Chapter 3 – Harm's office
After pouring the coffee Harm went to his office, closed the door and sat down. 'Holy Moly' he thought. He nearly kissed Mac! But she was so cute and sexy standing there all flustered and tongue tied. He leaned back in his chair and thought about this weekend. He had gone over to her place on Friday night with a movie and they had talked and laughed and somehow he had made his kickass marine giggle! He laughed at the thought. The had spent all of Saturday together and he would have been happy to spend Sunday with her as well, but Renee had effectively put a stop to that. He rubbed his face as he thought back to their conversation after Mac left.
"Did you sleep with her?" Renee took a deep breath and sat down on the couch. Harm shook his head 'no' and sat down next to her. She had tears in her eyes. "But you wanted to, didn't you?" Harm sighed and nodded.
"Renee, I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you. I do care about you."
"I know. You're just not in love with me. Not the way you are with her." She put her hand on his cheek, leaned in and gave him a small kiss. Then she stood up. "I'd better go." Harm stood up as well. "Renee…" "Go get her, Harm. You might not see it, but she loves you too. I've always known it, you know. She's your other half – your soulmate. Don't waste it." She gave him a sad smile and then she was gone. Harm couldn't believe it. He wanted to call Mac, but he wasn't sure what he would say. Sure, Renee said that Mac felt the same way, that it was obvious, but was it really? Did she love him or was he just a friend to her?
Harm snapped back to the present and stood up abruptly. It was only 06.30, still early and hardly anyone was in the office yet, so he decided to march right over to Mac's office and take matters in his own hands as it were. He opened his door and started walking over with determination. Halfway through he lost his resolve and turned around. Back in his office he sighed heavily and rubbed his face. Then he sat back down behind his desk and pulled out his notepad. He tapped his pen on it for awhile before scribbling something down. He then stood back up walked over to Mac's office and slipped the note under her door.
To be continued…