See A/N at the end...

Chapter 60:

"So" asked Mac as they were nearing the end of their final descent, "where exactly are we going in the great Lone Star state?"

"Ah, ah, ah, my dear" said Harm, touching the tip of his finger to the end of her nose, "I've revealed all I plan to for the time being. You'll just have to wait and see."

"Does the mystery ever end with you, Rabb?" she asked.

"Not if I have any say in the matter" he coyly replied. "But you wouldn't have it any other way and you know it."

Mac sighed and laughed. "Yeah, I suppose you're right. How much longer till we land?"

"Few minutes" replied Harm.

"How long after that can we get something to eat?" she asked.

"As soon as we get the car if you want to, babe" he answered. "Do you want to check into the hotel first, or should we eat and check in afterwards?"

"Knowing us like I do" smiled Mac, "if we don't eat before we check into the hotel, we won't get any dinner tonight."

"You crack me up, Mrs. Mackenzie-Rabb" said Harm as he gazed into her deep brown eyes.

"That still sounds so funny" said Mac, "Mackenzie-Rabb, gonna take a little getting used to."

"If fits you, though" said Harm, pulling his new bride close to his chest.

"I know" agreed Mac, her head snuggled securely against his beating heart, "it fits perfectly."

"Oh, wow…" said Mac as they stepped off the plane and she spotted the indigo blue convertible sports car a few yards away. "Is that for us?"

"It sure is" answered Harm. "You like it?"

"Love it" she replied, "but is there enough space in the trunk for all our stuff?"

"Would you believe" said Harm, "that I was concerned about that very thing, and I actually took the bags we were going to be using to the dealer in DC and made sure they'd fit?"

"You didn't!" exclaimed Mac. "No, you did, didn't you?"

"Yes, ma'am, I did" smiled Harm, quite proud of himself for being such a thoughtful guy.

"Well then" said Mac, "let's get that roomy trunk all loaded up and get on our way and by the way exactly where are we?" Her run-on statements were something Harm had always found endearing. She only made them when she was excited or frustrated, and this time he figured she was a little of both.

"For now" he said, "we're in San Antonio. We'll be here the rest of today and all day and night tomorrow, then it's off to the next stop in our adventure."

"That's great, babe" she said, "I passed through here once on my way to Arizona, but I didn't have any time to do anything. Will we get to see the Riverwalk?"

"Absolutely" answered Harm as he opened the passenger door for her. "In fact, I thought we might have dinner down there if you'd like?"

"Oooh, yeah!" exclaimed Mac, "I hear there's every kind of food you can think of down there!"

"That's what they tell me" said Harm as he climbed into the drivers seat.

"'They' who?" inquired Mac.

"I met a few guys from here at an Inter-Service Training meeting at the Pentagon about two years ago" he answered. "The food they served us there was nothing to write home about, and you know how when a group of guys is eating mediocre food together, someone always starts talking about 'this great little place back home…'."

Mac laughed. "Yeah, I know."

"Well" continued Harm as he made his way down the driveway which connected the area where they'd landed with the main road out of the airport, "one guy started talking about some Tex-Mex place he loved so much, and one of his buddies chimed in about a Thai place and another rambled on about the best BBQ he'd ever had…"

"OK, you're making me really hungry here, Harm!" said Mac.

"Sorry" he said with a laugh. "So, long story short, when I decided we were coming to Texas this week, I decided this would be a good place to start out the week."

"How did you settle on honeymooning in Texas anyway?" asked Mac. "I mean, let's face it, it's not exactly at the top of the list when people think of romantic getaways."

"I wondered how long it'd take you to ask me about that" said Harm. "All I can tell you now, without ruining it, is that by the end of the week, you'll know why I chose everything that I chose."

"Wow, um, OK" said Mac, not too sure what to say. "Hey, think we should call your mom and let her know we're here?"

"Probably be a good idea" said Harm. Mac reached into her purse and pulled out her cell phone. Knowing that Trish, Frank and Ainsley would long since be back at the house in DC by then, she pressed the speed dial for "home" and put the phone to her ear.

"Hi" she said when her mother-in-law answered the phone, "we're here. Yeah, got in about 20 minutes ago. It was really nice." At that point in the conversation, she looked over at Harm, who was looking at her knowing his mom had undoubtedly asked how the flight was. They gave each other their best "sexy smile".

"How's the baby?" Mac asked as she continued the phone covnersation. "Oh, good, Oh I'm glad. What's that? Oh, yeah, she does that sometimes if she gets overtired. That's fine. Yeah, we're on our way to have dinner on the Riverwalk, then we'll go see what kind of accommodations Harm has cooked up for tonight. Sounds good. We love you, too. Kiss Ainsley for us, please! OK Trish, Bye."

