Falls Church VA
Friday 15.30
Lt Cmdr Harmon Rabb Jr shut off his computer and picked up the files from his desk, dumping them into his already overstuffed briefcase.
He was not looking forward to the weekend, he had 4 case files to review and as far as he was concerned that wasn't the ideal way to spend a sunny day.
He stretched in his leather chair, letting go of the yawn he had been holding in.
"Bored Rabb?" the voice came from the doorway.
Harm looked up to find Clayton Webb leaning against the door jam an amused look on his face.
"Hey Clay, nah just thinking about my exciting weekend plans."
Clay smiled
"What's on the agenda.?' he asked
Harm reached out and flipped open his briefcase.
"Lets see...work, work and lets see... oh more work!!"
"Y'know what they say about all work and no play...."
Clay said laughing.
Rabb gave him a lopsided smile.
"Yeah well, Dull is my middle name at the moment...I just wish I could get away from it all y'know?"
Clay nodded, an idea occurring to him.
"Wait here Rabb...I'll be right back."
Harm nodded and relaxed back into his chair, he watched as Clay walked across to Mac's office to talk to Casey.
2 minutes later Clay, Casey & Mac walked back into Harms office.
"OK I have an idea" Clay said "Casey and I are going up to the Appalachians this weekend to work on some of our stuff...why don't you and Mac come on up.
You could work on your case files up there...get in a bit of flying time in Sarah, ride the horses..."
Harm sat forward in his chair, the idea was definitely appealing, but he had Mac's feelings to consider on the matter.
"Sounds better than pizza and case files at my place" Mac said with a bright smile
"Are you sure there's enough room for us all?"
Casey gave Mac a smile.
"There's heaps of room we could probably house a small army at my place, and if you come up I even promise not to let Clay cook!!"
Clay gave Casey a filthy look.
"Trust me, anything he cooks could not equal Harm Meatless Meatloaf...more commonly known as toxic waste" Mac said giggling at the look on Harms face .
"Whaddaya say Fly-boy, you up for it?"
Harm gave Mac an evil looking grin.
"Oh I'm up for it JarHead"
"Well that's settled then. Are you flying Sarah up there?" Clay asked
Harm nodded
"Where's the best place to land up there?"
Casey pointed to the map on Harm's wall and gave him the air traffic control coordinates for the property.
"We have an airstrip on the property." Casey pointed out. " if you just want to land Sarah there we can come and pick you up."
Harm looked at Casey incredulously
"You have your own airstrip?"
Casey nodded.
"My dad was a SEAL. They were always doin' stuff at our place, and one day Uncle AJ suggested that they just build a landing strip so they could practice high altitude jumps...so they did. I don't think logic was one of their strong points!!"
"Men."
Mac said with a shake of her head.
"Uh-huh" Casey nodded in agreement.
"OK so I just land Sarah on the strip and you'll come and get us?" Harm asked.
"Yup, just call me on the cell phone"
Clay said handing Harm his card with the number on it.
Casey looked at her watch.
"We better get going Clay otherwise we'll be hitting peak hour traffic, listen we'll see you tonight OK? Clay remind me when we get there to turn the airstrip lights on."
"What time do you think we'll get there?" Mac asked Harm.
"Once we get out of here it shouldn't take more than an hour in Sarah, we should be there by 7pm."
Mac smiled at him.
"And I thought this weekend was going to be dull."
Harm looked thoughtfully out the window.
"Mac, do you think there's something going on between Casey and Clay?"
"You mean more than being partners?" Mac asked
"Yeah, does Clay seem, I don't know, different to you lately?"
"Well he seems a bit more relaxed now that Casey's back and I know he's missed her, he told me as much at the NATO ball. I can't say I've really been paying that much attention to their relationship. Why do you ask?"
Harm grinned at Mac.
"Just wondering, she just seems really good for him y'know?"
Mac grinned back at Harm.
"Harmon Rabb I seriously hope you are NOT thinking of meddling in someone's relationship again..."
"Well look what happened last time I meddled...Bud and Harriet got married!!!"
"That was a fluke!"
"We'll see" he said with a grin.
End Part 1