Chapter Two
"You should have heard the conversation before you came in. I was this close to laughing when he asked
me if it was true,"
"Well, what do you wanna do?" he asked her.
"I don't know. If the Admiral finds out..." she trailed off, not wanting to think about confronting
her CO.
"Come on, she has no proof,"
"Okay, I've got work to do so I'll see you tonight,"
"'Kay, love you," he said, smiling.
"Love you too,"
Harm left her office and tried to head straight for his own but was stopped by Bud.
"Sir, have you heard-"
"Yes Bud, I've heard. Would you please try to ignore whatever it is that's going around?"
"Yes Sir, I didn't think-"
"Easy Bud, thanks," Harm walked into his office, ignoring the curious stares of his co-workers.
The day passed slowly for them, with both trying to stay in their offices as much as possible
to avoid difficult questions. When the end of the day was nearing, Tiner's voice buzzed on
both their intercoms.
"Sir, maam, the Admiral wants to see you ASAP,"
Harm glanced at Mac through the window of her office apprehensively. They rose from their desks
and exited their offices, making their way to the CO's office slowly.
"Okay, choice number one. We lie, and risk getting charged, or choice number two, we tell the
truth and suffer whatever it is he decides to do to us," Mac whispered.
"Number one," Harm muttered back.
"Harm!"
"Fine, number two. But don't complain when we fidn out what he's going to do," he told her.
They stopped at Tiner's desk for him to tell the Admiral they were here.
"Sir, Colonel Mackenzie and Commander Raab are here as ordered,"
"Send them in Tiner,"
"Aye aye Sir,"
They entered and stodd at attention in front of their CO's desk. Admiral Chegwidden removed his
glasses and stood up, moving around his desk to stand by them.
"Are you two aware of the rumours circulating the bullpen?" he asked them.
"Yes Sir," they responded automatically, still at attention.
"Are they true," he yelled, standing inches away from Harm's face.
"Yes Sir," they responded again. Harm had to suppress a smile as the Admiral took a double take.
"And when were you planning on informing me of this new status?" he yelled in his face.
"Well Sir," he started.
"Don't answer that Commander, I don't want to know," he cut him off.
"Yes Sir,"
"Colonel?"
"Yes Sir?" Mac replied, staring straight ahead.
"Anything to say?"
"No Sir,"
The admiral sighed. "At ease," he told them. "Will this change effect your working relationship?"
"No Sir," Mac replied, hardly daring to believe he was letting them off.
"And you'll keep this out of the office?" he asked them.
"Yes Sir," they replied.
"Okay," he paused, as if considering something, "Dismissed,"
They looked at him in astonishment.
"Sometime today people," he said, raising his voice again.
"Aye aye Sir," Harm said as they snapped to attention.
"Harm?"
Harm turned back to his CO.
"Congratulations," he smiled at him.
"Thank you Sir," he replied. They exited the office, suppressing a smile as everybody (who
all semmed to be unusually close to the admirals office) suddenly appeared busy. Shaking their
heads they started towards Mac's office.
"Bud!" Harm called over his shoulder.
"Yes Sir?" he asked, hurrying after him.
"Find Singer and tell her to get her six into Mac's office ASAP," he ordered.
"Yes Sir,"
To be Continued.
"You should have heard the conversation before you came in. I was this close to laughing when he asked
me if it was true,"
"Well, what do you wanna do?" he asked her.
"I don't know. If the Admiral finds out..." she trailed off, not wanting to think about confronting
her CO.
"Come on, she has no proof,"
"Okay, I've got work to do so I'll see you tonight,"
"'Kay, love you," he said, smiling.
"Love you too,"
Harm left her office and tried to head straight for his own but was stopped by Bud.
"Sir, have you heard-"
"Yes Bud, I've heard. Would you please try to ignore whatever it is that's going around?"
"Yes Sir, I didn't think-"
"Easy Bud, thanks," Harm walked into his office, ignoring the curious stares of his co-workers.
The day passed slowly for them, with both trying to stay in their offices as much as possible
to avoid difficult questions. When the end of the day was nearing, Tiner's voice buzzed on
both their intercoms.
"Sir, maam, the Admiral wants to see you ASAP,"
Harm glanced at Mac through the window of her office apprehensively. They rose from their desks
and exited their offices, making their way to the CO's office slowly.
"Okay, choice number one. We lie, and risk getting charged, or choice number two, we tell the
truth and suffer whatever it is he decides to do to us," Mac whispered.
"Number one," Harm muttered back.
"Harm!"
"Fine, number two. But don't complain when we fidn out what he's going to do," he told her.
They stopped at Tiner's desk for him to tell the Admiral they were here.
"Sir, Colonel Mackenzie and Commander Raab are here as ordered,"
"Send them in Tiner,"
"Aye aye Sir,"
They entered and stodd at attention in front of their CO's desk. Admiral Chegwidden removed his
glasses and stood up, moving around his desk to stand by them.
"Are you two aware of the rumours circulating the bullpen?" he asked them.
"Yes Sir," they responded automatically, still at attention.
"Are they true," he yelled, standing inches away from Harm's face.
"Yes Sir," they responded again. Harm had to suppress a smile as the Admiral took a double take.
"And when were you planning on informing me of this new status?" he yelled in his face.
"Well Sir," he started.
"Don't answer that Commander, I don't want to know," he cut him off.
"Yes Sir,"
"Colonel?"
"Yes Sir?" Mac replied, staring straight ahead.
"Anything to say?"
"No Sir,"
The admiral sighed. "At ease," he told them. "Will this change effect your working relationship?"
"No Sir," Mac replied, hardly daring to believe he was letting them off.
"And you'll keep this out of the office?" he asked them.
"Yes Sir," they replied.
"Okay," he paused, as if considering something, "Dismissed,"
They looked at him in astonishment.
"Sometime today people," he said, raising his voice again.
"Aye aye Sir," Harm said as they snapped to attention.
"Harm?"
Harm turned back to his CO.
"Congratulations," he smiled at him.
"Thank you Sir," he replied. They exited the office, suppressing a smile as everybody (who
all semmed to be unusually close to the admirals office) suddenly appeared busy. Shaking their
heads they started towards Mac's office.
"Bud!" Harm called over his shoulder.
"Yes Sir?" he asked, hurrying after him.
"Find Singer and tell her to get her six into Mac's office ASAP," he ordered.
"Yes Sir,"
To be Continued.