"...Or So Confucius Says"
Summary: Harm has learned his lesson... the hard way, as usual.
Note: Yay! I found a way to tie all three of these stories together! Hope you like the ending. And I'm very impressed by how fast you reviewed, CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur!
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 27 August 2004
"'Confucius says: Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it,'" Mattie read aloud. She, Harm, and Mac were sitting cross-legged on the floor of Harm's apartment in their sandy gym clothes eating Chinese take-out after their momentous game of beach volleyball.
Harm nudged his ward and said, "See? I told you that you're beautiful."
Rolling her eyes, Mattie passed him a fortune cookie. Cracking it open, Harm silently read his fortune and started turning pink. Before he could hide it, Mattie grabbed it out of his hands.
"Let's see here... 'Confucius says: A closed mouth gathers no foot.'" She nodded in mock seriousness. "I'd say that's appropriate."
Both girls started laughing as Harm feebly protested, "I learned my lesson, okay? You and Mac creamed me and proved that women are just as tough, if not tougher, than men."
"We did cream you, didn't we?" Mac smirked, "And we even let you score a few points."