From Chapter 3 . . .
She flung open the door, keeping her daughter behind her, and assumed a fighting position. But all fight left her body when she saw the man sitting on the couch. She didn't believe it! She has had this dream so many times in the past five years, that it seemed like déjà vu.
"Harm?"
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Harm smiled softly, as he stood up from the couch. "I've missed you so much Sarah." He said quietly. He walked towards her quickly, and she found herself wrapped in his loving and protective arms.
She began crying silently, wetting his black shirt. "Is it really you?" She whispered, clinging to the front of his shirt, afraid that if she let go, he would float away. Harm kissed the top of her head as he smiled.
"It's really me Sarah."
"I love you Harm. I thought, I mean, I was told . . ." She trailed off, as all her words were lost when she looked up into his eyes.
"I know what you were told Sarah. And I am so sorry that you had to go through that. It's a long story, one that I don't feel like telling right now." He murmured into her hair, kissing her forehead.
"Daddy?" A timid whisper came from below the happily reunited couple. They broke apart, and looked down at the little girl. "Is that Daddy, Mommy?" She asked innocently.
Mac smiled, and laughed softly. She bent down and picked up her daughter. "Yes baby, this is your Daddy." She turned Leigh towards Harm, love shining in her eyes. "Harm, this is our daughter, Leigh Harmony Rabb."
"Hi Daddy." The little girl said shyly. She reached her arms out to him, and he quickly took her.
He hugged her tightly, as he whispered, "Hi sweetheart." Leigh looked up, and smiled brightly. "I knew that you would come back Daddy." He chuckled as he set her down.
"You wouldn't believe how good it feels to hold you in my arms again Sarah." Harm said, as he gathered Mac into his arms again.
"Oh I think that I have a pretty good idea Harm." She whispered, as she gently kissed him. The love and passion in this sweet kiss almost made up for the past five years. She moaned softly as his tongue invaded her mouth. Her arms moved up, going around his neck, pulling him closer to her. Slowly she pulled away.
"G-rated Flyboy, our daughter's watching." She said smiling as she rested her forehead against his. He returned the smile, and reluctantly released Mac. Mac looked back and forth between her husband and her daughter. She smiled as she saw Harm pick up Leigh and swing her around the room. They were going to be okay.
A few hours later . . .
Leigh had just been put to bed, and Harm and Mac were sitting on the couch, just enjoying each other's presence. "I can't believe that you're here. I've missed you so much." Mac said quietly. "Are you going to tell me what happened?" She asked.
"A long story, for some other time." Harm whispered, his warm breath ruffling her hair. He gently squeezed her waist, and pulled her closer to him. "I just want to enjoy being here with you, for now." She nodded understanding completely.
"We should probably tell everyone that you're alive. I don't think that the Admiral will appreciate it much if Harriet faints when you walk into the bullpen." Mac said smiling. Harm chuckled, just imagining what the bullpen would look like if he returned without telling anyone he was alive.
"Oh but Sarah, just think how much fun it will be!" He said jokingly. She looked up lovingly at him, and gently kissed him. The kiss quickly turned passionate, and their bodies molded together.
"We don't have to keep it G-rated anymore Ninja Girl." Harm whispered, his hands running up and down Mac's back. She shivered, it had been so long since she had felt his touch. She nodded, and they made their way to their bedroom.
The next morning . . .
Mac awoke to the smell of brewing coffee and cooking bacon. She smiled, and realized how lucky she was. This wasn't a dream, she had her husband back. Her life was perfect. She got up and threw on a robe, eager to greet Harm.
"Hey Flyboy." She murmured, sneaking up behind him, and wrapping her arms around his waist. He turned around, and smiled down at her.
"Well hello there Marine." He said, leaning down to kiss her on the cheek. She looked up and smiled at him, lightly pinching him on the cheek. "Hey what was that for?" He asked playfully.
"Just wanting to make sure that you're real." She smiled playfully, but then felt tears begin to form. She didn't know what was wrong, she shouldn't be crying, she was happy. She turned away from Harm, trying to hide her tears from him, not wanting him to worry.
"Sarah, what's up? What's the matter?" Harm asked, concerned for his wife. She shook her head, pretending that she was fine. "Sarah, I've known you too long, I can tell when you're upset. What's wrong sweetheart?"
She turned back to him, and didn't bother wiping away her tears. "I'm on an emotional roller coaster Harm. I've thought for five years that you were dead. It's torn me up inside Harm." She bit her lip as she bid the tears not to continue to fall. "I'm ecstatic that you're home, but . . . I don't know, I'm just really emotional right now." She couldn't help it as she burst into tears. "I don't know what's wrong with me." She whispered, as Harm gathered her up in his arms.
