Title: Miracles
Category: TV Shows » JAG
Author: unicorn682006
Language: English, Rating: Rated: K
Genre: General/Romance
Published: 02-06-07, Updated: 02-06-07
Chapters: 6, Words: 11,493

Chapter 1: Chapter 1

Title: Miracles

Classification: General

Pairings: Harm & Meg / Sturgis & Kate / Mac & other / Mac & implied AJ

Rating: PG / maybe PG13

Another Note: If you have read this before you will notice I changed the dates. I realized that I put the wrong ones up and that is why some thought that Harm rushed into getting involved with Meg. Also, some of it wouldn't have made sense.

Notes: This is during "Guilt" season seven and "A Merry Little Christmas". The Arial script and italic is supposed to be the Indonesian and Farsi language since I don't know how to speak either. You will have to pretend that they are speaking the language. Sorry :) It really is UA!

Summary: JAG loses one of their own; or do they?

Chapter 1

Saturday

October 20, 2001

Chegwidden Residences

After the serves for Mac, they headed to AJ's home where he was holding a gathering for friends and family. He was still in shock and full of remorse. He couldn't believe she was gone.

They were able to get the rest of the people out of the Consulate and to the school to meet the helo, but they were ambushed. The Marines said that Mac went back for the little girl after she came running out into the firefight. She had carried the girl back into the building and that is when it exploded. No one could have survived that blast.

As he looked around to all the JAG personnel, he realized that the only real family here was Colonel O'Hara who was let out on an early parole. That was Harm's suggestion and AJ stood in support with him, together they talk to the President.

What he could not understand is why her mother didn't even come. Even Harm's parents came; they had never met her as far as he knew.

He watched Chloe as she talked to Harm and her father. He watched as Bud tried to comfort Harriet, she had said at the memorial that Mac was like a sister to her, one she wished she had growing up. He saw Mic talking to Imes and wonder how he was holding up. They should have been married by now.

He watched as Gunny stood tall facing the yard. Gunny was blaming himself; he had told them that he left her behind. The others understood, they told him over and over that they knew if he could have done anything to get to her he would have.

Gunny just nodded, but you could tell he didn't believe it. Only AJ really knew what he was going through. Being a SeAL, he knew how it was to leave someone behind when you had no choice. He would pull Gunny aside and have a talk with him, even knowing it wouldn't help much.

How were they going to survive the next few weeks? He knew they would, but it was the how that had him worried, especially with Harm. He would have to find him a new partner that would hold him together, but whom?

There were two possibilities, one stationed in Hawaii and the other in FLA for NCIS. Maybe bringing them both back here, one at JAG and the other stationed at the NCIS here.

'Yes,' he thought, 'it will take both of them to keep him a float and the rest of the JAG family. Yep, I'll go in tonight and have them transferred here by Tuesday.'

Tuesday

October 23, 2001

0933 Hours

JAG Headquarters

Harm walked by Mac's office and saw someone in there, for a moment he thought it was her, but realized that it couldn't be. The Admiral had come to his apartment on Sunday to let him know that he was getting a new partner come Tuesday when he returned. Harm didn't want a new partner and told him so.

"I don't ever want a new partner! EVER!" He had shouted at the Admiral. He had been drinking, a lot, so AJ let his outburst go. Told him he didn't have a choice. He left never telling Harm who it would be.

He knocked and entered when the person said to. He held out his hand to shake. "Hello, you must be my," He froze; he couldn't believe who he was seeing.

"Hello, Harm, it's good to see you again. I'm sorry about Lieutenant Colonel Mackenzie," She said while shaking his hand and then giving him a hug.

"Kate, what are you doing back?"

"Well, I would say it's obvious. I'm your new partner, or in this case again."

"Wow, this is great! I have missed you! How have you been and why would you come here in the cold weather instead of staying in Hawaii?"

He had missed Kate, a lot; it had put a small smile to his face, but not anywhere near his 'Flyboy smile'.

"Well, I was given an offer that I couldn't refuse. A promotion from Lt. Commander to full Commander and to be partnered with you again, how could I possibly refuse that?" She gave him a cheeky grin.

Harm just shook his head. "I don't know. How about after we meet with the Admiral I buy you lunch?"

"That sounds great. Then you can tell me all that has gone on with you."

He turned around and ran right into someone. When he looked up he was shocked to see whom it was.

"Sturgis! Man, what are you doing here? It's good to see you!"

"Well, I received my law degree and now I'm here at JAG. I'm taking over Colonel Mackenzie's place. I'll be the new Chief of Staff."

