A/N- Sorry about the proof reading problems. I am in high school, so getting these chapters out is hard enough. LOL. Here is another chapter. I hope you enjoy. BTW some of you said you were surprised that Mac turned to alcohol, but I figured that if a stalker caused her to turn to it the loss of her boyfriend would defiantly push her over the edge. ENJOY!
"Who's there?" she questioned. She stared at the shadow trying to see if she could tell who it was. The shadow was tall and foreboding. They had broad shoulders, and they slowly moved towards her.
"You of all people should know who I am."
The voice sounded so familiar to her, so soothing, she couldn't place it. "Sarah it's me." Right then the lamp on her dresser came on. She gasped.
"Is it you? Is it really you?"
He touched her face gently. She jumped as if his touch burned her skin. Her muscles were tense, and she finally relaxed. "Yes, it's me." She looked into his beautiful eyes.
"Oh Harm!" she cried and fell into his arms. She sobbed into his chest and he quickly wrapped his arms around her. He walked with her in his arms over to her bed and sat down. She looked up and began to kiss him uncontrollably. She kissed his lips, and then his jaw, neck, and back to his lips. He pushed her back. She looked at him questioningly. She didn't understand, he had been gone for three months, how could he not want this? "What?"
"Mac, I don't want you to do this." she looked down at her hands despairingly. 'Great Rabb, open mouth and insert foot.' He lifted her chin so he could see her eyes. "Sarah that is not what I meant. What I meant was is that we both have so many emotions right now that I don't want you to do this, because you might regret it later. If your, our, feelings for each other are real, then we will be able to wait."
She smiled seductively. There was a fire of desire that burned in her eyes. "Harm I know what I'm feeling and I know what I am doing. I want you, and I am pretty sure that you want me." they sat in silence for a minute. "Harm please say something."
"I love you, and you're right I want you, but I don't just want your body. I want all of you."
She smiled and her heart was beating faster. He wanted her, and not just for her body, but he wanted all of Sarah Mackenzie. "You have all of me." he smiled and captured her lips in a passionate kiss. Her heart was beating wildly. She stopped kissing him and looked into his eyes. She took his hand in hers and put it to her heart. He could feel it beating uncontrollably.
He had a cocky grin on his face "I didn't know I did that to you Miss Mackenzie."
She smiled seductively "Oh but you do so much more." With that they were lost in a world of love, and they were the only ones who existed.
-Mac's apartment- 0600-
Mac slowly opened her eyes, allowing the light from the window to flood her her body in warmth. She smiled and rolled onto her back as memories of the previousnightflashed through her mind. She turned her head expecting to seehim there beside her, but he wasn't. The bed covers didn't look as though they had been messed up, and there was no sign of him. 'No it couldn't have been a dream. I know it was real.' She got out of bed and quickly slid the robe over her body. Her clothes were lying on the floor. 'See proof it was real.' she reassured herself. "Harm." she called out quietly. She began to panic when there was no response. She looked in the bathroom, no Harm. Mac ran into her living room, almost in a panic as there was still no sign of him. "Harm" she called out with fear dripping off of her words. She turned in a circle looking for him, when she faced her living room again he was standing in her kitchen doorway with a spatula in hand, and a confused look upon his face.
"Sarah, sweetie what is wrong?" he questioned kindly. She just stood there frozen. He walked over to her. "Honey tell me." A few tears fell down her face. He didn't know why she was crying, but he still pulled her to him. Her body was shaking. 'What is wrong? What would make her act this way?'
She pulled back and looked at him. "I thought that last night was a dream, and that you were not real."
He brushed away a lock of hair from her face. "Nope you're stuck with me." he said sarcastically. She didn't smile, she just stared at him.
"Thank God." she said softly.
"Come have some breakfast. I made you eggs, toast, and bacon. Sound good?" She nodded and they went to have breakfast together for the first time as a couple.
Later on that evening Harm and Mac were lying on her bed. Mac was lying in his arms watching TV. While he caught up on some of hisreading. She couldn't believe how normal everything seemed. They had spent the day shopping for him some clothes since they had gotten rid of most of them. Harm had toned up over the past few months. He had a very prominent six pack and chest. His back muscles were much thicker and noticeable. She wondered what he had been through in the past few months. He had not brought it up, and she was afraid to mention it for fear of bringing up bad memories. Although if they were going to be a couple they needed to communicate with each other. She decided to be the one to start the conversation. "Harm."
"Hmm." he continued to read.
She rolled her eyes, snatched his book out of his hands and closed it.
"Hey I was reading that." he reached for it and she rolled over and put it on her nightstand.
"I noticed when you didn't answer me."
"Oh pardon me your highness. What were you going to say to such a lowly servant as myself?" he looked at her sarcastically, and chuckled.
"Well I was going to ask you .....What happened to you while you were gone? Why did they say you were gone?"
He sighed. He honestly didn't want to talk about it right then, but she needed to know the truth. "When my plane went down I was captured by a terrorist. He wanted to know where Sadik Fahd was. I told him that he was dead, but he was not satisfied with that answer, so he tortured me for several weeks. Once I had given up any hope of being rescued the CIA came busting in and rescued me. Unfortunately the terrorist got away, and none of his men would cooperate. They feared that if I came back he would try to kill me and anyone who knew me. I couldn't let that happen, so I started to help them look for him, since I knew what he looked like. I had a lot of spare time, so I started working out that way when I came face to face with him I would have no doubts of who would win. We finally caught the man, andthey told me I could go home. First I went to California to see my mom and Frank, and then I came straight here."
She looked at him. What was she supposed to say to that? She knew that it bothered him more than he let on, but she wasn't going to push it. "Harm did you kill him?"
He looked into her sympathetic eyes and slowly nodded his head. He took a deep breath and looked at her. "Yeah I did."
Mac scooted over towards him, wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his bare chest. "I'm sorry; I know what it is like to kill someone that is after you. Harm I ..." she paused. He squeezed hershoulder to encourage her to go on. "I saw you at the funeral, and then outside your apartment."
He smiled warmly. "That's because I was there." he told her as if talking to a small child.
"What...you mean...I...uh...you were?" she stuttered. He put a finger to her lips to silence her.
"I came back to check on you, to make sure you were being taken care of. When I saw how awful you were at the funeral I knew I had no choice. I had to find that man and come back to you." Her eyes became misty.' Curse youhormons' she thought to herself.
"I love you." He said as she touched his face gingerly. "Sarah words can never express how much I love you, nor words show you how much I care. Just know you are mine, I love you, and I will never leave you." he looked deep into her eyes and instantly the wall that had been protecting her soul fell. It shattered into a million pieces, and before him he saw the scared, lonely person, but most of all he saw the heart of a women.
A/N- I can stop here, but I have written more. The rest of it covers some of the highpoints that occur in the next few months of their timeline. I really like itand I think I will post it, but should I make it a sequel, or just tack it on here? It does not have nearly as much angst as these did. Please review I really love them.