"Sarah, I understand completely, you have the right to be confused." Harm whispered into her hair, his hands running up and down her back comfortingly. "This is why I didn't want you to find this out yet, I was worried about what it would do to you."
She looked up at him. "Why didn't you come to me earlier Harm? That whole year, you wouldn't believe how many times I woke up, and rolled over to kiss you good morning, and you weren't there. I've needed you so badly Harm." She whispered.
"I know baby, I realize that now, but that whole year, it wasn't safe for me to come back. In fact, it wasn't safe for me to come back up until a few months ago." Harm murmured comfortingly to his wife.
She looked up, and smiled. "I understand Harm. I know that you would have come back to me sooner if you could." Her eyes then became clouded with question. "Where were you?"
Harm opened his mouth about to answer that, when Leigh came bounding into the room. "Morning Mommy, Daddy!" Leigh came to stand next to Harm, reaching her arms up to him. He smiled, and picked her up, hugged him tightly to his chest.
"How are you doing Leigh?" He asked, a huge Flyboy smile on his face.
"Fine Sir!" She said; looking as serious as a five year old in purple unicorn pajamas can look. Harm laughed.
"I see that your Mommy has been getting you ready for the military." Leigh nodded and smiled as she looked over at her mother.
"Can we go see Uncle Bud and Aunt Harriet today? I wanna play with Jimmy!" Leigh asked excitedly.
Mac smiled and nodded. "In fact sweetie, we were thinking about having everybody over, Uncle Bud and Aunt Harriet, Uncle Sturgis, Jen, and Uncle AJ. (A/N: I am currently mad at Meredith, so she will not be in this story.) Does that sound okay sweetheart?" The little girl nodded excitedly, and ran off to her room, eager to see her parent's close friends, the people she knew as her family.
Mac looked at Harm to see what his reaction would be. She smiled, when she saw the look of pure joy on his face. She knew that everything would work out for the best, that her husband was finally home to stay.
Author's Notes: This was kinda a filler chapter, so it wasn't very good. But I am in the process of writing chapter 5, and hopefully will have it done soon. Thanks for waiting so long; I hope that you're still enjoying the story.
She flung open the door, keeping her daughter behind her, and assumed a fighting position. But all fight left her body when she saw the man sitting on the couch. She didn't believe it! She has had this dream so many times in the past five years, that it seemed like déjà vu.
"Harm?"
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Harm smiled softly, as he stood up from the couch. "I've missed you so much Sarah." He said quietly. He walked towards her quickly, and she found herself wrapped in his loving and protective arms.
She began crying silently, wetting his black shirt. "Is it really you?" She whispered, clinging to the front of his shirt, afraid that if she let go, he would float away. Harm kissed the top of her head as he smiled.
"It's really me Sarah."
"I love you Harm. I thought, I mean, I was told . . ." She trailed off, as all her words were lost when she looked up into his eyes.
"I know what you were told Sarah. And I am so sorry that you had to go through that. It's a long story, one that I don't feel like telling right now." He murmured into her hair, kissing her forehead.
"Daddy?" A timid whisper came from below the happily reunited couple. They broke apart, and looked down at the little girl. "Is that Daddy, Mommy?" She asked innocently.
Mac smiled, and laughed softly. She bent down and picked up her daughter. "Yes baby, this is your Daddy." She turned Leigh towards Harm, love shining in her eyes. "Harm, this is our daughter, Leigh Harmony Rabb."
"Hi Daddy." The little girl said shyly. She reached her arms out to him, and he quickly took her.
He hugged her tightly, as he whispered, "Hi sweetheart." Leigh looked up, and smiled brightly. "I knew that you would come back Daddy." He chuckled as he set her down.
"You wouldn't believe how good it feels to hold you in my arms again Sarah." Harm said, as he gathered Mac into his arms again.
"Oh I think that I have a pretty good idea Harm." She whispered, as she gently kissed him. The love and passion in this sweet kiss almost made up for the past five years. She moaned softly as his tongue invaded her mouth. Her arms moved up, going around his neck, pulling him closer to her. Slowly she pulled away.
"G-rated Flyboy, our daughter's watching." She said smiling as she rested her forehead against his. He returned the smile, and reluctantly released Mac. Mac looked back and forth between her husband and her daughter. She smiled as she saw Harm pick up Leigh and swing her around the room. They were going to be okay.
A few hours later . . .
