Name: McMax
Author name McGregorMax@ec.rr.com
Rating PG
Spoilers Retreat,Hell
Disclimer charactors belong to NOT ME
Summery (optional) What if a certain vision lasted
just one minute more. 
 

   Commander Harmon Rabb held an ice pack on the back
of his head. It was helping to ease the throbbing that
resulted from the Admiral’s chair tipping over with
him and Harm hitting his head on the floor. Harm
wondered if AJ Chegwidden had rigged the chair to
assassinate any one who sits in it thus insuring that
he will never be retired. The door to the office
opened and Harm look over wondering who would come in
with out being announced by the Yeoman. 

 

 When he saw his visitor the annoyance over them not
being announced was forgotten, the pain in his head
was forgotten, breathing was almost forgotten! For
there stood Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie but not
looking like the Mac he saw this morning, all prim and
proper in Marine uniform, but looking like the most
beautiful and desirable woman in the world! She is
wearing a long dress of white silk. It hugs the
sinuous curves of her body and makes her look like she
is covered in cream. Mac walks into the office and
says quite matter-of-factly.

      

  “It’s going to rain this afternoon. It’s perfect
weather for making love.”

 

 Harm gazed at the woman who was both the great love
of his life and his most blazing passion. Since that
day in Sidney airport he had taken all that feeling
and pressed it into a tight ball deep in his soul, the
ring on her finger told him that she didn’t want him
she wanted Mic Brumby. But she was here now, her warm
brown gold-flecked eyes shining with desire for him,
she wanted him! And that tight ball of love deep in
his soul exploded. Harm couldn’t help but to smile and
the words just came out of his mouth.

 

“You oughta’know, sweet thing.”

 

  Mac could not have more stunned if Harm started to
bark like a dog. Did he call me sweet thing?!  Mac was
worried, Bud told her about Harm’s accident, but it
was obvious that he was hurt more than they thought.
What else could explain his calling her an endearment
and that smile, not the “fly-boy” smile that she loved
but a different smile, one that made a warm flutter
travel though her body. 

 

 Mac gave Harm a smile so sexy that it made his heart
start beating like night landing on a carrier. She
strutted around the desk and stood in front of him and
said in a warm, throaty voice.

 

“You want to know how sweet.” then she lick her lips. 

 

“Oh darling do I ever!” Harm gasped and stood up.
Taking a step toward her he reached out with trembling
hands to her waist and pulled her into his body,
wrapping his arms around her. Mac placed her hands on
his broad chest and slid them to his shoulders
grasping them. She tipped her head back and as Harm
lowered his head down to her glossy red mouth she
purred   “Harm!”

 

 Then their lips met.

 

 Mac gave Harm a worried look. She walked around the
desk and stood in front of him and said in a voice
full of concern.

 

“Harm are you OK?” 

 

  “Oh darling do I ever!” Harm gasped and stood up.
Taking a step toward her he reached out with trembling
hands to her waist and pulled her into his body,
wrapping his arms around her.   Mac placed her hands
on his broad chest and when Harm pulled her close they
slid up to his shoulders. She tipped her head back and
saw the passion blazing in his eyes and as Harm
lowered his head to her dark red mouth she squeaked,
“Harm?”

 

Then their lips met.

 

  They felt an almost electric spark flow through
their bodies followed by a fierce heat. Harm sucked on
Mac’s soft lips and gently presses his tongue along
the seam of her mouth. With a soft moan she opens
mouth and sucks his tongue in. Harm explores the
recesses of her sweet mouth, probing and licking her.
Mac passively accepts this for a moment, then
simultaneously with her arms wrapping around his neck,
her tongue swirls and twists around his then she
pushes her tongue into Harm’s mouth. On and on the all
consuming kiss went and the heated passion of it
vaporize whatever they felt for Mic and Renee, they
knew in their minds, hearts and souls that they were
meant for each other and only each other. They fought
the need for air believing that stopping this kiss
would kill them, because underneath the passion was
the fearful knowledge that they came too close to
losing each other forever, but even they need to
breathe and with a groan Harm release Mac’s mouth and
they each took a deep gasping breath.

 

  Harm clung to her, pulling her tightly against him,
his roaming hands told him that there was no silk
dress just the uniform but he didn’t care, all that
mattered was that his beloved Sarah was in his arms
and she loved him as much as he loved her. They
covered each other’s faces with kisses and when their
lips met they went into another long sizzling kiss.
When this one ended Harm pulled his head back to look
at her beautiful face. Blushing had given her olive
complexion a soft glow, her kiss swollen lips were
slightly parted and most of all her eyes, those
wonderful chocolate eyes now almost black with love
and need.

