Previously

"Ok um well, how do I put this," Mac was trying to sort her thoughts, "The nightmare I've been having has involved a few people the both of us know," Mac started.

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"Who? Sorry take your time." Harm said anxiously then restrained himself Ôshe knows you want to know all of it be patient Rabb.

"It starts out with me in a room with a light shining on me, but the rest of the room is dark, I can't see anything." Mac stated, she took a minute to collect herself before going on, "I heard someone approach and I saw you come into the light, but when you started talking I realized it wasn't youÉÉit was your father." Mac looked at Harm to judge his reaction to this information, but he kept his face straight like he does when interviewing a witness so she continued. "He said my name and then I couldn't make out anything else that he was saying to me. After a few minutes when I started to get frustrated with this someone else approached, it was my father. He said my name and again I couldn't hear anymore of what he was saying." Mac said. "Each night a new person entered the circle of mutes til last week it had your father, my father, the Admiral, Bud, Harriet, you, and Palmer. The night palmer arrived he said my name as the others did, but he did not get tuned out as the others had I could hear every word coming out of his mouth and each night he described what my next day would be like and then he would describe the way you would," Mac paused she was trying to control the tears.

"It's ok Mac I'm here, I'm still here." Harm soothed.

"He would describe in what way he would kill you and thenÉ..he did it, but each night it's different and each night it's worse than the night before, he will torture you by killing others in the group and you and then he'll kill you in some gruesome way and leave me there o hold you in my arms," by this point Mac was in tears, and Harm was by her side silently crying trying to get it under control before she looked to him. He couldn't help but cry for his best friend she had been put through so much. "the worst thing was when he described what my day would be like he was right that's what scared me so much I thought he was really going to come and kill youÉÉI can'tÉÉ.itÉ" Mac couldn't say a complete sentence she was crying to hard now.

"shhhh shhhh it's ok I'm not going to die on you. It's ok Sarah." Harm had just gotten his tears under control when another bout came, "hey? Sarah do you remember what I said, I promised you I wouldn't leave you," Harm jiggled her so she would look at him, "I wont break my promise not now not ever, ok?

Mac was surprised at what she saw when she looked up, her macho man partner was crying and he wasn't ashamed to let her know that. "Harm?" this sudden openness confused her she had never known him to cry in front of her and willingly share it.

"Sarah, I am so sorry you had to go through all of this alone." Harm states trying to get control once again.

"I wasn't alone harm you were with me the whole time you never left, just like you promised," Mac smiled, "last night I had the dream again."

"But you didn't wake up or anything like the nights before." This sincerely confused Harm.

"No I did not, and it was because after palmer had killed you and you were dying in my arms you didn't leave me you kept your promise, you didn't die." Mac smiled through her tears and Harm just held her tightly to his chest.

The two of them sat there for a few more minutes just holding each other before they headed back to her apartment.