Chapter 8 - Fading Fast
2230 Zulu
Harm's Apartment
North of Union Station
Harm and Sturgis had run up to Harm's apartment, and Harm already had the key ready. Please let her be here…please let here be okay… Harm thought to himself as he unlocked his door, flung it open, and then entered. "Mac?!" Harm shouted and ran for his bedroom. Sturgis was right behind him.
Mac was lying on the floor in Harm's bedroom with both wrists slit and blood encircling her. Her eyes were open and focused on the ceiling. She was breathing, but just barely.
Harm immediately ran to her side. "It's going to be okay…the ambulance is coming…" Harm told his partner hoping that he was right, that they were on their way and that they were running up right that minute.
Sturgis meanwhile had gotten some of Harm's towels and handed one to Harm and started to stop the bleeding and watched as Harm did the same. "Apply pressure Harm, we need to stop the bleeding."
"I know," Harm said applying pressure to the cut with the towel. "Mac, are you with us?"
Mac didn't say anything. Didn't move. Just breathed in and out ever so slightly.
"Sarah, please say something," Harm said with more distress in his voice, he very rarely used her first name. Please say something...
"Why?" she asked weakly, so weakly it was barely audible.
"Why what? Keep talking Marine," Harm encouraged as he watched Sturgis pull out his cell. Harm knew it must be to check on the ambulance that should have all ready been there.
"Why did you do this?" she finally got out.
"Mac…Sarah….I didn't do this…it was Hodge from the Watertown…it wasn't me…I was at JAG and with Sturgis and the others…" Harm told her sincerely. Oh god, she thinks I did this to her…I could NEVER hurt her, especially not like this…emotional upset is one thing, but I could never physically hurt her…my marine…my partner…my best friend…the woman I love…
"No…you were speaking…" she argued weakly.
Sturgis was still applying pressure on his side, but was also talking to the 9-11 operator about where the ambulance was and making sure they fully knew that it was in fact an emergency and that they needed immediate medical help.
Harm was on the verge of tears. Mac was bleeding to death. She was lying in a pool of her blood. The ambulance was suppose to all ready be there, but it wasn't. Sturgis and he were both trying to stop the bleeding, but it wasn't working. And Mac though Harm had been the one that had slit her wrists.
"Harm…why?" she asked again.
"Mac, I didn't do it! I would NEVER do something like this to you…you should know that…"
"I heard your voice…"
"Hodge had a recording…it wasn't me…it wasn't me, Mac…"
Mac's eyes blinked tiredly.
"Mac, you have to stay awake…you can't sleep…"
"I'm tired, Harm…"
"Mac, if you go to sleep you may never wake up!"
"Tired…"
"Marine you will NOT close your eyes, am I understood?" Harm told her trying to use a commanding tone.
"Is that an order?" she asked smiling slightly.
"Do I really have to make it one?" he asked her as a tear escaped and fell down his cheek.
Sturgis got off the cell phone and looked over at Harm. "They're coming up the stairs now."
Harm looked down at Mac, "just hold on a little longer…they're almost here…they'll take you to the hospital…"
"What did you do to me?" Mac asked. Her brain was all fuzzy and only five percent was working. One second she knew Harm would never hurt her and the next she was worried he was going to hurt her again.
"I didn't do it Mac!" Harm told her getting upset.
"Harm, go open the door," Sturgis said pushing Harm aside. Sturgis smiled warmly down at Mac. "Hey Mac…"
"Sturgis…"
Harm went to open the door and flag down the ambulance crew.
"You're going to be all right…Harm and I are going to find out where Hodge is and he's never going to hurt you again…you're going to go to the hospital…the admiral and Harriett are going to see you there…"
"Harm…"
"Harm didn't do this Mac…the admiral will explain."
The crew came in and told Harm and Sturgis to give them room. They went to work taking off the towels and putting gauze pads in their places and applying pressure while putting her on a gurney. "She's lost a lot of blood…" one of the men said.
"She's in shock…" another added.
"Let's get her out of here…" they got her onto the gurney and then headed out of the building and down to their ambulance.
