Title : One Day ....... some day...... Part 1 : The Call
Author : Libby (lil_angel190@yahoo.com )
Disclaimer : No profits were made from my fanfic. Harm, Mac, Bud, Harriet, Mic, Admiral, etc. aren't mine. They belong to
David Bellasario, CBS and Paramount . Don't sue me!
Rating : PG 13+ (Violence and Content)
Summary : After the death of Mic, Mac just can't handle it and won't talk to anyone . She just shuts herself up. But you'll
have to read the rest to find out!
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic , so I want feedback (!) but be gentle. Not that it affects the quality of my writing, but I'm Australian and I work in the Australian legal system, so the laws and regulations might be different! Also, this story has sort of a fork in it. There's two part two's. I'll upload them soon, so you'll be able to read both. Whichever gets the most reviews gets a third story!
Archiving; Email me for permission first!
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Admiral's Office,
JAG Headquarters,
1130 ZULU , October 15th
Admiral Chegwidden paced the floor, while Tiner finished the call. 'Yes. We'll inform everyone. Thank-you for the call'.
AJ spoke, ' It's true?' . Tiner answered, 'Yes sir. Commander Brumby was killed only a few hours ago in a car accident.'.
AJ looked troubled. He always knew Mic was slightly reckless , but to drive his car off a bridge? It was a waste of a life.
How was he going to tell Mac. He'd known that he'd proposed and she was considering the offer. 'Tiner. Tell Commander Rabb,
Major Mackenzie and Lieutenant Roberts to enter my office. Now.' Tiner left quickly. Whenever the Admiral added on the 'Now.' , he meant it.
Meanwhile in Mac's office...............
'Harm? Do you know where that Jenkinson file is? You, know...... The one where the Admiral nearly got fired?' Mac called,
from underneath a mountain of files.
'No. Wait.... here it is! Now...... where are you?' Harm started to search through the sea of yellow manilla files.
Suddenly Tiner appeared at the door. 'Major, Commander. The admiral want to see you in his office. Lieutenant Roberts is
already in there. I think he wants you to hurry.'
Back in the Admiral's office...........
'Major , Commander. Sit down. Earlier this morning , Commander Brumby was driving in his car when he swerved and went off
a bridge.'
Bud interrupted, "Sir, is he all right?", sounding as if he already knew the answer.
Mac drew a sharp breath.
The Admiral continued , 'No. He was killed instantly. I thought that you should know before it hits the media.'
Mac sat motionless. Harm turned , 'Mac, you all right?' . She suddenly snapped out of her zombie-like state. 'Yeah, I'm fine.
Umm, I think I need to go home. I'm sure Mic's parents will need me to do something.'
When Tiner, Mac and Bud had left the room, the Admiral turned to Harm. 'Do you think she's all right?' . Harm answered, 'Nope.
I think we should leave her alone , don't you? I mean, that's 3 dead fiancées. She'll be devastated.'. AJ just nodded.
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Mac's apartment
1545 ZULU, October 15th.
Mac sat motionless on the sofa. Mic was dead. The words just kept playing over and over in her mind. Mic was dead.
Mic was dead. She hadn't cried. She hadn't called Mic's family either. They must be devastated. All she could think about
was that 3 men who had proposed and who had loved her, had all been killed. Dead. Was this meant to be a curse? A plague?
Suddenly she knew that she was going to be violently sick. She ran to the toilet bowl and instead, just sat on the floor a
and cried.
Jag Headquarters
1100 ZULU , October 16th
'Gunny. I could have worn that I saw Major Mackenzie in her office this morning. Tell me I'm seeing things?',
the Admiral asked. 'No sir, Major Mackenzie is here this morning. Do you want me to......'
'Get her for me, yes Gunny. Thank-you'
Gunny went to Major Mackeznie's office. 'Major, the Admiral wants to see you' Gunny noticed that she looked thinner.Tired maybe
Maybe it was the just the uniform. But Gunny could have sworn that she looked fine yesterday.
