Author's Note: Okay if you haven't read my other JAG stories and have been wandering what's taking me so long with this last chapter let's just say these last few months have been very trying…family death, work, my computers DID crash *rolls eyes*, I left the state for a funeral, training for a new job, and moving…and settling…and trying to get my mother over her separation anxiety…but here it is! WOOO!
Chapter 11 - Volunteered
2200 Zulu
Mac's Room - Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Georgetown, Virginia
Mac sat on her bed in the hospital waiting for Harm to come back with a nurse that he promised to track down. She'd been in the hospital a few days and just wanted to leave. She felt perfectly fine and figured there'd be a far less chance of feeling sick being at home since there she wouldn't be ingesting hospital food. The door opened and Mac looked up to see Harm and a nurse.
"Colonel MacKenzie, your husband here says you're ready to leave," Nurse Evelyn Lane said brightly.
"He's not my husband," Mac said slightly annoyed. Why couldn't they just let her go?!
Harm decided it would be best if he stayed quiet and out of the way.
"Boyfriend then, yes?" Nurse Lane said inspecting the IV unit.
"No, he's my partner…"
"Then who will take you home?"
"Harm will drop me off."
Harm nodded in response, not that the nurse saw.
"We would prefer that someone stay with you for the night," she said stopping the IV drip.
"I'll be fine," Mac insisted.
"What if you pass out?"
"I…II can stay with you tonight Mac," Harm interrupted hesitantly.
Mac sighed and held out her hand which was currently housing an IV, "see Harm will stay the night. He'll make sure I'm feed a nice nutritious meal and in bed by bedtime."
The nurse gave her a look and then removed the IV needle and covered the area with a gauze pad and tape. "I'll get the papers together."
"Thank you," Mac said and waited for the nurse to leave until looking over at Harm. "You know you can REALLY just drop me off, I'll be fine."
"Awww come on Mac! Are you getting sick of me already?" he asked smiling.
She smiled back; she was tired and knew that if Harm came over she wouldn't be much company. "It's just…I plan on sleeping through the end of the week if possible."
Harm smiled at her, he knew she deserved to sleep that long and especially in her own bed. "I'll be quiet and invisible as possible, I promise."
Mac smiled, "I'm going to go change," she told him getting up and gathering things that Harriett had brought her and entered the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
2330 Zulu
Mac's Apartment
Georgetown, Virginia
Harm had taken Mac home and she had gone to bed. Harm had taken it upon himself to go through Mac's refrigerator and clean it out of pretty much everything to make sure that nothing contained poison. He figured that he could go shopping later that night, there were stores not too far that were open 24/7. Harm walked to Mac's bedroom door and opened it and peeked in. Mac was asleep, still in the clothes she had left the hospital in. He entered making sure to be as quiet as possible. He sat down on the edge of the bed and then carefully laid down next to her trying to keep from moving the bed too much waking her. He stared at her face, 'she looks like an angel,' he thought.
Mac opened her eyes, and smiled at Harm.
Harm just stared back at Mac; he hadn't thought that she'd wake up. He wasn't sure what to do… "Mac…I…I was…just…and…"
Mac smiled more and took his arm and put it over her and cuddled closer to him wrapping her arms around him. "You were just checking on me?"
Harm smiled, "exactly," he said liking her explanation and liking the position Mac had adjusted into. "You feeling better?"
Mac nodded, "very…comfortable…"
Harm smiled, "good."
Mac blinked her eyes tiredly, "I love you, Harmon Rabb Jr."
Harm was slightly taken aback, but ended up saying what he felt anyways. "I…I love you too, Sarah MacKenzie." Harm smiled, he loved her so much and now they both knew how much they loved each other.
Mac's eyes closed.
Harm smiled again, he brushed some hair out of her face and closed his eyes and fell asleep next to her.
THE END
Chapter 11 - Volunteered
2200 Zulu
Mac's Room - Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Georgetown, Virginia
Mac sat on her bed in the hospital waiting for Harm to come back with a nurse that he promised to track down. She'd been in the hospital a few days and just wanted to leave. She felt perfectly fine and figured there'd be a far less chance of feeling sick being at home since there she wouldn't be ingesting hospital food. The door opened and Mac looked up to see Harm and a nurse.
"Colonel MacKenzie, your husband here says you're ready to leave," Nurse Evelyn Lane said brightly.
"He's not my husband," Mac said slightly annoyed. Why couldn't they just let her go?!
Harm decided it would be best if he stayed quiet and out of the way.
"Boyfriend then, yes?" Nurse Lane said inspecting the IV unit.
"No, he's my partner…"
"Then who will take you home?"
"Harm will drop me off."
Harm nodded in response, not that the nurse saw.
"We would prefer that someone stay with you for the night," she said stopping the IV drip.
"I'll be fine," Mac insisted.
"What if you pass out?"
"I…II can stay with you tonight Mac," Harm interrupted hesitantly.
Mac sighed and held out her hand which was currently housing an IV, "see Harm will stay the night. He'll make sure I'm feed a nice nutritious meal and in bed by bedtime."
The nurse gave her a look and then removed the IV needle and covered the area with a gauze pad and tape. "I'll get the papers together."
"Thank you," Mac said and waited for the nurse to leave until looking over at Harm. "You know you can REALLY just drop me off, I'll be fine."
"Awww come on Mac! Are you getting sick of me already?" he asked smiling.
She smiled back; she was tired and knew that if Harm came over she wouldn't be much company. "It's just…I plan on sleeping through the end of the week if possible."
Harm smiled at her, he knew she deserved to sleep that long and especially in her own bed. "I'll be quiet and invisible as possible, I promise."
Mac smiled, "I'm going to go change," she told him getting up and gathering things that Harriett had brought her and entered the bathroom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
2330 Zulu
Mac's Apartment
Georgetown, Virginia
Harm had taken Mac home and she had gone to bed. Harm had taken it upon himself to go through Mac's refrigerator and clean it out of pretty much everything to make sure that nothing contained poison. He figured that he could go shopping later that night, there were stores not too far that were open 24/7. Harm walked to Mac's bedroom door and opened it and peeked in. Mac was asleep, still in the clothes she had left the hospital in. He entered making sure to be as quiet as possible. He sat down on the edge of the bed and then carefully laid down next to her trying to keep from moving the bed too much waking her. He stared at her face, 'she looks like an angel,' he thought.
Mac opened her eyes, and smiled at Harm.
Harm just stared back at Mac; he hadn't thought that she'd wake up. He wasn't sure what to do… "Mac…I…I was…just…and…"
Mac smiled more and took his arm and put it over her and cuddled closer to him wrapping her arms around him. "You were just checking on me?"
Harm smiled, "exactly," he said liking her explanation and liking the position Mac had adjusted into. "You feeling better?"
Mac nodded, "very…comfortable…"
Harm smiled, "good."
Mac blinked her eyes tiredly, "I love you, Harmon Rabb Jr."
Harm was slightly taken aback, but ended up saying what he felt anyways. "I…I love you too, Sarah MacKenzie." Harm smiled, he loved her so much and now they both knew how much they loved each other.
Mac's eyes closed.
Harm smiled again, he brushed some hair out of her face and closed his eyes and fell asleep next to her.
THE END