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Time table to the wedding: one day, and the day of the wedding.

St. Peter's Church

Washington DC

1914 hours local

Vic and Josh stepped out of Vic's car and looked up to the church. Tomorrow, in less then twenty-four hours, Harm and Mac would get married here. They had orders yet to receive, but AJ would make sure they would get them.

Josh turned around to Vic. 'Have I thanked you for picking me up?'

Vic patted his back. 'At least a million times. Don't mention it. It's no big deal'.

Josh and he entered the church where the florist was busy getting all the arrangements into place. There were cream, white, red and pink roses all over. When Josh spotted Mattie, he called her name and started to run over.

Mattie turned around at record speed when she heard her name and her face broke into one of those goofy smiles when she saw him. Josh caught her in his arms and they hugged. Then kissed. And hugged again.

Vic moved along, leaving the two teenagers with themselves for a while. 'Isn't first love great?' he grinned.

'I have more with eternal love' Jen smiled. 'But yeah, first love is great too'.

Harm had called both of them into his office that morning, trying to talk some sense into their brains. They had remained calm, not even trying to deny that there was something going on between them. He had gotten really pissed off when they had said that they wouldn't fight it and that, if this "relationship" would go any further than that, one of them would resign commission from the Navy. It had left Harm with an open mouth and a lot to talk about with Mac.

'Are we complete then?' Harriet looked around.

Mattie and Josh moved over to them, teasing each other. Chloe had been picked up by the Roberts; she was standing next to Tiner who would walk her down the aisle. Sergei and Galina were coming in later tonight. The Burnetts were landing right about now, along with Grandma Sarah.

'Where are Marissa and Seth?'

Marissa and Seth Lawton, friends of Jen, were the replacements for the night, filling in for Harm and Mac's places since those two had no idea about the wedding.

'Right here'. They came walking into the church.

'I guess we're complete then' AJ nodded. 'Let's start'.

Seth went to the front of the church, while the other three couples lined up in the back. The Admiral and Marissa were the ones to close the line.

Rehearsal went by without any incident. Everything went perfect. Harriet, Jen and Mattie had decided that Harm and Mac had to come up with vows on the spot. Their wedding was totally taking care of, there had to be something they had to do themselves. And the vows were the most important part of the whole ceremony so that was going to be it.

AJ smiled at his crew. 'You guys have done an amazing job. Lieutenant, Petty Officer, Miss Rabb, I want to compliment you all for pulling this thing together'.

All three smiled shy smiles. 'You just have to wait and see if we did the right thing sir'.

'I'm sure you did Jen. I don't doubt that for one second'.

The party broke up after that and the two youngest couples went of to a local restaurant to get a bite to eat. Mattie and Josh sat together on one side of the booth, Vic and Jen in the other. After they ordered, Jen leaned back and let her breath out.

'I can't believe it's just one night away' she said.

Mattie grinned. 'You think I can? We've been planning this for I don't know how long and tomorrow it all ends'.

'You're wrong. Tomorrow is where it all begins. Think of it as the ending of something good and the beginning of something better'.

She agreed with that. 'Okay. I'll give you that. I just hope they will too'.

'Well, you're the one living with one party' Vic said. 'You should know if they think it'll be fine'.

Mattie took a sip of her drink. 'Feels more like I've been living with the both of them for the past couple of months. And honestly, I think it'll be fine. There's not really something that can go wrong and at least there won't be a way they'll go and screw things up so they have to start back at the beginning again'.

The others agreed and when the waiter brought their food, the conversation became light. Outside the restaurant, Josh and Mattie said goodbye to each other, 'cause Mattie would stay at home with Jen and Josh would go to Vic.

Vic and Jen chatted for a while, giving the two teenagers a chance to say goodbye. Finally, after a minute or ten, Vic had enough of it and turned around to them.

'Pendry! You get to walk her down the aisle tomorrow! Let's go home!'

Josh let go of Mattie's lips and grinned. 'I already like that guy'.

'So do I. See ya tomorrow'. She pulled him close for one more quick kiss and let go.

They waved at each other and when to their respective cars. Tomorrow would be where the new journey of Harm and Mac began.

