Title:  Harm’s Seduction
Author:  Shannon S.  lemae_298@hotmail.com
Rating:  NC17
Classification:  H/M Shipper
Spoilers:  Small one from Pulse Rate.  Takes place a week after the 
elevator 
scene where Mac tells Harm she’s having dinner with Webb.
Disclaimer:  Same drill, don’t own them…..yada, yada, yada.
Author’s Notes:  Thanks to Jackie for looking this over for me.  I’ve 
been 
working on this on and off for 5 months and I’m finally finished!  Hope 
you 
enjoy.
Summary:  NC17 - Harm finds out that Mac isn’t with Webb and decides to 
focus all his attention on her.



2030 Local Saturday
Bistro Bis
Washington DC, Capital Hill

Harm and Mattie were laughing as they ate their GÂTEAU DE CHÈVRE, which 
was 
just a fancy way of saying cheese cake.  He had decided to treat Mattie 
to a 
DC dinner at one of the nicer eating establishments this weekend.  So 
far 
they had had a great time when Harm looked up and saw a familiar face 
walk 
through the door.  Mattie, noticing his distraction asked what was up.

"A friend of mine just came in."

Webb spotted Harm almost immediately and started his way.

"Hello, Harm.  How are you?"  Webb asked in his usual polite, yet 
annoying 
way.

"I can't complain Webb.  What brings you out of your cave this 
evening?"

Mattie watched the exchange with silent fascination.  These two didn’t 
seem 
like friends; they both appeared to be on guard with each other.

"I'm meeting Mother for dinner.  The agency's been keeping me busy and 
I 
haven't spent enough time with her recently."  Webb said eyeing Mattie 
with 
curiosity.

'Mother??  Geez was this guy a momma's boy,' though Mattie.

"Ahh, you sure it's just the agency keeping you busy, Clay?"  Harm 
asked 
sarcastically.

Webb gave Harm a curious look.  "Yes, what else would it be?"

"I just figured your new girlfriend would be monopolizing all of your 
spare 
time.  By the way, how does Mac feel about competing with your mother?"  
Harm was trying to come off nonchalant but couldn’t quite keep the 
irritation out of his voice.

"Girlfriend....Mac…?  Rabb, what the hell are you talking about?!"

"Don't patronize me Webb; I know you're seeing Mac."

Mattie noticed that Harm looked very not okay with that idea.  She'd 
never 
heard him talk about a 'Mac' before.  It was obvious that Mac was a 
woman; a 
woman he had feelings for apparently.

"Seeing Mac?  The last time I saw Sarah was last week for dinner and 
the 
time before that was almost 2 months ago.  She won't have anything to 
do 
with me beyond friendship."

Harm had a look of shock and confusion on his face.  "But Mac said...."

"Mac said what Harm?"  Webb was starting to enjoy this.  He knew how 
Harm 
tended to jump to conclusions when it came to Sarah.  Most of them 
wrong.

Now that Harm thought about it Mac hadn't said anything about her and 
Webb's 
relationship since Paraguay and even then she said, ‘I do not have a 
thing 
for Webb’......in fact she had tried to tell him something and he had 
blown 
her off.

'You can have him.'  That's what he had said when Mac told him she 
wanted 
Harm to state his intentions.  Well at least he knew why she never 
corrected 
him about all the 'remarks' he had made about herself and Webb.  Even 
so, he 
couldn't help the wave of relief that flowed through him at the 
knowledge 
that she was not with him; had never been with him in fact.

"Rabb, you trust Sarah with your life, I think it's time you trusted 
her 
with your heart."  Clay wasn't stupid, he knew his chances where slim 
to 
none when it came to Sarah but at least he could say he tried and now 
he 
could move on.

"You could say the same thing to her you know!"  Harm was beginning to 
get 
agitated with this whole conversation.

"I have but, unfortunately, she’s as stubborn as you are."  With that 
Webb 
started toward his table, effectively ending the conversation.

"Care to tell me what that was all about?"  Mattie had been silent 
until 
now.  She was afraid they would quit talking if they realized that a 
kid was 
present.

Harm looked up startled, having forgotten that Mattie was there.  
“Sorry 
Mattie, I should have introduced you.  That was Clayton Webb; he works 
for 
the state department.”  Harm asked for the check as their waiter walked 
by 
leaving it at that.

“Who’s Mac and why haven’t you mentioned her?”  She wasn’t going to let 
him 
off the hook that easily.

Harm was about to brush off her question when he stopped and looked at 
her.  
For some strange reason he found himself wanting to tell Mattie about 
her.  
Maybe it was because Mattie had never met Mac and she could offer an 
unbiased opinion.  He also knew, with him back at JAG, it was only a 
matter 
of time before the two met.  Better prepare her now so she knows what 
to 
expect.

“It’s a long story, Mattie.”  He signed the credit card receipt for 
their 
dinner and placed it in the leather booklet.

“Well, since you said it wouldn’t look appropriate for me to crash on 
your 
couch tonight we have a long drive ahead of us back to my place.  
Although, 
I still don’t understand why it’s okay for you to stay with me, but I 
can’t 
stay with you.”  Mattie stood up from the table and put her coat on as 
they 
prepared to leave.

“I don’t really understand it either; I just know until we’re legal it 
looks 
better.”  Harm said as he too put his coat on and they walked towards 
the 
exit.

Once they were in his car Mattie looked over at him waiting for him to 
tell 
her about this mysterious woman.  Harm took a deep breath and started 
his 
life history with Mac.  “We meet in a rose garden….”

Harm was shocked at how easy everything was coming out.  As he drove, 
he 
told Mattie about their first case, their first real fight, their first 
kiss, about their exes, everything.  In the process he included Mac’s 
past, 
Diane, Russia, Sydney, Afghanistan, all the times they had saved each 
other’s life, all of the times they were there to support each other.  
Harm 
was pulling into Mattie’s driveway by the time he got to Singer’s 
murder and 
Paraguay.

They both got out of the car and headed inside.  It was already 11pm, 
but 
they mutually went into the living room where Harm continued his story.  
For 
the most part Mattie had been silent taking it all in.  She got the 
impression he had never talked about this before and didn’t want to 
break 
his stride.  He needed to get it all out before she gave her opinion.  
The 
picture he was painting of their relationship was beautiful and tragic 
at 
the same time.  She found it interesting whenever Harm told her of the 
mistake’s Mac had made; he immediately followed it with defending her 
and 
explaining why she did what she did.  It was obvious he didn’t want 
anyone 
to have a bad impression of her or maybe it was just Mattie that Harm 
was 
worried about.

