Harm sat bolt up right, covered with sweat and bashed his head on the bunk
above him.
"Ouch. Damn." He rubbed his head, he'd been on the carrier for four days and he had had enough already. There was a knock on the door.
"Commander Rabb?"
"Yeah. Come in." Harm called.
"Commander is everything okay? I heard you call out." A seaman asked.
"I sat up to quickly and bashed my head. I'm not used to being on carriers anymore."
"You seem a little flushed." The seaman offered. "Shall I get a corps man?"
"No, I'm fine seaman. Just a little bump, I'll be fine."
"Aye sir. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
~
"Ma'am, you're looking a little green around the gills, if you don't mind me saying so." Gunny said a few days later.
"It's probably something I ate. You read about people get sick on cruises all the time."
"You should go and see the ships doctor ma'am."
"I'll be fine." Mac said trying to reassure him.
"Ma'am, please go and see her. Commander Rabb will have my six if I let anything happen to you; that includes you getting sick."
"Okay, just to save your six." Mac said with a smile.
~
"What did the doctor say ma'am?" Gunny asked when she came back and hour later.
"It definitely isn't food poisoning and I can assure you Harm won't blame you for this."
"Ma'am?" Gunny questioned.
"This is the Commander's fault. I'm pregnant."
"Congratulations ma'am."
"Thank you." Mac smiled.
"I'm sorry you can't tell the Commander."
"It maybe a good thing that I have a few days to get used to idea first. It wasn't exactly planned."
"How do you think the Commander will react?"
"Harm, he'll be ecstatic once he gets used to the idea and I don't think we'll be able to pin Trish down. She's wanted grandchildren for years."
"That's great ma'am. If you need anything."
"Thank you Gunny. Just promise me you won't treat me differently."
"Ma'am, I would have jumped in front of a bullet for you before that's not going to change."
"You're a good man Victor."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"Commander, did you have a good trip?" Harriet asked as Harm walked back into JAG HQ. It had taken him a week to sort out what had actually happened on the Patrick Henry.
"It was a long trip." He said. "Any messages while I was gone?"
"A few I left them on your desk. Mr Summers tried calling you again, when I told him you were away he asked to speak to the Admiral."
"When did he call?" Harm asked.
"Yesterday."
"Do you know if the Admiral is free?" Harm asked putting his cover and briefcase on his desk.
"I'll find out for you sir." Harriet hurried off to find Tiner.
"Come in Commander." AJ called. "I take it you were successful."
"Yes sir. The situation has been dealt with."
"Good. I'm sorry it took longer than expected."
"Yes sir. Harriet mentioned that a Mr Summers called me and you spoke to him. What did Webb have to say?"
"The ladybird is still sitting at the bottom of the ocean in one piece. They've been trying to trace all of Powell's contacts but no-one has heard from him. Webb says you're welcome to punch him out when Mac is back, but he knows someone who can access the rose garden for a wedding if you keep the numbers down and everyone passes a security check."
"So another week goes by."
"I've called in a few favours I've got more people trying to track down Powell."
"Thank you sir. I'd better get back to work, I'll have my report for you in an hour."
"Dismissed."
"Aye, aye sir." Harm stood to attention before leaving.
TBC
"Ouch. Damn." He rubbed his head, he'd been on the carrier for four days and he had had enough already. There was a knock on the door.
"Commander Rabb?"
"Yeah. Come in." Harm called.
"Commander is everything okay? I heard you call out." A seaman asked.
"I sat up to quickly and bashed my head. I'm not used to being on carriers anymore."
"You seem a little flushed." The seaman offered. "Shall I get a corps man?"
"No, I'm fine seaman. Just a little bump, I'll be fine."
"Aye sir. Goodnight."
"Goodnight."
~
"Ma'am, you're looking a little green around the gills, if you don't mind me saying so." Gunny said a few days later.
"It's probably something I ate. You read about people get sick on cruises all the time."
"You should go and see the ships doctor ma'am."
"I'll be fine." Mac said trying to reassure him.
"Ma'am, please go and see her. Commander Rabb will have my six if I let anything happen to you; that includes you getting sick."
"Okay, just to save your six." Mac said with a smile.
~
"What did the doctor say ma'am?" Gunny asked when she came back and hour later.
"It definitely isn't food poisoning and I can assure you Harm won't blame you for this."
"Ma'am?" Gunny questioned.
"This is the Commander's fault. I'm pregnant."
"Congratulations ma'am."
"Thank you." Mac smiled.
"I'm sorry you can't tell the Commander."
"It maybe a good thing that I have a few days to get used to idea first. It wasn't exactly planned."
"How do you think the Commander will react?"
"Harm, he'll be ecstatic once he gets used to the idea and I don't think we'll be able to pin Trish down. She's wanted grandchildren for years."
"That's great ma'am. If you need anything."
"Thank you Gunny. Just promise me you won't treat me differently."
"Ma'am, I would have jumped in front of a bullet for you before that's not going to change."
"You're a good man Victor."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"Commander, did you have a good trip?" Harriet asked as Harm walked back into JAG HQ. It had taken him a week to sort out what had actually happened on the Patrick Henry.
"It was a long trip." He said. "Any messages while I was gone?"
"A few I left them on your desk. Mr Summers tried calling you again, when I told him you were away he asked to speak to the Admiral."
"When did he call?" Harm asked.
"Yesterday."
"Do you know if the Admiral is free?" Harm asked putting his cover and briefcase on his desk.
"I'll find out for you sir." Harriet hurried off to find Tiner.
"Come in Commander." AJ called. "I take it you were successful."
"Yes sir. The situation has been dealt with."
"Good. I'm sorry it took longer than expected."
"Yes sir. Harriet mentioned that a Mr Summers called me and you spoke to him. What did Webb have to say?"
"The ladybird is still sitting at the bottom of the ocean in one piece. They've been trying to trace all of Powell's contacts but no-one has heard from him. Webb says you're welcome to punch him out when Mac is back, but he knows someone who can access the rose garden for a wedding if you keep the numbers down and everyone passes a security check."
"So another week goes by."
"I've called in a few favours I've got more people trying to track down Powell."
"Thank you sir. I'd better get back to work, I'll have my report for you in an hour."
"Dismissed."
"Aye, aye sir." Harm stood to attention before leaving.
TBC
