AN: Thanks for all the reviews. I must admit that I am a hopeless H and M fan. I just hate it went people who are meant to be together aren't.

Ok, one more things. I know this is totally random but I just saw the Phantom of the Opera and it was great!!!!! It was like one of the best movies ever!!!! The costumes were great, the singing was wonderful, and the actors and actresses were amazing. If any of you reading this hasn't seen it yet, go out and see it!!!!! Anyways, without further delay here is the next chapter.

The Nutcracker Part 4

Harm drove Mac back to her apartment as it started to snow harder.

"Do you want to come in? I'm going to need help again with my dress."

"Sure," Harm said. "Just don't fall on me again. My shoulder still hurts from the last time," he joked.

"Very funny, Harm," Mac said, unlocking her door. "Do you joke with other girls like this?"

"Only with you, Mac. Only with you."

"I don't know whether to be flattered or extremely annoyed."

"A little of both wouldn't hurt," he said, following her inside.

The apartment was warm and a good relief from the bone chilling cold outside. Christmas decorations covered the room and her big Christmas tree was decorated with lights and other ornaments.

"Looks like someone went over board with the decorations," Harm observed.

"Hey, don't make fun of my decorating skills. My physiatrist said to help me feel better, I should try to get into the Christmas spirit. I think decorating has been helping."

"I wasn't making fun of you, Mac. In fact I think it's nice in here."

"Thanks," she said.

"So you have been seeing your physiatrist?" He asked.

"Yeah," she said, going into her room. He followed her in and they kept talking as she turned on the lights. "She's been helping me workout my problems and to feel better about myself."

"That's good, Mac. Everyone needs a little help sometimes. Here, why don't you come sit down on the bed and I'll help you with your dress."

Mac did as she was told and sat down on the bed next to him. Harm started working on unzipping her dress and Mac tried not to shiver under his touch.

"How did you ever manage to zip and unzip this dress before?"

"It's new. I have never worn it before."

"There," he said as the dress was unzipped.

"Thanks," Mac answered, turning around to face him. She heard something hit up against the window and moved off the bed to investigate. Everything was covered in a thick blanket of soft snow, the storm had hit so suddenly that it looked impossible to travel back out.

"You can't go back out in a storm like this," she said. "You'll never make it home," she added, rubbing the kink in her shoulder.

Harm got off the bed and joined her by the window. "Here let me," he said massaging her sore shoulder. "Was that your way of asking me to spend the night," He asked, thinking back to what she said about the storm.

"Maybe," she tried to answer casually by looking over her shoulder back at him.

"If I'm going to spend the night, I need a better answer than that," he said continuing to massage her shoulders. She could feel his warm breath on the back of her neck and she couldn't help but shiver.

"Are you cold, Mac?" he asked not knowing that he was the cause of her shivering.

"No, I'm fine," she gulped. "Listen, can't you stay here tonight? I don't want to have to worry about you out in that storm," she said folding her arms across her chest.

"Alright, I'll stay, but only on one condition."

"What?"

"I get to sleep in your bed, so I don't freeze on the couch."

"I wouldn't have it any other way. It's a deal," she said shaking his hand to seal the agreement.

"On the right side," he challenged knowing that was the side she always slept on at home.

"What? No, I always sleep on that side. Besides that's two conditions. We only agreed that you were going to sleep in here."

"Sorry," he said mischievously, as he started to pull the covers back on that side.

Mac chucked her pillow at him and said, "You are such a bad house guest, and there is no way I'm letting you sleep on that side of the bed."

Harm folded his arms across his chest and thought before saying, "Maybe I won't spend the night here after all," Harm teased, throwing the pillow back at her. "The floor looks comfortable."

"Come back up here," Mac said. "I will not let you freeze your six off on the floor. Look, I have to change out of my dress. While I'm gone make yourself comfortable on the LEFT side of the bed," she said putting extra emphasis into her sentence. "I'll look for pjs for you when I come back." Mac yawned as she grabbed her pjs out of her drawer and headed into her bathroom. She changed quickly into her silky pjs and came out to find Harm some clothes. Harm had positioned himself on the right side of the bed, his jacked and shirts were laid out on her chair. She rolled her eyes. 'Could Harm just listen to me for once?' Meanwhile he was staring at her and she tried not to notice as she stood on her tippy toes to reach into the back of her closet. She pulled out baggy sweat pants and tossed them to Harm.

"You can wear this tonight, I would offer you a t-shirt but I don't think it would fit."

"This is fine. Are you done in the bathroom?"

"Yeah," Mac answered, as he went into the restroom. She sat down and was getting under the covers when she heard a knock on the door. Quickly throwing on her black robe, she hurried to the door. 'It's almost 9:00. Who could be here at this time on Christmas Eve?' She opened the door and looked in surprise at the two faces she saw.

End of chapter…

AN: Hope you guys all liked this chapter. Please review, nice reviews.

And go see Phantom of the Opera!!!!!