Harm and Sturgis just watched as they went. As much as Harm wanted to ride along he couldn't. I have to find Hodge, Harm told himself. Hodge is going to pay for what he did to her! He's going to pay for making her think I did this to her! He's going to pay for taking her away in the first place!
"Harm," Sturgis said lightly touching his friend's shoulder. "Let's go to the hospital…"
"I can't…"
"Why?"
"I have to find Hodge."
"Mac needs you."
"She thinks I did all of this! She's afraid of me! Afraid that I'll hurt her!"
"She's confused, Harm! She's been gone for half a week! She's been poisoned, kidnapped, sedated, and both of her wrists have been cut! Give her a break!"
"I'm not mad at her…I'm mad at Hodge! How could he do this to her?!"
"He's sick…the police will find him…he'll be put away."
"The police?! I don't think so! I'm going to find him!"
"Harm! Let the police find him!"
"Hodge was Navy…Navy needs to find him."
"If you're going looking for him, then I'm coming…but shouldn't you at least have somewhere to start looking?"
"He's probably trying to get out anyway he can…"
"That could be anywhere, Harm. Buses, subway, train, plane, or boat…"
"I don't care!" Harm said starting out the door.
Sturgis caught his arm, "Sarah MacKenzie needs you…" Sturgis was hoping that using Mac's first name would have an effect on him, he couldn't remember the last time he had heard him call her Sarah.
Harm froze. "She…she thinks I did it Sturgis…" he told him trying to keep from breaking down.
"I know…but she's confused…you saw her…she needs you there, Harm. She's your best friend."
"What about Hodge?"
"They'll find him."
Harm nodded diverting his eyes to the floor.
Sturgis put his arm around Harm's shoulders urging him to walk with him, "come on, I know a marine who needs to see a certain sailor…" Sturgis began walking out and Harm walked with him.
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Author's Note: I tried to get this up as quick as I could...I know it's not THAT long as a chapter...but I have the chapters chaptered how they are for a reason...there are only 2 more chapters left so I think I'll have them up soon! Thanks for all of the great encouragement everyone!
2230 Zulu
Harm's Apartment
North of Union Station
Harm and Sturgis had run up to Harm's apartment, and Harm already had the key ready. Please let her be here…please let here be okay… Harm thought to himself as he unlocked his door, flung it open, and then entered. "Mac?!" Harm shouted and ran for his bedroom. Sturgis was right behind him.
Mac was lying on the floor in Harm's bedroom with both wrists slit and blood encircling her. Her eyes were open and focused on the ceiling. She was breathing, but just barely.
Harm immediately ran to her side. "It's going to be okay…the ambulance is coming…" Harm told his partner hoping that he was right, that they were on their way and that they were running up right that minute.
Sturgis meanwhile had gotten some of Harm's towels and handed one to Harm and started to stop the bleeding and watched as Harm did the same. "Apply pressure Harm, we need to stop the bleeding."
"I know," Harm said applying pressure to the cut with the towel. "Mac, are you with us?"
Mac didn't say anything. Didn't move. Just breathed in and out ever so slightly.
"Sarah, please say something," Harm said with more distress in his voice, he very rarely used her first name. Please say something...
"Why?" she asked weakly, so weakly it was barely audible.
"Why what? Keep talking Marine," Harm encouraged as he watched Sturgis pull out his cell. Harm knew it must be to check on the ambulance that should have all ready been there.
"Why did you do this?" she finally got out.
"Mac…Sarah….I didn't do this…it was Hodge from the Watertown…it wasn't me…I was at JAG and with Sturgis and the others…" Harm told her sincerely. Oh god, she thinks I did this to her…I could NEVER hurt her, especially not like this…emotional upset is one thing, but I could never physically hurt her…my marine…my partner…my best friend…the woman I love…
"No…you were speaking…" she argued weakly.
Sturgis was still applying pressure on his side, but was also talking to the 9-11 operator about where the ambulance was and making sure they fully knew that it was in fact an emergency and that they needed immediate medical help.