"What'd the baby do this time?" asked Harm with a mild laugh to his voice.

"Spit up an entire bottle all over her crib" replied Mac. "Guess we forgot to warn them that she does that if she's overtired."

"Oops" laughed Harm. "What'd they do about it?"

"Changed her sheets and put her down for her nap in the swing instead" replied Mac. "I said that was fine."

"Yeah" said Harm, "it's what we usually do when she does that."

"Sounds like they're doing great with her, though" said Mac, "not that there was any doubt, of course."

"Nope" said Harm, "if there's one thing my mother is wonderful at, it's taking care of babies."

Mac started to laugh amusedly.

"What?" questioned Harm.

"We promised we wouldn't have conversations like this, remember?" she said. "We agreed not to spend a lot of time thinking about how things are going with the baby, we're supposed to be focusing on us this week."

"Indeed we are" agreed Harm. "OK, enough chit chat about things on the home front! What sounds good for dinner?"

"Hmm…" said Mac, thinking over the endless possibilities. "You said there's a Tex-Mex place down there?"

"Supposed to be" replied Harm.

"That sounds really good" she said. "Of course once we get there and walk around, something else may jump out at us, but if not, let's go for Tex-Mex."

"We can do that, babe" replied Harm as he took her hand in his.

"This is so pretty" said Mac as they walked along the Riverwalk. A major tourist attraction, it ran along the banks of the San Antonio River, through downtown, and boasted an array of shops, eateries, nightclubs and the like. The Christmas decorations were still in place, seeing as how it was only January 1. Wreaths of green hung from every lamppost along the Walk, holly and bells draped from storefronts.

"It really is, huh?" said Harm. "I've heard it's really something to see at night."

"Oh, me too" said Mac, "hey, there's the restauraunt." She pointed across the way to a busy patio café.

"How do we get over there?" asked Harm.

"Easy" she said, "we keep walking until we find a bridge, silly."

Harm looked at her with a sheepish grin on his face.

"Well" she said, "ask a silly question…"

"Yeah, yeah" he said, "let's just find that bridge, I'm hungry."

They walked another 15 yards or so and came upon the stairs leading toa crossover bridge.

"See" said Mac when they arrived on the other side of the river, "easy!"

Harm just laughed and shook his head as they stepped up to the hostess' podium.

"Just 2 of you dining tonight?" asked the pretty, 20-something hostess.

"Yes" answered Harm, "just my wife and I."

Mac smiled. She loved how that word, "wife", sounded as it rolled off his lips.

"Follow me, please" asked the hostess as she grabbed 2 menus and a basket of tortilla chips and began to walk towards the dining area. She led them to a small table near the back of the restauraunt, just right for 2 people.

"Is this OK?" she asked, stepping aside so Harm and Mac could get a good look at the table.

"This'll be fine" said Harm as he pulled out Mac's chair for her. "Thank you."

"Enjoy your meal" said the hostess, laying the menus and chips on the table and walking away.

Harm took his seat across from Mac, who was already munching on chips, dipping them in the dish of salsa which had been freshly poured just before they took their seats.

"How is it?" he asked her, reaching for a chip.

"Hot!" she answered, "but good!"

"Oh boy" laughed Harm, "if you think it's hot, it'll probably make my hair stand on end!" He dipped his chip carefully in the salsa and took a small bite.

Mac looked on, waiting for his reaction.

"Yep" he said, his eyes growing wide, "that stuff is hot alright! Where's our waitress, we need some drinks over here!"

Mac began to laugh as the waitress approached.

"Can I start you folks off with something to drink?" she asked.

"Iced tea and water for both, please" replied Mac.

"I'll be right back with those" said the waitress.

Harm took another chip from the basket and dipped it into the salsa as Mac looked at him in amazement.

"I thought that stuff was hot" she said comically.

"It is" he said as he took another bite, "but I've found if I keep eating it while I'm waiting for my drink, it doesn't burn as much as if I just sit here."

Mac shook her head and laughed. "Whatever gets you there, flyboy…"

Harm looked her in the eye, a spark of orneriness in his gaze.

"You know all about getting me there, don't ya, baby?"

Mac turned a few shades of red at his comment.

"Such a….guy!" she said, shaking her head once more as the waitress returned with their drinks.

"Thank you" said Harm as he picked up his glass of water and chugged half of it in a couple gulps.

Once again, Mac laughed.

"I'll give you folks a few minutes" said the waitress.

