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Chapter 5 The 'Field' (/failed) mission
Saturday
17 January 2004
1104 local time
Macs apartment
Georgetown
Washington D.C.
Harm parked his car and rushed to Macs' door.
'Only five minutes late,' he thought and knocked.
Mac opened the door. "Why am I not surprised," she greeted, while opening the door.
'Okay, not a good start,' he thought and nervously pulled a single rose from behind his back.
Mac looked at him 'HUH' written all over her face. "What is behind this Harm?" she asked surprised.
"Well… it's just… uhm… I…" Harm managed to produce, before he ended up mumbling.
"Harm, I promise, I won't bite, you can tell me. See, my mouth is closed," Mac teased, causing Harm to turn seven more shades of red. "Oh my, Harm you're almost as red as the rose," she couldn't resist.
"Okay, we'rejustbacktofriendsagainsoabouquetwastomuchbutIwantedtogiveyouarosesoIboughtyouoneroseinstead." Harm answered in rapid tempo. (Translation: we're-just-back-to-friends-again-so-a-bouquet-was-to-much-but-I-wanted-to-give-you-a-rose-so-I-bought-you-one-rose-instead.)
"Uhm, Harm, very sweet, but don't forget to breath. And by the way, come in," Mac responded.
Harm didn't react.
"Harm… are you scared of me? I promise, I won't act like I just did. I'm just a little nervous about Clayton coming to get his stuff," Mac explained.
"O, sorry, I didn't realise you were waiting for me to come in," Harm teased her this time and walked in. He stood in the living-room and turned around.
"Mac, I'm sorry…" He began, stopping when Mac started at the same time with "Harm, I just want to say…" and they both laughed.
Harm calmed down first, so he said "Ladies first."
"Okay, I just want to say that I shouldn't have teased you like that. It wasn't fair to you. You tried real hard to be nice. I'm sorry," she replied seriously.
"Okay and I wanted to say thank you for inviting me over and giving me a second chance," Harm said.
Then there was silence and silence and… more silence as they both looked at each other, waiting for the other to start again.
'Right,' Harm thought. 'Another awkward moment and I just don't know what to say.'
Mac was thinking almost the same when the doorbell rang.
'Saved by the bell,' she thought with a sigh. She opened the door. 'Saved by… Webb. O God, did I just imply I was happy to see Clayton at my doorstep? I must be going insane. I'm going to be sick.'
But she plastered on a smile and simply said. "Clay, you're early."
"Sarah I was wondering if we could talk," he started, but stopped when he saw Harm standing, the rose still in his hand. "What is he doing here? We broke up and you run straight into his… arms," he almost yelled.
He grabbed the rose out off Harms' hand and threw it onto the ground. It started to play 'twinkle, twinkle, little star.'
"What the hell is this?" Webb yelled, about to explode.
"Clayton," Mac tried to say in a neutral voice. "Maybe you could take your things to your car," she said, pointing at the box in front of the door.
Webb, who finally got the point, picked up the boxes, turned to the door and walked out.
Harm and Mac looked at the closing door, turned to look at each other and burst out in laughter.
"You saw…" Mac tried talk, but burst out in laughter again when she saw Harms face, him trying to look serious.
It took them almost ten minutes to figure out that maybe it would help to switch the singing rose off. By surprise, it worked and after eleven minutes they calmed down.
"So," Mac said to get Harms attention. "Webb was early. Do you want to do anything or do you want to go home?" She asked.
"I'd like to do something, but one thing: did you see the look on his face?" He answered.
They both tried to hold back their laughter, but failed miserably.
"So, what do you want to do?" Harm said when he finally got himself under control.
"I'm hungry. It's 1152 already and I haven't had anything to eat since breakfast," Mac answered.
"This is definitely my turn to say 'Why am I not surprised.' Let's go to that new restaurant at the mall. I'll buy," Harm suggested.
"You know I can't refuse food. Especially not if someone else is buying…" Mac teased. "So let me get my things and we're gone."
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1144 local time
Mall
Washington D.C.
They walked to their table and ordered their drinks.
"Mac, why did it take you so long to get ready? I thought Marines were supposed to be ready in a flash," Harm teased her.
Her eyes darkened.
"I'll tell you later. Let's eat first," she answered.
They ate talking about nothing and everything. For the first in a long time they just enjoyed each others company. After lunch Mac suggested to walk through the mall a little, before going home. They walked a while and then Mac started a conversation.