He could tell that Harm hadn't slept much, which he understood.

"I heard about your partner and saw her picture in the paper. She really looked like Diane, didn't she?"

He gave a little grin before commenting. "Mac only looked like Diane; they were total opposites, as night and day." He didn't want to talk about either at the moment. He smiled and said, "This is going to be great having you here. Have you met Commander Kate Pike yet?"

"Yes, earlier this morning at staff call, which you were late for."

Kate smiled, she remembered how once in awhile he would be late, but this time she knew he had a good reason. She only hoped she could be there for him when he crashed. She knew Harm hadn't cried yet and when he did, it was going to be rough.

They met with the Admiral and received their first case as partners. They were to meet up with the NCIS agent working it. He watched Harm and Pike leave wondered how Harm would react to seeing who the NCIS agent was.

"So, where do you want to go to lunch, my treat. Just don't pick Beltway Burgers," Harm said, he had a small sad smile on his face and his eyes were glazed.

"That's okay. I'm not big on hamburgers, you know that; how about Chinese?" She figured Mac must have liked them. "Is that what Mac liked?"

"Yes. You should have seen her eat. She could eat anything and not gain the weight, of course she ran almost every day. I remember one time we ran into each other at the park and I ended up in the hospital delivering a baby while the hospital was taken hostage." He would never forget that day. "The mother even named her baby boy after Mac. She didn't have any boy names pick out; they thought they were having a girl."

"Well, it sounds interesting. You'll have to tell me all about it over lunch." Kate looked over to Sturgis. "Commander Turner, would you like to join us, I'm sure you have some stories about Harm that I don't know."

"Why, yes I would like that Commander Pike. Call me Sturgis and I do have some really good ones to tell," he told her; grinning at Harm as he said the last.

"Thanks a lot buddy. Just remember, I also have ones that I could tell about you." Harm walk into his office to grab his coat and as he passed Mac old office he saw the seal pup picture. He went in and took it; he wanted something of hers to remember. He put in his office and would put it up later.

Her uncle said that he could have gone to her apartment and got something there, but he didn't want to. There were too many memories there. Her uncle was going to live at her apartment now. He said he wanted to be close to Sarah, so when Harm was ready he could come over.

After lunch they headed to NCIS Headquarters. When he met the agent he felt like he was on an episode of 'Here's Your Life.'

"Meg! When did you start working here? And why didn't you tell me?"

Hugging him she said, "Well, I started today actually and for why I didn't tell you is because I was just informed on Saturday night. I had only forty-eight hours to report. How have you been? I'm so sorry about Colonel Mackenzie." She didn't mention how she looked so much like Diane; she didn't think he would care for that comment right now.

Harm was getting really tired of hearing that, so he lashed out.

"I'm fine Meg, let's get this over with. I don't have all day."

Meg looked like she had just been slapped in the face. She knew he was hurting but to get angry with her. She swallowed and turned around hoping that he didn't see the tears in her eyes. She had always loved Harm and that was the reason she left to begin with. She knew he would never feel that way about her.

Harm didn't notice, but Kate did and she was upset. She and Meg had met several times in the past and had compared notes about Harm. Laughing over his silly jokes, what a good and loyal friend he was to them, and just admiring his body.

Kate knew how Meg felt about him and how his comment had hurt her. Kate always loved Harm, but only as a dear friend, she wasn't in love with him. Sure they had fun together, but that was it.

"Commander, I need to talk to you outside. NOW!"

Harm turned around and looked at Kate, he had never seen her that mad before, at least not towards him.

"Sure Commander."

Once outside she let him have it. "Do you have any idea how much you just hurt her! Sure, you're hurting over the loss of your partner…"

"She was more than my partner! She was my best friend and now she's…" He choked up, he couldn't say it yet. He still had yet to cry.

"Okay, your best friend, but Harm, Meg is in there and she was only trying to be your friend. There was no reason to be rude and hurt her like that." She could see how hard this was for him. AJ was right; they needed to be here for him.

Moving his hand over his face he sighed. "You're right. I'll go in there and apologize."

Entering and finding Meg he told her he was sorry; that this was very difficult for him, losing not only his partner, but his best friend as well.

She said she would forgive him, but it would cost him dinner tonight.

A homemade one and not his famous meatless meatloaf she insisted.

He smiled and said that was something he could handle and had also invited Kate since she had just come back into town too. He would also invite Sturgis; he thought he could use the male support.

As he watched them talk about the case, Harm realized that he was going to be okay; someday. He just had to come to terms with Mac's passing, but it felt like she was still here.