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Harms apartment

North of Union Station

0654 hours local

Mattie softly pushed Harms door open and pocked her head in. 'Dad?'

There was no answer and she moved in, quietly slipping into his bedroom. The bed was used but he was no longer in it. Mattie grinned. She'd heard him leave, (he had a running date with Mac), but had to make sure he was really gone.

Moving on, Mattie opened the nightstand drawer and saw what she was aiming for. Taking the little box out of the drawer, she pushed it close with her hands and stood up, clicking it open. She smiled. That was exactly what she was looking for.

Jen walked into the apartment. 'Got it?' she asked.

Mattie nodded. 'There are two of them. Why would he have two pair of wings in that box?'

Jen shrugged and stepped back. 'I have no idea why he would have two extra pair Mats. We're only going to need one of them anyway'.

They moved out of the apartment and walked down the car. 'Nervous?' Mattie asked Jen.

'Very' Jen admitted, getting into the car. 'I mean, totally. I have no idea how they are going to react and if the wedding will be on in the first place. Otherwise it's been a waste of time and money'. She turned the key in the ignition and pulled up. 'You?'

'Same'. Mattie was fidgeting with the box. 'But, at least we did our best. And the way they are now, with the whole friendship thing and all, it'll be fine'.

Jen nodded. They were going to meet Harms parents and Grandmother for breakfast, along with Vic and Josh. Their plane had come in the night before, while the rest was rehearsing, so they'd agreed to meet for breakfast the next day.

'Grandma!' Mattie called when she noticed Trish in the lobby of their hotel. She ran over and gave her a hug.

Trish smiled widely and wrapped her arms around her granddaughter. 'Well, that's a surprise darling. It's nice to see you too'.

They exchanged greetings and when Vic and Josh arrived they went on to the cutest little restaurant Mattie claimed to have ever seen. She and Josh were walking hand in hand, not able to keep at distance and Trish looked at it all with a close eye. The two teenagers made a cute couple. Mattie hadn't mentioned anything about a boyfriend when she'd called her to ask about the invitation.

It had almost given her a heart attack. The morning before Mattie called, she'd gotten a white and gold envelope in the mail. Curiously, she'd opened it, only to nearly drop dead to see from who the invitation was. There was also a note in the envelope, saying not to mention anything to Harm and Mac. Signed: the Admiral.

So, in less then seven hours, she would have a daughter-in-law. A very much wanted daughter-in-law. Frank patted her arm. 'You all right darling?'

She looked up and smiled at him. 'I was just counting my blessings' she whispered.

'Can someone please explain to me why the Admiral did not pull a stunt like this before?' Grandma Sarah asked.

It went quiet around the table. No one knew why he hadn't ordered them before. Jen put her fork down and swallowed. 'To be honest Grams, no one knows. That's something only the Admiral himself can tell you'.

That answer seemed to satisfy the older lady enough because she didn't ask any further. She did wanted to know what Josh was going to wear at the wedding since everyone was going in dress whites. Well, Harm, Bud, Vic and Tiner were were.

'The Admiral made sure I got a pair of dress whites' Josh said. 'Also told me to keep them since I would need them when I'm going to the Academy next year. And he made sure that I wouldn't get charged with impersonating an officer. So everyone will be together on this one ma'am'.

Mattie smiled at him and kissed his cheek. 'So I will have my own Flyboy in dress whites'.

'No gold wings just yet though'.

She shrugged. 'I think that dress whites and gold wings are highly overrated. Dress whites will do the trick for me just fine you know. Besides, I'll have my own pair of wings in a couple of years'.

Jen looked at her watch, immediately caught of by the time. 'I hate to break this party off everyone, but Mats, we need to run in we want to be on time at the church'.

Mattie nodded and pushed her chair back. 'We'll see you in a couple of hours then huh?' She gave them all a quick hug and the four of them ran out to their cars. Trish smiled at them and sighed. It was great to be young. Grams saw the look and grinned. 'Harmon Rabb Jr. is getting orders to get married today. I wonder what he'll say to that'.

I bet you guys don't like me stopping here. But, I need your advise on the next chapter. It will obviously be with Harm and Mac's reaction but I've rewritten the piece for like four times already. What do you think should be in it? Let me know!