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Chapter 20
(Harm's POV)
Damn. I knew it. Mac's suspicious about the CD. Why shouldn't she be? Sergei made it plain and clear on there who I'm in love with, even though I never told him. Mac would have to be a nitwit not to get it, and that she's certainly not. Mac's probably the brightest person I know aside from the Admiral and my grandma.
I decide to feign ignorance. "What are you screaming about Mac? I can't hear you very well in here."
She totally surprises me but swinging the door open, fortunately I'm fully dressed in my uniform, just adjusting the collar. My eyes travel over to her, she's wearing a dark green dress covered in sequins and beads. It's a halter-style neck, with a low back, and it sticks to her making her look like a goddess. An alligator goddess ready to eat you if you don't answer her question..
She waves the CD in front of my face, "Hello, earth to Harmon-what is the meaning of this???"
"I...uhh...told you. It's a CD that Sergei made for me."
"Yeah, right, so what do these songs hint to? Are you in love with someone Harm, and I haven't been told?" she demanded.
"Mac, there's only one person I'm in love with."
"And just WHO might that be?"
"Ego tuum amo." I reply, my Latin is a bit rusty, but I'm sure Mac didn't get it, although it's not to hard to distinguish in there that 'tuum' is 'you' in direct object form. Thus, if 'Ego' means 'I' and 'amo' means 'love' first person singular ending. Well, maybe it's not that hard to distinguish. She's th language geek, but to my knowledge she never learned Latin. I wouldn't have, but I needed some credit at the Academy, so I took it, and I actually liked it so I continued until I graduated. (A/N: I haven't taken Latin in awhile, the grammar may be off a bit, sorry. And, I don't know as the Naval Academy ever offered Latin, I know they don't now, I wish they did.)
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" she says.
"It's Latin." I say stupidly.
"Duh. What does it mean?"
"Mac, you're the language genius, you tell me."
"Harm, I never took Latin, and you know that, that's why you said it in Latin, now tell me what it means."
I look at her long and hard, can I trust her not to break my heart like she's done a million times? Can I really let go this time?
"Fine." She says and I can clearly the disappointment, anger and hurt in her voice, "be that way Harmon Rabb. Nobody's ever broken your heart, fine, go love her, whoever she is, but stay out of my sight!"
"SARAH!!!!! WAIT!!!" I shout after her, but she's already slammed the door behind her, and I can hear her heels pounding down the hall..
A/N: I know, it's cruel..Fortunately for you poor folks I gave you another chapter to help make up for my absence.
Chapter 20
(Harm's POV)
Damn. I knew it. Mac's suspicious about the CD. Why shouldn't she be? Sergei made it plain and clear on there who I'm in love with, even though I never told him. Mac would have to be a nitwit not to get it, and that she's certainly not. Mac's probably the brightest person I know aside from the Admiral and my grandma.
I decide to feign ignorance. "What are you screaming about Mac? I can't hear you very well in here."
She totally surprises me but swinging the door open, fortunately I'm fully dressed in my uniform, just adjusting the collar. My eyes travel over to her, she's wearing a dark green dress covered in sequins and beads. It's a halter-style neck, with a low back, and it sticks to her making her look like a goddess. An alligator goddess ready to eat you if you don't answer her question..
She waves the CD in front of my face, "Hello, earth to Harmon-what is the meaning of this???"
"I...uhh...told you. It's a CD that Sergei made for me."
"Yeah, right, so what do these songs hint to? Are you in love with someone Harm, and I haven't been told?" she demanded.
"Mac, there's only one person I'm in love with."
"And just WHO might that be?"
"Ego tuum amo." I reply, my Latin is a bit rusty, but I'm sure Mac didn't get it, although it's not to hard to distinguish in there that 'tuum' is 'you' in direct object form. Thus, if 'Ego' means 'I' and 'amo' means 'love' first person singular ending. Well, maybe it's not that hard to distinguish. She's th language geek, but to my knowledge she never learned Latin. I wouldn't have, but I needed some credit at the Academy, so I took it, and I actually liked it so I continued until I graduated. (A/N: I haven't taken Latin in awhile, the grammar may be off a bit, sorry. And, I don't know as the Naval Academy ever offered Latin, I know they don't now, I wish they did.)
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" she says.
"It's Latin." I say stupidly.
"Duh. What does it mean?"
"Mac, you're the language genius, you tell me."
"Harm, I never took Latin, and you know that, that's why you said it in Latin, now tell me what it means."
I look at her long and hard, can I trust her not to break my heart like she's done a million times? Can I really let go this time?
"Fine." She says and I can clearly the disappointment, anger and hurt in her voice, "be that way Harmon Rabb. Nobody's ever broken your heart, fine, go love her, whoever she is, but stay out of my sight!"
"SARAH!!!!! WAIT!!!" I shout after her, but she's already slammed the door behind her, and I can hear her heels pounding down the hall..
A/N: I know, it's cruel..Fortunately for you poor folks I gave you another chapter to help make up for my absence.