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Epilogue

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April 30, 2004

Harm's apartment

North of Union Station

Mac lay across Harm's bed, with her lap top open, catching up on her e mail while was finishing up his shower. One subject caught her eye right away.

Hello and congratulations!

She opened the message.

Ms. Mackenzie,

Just wanted to pass along our congratulations to you upon your engagement to your 'perfect' match, found on none other than Harmoniousmatch DotCom!

We recently received an e mail from your perfect mate, thanking us for bringing the two of you together and informing us of your upcoming nuptials. It is so great to know our service is succeeding in bringing

the right people together.

Sandra Brown

Director of Customer Inquiries

Harmoniousmatch DotCom

Mac read the message at least three times before she made her way into the bathroom. Harm was humming, soaping himself up when Mac startled him.

"Hey….wanna join me?" He grinned at her through a soapy mask.

"Oh, you're cute, but no thanks. Um… I just got an e mail from Harmoniousmatch."

Harm turned to rinse the soap off of his face.

"Do you know anything about that, Harm?"

He looked back at her, blinking the water from his eyes. "I might."

"You…might?"

"Hey, I cant answer if I don't know what the message was about. What did it say?"

Mac stood with her arms folded in front of her chest. "You know very well, what it said."

Mac made the mistake of stepping to closely to the open door of the shower when she made her last statement and Harm reached out and pulled her completely inside the shower.

He grinned devilishly, "Maybe."

"Harm!" Mac t shirt and shorts were immediately soaked. "My clothes….my hair!"

He pulled her body, flush with his. "You're beautiful…and you know it. Besides, that's my t-shirt and you don't need those shorts. Marry me Mac."

Mac mouth flew open, "You're proposing….now?"

"I'm proposing. Marry me….make an honest man out of me."

"An honest man….not a sneaky man…who proposes…indirectly, by e mail."

Harm was serious for a moment. "I had to give you a chance to get used to the idea, before I asked you, seriously."

Mac pushed her wet hair back from her face and smiled at him, warmly "You mean I'm going to have to tell our grandchildren you proposed in the shower?"

He pulled her more closely to him, "You have to admit….its original. What do you say?

Mac thought for a moment, knowing she'd like nothing better than to marry him. IWhat the hell?/I

"You only had to ask."

"Yes?" Harm raised his brows hopefully.

"Yes." She slipped her arms up around his neck.

He leaned down until he was eye to eye with her. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"I think we should celebrate." He hitched an eyebrow up slightly.

"Would this celebration include leaving the apartment….or staying here."

"Staying here….definitely staying here." He began peeling her out of her wet clothes.

And just before he took her back into his arms, Mac thought of what she might say to Harmoniousmatch.

"To Whom it May Concern…..you're never going to believe this, but after almost 9 years….."

FIN