Title – Through The Eye Of A Shipper – S10 E22 Fair Winds & Following Seas

Authors' Names - Carol and Michi or Michi and Carol

Rating – GS (More information: go to Michis' site)

Paring – Harm & Mac

Spoilers – Season 10 Episode 22 – Fair Winds and Following Seas

Disclaimer – JAG belongs to DPB, CBS, and Paramount.

Summary- How the JAG final 'Fair Winds & Following Seas' should've been continued when you saw it through the eye of a shipper…

Author's Notes-

1. Our plan is it to revisit every episode from season 10. However, this series doesn't have a strict rule. Sometimes it may be a follow-up, sometimes it could be a changed scene, or even a change to the entire episode. And if that doesn't work we could always do a 'missing scene'-story. This means the length of the story is based on the way we want to 'handle' the revisit. But don't worry…we plan to use more then 150 words!

2. A huge thanks goes like always to our dear beta-god Vered! We hope you keep joining us in our future adventures. Working with you is a blast. Thanks, girl! However, we can't post a FF without our usual C&M warning. English is not our native language (yup, even Carol wants to use this statement LOL). Take this as a fair warning!

3. Since this series will deal with a just aired episode, it means that we risk having a FF that might seem like someone else's. There's hope that our ideas are unique, but should that not be the case we apologize and swear to our god and the chocolate that we did not know it or do it on purpose.

4. Feedback is always welcome.

5. The rest of the series you can either find at Carol's websiteor at Michi's

April 30

Harm's Apartment

North of Union Station

Washington, DC

2:43 AM

Soft music played through the background; the lit candles on the nightstand were the only light source in the room, while a track of clothes on the floor between the living room and the bedroom were showing the path where a few hours before this time Harm and Mac's destiny had begun.

They lay across his bed. Harm was lying on his back. Mac's head resting on his left shoulder, their legs intertwined and Harm's hand softly ran up and down Mac's back while her hand gently caressed his chest. A soft blanket was only covering their midsection while their torso and legs were bare, only covered with a light blanket of sweat.

They both were exhausted from their earlier lovemaking, but neither one wanted to close their eyes and fall asleep. They were both worried that if they closed their eyes, they would awake to find their night of fate had only been a wonderful dream. It was their first night together and the last night they would spend together in Washington.

Just a few hours ago fate, a coin should have decided where they would spend their future together. They'd celebrate their engagement with their friends at McMurphy's before they continued to celebrate on their own in private.

"Harm?" Mac broke the delightful silence between them with a whisper while her fingers started to run through his chest hair.

"Hmmm."

"What are you thinking about?" She softly asked, feeling that something was on his mind.

Harm took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "I don't want to take the job, Mac. I don't want us to go to London."

"What?" Mac was surprised about his statement. They'd decided earlier that they would go to London and not to San Diego.

She slightly turned around so she could lie on her side, propping her head up on her hand. Then she looked deeply into his eyes and could see that he was deadly serious. "I don't understand, Harm. Why don't you want to go to London?"

Harm turned around and also propped his head up on his hand. Now they lay side by side, so near that they could feel the other's warmth. "It doesn't feel right. The more I think about it, the less I want it."

"How come?" Mac quietly asked. "What's bothering you? I mean, earlier you seemed so happy about it. What happened between then and now? What changed your mind?"

"I don't know, but the more I think about it the more I feel like leaving everything behind. Like I would lose more than I would gain." Harm sighed in defeat and rolled back on his back, and looked up the ceiling. "I don't know how to explain it to you."

Mac moved forward a bit. She threw her left leg over his and propped her chin up on his chest. "Try me," she softly told him and gave his ribcage a gentle kiss.

Harm wrapped his arms around her to embrace her lovingly and started to caress her back again. "I don't want to leave Mattie behind," he started to tell.

"You won't, Harm. I'm sure the Juvenile Court will give you, us, full custody for her and as soon as she's fit enough she'll follow us to England," Mac said gently.

"I know, but it doesn't feel right to rip her out of her life. She would have to leave all her friends behind."

"Granted, but she told you that she would be okay with it, so I guess that's not the only reason why you changed your mind, is it?"

"No, it's not," Harm answered immediately. "I don't want us to leave everything behind either, Mac. I mean, all our friends are here and what about our godchildren? They need to know their godparents. Then there's your uncle and my parents. Most of all I don't want our children to grow up without their grandparents being around," Harm explained, sounding more and more confident about everything.