;You asked for me sir?', Mac said as she walked in , shutting the door behind her. 'At ease, Sit down. Mac,
I don't expect you to be here today.....' Sir', Mac answered .'Sir, it's a good distraction' . 'Yes Major ,
and you look distracted. Listen, unless you really want to talk about it, I'm.......' 'Sir, I don't want to talk about it.
I'm fine.Now if you'll excuse me.' Mac, left the room. No you're not, thought AJ.
Mac went back to her office. I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry. She was determined not to let it show.
She'd vomited all night and even though having an abusive father had taught her how to cover up bruises with make-up, she
couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes. It was too much. Three dead men. All of them loved her. She was never going
to get anyone close to her again. Not even Harm. Suddenly, Mac sunk to the floor, collapsing of sheer exhaustion, physical
and mental.
Jag Headquarters,
1420 ZULU , October 17th
"Mac? Mac? Can you here me? Open your eyes!' Harm had found Mac on the floor in her office, unconscious.
Immediately he'd checked if she was breathing. She was.
Suddenly, her eyes fluttered. 'Harm? What happened?' He answered 'I don't know. I came in to ask you something and
I found you out on the floor. C'Mon. We better get you to a doctor...' 'No! No. I'm fine. I don't know. I feel fine.
I don't need to go to a doctor.' She tried to get up, but stopped. 'Okay, maybe I do'.
NMCAF Hospital, Doctor Haverbrooks Office,
1630 ZULU , October 16th
"Major, All you need is a good sleep, something to eat and some peace and quiet. Take two of these pills when you get
home . They're very strong and you should get a good night's sleep. Promise me you'll eat something?' , Doctor Haverbrooks
caring voice asked.
"Yes Doctor Haverbook. I'll eat something. I promise. Can I go now?"
"Sure. Commander, I trust you'll get her home safely?"
Harm smiled. "Yes sir."
On the way home, Harm noticed Mac was pale. "Mac. Are you all right?" ,fearing that he already knew the answer.
'I don't know. I honestly don't know.' She turned to face him, her eyes moist with tears. "You know, two days ago, everything was fine and I was onto op the world. Suddenly, one phone call and I can't sleep and I drop unconcious. I'll admit that Mic was sometimes arrogant and maybe a little reckless. But he drove his car off a bridge. That's three men who loved me. And they all died. What do I do? It's just....... It's just....... I don't know!' , she said. Shaking her hands. Harm pulled the car over. He could see she was over tired, stressed and sick. 'Ssssshhhhhhhh".He said, taking a shaking and silent Mac into his arms. He held her close to him, wishing that even though he didn't like Mic, or the fact that Mac was his fiancee, he could bring him back, for her sake. 'Listen, you can stay at my place for the night.....' 'Mac looked up. 'No, it's okay. I guess I'm just tired. Thanks for coming with me , thanks for caring.' . She wrapped her arms around herself as Harm pulled over, underneath her building's front entrance. 'Do you want me to come in?' , he asked, closing the door and lowering the window. 'No. I'll be fine. Thanks flyboy'. 'Anytime jarhead. Anytime' , he replied,driving away.
Mac walked up the stairs. Why do I feel so ....... I don't even know what I feel. I didn't feel like this when Mom left, or when Dad died. The feelings never stopped running through her head. It was like someone was teasing her, 'Three men who wanted to marry you died. It must be a curse. Better not let anyone love you again!'
She opened up her apartment and lay down on the couch. 'This is too much' she said out aloud. Suddenly, she knew that she was going to be very, very sick. She ran to the bathroom and heaved for all she was worth. Then, like the many nights before, she just sat of the floor of her bathroom and cried.
This is where you decide.
There's a part 2a) and a part 2 b). both are really different, but if you review the one that you like best, I'll write a third part!
Happy reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
finis.