Harm had glossed over all of the classified aspects of their cases but 
finally finished with, “….so I now know that she’s not involved with 
Webb, 
but she still said ‘never’ and I have no idea where to go from here.”  
He 
was worn out, having talked for two hours straight.  Mattie was staring 
at 
him not sure where to begin.

“Wow, that’s some story Harm.”

“Tell me about it.  And the fact that I’m willing to take advice from a 
14 
year old should tell you how desperate I am.”  They both laughed at 
this 
easing the tension a little bit.

“Well, first off you know Mac the Marine really well; it’s when you try 
to 
deal with Mac the woman that you get into trouble.  Believe it or not I 
can 
be a big help to you in this area.”

Harm sat up curious, but a little apprehensive about the kind of advice 
a 
teenager would give.

“From your description of Mac’s past I kind of know where she’s coming 
from. 
  Because of our fathers, we lost our mothers.  I think she had it 
worse 
though.  My dad neglected us, if my mom told him he was drinking too 
much, 
he would just leave.  A couple of days later he would be back.  He was 
never 
abusive, he just ignored us.  I was still left with the feeling that he 
didn’t love us….love me but at least I knew my mom loved me 
unconditionally. 
  With Mac, not only did she think her father didn’t love her, but he 
hammered it into her head that no one would ever love her.  Probably 
told 
her it was her fault that her mom left.  I can’t imagine what that 
would do 
to a teenager.  I mean, we tend to depress ourselves enough without it 
being 
reinforced.”

Harm smiled at this knowing how true it was.

“I had the business to keep me grounded after my mom died, but I was 
really 
scared of being alone for the rest of my life.  I tried to convince 
myself 
that I didn’t need anyone, that I was perfectly capable of taking care 
of 
myself.  I thought no one cared what happened to me.  I’m not going to 
tell 
you how often I cried myself to sleep.  I would have survived but I’m 
not 
sure how much I would have liked the person I became.  Then you came 
and 
offered me a place in your life; I can’t tell you how much that meant 
to me, 
Harm.”

He brought her over to him for a hug at her admission.

“I had no idea you were so scared, you seemed so confident and spunky.”  
He 
said as he kissed the top of her head and held her.

“I didn’t want anyone to know so I just built up walls and acted like 
everything was okay.”  She pulled out of his embrace and moved back to 
her 
side of the couch.  “But we’re getting sidetracked.  My point is even 
though 
Mac over came her past and is a now a strong independent woman there is 
still a very small part of her that believes no one will ever truly 
love 
her.  So even though you’re uncomfortable sharing your feelings; that’s 
what 
she needs from you.”

“My track record with women is not that good, Mattie.  They all leave 
me 
because I can’t commit like they want me too.  The last thing I want to 
do 
is hurt Mac in the same way.  What Webb said tonight was wrong, I 
already 
trust her with my heart; I just don’t trust myself with hers.”

“Well news flash Harm, whether you trust yourself or not, it sounds 
like 
you’ve had it for a long time and you’re both just too stubborn to 
admit it. 
  You hurt her more when you hide, just like she hurts you when she 
hides; 
it’s a two way street you know.  Show her that you’re attracted to her 
and 
you want more than friendship.”

“She knows I’m attracted to her, I’m not dead you know.”  Harm still 
couldn’t believe he was having his conversation with a teenage girl.

“Oh really, have you ever asked her out on a date?”  At his blank stare 
she 
continued, “Have you ever kissed her for no reason other than you 
wanted 
too?  When’s the last time you gave her a hug, or told her she was 
beautiful?”  At that Harm looked up.

“I told her she was beautiful in Paraguay.”  He said matter-of-factly.

Mattie let out a sigh in frustration.  “Harm, that was like 7 months 
ago!  
And before you say you two haven’t been that close lately, when did you 
give 
her a complement before that?”  Mattie asked.

Harm tried to think back and to his dismay he couldn’t say for sure.  
“I’m 
not sure.”

“Geez Harm, I can’t imagine why she didn’t realize you wanted a 
relationship 
with her,” Mattie said sarcastically.

Harm looked at her annoyed, “I thought you were suppose to be on my 
side 
here.”

“I’m sorry Harm; I am on your side.  I’m not saying Mac doesn’t share 
equal 
blame, but she’s not here so what good will it do to focus on her 
mistakes?” 
  Mattie reasoned.

“Alright, I see your point.  So now that we’ve established that I’m a 
clueless idiot when it comes to treating Mac like a woman, what do I do 
now?”

“Well, my advice is to start off simple.”  Mattie looked hard at Harm 
before 
adding, “Notice I said simple, not slow.”

Harm got the feeling she was teasing him with that last remark and with 
his 
pointed look she added in her defense, “You’ve been best-friends for 
over 8 
years, you know each other better than anyone else, you’ve seen each 
other 
at your best and worst, so there’s no reason to go through all the ‘get 
to 
know you stuff’.”

Harm silently agreed and was trying to come up with a plan of action 
when 
Mattie continued.

“So, start off with giving her at least 3 VERBAL compliments a day, 
take her 
to lunch, maybe send her some flowers, ask her out on a real date and 
then 
seduce her,” Mattie said simply.

“What!!”  Harm couldn’t believe what she just said.  “You shouldn’t 
even 
know what that word means Mattie!”  He was going into father protective 
mode.

“God Harm, I may be young and inexperienced but I’m not naïve.  I doubt 
either you or Mac are blushing virgins.”  She said exasperated.

He chose to ignore the ‘blushing virgin’ comment, he wasn’t about to 
have a 
conversation about his sex life with her.  “You just make sure you stay 
inexperienced young lady.”

Mattie rolled her eyes and Harm had another thought.  He wrinkled his 
brow 
and asked, “Mattie, you’re mother gave you…..you know……’The Talk’, 
right?”  
Harm was getting more uncomfortable with the way this conversation was 
going.

Mattie was amused at Harm’s discomfort.  “Yes, she told me all about 
sex, 
condoms, pregnancy, STD’s, and how to break a guys nose if he doesn’t 
take 
no for an answer,” she answered with a grin.

“Good, but you know if you have any questions you can……I mean……you can 
ask 
me….”

