What's Meant To Be Will Be 7
"What are you talking about Harm?"
"Did you even hear a word I just said Renee?"
"Yes, the part about you not possibly being this baby's father."
"Renee, this baby was conceived in the middle of a 2 1/2 month period when we hadn't slept together!"
"I. ahhh."
"Yeah exactly, I suppose you didn't think about that when you found out that you were pregnant, you just saw it as a way of holding onto me."
"How could you say that Harm?"
"How do you think Renee, are you going to tell me that you didn't stop to think about when the baby was conceived?"
"Harm I was so happy that I was pregnant with the man I love's child, no I didn't really stop to think about it."
"Well maybe you should have."
I could see the rage in his eyes, but beyond that i could see the hurt and betrayal that I had caused him. I knew he would leave and I couldn't really expect him to stay, but that didn't mean it hurt any less.
"Look Renee, I'm leaving. it's over between us and maybe you should think about who the father of this baby is."
"Goodbye then Harm."
"Goodbye Renee." Harm said bitterly as he slammed the door behind him.
And with that he walked out of her apartment, he got in his Vette' and drove off, he didn't know where he was going or what he would do but her knew he couldn't go home right now, there were too many memories, memories of Mac. He had lost the woman he loved because of Renee being pregnant, with a child that wasn't even his. How did things get this messed up?
He drove around in circles for about an hour until it guided him to the war memorial. He walked across the dew-covered grass to the wall. He began to speak out loud, somehow he was always able to open up here, perhaps it was because no one could hear him, but then he reasoned that his father could probably hear him, maybe it was because he was telling someone that couldn't answer back.
ADMIRAL'S OFFICE 4 Hours Later 2100
"Admiral Chegwidden here."
"(Yes I believe you are a friend of Sarah MacKenzie's)"
"Yes I am, what can I do for you?"
"(I'm afraid she has been in an accident, she is here in emergency at Bethesda.)"
"Thank you I'll be right there."
"Yes sir, I am afraid I couldn't get in contact with Commander Harmon Rabb he was listed as her only emergency contact but I found your number on the forms."
"No that's fine, there's no need to bother Commander Rabb now."
"Yes sir."
He hung up the phone, grabbed his cover and rushed out of the office. Lucky I was working late he thought to himself, god knows what would have happened if Harm had found out about this.
BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL 2140
"I'm here to see Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, I was called and told she was here in emergency."
"Yes sir, the doctor is still with her but she shouldn't be too much longer, you can wait over there."
AJ went and sat on one of the chairs in the waiting room, He pulled out his cell phone to called Bud and Harriet. Mac would need as much support as possible when she came out of this. God knows what will happen is she loses the baby, surely god wouldn't be that cruel again?
Around 10 minutes later the doctor came out and addressed AJ. "Admiral, the Colonel is in a serious but stable condition."
"What about the baby?"
"At the moment the baby is holding on but there is no guarantees, we will need to wait and see how things pan out in the next 48 hours."
"Thankyou ma'am. May I see her?"
"Yes you can go in, nothing to strenuous though, she will need to stay calm for the baby's sake."
"Thankyou."
The Admiral walked into the hospital room. He almost stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the image that lay in front of him, there she was, hooked up to machines, tubes in every direction all the different machines beeping in an strangely synchronized beat.
"He walked over and sat in the arm chair at her bedside, he reached for her hand and was not surprised to find it pale and cold, as though the life had been sucked out of her. AJ let his eyes glide over her limp body to her face, pale and lifeless, a contrast to the energetic, strong willed marine that usually faced him. He remembered all of the times that he had stood in the doorway of his office after a phone call from the SecNav and yelled "MacKenzie, Rabb. My office NOW"
He was brought back by the sound of footsteps in the doorway.
"Sir how is she" AJ turned around to find the tear streaked face of Lt. Harriet Simms starring back at him.
"She holding on, and so is the baby, but they are not out of the woods yet."
"Has anyone called the Commander?"
"They tried but no one could get a hold of him, so they called me."
"Did she ask for him sir?"