Harm nodded, still guzzling his water.

"Better?" Mac asked once he set the glass down.

"Much" he replied as he opened his menu. "Let's see here, what sounds good…"

Mac opened her menu and began perusing it.

"I don't have a clue what I want" she said, "it all sounds so good."

"I know what I'm having" said Harm as he closed his menu.

"Already?" said Mac. "It usually takes you twice as long as me to choose an entrée!"

"Well" he said, "there's not a whole lot on here that's meatless, which made it a lot easier to choose. Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas."

"Sounds intriguing" said Mac as she scanned the menu looking for the description. "A fresh blend of mixed veggies, grilled to perfection and served between two homemade flour tortillas with melted cheese. Those do sound good."

"Yep" replied Harm as he reached for another chip. "What're you getting?"

"I dunno!" she laughed, "but I'll pick something. Lemme see…"

She read over the menu a couple more times before making her decision.

"Sizzling Chicken Fajitas" she said, "that's what I'll go with."

"What's in those?' asked Harm, this time reaching for his iced tea to wash down the last salsa-covered chip he'd consumed.

"It's just chicken breasts grilled with green peppers and onions, then sliced into strips" said Mac. "You put that all into a tortilla and fold it in half and eat it like a taco."

"How do you know this?" he asked, "it's not like we've gone out for this kind of food before."

"I saw it on some cooking show one day while I was channel surfing" she answered.

"Cool" said Harm with a smile. "I guess it does sound good, if you like that kind of stuff."

"What kind of stuff is 'that'?" asked Mac, knowing where he was going but playing along anyway.

"Dead bird stuff!" replied Harm.

"Goofball" said Mac, taking a drink of her tea and reaching for another chip. She used it to scoop up a huge bite of salsa.

"Mmm…" she said, "that's awesome, I miss this kind of stuff."

"Oh yeah" said Harm, "you haven't been able to eat spicy stuff since Ainsley's been born, right?"

"Longer than that" she replied, "more like since before I got pregnant. I couldn't eat it then because it made me sick, and I haven't been able to have any since she's been born because it'll make my milk taste funny and it'll upset her tummy."

"This must taste really good to you then, huh?" said Harm.

"Incredibly good!" answered Mac. "As will something with a ton of chocolate in it and something loaded with caffeine, two more things I haven't been able to indulge in for a long time."

"Yep" said Harm, "this week you can indulge all you want and not have to worry about the baby."

"Don't get me wrong" she said as she took a drink of her water, "I don't mind not getting to have those things, I mean her well-being comes before mine anytime, but since I'm allowed to go a little bit crazy this week without affecting her, I'm gonna do it."

"I know, babe" said Harm, "but before we end up having another conversation about the baby, let's talk about what we wanna do after dinner, OK?"

"Sure" said Mac, thankful that Harm was thinking clearly and doing such a good job of steering their conversation away from how things were probably going back at their house. "Any suggestions?"

"Well" he said, "I thought we might walk a little farther down the river, just see what's there, then we could take a ferry ride back. Sound OK?"

"Sounds nice" said Mac. "How far away from here is our hotel?"

"Not very" he said, "it's actually on the Riverwalk."

"Oh, wow!" exclaimed Mac. "Did you get us a room with a view?"

"I did" he replied, "but I'm not exactly sure why."

"What do you mean?" asked Mac. "The view of the river at night is supposed to be amazing, don't you wanna see that?"

"The only view I care about, Mac" he said, reaching across the table and taking her left hand into his right as he looked into her eyes, "is the one I've got right here." He lifted her hand to his lips and kissed her wedding ring.

"Oh, Harm…" said Mac softly, fighting back her joyful tears.

This was definitely going to be one amazing week.

A/N: It may be an amazing week for them in this story, but it's gonna be a looooong week for us as we wait and see what actually happens in next weeks episode! I've already watched the preview from tonight over and over and over again on my Tivo, and I'll no doubt watch it a few dozen times between now and next week! All I can say is this: after showing us a preview like that, if they don't get together, I think the folks in the houses next to this one will be wondering what I'm carrying on about so hysterically come 9:00 p.m. next Friday night! Just based on tonight's preview, I'm feeling fairly sure that they'll at least sleep together, but I'm so torn on all the possibilities for what comes after that! It sucks that, because CBS couldn't decide at the end of last season that this season would indeed be the last, we don't get to see a Harm/Mac wedding next week! Oh well, as long as they get together, I guess I'll be pacified. :)

Oh yes, for those wondering, I'm a big fan of San Antonio and I just adore Tex-Mex food:)