“No offense Harm but if I have any questions about sex I’ll ask Mac not 
you.”

“You don’t even know Mac and she’s barely in my life right now.  I 
don’t 
know how much you’ll actually see her when you come to live with me.”

“Well if you would just hurry up and seduce her, I’m sure I would see 
her 
quite often.”  Mattie was trying to get a reaction out of him and she 
didn’t 
have to wait long.

“Matilda Grace, go to your room!”  Harm said and pointed his hand in 
the 
direction of her bedroom.

Mattie couldn’t keep the grin off her face as she stood up to go crash 
in 
her bed.  “Relax Harm, I was just messing with you,” she said as she 
started 
to walk towards her bedroom.

Once she left Harm sighed in relief, raising a teenage girl was going 
to be 
a lot tougher than he originally thought.


0745 Local Monday Morning
JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, VA

Harm got through the weekend with Mattie and was now working up the 
courage 
to carry out his plan.  He arrived at work early so he could catch Mac 
at 
the start of her day.  He saw her come out of the elevator and head 
towards 
her office.  He knew once she dropped off her briefcase she would go 
for her 
morning coffee so he headed towards the break room.  He was filling his 
cup 
when she entered.

“Good morning, Harm.  How was your weekend?”  Mac asked as she waited 
for 
him to finish with the coffee pot.

“It was great.  I went out to Blacksburg to do some maintenance on 
Sarah.”  
It wasn’t a complete lie; he actually did do some work on his Bi-plane 
with 
Mattie’s help.  “What about you, do anything exciting?”  He moved out 
of the 
way so she could fill up her cup while he added creamer to his own.

“Not unless you think grocery shopping, paying bills, washing my car, 
and 
cleaning my apartment is exciting,” Mac said plainly.  When she got no 
reply 
she looked up to find him staring at her with an intensity she hadn’t 
seen 
in his eyes for quite some time.  “What?”  She asked as she put creamer 
in 
her own coffee trying to ignore the way his stare awakened feelings she 
tried to bury.

“You look beautiful this morning.”  Harm stated, enjoying the small 
blush 
that graced her cheeks.

Mac couldn’t stop from blushing and looked down at her coffee hoping he 
wouldn’t notice.  This was a hell of a way to start off the week, she 
thought.  When she looked back up she noticed he was enjoying her 
reaction 
and decided to take control of the situation.

“As opposed to most mornings when I don’t look beautiful?”  She 
questioned 
and enjoyed watching his amusement being replaced by panic.

Harm said the first thing he could thing of.  “Geez Mac, can’t you take 
a 
complement?”  He immediately winched knowing that wasn’t the best thing 
to 
say.

“I guess I’m not used to receiving complements from you, Harm.”  She 
wasn’t 
upset with him; after all she did goat him a little.  She discovered it 
was 
actually entertaining to poke fun at him and see what popped out of his 
mouth as a result.

Harm noticed she hadn’t taken offence to what he said so he tried to 
recover 
a little.  “Well, we’ll just have to work on that won’t we?”  He said 
as he 
exited the break room not seeing her shocked expression.

“Harmon Rabb, what are you up too?”  She said to no one in particular.

Over the course of the week Harm continued to lavish Mac with 
complements 
and small touches.  He would take her out to lunch and they would talk 
like 
old times.  It didn’t take long at all to regain the closeness and ease 
they 
had lost over the past year.  He even confided in her about Mattie and 
his 
plans to be her guardian.  Mac was surprised, but very supportive and 
insisted on meeting her as soon as possible.  Harm couldn’t wait for 
them to 
meet each other even though he knew they would gang up on him.

He tried to throw her off balance as much as possible without being too 
forward in the office.  One day she was reading a file over his 
shoulder 
when he suddenly turned his head sniffing her neck.  Mac tensed up 
immediately at the intimate gesture but didn’t pull away.

“You smell really good, what perfume are you wearing?”  Harm asked in a 
husky voice best reserved for the bedroom.

“Uhhh…Passion.”  She replied nervously.

“It suits you.”

Mac wasn’t sure if he meant the name or the smell, but either way she 
made a 
hasty retreat claiming she had an appointment in 30 minutes.  Harm let 
her 
go enjoying the affect he seemed to have on her.

On Thursday morning, Harm stepped up to the plate.  He entered Mac’s 
office 
and shut the door behind him.

“What’s up Harm?”  Mac was curious as to why he would shut her door; he 
only 
did that when they talked about something personal.

He brought out the two roses he had behind his back.  “These are for 
you, 
Mac.”

Mac was surprised and touched as she stood up and came around her desk.  
She 
took the roses, one white and the other red, and brought them to her 
nose to 
smell.

“Thank you, Harm.”  She was flattered but couldn’t help being 
suspicious.

“What do you want?”  She asked with a grin and met his eyes.  Mac knew 
him 
too well to think he would just bring her flowers without a reason.

Harm tried to keep up the act, “Can’t a guy bring flowers to a woman he 
thinks is smart, sexy and fun without wanting something?”  He was 
hoping to 
distract her with that comment.

“Uh Huh…..nice try, out with it.”  She had no idea what had gotten into 
him 
this week, but she hoped it stayed whatever it was.

“Okay, I do want something.  I want to have an honest-to-god date with 
you 
tonight.”

Whatever Mac was expecting him to say, that wasn’t it.  She stood in 
front 
of him with her mouth hanging open in shock.  Trying to recover she 
asked, 
“What did you have in mind?”

“I was thinking of a nice Italian dinner in Georgetown, followed by 
going 
back to your place and putting the longest movie you own in the DVD 
player 
while we make-out like teenagers on your couch.”  Harm wanted Mac to 
know 
what she was getting herself into by agreeing to go out with him 
tonight.

Mac flushed slightly as a glimpse of them on her couch flashed across 
her 
mind.  She regained her bearings quickly though and said, “I hate to 
disappoint you Sailor but I was always taught never to kiss a boy on 
the 
first date.”  She was being coy and teasing him.

Harm stepped closer to her, invading her personal space when he 
replied, “I 
guess I’ll just have to take you out to lunch later and we can consider 
that 
our first date.  Tell me Colonel, how far do you usually go on second 
dates?”

He was entirely too close but she refused to be affected by his 
overpowering 
presence.  “I guess you’ll find out tonight.”  She held his gaze for a 
few 
more seconds before moving back behind her desk.  Mac had a half full 
water 
bottle in her desk so she pulled it out and placed her two roses in it 
as 
decoration.  “Thanks again for the roses, Harm.”

