Somewhere in the middle of the ocean.
"Another e-mail from your friend?" Commander James Lowell asked.
"Yeah. It's her birthday today, apparently sending her roses and ice-cream at the office is not a good idea."
"Why not. I thought women appreciated romantic gestures."
"Not Marine Colonel's who think crying is a sign of weakness."
"Why the ice-cream, I understand the roses?"
"Keeping a promise for being a jerk when she told me she was pregnant."
"How long ago did she tell you?" He asked sitting down.
"Almost three weeks. But I haven't seen her since she told me."
"How come?"
"After she told me I went home to my parents to think things over. When I got back to JAG she'd been sent on an assignment for a week, I shipped out to here before she got back. You. she has this annoying habit of always knowing exactly what time it is to the second."
"Got a good watch?"
"No, internal body clock. We were stuck in this bunker once, she had a 102 degree fever and she told me exactly how long we'd been in there."
"Sounds like I should watch out for her if I ever need a lawyer. What's her full name?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie." Harm stated, closing his lap top.
"Wait a second is she about so high, red hair."
"You know her?"
"Oh yeah. We were on evac training, one of my guys stepped on something she said was a crime scene and then proceeded to scream at us for almost an hour."
"Sounds like Mac. She has definite opinions and she's very good at her job."
"And cute too." Before Harm could reply the Captain interrupted them. "I need you both up on the flight deck in five minutes."
"Jump suits?"
"That's an affirmative."
A week later
Hey Marine,
Sorry I haven't written for a while but it's been bedlum here. I'm Glad you had a good birthday. I found someone here who knows You apparently you yelled at his team and left quite an impression. How is everyone at the office any interesting cases? I miss arguing Cases. I miss you too. By the way salad sandwiches are good for You.
I'll write soon, take care of yourself Love Harm.
Mac smiled as she picked up the ringing phone.
"Mackenzie."
"Hello Sarah, this is Trish Burnett."
"Hi Trish. How are you? Harm's still reassigned at the moment."
"I know and I'm fine. I actually wanted to talk to you."
"Really what about?" Mac asked curious to what Harm's mom could want with her.
"My husband Frank and I are coming to DC next week and I was wondering if you had a key to my son's apartment."
"Of course. Let me know what time your flight gets in and I'll meet you at the airport."
"That's what I was hoping you would say. Do you think you'd be able to have some time to spend with us because I'd like to get to know the mother of my first grandchild in person rather than just what my son tells me."
"I'd like that too. I should have time depending on how busy we get here. With Harm away we've all had a little more work to do."
"Speaking of Harm, did you like the flowers and ice-cream?"
"Let me guess he got you to help him order them. I knew he couldn't manage it from the middle of the ocean."
"He sent me all the information he couldn't get enough phone time to make the calls himself. He only gets just enough to send us e-mails."
"I know. It would be nice to talk to him though. Last time we spoke we had an argument. I'd just like to hear his voice."
"Ma'am." Tiner knocked on her door.
"Yes." Mac put her hand over the phone.
"The Admiral would like to see you in his office."
"I'll be there in a minute."
"Yes ma'am." Tiner replied and closed the door behind him.
"Sorry Trish I have to get back to work. Call me and let me know when your flight gets in."
"I will. Goodbye Sarah."
"Goodbye Trish." Mac hung up the phone and headed to Admiral Chegwidden's office. "Sir you wanted to see me?"
"Yes Colonel sit down. The DC police has contacted me, your client Lieutenant Dimmons was found unconscious in a parking lot last night he's been taken to Bethesda. The Doctor's sat it's touch and go, I want you to go to the hospital, get any information you can about who did this."
"Yes sir. This could take a while I have a meeting with Sgt Andrews to discuss the Flint case at 1430. Could you get someone to call him and reschedule him for tomorrow?"
"Of course. Call and let me know what happens."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Hey Harm,
Why can't you be there when I need you? When I need a hug? One of my clients died today, he was beaten so badly and Dumped in a parking lot. He was only 27, he had two kids. He Was charged with damaging a superior officers car. Basically He was drunk he tripped over a rock and put his hand through The windscreen. They even offered to drop the charges this Morning when as the superior office had bought him a few drinks. The DC police have no clues to go on. I had to sit with his wife When they told her he'd died. She has two kids under 3, no family Around and she thanked me for helping her husband. I don't know
Whether it's just hormones but I only just managed to hold the Tears in enough to leave the room before I started to cry. I needed You here to give me a hug and to tell me everything will be okay.
I'm sorry I know you can't be.
