Mac did an underwater turn and as she started swimming back down the length of the pool, she noticed Harm. 'Where did he come from?'. She decided to be nonchalant, which was hard because he looked good in dark blue jeans and a loose white buttondown shirt. That and the fact that it was no longer a secret that she wanted him. Oh god, how were they ever going to overcome the fact that she is in love with him, but he is not in love with her? Her heart sank. She was going to have to transfer or something, she had to get away from this embarrasment. Or maybe she should accept Mic's proposal and move down here. Ugh. She nearly missed the fact that she had reached the end of the pool and quickly did a turn, before hitting her head on the edge. She glided underwater for a long while before finally coming up and swimming towards Harm. When she reached the edge she pulled herself up, walked to one of the sun chairs, grabbed a towel and started drying her hair.
"Hey Flyboy." Harm was dizzy. She was wearing the same bikini she had worn on the beach, the water cascading down her tanned body. He shook his head a little and gave her a half-hearted smile.
"Hey yourself, Marine." He stuck his hands in the pockets of his jeans. Mac thought he looked cute, but his uneasyness was making her nervous. Why was he here? She was just about to ask him that, when he finally spoke again. "I, uh, I wanted to talk to you... About the other night.. On the ferry." Smooth, Rabb. Once more he was at a loss for words, unsure how to proceed. Then he saw something that caught him completely off guard.
"Mac, is that a ring?" He pointed to the diamond ring on her right hand finger. Mac immediatly looked uncomfortable and fiddled with the ring while she stammered.
"Ah yes, well... Mic and I were going out to dinner and uh ... Well, he proposed... On the ferry."
'Bloody ferry. What is it with these things?'. Harm was disheartened and almost didn't dare ask the next question, afraid of what the answer would be.
"And what did you say?" Mac didn't answer. Instead she looked down and toyed with the ring. Harm slowly walked over to her and gently lifted her chin up with one finger, giving her no choice but to look into those big blue orbs. She thought she saw pain in them. But why? He was the one that had rejected her.
"Mac. What did you tell him?" Mac sighed heavily and turned away from Harm.
"I told him I needed time to think about it." She walked over to the edge of the roof and leaned over the railing, gazing down at Sydney below. A few minutes passed before she felt Harm settle in beside her.
"Look, Mac, I know it's none of my business, but.." Mac cut him off before he could say anything further. Turning to face him, Mac let out a little bit of that anger that had been building inside her.
"You're right, it's none of your business! You turned me down, remember?!" Harm remembered.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean for it to come out like that. You caught me off guard." Mac opened her mouth to say something else, but Harm decided to cut her off. He hadn't come here to fight. He quickly closed the gap between them and fused his lips with hers. He felt Mac fight him and just as he was about to pull back and let her go, she relaxed and responded. She wound her hands around his neck, pulling him closer. He responded by opening his mouth, giving her further access and then he hoisted her up, so she could wrap her legs around his waist.
"Where are we going?" she breathed between kisses as Harm started to move them.
"Your room." He started walking them towards the door, but suddenly his feet disappeared from under him and the next thing he knew there was a huge splash and they were in the pool. Harm let go of Mac as he swam back up. He was expecting to find an angry Marine, but instead he found her laughing, soaking wet, her hair once again clinging to her face. As he swam closer to her he said "I'm sorry, Mac, I was an idiot..." She silenced him by kissing him once more and pulled him closer as she started to unbutton his shirt.