Author's Note: Okay I know this as taken FOREVER to get ready about six weeks exactly. First I had an issue with my computer deciding to hide all my writing files from me. Man what a scare to turn on your computer and find none of your files where you left them! So after finding them I ran head on into serious writer's block! Utters various curses Then school started and just recently I have had Internet problems! Does it never end? SO basically it has been a rough six weeks but now everything is back to normal crosses fingers Anywho that is the scoop now on with the story FINALLY!!!

Oh nutter butters! I forgot! Since it has been a while I need to refresh your memory. Basically the Admiral has a bad day what with Harm and Mac sabotaging things for revenge and now Harriet has revealed a piece of very interesting info regarding a certain tape and now they are off to get the tape!

JAG HQ

Security Office

1945 Romeo

"Hello Corporal." Mac greeted the Marine sitting at a desk surrounded by television screens. He jumped to attention.

"Good evening ma'am. I saw you coming. What can I do for you at this hour?" His cutting to the point didn't surprise Mac.

"Well we need to see some security tapes from the Admiral's office."

"I can't let you see those ma'am unless you have the proper clearance."

"The Commander and I have the highest clearance next to the Admiral and we just need one tape."

"Ma'am it is standard procedure, let me run your names through the computer and we'll see what it says." The Marine typed in Harm and Mac's names and ranks on his computer and then read for a minute.

"Alright, sir ma'am if you will follow me we can get you a tape." Harm and Mac followed the corporal to another room it was cooler and dimly lit. He took them to a far wall and stopped.

"These are all of he ones from his office they go back nine years, in fact into the first day you were at JAG, with Colonel Mackenzie, Commander Rabb." The corporal smiled and Harm went to one shelf and looked at one of the dates on one of the very first tapes.

"Mac here we have the first time I ever got yelled at in that office."

"Very nice Harm now we have to get that tape Harriet was talking about." Mac said getting down to business. The Corporal then asked,

"Lt. Simms ma'am?"

"Yes."

"She wouldn't happen to have told you about the Sinatra tape?"

"That is the one." Harm added in and the corporal nodded and walked to another shelf and then frowned.

"Sorry I don't have it. The Admiral must have had it removed." Mac looked at the corporal sadly.

"You sure that there isn't another copy anywhere at all?" The corporal laughed.

"A copy? The whole security has a copy, I'll let you borrow mine, but you have to promise to get it back ASAP." The Corporal turned serious and went back to his desk and pulled out a DVD with no label.

"There you are and have a great evening."

"Thank you we will." Harm ended the conversation and he and Mac walked out together.

"You know the majority of those files in the basement need to be signed by the Admiral."

"Are you suggesting a prank Mac?"

"In a sense yes. If we take all the ones that need to be signed and put them in his office he is going to have files coming out the wazoo."

"You know he will be very angry and he will probably have figured out who has been pulling the pranks." Harm stated.

"Whatever, but let's do it anyway, they need to be signed before they can be archived." Mac shrugged. Harm nodded his agreement and they spent the next hour and a half carrying armloads of files up the elevator and into AJ's office, which they had to find the key in Coates' desk to unlock it.

"There that's the last of them." Mac slammed a pile onto the large wooden desk and stretched those files were heavy and her arms were numb.

"You ready to go home then?" Harm asked her. He was just as tired and his back was aching a little.

"Yep let's go." She readily agreed. They grabbed their things and the DVD and headed out and back to Harm's apartment.

Harm's Apartment

North of Union Station

2115 Romeo

"Well here we are home sweet home. Do you have anything to wear besides your uniform Mac?" Harm asked when they walked in a collapsed on the couch. Mac sighed and stood and went to Harm's closet.

"I have an evening gown for tomorrow, three complete changes of civvies and two sets of pajamas and I must say that Jen did a nice job picking things out." Harm opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Did you give Jen your credit card? How on Earth did she have time to go shopping?"

"Well the Admiral needed new pants and she was leaving anyway so I gave her my credit card and sizes and she took part of the afternoon shopping. I think it relieved some of her stress. She must have put them here when she got home after work. You know we really made her angry today."

"Yeah I know, how about we go over there and apologize and see if they have any leftover pizza?" Harm offered and Mac readily agreed. So they went to Mattie's apartment and knocked softly.