“It’s something I should have done a long time ago.”  They both knew he 
was 
talking about more than the flowers, but they just smiled at each 
other.  
“I’d better get back to work.  Come to my office when you’re ready for 
lunch.”  She nodded and watched him leave.  Mac couldn’t remember the 
last 
time she felt this excited.



Later That Night

Harm put a lot of thought into their date and although he would never 
admit 
it to Mattie he was going to do his best to seduce her tonight.  Mac 
already 
trusted him and knew how much he respected her.  What she didn’t know 
was 
how attracted he was to her and how much he desired her as a woman.  He 
wanted to erase any thought she might have that he thought of her only 
as a 
sister.  The only problem was he had no idea how she was going to react 
to 
his advances.  He didn’t know if she would put a stop to things if he 
came 
on too strong or welcome anything he did.  He finally decided to go in 
for 
the sneak attack.  He would be as innocent as possible with his 
advances 
with no pressure.  If she said stop he would quit immediately, so the 
plan 
was to go so slow that passion overrode any desire to stop.  Harm was 
going 
to do his best to make her feel like a desirable, loved woman tonight.

He picked her up at 1830 and they went to a small intimate Italian 
restaurant.  It was casual but it wasn’t uncommon to see people dressed 
up 
either.  Mac chose to wear a simple black dress that didn’t quite reach 
her 
knees and showed her cleavage without being tasteless.  When she bought 
it 
she had it tailored so it fit perfectly.  Harm showed up wearing black 
kakis 
and a black button down shirt.  He left the top two buttons undone and 
had 
his hair spiked up a little, giving him a mildly dangerous look.  They 
made 
quite the couple entering the restaurant.  The place was softly lit 
creating 
a romantic atmosphere.

Conversation stayed light as they teased each other and made plans to 
visit 
Mattie that weekend.  Work was avoided as well as there resent 
problems.  
Both were so relieved at having regained their close friendship that 
they 
were content to ignore why they lost it in the first place…..at least 
for 
right now.  Mac herself wondered what had brought about the change in 
Harm, 
but didn’t want to rock the boat just yet.  She decided to just enjoy 
herself and see what happened.

So far the date had gone perfectly.  There were no awkward moments, no 
nervousness in showing mild affection, and Mac had even found herself 
laughing at Harm’s lame jokes.  Both couldn’t remember a time when they 
felt 
happier.  However, that all changed when they got back to Mac’s 
apartment.  
Suddenly raw tension filled the air.  Harm was working up the nerve to 
approach Mac while she was trying to decide if he had been serious 
about 
them making out on her couch for the rest of the night.  The thought 
made 
her very nervous and excited at the same time.  She distracted herself 
by 
escaping to her bedroom to change into something more comfortable.

She took off her dress and panty hose and pulled out a pair of 
comfortable 
workout shorts and a green t-shirt that said MARINES in big bold print.  
She 
debated whether or not to ditch the bra.  It wasn’t uncommon for her to 
forgo the bra when Harm was around in favor of comfort.  In truth it 
always 
made her feel a little bit naughty, especially when she wore a tight 
shirt 
around him; she wondered if he ever noticed.  A small grin graced her 
lips 
as she pealed it off and threw on her t-shirt and shorts.

She came out of her bedroom and admired Harm six as he bent over to put 
in a 
DVD.  She noticed that he had also made himself comfortable by taking 
off 
his shoes and socks and rolling up the sleeves of his shirt.

“What did pick out?”  Mac asked as she sat down on the sofa.

“’Far And Away’, hope that’s alright,” he answered as he sat down and 
put 
his arm around her.

Mac snuggled closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder.  Harm 
was 
pleasantly surprised and tightened his hold on her.  They passively 
watched 
the beginning of the movie too lost in their own thoughts to really pay 
attention.  The tension was thick as Harm worked up the courage to make 
his 
move and Mac wondered exactly where tonight would lead them.

‘Not very far if he doesn’t make good on his promise for the second 
part of 
our date,’ Mac thought as she quickly glanced over at him.  She was 
struck 
with another thought, ‘Why am I waiting for him to make the first move?  
He 
did take a big risk asking me out, especially since we haven’t been on 
good 
terms lately.  It’s not fair for all of the pressure to be on him.’

Mac looked over at him with new determination, “Harm?”

He turned his head to face her, “Yeah.”

She took a big breath and slowly licked her lips with a little grin, 
“Can I 
kiss you?”

Harm raised one eyebrow at the unexpected question; he didn’t think a 
woman 
had ever asked him that before.  He was almost embarrassed at how much 
it 
turned him on.

“You can do anything you want to me, Sarah.”  He said in a gravely 
voice.

Mac’s grin increased and her heart rate picked up when he called her 
‘Sarah’.  “That’s nice to know but right now all I want is to feel your 
lips 
on mine.”

She moved closer to him as she said this and captured his mouth with 
hers.  
The kiss was perfect as they went back and forth slowly nibbling on 
each 
others lips.  Soon Harm got impatient and brought his hand up to cup 
her 
face and threaded his fingers through her hair at the nape of her neck.  
He 
increased the pressure of the kiss and Mac shifted her body to get 
closer to 
him.  Shivers went down her body at the feel of his fingers in her hair 
as 
the kisses became firmer.  Mac had one hand on his thigh and the other 
resting on his chest.  She could feel his hard muscles and heartbeat 
through 
his shirt.

It occurred to her just then that Harm was a man.  She had obviously 
always 
known this but it hit her full force when she acknowledged what that 
meant.  
Her best friend, who she was in love with, was a vibrant, strong, sexy, 
willing man.  She realized that she had never let herself fully indulge 
in 
the more primal attributes that Harm possessed.  One particular 
attribute 
her hand was itching to explore more intimately.  But this was only 
their 
first…okay second date and she had no intention of doing anything more 
than 
kissing him tonight.  She knew from experience if you went exploring in 
a 
guys pants he would take that as a green light to move things further 
along. 
  She knew if she told him to stop he would, but she didn’t want to 
tease 
him when she had every intention of sending him home later. That, 
however, 
was not going to stop her from take full advantage of his wonderful 
mouth at 
the moment.

