“Sir!” Tyner called. “They found the Commander and Little AJ!”
Everyone let out a sigh of relief. “Where at, Tyner?” Chegwidden asked.
“Some house in Crystal City, Sir. They’ve been taken to the local hospital.”
“H-hospital?” Harriet said nervously.
“Little AJ is fine, Ma’me. The Commander has yet another bump on the head and a broken rib, I believe.”
“Well, what are we waiting for people?” the Admiral said. “Lets get going!”
~~~~~
Crystal City General Hospital
Crystal City, Virginia
1235 hours
Harm sat impatiently in his hospital room. He was told that it wouldn’t be long before he could see his godson again. It had already been three hours. Finally, the door opened and a nurse walked in carrying Little AJ. “I’m sorry for the wait, Commander,” she said with a smile. He was the most gorgeous man in the hospital so she decided to “turn on the charms”.
“That’s all right, Nurse.”
“Unca Ham!” AJ called excitedly as she placed him next to Harm.
“Just call me Stacy,” she replied with a laugh. “Ham?”
“Don’t you start calling me that too,” Harm said with horror on his face.
“I wouldn't dream of it, Commander.” With that, Stacy left.
“Well, buddy, how do you think that went?”
“Where’s daddy?”
“He should be here soon, AJ. I promise.”
As if on cue, the door opened. “AJ!” Bud and Harriet exclaimed at the same time. The two rushed to their son.
Bud accidentally elbow Harm in the chest. Harm let out a gasp of pain. “Don’t kill the man, Lieutenant!” the Admiral barked.
“Sir! I-I’m s-sorry, Sir!” Bud stammered.
“It’s all right, Bud. I understand.”
“Thank you so much for taking care of our son, Commander,” Harriet said between sobs.
“Harriet, I’m sorry. I should have been more careful...”
“Nonsense, Harm,” Admiral Chegwidden said. “You couldn’t have know this was going to happen.”
Bud sighed. “The Admiral is right, Sir. We’re glad that we left Harriet with you and not with someone we didn’t know. Who knows what could have happened.”
“Thanks, Bud, Sir. And believe me, it was my pleasure watching AJ despite everything.” Harm looked around and notice that not everyone was present and accounted for. “Uh, Sir...”
“She’s right outside, Commander.” Chegwidden turned to his two officers and their son. “Lieutenants, lets give them some time alone.”
“Wait, Admiral!” Harm waited until Bud and Harriet left. “Sir, do think I’ve been stupid about the whole thing with the Colonel?”
“You want my honest opinion, Harm?”
“I’d expect nothing less, Sir,” was Harm’s reply.
“I think you both have been acting like dumbasses.”
Harm chuckled, “Thank you, Sir.”
The Admiral left and Mac entered a few minutes later. “Hello fellow dumbass,” Mac greeted.
“Ah, so he told you, huh?” Mac nodded and sat next to Harm. “So...”
“First of all, how are you feeling?”
“Like my lung is about to burst. Other than that, fine. You?”
“I miss you,” Mac replied quietly. Harm took her hand. “I miss you so much.”
“I miss you too, Mac. I am so sorry for treating you the way I did. I was confused.”
“Harm, you have nothing to apologize for. If anyone, I should be. I let you down. I-I let myself believe that Mic was someone who would never lie to me and I betrayed my best friend ... the man I love.”
Harm was happy to hear those words coming from her. “Mac, there is nothing wrong with the fact that you believed Mic. You were in love with him and, in some way, he loves you. He was a very lucky man to have won you even if it was for a short time.”
“Harm, he didn’t win anything. He was second best. The one I love first and foremost is you.”
“And I love you, Sarah MacKenzie.”
Mac smiled. “Do you realize that this is the first time we’ve said those words to each other?”
Harm took her hand and their lips inched closer and closer until they met. A few minutes later, they looked into each other’s eyes. “It won’t be the last, Sarah.”
THE END. ^_^ Sempre Mac and Harm!
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