A/N- I am not going to disclose any information on my story. I love being evil...LOL...it is so much fun! Well here is the next chapter...by the way I really appreciate all the reviews. BTW froggy3019...how do I get one of those chocolate Harms?LOL.
-Mac's apratment-1835
Mac was sleeping soundly and the Admiral had just gotten off of the phone with Harm's mother. She had taken it just like he had expected, not well. Once AJ had told her she began to cry, so Frank got on the phone to finish talking to the Admiral. AJ apologized for not being able to tell them in person. He had only had to tell one other family that their son was dead; it had been just as horrible then. No one could quite understand what it was like having to tell a family that their son wasn't coming home. Frank said there was no need to apologize and that he and Trish would be on the first flight out to D.C. AJ could hear the emotion in the man's voice. Harm may not have been his biological son, but he could tell that Frank had thought of him as his own. The Admiral sat in Mac's living room pondering how hard this would be for her. He never realized how much she loved Harm. For so many years she had hidden her love for him. He had seen the worried looks when Harm went flying, how she wouldn't give up when he was missing at sea, but once they came back from Paraguay that had all dissipated. He just assumed that they, the staff, had seen something that wasn't there, yet now their assumptions were confirmed. AJ began to worry that she would turn to the bottle to wash away her problems, so he knew he had to keep an extra eye on her or she would. He again began to feel bad for Harm's mother. She had lost her husband and now here son to the same evil. How much more could this woman endure? AJ's mind began to wander to the events of the day, and how he had never seen Mac loose her composure, at least not like that. He sighed; he was exhausted physically and emotionally. He had loved Harm like a son, and now he was gone. AJ stretched he legs out on the sofa and laid he head down allowing sleep to wash over him. He had to keep up his strength; he needed to be there for Mac and the staff. The staff, he hadn't even told Bud and Harriet yet. Oh how upset they would be, and Coates, what about Mattie? They would all find out tomorrow. If he thought today was ruff he could only imagine how hard tomorrow would be.
-Mac's apartment-1030
It was Friday morning and Trish and Frank were already there. Apparently they had caught a flight that night. AJ had decided that he would gather the staff that morning and tell them. He would allow Jennifer Coates to tell Mattie, since he did not know how to tell her. Mac had just woken up and walked into the kitchen to find Frank making breakfast. She was surprised to see him, but then again she knew that the Admiral said he would call them. Frank looked up at her and gave her a small kind, warm smile. She looked just like her picture, and exactly how Harm had described her, he thought. "Good morning." he said softly.
She gave him a small smile. "Morning, I am Sa..." she started to say her name, but he stopped her.
"You're Sarah Mackenzie, but your friends call you Mac. You are in the Marine Corps, and work at JAG. Shall I continue?" he smiled. He saw her eyes twinkle for a second then it was gone. She shook her head and looked down at her feet. He looked down at the eggs he was making. "Would you like some breakfast?"
She again shook her head. "No thank you."
"I'm Frank by the way."
"I know who you are." Again there was a still silence. "So you know where the Admiral is?"
He looked up at her. "Yeah, he is in your office on the phone." she scraped the eggs onto three plates. He picked up a plate and a fork. "You need to eat something, and I won't take no for an answer." She smiled and took the plate.
"Yes I understand, thank you." AJ hung up the phone and walked over to Mac. He placed his hand on her arm. "They have completely identified the body, it is Harm's. They are shipping it here. It should be about two days until it gets here." Mac nodded. "They need to know where to send it."
Mac sighed "Tell them to.."
"To send it to Arlington." came a quiet voice. They all turned to see Trish standing in the doorway to the kitchen. "My husband never received a military funeral, but my son will." she stood there with a determined look on her face. AJ nodded and began to get his things together.
"I will inform them of your decision. The military will handle most of it, but there will be some stuff they will ask you for." Trish nodded. "Well I am going to go inform the staff."
Mac stepped forward "I will call his old squadron. They will want to know."
"They already do." AJ whispered.
"How?" she asked.
"I called them last night. They are in port for a while and are coming to the funeral once we set a date."
"Okay thanks." Mac looked down at her feet. "Do they have his stuff?" she asked quietly.
"Yes Keeter is bringing it to the funeral." he sighed seeing the pain in her eyes. What hurt him the most was seeing the look of defeat on the normally stoic face. She was never going to be the same, never. "Well I should go. I will be by later." He patted Mac gently on her shoulder.
"Thanks." she said in a quieted voice. He smiled, grabbed his coat, and left. Mac turned to face Trish and Frank. "I am going to go get a bath. Please make yourselves at home." She turned to get a bath.
"Sarah." Mac turned around and looked into what she could have sworn was Harm's eyes. She could see all the emotions of the women standing in front of her, just like she could Harm's. "He loved you with all he had, just so you know, he always did." Mac hugged the older women.
"Not like he loved you." she whispered and left before they could see the tears in her eyes. She knew that Harm loved her, but hearing it from someone else just made what she was knew was true in her heart true in reality.
A/N- here is another chapter. Hope you enjoy! Please review! Thanks.:)
