Title: Harm and Mac Get Psychoanalyzed
Author: rooster dawn
Classification: Harm/Mac
Spoiler: Death Watch, Bud's wet down
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Summary: Harm and Mac go undercover as a married couple. Under analysis they are made to face how they feel about each other.
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Author's note: I posted the wrong part three of the story earlier today. The correct version of part three has been posted. Sorry for the mistake. Thanks for the heads up that I posted the wrong story.
part 6
A week later Harm and Mac had another session with Dr. Williams. They were beginning to believe that they had been set up. They had met Dr. Williams eight times now over the last three months and they saw no signs that he was anything but an excellent doctor.
They thought back to the initial conversation they had with the Admiral. It involved the Admiral, Webb, and Jordan. They knew they had been driving everyone crazy for months. Hell even Harriet had mentioned how they were fighting like an old married couple.
They must have gone to exorbitant lengths to pull this one off. They all knew Harm and Mac wouldn't do the counseling scene on their own, especially as a couple. They would need to be tricked or coerced into seeing someone.
"Good afternoon Harm, Sarah. I want to go into a different direction today if you both don't mind?" greeted Dr. Williams.
"Sure as long as you answer one question." replied Harm.
"Sure, what is it?" asked Dr. Williams.
"Were you in on why we're here talking with you?" asked Mac pointedly.
"If you mean did Commander Parker and Mr. Webb talk to me before you began your sessions, then yes, but before you get angry, please understand. The people in your life that work with you and love you saw a very special relationship falling apart.
They were very concerned about the two of you. They mentioned, that as well as the two of you know each other, you have the tendency to make assumptions about what is being said instead of actually listening to what is being said.
You both love each other, but you find ways to hurt each other. If you both took the time to actually listen to each other rather than assuming, it would solve most of your problems. Then you could be happy." answered Dr. Williams.
"You're right Dr. Williams. And we have been doing a better job of listening since we began our sessions." replied Mac.
"Even though neither one of us wanted to do this in the beginning, it has helped us, and we feel it has been time well spent." added Harm.
"But what the others seem to have a hard time understanding is, every time they interfere in our relationship they aren't helping us. All they really do is make things worse. We usually work things out to our satifaction if we're left alone." Mac concluded.
"Good! But I hope you both don't think everything is complete though. You both still have some major issues to work out. That's what I want to begin with today. I would like to start with Sarah." smiled Dr. Williams.
"Okay Dr. Williams." replied Mac.
"What has been your biggest issue with Harm?" asked Dr. Williams.
"I guess it would have to be that Harm doesn't put me first. It seems like everything else comes first before me." moaned Mac.
"What! That's not true Sarah. You're the most important person in my life." wailed Harm.
"If that was true Harm, then Chris wouldn't have died. I came to you that night, but you were busy with Bobbie." wailed Mac.
"You said it could wait until the next day, but then you wouldn't talk to me about it." replied Harm defensively.
"You should have come after me Harm. I needed you. I thought I could count on you to be there when I needed you, but you put your own needs first. You had to score with Bobbie. I followed you all the way to Russia, but you couldn't even follow me out the door." responded Mac now in tears.
"I'm sorry Sarah, but I thought that if it was really that important you would have said something. I only cooked dinner for her like when we worked together on a case. I never slept with her. She had her own agenda.
She likes to seek power over people, especially men. She wants to control them. I was there for you. Remember, I defended you. I believed in you." argued Harm.
"Then why did you abandon me after the trial? Why did you start dating Jordan?" asked Mac as the tears continued to flow down her face.
"You hurt me Sarah. You didn't tell me about Chris or John. I thought you betrayed me." wailed Harm as he began to realize he had been wrong.
"We should have talked about it Harm." replied Mac.
"I know Sarah." agreed Harm.
"You should have put me first Harm." sobbed Mac.
"You're right Sarah. I was only thinking about myself then. I guess I wanted to hurt you as much as you hurt me. For that I'm truly sorry. Never again will I put anything or anyone before you." responded Harm soberly.
"I don't need to be put first all the time Harm. Just that you consider me when you make your decisions and how they will affect me." replied Mac as the tears stopped.
"I will Sarah." agreed Harm.
The following week Harm and Mac made their final visit to Dr. Williams. They had covered most of the topics of interest that had caused problems in their relationship. They had learned to listen better when the other was trying to convey something that concerned them.
But one last subject needed to be address, Harm's obsessive behavior. When Harm locked onto something he didn't rest until it was resolve. Examples were his father being missing in Vietnam, Roscoe, and Annie, sister to Darlin.
"She thinks I'm obsessive, when in reality I'm only trying to do the best job I can. One of things I try to do as a lawyer is to see all the possible outcomes or sides to an issue. It's the best way to be prepare and not be caught by surprise.
A perfect example was when an Intelligence Officer was accused of killing a Turkish Ambassador. It looked like an open and shut case, but I tried find a way to show that the Intelligence Officer had no choice but to kill the Turkish Ambassador in self defense because the Turkish Ambassador was there to kill her.
I had to show that she had no means of escape, the Turkish Ambassador came into her apartment uninvited, had occupied her dog with scraps of food, and that the bottle of wine was to be as a weapon because it wrapped up and he hadn't opened it with the bottle opener which was hanging on the wall by the wine rack.
I was able to get the Intelligence Officer acquitted because I was determine to find the truth and not accept the status quo." began Harm in his defense.
"And what about Roscoe. Every time he came to you for help because he had something to say, you made it about you. The first time it was about information about your father.
The next time he wanted to talk about the ill treatment of patients at the psych ward that he was restricted to. Instead you were consumed with getting him acquitted instead of letting him tell the court what he had to say.
You wanted the court that he wasn't in his right mind because he didn't want you to acquit him, but to say what he had to say. You were afraid of losing a case instead of following the wishes of your client." rebutted Mac.
"Interesting, I can see why you both are so successful. You both are able to articulate and defend your position quite well. I do find it interesting that you say Harm is obsessive when you're the one who has the tendency to overanalyze everything.
Though I think what Harm's problem with some of his clients may be similar to his relationship with you. He gets focus on one part of the problem and forgets to see the big picture. He's afraid that if he looks past what's in front of him, he won't like what he sees.
In this case instead of telling you that he loves you, he was afraid that you didn't reciprocate his feelings and that he would lose you." smiled Dr. Williams.
"As much as I have enjoyed psychoanalyzing you both, I don't think you need my services anymore. I think you both are more than able to resolve any further dilemmas that you might have. I which all my patients were as open and honest as the two you.
It's been an honor working with you both and I hope that you have many years of happiness."
"That you Doctor." they both replied.
The End