 

“I love you Sarah!” Harm said, his voice trembling.
“Oh God I love you!”

 

  Mac closed her eyes as the impact of Harm’s
declaration hit her Thank God!  

 

“And I love you Harmon Rabb!”

 

Harm gave Mac a slow soft kiss, sweet with love. Then
he grabbed her shoulders and spoke.

 

“You’re mine Sarah Mackenzie, mine! You are not going
to marry Mic Brumby; you’re going to tell him it’s
over! You’re going to give back his ring,” it this
point he grabbed her left hand, pulled off the ring
and press it into her palm and wrapping her fingers
around it,” and you are going to tell him that you are
never going to see him again!”  He pulled her back for
another kiss, this one was hard and blazing, he was
determined to erase any doubt that they belonged to
each other and only each other.

 

“Yes, Harm.” Mac gasped. “I will tell him tonight
darling.” Mac stepped away from Harm and headed for
the door, she was almost there when she stopped and
turned around to face him. Harm had walked around the
desk and was now standing in front of it. Mac quickly
crossed the space to Harm and pressed herself tightly
against him, reaching up she gently place her hands on
ether side of his face and looked deep into his eyes. 
 

 

“And you are mine Harm.” She told him. “And after I
end it with Mic he will need time to move out of my
apartment, so I will be coming to your place and when
I get there I don’t want to fine so much as one blonde
hair.” Then she pulled Harm down to her mouth. It was
a kiss hot with promise of what was to come.

 

“Oh Sarah.” Harm gasped as soon as he caught his
breath.” If you don’t go now, I won’t be able to let
you.”

 

  Mac rested her head on Harm’s chest, hearing that
his heart was beating as fast as her’s was. She was
looking at the Admiral’s desk remembering all her
fantasies about her and Harm and this desk, but this
was not the right time. Tonight when they were free of
all duty and there would be nobody else in their
lives, then the time would be right and it would be
beautiful. She took a couple of steps back from him
and took a couple of deep breaths. Harm in an effort
to get them both back in a JAG frame of mind he asks
her.

 

“Did you want something?”

 

  You, I want you! “ I want you to authorize orders, I
want to send Gunny to New Mexico to pick up my
prisoner.” Mac answered. 

 

“Fine by me.” Harm said.

 

  Mac walked to the door and said. “I love you Harm.”

 

“I love you too, Sarah.” Harm said.

 

 Mac left the office and Harm sat back down and put
the ice pack where he needed it the most, his lap. 

 

 

 

 

 

 That Night

 

 

 

  Harm lay in his bed looking over the newspaper when
he notes movement out of the corner of his eye. Sarah
Mackenzie comes out of his bathroom wrapped in a small
gray bath towel. She stops and leaned against the
glass block shower stall, a sultry smile on her face.

 

 “What are you thinking Mac?” Harm asks.

 

 “Oh, that a girl can’t get to much of a good thing.”
Mac answered, as she looks Harm up and down. She
stepped over to the bed, sat down and slid over to
him. “And I was hoping that we could take up were we
left off this morning.” She moved closer to Harm and
as her mouth closes with his she whispers “Harm.”

 “Sarah.” He returns.

 

Then their lips met.

 

  This kiss was even more overwhelming that the first
one, for now they knew that they belonged with each
other, that the other loved them, truly loved.
Suddenly Mac broke the kiss and pushed herself away
from Harm turning her head and not even looking at
him. Harm was shocked; he sat up. “Sarah?” he asks and
when she still won’t look at him he reaches out to her
cupping her cheek to turn her head to him. He sees
that her eyes are filled with tears.

 

 “Oh Harm, I’m so sorry!” She said, her voice
breaking. “ I took Mic’s ring to hurt you and then I
let the whole thing get completely out of hand. I just
let Mic go on and then I hurt him so bad when I ended
it tonight! I don’t deserve to be happy, to be with
you!” then she started to cry.

 

 “No Sarah, no baby don’t cry, this is my fault. I
loved you in Sydney and I loved you when I left to fly
and I didn’t have the guts to tell you that then! If I
did then none of this would’ve happened and we
would’ve been together. I’m sorry for what happen with
Mic, blame me, but it would have been so much worst if
you did marry him, for everyone. Please honey don’t
cry, all that matters now is that we are together and
I promise that I will make this up to you and nobody
in this world deserves happiness more than you and
that I will always love you.” Harm said.