Harm darted his tongue out, licking the inside of her upper lip.  Mac 
immediately took the bait, chasing after his tongue with her own.  They 
both 
groaned as the kiss deepened.  Harm firmly griped her waist with his 
free 
hand to keep it from wondering prematurely.  The kiss was explosive and 
he 
had to hold himself in check as her warm tongue invaded his mouth.  
He’d 
never wanted to touch someone so bad in his entire life but if he 
wanted 
this to last he had to move slow.  Instead he concentrated fully on the 
task 
at hand, finding everyway to drive her crazy with his mouth.

Harm tailed kisses down Mac’s neck memorizing what she liked best.  If 
he 
nibbled with his teeth, her whole body would shutter but if he sucked 
with 
his lips she completely melted in his arms.  He discovered she was 
particularly sensitive on the patch of skin directly below her ear, 
which 
earned him a moan of pleasure every time he pasted over it.  He kissed 
his 
way back up to her lips and found her eager to explore his mouth again.

Harm was in heaven, if they went no further he could still die happy.  
Kissing had always been a means to an end with him.  Sure he enjoyed 
it, but 
he always had his eye on the big prize.  He couldn’t remember the last 
time 
he allowed himself to fully enjoy something so simple.  He felt like he 
was 
in high school again; making out just because it felt good and praying 
that 
the girl would let him feel her up.

Mac’s whole body was tingling with anticipation.  She forgot how good 
this 
felt as her body betrayed her decision to keep things light tonight.  
Harm’s 
hand on her waist was like a hot iron brand.  She brought both her 
hands up 
his chest and wrapped them around his neck bring him closer to her 
body.  
The move made him twist his back and he felt a familiar dull pain 
start.  He 
knew if he stayed like this it would only get worse so he took a chance 
and 
pushed Mac back on the couch covering her body with his.

‘This is much better,’ they both silently thought without breaking 
their 
kiss.

Harm shifted to the inside of the couch so he wasn’t crushing her, plus 
it 
allowed him to move his hand from her waist to her stomach where he 
made 
small circles with his thumb.  Mac couldn’t hold back her moan.  She 
craved 
to feel his touch on her skin.

‘Okay, so kissing and a little touching for tonight; after all we’re 
both 
adults.  What could it hurt?’ she thought as she felt him slowly and 
expertly draw her shirt up with the small movements of his hand.  He 
probably thought he was being slick making it appear accidental but she 
knew 
better.  Fortunately for him she wanted to feel his touch as much as he 
wanted to give it.

As half his hand was on her bare skin she started to kiss down his neck 
and 
trailed one of her hands down his chest.  Mac undid two more buttons on 
his 
shirt so she could feel his bare chest under her fingers.  It was 
Harm’s 
turn to moan as he was slightly distracted by her move.  He had just 
regained control when he felt the dull pain return to his back.

Harm tensed, ‘Oh god, not now, please not now,’ he silently begged as 
Mac 
was doing wonderful things to his ear with her mouth.

Mac noticed the change in him immediately.  She took advantage of her 
position and whispered, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, I’m fine,” he lied as he now had his entire hand on her bare 
stomach exploring her exposed skin.

“Liar,” she whispered as she kissed his ear one last time before 
pulling 
back to look him in the eye.

Harm was trapped.  “My back is acting up a little bit, that’s all.”  He 
kissed her on the lips again before continuing, “Kissing you is well 
worth 
any pain I experience tomorrow.”

“Harm, that’s not fair to you,” she said pulling away from his mouth.

He sighed and dropped his head beside her on the couch.  He couldn’t 
believe 
that they had to stop because of back pains.  In an attempt to hang on 
to 
the night he turned his head and started nibbling on her neck in all 
the 
right places.

‘God, he already knows all of my weak spots,’ she thought as her eyes 
fluttered shut and shivers ran down her body.  Mac really didn’t want 
to 
stop just yet but she didn’t want him to be in pain either.

“Would it be better if we moved into the bedroom?”  She asked before 
her 
brain could clear what she was about to say.

Harm stopped what he was doing, not believing his good luck at the way 
things were turning out.

Mac silently cursed herself at how forward that sounded.  What the hell 
was 
she thinking suggesting they move to the bedroom….after all there was a 
bed 
in there…..a big comfortable bed…  But she didn’t want to stop kissing 
him 
and after wanting him for 8 years who could blame her?  But again she 
didn’t 
want him to get the wrong idea about where tonight was headed.

“What I mean is, I know how unforgiving your back can be and this couch 
is 
kind of small for you…”  She didn’t get to finish because Harm had 
captured 
her lips in another kiss to silence her.

He pulled back to look at her.  “I know what you meant, Mac.”

And she realized that he really did know what she meant.  He didn’t 
expect 
anything more than what she was willing to give.  He may be hoping for 
more 
and plan on using this to his advantage, but he knew she would never 
suggest 
going in to the bedroom with a guy unless she had every intention of 
following through.  The fact that she was inviting him when she was 
unsure 
about tonight’s destination spoke to him about how much she trusted 
him.  He 
planned on making tonight as special for her as possible, whether they 
just 
kissed, touched or made love, it would be a night she would never 
forget.

They both smiled and got up from the couch.  Mac turned off the TV and 
DVD 
player and followed Harm into the other room.  He plopped down in the 
center 
of the bed and rolled over to face her.

“So now that you’ve dragged me in here against my better judgment, what 
do 
you plan on doing with me?”  Harm teased when he saw how tense she was 
standing next to the bed.  The comment had the desired affect and the 
tension left her body as she prepared to banter back.  It wasn’t in her 
nature to let someone else have the upper hand.

“Well you did say I could do anything I wanted to you.”  Mac replied 
with an 
evil grin as she moved onto the bed, crawling toward him on her hands 
and 
knees.

“Yes, I did.”  Harm couldn’t help getting excited as she made her way 
towards him like a predator stalking her prey.

When she got to him, she straddled his waist and grabbed both his 
wrists, 
bring them up above his head pinning him down.  “Well I was thinking I 
could 
start by stripping you down….”

“Uh Huh...”  Harm had never seen Mac this aggressive before and felt 
his 
arousal grow at her behavior.

“Then I could pull out my handcuffs and secure you to the headboard…”

“You have handcuffs?”  His voice squeaked slightly and his excitement 
grew.