"Come on in!" They heard Mattie's voice and they entered and she was sitting on the couch next to Jen where the poor petty officer was lying down with her eyes closed and an icepack on her feet.

"So how was your day Mattie?" Harm asked.

"Uneventful, did a lot of IMing and watched a couple of movies and ate, I am also trying to act as Jen's shrink." Mattie stated flatly. Mac sighed and took up a seat on the floor.

"How are you feeling there petty officer?" She asked softly and Jen groaned.

"My head is pounding my feet are aching and I think my mental six is sore as well. Does the Commander ever make you feel as bad as the Admiral makes me feel?" Mac grinned and replied.

"Well I think a little worse. He has had me go home battered and bruised with my feet hurting and my ears ringing and everything right down to my fingernails aches. You should consider yourself lucky."

"Thanks for the encouragement ma'am, there is some meat lovers on the table if you want it. It might be a little cold, but it's good." Jen managed to say sitting up. Harm looked at her with his brow furrowed.

"You sure you're alright?"

"Yes sir I am. I'll be sunshiny happy tomorrow, but right now it's like a hangover after a lot of Vodka."

"Jen told me that you guys caused the majority of her bad day. Is that true?" Mattie asked and Harm and Mac nodded. Mattie looked excited to hear about it.

"Well it all started this morning when we…" Jen then stood up. I don't think I could live to hear about today's events, so goodnight." Jen padded away into her bedroom and Mattie called.

"Be sure you put your pjs on instead of your dress uniform this time." All they heard from Jen was a low grumble.

"She can be a little loose minded sometimes when she is tired. So anyway you were saying…"

25 minutes later

"You guys are really bad! You could get in big trouble!" Mattie tried to be serious through her laughter but it was a lost cause.

"Huh? Uh right." Mac chimed in as she came back into the world of the living.

"So what is the plan for tomorrow?" Mattie asked and Harm frowned.

"Well we put almost a roomful of files in his office for his signature so he will be busy and we got a DVD with some rather interesting footage which we will, well I don't know how are we going to use it Mac?" Mac smiled slyly.

"That my Flyboy is for me to know and you to find out the day after tomorrow."

"Come on Mac! You can tell me! I won't tell Harm please." Mattie begged. Mac sighed.

"I won't tell you exactly what I will be doing but if you could…" Mac pulled out the smallest digital camera Harm had ever seen from her blouse which surprised him a little.

"I need you download files two and four onto a disk. Then I need those photos by tomorrow morning when we leave can you do it?" Mattie looked like she could jump over the moon.

"You bet and you don't mind if I have a look at the photos in the files do you?"

"Not at all." Mac stifled a yawn. She then stood slowly.

"Well I need to get this Sailor to bed or he is going to be very grumpy tomorrow." Mac gave Harm a peck on the cheek and he stood up. Mattie came over and gave Harm a hug.

"Night…dad." Harm looked surprised and Mattie smiled.

"I just wanted to see whether it suited you or not. Goodnight mom." Mattie then surprised Mac by giving her a hug as well.

"Well goodnight Mattie sleep well." Mac smiled and then Harm and Mac walked out of the apartment back to theirs hand in hand.

"That certainly was a change." Mac sighed. To Harm she looked like she was beaming. He felt a little lighter at Mattie's opening up as well. Maybe one day those papers would get through. Harm went and sat on the bed and began to undress. Mac soon joined him. They were silent until Mac was in a pair of silky pj pants and a tank top, which with it's v-neck showed some cleavage.

"You sleep in that Mac?" Harm asked with his hands on his hips in just his boxers.

"Yes and I could ask you the same question as to why you sleep in that." Mac gave the top of his boxers a snap and he winced.

"That hurt."

"Oh well, that's not my fault now is it?" Mac flopped on the bed and looked up at Harm who was staring looking a little puzzled.

"What is the sight of a woman in your bed unfamiliar to you?" Mac joked.

"No, well I mean not you anyway, you know what I mean?" Harm laid down beside her.

"Yes. I know you have a question for me so ask it." Mac demanded and Harm looked a little embarrassed and asked anyway.

"So that uh camera that you pulled out tonight is that what…"

"Are you asking me if I put very important things down my blouse to keep them safe?"

"Well um yeah I guess. I mean I thought that only women in the movies put things down their…" Mac was loving seeing him squirm.

