Chapter 5
We arrived at my apartment. "Do you want me to come in, or would you rather I not?" he asked.
"Come in, what have I got to hide? After all, you're my husband, aren't you?" Yeah, how long have you wanted to call him that????? Suck it up Marine..
We stopped at my door while I fumbled with my keys, only succeeding in dropping them on the floor. He and I bent to pick them up at the same time, our hands touched. It was like an electric shock to me, and I immediately withdrew it. He may not be attracted to me, but I sure am to him... I mumbled some apology, and thanked him for picking up the keys. I finally found the right key, and opened the door. What has gotten into you MacKenzie??? You've worked with this man for eight years now, and you've loved him just as long, but now you become the klutz???!!!! Get a hold of yourself, QUICK!!!
He asked if I needed help, and I said not yet. So he sat down on the couch as I ran around getting all my little trinkets. I returned with two bags of things, and my stuffed dinosaur my Uncle Matt gave me when I turned five that I'd had ever since. The dinosaur (named Fido-don't ask why), was rather worn, considering it was nearing it's thirtieth birthday. Harm looked at me and my stuff with the weirdest expression. (It wasn't because of my uniform-I specifically kept on my coat for that very reason.)
"No offence-but are we bringing all this, even the dinosaur?"
"Yes, and especially my dinosaur, whose name is FIDO."
"Can you fit it in one bag?"
"Already tried that."
"Well, let's go then..I'll take one of those." He took one of my bags, and locked up behind us.
We loaded the stuff into the car, but Fido stayed in my lap. "Do you mind telling me why we're bringing a stuffed animal?" Harm asked. I could tell by his tone he was amused. He needed to be put in his place, obviously he'd forgotten who'd so recently saved his six from the Admiral this morning.
"You have no right to question what I bring because I just saved your sorry six today." I said saucily.
"Sorry..I'm still curious though, why are we bringing..what's his name? Fido?"
"Yes. Fido. We are bringing Fido because my Uncle Matt gave him to me when I was five. I've had him ever since, he and I have seen a lot together, and whenever I go on long trips, I bring Fido."
"However did he get that name?"
"He told me when I first met him that he always wanted to be a dog. So I decided to call him Fido."
"Fido, Fido...Fido."
"Watch it Squid."
We arrived at Harm's place at 0940. He invited me to come in, and I did, with Fido.
"Just sit on the couch, I should be done soon." He said.
"Soon, I hear that word come out of your mouth too many times. 'Soon' for you is not 'soon' for most everyone else." I retort, but sit down anyway.
"Whatever would you mean by that?" he asked popping his head out the door.
"I mean you just about the slowest packer I've ever met."
"I'll bet I'm faster than you." He responded.
"We'll see." I say.
As usual, I was right, it took him half an hour and thirty-six seconds to pack. That was a whole seventeen seconds more than me.
"Seventeen seconds-right." He grumbled.
"You are really pushing the envelope this time squid. If you don't watch out, someone's gonna end up in the Atlantic Ocean again." I warn.
"Yes Ma'am."
It was 1110 before we were in the air, and on our way to London. We read over our covers stories for the first few hours, and after that, Harm fell asleep. He was lucky at being able to choose when he slept, I on the other hand, was an insomniac, and slept when I could. That wasn't very often...
A/N: Okay, I'll give you two chapters because the reviews were good.
We arrived at my apartment. "Do you want me to come in, or would you rather I not?" he asked.
"Come in, what have I got to hide? After all, you're my husband, aren't you?" Yeah, how long have you wanted to call him that????? Suck it up Marine..
We stopped at my door while I fumbled with my keys, only succeeding in dropping them on the floor. He and I bent to pick them up at the same time, our hands touched. It was like an electric shock to me, and I immediately withdrew it. He may not be attracted to me, but I sure am to him... I mumbled some apology, and thanked him for picking up the keys. I finally found the right key, and opened the door. What has gotten into you MacKenzie??? You've worked with this man for eight years now, and you've loved him just as long, but now you become the klutz???!!!! Get a hold of yourself, QUICK!!!
He asked if I needed help, and I said not yet. So he sat down on the couch as I ran around getting all my little trinkets. I returned with two bags of things, and my stuffed dinosaur my Uncle Matt gave me when I turned five that I'd had ever since. The dinosaur (named Fido-don't ask why), was rather worn, considering it was nearing it's thirtieth birthday. Harm looked at me and my stuff with the weirdest expression. (It wasn't because of my uniform-I specifically kept on my coat for that very reason.)
"No offence-but are we bringing all this, even the dinosaur?"
"Yes, and especially my dinosaur, whose name is FIDO."
"Can you fit it in one bag?"
"Already tried that."
"Well, let's go then..I'll take one of those." He took one of my bags, and locked up behind us.
We loaded the stuff into the car, but Fido stayed in my lap. "Do you mind telling me why we're bringing a stuffed animal?" Harm asked. I could tell by his tone he was amused. He needed to be put in his place, obviously he'd forgotten who'd so recently saved his six from the Admiral this morning.
"You have no right to question what I bring because I just saved your sorry six today." I said saucily.
"Sorry..I'm still curious though, why are we bringing..what's his name? Fido?"
"Yes. Fido. We are bringing Fido because my Uncle Matt gave him to me when I was five. I've had him ever since, he and I have seen a lot together, and whenever I go on long trips, I bring Fido."
"However did he get that name?"
"He told me when I first met him that he always wanted to be a dog. So I decided to call him Fido."
"Fido, Fido...Fido."
"Watch it Squid."
We arrived at Harm's place at 0940. He invited me to come in, and I did, with Fido.
"Just sit on the couch, I should be done soon." He said.
"Soon, I hear that word come out of your mouth too many times. 'Soon' for you is not 'soon' for most everyone else." I retort, but sit down anyway.
"Whatever would you mean by that?" he asked popping his head out the door.
"I mean you just about the slowest packer I've ever met."
"I'll bet I'm faster than you." He responded.
"We'll see." I say.
As usual, I was right, it took him half an hour and thirty-six seconds to pack. That was a whole seventeen seconds more than me.
"Seventeen seconds-right." He grumbled.
"You are really pushing the envelope this time squid. If you don't watch out, someone's gonna end up in the Atlantic Ocean again." I warn.
"Yes Ma'am."
It was 1110 before we were in the air, and on our way to London. We read over our covers stories for the first few hours, and after that, Harm fell asleep. He was lucky at being able to choose when he slept, I on the other hand, was an insomniac, and slept when I could. That wasn't very often...
A/N: Okay, I'll give you two chapters because the reviews were good.