Monday 1234
"Colonel?" Mac's aid came into her office.
"Yes." Mac said looking up from her file.
"Ma'am, I've been asked to give you a message." She paused.
"Go on." Mac encouraged.
"Ma'am, let me get me get this right." She said thinking. "There is a naval aviator turned lawyer outside who would like to take you to lunch at Beltway Burgers if you have time."
"Tell him I'd prefer pasta and that I need about ten minutes to finish this."
"Yes ma'am." Her aid left. Mac picked up the phone and dialled an internal line.
"JAG HQ, Petty Officer Tiner speaking, how may I help you?" Jason Tiner answered.
"Tiner, it's Colonel Mackenzie. I need you to help me locate a couple of people without Commander Rabb finding out."
"Yes ma'am. If you give me their names I'll get right on it. Keeping it from Commander Rabb shouldn't be a problem as he appears to have gone out to lunch. I'll get back to you ma'am."
"Thank you Jason." Mac added after giving the names then hung up.
Mac shuffled papers around making him wait the full ten minutes.
"Right on time." Harm said with a smile. "Not that I'd expect anything less."
"Did you say something about lunch?" Mac asked.
"Yep, then I got a message about you wanting pasta. Are you feeling okay? I mean I offered you dead cow."
"I'd like to fit into my dress next week."
"Mac you've been eating that junk food for years. One more won't hurt."
"That's love ma'am." Her aid said with a smile.
"That it is. I'll be back in an hour. If Commander Turner or Lieutenant Roberts comes by make them an appointment for this afternoon since I won't be in court."
"Yes ma'am."
"Let's go flyboy." Mac said giving him a slight tug on his shirt.
"So to the Beltway?" He asked.
"No, pasta. I'm craving Italian and it's too early for pizza."
"Whatever you say ma'am." Mac smiled and started humming Sweet Caroline.
~ ~ ~
Monday 1558
"Ma'am, Commander Turner and Lieutenant Roberts to see you." Her aid announced.
"Send them in." Mac shuffled the folders around her desk and found the one for the case. "Sit down." Mac instructed. "So what can I do for you?"
"The Prosecution has offered a deal which I presented to my client who is willing to accept it. Subject to your approval." Sturgis stated.
"And Bud what were the terms of this deal?" Mac asked leaning back in her chair.
"Honourable discharge, 100 hours Community Service, and reparations to cover the damage." Bud replied.
"And these terms are acceptable to your client?" Mac asked Sturgis.
"Yes Your Honour." Sturgis replied.
"Have the papers drawn up and I'll sign them before I go home, subject to the Ensign returning Wednesday 0900 to officially disband the Court Martial. If he fails to turn up I'll reassess my decision. Are these terms acceptable to both parties?"
"Yes ma'am." Both replied.
"Then that's that over. While your both here, I talked to your father earlier Sturgis he says we can meet for a rehearsal on the 23rd at 1800. We're going to have a dinner at our house afterwards, after which we're kicking Harm out. So could one of you make arrangement for him to sleep somewhere else?"
"Sure, he can kip on my couch." Sturgis said with a smile.
"Oh ma'am Tiner asked me to give this to you. He said it was the information you requested." Bud handed her a sealed envelope.
"Thank you."
"Anything interesting?" Sturgis asked.
"Just looking up a few people, nothing anyone needs to know about." She said her face showed a tell Harm and I'll kill you look. "I'll be here for another hour or so. Oh if you do see Harm tell him that he should bring pizza home with him."
"Any specific type?" Sturgis asked standing up.
"Anything not veggie. Thanks guys."
"See you later Mac." Sturgis said as they headed out.
Mac waited until the door closed before tearing open the envelope open and reading the information it contained.
"Colonel?" Mac's aid came into her office.
"Yes." Mac said looking up from her file.
"Ma'am, I've been asked to give you a message." She paused.
"Go on." Mac encouraged.
"Ma'am, let me get me get this right." She said thinking. "There is a naval aviator turned lawyer outside who would like to take you to lunch at Beltway Burgers if you have time."
"Tell him I'd prefer pasta and that I need about ten minutes to finish this."
"Yes ma'am." Her aid left. Mac picked up the phone and dialled an internal line.
"JAG HQ, Petty Officer Tiner speaking, how may I help you?" Jason Tiner answered.
"Tiner, it's Colonel Mackenzie. I need you to help me locate a couple of people without Commander Rabb finding out."
"Yes ma'am. If you give me their names I'll get right on it. Keeping it from Commander Rabb shouldn't be a problem as he appears to have gone out to lunch. I'll get back to you ma'am."
"Thank you Jason." Mac added after giving the names then hung up.
Mac shuffled papers around making him wait the full ten minutes.
"Right on time." Harm said with a smile. "Not that I'd expect anything less."
"Did you say something about lunch?" Mac asked.
"Yep, then I got a message about you wanting pasta. Are you feeling okay? I mean I offered you dead cow."
"I'd like to fit into my dress next week."
"Mac you've been eating that junk food for years. One more won't hurt."
"That's love ma'am." Her aid said with a smile.
"That it is. I'll be back in an hour. If Commander Turner or Lieutenant Roberts comes by make them an appointment for this afternoon since I won't be in court."
"Yes ma'am."
"Let's go flyboy." Mac said giving him a slight tug on his shirt.
"So to the Beltway?" He asked.
"No, pasta. I'm craving Italian and it's too early for pizza."
"Whatever you say ma'am." Mac smiled and started humming Sweet Caroline.
~ ~ ~
Monday 1558
"Ma'am, Commander Turner and Lieutenant Roberts to see you." Her aid announced.
"Send them in." Mac shuffled the folders around her desk and found the one for the case. "Sit down." Mac instructed. "So what can I do for you?"
"The Prosecution has offered a deal which I presented to my client who is willing to accept it. Subject to your approval." Sturgis stated.
"And Bud what were the terms of this deal?" Mac asked leaning back in her chair.
"Honourable discharge, 100 hours Community Service, and reparations to cover the damage." Bud replied.
"And these terms are acceptable to your client?" Mac asked Sturgis.
"Yes Your Honour." Sturgis replied.
"Have the papers drawn up and I'll sign them before I go home, subject to the Ensign returning Wednesday 0900 to officially disband the Court Martial. If he fails to turn up I'll reassess my decision. Are these terms acceptable to both parties?"
"Yes ma'am." Both replied.
"Then that's that over. While your both here, I talked to your father earlier Sturgis he says we can meet for a rehearsal on the 23rd at 1800. We're going to have a dinner at our house afterwards, after which we're kicking Harm out. So could one of you make arrangement for him to sleep somewhere else?"
"Sure, he can kip on my couch." Sturgis said with a smile.
"Oh ma'am Tiner asked me to give this to you. He said it was the information you requested." Bud handed her a sealed envelope.
"Thank you."
"Anything interesting?" Sturgis asked.
"Just looking up a few people, nothing anyone needs to know about." She said her face showed a tell Harm and I'll kill you look. "I'll be here for another hour or so. Oh if you do see Harm tell him that he should bring pizza home with him."
"Any specific type?" Sturgis asked standing up.
"Anything not veggie. Thanks guys."
"See you later Mac." Sturgis said as they headed out.
Mac waited until the door closed before tearing open the envelope open and reading the information it contained.