Communication Problems (4/?)
Paraguay Hotel Same Time.
Mac got back to her hotel room as quickly as she could wasting no time she went through the bags that Harm had brought with him for her looking for her cell phone. She found it and dialled JAG headquarters.
"JAG Headquarters Petty officer Tiner speaking" came the crackling response.
"Tiner it's Colonel Mackenzie here I need to speak to the Admiral"
"Colonel Mackenzie? Is that really you we were all so worried about you. I guess Commander Rabb found you after all, he was so anxious to get to you and nothing was going to stop him. Everyone..."
"Tiner! I would love to talk to you and everyone else but right now I need to talk to the Admiral" Mac broke off Tiner's torrent of words.
"Of Course Colonel Sorry bout that, I will see if he is available hold please." Then Mac heard the music that was played when you are on hold. It seemed like it took forever for Tiner to take her off hold "Col. transferring you now"
"Mac is that you?" she heard the Admirals gruff voice come over the line almost immediately.
"Yes Sir its me safe and sound thanks to Harm"
"Well that's good to hear"
"Sir before I say anything else I would just like to thank you for letting Harm come down here. I know you would have been in a tight spot and that's why only Harm could come so Thank You Sir."
"Ummm... Mac I didn't send Harm down for you. In fact I ordered him not to go" The Admiral said slowly
"What do you mean you ordered him not to... does that mean he went UA?" Mac asked worriedly
"No he didn't go UA Mac"
"But if he didn't go UA then how..." She trailed off fearing she already knew the answer 'Please no don't tell me' she silently plead
"He Resigned his Commission Mac."
"No." Mac breathed out softly
"I'm afraid so. Nothing was going to stop him from finding you. If you want more information about what he went through you should talk to Bud, but I can tell you he wasn't himself the whole time you were gone."
"I can't believe he did that, he gave it all up for me" she said softly talking to herself out loud, remembering back to a time when she had asked what he'd give up for her. "I guess that answers that question," she continued forgetting that she was on the phone to the Admiral.
"Mac are you alright? Is Harm there with you I would like to talk to him."
"No Sir I'm not alright, mainly because Harm is not here"
"What do you mean he is not there? Did something happen to him? Was he injured?"
"Nothing like that Sir, and I really can't get into it now. The reason I called you was to find out if you knew where Harm was. You see he overheard something but like the standard with us he misinterpreted it and it caused him a great deal of pain and he left."
"Oh Mac. How can two very intelligent people like you two continue to misunderstand what each other say?"
"I don't know sir, but in Harms defence he didn't really misinterpret it, it was more like only hearing a part of a conversation and not sticking around for the rest."
"Well sorry I couldn't be of more help to you Mac. But if he comes back to Washington I'll be sure to contact you."
"Thank you Sir."
"Ok now that's out of the way when can I expect you back here, because with Harm gone cases are starting to pile up and we could really use you."
"I don't know I don't really want to leave while Webb is still in the hospital and before you ask I will tell you everything when I get back. And I'm not sure when he will be stable enough to move to the States. I'm guessing by the end of the week unless you really need me sooner. If you do I can be home in a couple of days"
"That's ok Mac we can spare you for the rest of the week. When you get back you should talk to Bud maybe he can help you figure out where Harm went."
"Yes sir ok."
"Good see you at the end of the week Colonel."
"Yes sir goodbye" she was just about to hang up when she heard the Admirals voice over the line again
"Wait. One more thing"
"Sir?"
"I don't want you or anyone else from my office taking on a CIA assignment again, they have agents they should use them."
"Yes sir no fear of that. I am never working with the spooks again, not after this." Mac said firmly
"Good. Goodbye Mac" and with that the line went dead. Mac closed her phone and sat down on the bed. 'How did life become so complicated' she thought. 'Ok Harm you came after me so now its my turn. I'm not letting you walk out of my life now not after everything you've done and said' she silently said. Knowing there was nothing she could do to find him from here, she stood up and made her way out of the hotel and towards the hospital.