"Uhm Harm… the reason why you had to wait so long, was because I had a test lying in my bathroom," she said blushing slightly.
Harm knew what she was talking about and decided not to push her.
Mac started to walk slower until Harm stopped her by taking her arms and turning her in front of him, so he could look her in the eyes.
"Mac, you can trust me . I won't judge you," Harm said in a soft voice.
"Harm, I'm not," she replied.
There was a little silence between them, broken by Harm when he took Mac in his arms.
"I'm sorry. I know how much you want to be a mom," he said, comforting her.
"It's okay," she responded softly. "Webb wasn't the one I wanted to be the father of my child anyway," she said.
Harm blinked. 'Did she just say what I think she said?' He thought. 'Down boy, she probably didn't mean what I thought she meant… Okay, this trail of thoughts is getting confusing.'
He shook his head, to get rid of his confusion and saw two familiar women in the corner of his eye.
"Uhm… Mac, don't look right away, but I think we've been set up," he said motioning to the two women.
Mac looked cautious over his shoulder.
"Mattie and Harriet!" She exclaimed. "But Mattie said she had to watch the kids… Didn't she?" She frowned.
"Yeah, I was thinking the same," Harm responded.
"Let's go and see if they are having fun," Mac said with a twinkle in her eyes.
They went to the store Mattie and Harriet were in front of. Mac was about to say something, but Harm motioned her to be quiet.
"Follow my lead," he whispered and took her by the hand.
"Do you have to be in this shop too?" He asked.
"I don't know yet," she answered trying to hold back her laughter. "Can't hurt to look either," she continued as they walked past Mattie and Harriet.
"O, hi Mattie, Harriet," Harm greeted the couple and they went into the store, leaving a very confused Mattie and Harriet behind.
"You think they forgot I'm supposed to baby-sit your kids, so you can spend some time with Bud?" Mattie asked when Mac and Harm were in the shop.
"I don't think they did," Harriet answered. "I think they caught us. Because if I were spending time with Bud, I wouldn't be here and you wouldn't, because you had to watch the kids. Like you used as an excuse," she rambled on.
"Great," Mattie muttered. "Let's go to the ice-cream-bar. Right now I need some to get into the I'm-happy-'cause-I'm-shopping-mood again," Mattie suggested.
"Good idea," Harriet answered and they got to the other side of the mall.
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Meanwhile inside the store…
"You think they got the hint?" Harm asked with a huge grin.
"Yes, I think they did. Didn't you see that look on their faces?" Mac answered, causing them to break in hilarious laughter, like earlier that day.
When Mac finally got her breath back, she became aware of the surroundings and said to Harm.
"You realize we're standing her laughing like we're crazy in the middle of a drugstore?"
Harm also noticed the people looking at them like they were completely insane.
"Uhm… right," he responded before guiding Mac out of the store.
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1442 local time
Mac's apartment
Georgetown
Washington D.C.
"That was fun," Mac said, while opening the door, still laughing.
In the car they'd broke into laughter time and time again. Once Mac got it under control, Harm started again and the other way around.
"Yes it was," Harm replied, trying to get a serious look on his face. "But ehm… why are we laughing again?" He made the mistake of asking.
Mac tried to suppress a grin.
"The look…" was all she could manage before laughing again.
It took them almost 20 minutes, two cups of coffee and various almost-choking's, to both be 'normal' again.
"Or anything that looked like normal," Harm mentioned.
"So you're implying we're not normal and therefore, that I'm not normal," Mac concluded. "Me, the most normal person on earth?" She added, since she saw the look on Harms face, knowing he couldn't resist making a comment.
'So let him,' she thought. 'I'd like to take the chance and find out what's going to happen.
"Mac, I know nobody on earth who is more… what do I say? I know nobody on earth and in the air who is more… not-normal then you are," he teased.
"Yes, I guess you'd know that. And by the way, that wasn't a sentence," she replied with a fake mock.
"Yes, I know and by the way, we're acting like teenagers," he said, serious at his last comment and looked at his watch.
"Maybe it's time I go now. I think Mattie and Harriet are finished shopping by now," Harm chuckled.
"No, don't start again," Mac warned him.
"Okay, I won't. You're going to be okay?" He asked, while he walked to the door.
"Yes dad. You're not going mushy on me, are you commander?" She teased.