I'll write soon, keep safe. Love Mac
"Another e-mail from your friend?" Commander James Lowell asked.
"Yeah. It's her birthday today, apparently sending her roses and ice-cream at the office is not a good idea."
"Why not. I thought women appreciated romantic gestures."
"Not Marine Colonel's who think crying is a sign of weakness."
"Why the ice-cream, I understand the roses?"
"Keeping a promise for being a jerk when she told me she was pregnant."
"How long ago did she tell you?" He asked sitting down.
"Almost three weeks. But I haven't seen her since she told me."
"How come?"
"After she told me I went home to my parents to think things over. When I got back to JAG she'd been sent on an assignment for a week, I shipped out to here before she got back. You. she has this annoying habit of always knowing exactly what time it is to the second."
"Got a good watch?"
"No, internal body clock. We were stuck in this bunker once, she had a 102 degree fever and she told me exactly how long we'd been in there."
"Sounds like I should watch out for her if I ever need a lawyer. What's her full name?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie." Harm stated, closing his lap top.
"Wait a second is she about so high, red hair."
"You know her?"
"Oh yeah. We were on evac training, one of my guys stepped on something she said was a crime scene and then proceeded to scream at us for almost an hour."
"Sounds like Mac. She has definite opinions and she's very good at her job."
"And cute too." Before Harm could reply the Captain interrupted them. "I need you both up on the flight deck in five minutes."
"Jump suits?"
"That's an affirmative."
A week later
Hey Marine,
Sorry I haven't written for a while but it's been bedlum here. I'm Glad you had a good birthday. I found someone here who knows You apparently you yelled at his team and left quite an impression. How is everyone at the office any interesting cases? I miss arguing Cases. I miss you too. By the way salad sandwiches are good for You.
I'll write soon, take care of yourself Love Harm.
Mac smiled as she picked up the ringing phone.
"Mackenzie."
"Hello Sarah, this is Trish Burnett."
"Hi Trish. How are you? Harm's still reassigned at the moment."
"I know and I'm fine. I actually wanted to talk to you."
"Really what about?" Mac asked curious to what Harm's mom could want with her.
"My husband Frank and I are coming to DC next week and I was wondering if you had a key to my son's apartment."
"Of course. Let me know what time your flight gets in and I'll meet you at the airport."
"That's what I was hoping you would say. Do you think you'd be able to have some time to spend with us because I'd like to get to know the mother of my first grandchild in person rather than just what my son tells me."
"I'd like that too. I should have time depending on how busy we get here. With Harm away we've all had a little more work to do."
"Speaking of Harm, did you like the flowers and ice-cream?"
"Let me guess he got you to help him order them. I knew he couldn't manage it from the middle of the ocean."
"He sent me all the information he couldn't get enough phone time to make the calls himself. He only gets just enough to send us e-mails."
"I know. It would be nice to talk to him though. Last time we spoke we had an argument. I'd just like to hear his voice."
"Ma'am." Tiner knocked on her door.
"Yes." Mac put her hand over the phone.
"The Admiral would like to see you in his office."
"I'll be there in a minute."
"Yes ma'am." Tiner replied and closed the door behind him.
"Sorry Trish I have to get back to work. Call me and let me know when your flight gets in."
"I will. Goodbye Sarah."
"Goodbye Trish." Mac hung up the phone and headed to Admiral Chegwidden's office. "Sir you wanted to see me?"
"Yes Colonel sit down. The DC police has contacted me, your client Lieutenant Dimmons was found unconscious in a parking lot last night he's been taken to Bethesda. The Doctor's sat it's touch and go, I want you to go to the hospital, get any information you can about who did this."
"Yes sir. This could take a while I have a meeting with Sgt Andrews to discuss the Flint case at 1430. Could you get someone to call him and reschedule him for tomorrow?"
"Of course. Call and let me know what happens."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Hey Harm,
Why can't you be there when I need you? When I need a hug? One of my clients died today, he was beaten so badly and Dumped in a parking lot. He was only 27, he had two kids. He Was charged with damaging a superior officers car. Basically He was drunk he tripped over a rock and put his hand through The windscreen. They even offered to drop the charges this Morning when as the superior office had bought him a few drinks. The DC police have no clues to go on. I had to sit with his wife When they told her he'd died. She has two kids under 3, no family Around and she thanked me for helping her husband. I don't know
Whether it's just hormones but I only just managed to hold the Tears in enough to leave the room before I started to cry. I needed You here to give me a hug and to tell me everything will be okay.
I'm sorry I know you can't be.
I'll write soon, keep safe. Love Mac