Title: What Harm Wants (3/?)

Authors:  Lexxi and Jamie

Disclaimer:  JAG belongs to DPB and CBS and Paramount and not me.

1400 est

Maryland Science Center

(Mac's POV)

The movie finished without anything else happening.  Unless you count AJ's three potty breaks.  And Harm's wandering hands.

And...Harm's wandering hands.

Mmm...

Oh!  Ahem...

Now we're walking out of the theater listening to AJ talk animatedly about the movie. 

"And remember the part where the hyenas were chasing Simba and Nala?  That was scary...were you scared, Aunt Mac?  I was scared."

"I wonder if this kid breathes."  Hmph...I doubt it.

"And then there was the part where the will-der-beasts ran into the...the...the place, and they almost runned over Simba, but Mufsa...Musasa...Musfa...umm...Simba's dad saved him and then he tried to climb up, but Scar hurted his paws, and then he falled down and he died.  Did you cry at that part Aunt Mac?  I think Unca Harm cried."

"I did not!  I had something in my eye.  Probably a piece of candy or something."  Riiiiight...

"But the Hakuna Matata song was my favorite, did you hear me singing it?  I know the whooooooooolllllle thing.  Do you want to hear it?"

"Oh, please not again."  Ditto.

"Nah, nevermind, I don't feel like singing it.  Did you think the part where Pumbaa singed was funny?  He went, 'When I was a young wart-HOOOOOOOOOOOG.'"

"Ouch."  Ouch.

By now people are looking at us, smiling.  Sure, he's cute, and I'd probably be smiling, too...if I didn't have to listen to all of it.  Or, at least pretend to listen. 

"And they ate bugs, remember?  *sssslllllllluuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrp*!  That's the sound they made, remember?  It was yucky.  Have you ever tried bugs?  Bradley once ate a worm in front of a whole bunch of kids on the playground.  He got sick and throwed up all over our substitute teacher.  She started crying, and then some of the girls started crying, and then Bradley started crying, because his tummy was hurting.  Do you remember the part where Ra-freaky was talking to Simba, and he was singing, 'Asante sana, squash banana...na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na..."

"Asante sana, squash banana..."  Good grief.

"And there was the part where Timon dressed up in a hula skirt, and they were singing.  I know that whooooooooooollllllllle song, too.  I'm gonna sing that one, 'cause it's shorter.  Unca Harm, you sing Pumbaa's part, okay?"

"Here it goes."  "Alright."

AJ clears his throat and starts to sing, "Iiiiiiiifff you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat...eeeeeeeaaaat my buddy Pumbaa here, because he is a treat.  Come on down and dine...hot and tasty swine.  All you gotta do is get in line."

At this point, he's standing and shaking his hips to the music in his head, and Harm is also dancing along, though he probably doesn't even realize it, "Aaaaaaaarrrrre ya achin'..."

Harm jumps in, "Yep, yep, yep."

AJ continues, "Foooooooorrrrr some bacon?"

"Yep, yep, yep."

"Heeeeeeeeeee's a big pig."

"Yep, yep."

"You can be a big pig, too!  OY!"

At this point, I'm leaning up against the wall laughing so hard that I've got tears rolling down my cheeks. 

"Oh, no...Unca Harm, I think Aunt Mac is sad.  Look, she's crying."

"Ah, the logic of a child."  "No, I think those are just tears of joy.  Aren't they tears of joy, Mac?"

I struggle to catch my breath, then respond, "Yeah, joy.  I'm just so happy that I'm hanging out with my two favorite guys in the world."

"Your two favorite guys in the world?  What about your boyfriend, Aunt Mac?  Isn't he your favorite guy in the world?  Isn't that why you're marrying him?"

Damn, he wasn't supposed to have been paying attention to that part of the conversation.  "Well, uh..." 

"Oh, yeah, Marine...sweat it!"  Ooh...I'm about ready to smack my 'boyfriend.'

"He is one of my favorite guys.  I was just talking about who was with me today."

This explanation seems to satisfy him.  "Oh, okay."

"That was close.  Nice save."  Yeah, no thanks to you.

"Anyway," AJ continues, "I liked the part, too, where Ra-freaky was fighting the hyenas, and he was like...'whaaaaa...hiiiiiiiii-yaaaaa'...and 'heeeeee-yaaaaaaa!'"  All this he demonstrates for us.  I cringe every time he kicks out or jumps around, because I'm afraid he'll accidentally hit someone.  Thankfully, nobody gets hurt except for the invisible hyenas.

"And then all the animals come to see Simba and Nala's new baby, and it was just like the beginning.  I think that's cool that Simba and Nala got married, even though they were best friends.  I think best friends should get married if they're a girl and a boy, because they already like each other, and they know a lot about each other."

"This kid is good.  Why couldn't he have been around to tell us this years ago?"  Because it's more fun to figure it out for ourselves.

"You know, for a kid, you're pretty smart," I tell him.

He shrugs his shoulders and says, "I know."

"Well, at least he knows it."  We both smile at him, then continue making our way to the Kids Room on the third floor.  Once we get there, AJ looks around, eyes and mouth wide open. 

"Impressive."  I've never been to this level before.  When Chloe and I came we went straight to the planetarium.  The entrance was on the second floor, and the observation telescope was on the fourth.

When AJ finally finds his voice, he says, "Wow!  Can we go to the water part first?"

"Of course we can," Harm answers him, then turns to me and says, "Hmm...looks like he's shaping up to be a Squid after all."

I just roll my eyes at my partner...no, wait...fiancĂ©.  I can't help but smile to myself at that thought.