Disclaimer in chapter 1. I do not own the song 'Sweet Sacrifice' either I just love the song for a title…I don't even own my car, so obviously I am not making any money.

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Chapter 11

Sweet Sacrifice

The jeep bumped along the unpaved road, no one had said anything the whole trip. Lucy looked at her parents with tear built up in her eyes, her glance exchanged between her mom and dad.

"We were a trap, you knew it was trap." Lucy cried. Harm and Mac's gaze softened as it focused on their daughter.

"You didn't honestly think we would not come did you?" Mac asked, Lucy hung her head, a smile snuck across her face.

"We wanted you to come and rescue us." The smile disappeared. "But Palmer told us we were a trap, and we know he wants to hurt you, and we can't help but feel it is our fault." Lucy continued to explain, if it weren't for the guns trained on them Mac would have hugged her daughter.

"We knew that, and that wasn't going to stop us." Mac finished, Lucy began to cry.

"I am so sorry, we thought Palmer was you." Lucy apologized, looking at her father. "That's why we got into the car, we are so sorry." At this Lucy began to cry harder, Harm's fist began to clench.

"You and Natalie were not the first to be tricked by Palmer, it's all my fault, I don't want you or your sister to ever think this is your fault do you understand?" Harm instructed, Lucy nodded a look of relief was on her face.

"So sweet." Carlos sneered from the passenger seat, "But we are here." The family turned and looked, it was a decent size beach house, insignificant as it matched the other beach houses that dotted the coastline. The nearest house was to far for anybody to see or hear anything; plus the palm trees obstructed what little view there could be. The family was forced out at gunpoint and forced into the house, as they entered the house Carlos pulled Lucy back from her parents. Mac and Harm whipped around to watch as their daughter was being pushed into a room against her will.

"LUCY!" They both yelled they moved to grab her, but the men that accompanied Carlos moved to block them. Carlos locked the door after Lucy and turned to the family.

"Senor Palmer is waiting." He gestures to the wooden steps that leads to the second floor, Harm and Mac are pushed back towards them, they move slowly, reluctantly their eyes glued to the door. They then turn to walk up the steps, it had been over a decade since they last saw Palmer, and the last time they did Palmer was trying to kill them. Carlos moved ahead of them, no doubt to inform Palmer they were here, they kept their original pace. Carlos disappeared into a room down a hall, he was there for a few seconds before reemerging, and he gestured for the two to approach. The men following Harm and Mac pushed them with their guns to make them go faster. Mac and Harm finally reached the door; they paused before being forced through the doorframe. Palmer stood his back to Harm and Mac looking out the window and onto the beach, he turned when he heard them enter, he smiled.

"Mac, Harm it's been too long." He moved over towards Mac and checked her out entirely before smiling satisfactory. "Mac I see you haven't changed a bit." Harm moved to block Mac, this only got a chuckle. "And I see you are still the over protective, stubborn man you always were Harm." Palmer added as he moved back behind his desk, it was a beautiful desk an antique desk with intricate hand carvings. The chair behind it was a typical office chair in which when Palmer sat in it he was able to lean back and prop his feet up on the corner of his desk.

"Were here Palmer, you have us both, now send our daughters back to the US." A smile crept across Palmer's face as he let out a slow chuckle.

"Now here is what I see is a problem with that, I release your daughters and then I have nothing to bargain with. I've also had so much fun with your daughters here…" On that note Harm lurched forward across desk, taking Palmer by the collar of his shirt and pulling him to where they were face to face. The other men moved pushing Mac to the side as they ripped Harm off of him.

"What did you do to my daughters!" Harm screamed, Palmer started laughing as he straightened out his shirt, and the men pulled Harm into a chair.

"Whether or not you believe it I didn't do anything. I even offered them food but they refused." Palmer turned to face Mac who was standing against the wall, he straightened up and walked over to her and whispered in her ear. Mac then turned and slapped him some of the men moved towards her, but Palmer razed his hand to stop them.

"You're a sick man." Mac spat, Palmer rubbed his face and laughed, Harm looked on his face turning dark red.

"Oh wouldn't you like to know Harm." Palmer teased as he sat back down in his chair, his eyes not moving off of Mac, Mac knowing she had his attention decided to speak.

"On the phone you told us that we would exchange Harm and I for our daughters, you have us now, now hold up your part of the bargain." Mac ordered.

"I can't believe you two are that naïve." Palmer sneered.

"We are not naïve, we had no other option." Mac snapped, Palmer crossed his arms across his chest.

"Off course, why the dynamic duo would never do anything on impulse. I did know that the only way I could get you two here on my terms was to take your daughters, your sole kryptonite outside of each other." Neither Harm or Mac responded to that, there was no sense in denying the truth, but the unspoken question lingered in the air…'now what?'

Lucy was shoved into the room they were originally held in, she found Natalie curled up on her cot.

"Natalie!" Lucy raced to her side, resting her hands on her sister's face and side waiting for her to look up. "Natalie are you ok?" Natalie rolled over enough to face her sister.

"I've been better." She managed; Lucy choked back tears as she looked at her sister.

"He has them. Mom and Dad came, and now Palmer has them." Natalie managed to sit up and look her sister square in the eye.

"What do you think is going to happen?" She asked, Lucy shock her head.

"I don't know, but they've gotten out of tighter predicament before I know they will do it again." Lucy assured, Natalie smiled.

"Yeah remember the time we went to those caves in New Mexico and Dad thought he could follow us, even though mom told him he couldn't, and he got stuck!" The twins shared a laugh, though it wasn't what Lucy was referring to, it was still nice to laugh. Both of them recalled the panic look in their dad's eyes, as he squirmed trying to get out, their mom was laughing so hard and to busy taking pictures to help. It was up to Natalie and Lucy who were still back in the caves to help maneuver their dad out. It was a strong argument for mom that the twins would some day grow up to be marines.

"But you're right we are going to get out of this.' Natalie assured just then the door to the room opened and a shadow was cast onto the ground.

"Let the women go." Harm finally spoke up after a long pregnant pause.

"What?" Mac and Palmer spoke simultaneously.

"Let Mac and the girls go, it's always been between you and me Palmer, and it should stay that way. You have me that's all you've ever wanted." Harm explained, Palmer had an excellent poker face to which Harm couldn't read the expression, by the look on Mac's face it was either flabbergasted or upset that Harm was sacrificing himself. Mac was about to speak, but was interrupted by Palmer.

"Let me tell you what I am going to do…"

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