they'll have a nice time."
"I'm sure they will."
They were both silent for the rest of the drive and it wasn't the comfortable silence they had gotten used to sharing the last couple of months. It was uncomfortable to say the least.
They walked into the restaurant still very tense and nervous. It was silly maybe because they knew each other so well, they were more than practically living together, but for some reason this was starting out to be a really awkward type of first date. They were both trying to figure something out that would break the 'ice', but neither one of them was able to come up with anything that worked.
They ordered some Greek specialties, it was a Greek restaurant they were at, and once the food was there at least they could share their thoughts on the food.
"This tastes good," Harm said about his mousaka.
"It looks good," Mac said "This is great too. It's a nice restaurant."
"They have good food."
Mac didn't know what to say next.
"Do you want to try some?" Harm offered her and tried to get some of the mousaka on his fork, but wasn't very successful. The more he tried the worse it went. Finally he gave up and was just about to give over his whole plate to her.
"No, it's OK;" Mac stopped him in his movement.
"Are you sure?"
Mac nodded.
"OK," Harm said.
Since they weren't talking a lot, they had both finished their meals rather fast. When the waitress came back asking them if they wanted dessert. They had such a trouble deciding if they actually did that she offered to come back later. Both of them really wanted to leave. Not so much to get away from each other, but to get away from the awkward situation. At the same time they didn't want to say that they wanted to get out of there to the other. It was rather tricky, but eventually they were able to agree to go home and have some coffee there instead of at the restaurant.
They went into Harm's apartment and he started a pot of coffee.
"I think there's still some cake left if you want," Harm informed her. They both reached for the door of the fridge to open it. Their hands touched and instead of opening the fridge they just stood still. They both raised their heads so that they were looking into each other's eyes.
Milliseconds later Mac was propped up against the still closed door of the fridge with Harm's arms around her holding her tight. They were kissing each other senseless trying to touch and taste the uncovered, but still unknown body parts. Both of them were working on getting the other out of their clothes.
"Mac, let's go into the bedroom," Harm suggested between kisses when they were standing there in just their underwear.
"You don't have a bedroom..." Mac protested, but when Harm moved his head away from her daring her to fight him on this "But I guess you do have a bed..." he resumed kissing her and they were both very pleased about that. Harm lifted Mac up and she wrapped her legs around his waist "Wait," Mac said and Harm stopped walking, but still held on to her "Harm, I'm not on the pill."
"I have supplies," Harm quickly said before Mac had a chance to ask him.
"Good," Mac breathed out in relief.
"That was..." Mac said later the same evening when they were lying close together, their legs tangled in the other's and in the sheets. Mac could feel Harm's breath landing on her face as they were both working hard to get their breaths to calm down.
"... so amazing," Harm agreed and pushed away a stray of hair that was in Mac's face. "You are so amazing. I only wish you could stay here tonight. The whole night."
"I do too."
There was a quick double knock on the door and then Mattie opened it and asked into the apartment: "Harm, are you decent?" To always come in and talk to Harm after she had been out at night was rule they had both agreed on.
"Hold on a second," Harm got up from the bed and unnecessarily put his finger to his mouth in a motion for Mac to be quiet. He then threw on his bathrobe, which lay on the chair beside the bed.
"Hey," he said to Mattie once he came out from behind the wall "Did you have a nice time tonight?" He hoped she wouldn't walk around the counter and see the piles of clothes that lay there
"It was OK. Not that special, I guess. Had you already fallen asleep?" Mattie asked.
"Mm, yeah..."
"OK. I'll get going then. I promised Mac I'd tell her I was home too."
"Ah... she isn't home yet."
"Oh. Is she with Webb? Are they back together?"
"No... I don't think so. I'm sure she won't be long though."
"Well then. Good night, Harm," she waved and left the apartment.
Harm went back to the bed where Mac started to get up as soon as she could hear the door being shut.
"You don't have to go yet..." Harm protested
"I know. I'm just not so sure I'd be able to leave at all if I stayed any longer now," she smiled at him.
"But it will be suspicious if you come home to the apartment now..." he playfully grabbed her around her waist and placed her back on the bed beneath him.
"You don't want to tell Mattie about us," Mac stated.
"No, I don't. Not yet," he confirmed and lay down beside her instead "I just think this will take some time to figure out. Not if we're going to be together, but how... and I guess I don't want to drag Mattie into that already."
"So it's not because you think this is going to fast."
"No. Well, I guess this being our first date and all you could say that it's all happening rather fast, but... to be honest it doesn't feel like it's too soon or too fast."
"I know. It feels..." she paused trying to find the right word "It feels just right," Mac said and then added "And I guess you're right about why we shouldn't tell Mattie yet, even if I won't like lying to her. This date of ours definitely showed that we need to practice this a bit more."
"I think we ended it quite well..." he leaned over to kiss her. She couldn't help herself, but to meet his kiss.
"Harm," she protested when she felt his hands starting to once again remove her underwear. "You know I have to go, besides..." she nodded towards the wall which on the other side had Mattie's room. "We're not exactly quiet..." She forced herself to get up from the bed, go out to the kitchen to gather the rest of her clothes and start to get dressed.
Harm followed her out to the kitchen and then walked with her to the door "My darling," he kissed her once again "Will I see you tomorrow?"
"Try to avoid me."
TBC