Title: Number One Couple in Washington D.C.
Author: rooster dawn
Classification: Harm/Mac
Summary: Harm and Mac are trying to keep a low profile, but they keep ending up being shown as a couple in the society pages.
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part one
0800 hours Sunday
10 May 2003
Admiral's home
The Admiral had gotten up early to run five miles before breakfast. He had had a very trying week. He wanted nothing more than to sit back and relax for the entire weekend.
Which meant in this case no Meredith. He loved her and all, but sometimes she was too much. He wasn't up for one of her hair-brain schemes this weekend.
He had just sat down to relax with a hot cup of coffee and the newspaper, when the telephone rang.
"God I hope it's not Meredith." he mumbled to himself. He reached over and picked up the phone.
"Hello!" He bellowed. He wanted the caller to know he didn't like being disturbed s early on a Sunday morning.
"This is Nelson. Have you seen the morning paper AJ?" greeted the Sec Nav.
"I have it in my hands as we speak Sir. I was getting ready to read it when you called." replied the Admiral.
What the hell does he want? It can't be anything good. If it was, he would have waited until Monday.
"Go to the Society pages AJ. It's the article at the top of the page." directed Nelson.
"Washington's Top Fifty Couples. Why would I want to read this?" asked the Admiral who becoming a little annoyed.
"Go to page five and you will see why." fumed Nelson.
The Admiral scanned through the first four pages before reaching the fifth page. What he saw there shocked the living ... out of him. He couldn't believe what he was reading.
"AJ, are you still there?" asked Nelson.
"Yes Sir, I am. I'm a little stunned to see what's there." replied the Admiral.
"I thought you were going to let me know when the time came. I thought you were going to give me some lead time so we could deal with the situation!" yelled Nelson.
"I didn't know Sir. They haven't said anything to me. They told me I would be the first to know when the time came." replied the Admiral who was beginning to get angry himself.
"What are you going to do about this AJ?" asked Nelson angrily.
"I don't know Sir, but I assure you by Monday morning there will be hell to pay." replied the Admiral.
0800 hours Monday
12 May 2003
JAG Headquarters
The next morning Jason Tiner was sitting down to enjoy a cup of coffee before he tackled the Admiral's schedules. He liked to keep on top of things so that he could anticipate the Admiral's needs.
Life was better for everyone when the Admiral was happy. He didn't like having his six chewed out. The intercom crackled before he heard the angry voice of the Admiral coming through. He wondered what was up.
"Tiner! Get Rabb and MacKenzie in here pronto!" bellowed the Admiral.
"Damm!" thought Tiner. It's only 0800 hours and the Admiral is already in a bad mood. This is not going to be a very good week. I wonder what the Commander and Colonel did this time to get him this mad.
Tiner walked over to their offices. He hated being the bearer of bad news, especially to them. They always treated the enlisted personnel well. He knocked on the Commander's door. He could see that the Colonel was sitting in a chair talking with the Commander.
"Enter!" ordered Harm.
"Sir, Ma'am, the Admiral would like to see you in his office ASAP." reported Tiner.
"Thank you Jason. Ah ... what kind of mood is he in?" asked Harm.
Tiner's head shuddered before replying "He sounds like he ready to chew someone a new six Sir."
"What have you done now Flyboy?" asked Mac coyly.
"Nothing that I'm aware of. We better get in there before he gets really upset." replied Harm.
"Commander Rabb and Colonel MacKenzie reporting as ordered Sir." bellowed Harm as he and Mac stood at attention in front of the Admiral desk.
"At Ease, Take a sit." ordered the Admiral.
"How can we be of service Sir." asked Mac hoping to diffuse the situation before Harm could opened his mouth. Harm had a way of aggravating the Admiral before he knew what the situation was.
"I had a very interesting telephone call from the SecNav yesterday morning. You both know I don't like to be disturbed when I'm trying to relax." started the Admiral.
"Yes Sir." they both replied in unison.
"Do either of you have any idea why he wanted to talk to me?" asked the Admiral.
"No Sir, but can we assume it has something to do with us or something we did?" asked Mac hesitantly.
"You would be correct Colonel. Did either of you read the Sunday Washington Post yesterday?" the Admiral asked with a frown.
"No Sir!" they both replied.
"We went flying yesterday in my bi-plane for most of the day Sir." offered Harm.
