Title: At Least, Not Yet (Or, a Study in Forgiveness)
Fandom: JAG
Characters: General + (Harm/Mac)
Prompt: #58 – Dinner
Word Count: 309
Rating: PG
Info: Anywhere after Adrift Part II
A/N: So I've been writing one of these every day, and now we're all caught up, except for a new one I'm working on. And even after all of that, they're still not mine.
For all of their awareness of each other, they still hadn't mastered the art of not putting their feet in their respective mouths. Times like now, for example. They were arguing over something trivial, it didn't really matter what anymore, when inadvertently, he had taken his turn in their familiar dance of miscommunication. There had been a moment of surprised silence, of 'I can't believe I said that.' / 'I can't believe he said that.'
She was fully expecting for their week to be propelled into another one of their stubborn games. Inevitably, such mind-games culminated in either a standoff, or a truce. Truthfully, the game was getting a bit old, and she was coming to realize that for all their eloquence in the courtroom, they both had moments of utter clueless-ness when it came to each other.
Which was why she was shocked when after another beat, he simply looked up and apologized. Three simple words and that smile were all it took to forgive him this time, and she quickly found herself smiling back and telling him it was okay. And when he offered dinner at his place even though they both knew he was forgiven, she'd accept of course, because she never missed out on a chance to have him cook.
And she told herself she forgave him because she knew she might say something hurtful in the future and would want his forgiveness quickly too, and that it was because they were growing to appreciate each other more... But when she got home to the privacy of her own four walls, she would have to admit that it was actually that flyboy smile she pretended to be immune to, and then would hurry to go get ready for dinner. Harm didn't need to know the real reason for her sudden forgiveness. At least, not yet.