JAG HQ
2100 local
"Chegwidden." AJ said as he picked up the phone. He was the only one still in the office.
"Admiral, good you're still there."
"Mac, is something wrong?" He asked knowing she'd in Pearl for a short time.
"No sir. But I am in need of a prosecutor."
"Don't they have one available in the LSO office?"
"They have one out on maternity leave, and two others in the hospital after an accident involving a staircase. Sir, if you can't spare anyone Commander Pearson is going to spend over a week in the brig until they can find someone to prosecute. There is an Article 32 set for Thursday. I told Commander Lewis that if it went to Court Martial we'd bring it back there."
"You're in luck; you have a choice Turner or Rabb."
"I thought they had a trial all this week."
"Ensign Levern had to be taken in for an emergency appendectomy this morning. So it's been put on hold. So do you have a preference?"
"Commander Turner I think."
"Not Rabb?" AJ questioned.
"Sir, I feel safer knowing he's there looking after Jenny. Besides it would be in the best interests of the Commander if we had a submariner as apposed to an aviator to prosecute."
"I'll get him on the next transport out there. He should be with you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you sir. I'll talk to you soon."
"Goodbye Mac." AJ hung up.
Sturgis's pager beeped. Harm looked across at him, from where he was sat feeding Jenny her bottle and watching a game on TV.
"Can I use the phone?" He asked.
"Go ahead." Sturgis made the phone call quickly and hung up. "Anything important?" Harm asked.
"I've got to go out to Pearl. I have a transport in ninety minutes."
"Mac's in Pearl." Harm stated.
"I know. She called the Admiral and requested a prosecutor. Since our trial was delayed he gave Mac the choice. It's only dereliction of duty so I should be back after the Article 32 hearing Thursday morning."
"Why did she choose you and not me?" Harm asked.
"Because she's decided she can't resist me anymore and wants to have her wicked way with me." Harm scowled at him. "On second thoughts it might be because she doesn't want to leave a little lady who goes by the name of Jennifer Rabb alone with at least one of her parents." Sturgis smiled at Jenny.
"Tell Mac I miss her."
"She's been gone less than twelve hours already. You're pathetic Harm."
"So what?" Sturgis didn't answer he just lent over and kissed Jenny on the forehead.
"Bye Jenny, I'm going to make sure that your Mommy doesn't run off with all the cute sailors and your daddy doesn't have a heart attack worrying about her. I'll see you in a few days Harm."
"Have a good trip and get Mac to call me."
"Will do."
~ ~ ~
Pearl Harbour
0200 Local Time
"Hey Sturgis." Mac said as she met him off the plane.
"Mac. You didn't have to come out and meet me."
"I got used to sleeping in Harm's arms; I don't sleep well when he's not around."
"Too much information. Is there a bed with my name around here?"
"Yeah, I had them assign you the BOQ next to mine. I hope the Admiral didn't drag you away from anything."
"No, Harm was just trying to convince me to help him ditch Jenny so he could try out the Top Gun routine." He teased.
"Really, you know it only works with the gold wings. They assigned us an office in the LSO, we have to share. Here's the file on what I've got so far." She handed it to him.
"From what the Admiral told me, we could just plea bargain this. I'm will to offer time already served in the brig and lost of one weeks pay."
"He doesn't want a plea bargain, he wants his Article 32. I tried to convince him."
"Okay. We'll deal with this in the morning. Harm asked me to tell you he misses you and to call him."
"I tried earlier but it kept ringing, he probably turned the ringer off so not to wake Jenny."
2100 local
"Chegwidden." AJ said as he picked up the phone. He was the only one still in the office.
"Admiral, good you're still there."
"Mac, is something wrong?" He asked knowing she'd in Pearl for a short time.
"No sir. But I am in need of a prosecutor."
"Don't they have one available in the LSO office?"
"They have one out on maternity leave, and two others in the hospital after an accident involving a staircase. Sir, if you can't spare anyone Commander Pearson is going to spend over a week in the brig until they can find someone to prosecute. There is an Article 32 set for Thursday. I told Commander Lewis that if it went to Court Martial we'd bring it back there."
"You're in luck; you have a choice Turner or Rabb."
"I thought they had a trial all this week."
"Ensign Levern had to be taken in for an emergency appendectomy this morning. So it's been put on hold. So do you have a preference?"
"Commander Turner I think."
"Not Rabb?" AJ questioned.
"Sir, I feel safer knowing he's there looking after Jenny. Besides it would be in the best interests of the Commander if we had a submariner as apposed to an aviator to prosecute."
"I'll get him on the next transport out there. He should be with you tomorrow morning."
"Thank you sir. I'll talk to you soon."
"Goodbye Mac." AJ hung up.
Sturgis's pager beeped. Harm looked across at him, from where he was sat feeding Jenny her bottle and watching a game on TV.
"Can I use the phone?" He asked.
"Go ahead." Sturgis made the phone call quickly and hung up. "Anything important?" Harm asked.
"I've got to go out to Pearl. I have a transport in ninety minutes."
"Mac's in Pearl." Harm stated.
"I know. She called the Admiral and requested a prosecutor. Since our trial was delayed he gave Mac the choice. It's only dereliction of duty so I should be back after the Article 32 hearing Thursday morning."
"Why did she choose you and not me?" Harm asked.
"Because she's decided she can't resist me anymore and wants to have her wicked way with me." Harm scowled at him. "On second thoughts it might be because she doesn't want to leave a little lady who goes by the name of Jennifer Rabb alone with at least one of her parents." Sturgis smiled at Jenny.
"Tell Mac I miss her."
"She's been gone less than twelve hours already. You're pathetic Harm."
"So what?" Sturgis didn't answer he just lent over and kissed Jenny on the forehead.
"Bye Jenny, I'm going to make sure that your Mommy doesn't run off with all the cute sailors and your daddy doesn't have a heart attack worrying about her. I'll see you in a few days Harm."
"Have a good trip and get Mac to call me."
"Will do."
~ ~ ~
Pearl Harbour
0200 Local Time
"Hey Sturgis." Mac said as she met him off the plane.
"Mac. You didn't have to come out and meet me."
"I got used to sleeping in Harm's arms; I don't sleep well when he's not around."
"Too much information. Is there a bed with my name around here?"
"Yeah, I had them assign you the BOQ next to mine. I hope the Admiral didn't drag you away from anything."
"No, Harm was just trying to convince me to help him ditch Jenny so he could try out the Top Gun routine." He teased.
"Really, you know it only works with the gold wings. They assigned us an office in the LSO, we have to share. Here's the file on what I've got so far." She handed it to him.
"From what the Admiral told me, we could just plea bargain this. I'm will to offer time already served in the brig and lost of one weeks pay."
"He doesn't want a plea bargain, he wants his Article 32. I tried to convince him."
"Okay. We'll deal with this in the morning. Harm asked me to tell you he misses you and to call him."
"I tried earlier but it kept ringing, he probably turned the ringer off so not to wake Jenny."