Hello again, Cmdr." Sheri said with a smile. "Nice to see you again."
Harm was enchanted by this Air Force officer that he kept bumping into. He also remembered Sheri from the Senator's party.
"Looks like we meet again, Capt."
"Yes it does, Cmdr. Please call me Sheri"
"OK, Sheri. I'm Harm. Harmon Rabb, Jr."
"Well Sheri, may I walk you to your car?"
"That would be nice, thank you Harm.
The two officers walked to Sheri's car. They said their farewells and went on their own separate ways.
Sheri hoped that somehow she would see Harm again.
Harm knew that he was captivated by the Air force officer and wanted somehow to see her again.
**********
A few weeks later, Sheri was working her shift. It started as a quiet shift. The census was low and things were going easy. Charting at the nurse's station Sheri saw him again. The Navy Lt. Commander who keeps catching her attention. He was dressed in
"Hello, I'm Lt. Cmdr Harmon Rabb, Jr. I'm here to see a navy petty officer William St. Clair. Can you direct me to his room?"
"I'm sorry, sir. The petty officer isn't allowed to see any visitors. Some legal thing." Sherri explained.
"Yes, I know. I'm his lawyer."
"Sorry, Sir. Please sign the security guest log. The room is right this way."
Cmdr. Rabb followed Sherri down the corridor to the petty officer's room.
Sherri left Cmdr Rabb alone with his client. She wondered what the young petty officer did to need a lawyer and why he came to an Air Force hospital. Sheri continued her work at the nurse's station.
After a while Cmdr. Rabb returned from the Petty Officer's room and stopped once again at the nurse's station.
"Finished Cmdr? Please sign out in the guest book" Sheri said as she grabbed her coat to go off duty.
"Yes I am, Capt." Harm said as he signed the book. You're leaving. May I walk you to your car?"
"That would be delightful. I'm just getting off duty."
"Excellent. do you have time for a cup of coffee?" Cmdr. Rabb offered.
"Yes I do. The officers' club is only a block away. The coffee is much better there then in the hospital canteen."
The two officers walked to the 'O' club.
"It was a pleasant surprise to see you again at the hospital Capt." Harm said sincerely. "Arlington is such an unusual place to bump into someone who you would like to see again."
" I know. I was almost feeling guilty that I wanted to see you again." Sheri confessed. "I was there visiting a very good friend of mine, who was shot down in overseas almost ten years ago. Actually, he was a boyfriend from college."
"Oh, a pilot." Harm said half under his breath. "I was visiting a girlfriend who was murdered about six years ago."
"I'm sorry." Sherri said. Sorry that she brought up the subject.
Harm and Sheri arrived at the 'O' club. The lunch crowd is just completing their meals. Sheri and Harm took a small table near the back of the room. Harm's white Navy uniform stood out like a white grain of sand in a sea of Air Force blue.
"Hey look guys. A squid has the nerve to come in our club with one of our ladies." said a rather belligerent Lt. "What are we going to do about it?"
Suddenly, the unfriendly Lt. realizes that Sheri is a Capt. and backs away.
"Sorry ma'am. I didn't know that it was you." the Lt. said as he recognizes that Sheri is a superior officer.
"Very well. I think that you also owe the Cmdr. an apology, Lt. Then we will call it even."
"Sorry for the intrusion, Cmdr. Welcome to Andrews, sir." the embarrassed Lt. told Harm as he went back to his pals.
"Now we can continue." Sheri said with a smile.
The couple sat and enjoyed each others' company and a few more cups of coffee.
"I hate to say this, but I have to be getting back to JAG with these papers on the petty officer or the admiral will have my hide." Harm said apologetically.
"I understand. My CO is the same way when it comes to business." Sherri smiled at the handsome commander. The couple left the club and had a care-free walk bacck to the hospital parking lot and Sherri's car.
"I hope that I will see you again soon." Sharri wanted to see this navy man again.
"Stop by JAG sometime. I owe you a lunch."
"Will do. Herer is my phone number so you can call when you're not too busy." Sherri smilled.
"Thanks again. Bye."
