"Mac?" The Doctor asked.
"Fifteen minutes and 12 seconds." Mac supplied.
"Still being a human clock I see." Harm said as he walked into the room. He set the bag down by the door.
"Well you didn't have to get dressed up flyboy." Mac commented.
"Emergency bail hearing."
"I told Tiner not to interrupt you if you were busy."
"Bail was granted." He reassured her. "You were supposed to call me if anything happened."
"It's going to take hours yet right Doc?"
"Yes, but with these things we never know. I'll be back in a few hours. Let someone know if the pain gets too much to handle."
"I will."
"How are you doing?" Harm sat on the chair next to the bed.
"I feel like running the assault course." She said straight-faced. "How do you think I'm doing?"
"Sorry, does it hurt a lot?"
"It's not too bad at the moment but I think it's going to make being tortured look like a walk in the park later."
"Why didn't you say something while you were at JAG?"
"I didn't have my first contraction until after I left, I think I kind of scared Jason a little."
"Don't worry if you didn't I probably did when I yelled at him for not paging me."
"I told him not to. Now help me up."
"Why aren't you supposed to stay in bed?"
"Harm this takes hours. I'm not going to stay in bed for that long, I'm only a couple of centimetres dilated and I have a long time between contractions so you can either come and walk around with me or wait here the choice is up to you."
"I'll come with you."
"Good. You can tell me about your case."
Four hours later.
"You're four centimetres now." Dr Freetown informed Mac. "It's still going to be another few hours."
"I know. Do you think you can find him something to do he's bored." Mac said, Harm had left the room for the doctor to examine her.
"Didn't take the patience part of his training well?"
"He was. is" Mac corrected herself. "a fighter pilot and he's a very good lawyer. Patience isn't his strong suit."
"I'm sure I can find something for him to do. Will you be okay by yourself?"
"Don't worry I'm expecting the crew from JAG in a few hours. Just keep him occupied, either or give him something to knock him out for a few hours."
"Will do." She smiled. "I'll be back in a hour or so."
"Thanks Doc."
One hour later.
"So how are you coping ma'am?" Harriet asked as they walked up and down the corridor.
"I'll be glad when this is over? You know the worst thing is I'm starving."
"Didn't anyone get you anything to eat?" Harriet asked.
"No. Are you allowed to eat?"
"Yes, you need to keep up your strength. When was the last time you ate?"
"Breakfast I think. I was on my way home to eat when I had the first contraction."
"I think I found a job for the boys." Mac smiled. "What do you feel like?"
"At this point anything and everything."
"I'll get you back to your room and we'll see what we can do."
"Are you sure she should eat?" Harm asked.
"It's perfectly okay for her to eat, I thought you'd been feeding her all along that's why I didn't mention it." Dr Freetown chipped.
"Any suggestions?" Harm inquired.
"High in carbohydrates she'll need the energy."
"Thanks."
"Fifteen minutes and 12 seconds." Mac supplied.
"Still being a human clock I see." Harm said as he walked into the room. He set the bag down by the door.
"Well you didn't have to get dressed up flyboy." Mac commented.
"Emergency bail hearing."
"I told Tiner not to interrupt you if you were busy."
"Bail was granted." He reassured her. "You were supposed to call me if anything happened."
"It's going to take hours yet right Doc?"
"Yes, but with these things we never know. I'll be back in a few hours. Let someone know if the pain gets too much to handle."
"I will."
"How are you doing?" Harm sat on the chair next to the bed.
"I feel like running the assault course." She said straight-faced. "How do you think I'm doing?"
"Sorry, does it hurt a lot?"
"It's not too bad at the moment but I think it's going to make being tortured look like a walk in the park later."
"Why didn't you say something while you were at JAG?"
"I didn't have my first contraction until after I left, I think I kind of scared Jason a little."
"Don't worry if you didn't I probably did when I yelled at him for not paging me."
"I told him not to. Now help me up."
"Why aren't you supposed to stay in bed?"
"Harm this takes hours. I'm not going to stay in bed for that long, I'm only a couple of centimetres dilated and I have a long time between contractions so you can either come and walk around with me or wait here the choice is up to you."
"I'll come with you."
"Good. You can tell me about your case."
Four hours later.
"You're four centimetres now." Dr Freetown informed Mac. "It's still going to be another few hours."
"I know. Do you think you can find him something to do he's bored." Mac said, Harm had left the room for the doctor to examine her.
"Didn't take the patience part of his training well?"
"He was. is" Mac corrected herself. "a fighter pilot and he's a very good lawyer. Patience isn't his strong suit."
"I'm sure I can find something for him to do. Will you be okay by yourself?"
"Don't worry I'm expecting the crew from JAG in a few hours. Just keep him occupied, either or give him something to knock him out for a few hours."
"Will do." She smiled. "I'll be back in a hour or so."
"Thanks Doc."
One hour later.
"So how are you coping ma'am?" Harriet asked as they walked up and down the corridor.
"I'll be glad when this is over? You know the worst thing is I'm starving."
"Didn't anyone get you anything to eat?" Harriet asked.
"No. Are you allowed to eat?"
"Yes, you need to keep up your strength. When was the last time you ate?"
"Breakfast I think. I was on my way home to eat when I had the first contraction."
"I think I found a job for the boys." Mac smiled. "What do you feel like?"
"At this point anything and everything."
"I'll get you back to your room and we'll see what we can do."
"Are you sure she should eat?" Harm asked.
"It's perfectly okay for her to eat, I thought you'd been feeding her all along that's why I didn't mention it." Dr Freetown chipped.
"Any suggestions?" Harm inquired.
"High in carbohydrates she'll need the energy."
"Thanks."