Mac grinned but ignored his question.  She could feel his erection and 
it 
turned her on to know she had that power over him.  She bent down to 
his ear 
whispering, “Then starting at you feet I would smear shaving cream all 
up 
your legs…”

Harm wrinkled his brow, “Shaving cream?”  He asked confused.  He and 
Mac had 
never talked about sexual preferences, but this just seemed weird to 
him.  
“Why would you put shaving cream on my legs?”  He asked getting a 
little 
worried.

“To shave them of course,” she said as she started nibbling on his ear.

“WHAT!”  Harm’s eyes grew wide and he was really worried now.

Mac pulled back and looked at him seriously, “You said anything I 
wanted.”

Harm was going into full panic mode now, “I meant sexually not have you 
detach hair from my body that’s been there since puberty!”

It was then that he noticed she was shaking and he looked up at her 
face.  
Mac was doing her best to keep from laughing and he realized he’d been 
had.

“Oh, you’re going to pay for that Marine.”  Before she could respond he 
flipped her over and started tickling her.  She let out a girly scream 
when 
she realized his intent, fighting back in between bounds of laughter.

“That wasn’t very nice, Mac.”  He was stronger than her but her 
constant 
wiggling kept him from zeroing in on any specific target.

“The look…..on…your face…was…priceless.”  She struggled to get out 
between 
laughs.

It didn’t take long for their wrestling to turn half hearted and only 
served 
as an excuse to touch each other.  Harm’s shirt came un-tucked and Mac 
used 
the opportunity to run her hands over his abdomen and lower back.  
Their 
laughter soon gave way to moans of pleasure as tickling turned to 
caressing.

Their lips met in their most passionate kiss yet.  Both were on the 
verge of 
losing control as there tongues dueled side by side.  Mac released the 
remaining buttons on his shirt and it parted like the Red Sea.  She 
slowly 
ran her hands from his abdomen up his chest and back down again, 
marveling 
at finally being about to touch him like this.

Harm was trying to get himself back under control but she wasn’t making 
it 
easy for him.  He brought his hand back underneath Mac’s shirt in an 
attempt 
to distract her.  It worked, as soon as his hand was on her bare skin 
her 
movements halted as her body was assaulted with a new wave of warmth.  
He 
caressed her waist and stomach slowly moving his hand upward with each 
movement.

Her center ached as his hand moved upward.  Mac’s breathing was 
increasing 
and she was forced to break the kiss to try and catch her breath.  Harm 
immediately assaulted her neck not giving her a chance to recover.  His 
fingers were dancing at the swell of her breast and he swore he heard 
her 
whimper.  She moved her hands up his chest and over his shoulders 
underneath 
his opened shirt hugging him closer to her.

The shirt was coming off his shoulders and as a result was hindering 
the 
movement of the arm that was currently residing underneath her shirt.  
Frustrated he withdrew his hand and quickly removed his shirt throwing 
it 
blindly across the room.  Somewhere in the back of Mac’s head warning 
bells 
were going off.

‘Taking off clothes was never part of the plan for tonight,’ she 
thought and 
was beginning to get concerned about what that might mean.  Her concern 
was 
quickly diminished however when his hand returned to her body and fully 
cupped her breast.

Mac cried out and instinctively bucked her hips toward his, rubbing his 
erection with her thigh.  It was hard as steel and another wave of 
wetness 
flooded between her legs at that revelation.  She ran a hand behind his 
neck 
and into his hair; bring his head up to her lips where she claimed 
another 
kiss.  She kissed him desperately, searching for a way to ease the ache 
in 
her body that was quickly becoming unbearable.

As Harm’s hand massaged her breast and his fingers pinched her nipple 
as he 
awkwardly pushed her shirt up with his forearm.  He broke away from her 
lips 
to again kiss her neck, but made a direct path down to her chest.  He 
moved 
past her shirt that was now pushed up enough to expose her breasts to 
his 
gaze.

Years later he would still remember the word ‘perfect’ going through 
his 
mind to describe her half naked state.  Harm wasted no time in 
attacking a 
nipple with his mouth.  He was like a starved man feasting at an 
all-you-can-eat buffet.

Mac was making the most wonderful little noises he could ever remember 
hearing.  He stole a peek at her face and saw that her eyes were closed 
and 
her head was thrown back in ecstasy.  She was biting her lower lip in 
an 
attempt to keep from crying out.  The sight was almost too much for 
him.  He 
couldn’t help rotating his erection into her thigh.  The fact that he 
couldn’t stop himself only seemed to turn her on more as she tightened 
the 
hand still in his hair as the other traveled over his back.

Harm moved his lips to kiss all around her breast but when he got to 
the 
upper portion her shirt kept getting in the way.

“Raise your arms up, Mac.”

It didn’t even cross her mind to question the purpose of this move 
though 
she quickly found out when her shirt joined his somewhere across the 
room.

‘Oh well, his shirt was already off, why should mine matter?’  Mac was 
trying to reason.  She was however starting to question the turn of 
events 
of tonight.  She had just planned on kissing Harm while pretending to 
watch 
a movie, ‘How in the hell did we end up in my bedroom half-naked?’ She 
wondered.

Harm’s mouth had returned to her breast and his hand was caressing the 
other.  He was playing her body like he flew tomcats, with ease, grace, 
and 
a steel determination to be the best.
‘Well, as long as our pants stay the rest of our cloths shouldn't 
matter,’ 
she convinced herself.

He moved his hand from her breast and caressed down her waist, over her 
hip 
to her thigh.  Harm lifted it slightly, bending her knee and moved his 
hand 
underneath her shorts running his fingertips along her panties’ seam.  
This 
brought another moan from Mac as her center fluttered and the throbbing 
increased.

She tugged Harm’s head up away from her breast and claimed his lips 
again.  
Her hands were moving all over his exposed skin, from his hair, to his 
chest, around his back, and down his arms.  This caused Harm to moan 
into 
her mouth and he subconsciously made firmer strokes with his hips 
against 
her thigh.

Harm managed to get two fingers underneath Mac’s underwear and moved 
them 
around her ass closer to the apex between her thighs.  She bent her 
knee 
more and rotated her hips closer to his own, giving him easier access 
to her 
dripping sex.  Mac was aching to be touched.  When he reached his 
target 
they both groaned at the contact, breaking their kiss.

He ran his fingers along her outer lips amazed at how wet she was.  He 
couldn’t help but imagine what it would feel like to be buried in that 
wetness as he himself was aching to be touched.  Harm nibbled on her 
ear and 
whispered, “Please touch me, Mac.”  He brought one of her hands to rest 
over 
his erection and at the same time penetrated her core with one of his 
fingers.  Their bodies shuttered together at the intimate contact.