 

  Mac took a breath and with a corner of the towel
wiped her tears. “From now on we only look to the
future, we will only go forward and we will not let
what happened rule us.” Mac told Harm her voice
although just above a whisper it rang with
determination. Mac slid back from Harm a little and
pulled the towel off herself and tossed it away. Harm
gazed at her, overwhelmed by her beauty. His dreams
didn’t do her justice. She slid back up to him and
reached out to him, pushing aside his crimson silk
pajama top and placing her hands on his well-muscled
chest. She leaned forward, bringing her lips to his
and whispered.

 

 “Make love to me Harm!” 

 

 Harm wrapped his arms around her and started a kiss
that fanned the endless love between them to
unappeasable passion. Harm rolled over and gently
lowered her to the bed. He broke the exquisite kiss
for one more thing had to be said.

 

 “This is forever Sarah!” Harm said. 

 

 “Forever is the only it could be!” Mac answered,
pulling him down to her.

 

 Indeed forever it was.

 

 

 

 

 

A year and a bit.  

  

 

 June Lundy heard the bell over the door of her
clothing shop ring, letting her know that she had a
customer. As she headed to the front she said to her
daughter Hannah.

 

 “Customer!”

 

  “I heard Mom.” Hannah said as she kept unpacking a
box of sweaters.

 

 June walked to the counter and was pleased to see
that her customer was a tall, dark and very handsome
man.

 

 “Hello, May I help you?” she asked.

 

  The man gave June a smile so dazzling that she felt
her heart skip a beat and started to speak.

 

 “Yes I’m looking for a birthday present for my wife
and yesterday when I drove by I saw that white dress
in your window and it is perfect for her.” He took a
piece of paper out of a pocket of his brown leather
jacket. “Now here are her measurements, her height and
a size from a similar dress. I hope it’s her size?”

 

 June glanced at the paper. “Yes sir it’s her size
exactly, let me go get it.”

 

 June walked over to the display window and took the
dress down thinking; She must be a model with these
measurements. Well a man that gorgeous would have a
beautiful wife. She brought the dress over to him.
“This is a lovely dress, it’s silk and the only one in
white.” She told him.  

 

 “That’s it, that’s it exactly! I’ll take it.” He
said.

 

 “Hannah!” June called. Hannah, sixteen and pretty
even with her braces, came out from the back and gave
the tall, dark and very handsome customer a shy smile
and her heart gave the same skip that her mother’s did
when she received his dazzling one in returned.

 

 “Hannah. Hannah! Box this dress and put one our cards
in the box.” June turned to the customer.  “If the
dress needs to be hemmed or any little nips or tucks,
your wife can bring it back here. Alterations are
included in the price and we do them on the premises.
Oh you said that this is a birthday gift would you
like it gift-wrapped?” 

 

 “Yes, please.” He answered.

 

 “Wrap it up Hannah.” June told her.

 

 “OK Mom” Hannah answered and taking the dress she
went to the back of the store.

 

 The customer stepped up to the counter and gave June
a credit card. She rang up the sale and asked. 

 

 “Have you and your wife been married long?”

 

 “ Not quite a year, but we’ve know each other for
five years now.” He answered. “We worked together.”

 

 “ What do you do?” June said.

 

 “We are lawyers in the Navy.” He said. “We were
partners on cases and became friends, then I realize
that what I felt for her was more than friendship,
that I loved her. It took a couple of other incidents
for me to tell her that however. I can’t describe what
I felt when she told me that she felt the same.” 

 

  June handed back the credit card back. “Do you still
work together?” 

 

 “No, the Navy doesn’t let married couples serve in
the same unit but the day after I proposed and before
we even told our CO we both got new assignments! But
if we have to choose between being together at work or
being together in every other part of life, well it’s
not really a hard decision.” He said.

 

 Hannah came from the back of the store with a box
covered in gold paper with white ribbons. “Oh that’s
nicely done Hannah.” June told her daughter.

 

 “Yes very pretty. Thank you.” The customer said to
Hannah.

 

 June put the package in a shopping bag and handed it
to her customer.

 

 “Thank you for shopping with us and when you need
that anniversary gift we will be here.” She told him.

 

 “Thank you and good bye.” The customer said. When he
got to the door June called out.

 “I’m sure she will look lovely in it.” She said.

 

  The man open the door but stopped in the doorway and
called over his shoulder. 

 

 “I know she does!” 

 

 END