"It was the first warm day this spring Sir. The weather was beautiful and Harm wanted to show me the flowering trees from the air. It was very impressive Sir." added Mac smiling.
"I bet it was. Since you didn't happen to read the newspaper yesterday I'll let you look at the one I have here." replied the Admiral as he handed them the newspaper.
"It's the society section Sir. I didn't know you read the society pages. What could be in here that would concern us?" asked a surprised Mac.
"I usually don't Colonel, but I guess the SecNav's wife does. I suggest you turn to page five. I think you will find it quite interesting reading." the Admiral smiled.
"Is there someone we know that is getting married Sir?" asked Harm.
"No Commander, read the headline first then check out page five. It's quite illuminating." he smiled again.
The 50 Most Attractive Couples in DC
They read the headline before turning to page five. They were shocked at what they saw. Half the page was covered with pictures of them. They were shown in many different situations and attire.
They were attired in BDU's, Class A uniform, and dress in formal wear. There were pictures of them dancing at the NATO Ball, little Aj's baptism, standing in front of Harm's bi-plane, and Harm and Mac walking along a dusty road in Afghanistan carrying their M-16 to name a few.
They then slowly read the article.
The most attractive and desirable couple in Washington has to be Commander Harmon Rabb Jr. and Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie. In a reader's poll conducted by this paper on its internet site, this couple won hands down.
They garnered eighty five percent of the possible first place votes cast, scoring an impressive ninety two points out of a possible score of one hundred. Second place couple score forty five.
Both Commander Rabb and Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie are both lawyers with the Judge Advocate General's office for the Navy and are currently stationed at JAG headquarters in Washington DC.
Commander Harmon Rabb is a former top gun naval aviator with two DFC's and the Navy Silver Star. After a successful career as a naval aviator Commander Rabb became the Navy poster boy as the top lawyer at JAG. Where he has distinguished himself as one of the Navy's best.
Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie is a lawyer in the Marine Corp and is the Chief of Staff at JAG. She recently was awarded one of the Marines highest military honors for successfully handling the evacuation of the American consulate in Indonesia.
She is one of the most successful lawyers in the Marines Corp and second only to Commander Rabb in the entire military combine. She has been partnered with Commander Rabb for the last seven years.
It has been rumored that they are a couple in life as they are at work. They have traveled the world together fighting for truth, justice, and defending the American way of life.
Last year they successfully tried a high ranking Al Quaeda leader in a military tribunal. Then later tracked down another high ranking Al Quaeda leader discovering his plans to deliver a dirty nuclear missile attack on the Persian Gulf fleet.
Commander Rabb, a former top gun, flying in his tomcat led the dirty nuclear missile away from the fleet saving over ten thousand sailor and marine lives.
Commander Rabb is 6'4" tall with blue eyes and brown hair. Colonel MacKenzie is 5'9" tall with brown eyes and hair. Both have been voted as having the sexiest smiles in our internet poll.
Could it be that we will soon be hearing wedding bells at the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis for Washington's most desirable couple?
The story went on for many more paragraphs, but they got the picture. They understood why the Admiral and SecNav might be a little upset. How would they be able to explain it? They couldn't explain it to themselves.
"I think we're going to have to take a closer look at this article when we get home tonight." whispered Mac.
"I don't know what to tell you Sir. I'm at a loss about how all of this came about." began Harm.
"Most of these pictures were taken several years ago Sir. They seem more like a composite of our lives here at JAG Sir." added Mac.
"So what you're telling me is, you had nothing to do with this article." asked the Admiral.
"Yes Sir, you're correct. My guess would be that a journalist who covers the Washington social scene must have come across photos of us taken at many of the social events we have attended together over the years representing JAG.
I'm sure that you're well aware how photographers like to take many pictures of those they believe are socially prominent or movers and shakers in Washington." replied Mac.
"I have to admit you both do make an attractive couple when seen together. I also know that there are photographers assigned to take pictures of everyone at these events.
They later sell prints to those who might want copies including newspapers throughout the U.S." sighed the Admiral shaking his head.
"Very well I'll have a talk with SecNav and try to clear things up. I'll tell him it's a publicity stunt to sell newspapers. That most of the pictures are several years old taken at social events sponsored by the Navy. That should to calm him down." smiled the Admiral.