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Date Posted: 22:59:22 10/26/02 Sat
Title: Worth the Wait
Author: Grandma JAG
Rating: G; Just an old-fashioned love story (except for Ch. 13 & 14, which are PG-13)
Classification: Harm/Mac
Spoiler: Adrift II, Measure of Men, Capital Crime
Summary: Harm and Mac finally have “the talk”, and things blossom from there
Disclaimers: All characters of JAG belong to Donald Bellasarius and Bellasarius Productions; no copyright infringement intended
Chapter 1
JAG Headquarters
Jan. 30, 2001
0900 hours
Harm sat down at his desk to catch up on the paperwork that had piled up while he was gone. Hearing a knock at his door, he looked up to see Sturgis standing in the doorway.
“Welcome back,” Sturgis greeted Harm.
“Thanks, it’s good to be back. Except for all this paperwork, of course.
No rest for the weary, I guess. Hey, how did that case turn out that you and Mac were working on together?” Harm tried to act nonchalant as he probed Sturgis for information about Mac’s state of mind.
“Great! Mac is one amazing woman. Once I got past the weird psychic thing, I found that I really enjoyed working with her. It gave us a chance to get to know each other better.”
“Oh? Just how much better did you get to know her?” Harm asked nervously.
“Relax, buddy. I’m not infringing on your territory,” Sturgis replied. He was enjoying this conversation.
“Mac is not my ‘territory’,” Harm responded sadly.
“But you would like her to be, wouldn’t you?” Harm nodded, looking at the floor. “Why don’t you just tell her how you feel? Or aren’t you sure about how you feel about her?”
Harm looked up. “Oh, I’m sure, all right. I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life. Ever since I was floating around in that freezing cold water, I haven’t been able to think of anything else! I’ve tried to tell her, several times, but my timing has always been off. It’s never been the right time, and we always end up arguing.”
Sturgis sighed. He couldn’t believe that two people who obviously loved each other were having such a hard time communicating it to each other! “Harm, she’s been through a lot lately, but she seems to have gotten her act together. I think now’s the time.”
Just then there was a knock at the open door. Harm looked up, startled to see Mac standing there. How long has she been standing there?, he wondered.
“Welcome back, sailor,” Mac said cheerily.
“Thanks, it’s good to be back,” Harm mumbled, not daring to look at Mac. How much had she heard?
“The Admiral wants to see the three of us in his office ASAP.” Mac looked at Harm, puzzled.
“Okay..... I..... um....... need to check with Bud on something first. I’ll meet you there.” Harm hurriedly brushed past Mac out of his office.
Mac turned to Sturgis. “Did you tell him?”
“Tell him what?” Sturgis replied innocently.
“Tell him........ you know......... our secret.” Mac couldn’t bring herself to profess her love for Harm again. “He looked at me so strangely. You must have told him something!” Mac was starting to get angry now. Why did she have to open her big mouth to Sturgis?
“Maybe it was something he ate,” Sturgis teased. Mac just glared at him. “Look, Mac, I’m a man of my word. You asked me not to say anything and I will honor that request. Although why you won’t tell him yourself is beyond me.”
“The timing just hasn’t been right,” Mac replied.
“Ah, yes......... timing.” Sturgis was starting to get sick of that word. He and Mac walked toward the Admiral’s office. Harm walked up to join them as Sturgis knocked on the door.
“Enter,” the Admiral called from inside his office. The three officers entered and stood at attention. “At ease. Have a seat,” the Admiral ordered. “I have a new case just in that I want the three of you to work on. It’s a high profile case, and the SecNav wants my top people on it, so you’re it. It seems that two seamen aboard the Patrick Henry got into an altercation with a third young seaman, causing multiple injuries. He has been flown to Bethesda and his condition is critical. The SecNav wants the two seamen to be tried together, each with his own counsel. So Commander Rabb, you will defend Seaman Harrison, and Colonel, you will defend Seaman Gunther. That means the two of you will need to work together and plan your strategies so that they don’t conflict. It will take some delicate work, and timing is of the utmost importance.” Oh, God, there’s that word again, thought Sturgis. “I trust that you two will work together in a professional manner?”
“Aye, aye, sir.” Harm and Mac dared not look at each other as they responded to the Admiral’s order.
“Good,” replied the Admiral. “Commander Turner, you will prosecute.”
“Aye, aye, sir.” Sturgis snapped to attention, then relaxed as the Admiral nodded his head and said, “At ease.” “Sir, if I may ask, why is this a high profile case?”
“Because the seaman who was beat up is the SecNav’s grandson,” replied the Admiral. “So none of you is in an easy position here, but I trust that you will give it your undivided attention for the next few weeks. Dismissed.”
“Aye, aye, sir.” The three officers snapped to attention and turned to leave the room.
After leaving the Admiral’s office, Harm followed Mac into her office.
“How about dinner tonight?” he asked, offhandedly.
“To discuss the case?” Mac asked.
“Actually, I was thinking that we could dive into the case tomorrow. Since it’s going to take up so much of our time, I thought it might be nice to have a nice, quiet dinner without office talk.”
“You mean, like a date?” Mac teased, mischievously.
“I guess you could say that. How about I cook one of my famous meals and we just relax and listen to some music?” Harm tried to sound lighthearted, but inside his heart was pumping like crazy.
“Okay, you’re on. Just so it isn’t Meatless Meat loaf.” Mac loved to tease him about his vegetarian dishes.
“No Meatless Meat loaf, I promise. Why don’t you come by at 1800.”
“I’m looking forward to it.” Mac smiled that beautiful smile that made Harm’s heart melt.
Harm walked out of Mac’s office feeling like he was floating on air. He’d had Mac over for dinner before, why did this feel so different? Because, he told himself, you’re going to do it right this time, timing or not.
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