one plus one plus one plus two The Last Part.
Well this will definitely be the end of this story. I'm sorry it took so long. Somewhere along the line, my muse went on life support. It's hard to write when you've quit reading 80 of the fanfics because you're tired of all that angst. (I think some authors in this fandom think there's only one genre, angst!) I also haven't been able to catch many episodes this season, though after reading the points to ponder and Pat's shipper moments I am interested in seeing the reruns. (Except for the one with Clay!) However, since it drives me nuts when authors leave stories unfinished I promised myself that I would beat an ending out of my muse at some point.
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Fairmont Hotel
1455 Hours
12/24/2004
Mac sat thinking about how much her life had changed in the past year when the knock on the door shook her out of her reverie.
"Admiral."
"You ready?"
"Very. Is everyone in place?"
"We're just waiting on the bride." The admiral offered his hand to Mac and they proceeded to the ballroom that had been rented for the occasion.
The wedding had been surprisingly easy to plan, considering the problems they had agreeing to a date. They'd decided on an afternoon ceremony so that guests could still spend Christmas Eve with their families. Mac desperately wanted to keep the wedding small and simple. Harm wanted whatever Mac wanted. He knew she hadn't wanted the spectacle that Mic had planned and that her wedding to Chris hadn't been the kind of ceremony that little girls dream of, so he was determined that this time things would go her way.
They decided to have the ceremony and reception at the Fairmont Hotel. The Admiral was giving the bride away. Chaplain Turner agreed to perform the ceremony. Frank and Trish were the best man and maid of honor.
The decorations were simple, fresh Christmas greenery, white twinkle lights and of course, roses. It was almost like an outdoor wedding, minus the snow and wind chill, of course.
They decided against a military wedding. Harm was dressed in a simple, yet elegant tux and Mac was dressed in a plain off-white gown with a short train. Harm had to chuckle when he thought about the dress.
Mac had insisted that Harm go shopping with her for a dress. When Harm mentioned the tradition of the groom not seeing the dress before the wedding, her response was she'd tried that before and look how that worked out. Actually, to her way of think she'd tried that twice before because even though it had been a simple sundress, Chris hadn't seen it until the ceremony.
Therefore, Harm had gone shopping with Mac. It hadn't taken long. They'd gone to one store and she'd tried on one dress. She'd liked it. He'd liked it. He pointed out that they could look all day and not find anything they liked better so she'd bought it. The sales person had been stunned. Not to mention the poor mother whose daughter was trying on her 37th dress in the hunt for the perfect one.
At exactly 1500 hours, the Admiral placed Mac's hand in Harm's and shot him a look that said, "You hurt her and Matt O'Hara won't need to get out of Leavenworth to kill you. I'll do it for him." Harm just smiled in return. He was actually relieved to see the Admiral acting like her father, a few years ago; he'd thought AJ had other ideas about Mac.
The ceremony was simple and brief. By 1530 hours, they were man and wife. The moved across the room and formed a receiving line along with Mattie and the boys. They may not have planned a military wedding, but with Mac's internal clock, they couldn't help but have military precision.
The afternoon was spent dining, dancing, and laughing with friends and family. Trish, Frank, and Grandma Sarah were there and Matt O'Hara managed a phone call. He had a very good chance of being paroled in the spring, as long as he promised to stay out of D.C. and away from the monuments!
The wedding had been kept small but the guests still included; Tom Boone, Carolyn Imes, Skates, Jack Keeter, Jen Coates, Jason Tiner, Sturgis, and some friends from Mac's time in Bosnia Karen and Viv also managed to make the trip.
At 2000 hours, Mac escorted Harm upstairs to the room where they'd spend their wedding night.
"Get changed, Flyboy."
"Why? Are we going somewhere?" Harm was quite confused.
"Yes, I thought we'd go see your dad and then come back and say goodnight to everyone."
"Are you sure?" Harm wanted to see his dad but figured he should let the day be about them.
"Positive. Now go get ready." Mac pushed Harm in the direction of the bathroom, knowing if he changed in front of her, they'd never get anywhere. She also knew if Harm didn't go to the wall it would bother him the rest of the night, though he'd try hard not to let her know.
The visit to the wall accomplished Harm and Mac stopped back in the ballroom to say thank you to everyone for coming, tell the boys and Mattie goodnight, thank Frank and Trish for taking the boys, and make sure Mattie was still okay with staying with Tom.
It was 2200 hours when Harm unlocked the door to their suite.
"Think you can help me out of this outfit, Harm?"
"Certainly." Harm moved to Mac and giving her a bit of a grin, he bent to kiss her lips while unzipping her skirt.
"I love you Mrs. Rabb."
"That's good to know, since I love you too."
The End