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A/N 1: R: Well, I've got Kay to talk to me again, so we're updating again. - K: Duhuh..You know, if you keep saying these obvious things, I'll shut up again!! - R: Sorry.. :s Well, I'll keep it short. Everyone who reviewed: Thanks! You can read our reactions down here....
maidenpride21: Yes, Kay's little sister is insane (you learn to live with it) and it would fix the problem.. but would DPB be happy with it.? For the second thing: It was the first chapter, so we had to explain everything (K: Or at least most things, some things were just an outburst of Rose's insane mind - R: OH! :o, They were so not. It's all YOU!!) For the third comment: We didn't quite get what you were trying to say (was that a sentence?) but 'Netherlands' & 'sunny' in the same line... What were you thinking? :p
anna: Thank you, thank you :$. En hoe kom je aan de wetenschap waar Zoetermeer ligt? (K: Je bent waarschijnlijk 1 van de 1 op de 1 miljoen mensen op de hele wereld die die kennis bevat! :p - R: Kay, volgens mij is ze gewoon een landgenootje.. - K: Oh)
ams9799: Thank you, and we will, don't worry. (K: scary laugh - R: She had to get up on 0615 this morning, so she's a little insane/crazy and slightly inflammable right now. Add the fact that it's 'that-time-of-the-month' again, and.. well.. - K: Hey! That's personal.. R: Sorry..:p)
EternalSleep: So now you don't have to any more :D
KJFlygirl87: Okay, we'll try to cut back on the conversations, but sometimes we can't help it. R: And, uhm, sweets. The review button is always (and I mean always) at the bottom of the page 8-) (K: Don't mind her, she had a whole day of school already. - R: And we still have the rest of the week to go. - K&R: YAY!! - K: ....Why did we say 'yay'? - R: Don't know. - K: You don't know why you said what you were saying? And you say I'm insane. - R: Hey! You said it too! BTW, weren't we gonna cut back on these conversationthingies? - K: Oh, right, sorry. Next!!)
Dana (thelonelyone): Wiiieeh, finally someone who appreciates our crazynessesinging! (R: Is that even a word? - K: Guess not, but I like the sound of it. And btw, is 'nutso' a word then? - R: Be nice to the reviewers. We love them, remember? - K: And you were nice to the previous one? - R: Okay, a little nice then...) We are indeed JAG fans (R: duhuh), we are in crazyland (K: NO?! Really?!), we're nice (K: OK, cut it out! - R: Ok, ok..) and we too absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely (K: That doesn't even sound like a word anymore...) weally, weally, weally, weally like/love H/M pairing stories... And baby-deal-stories too, because they always end up H/M pairinglike. (R: See, we made up a new word again!!:p)
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K: We got them all? - R: Jup, that's it. - K: Ok, on with the story then.
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Chapter 2
5 months, 5 days, 3 hours, 2 minutes & 11 seconds earlier....
Thursday
15 January 2004
0903 Local Time
Bullpen
JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
Harm was pacing before Macs office, wondering if he should knock on the door. Two minutes ago he had witnessed a poor Petty Officer being chewed out and yelled at by Mac. So he decided to wait for the perfect moment to enter and ask his question. Only, that time hadn't come yet. Moments like this made him remember their friendship like it used to be.
'Hell, like I want it to be,' he thought. 'Or maybe even more then just friendship,' he let out a chuckle.
"Care to share your thoughts Commander? Or are you gonna stand in front of my office for the rest of the day, cracking yourself up?" he suddenly heard a stern voice behind him. He hadn't noticed Mac just came out of her office and heard him.
"I'm sorry Colonel, just lost in thoughts. But now I have your attention. Could we go over the Coön-case?"
"Not now," Mac answered. "I'm really in the mood right now."
It was just then that Harm noticed the sadness in her eyes. The expression on his face softened. Although she now had a relationship with Webb, he still cared about her.
"Mac, what's wrong?"
"Nothing Commander," she answered, her face not letting Harm know what she felt, but he could tell. Simply because he still loved her.
"About the Coön-case, do you have time this afternoon?" she continued.
For Harm this was a sign she didn't want to talk about it, so he dropped the subject.
"Yes, I have some. Just pick the time you want to go over it."
"How about 1400?"
"I'll be there, on time."
Mac looked at him, raised one eyebrow and walked back into her office, leaving Harm alone with his thoughts again.
'I wonder what's bothering her and why she doesn't want me to know,' he thought and walked to his own office.
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Bullpen
Harm knocked at the door of Macs office. He was surprised when he didn't get the normal 'enter'.
"You're late," Mac called from her desk.
Harm walked into her office and shut the door behind him. "Mac, I know something is bothering you. It's your choice, but if you want to talk to, I'll be there for you," he started.
"Commander, there's nothing…" Mac was beginning to respond, but was interrupted by Webb storming into her office.
"Sarah, we need to talk!" he stated.
"No Clay, we don't. Now, could you please leave, I have work to do," she answered him with a stern voice. Harm moved a little uncomfortable. He didn't really want to see them fighting.
