Sorry this Chapter isn't really that long, hopefully you like it though...read on!!
CHAPTER 2
Flashback earlier that morning
Mac's apartment
Harm walked out of Mac's bathroom and into her bedroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist and one in his hand as he dried his hair. Looking over to the bed he saw his favorite marine lying peacefully on her back, her hand lay across on her pillow with her hair, that had grown down past her shoulders sprawled around her head.
"Mac, honey wake up"
"Mmmm…" Mac answered rolling over burying her face in her pillow half asleep. Harm smiled at Mac's reply, he loved these moments.
"Mac, do you know what time it is?"
"Go away," Mac replied sleepily pulling the covers up over her head
Harm repressed a chuckle and proceeded to remove the covers from Mac, as she grabbed for them but Harm was too quick and pulled the covers off the bed. Ignoring her statement Harm answered his own question. "Well Mac its 0630 and you have to be in to work at-"
Harm stopped talking as Mac jumped out of bed cursing then running to the bathroom almost tripping on the sheets that now lay in the floor. "Why didn't you wake me?!" Mac exclaimed as Harm laughed at her actions
"This coming from the human clock?" Harm laughed as Mac turned to glare at him then closed the bathroom door. "Mac I've been trying to wake you since the alarm went off an hour ago" Harm called after his fiancé through the closed door. "I would have thought you were dead the way you were sleeping so still if it had not been for your snoring." Harm tried to hold in his laughter.
Mac opened the door enough stick out her head and give Harm a death glare, "I do not snore!"
"How would you know if you were sleeping?" Harm said with a smile
"ha, ha…you are so smart aren't you flyboy" Mac stated sarcastically trying to keep a serious face, though knowing she could not resist him she unwillingly returned the smile.
"Well I didn't become a lawyer just for my looks." Harm rebutted
Mac rolled her eyes at him and laughed lightly then her human clock side kicked in, "Uh," she groaned agitated "I am going to be so late. Harm would you pull out my uniform for me, I think I left it on the couch after I got it from the cleaners last night." Mac said then closed the door before he answered
"Sure!" Harm yelled over the water he could hear running from the bathroom. After he got dressed in his uniform he walked into the living room where a cleaners bag lay on her couch. He picked up the bag that held the uniform and noticed a wedding dress catalog lying under it. Curiosity overtook him. After making sure Mac was still in the shower he flipped through the book, stopping on a page that had a beautiful dress with a red circle drawn around it.
'So this is Mac's dress' he thought. He could definitely see her wearing it and thought it was a good choice. He was just putting the book down when he heard someone behind him. He turned around hiding the book behind his back and looked as Mac approached him in her towel.
"Harm, I thought you were going get my uniform-"Mac stopped what she was saying noticing that Harm was hid something "Harm what's behind your back that you are obviously hiding from me?" Mac said a mischievous smile playing on her lips, with a hint of curiosity.
"Nothing…here's you uniform you should hurry up and get changed.
Mac took the uniform from Harms outstretched hand, then extended her hand again looking straight in his eyes with a evil smile, "I'm a marine, and don't think that just because I'm in a towel I couldn't kick your six because you know I can, and will."
"I'm not complaining," Harm said seductively challenging her "by all means go right ahead." Harm grinned evilly.
"I don't have time for this Harm, let me see it."
Harm was about to give a smart reply but thought otherwise of it after Mac gave him a look that said 'try me and you'll be on the ground begging for your life within second'. Harm handed over the catalog to Mac.
"Harm!" Mac exclaimed when she saw what he had been looking at then sighed "you were not supposed to see my dress until the wedding, it's bad luck…not to mention I want it to be a surprise when you see me in it for the first time."
"Sorry, but it was just lying out in the open and I got curious." Harm gave her his version of the puppy dog face and she couldn't be mad at him.
"I guess its ok, I'll just have to find a new one. But you're explaining to Harriet why after hours of searching for the perfect dress in many books, we have to start all over again." Mac smiled triumphantly at Harms less than enthusiastic face.
"Aww, come on you don't have to change the dress it looks amazing and I'll just pretend to be surprised when I see it, besides I haven't seen you in it yet."
"That's not the point Harm, I want you to be knocked breathless when you see me on our wedding day, not a cheap imitation of surprised…anyway this wasn't the final decision on the dress, so no worries." Mac said tossing the catalog back on the couch and walking back into her bedroom to get dressed.
"Well I really couldn't care less about the details," Harm said following her "all I know is that the sooner I can call you my wife and finally make good on that promise I made to you when AJ was born, which I will make good on that promise, the better."
Mac turned around in the middle of buttoning her blouse walked over to her man in uniform and gave him an electric mind blowing kiss that left both of them uneasy and breathing heavily when they broke apart. Harm stared into Macs eyes with intense passion, lust, and love for the woman he now held in his arms. "Have I told you today that I love you?" He asked
Mac shook her head 'no' keeping eye contact with him. Harm pulled her closer and spoke, "Sarah Mackenzie I love you, I love you more than anything in this world, more than life itself. I'd do anything to make you happy." Harms eyes burned into his fiancés with much intensity, and they stood there, her wrapped in his arms looking into each others' eyes for a few seconds until Mac's clock told her that she was definitely going to be late to work now.
"As much as I'd love to stay here in your arms, I think you better head to work, there's no use in both of us being late, especially if the Admiral finds out." Harm reluctantly released Mac from his hold on her, knowing that she was right and they shouldn't test the Admirals patients.
"Ok, so I'd better go…I'll see you in the office, and I'll try to cover for you until you get here but don't take your time, I don't want the Admiral to kick my six either." Harm kissed Mac on the cheek and left the bedroom, grabbed his brief case and cover off the table in the living room then locked the door on his way out of the apartment, leaving Mac to finish getting ready for work.
Two minutes and 43 seconds after Mac had heard Harm close the front door, according to her internal clock, there was a knock on the door.
Thinking that it was probably Harm and he forgot his car or spare apartment key Mac, now fully dressed in uniform opened the door without looking to see who it was.
"Nice to see you again Sarah Mackenzie," a man spoke in another language as he walked in through the door, Mac backing up in horror. "Though I assume from the look on your face you do not return the same feeling towards seeing me again." he continued as he was now all the way in the apartment he turned and shut the door.
Flashback to be continued
I want to thank everyone for their reviews to chapter 1, I love reading them and knowing that people are interested s inspiring.
Next, I want to apologize for leaving the cliff hanger as I did, yes I am evil. Also, I know that you want more info and trust me next chapter will explain who the man is, and as you probably already guessed he has something to do with Mac suddenly leaving Harm in chapter 1. Keep reading to find out what happens. As to Harm, I assure you he does not take lightly Mac's sudden change of heart but bear with me, because it will take him a while to recover from the break up before his 'Harm smarts/investigation' skills kick in. –Gotta give the man time to heal right? Thanks again Review Please!!!