"Next case Mac?"

"That was the last one sir."

"Alrighty then folks, that's a wrap! Court adjourned!"

Mac walks up to Harry and gives him a card. Christine, as she's packing up her briefcase, sees and knows what's about to happen. There was no way she was going to go through that again, besides, she needed to find Roz. She packed her things up as quickly as she could and left to find Roz.

I bet Mac and Roz planned this whole thing. Typical them.

"What occasion is this for, Mac? Oh no! Don't tell me! It's my birthday and I forgot about it!" he followed that sentence with the face he usual makes when he jokes around.

"No sir, I'm sure someone would have let slip before now. Why don't you open it up?"

Harry was starting to get a bit excited. He had no idea what to expect. He started to rip open the envelope. Once he read the card, he looked very confused.

"What is this? An anniversary card?"

"Well, of course! Oh, don't tell me you forgot you and Christine's one month anniversary!"

"Mac! Are you serious?"

"Of course, sir!"

"Why?" he could see where this was headed… hell.

"Come on, Harry! One month? That's a big deal!

"Oh yeah, that's a HUGE deal! Let's see… one month since one kiss? What is that? Dust?"

Harry couldn't believe that this was still going on. Though, at the same time, he wasn't surprised.

"Alright, I get it."

Harry rolled his eyes.

"Mac, if you got it we wouldn't be having this conversation."

"Oh com on, lighten up! I'm just messing with you."

Mac couldn't believe that he was telling Harry Stone to lighten up.

Harry sat at his bench quietly.

Oh, you have no idea just how much your messing with me, Mac.

Really? Doesn't he know when to quit? Not just Mac, all of them! Enough is enough!

This is getting way outta hand.

Well, the good thing is that I'm the one who got the card. Not Christine. No one would think to do this to her.

If only he knew…

I don't think she would take this very well. Especially if this was intended as a joke. I know a good joke when I see one, and this certainly is not a good one!

Aw… Christine…

She is so cute when she gets all sensitive!

Did I say cute?

No, no, it's been a long night. I'm just tired. Yep… that gotta be it.

Harry didn't realize that he was so deep in thought. Mac startled him when he spoke.

"Sir, Sir?"

"Huh?"

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah… why do you ask?"

"You had weird look in your eyes."

"Yeah? That's very interesting…" he didn't fully know what he was saying, or what Mac was saying for that matter.

Mac realized Harry wasn't paying attention.

"Hey Harry, did you hear the big news?"

"Of course I did."

"Oh good! I'm glad that I didn't have to be the one to tell you that Mel Torme was hit and killed by a bus."

"Yeah, it's great ain't it?"

Well if that didn't get his attention… nothing will…

I hated to go to such extremes but…oh, what's the use?

Mac left.

Hopefully I'll be able to get this out of him soon.

Harry continued to think.

Why can't I stop thinking about that women? I know there was a time when we told each other that we had feelings for each other, but I thought we were both over this. I thought that that these feelings were gone, and that we both matured, and excepted the fact that we were just friends and that's all that we'd ever be. How can they be coming back?

Oh, look at me. I shouldn't be thinking about how I feel… what about Christine?

How does she feel?

At that moment, that the biggest question of all.

To Harry…