So here is that long time wanted reunion. Hope you enjoy! Thanks to all who reviewed, it always made my day :o)
"Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away, but something in our minds will always stay."
Mac´s / Liz´s office, SAN JOSE CA
There he is. He stands only a few feet away from me. How on earth did he found me? I wondered.
Our eyes locked. He did a double take. The shocked expression on his face told me that he had no idea I was even here. That was good for me. My mind shifted into gear as he started towards me.
"Mac?" he asked, in his tone evidently confusion and shock.
"I'm sorry, who?" I returned. After all, my hair was longer and a deep shade of red, and I wore colored contact lenses. He could easily be mistaking me for someone else.
"You're not, Sarah MacKenzie?" Harm asked, studying my face.
"Sorry, you must have me confused with someone else," I replied with a smile, trying to keep my voice steady.
Harm studied me for another minute.
"Sorry, I thought you were someone I knew once. It's just...you look very familiar to me...?"
"Elizabeth Connor," I said, extending my hand. I'm surprised it didn't shake as Harm tentatively reached for it.
"Harmon Rabb," he returned.
"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Rabb,"
„Commander".
„Oh, sorry what?" nice save.
„I´m commander, in the Navy. I´m a lawyer from the Judge advocate general. I have a few questions for you, if, if you have time, that is."
I had to get him out of here and fast, Nancy is sure wondering what´s going on and I don´t want the entire building to know that here is happening something, whatever the something is.
„I´m sorry I have a meeting and it´s going to take long, but Nancy can make an appointment with you if you want". Nancy is trying to say something but I silence her with a quick glare.
„Oh, but I really need to head back to Washington tommorow morning the latest". I have to get rid of him or he finds out.
„Okay then, you can come in and ask your questions".
Thank god he had just fifteen minutes. Then I really had to go collect Jasmine, of course I didn´t tell him that. He kept watching me all the time, asking those damn questions. I was so nervous and I know he recognized it. I watched hime leave with mixed feelings. I so much wanted to run after him, but that small part of me knew it was not a possibility. I just hope he will let me live my life and would head back to Washington without contacting me again. But we all know Harmon Rabb.
„You know him?" Nancy asked.
„No, he thought I was someone else," I replied shortly.
„Yeah I heard that, but".
„No buts, you don´t have nothing to do? Where is the Johnston´s file?"
I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep that night, but I had to try. All I could see when I closed my eyes was Harm's face…
I awoke to the sound of the doorbell. I did not want to get up, but the doorbell was persistent. I pulled open the door and gasped.
"Hello, Elizabeth," Harm said. "Or should I say, Colonel MacKenzie."
"How did you know where to find me?" I asked stupidly.
Harm grinned. "It's a small town." I sighed. We stared at each other for a moment in awkward silence.
"I guess I ought to invite you in," I said finally.
I turned around and walked back into the house, Harm following behind me. I sat down in an armchair and pulled my knees to my chest. He sat down on the couch, keeping some distance between us.
„So, why are you here?".
"I could ask you the same thing," he returned. I just stared at him, waiting for him to answer.
„Oh, actually I don´t know. Maybe I wanted to make sure it´s really you or maybe I wanted to know what are you doing here. You moved to London without a word to anyone and I never hear from you again. Next thing I know, I'm on my way to the Westcoast to interview a witness and there you are, just standing in the doorway, looking like you belong here..."
"I just can't figure out how you ended up here, without contacting JAG, or me, at all".
"I've been in Witness Protection," I finally told him quietly. Harm's expression changed quickly from one of curiosity to confusion to understanding. It took him a few seconds to make the connection.
„Oh Mac" he said, „That´s why you left so suddenly", reaching out to me then pulling back. He was afraid to touch me. I nodded.
"Well, it's all in the past now," I said.
Harm opened his mouth to say something, but a different voice rang through the house at the same moment.
"Mommy?"
TBC
I´m very bad girl, but this is not my fault, you know, it were the other writers – they taught me these damn cliffhangers lol!
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