AN: Thanks again for the reviews. I was a little upset that JAG wasn't on this friday, so I decided to post this chapter up here fast. I know it's short but I just got the next chapter back from by beta reader and it should be up here shortly. Beach chick

Chapter 4 Harm and Brumby's Conversation

H and M's room (cruise ship)

Friday Afternoon

Mac had just finished changing into her black bikini when she dug into her bag and pulled out her blue floral printed wrap. She tied it around her waist, pulled her wavy hair into a pony tail, grabbed her sunglasses, and then finally headed out to the pool. The only problem was that she didn't know where the pool was. 'Where's the pool?' she thought. As she was busy thinking, she turned around the corner and collided with another woman going the opposite direction.

"I'm sorry," Mac said.

"No, it was my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going."

"That makes two of us," Mac said helping her up.

"I'm Nancy Sanders," she said extending her hand.

"I'm…" but Mac stopped herself for a moment. She had almost given her real name. Only a few people on the ship knew who she was everyone else was to be told other wise.

"I'm Jessica Mclay," she said shaking her hand. "It's nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you too," Nancy said tucking a strand of her orangish-brown hair behind her ear.

"Do you happen to know where the pool is?" Mac asked. "I'm kind of lost," she admitted.

"I was just heading to the pool," Nancy said. "Why don't I show you were it is?"

"Thank you," Mac said.

"You don't mind if we walk fast do you? I'm supposed to meet my husband at the pool five minutes ago and he already teases me about being slow."

"Yeah, I'm going to meet my husband too. Believe me I know how you feel. Mine calls me slow all the time," Mac said.

Back at the pool….

"It's good to see you, Harm," Brumby said. "But what are you doing here?"

"I asked you first," Harm said.

"I don't think so," Brumby said. "We said it at the same time."

"Fine," Harm said. "I'm here on vacation. What about you?"

Mic laughed. "Yeah right, I don't believe that. You taking time off from your work? Now there's something I can laugh about."

"So why are you here?" Harm asked.

"Well, Renee and I decided to go on vacation."

"Renee's here too!

"Yes."

Harm started drinking more of his daquri. "Harm you don't want to get zonkered do you?"

"That's exactly what I want to do."

"No, you don't," Brumby said taking away his drink.

"Boy is Mac going to be surprised when she sees you."

"Mac?" She's here?" He uttered an Australian curse word and started downing the rest of Harm's drink.

"Hey, give me that," Harm said, pulling the empty glass way from him.

Meanwhile…

Mac and Nancy came through the pool doors and into the sun shine. Mac was laughing at something Nancy said, and she put on her sun glasses and turned to Nancy.

"I see my husband over here," she said pointing to a guy with black hair in the swimming pool. "Maybe later we can meet for drinks or breakfast the next morning."

"I'd like that," Mac said.

"Let's do breakfast tomorrow."

"10:00?"

"Sounds great."

"See you then," Mac said, watching as Nancy walked over to meet her husband.

Mac spotted Harm and headed that way.

"Here she comes," Harm said.

Brumby said another curse word until he spotted Renee. "Looks like Renee is done with her manicure."

"Oh shit!" Harm said, as both women came towards them.

End of chapter 4