Mac instinctively gripped his erection through his pants stimulating 
him, 
though she didn’t think it would be possible for him to get harder than 
he 
already was.  Harm added another finger to her core marveling at how 
her 
walls seemed to clinch around him, bringing him deeper inside her.  
Moans 
and sighs of pleasure were coming continuously from both of them.

Harm felt a draft a split second before intense pleasure shot through 
his 
entire body.  He realized that Mac had skillfully unbuttoned his pants 
and 
brought his zipper down without his knowing.  She had quickly snaked 
her 
hand under his boxers and started rubbing small circles at the head of 
his 
dick in an attempt to smear his pre-cum around the full mushroom head 
and 
down his shaft.

Mac couldn’t help herself, she had to touch him. She came to the 
conclusion 
that, tonight would have to be completed one way or another. Truth be 
told, 
she was having trouble remembering why they couldn’t have sex tonight.  
But, 
she knew making decisions in the heat of the moment had gotten her into 
trouble in the past so she was going to trust herself and trust that 
she had 
good reasons for her decision.  It was apparent to her though that they 
had 
gone too far not to give their bodies the release they both desperately 
craved.

Harm wanted nothing more than to thrust into her hand until his body 
uncoiled and released what had been denied to him since Renee left.  
Sure he 
had masturbated, but there was just something about a woman’s touch and 
it 
was ten times more powerful when that woman was Sarah MacKenzie.  He 
had to 
stop her very talented hand and soon or tonight’s mission was going to 
go 
down the tubes.  But he couldn’t very well beg her to touch him one 
minute 
and then turn around and beg her to stop.  He had to be out of 
range….an 
idea was forming and the more he thought about it the more it appealed 
to 
him.  He kissed his way down to her chest and captured a nipple, 
lightly 
nibbling.

“I bet you taste so good, Sarah.”  Harm didn’t even recognize his own 
voice. 
  He was slightly breathless and even he could detect the desperation 
in his 
tone.  He continued working his fingers in and out of her drawing more 
moans 
of pleasure.  He slowly started trailing kisses down her body and 
succeeded 
in pulling his erection out of her hands.  He signed in relief and once 
again focused all of his attention on her.

Mac’s stomach did a little flip-flop at his words and before she knew 
it he 
was trailing kisses down her body.  She had always fantasized about 
Harm 
going down on her and the reality of it actually happening was almost 
too 
much for her to bear.  She didn’t even notice that his dick was no 
longer in 
her hand.  Her body was hypersensitive and every touch of his lips sent 
an 
electric current of pleasure straight between her legs.  Harm was 
tracing 
his tongue over her belly button when he withdrew his fingers from her 
center.  This time he was certain that Mac whimpered in disappointment.

He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her face.  When she 
looked 
down at him he brought his hand up to his mouth and licked his still 
wet 
fingers.

“Mmmm…..I was wrong, you taste amazing.”

Mac’s eyes glazed over with even more passion.  She had to hand it too 
him, 
he was good.  She had always suspected as much, but thinking it and 
experiencing it were two separate things.  She didn’t have the ability 
to 
form a reply.

Luckily Harm didn’t need one; he simply grinned and resumed kissing her 
stomach at her waistline.  He brought both his hands to her shorts and 
slowly started tugging them downward, kissing very new inch of exposed 
skin.

Mac’s hips lifted of their own accord and before she knew it her shorts 
and 
panties were given the same treatment as their shirts earlier.  At his 
gentle nudging she spread her legs to give him access to her core.  Her 
breath came in short gasps when she felt his lips tickle her inner 
thigh, 
moving upward at an intolerable pace.  She arched her back and scooted 
her 
body down the bed trying to help him reach his goal faster.

Finally he took pity on her and ran his tongue between her outer lips 
from 
bottom to top.

“Oh God, Harm!”  An electric current of pleasure shot through her 
entire 
body and she couldn’t help but tremble from it.  Mac was squirming on 
the 
bed as she hooked one leg over his body, opening herself fully to him.  
She 
took one hand and threaded her fingers through his hair, silently 
urging him 
to continue.  If she had forgotten how great kissing felt, it was 
nothing 
compared to the explosion of pleasure she was now experiencing.

Harm was intoxicated by her taste and smell.  He was certain he could 
live 
off nothing but Sarah Mackenzie for the rest of his life.  He continued 
to 
make love to her with his mouth but purposely stayed away from her 
clit.  
His goal wasn’t to make her come but to drive her crazy with want and 
desire.  He alternated between full mouth kisses, penetrating her with 
his 
tongue, and gentle nipping.

Mac was to the point of thrashing around on the bed with desire.  Her 
fingers were wrapped tightly in his hair as she tried to pull him 
closer for 
firmer contact.  His gentle foreplay was driving her crazy, she needed 
some 
serious friction.  Her skin was damp with sweat and she was breathing 
heavier than a marathon runner.  Her body was drawn so tight with 
passion 
she was even willing to beg for release.

“Harm….please….”  Mac said wantonly.

Harm wasn’t sure if he had ever heard anything as wonderful as Mac’s 
plea.  
He had never heard her voice sound so sexy.  Everything in him was 
screaming 
at him to make her come, to give her what she so desperately wanted but 
he 
couldn’t, not yet.  It wasn’t even a question of his own release, he 
just 
knew it was imperative that they break through all their barriers 
tonight.  
He had to finish what he started even if it killed him, which it just 
might 
if she kept on making all those little noises in between “God” and 
“Yes”.

They were both reaching the breaking point so Harm decided it was time 
to 
bring out his secret weapon.  He pulled his face away from her and said 
breathlessly, “God Mac, I want you so much!”

Mac whimpered, not only from him stopping but from his words as well.  
God 
help her she wanted him too and she was so close to giving in to him.  
But 
even through her fog of passion there was still something holding her 
back.

Not getting a response from her right away, Harm continued kissing her.  
He 
slowly made his way up her body again whispering words of encouragement 
in 
between kisses.

“You are the sexiest……..…most gorgeous…….…tough as 
nails…….….woman……...I 
have ever…….…met….……You drive me crazy……...you challenge me……….you’re 
the 
best-friend…..…..I’ve ever had……”  By this time he had paid homage to 
both 
her breasts again and had made his way up past her neck to her ear 
where he 
whispered, “I love you so much it hurts, Mac.  I want to spend the rest 
of 
my life discovering what makes you happy, what makes you laugh, and 
most of 
all what will make you scream my name…..”