'Seeing Mac with someone else was hard, but seeing her hurt was even harder,' he thought.
It wasn't until then, Webb saw him standing in the room.
"Could you give us some privacy Rabb?" he yelled.
"No Harm, you can stay," Mac yelled back.
Harm walked towards Mac.
"I don't want you to think I'm on his side, because I'm definitely not. But I think you two have some talking to do. If you need me or when you're finished and we can work on the case I'll be in my office," he explained and walked out of the room.
In his own office, he could still hear them yelling at each other. He decided not to listen and turned to his computer screen. He still had some work to do.
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About 15 minutes later, 'Mac would have told me the exact time,' he thought with a smile. Just as he was about to finish what he was doing, he heard a yell and a door slam. He ran out of his office and saw Webb on the floor with his hand at his eye.
The admiral, who came out of his office wondering what all the noise was about, saw Webb on the ground with an eye almost the size of a golf ball and Harm walking towards him with anger written al over his face.
"Commander Rabb," he barked trough the bullpen.
All heads turned his direction.
"What have you done to Mr. Webb?
"Nothing sir. As Colonel Mackenzie and I were about to go over the Coön-case, Webb marched in and I left them to talk. I heard a door slam, so I came to see if everything was okay and saw Webb on the ground."
Admiral Chegwidden understood what was going on. "Okay people, let's get back to work."
The bullpen returned to the daily activities.
The Admiral continued. "Webb, come to my office and Rabb, I think you should get an ice-pack before you go into the colonels office."
"Yes sir," Harm went to get an ice-pack and then knocked at the door of Mac's office.
"Clay, please stay out, I need time to think," came from the office with a muffled voice.
Harm took this as his cue and opened the door. Mac looked up. "Harm, is it okay to go over the case tomorrow?
Harm handed her the ice-pack. Mac was about to protest, but Harm stopped her. "I know you're a Marine, but judging by Webb's eye, you must have one bad hand."
Mac took the pack with her bad hand, causing both her and Harm to wince. He let out a chuckle at that.
"Oh, so you think this is funny," Mac snapped.
Harm realized his mistake. "No Mac, of course not. It's just… well…never mind." He decided retreating might be a good course of action and backed slowly out of Macs office, wincing at the glare she threw at him. 'Okay, maybe not the smartest decision then,' he thought and stood still. "What happened in here Mac?" he asked carefully.
"Not here Harm and not now," she sighed.
"Okay," Harm said 'Some place neutral,' he thought. "What about dinner, my place" he continued and saw Mac glare. 'Way to go Rabb, what happened to that neutral place?' he mentally kicked himself. "I'm sorry. I meant to say some place neutral, but I guess my mouth was faster then my brain." Harm quietly continued.
Mac saw the look in his eyes and realized he really didn't mean to push her into something. 'He looks kinda cute. O god, what am I thinking? I've got a boyfriend. Wait a minute, right now he isn't my boyfriend, but if I think about Harm this way and Clay and I come back together again… Okay, this is getting way to confusing,' she thought and saw Harm look at her with a look of concern. "Hey, what else is new? Don't worry about it. I'm used to it." She tried to recover with a joke. When she saw that didn't work, she tried something else. "Okay, Beltaway Burgers it is then. And now I have to get my attention back to my work commander, so dismissed."
"Um, Mac, you know you don't outrank me, do you?" Harm said.
"Yes, I do," Mac replied with a sigh. "But I really need some time to think right now, could you please leave. I promise I'll be there tonight at 1900."
Harm understood she needed some time alone and left the office. Secretly hoping tonight Mac would be a little over her fight with Webb.
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A/N 2:
K: Hey, Rose, did you noticed that no one volunteered to be out beta?
R: You think their scared? There's no reason to be scared of us!
K: Chicken!! Pwokpwokpwokpwokpwok
R: KAY! We were gonna be nice to all the reviewers.. AND readers!
K: Oh, right, Ok, sorry.
R: See, 'that-time-of-the-month' thingie again.. rolls her eyes Anyway, we're very normal people (most of the month), so.. anyone.. please volunteers... beta... someone?
K: We could make a commercial!
Are you tired of all the spelling & grammar mistakes in this story?
Do you think you can do better
You're not a chicken (R: KAY!! Quit it!! – K: Sorry :S)
You'll have flexible workhours (as long as you finish it before Thuesday or Wednesday.)
Do you think you're up to the challenge, working with two insane teenage girls
Then join the army!!.. Oh, wait, sorry.. Join our little group! (sorry, too much excitement equals crazy)
Charming-Rose-corporations-is-not-responsible-for-Kay/Rose-symptoms,-crazyness-and-any-withdraw-symptoms-after-beta-ing/reading-the-stories-they-produce.-Also,-their-insuranceplan-doesn't-cover-any-resulting-psyciartist/hospital-appointments/visits/bills.
R: You think we'll have some reactions? Any reactions?
K: Yeah....
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