"Do you mind if I come in ma'am?" Harriet asked as she stood hesitantly in
the doorway of Jenny's hospital room.
"Harriet, of course you can come in."
"How's she doing?" Harriet inquired.
"Her temperature is back down, but they've decided not to release her until tomorrow just in case. But she should be back to normal in a few days."
"That's good news. I brought you a change of clothes." Harriet held out a bag to Mac.
"Thanks. How did you know I was here anyway, did the Admiral call you?"
"No, I called him; he told me where you were."
"Why were you looking for me?" Mac asked as Jenny stirred.
"Harm called a few hours ago he was worried when he couldn't get hold of you so he asked me to track you down and ask you to call him."
"I'm sorry you've been running round Harriet, I totally forgot about him calling."
"I can stay for a while, why don't you go and change, get something to eat and call Harm. I'll sit with Jenny." Harriet offered.
"Thanks Harriet. I'll be back soon sweetheart." Mac kissed Jenny's forehead.
~ ~ ~
Mac walked up and down waiting for the phone to connect, she'd had to go outside since she wasn't allowed to use her cell phone inside the hospital, something to do with equipment.
"Rabb." Harm said as he answered the phone.
"Hi it's me."
"Mac, where the hell have you been I've been trying to call you since last night?"
"Sorry, I had to switch the ringer off on the phone, when Jenny went to sleep I was exhausted and I didn't to wake her up so I could have a decent nights sleep." Mac said trying to convince herself that she was lying to him for a good reason. "She woke up early so we went out, I forgot about switching my cell on."
"That's okay I was just worried about you both, I thought something had happened to you."
"We're both going to be fine, so how's the investigation going?" Mac asked.
"We haven't been able to find evidence either way yet. We should be at least another week. I miss you both."
"We miss you too. Just be careful okay, don't go getting shot."
"I won't, I'll call you tonight okay."
"Umm, don't worry about it, we're going out tonight and when we get back it'll be late and I don't want Jenny woken up."
"Where are you going?" Harm asked. 'damn' Mac cursed herself why couldn't she have said something else.
"Rachel, who I met in the doctor's office is having a baby shower tonight and she invited me, she said I could bring Jenny." Mac said saying the first thing that came into her head.
"Have fun. I'd better go Sturgis is starting to give me funny looks."
"Be careful, I love you."
"I love you too. Bye Mac."
"Bye Harm." Mac said before she hung up. The guilt hit her, she hated lying to him, but it seemed like a necessary evil.
~ ~
"Did you get hold of him?" Harriet asked as Mac got back.
"Yes, I told him I'm going to a baby shower tonight so he won't call and wonder where I am again."
"Are you going to tell him the truth?" Harriet asked.
"Yes, but not until he's back. He probably won't speak to me for a few days but he'll get over it."
"He'll just be angry that you didn't let him be here for you. You and Jenny mean the world to and he would want to be here."
"Harriet you're making me feel worse about lying. If he wasn't in JAG he'd off flying a plane on some Nimitz carrier and wouldn't be able to come back anyway. He's doing his job and making sure justice is being served, it's easier to leave him be."
"If you say so Mac."
"Harriet, of course you can come in."
"How's she doing?" Harriet inquired.
"Her temperature is back down, but they've decided not to release her until tomorrow just in case. But she should be back to normal in a few days."
"That's good news. I brought you a change of clothes." Harriet held out a bag to Mac.
"Thanks. How did you know I was here anyway, did the Admiral call you?"
"No, I called him; he told me where you were."
"Why were you looking for me?" Mac asked as Jenny stirred.
"Harm called a few hours ago he was worried when he couldn't get hold of you so he asked me to track you down and ask you to call him."
"I'm sorry you've been running round Harriet, I totally forgot about him calling."
"I can stay for a while, why don't you go and change, get something to eat and call Harm. I'll sit with Jenny." Harriet offered.
"Thanks Harriet. I'll be back soon sweetheart." Mac kissed Jenny's forehead.
~ ~ ~
Mac walked up and down waiting for the phone to connect, she'd had to go outside since she wasn't allowed to use her cell phone inside the hospital, something to do with equipment.
"Rabb." Harm said as he answered the phone.
"Hi it's me."
"Mac, where the hell have you been I've been trying to call you since last night?"
"Sorry, I had to switch the ringer off on the phone, when Jenny went to sleep I was exhausted and I didn't to wake her up so I could have a decent nights sleep." Mac said trying to convince herself that she was lying to him for a good reason. "She woke up early so we went out, I forgot about switching my cell on."
"That's okay I was just worried about you both, I thought something had happened to you."
"We're both going to be fine, so how's the investigation going?" Mac asked.
"We haven't been able to find evidence either way yet. We should be at least another week. I miss you both."
"We miss you too. Just be careful okay, don't go getting shot."
"I won't, I'll call you tonight okay."
"Umm, don't worry about it, we're going out tonight and when we get back it'll be late and I don't want Jenny woken up."
"Where are you going?" Harm asked. 'damn' Mac cursed herself why couldn't she have said something else.
"Rachel, who I met in the doctor's office is having a baby shower tonight and she invited me, she said I could bring Jenny." Mac said saying the first thing that came into her head.
"Have fun. I'd better go Sturgis is starting to give me funny looks."
"Be careful, I love you."
"I love you too. Bye Mac."
"Bye Harm." Mac said before she hung up. The guilt hit her, she hated lying to him, but it seemed like a necessary evil.
~ ~
"Did you get hold of him?" Harriet asked as Mac got back.
"Yes, I told him I'm going to a baby shower tonight so he won't call and wonder where I am again."
"Are you going to tell him the truth?" Harriet asked.
"Yes, but not until he's back. He probably won't speak to me for a few days but he'll get over it."
"He'll just be angry that you didn't let him be here for you. You and Jenny mean the world to and he would want to be here."
"Harriet you're making me feel worse about lying. If he wasn't in JAG he'd off flying a plane on some Nimitz carrier and wouldn't be able to come back anyway. He's doing his job and making sure justice is being served, it's easier to leave him be."
"If you say so Mac."