Author's Note:: JAG fic, Harm/Caitlin centric. Enjoy!
Just over two weeks later, with Caitlin trying to prevent Harriet from telling anyone what she'd overheard between Mac and Caitlin, the brunette was almost having kittens. She was so worried about people finding out about her and Harm before she had a chance to tell him about his child since he was out in Mexico.
Harm on the other hand had been laying in a make shift hospital bed for the past 16 hours. The special agent hadn't been so lucky. Harm had been on a special mission with the CIA agent, Special Agent Morris when it had happened, they'd been closed in on and shot at, poor Morris at point blank range, but they'd thought they could use Harm for something else. Luckily the authorities had gotten there and saved him, allowing him to spend the last number of hours in the hospital. It had taken all of those 16, nearing 17 hours for the message to be sent back to the JAG HQ, and another three hours for it to reach Caitlin.
Upon hearing the news, Caitlin almost passed out, her body felt limp and she had to sit down. She looked up at the Admiral as he relayed the news back to her, she couldn't help but shake her head in shock, listening to the story of what had happened to her lover. Though she couldn't make it obvious she was his lover, the Navy policy was that people in romantic/sexual relations couldn't work together, and she didn't want the Admiral to split she and her partner up, even if they had split up from their relationship. She looked up at Mac and to Harriet and even Bud. They all looked at her sympathetically, but not giving anything away to the Admiral.
Caitlin got herself into such a panic, after the Admiral left the room, Bud toddling after him to speak about bringing Harm back to the HQ, the two women stayed with the Commander. Harriet had hold of Caitlin's hands while Mac had an arm comfortingly around her shoulders, "I can't help thinking what if he had been the one who wasn't as lucky?" Caitlin whimpered a little, looking between Mac and Harriet as they sat either side of her.
"But he wasn't, Kate. Harm was lucky, Bud's gone to talk to the Admiral about arrangements to get him out of there and back here, okay?" Mac said gently to the brunette before her, stroking back the stray hair behind her ear.
"Mac, I keep thinking about it though, what if I'd lost Harm, what would I have said to the baby?" she sobbed.
"Ma'am, Harm's going to be just fine, he's coming home" Harriet told Kate comfortingly.
"I need him to be home, with me…"
"We know, we know Kate" Mac said comfortingly, "And he will be soon"
The two managed to calm Caitlin down a little, helping her focus on her work and sorting out folders with Harriet. It was when the blonde left to go talk with Bud about what he'd discussed with the Admiral that it happened.
She'd been feeling dizzy still for a while after she'd calmed and felt drained, her whole body was heavy as she continued to work through the paperwork and filing that she'd been left to concentrate on. Feeling the sensation worsen, Caitlin stood up and decided on walking around her office for a little while until the feeling passed. She groaned a little and frowned as she paced around her desk and then leaned over it a little, trying to right herself, the brunette winced as the pain progressively worsened.
Caitlin tried to forget the pain, continuing to work, leaning over the desk for the papers across it. She opened the file and turned it towards her and began to place in the papers in order. As she lifted up another pile of papers and a file, she groaned, doubling over in agony, dropping the folders. It just so happened that Harriet glanced over as Bud leaned in to kiss her, she frowned, squinting to see what was going on with Caitlin, Harriet couldn't see so she excused herself from being with Bud and went over to Caitlin's office, just as Mac did too.
In her dress whites, Harriet and Mac both saw the damage that had been inflicted upon Caitlin and the baby she was carrying. Both women looked between each other and to Caitlin who was still groaning and crying out in pain. It was Mac who took the initiative and quickly chirped to Harriet, "Harriet call an ambulance!" she rushed over to Kate as the blonde rushed out to call an ambulance for Caitlin. Mac held her arm around Caitlin's shoulders, comforting her while Harriet was getting help for the mother-to-be.
Caitlin looked up at Mac, her eyes clouded with tears and her cheeks tear stained, tracked with mascara, she sobbed, frowning and whimpered, "Get the picture…" she told Mac softly as the Lieutenant Colonel helped her onto the floor, to help aid a little of the pain for the Commander.
"Picture? What picture…?" Mac asked when Caitlin was on the floor.
"The baby…" Caitlin replied, her voice breaking as she continued to sob and looked away from Mac, holding her stomach.
Mac didn't catch on at first, she then gasped and looked to Caitlin before she nodded and began the search for the scanned image of Caitlin's first ultrasound. Mac routed through folders and Caitlin's desk drawers as Harriet rushed back in followed by two paramedics. Harriet looked to Mac, who still happened to be searching for the picture that Kate had requested she find for her as the paramedics gave Caitlin a preliminary check up before lifting her onto the stretcher they'd brought in with them and wheeled her outside, luckily the Admiral wasn't at his office that day.
With Caitlin strapped to the stretcher, the paramedics moved to take out Kate to the ambulance but she cried out and tried to reach over for Mac, sobbing still. Harriet comforted Caitlin, holding her outstretched hand as she was wheeled from the room. Reaching the elevator, Mac finally found the picture, she pushed through the crowd of people watching Caitlin being taken and got to the elevator too late, she sighed and frowned, looking down to the image, the tiny form outlined in the comfort of Caitlin's womb.
Next time; Harm returns back to JAG HQ, what happens to Caitlin? Find out next time, and apologies for the short chapter, I didn't know what else to write about without going into another chapter of my fic. Thanks for reading.
