Summary: From beginning to end in song. Mac and Harm's past, present and future accompanied by various artists.
Pairing: Um… duh! Mac/Harm
Distribution: If you want it, take it but please warn me and tell me where its going )
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I swear I don't own the people you recognize. I only like to play around with them and make things go my way. DPB owns them along with Paramount and CBS.
Spoilers: Just about everything basically. Some of the cases won't be covered, of course but a lot of the major moments in the lives of Mac and Harm will be.
Author's Note: Skipping though, skipping though, too lazy to actually to the 63 chapters I'd wanted to do in the beginning… AU now folks, don't hurt me!
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Chapter 21
A Moment Like This
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What if I told you it was all meant to be?
Would you believe me?
Would you agree?
It's almost that feeling we met before
So tell me that you don't think that I'm crazy
When I tell you love has come here and now
Mac awoke the next morning before Harm and went to the kitchen, carefully extracting herself from his grasp. In the kitchen, she found a note taped to the coffee maker from Trish.
We've gone to the airport to catch our flight. Coffee's fresh, though maybe cool
Trish
Mac grinned at the simple wording. Shaking her head, she poured herself a mug and tip-toed past her still sleeping sailor to the front porch.
A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people wait forever
For that one special kiss
Oh, I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
The cottage was a simple structure, white tree trunk posts held up the overhanging room, and the trim painted a burgundy red. Windows jutted from the roof indicating to any passers by that the cottage had two stories. Two red steps, the same as the trim, provided the way of ascension to the entrance. Two chairs, slanting back and coloured a tanned brown were placed side by side on the porch. Mac took a seat in one of those, looking out at the lake lying only sixty feet away. It was a calm morning on the lake, only a few ripples notifying the watcher of the slight breeze.
Everything changes, but beauty remains
Something so tender
I can't explain
Well I may be dreaming but 'til I awake
Can we make this dream last forever?
And I'll cherish all the love we share
The creak of the screen door alerted her to Harm's presence and she smiled over the rim of her cup as he took the seat beside her.
"You left."
"Nuh uh. I came out here because I woke up earlier than you," she answered turning her view back to the lake.
"Wow…" Harm said suddenly, leaving Mac confused.
"What?"
"You're so beautiful." Mac blushed.
"Thanks," she whispered.
A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
They sat in silence, taking time to appreciate the not so subtle beauty that nature possessed.
"I haven't been up here for a day and already I love this place," Mac whispered, unwilling to break the beautiful morning by speaking too loud.
"I know the feeling," Harm replied in a whisper.
"How many other girlfriends share my sentiment?" she asked, a grin flitting across her lips.
"None," he answered truthfully, more than aware that they'd had this conversation before. He didn't call her on it, however.
"This place isn't something you share with just anyone, you know." Mac was silent in surprise.
"Is it that hard to believe?" he asked.
Could this be the greatest love of all?
I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall
So let me tell you this
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this
"Thank you," Mac responded, leaning across the arms of the chairs, careful of the coffees, and kissed him quickly. Harm, however, wouldn't leave it at that. All but springing from his chair he dragged her upright and crushed her lips to his.
She responded instantly, opening her mouth to his seeking tongue. They stayed there, for how long neither knew as Mac's clock had been thrown by the feeling, until their lungs burned with oxygen deprivation. She rested her head on his shoulder, her arms still wrapped around his neck from their kiss.
"I love you," he whispered, rubbing up and down her back.
"I love you, too," she responded quietly.
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Song: A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson