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Date Posted: 08:04:55 01/24/17 Tue
Author: Lace
Subject: Chapter 26 (Nine years after)

Harm opened his eyes as his wife walked out of the bathroom. He stretched lazily as he watched her walk over to her closet only wearing her bra and panties, her hair in a tight bun. He smiled and let out a groan as he moved to a sitting position and his back protested.
“Harm, you need to see someone about that back,” Mac said as she took her uniform out of the closet.
He stood. “It’s just a little sore from my work out last night. It was a pretty rough game of basketball you know.”
“It has bothered you all week,” she reminded him.
“It’s from all the heavy lifting last weekend when we helped Mattie move out,” he said with a shrug. “I’m not as young as I used to be, you know. And I’ve punched out of aircrafts a few times, remember?”
She nodded as she put her uniform on the bed. “I remember.”
He headed to the bathroom to empty his bladder. When he stepped into the bedroom again he saw Mac looking through her closet. He smiled as he found her neck tab on the dresser. “I thought Marines were supposed to be all squared away?” he said and held the neck tab up for her to see.
She smiled. “We are, most of the time.” She walked over and was about to take it from him, but Harm held it up out of her reach. “Harm?”
He laughed. “What do I get for finding it?”
She stepped closer to him and put her arms around his neck, then she kissed him sweetly. “Now can I get it?” she asked as the kiss ended.
He lowered the neck tab. “Absolutely.”
She took the neck tab and walked away from him. “Will you be late tonight?”
“Nah, I have an article 32 hearing this morning. Captain Warner is presiding,” Harm said as he walked over to his closet.
“Good luck,” Mac said as she put her skirt on.
“Is he bad?” Harm wondered.
“Not worse than me,” she teased.
Harm laughed softly. “That’s reassuring. Since I’m in the building, do you have time for lunch?”
“Yeah, I have a light schedule today,” she said as she put her shirt on.
“Does the Marine corps know that you’re wearing pink underwear under that uniform?” he asked teasingly.
“No, only you,” she said with a sexy gleam in her eyes.
“Good to know,” he said as he closed his pants and walked over to her. “I’m looking forward to skiing this weekend.” He put his arms around her and pulled her close.
“Me too. It’s been a long time since we did something fun,” she said.
“Hey, I thought I showed you some fun last night,” he said and wiggled his eyebrows.
“Maybe that’s why you have a bad back,” she teased and kissed him. “I better get going. See you…”
They both turned when the door flew open and Matthew came barging in. “Mom, I can’t find my skates, and I have practice after school.”
“What happened to knocking?” Harm asked and kissed his wife. “I better hurry up.”
Mac released him and finished buttoning her shirt. “The skates are in your bag downstairs,” she said and bent down to hug her son. “Good morning by the way.”
Matthew smiled. “Good morning. Who’s taking me to school?”
“I am, but we better hurry up,” Mac said as she finished dressing.
Twenty minutes later they were out the door after a rushed breakfast. “See you at JAG then,” Mac said as they walked to their cars.
“Yes. I love you,” Harm said and kissed her.
Mac smiled. “I love you too.”
“Bye kids. I love you guys.” Harm said as he hurried to his car.
Claire got in the front seat and Matthew in the back, then they drove off ready for another day.

During staff call they were notified that Captain Warner had to take emergency leave because his daughter and her husband had been in a car accident that morning. Admiral Barney, the new head of the judiciary expressed concern that they were again short staffed and that the workload was increasing.
“Colonel, I need you to take Captain Warner’s place at the Johnson Article 32 hearing this morning,” Admiral Barney said to Mac.
“Sir, my husband is defending the accused,” Mac said.
“Figure out if the lawyers are willing to proceed with the hearing anyway. It has already been postponed once, and I don’t have anyone else to step in until the earliest Monday morning. Commander Clark is still TAD, as is Colonel Lee, I’m in the middle of the Carter Court Martial, and Captain Wayne is also in the middle of two Article 32 hearings.”
Mac nodded. “Yes, sir.”
“If the prosecution wants to delay the hearing we will of course oblige by that,” the Admiral added.
“Yes, sir,” Mac said.