"What their 'bosoms'?"

"For lack of a better word yes. Down their… um yes."

"Why Harmon Rabb can you not say the word bosom?"

"No." Harm denied and Mac led him on.

"Well then say it!"

"Okay! Bos…bbbos…" He fumbled and Mac grinned broadly.

"Now say it with me Harm. Bos…om, Bosom…"

"Bosom! There I said it happy now?" Harm pouted and Mac hit him with a pillow.

"You are a character Harm. Now get over here." Mac ordered as Harm leaned over her and she kissed him gently. When they broke apart Mac added thoughtfully,

"You know, it's like having an extra pocket." Harm groaned and rolled over onto his back again.

"Ugh Mac! You really had to ruin the mood didn't you?"

"I was just stating the facts counselor."

"Yeah well next time I would prefer the cross examination."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Mac asked.

"It means kiss me again Colonel."

"Gladly." Mac said and she kissed Harm again, before rolling over and turning off the bedside lamp and covering them in darkness as she sidled up next to him. Harm put an arm around her and they both fell into a deep and untroubled sleep.

Harm's Apartment

North of Union Station

0715 Romeo

The next morning

"Ugh he has to have something!" Mac cried in exasperation. Harm heard her and he groaned and rolled over.

"What are you looking for Mac?" He muttered putting his face in the pillow.

"Ah ha! Finally!" She exclaimed walking back into the bedroom.

"What are you doing up so early Mac?" Harm questioned.

"Well I'm usually up by this time anyhow and I was hungry, so I am eating." Harm kept his eyes closed and laid on his back.

"I'll ask you more directly this time. What are you eating?" Mac smiled. She could really have some fun with this.

"Guess." Mac chided and Harm sighed keeping his eyes shut. He really wanted to go back to sleep.

"Toast?"

"Nope."

"Eggs?"

"No!"

"Cereal?"

"You don't even have that here."

"Right. How about one of my blueberry muffins? If it is then you had better not leave a single crumb in this bed."

"That's wrong as well, do you need a hint?"

"Sure why not."

"Okay, but I'm warning you that it is very… " Mac set the carton of ice cream she was devouring on his bare skin and he shouted jumping up.

"COLD!!" Mac laughed loudly as he stood there panting from the surprise.

"Don't you EVER do that Mac! You are in big trouble missy…" Harm pointed a scolding finger at her. She wasn't looking at him so he dove onto the bed next to her and she finished digging out a large bite of the fudge twirl and was about to put it in her mouth when Harm short stopped it. He swallowed it quickly and added.

"You are in big trouble after I finish eating."

"HEY! That was my breakfast I was eating it first!"

"So I intercepted it." Harm battled back. Mac stood up on the bed and Harm followed her up.

"But I bought it so give it back." Harm ordered, he put his arm up so Mac couldn't get away but she dodged it and jumping to the floor in her bare feet she dashed out unto the hardwood floor into the kitchen. Harm ran after her, he grabbed her around the waist when she almost reached the far wall.

"I told you to give it back."

"Why? You don't need the body fat." Harm lifted her a few inches off the ground.

"So you're saying that I'm the Pillsbury doughboy now is that it Marine?"

"Well you do kind of make that little giggling sound when I…"

"Let's not turn this into a blackmail session. All I want is my breakfast back." Harm reasoned and setting Mac back down he pinned her to the drywall. Mac managed to scoop another bite onto the spoon and held it deciding whether or not to eat it.

"You want it? You know it's not a very nutritious breakfast."

"Yes and I don't care." Mac smiled and she held the spoon in the distance between them. Harm leaned forward for it and at the last second she pulled the spoon away so their lips met.

Just then Mattie walked in and groaned.

"Ugh not again! I really need to get better timing." She was about to turn on her heel when they broke apart for air and Harm looked at her.

"How much of that did you see?" Mattie raised an eyebrow.

"There was more?"

"Oh so you just saw that part." Harm said straightening up and letting Mac get away from the wall.

"What exactly were you doing?"

"Fighting over breakfast." Mac chimed in and held up the ice cream carton smiling. Mattie looked like she didn't believe them.

"Sure you were. Just fighting with your lips locked. Sounds like the lawyer way to solve an argument." Mattie said sarcastically. Harm smiled.

"Well actually Mattie I called in the Calvary and here you are."