Paraguay Hotel Same Time.
Mac got back to her hotel room as quickly as she could wasting no time she went through the bags that Harm had brought with him for her looking for her cell phone. She found it and dialled JAG headquarters.
"JAG Headquarters Petty officer Tiner speaking" came the crackling response.
"Tiner it's Colonel Mackenzie here I need to speak to the Admiral"
"Colonel Mackenzie? Is that really you we were all so worried about you. I guess Commander Rabb found you after all, he was so anxious to get to you and nothing was going to stop him. Everyone..."
"Tiner! I would love to talk to you and everyone else but right now I need to talk to the Admiral" Mac broke off Tiner's torrent of words.
"Of Course Colonel Sorry bout that, I will see if he is available hold please." Then Mac heard the music that was played when you are on hold. It seemed like it took forever for Tiner to take her off hold "Col. transferring you now"
"Mac is that you?" she heard the Admirals gruff voice come over the line almost immediately.
"Yes Sir its me safe and sound thanks to Harm"
"Well that's good to hear"
"Sir before I say anything else I would just like to thank you for letting Harm come down here. I know you would have been in a tight spot and that's why only Harm could come so Thank You Sir."
"Ummm... Mac I didn't send Harm down for you. In fact I ordered him not to go" The Admiral said slowly
"What do you mean you ordered him not to... does that mean he went UA?" Mac asked worriedly
"No he didn't go UA Mac"
"But if he didn't go UA then how..." She trailed off fearing she already knew the answer 'Please no don't tell me' she silently plead
"He Resigned his Commission Mac."
"No." Mac breathed out softly
"I'm afraid so. Nothing was going to stop him from finding you. If you want more information about what he went through you should talk to Bud, but I can tell you he wasn't himself the whole time you were gone."
"I can't believe he did that, he gave it all up for me" she said softly talking to herself out loud, remembering back to a time when she had asked what he'd give up for her. "I guess that answers that question," she continued forgetting that she was on the phone to the Admiral.
"Mac are you alright? Is Harm there with you I would like to talk to him."
"No Sir I'm not alright, mainly because Harm is not here"
"What do you mean he is not there? Did something happen to him? Was he injured?"
"Nothing like that Sir, and I really can't get into it now. The reason I called you was to find out if you knew where Harm was. You see he overheard something but like the standard with us he misinterpreted it and it caused him a great deal of pain and he left."
"Oh Mac. How can two very intelligent people like you two continue to misunderstand what each other say?"
"I don't know sir, but in Harms defence he didn't really misinterpret it, it was more like only hearing a part of a conversation and not sticking around for the rest."
"Well sorry I couldn't be of more help to you Mac. But if he comes back to Washington I'll be sure to contact you."
"Thank you Sir."
"Ok now that's out of the way when can I expect you back here, because with Harm gone cases are starting to pile up and we could really use you."
"I don't know I don't really want to leave while Webb is still in the hospital and before you ask I will tell you everything when I get back. And I'm not sure when he will be stable enough to move to the States. I'm guessing by the end of the week unless you really need me sooner. If you do I can be home in a couple of days"
"That's ok Mac we can spare you for the rest of the week. When you get back you should talk to Bud maybe he can help you figure out where Harm went."
"Yes sir ok."
"Good see you at the end of the week Colonel."
"Yes sir goodbye" she was just about to hang up when she heard the Admirals voice over the line again
"Wait. One more thing"
"Sir?"
"I don't want you or anyone else from my office taking on a CIA assignment again, they have agents they should use them."
"Yes sir no fear of that. I am never working with the spooks again, not after this." Mac said firmly
"Good. Goodbye Mac" and with that the line went dead. Mac closed her phone and sat down on the bed. 'How did life become so complicated' she thought. 'Ok Harm you came after me so now its my turn. I'm not letting you walk out of my life now not after everything you've done and said' she silently said. Knowing there was nothing she could do to find him from here, she stood up and made her way out of the hotel and towards the hospital.
