A Happily Ever After

Disclaimer: Not mine...never will be, but I wish I owned DJE. The doctor at Bethesda is MINE. :)

AN: I apologize for the short update, I'm basically splitting the story up as I did when I first wrote them. I don't want to run the risk of changing anything so much that it won't make sense so I'm leaving them as they are. Sorry for any mistakes. Thanks for the reviews.

October 29, 2004

Tyson's Corner, Virginia

The move to the new house had not been too hard, but there were many things that had to be moved out from Harm's apartment and into their new home. Although the boxes were many, it was a fairly light job to unpack and arrange the things to their liking.

By the third day of unpacking, the couple had finished with all of the boxes and had moved onto the furniture. New couches were placed in the family room along with a coffee table, a desk, and a home entertainment center. A new dining table was bought to complement the color of the dining room. They had also purchased a new bed, one for them to start off fresh without the memory of past and previous lovers, failed relationships, and broken hearts. Everything was new and everything was right. They had dealt with new career situations and home buying, but they still had one thing left to experience.

"I'm so glad we're finally in our own home." Mac sighed. "Now all we need is to finish organizing our wedding." She leaned back against his chest. Nothing like a day of relaxing on the couch after unpacking. They sat for hours listening to nothing but their own breathing and the beats of their hearts, which echoed inside each other's souls.

"I know. This is how it should be. Us. Our new home. A couple of kids in the near future..."

"You're pretty confident there Mr. Rabb." She interrupted with a smile he could not see.

"Well, I'm a man of his word. I have a promise to fulfill remember?" He then leaned forward to place a trail of soft kisses on her neck.

"I look forward to it."

"Ha-ha, so do I."

"So are you ready to get married?"

"I've been ready, Ms. Mackenzie."

"Good because we have fourteen days, twelve hours, and thirty-one minutes."

Harm chuckled lightly into her neck which caused her to giggle. He stopped his trail of kisses to respond to her comment.

"Are you ever going to tell me how it is you do that?"

"Mmm...maybe someday. It's much more exciting not knowing, though."

"Not fair."

"Commander, life's not fair." With that she turned to face her future husband and placed a sweet kiss on his warm moist lips.

November 3, 2004

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, Virginia

"Ma'am, Harriet is on line three, she said it's urgent." Bud entered her office.

"Thank you, Bud." He remained standing at her door. She smiled. "Dismissed Commander."

"Uh, yes ma'am."

"Harriet? What is it?"

"Mac, we found the song for you guys. I know that you were trying to look everywhere for the perfect song so I asked Mattie to help out. After listening to all the love songs that we could ever exist, we found one. I think it's the one, but you decide."

"Oh, Harriet, you guys didn't have to do that."

"You're right, but we wanted to."

"Do you have it with you right now?"

"Yes we do. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Definitely."

After listening to it and getting lost in the lyrics, she had to break form her trance to tell Harriet that she loved it. Not only did the song talk about them leaving at some point, which each had already done before, but it reflected the way they felt every time they were apart. She was sure that Harm would agree with the meaning of the song.

"Harriet it is the perfect song. I had heard it before, but it never occurred to me to listen to that one now."

"I know. Isn't it so romantic? I know Harm will like it. Not only is it romantic and does it have meaning for the both of you, but it also happens to be that it mentions flying. I know Harm will get a kick out of that." She smiled into the phone as she spoke to Mac.

"Yeah, he will. Do you guys have the CD or do I have to buy it?"

"Mattie has the soundtrack to the movie Pearl Harbor. That's where we found it so don't worry about it. We just wanted to make sure that you felt it was the right one."

"It is."

"Ok, Mac we're going to let you go. I know you are probably swamped and the General is probably not cutting you slack. Bye."

"Bye Harriet...and thanks."

"Sure."

The rest of the day at JAG was pretty much routine. She had met with some witnesses for a case that Sturgis and she were working on, but that was mainly it. The cases that seemed to pile up day after day appeared to be diminishing every week. Things were finally getting settled since the Admiral left. It looked as if the day to day operations seemed to run smoother and more effectively.

Tyson's Corner, Virginia

"Honey, I'm home!" Harm announced as he stepped into their house.

"Hey baby." Mac came down the stairs in some sweats and his Navy shirt.

"My clothes looks better on you than they do on me." He laughed as she jumped into his arms to kiss him.

"I know. How was your day?"

"Good. I won a big case today and my slate is pretty much empty."

"Lucky you."

"How was yours? Anything exciting?"

"Not really. But guess what? I finally got the song for our wedding…with the help of a certain pre-teen and Harriet."

"Really? Which one?"

"I don't know if I should tell you."

"Why not?"

"I don't know. I'll use the information for something better." She smiled naughtily at him as she started to unbutton his uniform.

"Oh, really? Like for what?"

"Oh I don't know." She kissed him hungrily and pulled him ever so closely to her body.

"If I have to kiss it out of you I will, marine."

"Take your best shot, sailor."

TBC.