His words were intoxicating, weaving her in his spell.  Mac pulled his 
head 
back and claimed his mouth in a kiss of total abandonment.  She swept 
her 
tongue past his lips, drinking him in.  She couldn’t stop, she didn’t 
want 
to stop, her resolve had finally snapped.  He loved her and right now 
that’s 
all that mattered, the rest would come later.  She hastily tried to 
pull his 
pants and boxers down his legs without breaking the kiss but it was 
proving 
to be a difficult task.  Harm, becoming impatient tried to help as well 
and 
Mac was finally able to hook her foot around his leg and slide them the 
rest 
of the way off.

Both finally naked, Harm positioned the head of his painfully erect 
dick at 
her slick entrance, gently rubbing but not penetrating.  They were 
forced to 
break their kiss for some much needed oxygen.  Harm rested his forehead 
on 
hers and their eyes locked onto each other as they tried to catch their 
breath.  Both sets of eyes mirrored passion, lust, and love as they 
prepared 
to break through this final barrier.

Harm claimed her lips and sank into her depth at the same time.  Their 
mouths muffled each others moans at finally becoming one.  Savoring the 
moment, they both remained still except for their mouths that were 
engaged 
in a slow deep kiss.  Harm broke out into a sweat as he let Mac’s body 
adjust to his intrusion.

But Harm wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold back.  He broke 
their 
kiss, “Mac, I’ve got to warn you, it’s been a really long time for 
me….”

She smiled up at him, still in awe at finally having him inside her.  
She 
had never felt this full, this complete before.  “That’s okay; I hear 
it’s 
like riding a bicycle.”  She arched her hips, encouraging him to start 
moving.

His retort was replaced by a groan at her move.  He instinctively 
started to 
thrust into her, trying to go slow but with each thrust Mac would match 
it 
with one more powerful.  She knew he was holding back and she was too 
far 
gone for slow love making.

Mac pulled his head down so she could whisper in his ear, “Don’t be 
gentle, 
be good.”

Harm’s control snapped at her words and his thrusts became stronger 
with 
each passing second.  Mac moaned her approval especially when he 
applied 
additional pressure with his pelvis, his pubic hair creating the 
perfect 
amount of friction against her clit.  She was completely lost in his 
embrace, her body a slave to the sensations he was creating in her.  
She 
wrapped both legs around his waist, allowing him deeper access to her 
body.

Harm was nibbling on her neck but they quickly became savage kisses 
when she 
wrapped her legs around him.  In the back of his mind were warnings not 
to 
leave any visible marks.  Mac didn’t seem to mind as she ran one hand 
through his hair, encouraging him.  In fact the rougher he got, the 
louder 
her moans became.

He wasn’t sure how long he could keep up this fast pace without coming 
so he 
propped his upper body up on one of his elbows.  This allowed him to 
move 
his free hand between them and caress her breast.  As he pinched her 
nipple 
between his fingers her whole body shuddered and he knew she was close.

“Oh God…..Harder Harm,” she barely got out in between breaths.

Harm was pounding into her with everything he had and she was gladly 
accepting it.  Not having sex for so long, he was surprised at his own 
stamina, especially at the pace they were going at.

“…..Aahhh….don’t stop Harm….I’m so close….”  Harm had no idea Mac was a 
talker during sex but it didn’t really surprise him; whenever she got 
worked 
up over something she tended to be very vocal about it.

Mac could feel her body start to uncoil and she knew her orgasm was 
eminent. 
  Her hands clenched in his hair and back as she felt the beginning 
tremors 
of her release.  She couldn’t help the unintelligent able words that 
escaped 
her lips as ripples of intense pleasure were shed over her entire body, 
even 
causing her toes to curl.

Harm never let up, drawing out her orgasm for as long as possible.  He 
was 
intent on lasting just a little bit longer when Mac whispered in his 
ear, 
“Come for me, Harm.”  His control shattered and his movements became 
jerky 
and erratic as his body emptied itself into her.  He kept thrusting 
until it 
became painful and he finally collapsed on top of her, both breathing 
heavily.

Mac’s arms tightened around Harm, enjoying his weight on top of her.  
Not 
sure exactly what to say, she said the first thing that popped in her 
head, 
“That was nice.”

Harm started laughing and Mac soon joined, “Oh yeah, that was very 
nice.”  
He pulled back from her neck and gave her a slow, sensual kiss.  Both 
were 
extremely relaxed and Harm rolled off of her to lie on his back.  Mac 
didn’t 
feel like crawling underneath the covers so she grabbed her extra quilt 
that 
she kept at the foot of the bed to cover them.  She curled her body 
against 
his side, laying her head on his shoulder.

“We’re going to have to get up early so you can go home and change for 
work.”  Mac mentioned as they both started to drift off to sleep.

“No, I have my uniform and overnight bag in my car.”  Harm was almost 
asleep 
and didn’t realize the implications of what he just said.

Mac sat up enough to look at his face and was about to make a sarcastic 
comment about him being overly sure about himself when realization hit 
her; 
the whole night flashing before her eyes, one slide after another.  
“You 
seduced me,” she said almost in disbelief.

Harm opened his eyes to try and gauge her reaction.  He didn’t think 
she was 
mad but felt the need to defend himself anyway.  “Well, it wasn’t that 
hard.”

One of these days he was going to learn to think before he spoke.  
Harm’s 
eyes grew big along with Mac’s as he realized he just told her she was 
easy.

“Ahh….I mean…..”  Harm stammered.

Mac playfully hit his chest and saved him from his explanation, “Harmon 
Rabb 
Jr., you’re lucky I love you or I would be well within my rights to 
cause 
you bodily pain!”

Harm breathed a sigh of relief when it hit him exactly what she had 
said.

“You love me?”  He asked with a silly grin on his face.

Mac smiled down at him and said, “Duh,” before kissing him, pushing her 
tongue past his lips to duel with his own.  She pulled back and was 
pleased 
to see Harm’s eyes had glazed over in pleasure.  She nestled down on 
his 
shoulder again, completely content for the first time in her life.  
“Now go 
to sleep, some of us have court tomorrow morning.”

“Yes Ma’am,” was his sleepy reply.  Both soon fell into a deep sleep as 
they 
started their new journey together.

The End.