Disclaimer in chapter one.
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed even if you don' t I love seeing the number of hits increase, but I'd love to see the number of reviews increase so as always jus drop a line I'd really appreciate it. Sorry for the minor gap after I got back from Florida I was swept up in a week of non stop activity and then a short period of writer's block, so I am sorry but I hope it was worth the wait!
Chapter 9
Almost Perfect
Harm glanced out the window for what had to have been the hundredth time in the past hour. It did not take long for Harm and Mac to drive to Hickman Air field and board a cargo plane bound for the mainland, considering the circumstances they allowed Harm and Mac aboard, once the arrived in San Diego they would make travel arrangements for Mexico. Mac studied her husband, she knew he was anxious to get to Mexico and get to his daughters, she was just as anxious. She did not want to think what Palmer was doing to her daughters; she wondered how Palmer kidnapped her daughters to begin with. Palmer was a crafty man though; he probably disguised himself and was able to trick Natalie and Lucy into going with him, she only wish she had been there to protect her daughters. She accepted the fact though that she couldn't be with her daughters every waking second, that would drive all three of them nuts. They had only been on the plane for three hours, but it felt like it had been an eternity, she wished that this plane could go faster. Only two more hours, she kept assuring herself, only two more hours before they reached the mainland. She looked over at Harm once again, he had returned his focus to the cockpit, they would not let Harm fly much to his disappointment, and Mac could only imagine what Harm would be doing if he were flying the plane.
"Harm." Mac spoke to where it was only audible between the two of them, with the exception of the crew they were alone on this flight, the plan would be to meet with an NCIS team once they landed in San Diego. Mac knew though if they were not sitting on the runway waiting for them once they arrive that she and Harm would start off without them. Mac still did not get Harm's attention. "Harm." Mac spoke up a little louder, this time he turned to look at her. Judging by the look in his eyes Mac became very worried, the turmoil, the storm that dwelled in the depth of his eyes, she only wished she knew what he was thinking right then.
Mac had snapped Harm out of his concentration, he looked over at her, a veil of concern replaced the warm sparkle in her eyes. He knew then that she was trying to understand what he was thinking, and maybe on some level she knew. It was tearing him up inside, Harm felt guilty, guilty for the kidnapping of his daughters, guilty for dragging Mac back into this nightmare, and guilty for not getting rid of Palmer the first time. Mac reached out her hand and placed it on top of Harm's, she attempted to give him a comforting smile, and Harm returned the smile, as his gaze turned back to the window. Though he tried to hide it, inside his anger was boiling, he could not wait to get a hold of Palmer.
Baja, Mexico
It had been three hours and despite the girls hunger they refused to touch their food, a silent protest against their kidnapping. In the past three hours nobody had come down to see them, they had been left alone, whispering words of encouragement to each other.
"Don't worry Mom and Dad are going to save us." They would whisper or… "They're already on their way and they won't fall into Palmer's trap."
Upstairs Palmer watched the TV screen, he watched the twins interact, unbeknownst to them there was a hidden camera in the air vent. Palmer smirked, they reminded him a lot of their parents. Just then Carlos walked in, Carlos was an old contact back when Palmer use to smuggle drugs and weapons through Latin America, he owed Palmer a few favors.
"Our contact reported that the Rabbs boarded a cargo plane bound for San Diego about three hours ago." Palmer smirked, he knew Harm would not sit around and wait for him to call back, Harm was falling right into his trap.
"Good everything is going just as I want it too, we stick to the original plan, if all goes through smoothly you and your men will be paid double." Palmer promised, Carlos smiled.
"If I may ask senor what is this personal vendetta you have against this navy captain and marine colonel?"
"Harm has interfered with my plans one to many times, and the last time we were together he almost killed me. I believe that is sufficient enough reason to kidnap his daughters." Carlos nodded in agreement, with the figures that Palmer was promising, Carlos didn't need any further details.
"Very good, when our San Diego contacts calls us, I will inform you and we can start the next step." Carlos added, Palmer smiled, it was almost perfect.
A/N: That is it for now, sorry it's short, it's really late at night, and I wanted to stop before it started getting cheesier. I will try to update soon, but I have two research papers due soon (finals are coming up!), so I am going to apologize now for a huge gap, but I will try to post as soon as possible. On a final note my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of Virginia Tech.