"What?" Mattie and Mac said in unison and looked confused. Harm took the carton and spoon out of Mac's loose grip and started to eat.

"Hey that was not fair!" Mac whined.

"Well life ain't fair doll." Harm shrugged and Mac looked like a raging ball of Marine fury at that comment. Mattie just cleared her throat.

"So when are you guys going to work?"

"In about a…HALF HOUR!" Mac exclaimed, when her internal clock let her know the time.

"Oh man that is not enough time to get ready. Okay, Harm stop eating and go shower."

"But…" Harm protested.

"NOW!" Mac ordered and Harm put the ice cream away and went off to the bathroom at mach speed.

"Okay Mattie I assume you came for a reason this morning what can I do?" Mac asked. Mattie stated calmly.

"Well I was going to ask Harm if I could go spend the day with Holly."

"Yes that's fine. When will you be back or do you want to stay the night?" Mac asked, then she shouted over the shower to Harm.

"What uniform today?"

"Summer whites!" Mac nodded and she started to lie out the appropriate uniform as she waited for Mattie to answer.

"Well I should be back for dinner unless you two won't be here. Holly said it would be all right if I just stayed at her house tonight. We were going to go shopping today so I need a little money as well." Mac went to Harm's dresser and grabbing his wallet pulled out a few bills.

"Is that enough? Wait who am I kidding of course it's not!" Mac cried and she rushed to her purse and pulled a few more rather large bills and handed it to Mattie who looked surprised.

"Wow. Mac you really don't have to…"

"Don't worry its fine, just buy something nice or maybe a couple nice things. Whatever." Mac smiled when Mattie hugged her.

"Oh you are the coolest! Don't forget to tell Harm I'll stay at Holly's."

"Okay, leave her number on the counter. Harm and I have a stuffy dinner to go to tonight so Jen is on her own. We won't be home until well I'm not sure so have a great time." Mattie then rushed off to her apartment as Harm stepped out of the bathroom in a towel.

"Oh and why are you the coolest?" He asked cocking an eyebrow.

"Well I told Mattie that she could spend the night at Holly's and I gave her forty from your wallet and well some money from mine so they could go shopping." Mac admitted sheepishly.

"You gave her forty?"

"Well yes is that a problem?"

"She doesn't need that much, does she?" Mac just shook her head.

"You can't be too careful. Don't worry if there is any left over I'm sure that you will get the change."

"MAC! There won't be any! When I took her school shopping I maxed out a credit card!" Mac gave him a kiss on the cheek and smiled.

"Then you are a very good father. Now get dressed and quick!" Mac then went into the bathroom carrying everything she needed with her including her uniform.

25 minutes later

"Come on Mac! We have to go!" Harm called as he snapped his briefcase shut. Mac came out of his bedroom with her hair still wet and putting on foundation.

"Mac you don't have time for makeup now let's go!" Mac stopped and grabbed her briefcase and laptop.

"Oh Harm hand me that disk on the counter." She ordered and Harm tossed it to her. It was labeled in Mattie's cursive 'Top Secret'. Mac tucked it in the outside pocket of her laptop case with the DVD and smiled.

"Of course I have time for makeup I have mastered putting it on in five minutes at home and eight minutes on the Beltway." Harm looked shocked.

"Driving?"

"Well I multitask, now let's go! I'm driving." Mac grabbed the keys and Harm took them from her.

"No, you are a menace to society, besides you have to don your war paint."

"Ha ha now come on!" Mac ushered him out the door and as they headed down the lift she continued to apply her makeup. By the time they had started on the road all Mac had was lipstick and mascara, the two most difficult things to put on in a car.

"Okay Harm now careful around the curves unless you want me to lose an eye or eat my lipstick." Harm did as instructed and Mac holding her pocket mirror in one hand she unscrewed the cap on her mascara with the other.

"Here we go." Mac was extremely careful as she tried to apply it evenly, but Harm wasn't driving very well he jerked the car and Mac yelled at him as the brush slipped. He looked at her and laughed.

"Harm! Look at what you made me do!" She wiped it off and they continued in silence.

"There done!" Mac snapped as she closed the clear coat of her lipstick.

"So that's why your lips are shiny, does it have any significance other then that?"

"Well it does keep the lipstick from staying on your cheek and so that it doesn't feather and bleed over the course of the day. Do you have any other questions?"