The moment Harm mentioned the thought about their children he could feel Mac slightly stiffened in his arms. He pulled her even closer to him. "You still want to have children, don't you?" He asked in a whisper and kissed her forehead.

"Of course I want to have children, but you know that it's nearly impossible for me to get pregnant," she quietly told him and looked deeply into his eyes. "As much as I would love to give you a child, Harm, I'm not sure if I can."

Harm kissed her lips softly. "Sarah, maybe we can't have children of our own flesh and blood, but there are so many children and babies out there without a family. They need love. Love we both could give them," Harm told her and smiled.

Mac responded with a smile before kissing him gently. "I love you, Harm."

"I love you, too."

"You're really sure about all this?"

"Yes, I am, Mac. I want us to stay in the states."

Mac laid her head back on Harm's chest and once more started to caress his ribcage, feeling his heartbeat under her fingertips. After a short while she spoke up again. "So, what are we doing now?"

"Go and call the General. Tell him to tear your resignation papers," Harm told her and gave her butt a little squeeze.

Mac giggled. "Now? Harm, it's 2:48 in the morning. I doubt he would like to get a call at this time."

Harm chuckled. "Okay, maybe that's a bad idea."

"Yeah, it is." Mac laughed before she calmed down again. "Seriously, Harm. What do we do now?"

"I think you should take the job in San Diego. And I… well the last time I left the Navy I thought about starting my own law firm. Maybe it's time for me to work on this plan," Harm said with a smile on his face.

"Really? What kind of law firm?" Mac wanted to know.

"Not sure, but I thought about aviation or family law," Harm confidently told her. "Who knows, maybe I'm able to find a partner and I can even combine the two of them."

"You could rebuild Grace Aviation with Mattie. She would be a great partner for you with that," Mac suggested.

Harm looked down at her and nodded. "I could. I'm sure once Mattie gets better she would love to have the business again." Harm then chuckled. "I wonder if that would make Mattie my boss again."

Mac chuckled. "I think if you present your idea to her, she might be willing to take you on as an equal partner."

"I think Grace Aviation would do well in San Diego. We might be able to spray some orange crops."

Mac raised her head and simply looked at him without saying anything. After a short while she started to smile at him.

Harm could see that something was on her mind. "What?" He asked irritated with a smile of his own.

"Nothing, just a thought."

"Oh yeah?" Harm smirked and drew Mac to him so that she was now lying on top of him. "And what were you thinking about?" He asked her with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Not what you're thinking about, flyboy." She giggled and lightly slapped his shoulder.

"Too bad." Harm chuckled. "So, what were you thinking?"

Mac grinned. "How does 'Rabb & Rabb' sound?" She wanted to know and saw the surprise in his eyes. "Of course I'm barely able to practice aviation, but I think I could handle family law."

"You and me. Starting a law firm together?" Harm said astonished about this idea before a big smile took place on his face. "I like. However, are you sure you don't want to take the job in San Diego?"

"Yes, I'm very sure about it. I was already okay with it when I caught the coin in the air before it could hit the ground, Harm. I've made up my mind."

"So we're not going to San Diego either?" Harm concluded with a frown.

"Well, if you want we still could go to San Diego, but you said yourself earlier, that you didn't want to rip Mattie out of her life here, and that our godparents should know us. So why not? We could just stay in Washington or find a place nearby. Or we could move down to Blacksburg and restart Grace Aviation instead of creating it in a new location," Mac softly explained.

Harm thought about it for a second and started to grin. "You are a really smart woman Sarah MacKenzie-soon-to-be-Rabb," he tenderly told her. Then he took her head in his hands and pulled her down to him so he could give her a long loving kiss before he quickly moved so that he now was lying on top of her, settling in between her legs.

They broke their kiss and Mac giggled. "Why, thank you, Mr. Rabb. I have to say that my soon-to-be-husband is very smart as well."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes, and very sexy," Mac continued seductively and slowly let her hands run down his back while she hooked her right leg over his, bringing him as near as possible to her.

"Yeah?" Harm moved his head closer to hers so that their lips were nearly touching. His hands were eager as well and started to caress her body. "Now about the thought I had earlier," he began to say and was interrupted with a passionate kiss from Mac. A kiss that started yet another round of lovemaking.

The End… for now…

Stay tuned to our very own final JAG episode… S10 E23 'For Eternity'… written through the eye of a shipper…