Mac saw Harm’s surprised face when she entered the bench.
“Please be seated. Captain Warner had to take emergency leave so it would seem like you’re stuck with me. Commander Saber, you know my connection to Mr. Rabb. Do you have a problem with me preceding?”
“No problem, your honor? I assume that if the case should go to Court Martial another judge will appear?” the Commander said.
“Absolutely, Commander. Mr. Rabb, do you have a problem with me preceding?” Mac asked her husband.
“No, your honor,” Harm said.
“Okay then, let’s proceed,” Mac said.

Harm was busy with dinner when Mac came home that night. She was wondering how his mood was after today’s court. She had a feeling that he was feeling like she’d given him a hard time, noticing how he had been tense as he’d left the court room.
“Hi, honey,” Mac greeted her daughter who was seated by the kitchen table with her homework. “How was your day?”
“It was fine. We have a big test tomorrow though, but then it’s the weekend. Are we still going skiing by the way?” she asked.
“Absolutely,” Mac said as she focused on her husband. “Something smells good.”
He turned to her. “Was that a ruling or an opinion?” he asked.
“Harm,” she warned.
“With another judge my client would already be off the hook,” Harm said as he continued to steer the sauce.
“I’m not having this discussion,” Mac said and turned to leave. “I’m changing.”
“You were overcompensating as not to seem partial to your husband,” Harm said before she could slip away.
“I’m ignoring you,” Mac said as she left the kitchen.

They shared a nice dinner with no more talk about work. Mac offered to clean up after dinner, which Harm, accepted and went to their home office. Mac spent some time with the kids, did some laundry and read Matthew a story before he went to sleep.
“Are you coming to bed?” Mac wondered as she stepped into their home office.
“Soon,” Harm said without looking up from his work.
“Are you really that angry with me?” she wondered. “I was just doing my job, Harm. And I wasn’t overcompensating. Maybe you’ve spent too much time in civilian court.”
He continued to write in his notebook without acknowledging what she had said.
“I’ll recuse myself tomorrow, and you can have another judge after the weekend,” she said and turned to leave. “Not that it matters, because there’s too much evidence not to rule that the case goes to Court Martial. A new judge won’t change that, and you know it. Good night.”

Fifteen minutes later he walked into their bedroom. He hesitantly walked over to the bed and sat down.
“Are you asleep?”
Mac turned towards him. “No.”
“I’m sorry about earlier,” he said and put his hand on her thigh. “I was overreacting.”
“If you had a problem with me preceding, you should have said something,” Mac said as she sat up. “I would have recused myself.”
He smiled. “It’s fine. You don’t have to recuse yourself.” He stood and started undressing. “I’d forgotten how good you are. And how well you know the law.”
She smiled. “Thanks.”
He walked to the bathroom to brush his teeth, and when he came back he sat down on the bed and took off his watch, looking at the pictures of them on the wall over the dresser. He studied the one taken of them in Afghanistan thirteen years ago, and wondered, not for the first time, what would have happened had they gotten together back then.
“What are you thinking about?” she wondered.
He turned to her and smiled. “Do you think that if we had gotten together back then, that we’d be as happy as we are now?”
She hesitated. “It’s hard to say.”
He lay down and snuggled under the cover, moving to his side so that he was looking at her. “I had a flash back today in court.”
“Of the time when the Admiral let each of us preside over cases to see who would be best fit to fill in at the judiciary?” she questioned with a clever smile.
“Yeah,” he said and laughed softly.
She laughed too. “Me too.”
“It was hard to admit that you were the better judge,” he admitted and moved his arm around her and pulled her close. “I like this better than competing and being at each other’s throats.”
She relaxed into his arms and kissed him softly. “I love you.”
“You have no idea, baby,” he said and kissed her again. “I love you.”

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[> Now that is typical Harm and Mac. Love this story! -- FJN, 14:14:56 01/24/17 Tue [1]

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