Sherri waved and drove off hoping that she would hear from the Cmdr. very soon.
Harm was enchanted by this Air Force officer that he kept bumping into. He also remembered Sheri from the Senator's party.
"Looks like we meet again, Capt."
"Yes it does, Cmdr. Please call me Sheri"
"OK, Sheri. I'm Harm. Harmon Rabb, Jr."
"Well Sheri, may I walk you to your car?"
"That would be nice, thank you Harm.
The two officers walked to Sheri's car. They said their farewells and went on their own separate ways.
Sheri hoped that somehow she would see Harm again.
Harm knew that he was captivated by the Air force officer and wanted somehow to see her again.
**********
A few weeks later, Sheri was working her shift. It started as a quiet shift. The census was low and things were going easy. Charting at the nurse's station Sheri saw him again. The Navy Lt. Commander who keeps catching her attention. He was dressed in
"Hello, I'm Lt. Cmdr Harmon Rabb, Jr. I'm here to see a navy petty officer William St. Clair. Can you direct me to his room?"
"I'm sorry, sir. The petty officer isn't allowed to see any visitors. Some legal thing." Sherri explained.
"Yes, I know. I'm his lawyer."
"Sorry, Sir. Please sign the security guest log. The room is right this way."
Cmdr. Rabb followed Sherri down the corridor to the petty officer's room.
Sherri left Cmdr Rabb alone with his client. She wondered what the young petty officer did to need a lawyer and why he came to an Air Force hospital. Sheri continued her work at the nurse's station.
After a while Cmdr. Rabb returned from the Petty Officer's room and stopped once again at the nurse's station.
"Finished Cmdr? Please sign out in the guest book" Sheri said as she grabbed her coat to go off duty.
"Yes I am, Capt." Harm said as he signed the book. You're leaving. May I walk you to your car?"
"That would be delightful. I'm just getting off duty."
"Excellent. do you have time for a cup of coffee?" Cmdr. Rabb offered.
"Yes I do. The officers' club is only a block away. The coffee is much better there then in the hospital canteen."
The two officers walked to the 'O' club.
"It was a pleasant surprise to see you again at the hospital Capt." Harm said sincerely. "Arlington is such an unusual place to bump into someone who you would like to see again."
" I know. I was almost feeling guilty that I wanted to see you again." Sheri confessed. "I was there visiting a very good friend of mine, who was shot down in overseas almost ten years ago. Actually, he was a boyfriend from college."
"Oh, a pilot." Harm said half under his breath. "I was visiting a girlfriend who was murdered about six years ago."
"I'm sorry." Sherri said. Sorry that she brought up the subject.
Harm and Sheri arrived at the 'O' club. The lunch crowd is just completing their meals. Sheri and Harm took a small table near the back of the room. Harm's white Navy uniform stood out like a white grain of sand in a sea of Air Force blue.
"Hey look guys. A squid has the nerve to come in our club with one of our ladies." said a rather belligerent Lt. "What are we going to do about it?"
Suddenly, the unfriendly Lt. realizes that Sheri is a Capt. and backs away.
"Sorry ma'am. I didn't know that it was you." the Lt. said as he recognizes that Sheri is a superior officer.
"Very well. I think that you also owe the Cmdr. an apology, Lt. Then we will call it even."
"Sorry for the intrusion, Cmdr. Welcome to Andrews, sir." the embarrassed Lt. told Harm as he went back to his pals.
"Now we can continue." Sheri said with a smile.
The couple sat and enjoyed each others' company and a few more cups of coffee.
"I hate to say this, but I have to be getting back to JAG with these papers on the petty officer or the admiral will have my hide." Harm said apologetically.
"I understand. My CO is the same way when it comes to business." Sherri smiled at the handsome commander. The couple left the club and had a care-free walk bacck to the hospital parking lot and Sherri's car.
"I hope that I will see you again soon." Sharri wanted to see this navy man again.
"Stop by JAG sometime. I owe you a lunch."
"Will do. Herer is my phone number so you can call when you're not too busy." Sherri smilled.
"Thanks again. Bye."
Sherri waved and drove off hoping that she would hear from the Cmdr. very soon.
