Rewriting Lifeline
What would have happened if Harm and Mac had been *discovered* out on the Admiral's porch. H/M
Disclaimer: I don't own JAG or have anything to do with any part of the show. I'm just a fan.
We rejoin our favourite JAG couple as they share that kiss on the Admiral's porch. Meanwhile, Mic *cough* Bugme decides that his fiancee has spent too long on the porch with her best friend and even though Tiner had informed him they would be in soon, he goes outside to find them.
Mic stopped short as he stepped out onto the porch and saw Harm and Mac wrapped in a passionate embrace.
"Sarah, what the bloody hell is going on here?!" said Mic angrily.
Harm and Mac quickly broke apart, both horrified that Mic had seen them.
"Mic, this isn't what it looks like," began Mac, still breathless from the kiss.
"Yeah, we were just ah...saying goodbye," said Harm, coming to Mac's defence.
"I bet you were," spat Mic sarcastically.
"What's going on?" asked Renee, stepping out onto the porch.
"I'll tell you what's going on Renee, your boyfriend and my fiancee were not out here having a nice, friendly conversation. Instead they were out here kissing!" said Mic.
Renee's eyes widened, as Harm and Mac stood by guiltily.
"What?!" she exploded.
"I told you didn't I," she said, turning on Mic.
"Why don't you ask your boyfriend what he was doing," said Mic.
"Well Harm, I'm waiting," said Renee, crossing her arms and narrowing her eyes at him.
"It wasn't what it looked like," said Harm lamely, copying Mac's words from just minutes before.
Fuming, Renee moved towards them, stopping in front of Harm and slapping him before glaring at Mac and walking away.
Harm held his cheek. "I guess I deserved that," he said.
"You deserve a heck of a lot worse than that mate," said Mic who looked like he wanted to have a turn.
"Mic, no," said Mac, speaking up.
"No what, Sarah? You don't think Rabb here can hold his own in a fight?" said Mic.
"That's not what I think but what would fighting accomplish?" shot back Mac.
"Why don't I start listing what it would accomplish," said Mic, glaring at Harm who glared back.
"Please Mic, this isn't the time or the place," said Mac. The look on Mic's face made her immediately regret her choice of words.
"Now that you mention the time and place, I don't think kissing Rabb was quite in the description of our engagement party," spat Mic.
"Don't blame Mac, if there's anyone to blame it's me," said Harm.
"Harm," said Mac, in a warning tone.
"Look, we can talk about this later Mic, I need to go," she continued.
"Where are you going?" asked Mic.
Harm wore a concerned expression and wordlessly, Mac told him that she was fine.
"I need to go for a bit, clear my head," said Mac.
"Fine," said Mic.
Mac gave Harm a look that meant she didn't want him to fight with Mic and then pulled his suit jacket off her shoulders and handed it back to him. Their fingers brushed slightly as he took it from her and with a quick look back at them, she was gone. Harm and Mic were left on the porch glaring at each other. After a tense silence, Harm went back inside and making his excuses, left the party.
Meanwhile, Mac's POV:
That went well, thought Mac dryly as she drove home to her apartment. She replayed the events in her head.
Why did Harm kiss me like that and why did I kiss him back? She asked herself questioningly.
Because I'm in love with him, she answered truthfully.
Why am I even engaged to a man I don't love? Was the next question her mind threw at her and Mac quickly blinked back the tears that threatened to fall.
What a mess, she thought, shaking her head.
A few cars in front of her, a sedan came to a sudden halt, wheels squealing in protest to avoid a car that had run a red light. Mac had just enough time to hear the squeal of brakes and the sound of a crash as the cars in front of her each rammed into the backs of the cars in front of them. Her car hit the car in front and all Mac thought of as she let the blackness overcome her was Harm.
Stay tuned for the next chapter! This was a short chapter but it seemed like a good place to end it for now.