A/N: Wow guys, thanks for the reviews. Also thanks to Izzy and Michelle UK and all the other who reviewed but didn't leave an e-mailadress. I promised I wouldn't take too long to update the next piece, and here it is.

Mansion 'Snowdrop'

Somewhere in Tennessee

2300 hours local

Ronnie stared at Harm; completely dumb folded. 'What do you mean; she has been your wife for the past three months?'

Harm slightly grinned. 'As I said, she has been my wife for the past three months'.

He could see Ronnie was confused. They had entered the contest as the non-couple, and now she actually had to find out they were married? What happened?

'But you're not supposed to be married. You came into this contest because of the fact that you're not married'. She had really lost the whole situation.

Harm reached his hand out to Mac and pulled her up. 'Well, the person who wrote our application letter didn't know Mac and I got married. Still doesn't by the way. But we did. Eloped and tied the knot three months ago'. He gave his wife a lovingly gave and kissed her temple.

Mac wrapped her arm around his waist and leaned into him. One night, about a year ago, they actually agreed that they were dating. That it was a logical conclusion to draw for an outsider and that it was a logical conclusion to draw for them. So, from that day on they had made their relationship official. And three months ago Harm had proposed. But not the way Mac had told them he had proposed.

Flashback

Three months earlier

Harm took hold of Mac's hand as they started to walk from the Lincoln Memorial to the Wall. About a year ago they had mutually agreed that they had been dating for the close part of six months. After Mic left for Australia; after Renee had seen that the bond between the two was so strong that it was practically unbreakable.

They had slowly started to have working dinners again, and eventually they went out to dinner again. And after six months, while talking about little AJ over dinner in a restaurant, an older lady had come up to them and asked them how long they had been together. When they told her that they weren't, the woman nodded to their joined hands.

"Are you sure about that?"

Harm had looked at Mac and Mac had looked at him and before Harm knew it, the next few words slipped out of his mouth. "Actually ma'am, now I think about it, we've been dating for six months". His eyes never leaving Mac's as he told her so.

The lady softly patted his back. "That is more like it dear. Now, make sure you make an honest woman out of her soon". With that she left them.

Mac looked into Harm's eyes and gave him a soft smile. "We've been dating for six months Flyboy?" she asked.

"Yeah". Harm stroke his finger over the back of her hand. "When you think about it…"

She stopped him by putting her finger on his lips. "We've been dating for six months Harm. Don't elaborate".

And now, here they were. They had been dating for eighteen months and still no-one knew about them. They had kept their relationship low-key, behaving purely professionally at the office and on investigations. But apart from that, they were practically living together.

The closer they came to the Wall, the more nervous Mac got. Harm never went to the Wall in the spring. They had visited last Christmas and now all of a sudden Harm had the urge to go to the Wall? What was going on?

'You okay baby?' Harm asked.

Mac absently nodded. 'Yeah, I'm fine. Why are you asking?' she said, giving him a reassuring smile.

Harm shrugged. 'You've been a little quiet since we started to walk down here'.

'Just thinking'. Giving his hand a gentle squeeze she continued walking.

Finally, they were in front of the Wall. Mac didn't even need to search for Harmon Rabb's name. She could find it with closed eyes if she wanted to. Harm positioned her in front of him and wrapped his arms around her waist.

'Hey Dad. I know, it's not Christmas, and I also know that you've met Sarah already, but there is something very important I came for' Harm started. 'You see, Sarah here is a very special person in my life and I couldn't stand losing her. I can't imagine a life without her'.

He paused for a moment, gathering his nerve. 'Actually, I now know how you must've felt waking up next to Mom every day. Pretty much a miracle isn't it? So, what I came here to ask you… What would you say to the fact that I want to make her the next Sarah Rabb? Saying that she'll agree?'

Mac froze in his embrace when she heard his words. He wanted to make her Sarah Rabb? Slowly, she turned around in his embrace and looked at him. Tears visible in her eyes. 'What did you just say?'

'I want to make you the next Sarah Rabb Sarah. If you want to be the next Sarah Rabb that is'. He had the tears in his eyes as well. Then bended down to one knee and produced a small black velvet box. 'Will you do me the honor of becoming my wife Sarah?'

Mac let the tears fall and nodded breathlessly. 'When?' she asked.

'How about right now?' Harm rose, slipped the ring on her finger and kissed her until they were both out of air.

Mac locked eyes with him. 'Did you mean that?'

'Sarah, if you want to get married now, now it is'. He pushed a strand of hair behind her hair. 'What do you say? Do you want to wake up as Mrs. Rabb tomorrow morning?'

'I wouldn't like anything else'.

And they had gotten married. Had actually taken the first flight down to Vegas where they were married in a small, simple white chapel. Then spent the weekend honeymooning in their hotel room. When Mac woke up as Mrs. Harmon Rabb Jr. the next morning, a huge grin spread across her face. Life was finally the way she wanted it.

End flashback

'We decided to keep our marriage a secret for a while and all of a sudden Evan showed up, with Harriet's letter in his hand. Eventually we decided that it was probably a good idea to enter the show, and let everybody think that we had gotten together during the show' Mac explained further.

'You see Ronnie? You weren't meant to find out that Sarah and I got married three months ago; we didn't tell anyone and when my Mom is going to see this footage she'll kill me, but you left me with no choice. It took us long enough to get our act together and you're not going to ruin it. No one ever will'.

Ronnie looked at the couple in front of her. That was the reason they had been so convincing in their act. They were married. They were married and hadn't told anyone yet. That was why. And Ronnie finally knew that she had lost a battle she was never meant to fight in the first place. She should've known with one look in Harm's eyes that he would never love anyone else than Sarah. And she should've left it at that. But she hadn't. Somewhere in the back of her head there was this silly chance that she could actually be with Harm. But hearing their story and looking at them now shattered her hopes, her dreams.

Ronnie took a step back and swallowed hard. 'I see' she whispered. 'I'm sorry Harm. I should've known…' She didn't dare to finish her sentence and turned around, running away.

Never looking back.

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