Chapter 121

"You have to be kidding? I suppose you think that now we can just go back to the way things were?" Just then, the pizza arrived, Mac paid for it and turned to find that Harm had walked into the apartment.

"I bet it feels good to be home, right, kid?" grinned Harm. "Sure beats being out in the boonies."

"Harm, don't go there. Until I got my memory back, I was very happy in McLean," she sighed and closed the door. Taking the pizza to the table, she asked Chloe to get some sodas and told her to start eating. "I would invite you to stay for dinner, Harm, but the pizza has meat on it!"

Pitching his cover onto the couch, he said, "Well, you could offer a friend something cold to drink."

"I did, Chloe has her soda!"

"What? We're not friends anymore? Not much of an example to set for Chloe, don't you think, Mac?"

"You expect me to be your friend after the things you said to me the other day? Harm, you're crazy if you think that!"

"Now, Mac, I admit I got a little carried away and I apologize. I should have been there for you and I wasn't. I'm sorry," he replied. "Can't we still be friends, please?"

"Harm, do you really think that we will ever be able to go back to the way things were? I mean, isn't it time to stop trying?"

"Maybe not as close as we were before, but we could still be friends. As in 'be there for one another'," he said moving closer to her. "We could've had more at one time, Mac."

"That time is long past, Harm. I'm sorry, I just don't see this going anywhere." She looked sad but final in her words.

"How will you know if you never try, Mac?" he asked. "You could at least give it a try," he grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, holding her tight. Lowering his mouth, he covered hers before she could protest and kissed her.

There was a knock at the door and since neither of them were noticed it, Chloe said, "I'll get it." She opened the door to find AJ standing there.

He saw Mac and Harm kissing. Handing Chloe the paper that he had held in his hand, he muttered, "I should have known!" and turned and left. Chloe closed the door.

Mac was struggling to get free of the kiss, but Harm just held her there and would not let her go. Finally, she bit his lip!

"Damn it, Mac, you didn't have to bite me!" he said wiping blood from his mouth.

She glared at him, "Get out, Harm, and don't come back!"

"Forget you! I'll go somewhere that I'm welcome!" Grabbing up his cover, he stormed out slamming the door behind him.

Chloe walked over to Mac and handed her the Western Union money order, "Admiral Vigorous dropped this off while you were kissing Harm."

"AJ? Where is he?"

"He said, 'I should have known' and left."

Looking at the money order in her hand, Mac was still in kick-ass Marine mode and wanted someone new to fight with. Racing down the stairs, she found that AJ's Escalade was still in the parking lot. Running over to it, she saw that he had his head bowed on his bent arm across the steering wheel. Pounding on the window to get his attention she shouted, "AJ, open up!"

Rolling down his window, he wearily asked, "What now, Sarah?"

"Take this back!" she shoved the money order at him, "I can pay for the things that Angel needs!"

Reaching out the window, he took the check and crumpled it up, placing it in his jacket pocket. "Fine, Sarah, if that's what it takes to make you happy."

"I doubt I will ever be happy again. Did you just come by for this, or did you want to see Angel?"

"You have company. I'll come by another time," he replied, hurt. "I better get started, it's a long ride home."

"Chloe is here for several days, are you going to wait till she leaves to see your daughter?"

"I've already interrupted you and Harm once tonight, I think that's enough, don't you?" he said as he put the key in the ignition.

To be continued….