"Appetitive Differences"
Summary: The way to a girl's heart is not necessarily the vegetarian route to her stomach.
Note: I needed to write a happy Mac scene, so here it is. And 'appetitive' is really a word (I looked it up to make sure)!
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 5 March 2004
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While her lunch was heating up in the microwave, Mac watched as Jennifer scraped the last of her yogurt from its plastic cup before tossing the container into the garbage on her way to the door.
"Was that your entire lunch?" Mac couldn't help asking the enlisted woman.
"That would be it, ma'am."
"On a diet?"
"The 'I can't afford better food until my next paycheck' diet," she forced a smile.
"I'm sure Harm wouldn't mind sharing his leftovers," Mac suggested sympathetically.
Jennifer made a face. "You haven't had his meatless meatloaf, ma'am."
Mac laughed out loud. "You mean he didn't burn that recipe after how much I insulted it?"
"Apparently not," the younger woman couldn't help smiling at that comment. "You know, some of his dishes aren't too incredibly appetizing. Mattie and I occasionally sneak out for pizza or burgers, which is what broke the bank in the first place."
"I don't blame you."
Summary: The way to a girl's heart is not necessarily the vegetarian route to her stomach.
Note: I needed to write a happy Mac scene, so here it is. And 'appetitive' is really a word (I looked it up to make sure)!
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 5 March 2004
*****
While her lunch was heating up in the microwave, Mac watched as Jennifer scraped the last of her yogurt from its plastic cup before tossing the container into the garbage on her way to the door.
"Was that your entire lunch?" Mac couldn't help asking the enlisted woman.
"That would be it, ma'am."
"On a diet?"
"The 'I can't afford better food until my next paycheck' diet," she forced a smile.
"I'm sure Harm wouldn't mind sharing his leftovers," Mac suggested sympathetically.
Jennifer made a face. "You haven't had his meatless meatloaf, ma'am."
Mac laughed out loud. "You mean he didn't burn that recipe after how much I insulted it?"
"Apparently not," the younger woman couldn't help smiling at that comment. "You know, some of his dishes aren't too incredibly appetizing. Mattie and I occasionally sneak out for pizza or burgers, which is what broke the bank in the first place."
"I don't blame you."