"Yes. Is there anything else we need to do for the Admiral today?"

"Nope. The final and most embarrassing thing will be tomorrow during his morning coffee. Now let me work my magic." Mac stated as she turned on her laptop and began to work furiously. This was going to take a lot of time and energy and almost all of the computer smarts she had, which over the years was quite a lot.

JAG HQ

Parking Lot

45 minutes later

"We're here. You done there Mac?"

"Just crop a little there and zoom, then despeckle and there! Huh did you say something?" Mac looked up at Harm who smiled.

"Yes we're at work."

"Oh okay just let me shut down." Mac turned off her laptop and put it back in the case.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go we're already late." Mac asked and Harm shrugged.

"Well if you insist. You know this is the last moments we will get to spend together like you know until the end of the day."

"I'm going to see you around the office and we are working together on the Everett case… oh you mean like that." Mac said catching on and she shook her head.

"Do you want a kiss Commander?" She asked.

"Ma'am, yes ma'am!" Harm gave her a mock salute. Mac kissed him quickly before getting her things and hopping out of the car. Harm would go in about five minutes after her, just for the sake of trying to be discreet but everyone knew so what did it matter. Harm sighed and watched her walk in. They had been engaged for a grand total of three days and every minute it seemed as if months had gone by. He wanted to marry her as soon as possible, but knowing Mac she wanted everything to be perfect right down to the socks he would be wearing under his dress uniform as he stood at the alter. He also knew that a big wedding was something that would either kill him or at least empty his pocket book. Well that was the price for marrying the woman that you loved and would do anything for. He shook away the thoughts and grabbing his briefcase prepared for the day. The only other thoughts were of what Mac had in store for the Admiral the following morning.

JAG HQ

0932 Romeo

Mac's Office

"RABB! MACKENZIE! GET IN HERE NOW!!" Harm and Mac looked up from the files they were reading when they heard the call. Mac sighed.

"Ah the sweet yelling of a ticked off Admiral in the morning, just what I needed."

"Well let's go before you get anymore of it." Harm stood and together they went to the Admiral's office.

"What is the meaning of this! I specifically told you these were to be alphabetized, categorized and archived in Washington NOT my office! How thick are you two? I know they say love is blind but this is crazy it's not deaf as well I assume?" Harm and Mac stood at attention in between the piles of papers and files stacked around them. Mac was the first to speak up.

"Sir all these files require your signature before they can be archived."

"Well what exactly are they?"

"Case files." Harm stated.

"Well why didn't I sign them after they were completed?" AJ demanded.

"Sir we gave these files to Tiner, a long time ago. There are even some here from when Brumby…." Harm stopped as he saw Mac's hand curl into a fist at her side.

"We even found some from when Lt. Austin was still here." AJ looked shocked.

"That is really odd, well thank you very much it is just an awful lot to do." Then there was a knock on the door.

"Enter." Harriet who was standing in front of Sturgis followed Jen walking in each could barely see around the files they were carrying.

"Where do you want us to set these… sir!" Jen cried when she saw the office already filled. Harriet gasped as she stepped gently over a large pile of A's that was already on the floor. The Admiral looked like he was going to die.

"Umm, put them well… Commander, Colonel… did you carry all these others up?"

"Yes sir and we put them in alphabetically starting at the door going clockwise and whatever was left over is in the middle as you can see." Mac stated confidently. AJ took a deep breath and looked at Jen.

"When do those need to be signed?" He gestured to the piles in her arms.

"All of these? Well today sir." The Admiral sighed.

"Alright set them here and I'll get to them right away. Commander, Colonel let's not have this happen again. Dismissed." Harm and Mac carefully made their way out of the office quickly and made a beeline for the break room.

"Well he certainly will be busy for the rest of the day." Mac grinned opening the cabinets and pulling out a box of Cheerios. She opened them and began to eat them like popcorn. Harm looked uncomfortable.

"You know Mac those are the Admiral's Cheerios and if there aren't any left he is going to be very upset. "

"Oh well I want Cheerios so he is just going to have to go without!" Mac stated smartly and taking the box she went straight to her office and began to work furiously at her laptop. Harm finished a cup of coffee and then rinsing out his cup he went to his office and began to look like he was busy but in reality he was test piloting the newest Jetfighter simulator game.

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