"No Harriet, she hadn't changed her forms, he is still listed as an emergency contact."
"Should we call him, he has a right to know."
"No Harriet, she has asked me, and no doubt you not to tell the Commander about her condition and we have to respect that."
"I know sir, but can I say now, that if her condition gets worse or the baby's and she is unable to make any decisions I am going to call him."
"Lets hope it doesn't come to that Harriet because I would do the same thing."
There was an uncomfortable silence that filled the room, neither one of them sure of what to say. Finally the Admiral spoke.
"Where is Lt. Roberts?"
"He's at home with AJ until he can arrange a babysitter, he will be here as soon as he can."
"If he still hasn't arranged a babysitter, tell him to bring AJ with him and I'll look after him for a while."
"Thankyou sir, I think I'll go and call him now."
AJ watched as she walked out of the room, once again he was left alone to contemplate the future of his former colleague and friend. Mac was like a daughter to him, he didn't know what he would do if she didn't make it.
HARM'S APARTMENT 2213
Harm arrived home from the wall and walked up the stairs to his apartment, once inside he went in and made himself some coffee, he wasn't going to get any sleep tonight anyway, maybe he could catch up on some work, then he might be able to get some time off and figure out where Mac was, he really needed to talk to her and sort out this whole mess.
"I never should have gone to her Mac, I should have trusted my heart and not been so damn honorable." He whispered into the empty apartment.
As he got up to put his cup in the kitchen he saw that the answering machine was blinking. He went over to check it wondering who would be leaving messages at this time of night, certainly not Renee. He pressed the button to play the message and a woman's voice filled the room.
("Commander Rabb this is Petty Officer Smith from Bethesda Naval Hospital, we have Sarah MacKenzie.") He froze, barely able to hear the rest of the message in the back round as he grabbed his coat and headed out the door. (". here she has been in an accident, she is with the doctor now but her condition is serious, could you come in as soon as possible.") The rest of the message remained unheard, by the time it had finished playing Harm was speeding down the street toward Bethesda.
To Be Continued.
"What are you talking about Harm?"
"Did you even hear a word I just said Renee?"
"Yes, the part about you not possibly being this baby's father."
"Renee, this baby was conceived in the middle of a 2 1/2 month period when we hadn't slept together!"
"I. ahhh."
"Yeah exactly, I suppose you didn't think about that when you found out that you were pregnant, you just saw it as a way of holding onto me."
"How could you say that Harm?"
"How do you think Renee, are you going to tell me that you didn't stop to think about when the baby was conceived?"
"Harm I was so happy that I was pregnant with the man I love's child, no I didn't really stop to think about it."
"Well maybe you should have."
I could see the rage in his eyes, but beyond that i could see the hurt and betrayal that I had caused him. I knew he would leave and I couldn't really expect him to stay, but that didn't mean it hurt any less.
"Look Renee, I'm leaving. it's over between us and maybe you should think about who the father of this baby is."
"Goodbye then Harm."
"Goodbye Renee." Harm said bitterly as he slammed the door behind him.
And with that he walked out of her apartment, he got in his Vette' and drove off, he didn't know where he was going or what he would do but her knew he couldn't go home right now, there were too many memories, memories of Mac. He had lost the woman he loved because of Renee being pregnant, with a child that wasn't even his. How did things get this messed up?
He drove around in circles for about an hour until it guided him to the war memorial. He walked across the dew-covered grass to the wall. He began to speak out loud, somehow he was always able to open up here, perhaps it was because no one could hear him, but then he reasoned that his father could probably hear him, maybe it was because he was telling someone that couldn't answer back.
ADMIRAL'S OFFICE 4 Hours Later 2100
"Admiral Chegwidden here."
"(Yes I believe you are a friend of Sarah MacKenzie's)"
"Yes I am, what can I do for you?"
"(I'm afraid she has been in an accident, she is here in emergency at Bethesda.)"
"Thank you I'll be right there."
"Yes sir, I am afraid I couldn't get in contact with Commander Harmon Rabb he was listed as her only emergency contact but I found your number on the forms."