Harm was on the verge of tears. Mac was bleeding to death. She was lying in a pool of her blood. The ambulance was suppose to all ready be there, but it wasn't. Sturgis and he were both trying to stop the bleeding, but it wasn't working. And Mac though Harm had been the one that had slit her wrists.
"Harm…why?" she asked again.
"Mac, I didn't do it! I would NEVER do something like this to you…you should know that…"
"I heard your voice…"
"Hodge had a recording…it wasn't me…it wasn't me, Mac…"
Mac's eyes blinked tiredly.
"Mac, you have to stay awake…you can't sleep…"
"I'm tired, Harm…"
"Mac, if you go to sleep you may never wake up!"
"Tired…"
"Marine you will NOT close your eyes, am I understood?" Harm told her trying to use a commanding tone.
"Is that an order?" she asked smiling slightly.
"Do I really have to make it one?" he asked her as a tear escaped and fell down his cheek.
Sturgis got off the cell phone and looked over at Harm. "They're coming up the stairs now."
Harm looked down at Mac, "just hold on a little longer…they're almost here…they'll take you to the hospital…"
"What did you do to me?" Mac asked. Her brain was all fuzzy and only five percent was working. One second she knew Harm would never hurt her and the next she was worried he was going to hurt her again.
"I didn't do it Mac!" Harm told her getting upset.
"Harm, go open the door," Sturgis said pushing Harm aside. Sturgis smiled warmly down at Mac. "Hey Mac…"
"Sturgis…"
Harm went to open the door and flag down the ambulance crew.
"You're going to be all right…Harm and I are going to find out where Hodge is and he's never going to hurt you again…you're going to go to the hospital…the admiral and Harriett are going to see you there…"
"Harm…"
"Harm didn't do this Mac…the admiral will explain."
The crew came in and told Harm and Sturgis to give them room. They went to work taking off the towels and putting gauze pads in their places and applying pressure while putting her on a gurney. "She's lost a lot of blood…" one of the men said.
"She's in shock…" another added.
"Let's get her out of here…" they got her onto the gurney and then headed out of the building and down to their ambulance.
Harm and Sturgis just watched as they went. As much as Harm wanted to ride along he couldn't. I have to find Hodge, Harm told himself. Hodge is going to pay for what he did to her! He's going to pay for making her think I did this to her! He's going to pay for taking her away in the first place!
"Harm," Sturgis said lightly touching his friend's shoulder. "Let's go to the hospital…"
"I can't…"
"Why?"
"I have to find Hodge."
"Mac needs you."
"She thinks I did all of this! She's afraid of me! Afraid that I'll hurt her!"
"She's confused, Harm! She's been gone for half a week! She's been poisoned, kidnapped, sedated, and both of her wrists have been cut! Give her a break!"
"I'm not mad at her…I'm mad at Hodge! How could he do this to her?!"
"He's sick…the police will find him…he'll be put away."
"The police?! I don't think so! I'm going to find him!"
"Harm! Let the police find him!"
"Hodge was Navy…Navy needs to find him."
"If you're going looking for him, then I'm coming…but shouldn't you at least have somewhere to start looking?"
"He's probably trying to get out anyway he can…"
"That could be anywhere, Harm. Buses, subway, train, plane, or boat…"
"I don't care!" Harm said starting out the door.
Sturgis caught his arm, "Sarah MacKenzie needs you…" Sturgis was hoping that using Mac's first name would have an effect on him, he couldn't remember the last time he had heard him call her Sarah.
Harm froze. "She…she thinks I did it Sturgis…" he told him trying to keep from breaking down.
"I know…but she's confused…you saw her…she needs you there, Harm. She's your best friend."
"What about Hodge?"
"They'll find him."
Harm nodded diverting his eyes to the floor.
Sturgis put his arm around Harm's shoulders urging him to walk with him, "come on, I know a marine who needs to see a certain sailor…" Sturgis began walking out and Harm walked with him.
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Author's Note: I tried to get this up as quick as I could...I know it's not THAT long as a chapter...but I have the chapters chaptered how they are for a reason...there are only 2 more chapters left so I think I'll have them up soon! Thanks for all of the great encouragement everyone!