Sorry, this is just a short part today...Will make it up to you tomorrow!

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Part 2

As Harm and Mac entered the bullpen, they kept an eye out for Cathy. After they didn't see her, they caught the attention of Gunny, who was passing by.

"Hey Gunny, we were meant to be meeting someone, about half-an hour ago, but we got detained in court. You haven't happened to see anyone, have you? Blond young girl, about 4" 12', 16 years old…"

"Miss Carter arrived early for your meeting, but the Admiral took her into his office to talk to her, while they waited for you court date to finish. They're waiting for you."

After Tiner had instructed them to go straight in, they walked into the Admiral's inner office, to find Bud in there, with Admiral Chegwidden and Catriona.

"Hi Cathy!" Mac smiled at the girl, who was perched on the Admiral's desk, with a sheet of paper in her hands. Cathy just grinned at Harm and Mac, not revealing what she had been up to.

"Sorry, Sir," Harm and Mac apologized to the Admiral, " Our court session got held up."

"No automatic riffles involved, I hope," AJ quipped back.

Harm flushed a shade of red as he replied, "No, of course not, Sir."

"Good! Carry on then."

Harm and Mac went over to say hello to Cathy, then noted, "I see you've already met Cathy, Sir, Lieutenant."

"Yes, she delightful," AJ reported, "I've never met anyone who could take half an hour of my horror stories from 'nam and come back for more."

Harm and Mac just smiled. They had been sure that Bud and AJ would like Cathy.

"By the way, Commander, Major," AJ mentioned, off-hand, "You never told me that young Miss Carter here has such a talent for languages."

"I'm sorry," Harm apologized, confused, "I thought we had included Catriona's proficiency in Russian, English, French and Swahili in our report…"

"And Italian and Portuguese and Spanish," Bud added.

Harm and Mac's heads spun round to look at Catriona, who nodded in verification.

"You never said that you were fluent in seven languages, " Mac finally came up with.

"You never asked," Cathy justified, but adding, "I'm not quite fluent in Farsi and Swahili, though."

When Harm and Mac thought about it, again, it probably wasn't such an unusual thing that Cathy knew Spanish, Italian and Portuguese as well, for she had spent as much time in those countries as anywhere else.

"How about we go out for dinner, tonight," Mac suggested, "Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about all of those talents you seem to have! I could ask your parents if it's alright…"

"It should be, it's not a school night," Cathy pondered, "Thanks! Dinner sounds great!"

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