"No that's fine, there's no need to bother Commander Rabb now."
"Yes sir."
He hung up the phone, grabbed his cover and rushed out of the office. Lucky I was working late he thought to himself, god knows what would have happened if Harm had found out about this.
BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL 2140
"I'm here to see Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, I was called and told she was here in emergency."
"Yes sir, the doctor is still with her but she shouldn't be too much longer, you can wait over there."
AJ went and sat on one of the chairs in the waiting room, He pulled out his cell phone to called Bud and Harriet. Mac would need as much support as possible when she came out of this. God knows what will happen is she loses the baby, surely god wouldn't be that cruel again?
Around 10 minutes later the doctor came out and addressed AJ. "Admiral, the Colonel is in a serious but stable condition."
"What about the baby?"
"At the moment the baby is holding on but there is no guarantees, we will need to wait and see how things pan out in the next 48 hours."
"Thankyou ma'am. May I see her?"
"Yes you can go in, nothing to strenuous though, she will need to stay calm for the baby's sake."
"Thankyou."
The Admiral walked into the hospital room. He almost stopped dead in his tracks as he saw the image that lay in front of him, there she was, hooked up to machines, tubes in every direction all the different machines beeping in an strangely synchronized beat.
"He walked over and sat in the arm chair at her bedside, he reached for her hand and was not surprised to find it pale and cold, as though the life had been sucked out of her. AJ let his eyes glide over her limp body to her face, pale and lifeless, a contrast to the energetic, strong willed marine that usually faced him. He remembered all of the times that he had stood in the doorway of his office after a phone call from the SecNav and yelled "MacKenzie, Rabb. My office NOW"
He was brought back by the sound of footsteps in the doorway.
"Sir how is she" AJ turned around to find the tear streaked face of Lt. Harriet Simms starring back at him.
"She holding on, and so is the baby, but they are not out of the woods yet."
"Has anyone called the Commander?"
"They tried but no one could get a hold of him, so they called me."
"Did she ask for him sir?"
"No Harriet, she hadn't changed her forms, he is still listed as an emergency contact."
"Should we call him, he has a right to know."
"No Harriet, she has asked me, and no doubt you not to tell the Commander about her condition and we have to respect that."
"I know sir, but can I say now, that if her condition gets worse or the baby's and she is unable to make any decisions I am going to call him."
"Lets hope it doesn't come to that Harriet because I would do the same thing."
There was an uncomfortable silence that filled the room, neither one of them sure of what to say. Finally the Admiral spoke.
"Where is Lt. Roberts?"
"He's at home with AJ until he can arrange a babysitter, he will be here as soon as he can."
"If he still hasn't arranged a babysitter, tell him to bring AJ with him and I'll look after him for a while."
"Thankyou sir, I think I'll go and call him now."
AJ watched as she walked out of the room, once again he was left alone to contemplate the future of his former colleague and friend. Mac was like a daughter to him, he didn't know what he would do if she didn't make it.
HARM'S APARTMENT 2213
Harm arrived home from the wall and walked up the stairs to his apartment, once inside he went in and made himself some coffee, he wasn't going to get any sleep tonight anyway, maybe he could catch up on some work, then he might be able to get some time off and figure out where Mac was, he really needed to talk to her and sort out this whole mess.
"I never should have gone to her Mac, I should have trusted my heart and not been so damn honorable." He whispered into the empty apartment.
As he got up to put his cup in the kitchen he saw that the answering machine was blinking. He went over to check it wondering who would be leaving messages at this time of night, certainly not Renee. He pressed the button to play the message and a woman's voice filled the room.
("Commander Rabb this is Petty Officer Smith from Bethesda Naval Hospital, we have Sarah MacKenzie.") He froze, barely able to hear the rest of the message in the back round as he grabbed his coat and headed out the door. (". here she has been in an accident, she is with the doctor now but her condition is serious, could you come in as soon as possible.") The rest of the message remained unheard, by the time it had finished playing Harm was speeding down the street toward Bethesda.
To Be Continued.