"I wouldn't dare colonel," he replied, flashing her his flyboy smile.
'Jeez, he doesn't know what he's doing to me,' Mac thought, getting weak in the knees.
"Hey Mac, you okay?" Harm asked, when she seemed to space out.
"Huh… What? O yeah, I'm great. Sheez, you are getting mushy," Mac responded, glad she could tease him after her slip up.
"I'm not! But before we're going into that again. I'm going to check on Mattie and I'll see you on Monday," he replied and walked out.
When he was about to close the door, Mac thought of something.
"Harm, I just have to ask. Why did you decide on a singing rose?"
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R: Did someone call my name?
K: Arg, You.. just.. GRR! SIT DOWN!
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A/N 2: Okay, sorry guys, this took a while. We had this bloody test-week and on top of that: Rose's computer had a virus, so it was kinda dead. We think chap 6 will be added very soon, 'cause we have already written it totally, we just have to type it out.
Okay, on with the responses:
MacHarmever: Yes, we have a treasure! Wow, thanks for the review, it made our day. (K: Isn't a treasure 10 golden coins? Or so, that's what I learned in my first reading-book. R: Just 10? I thought it was just a whole bunch of jewels, gems & coins…)
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slayer: Thanks, we'll keep posting. A little slow sometimes, but we'll keep it up. Jups, we're from Holland. (R: uhm… sweets, maybe it would help if you write your whole e-mail address. Just a slight suggestion. K: Okay, maybe it would, you know what, just send a mail to our address on top of our profile (little(underscore)charming(underscore)rose(at)hotmail(dot)com) without the '(' & ')' thingies of course of course, but won't show it otherwise.)
achaon: Thanks you're another one who made our day. Sorry for the long waiting, we were deciding on responding to the A/N's complains. And also we had this test week, and Rose's computer was dead. Next chap. Is written and finished (not typed yet) so, will be up soon.
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Bookworm0485: You say we're BONKERS? Okay, were you looking in the mirror or what? (K: Uhm… Rose, are you looking in the mirror right this moment? R: I AM NOT! I'm at school at the moment, and there isn't a mirror in the computer-classroom. So it was all her.. Unless YOU we're looking in a mirror.) Thanks for the compliment. Next point, the lousy story; you really thought we were going to buy that? (K: Uhm… Rose, I did buy it at first, you know, before I read the 'just kidding'. R: 8-) Use you're common sense next time, dear…) So, we've updated, why do you have to stop reading dr. Seuss? (K: I for once, love the story of how the Grinch stole Christmas. Dr. Seuss isn't that known I think in Holland. R: Not really, I just know about the Grinch through the movie, and about the green ham with eggs (or ham with green eggs?) trough a Ffic…) And talking to yourself isn't always bad. You know, there is someone who believes we're one person. So Not True btw, so according to him, we're talking to ourselves every time. And YES, another person who finds math boring. See, we know we're right.
Bashfulbaby06: K We'll forgive her, though she didn't do anything really wrong. (Not unless being insane is doing something wrong and if being insane is doing something wrong, than we are doing something wrong and if we're doing something wrong, we're wrong and if we're wrong… R: KAY! Quit it! Sjeez… You'll have to forgive her. I think it was late when she wrote this, and when it's late she gets the tendency to babble…) The update wasn't that soon, but we hope you'll enjoy the chappie anyway.
A/N 3:
R: BTW, I remember someone said something in one of the previous chapters about the fact that Mac having Webb's child would be … (something I can't exactly/actually here, or the rating should be adjusted.)
And I reacted with something that meant something like "Get Real!"
'Cause, seriously, the thought of those two being together is just, yuch, sickening.. sorta. Seriously, when I found out they kissed (/were gonna kiss/whatever) in ATW PT1 (I was reading reviews on www(.)rosepetaldesign(.)com(/)jagreview(/)) I was having this MSN conversation with Kay. And that sorta went like this:
Really normal conversation (Like, Really REALLY normal) (I think we we're talking about our math assignment for the next day)
R: omg
K?
R: OMG
K: Huh?
R: OMG!
K: What!
R: OMG! OMG! OMG!
K: What!
R: Webb & Mac Kissed!
K: What! Why, when, how, etc.
R: here sends link
R: See.. OMG!
K: Just a minute…
R: OK
R: …
K: OMG!
R: Yeah, see. Yuch!
Discussing the whole thing…
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