From chapter 4:
"Um, commander. There is something wrong here."
"What is it?"
"The colonel was not taking an anti-depressant like we thought. It was actually a hallucinogen disguised as a prescription. Any idea where she could have gotten this?"
"Yeah, I think so. Thank you doctor."
Chapter 5:
Harm stood in the hall way, frozen in thought. I'm going to be a father! I don't even think that Mac knows… He turned on his heel and sat next to her. Holding her hands in his, he thought about everything that had happened in the past few months. Them sleeping together, the arguments and now this…He didn't know how he was going to tell Mac.
"Harm, what's wrong?"
"M-Sarah! You're awake. Oh thank god. You gave us quite a scare."
"What? Harm tell me everything! Please…"
He looked down at her, making sure the nurses didn't come in. He wanted to be alone with her before she was moved.
"Mac, you shoved a piece of glass into you chest earlier today. You have been in some sort of coma for two weeks…."
She looked deep into his eyes then, "But there is something else."
"You're pregnant. About five weeks. And the doctor says that you weren't taking a prescription but that someone disguised a hallucinogen as you pills. I called Webb and he told me that some how, Palmer escaped again. We think that he did this to you. Well, except for the baby." He added his flyboy grin to lighten the load of information he just gave her.
"I'm….I'm pregnant?" Everything else seemed to have passed in one ear and out the other.
Before Harm could say anything more, a nurse came in. "Okay, time to go."
Mac looked at Harm, and he could sense that she was scared.
"It's ok Sarah. I'll be right behind you."
More than a week had passed when the doctor decided to release Mac.
"Commander, she cannot go back to work for at least five days, no physical stress and she needs to come back in to see me for a follow up on Friday. Also, she should not be alone. If you need anything or have any questions please feel free to call me," the doctor said as he handed Harm his business card.
"Thank you doctor. For everything you have done. I guess we will see you on Friday."
Harm took control of Mac's wheelchair, afraid to let her out of his sight. He helped her into his car and drove to his place.
"Harm what are we going to do? I can't stay at your place! It's so small, no offense."
He laughed. "No, it's ok. Mom, Frank and Grams are here in the hotel by your place. I'm just stopping home to pick up my uniforms. We're staying in your apartment. Webb is making it into a safe home. And he's using my place as sort of a headquarters."
"Oh, ok," she said and continued to look out her window.
Harm took her hand in his. "Mac, what's wrong?"
"I'm scared Harm. I'm scared of Palmer. Scared about having this baby…"
"Hey, it will be ok. I don't plan on leaving you anytime soon. When you're a little better we will talk this out. For now, just remember that I'm here, and so are everyone else."
"Thanks Harm," she said as she gave a weak smile and squeezed his hand.
"Mac, ready to go? We don't want to be late."
"Yup, here I am. Let's go. Then we can have lunch. I'm eating for two now," she joked.
He rolled his eyes. "How could my wallet forget?"
They joked the entire way to Bethesda. As soon as Harm parked the car, Mac tensed.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know. Something feels off."
They walked inside towards Doctor Hayes' office. A nurse stopped them.
"Where are you going?"
"We have a three o'clock appointment with Doctor Hayes."
"Hun, I have been working here for ten years and I can assure you that there is no Doctor Hayes."
"That's right," a familiar voice said.