Thanks for all the reviews! The song used in this story is "Save Me," by Remy Zero. Special thanks to Lynne for all her help ^_^.

Mac woke up freezing and had a splitting headache. She surmised from the temperature that it must be night since there were no windows in the cramped room. She looked at the women sitting next to her, Lieutenant Andie Marks. She could tell that the Lieutenant was sleeping and was glad. They hadn't gotten much sleep in past couple of weeks. Mac remembered what it was like when their convoy had been ambushed. She had been riding in one of the humvees next to Lieutenant Marks when they had heard the first shots of machine gun fire.

"So Lieutenant when did you find out you were expecting." Like Mac Andie had just found out she was expecting and was being sent home.

"Two days ago. I was am so excited. My husband and I have only been married a month and a half but we both want children very badly. We've talked about having them as soon as possible. We both came from large families. I have four brothers and sisters and Jay, my husband has five."

"How did the expectant father take the news?" Mac asked.

"Well I don't know. He's out with a combat squadron and they are trying to locate him but haven't had any luck yet. But I know as soon as they do they will let me know," Andie said. "What about your husband how did he take the news?"

"Well at first I wasn't sure he wasn't saying anything. It's unusual for my always blabbering squid of a husband not to say anything so I got worried," Mac said laughing.

"You're married to a Squid ma'am?" the lieutenant asked smiling.

"I know, I know disgrace to the corps but what could I do?"

"It's okay ma'am I married one too."

The women spent the rest of the trip chatting enjoying each other's company. That was until they were attacked. The convoy they were riding with was traveling back through the Iraqi desert t to Kuwait where it was going to re-pack with supplies and then head back into Iraq.

It turned out that a group of supposed civilians had approached the head of the convoy asking for help for an injured child. Despite warnings of soldiers dressing as civilians, the convoy believed they were in a safe area and stopped to help. It was too late before they realized it was a trap. And Now, two weeks later, here they were in this prison of sorts, where they had been for the past two weeks. Mac knew that if they didn't get help soon they chances of staying alive were slim. Everyone who had been taken had been beaten in one way or another including herself. She thanked God that no sexual abuse had befallen her or the lieutenant as of yet, but she wouldn't put it past her captors. Mac just prayed that helped arrived soon. As sleep claimed her once again she dreamt of her sailor and prayed that he was doing okay.


I feel my wings have broken in your hands

I feel the words unspoken inside

when they pull you under

and I would give you any thing you want

you were all I wanted all my dreams are fallin' down

crawlin round and round and round

Harm awoke with a start. He had a dream that Mac had been calling out to him but but he couldn't find her in time. When he had finally reached her it was too late. He looked at his alarm clock. It was already 0615. He knew he wasn't going to get anymore sleep so he decided to get up and head into work.

On the drive in the memories of his dream kept playing over and over again in his head.

"Harm! Harm! Where are you?" Mac had called.

"I'm here Mac. I'm coming," Harm had called.

"Please hurry Harm, not much time left."

Mac was suffering and he couldn't help her. That's what hurt most of all. She was looking to be saved and he couldn't do anything.

Somebody save me!
Let your warm hands break right through
Somebody save me!
I don't care how you do it
Just stay!
Stay, c'mon, I've been waiting for you

Mac cried out has a as another blow was dealt to her face. This was her daily beating. Like clock work, everyday at 1200 hours her captors beat her and her fellow marines. She knew she was lucky. There were some privates and a gunnery sergeant in the cell next to her that she knew were in worse shape than she was. She could hear what they did to them. She had tried to speak to her captors in their native tongue and although she knew they understood what she was saying they never answered. As her captors left her cell she prayed for herself, her husband and her fellow captives. She wondered why after so many years of false starts and dancing they finally gotten together only to be ripped apart. She was supposed to be going home and leaving for her honeymoon. But now, everyday was a question as to whether she'd see the next.

"Please Harm save me," she whispered.

And all my dreams are on the ground
Crawlin' around, and around...
Somebody save me!
Let your warm hands break right through me
Somebody save me!
I don't care how you do it
Just stay... with me...
I made this whole world shine for you
Just stay!
Just stay, c'mon... I'm still waiting for you