Leigh had just been put to bed, and Harm and Mac were sitting on the couch, just enjoying each other's presence. "I can't believe that you're here. I've missed you so much." Mac said quietly. "Are you going to tell me what happened?" She asked.
"A long story, for some other time." Harm whispered, his warm breath ruffling her hair. He gently squeezed her waist, and pulled her closer to him. "I just want to enjoy being here with you, for now." She nodded understanding completely.
"We should probably tell everyone that you're alive. I don't think that the Admiral will appreciate it much if Harriet faints when you walk into the bullpen." Mac said smiling. Harm chuckled, just imagining what the bullpen would look like if he returned without telling anyone he was alive.
"Oh but Sarah, just think how much fun it will be!" He said jokingly. She looked up lovingly at him, and gently kissed him. The kiss quickly turned passionate, and their bodies molded together.
"We don't have to keep it G-rated anymore Ninja Girl." Harm whispered, his hands running up and down Mac's back. She shivered, it had been so long since she had felt his touch. She nodded, and they made their way to their bedroom.
The next morning . . .
Mac awoke to the smell of brewing coffee and cooking bacon. She smiled, and realized how lucky she was. This wasn't a dream, she had her husband back. Her life was perfect. She got up and threw on a robe, eager to greet Harm.
"Hey Flyboy." She murmured, sneaking up behind him, and wrapping her arms around his waist. He turned around, and smiled down at her.
"Well hello there Marine." He said, leaning down to kiss her on the cheek. She looked up and smiled at him, lightly pinching him on the cheek. "Hey what was that for?" He asked playfully.
"Just wanting to make sure that you're real." She smiled playfully, but then felt tears begin to form. She didn't know what was wrong, she shouldn't be crying, she was happy. She turned away from Harm, trying to hide her tears from him, not wanting him to worry.
"Sarah, what's up? What's the matter?" Harm asked, concerned for his wife. She shook her head, pretending that she was fine. "Sarah, I've known you too long, I can tell when you're upset. What's wrong sweetheart?"
She turned back to him, and didn't bother wiping away her tears. "I'm on an emotional roller coaster Harm. I've thought for five years that you were dead. It's torn me up inside Harm." She bit her lip as she bid the tears not to continue to fall. "I'm ecstatic that you're home, but . . . I don't know, I'm just really emotional right now." She couldn't help it as she burst into tears. "I don't know what's wrong with me." She whispered, as Harm gathered her up in his arms.
"Sarah, I understand completely, you have the right to be confused." Harm whispered into her hair, his hands running up and down her back comfortingly. "This is why I didn't want you to find this out yet, I was worried about what it would do to you."
She looked up at him. "Why didn't you come to me earlier Harm? That whole year, you wouldn't believe how many times I woke up, and rolled over to kiss you good morning, and you weren't there. I've needed you so badly Harm." She whispered.
"I know baby, I realize that now, but that whole year, it wasn't safe for me to come back. In fact, it wasn't safe for me to come back up until a few months ago." Harm murmured comfortingly to his wife.
She looked up, and smiled. "I understand Harm. I know that you would have come back to me sooner if you could." Her eyes then became clouded with question. "Where were you?"
Harm opened his mouth about to answer that, when Leigh came bounding into the room. "Morning Mommy, Daddy!" Leigh came to stand next to Harm, reaching her arms up to him. He smiled, and picked her up, hugged him tightly to his chest.
"How are you doing Leigh?" He asked, a huge Flyboy smile on his face.
"Fine Sir!" She said; looking as serious as a five year old in purple unicorn pajamas can look. Harm laughed.
"I see that your Mommy has been getting you ready for the military." Leigh nodded and smiled as she looked over at her mother.
"Can we go see Uncle Bud and Aunt Harriet today? I wanna play with Jimmy!" Leigh asked excitedly.
Mac smiled and nodded. "In fact sweetie, we were thinking about having everybody over, Uncle Bud and Aunt Harriet, Uncle Sturgis, Jen, and Uncle AJ. (A/N: I am currently mad at Meredith, so she will not be in this story.) Does that sound okay sweetheart?" The little girl nodded excitedly, and ran off to her room, eager to see her parent's close friends, the people she knew as her family.
Mac looked at Harm to see what his reaction would be. She smiled, when she saw the look of pure joy on his face. She knew that everything would work out for the best, that her husband was finally home to stay.
Author's Notes: This was kinda a filler chapter, so it wasn't very good. But I am in the process of writing chapter 5, and hopefully will have it done soon. Thanks for waiting so long; I hope that you're still enjoying the story.