"Can I help you sir?" The Sgt at the receptionist desk asked as Harm and
Gunny rushed into the hospital.
"I'm looking for Lt. Colonel Sarah Mackenzie, she was brought in around noon with a severe concussion." Harm informed her.
"And you are sir?" The Sgt asked.
"Cmdr Harmon Rabb Jr. I'm down as her next of kin." Harm replied and noticed Gunny looking at him. "She needed a next of kin and as her only relative she talks to is in Leavenworth, so she put me down." Harm explained.
"Yes sir." Gunny replied.
"Commander, I'm going to need to see some ID." Harm took out his JAG ID and handed it to her. "That's fine sir. She's up in the ICU, if you just take the elevator over there up to."
"I've been in the ICU I know where it is." Harm cut her off.
"Yes sir."
~
"Harriet." Harm said as he saw her sitting in the ICU waiting room. "What's going on?"
"Cmdr Rabb. Gunny." Harriet said getting to her feet. Harm motioned for her to sit down.
"Sir, I'll just go and get you and Lt Sims some coffee." Gunny said wanting to leave Harm alone to find out what happened.
"Thank you Gunny." Harm replied. "Harriet."
"The Doctor is in with her now. She was out for about forty minutes, they've done an MRI and a CT scan, they said there is only a slight swelling in her brain, which should come down in a few days. They were a lot more optimistic when she woke up and started talking. They're going to keep her in ICU overnight to monitor her closely. I was allowed into see her for a few minutes, she's quite sleepy, nauseous and she has a bad headache, but they can't give her too much for it because of the head injury."
"It's all right Harriet she'll be fine." Harm said trying to reassure himself as well as her.
"They wouldn't let me stay with her because I wasn't family or her next of kin. Do you know who is sir?"
"That would be me. When Gunny gets back I'll have him take you back to JAG, I'll stay with her." He gently rubbed her arm.
"Then you'd better have these sir." Harriet handed him the dog tags and diamond ring. "They gave them to me when they were running the scans for safe keeping. It's a pretty ring, do you know who gave it to her?"
"It's mine." Harm said. Harriet looked at him like she wanted to make a comment but wasn't sure how to word it. "It was my grandmothers, then my mothers. When Mom was out here she gave it to me, I hadn't got round to finding somewhere safe to keep it and I didn't want it to get stolen so Mac offered to wear it on her tags." The somewhere safe Harm was thinking about was Mac's finger but he wasn't going to tell Harriet that.
"Sir, why didn't you put it on your dog tags?" Harriet inquired.
"Because if something like this happened to me it would look strange to have a diamond on my tags." It was a legitimise point and hadn't exactly lied to Harriet. "Besides Mac keeps telling she's a kick ass Marine, so it should be pretty safe with her don't' you think?"
"Yes sir."
"I heard you took control of the situation and got Mac all the help she need very quickly." He said changing the subject.
"Yes sir."
"The Admiral and I are very proud of you."
"Thank you sir." Harm gave her a quick hug.
"Coffee sir, ma'am." Gunny said as he returned.
"Thank you Gunny." Harm took the cups from him and handed on to Harriet. "Gunny as soon as she's finished her coffee I want you to drive Harriet back to JAG."
"Yes sir."
"Sir, I can stay." Harriet offered.
"Harriet, you have to pick little AJ up in a couple of hours, Mac will be fine, I'll stay with her. They're not going to let her have a lot of visitors while she's in the ICU, go back to JAG and give everyone an update. I'll call if there are any changes."
"Yes sir."
~
"Sorry sir." A woman in a lab coat and a Naval Lt. Commander's uniform entered the waiting room where Harm was sat. "I was looking for the Lt who came in with Colonel Mackenzie."
"I sent her back to the office. I'm Commander Rabb, I'm down as Mac's next of kin." He informed her.
"I see and 'Mac' is the Colonel?" She asked. Harm nodded. "Is there any family she'd want us to call?"
"Her father's dead, her mother is god knows where and her uncle is in Leavenworth."
"What did he do to end up there?" She inquired slightly surprised.
"He stole the Declaration of Independence."
"Her uncle is Colonel O'Hara?" She exclaimed.
"Yes. So how is she?"
"We ran an MRI and a CT scan. She has a slight swelling in a brain, but we expected that. Our major concern was the amount of time she was unconscious, once she woke up she's been coherent if a little grumpy, her reflexes are good and she has feeling in all her extremities. We're keeping her in the ICU overnight because she still needs to be closely monitored for the next twenty-four hours. But she should make a full recovery. We'll want to keep her in for a few days after that she can rest at home for a week as long as someone stays with her."
"But she's going to be okay?"
"If she makes it through the next twenty four hours without any problems she'll be fine."
"I'll have to talk to the Admiral about reassigning her cases." Harm muttered.
"Are you with the JAG corps too. I thought you were a pilot with the wings."
"I'm both. But most of the time I'm a lawyer." Harm replied. A look of realisation dawned over her.
"Sorry sir, I just realise your that Commander Rabb."
"Unfortunately that would be me. Can I see her now?" He asked.
"Of course, but only a little while, I'm sure you understand the rules for the ICU."
"Sure, hate them too."
"By the way she's been asking for her dog tags, something to do with a diamond?" The Doctor mentioned. Harm held them up to her. "That's a very nice ring sir. Does she have a fiancé we can call?"
"That information would be classified. I'm going to see Mac now."
"Yes sir." The Doctor replied.
TBC
"I'm looking for Lt. Colonel Sarah Mackenzie, she was brought in around noon with a severe concussion." Harm informed her.
"And you are sir?" The Sgt asked.
"Cmdr Harmon Rabb Jr. I'm down as her next of kin." Harm replied and noticed Gunny looking at him. "She needed a next of kin and as her only relative she talks to is in Leavenworth, so she put me down." Harm explained.
"Yes sir." Gunny replied.
"Commander, I'm going to need to see some ID." Harm took out his JAG ID and handed it to her. "That's fine sir. She's up in the ICU, if you just take the elevator over there up to."
"I've been in the ICU I know where it is." Harm cut her off.
"Yes sir."
~
"Harriet." Harm said as he saw her sitting in the ICU waiting room. "What's going on?"
"Cmdr Rabb. Gunny." Harriet said getting to her feet. Harm motioned for her to sit down.
"Sir, I'll just go and get you and Lt Sims some coffee." Gunny said wanting to leave Harm alone to find out what happened.
"Thank you Gunny." Harm replied. "Harriet."
"The Doctor is in with her now. She was out for about forty minutes, they've done an MRI and a CT scan, they said there is only a slight swelling in her brain, which should come down in a few days. They were a lot more optimistic when she woke up and started talking. They're going to keep her in ICU overnight to monitor her closely. I was allowed into see her for a few minutes, she's quite sleepy, nauseous and she has a bad headache, but they can't give her too much for it because of the head injury."
"It's all right Harriet she'll be fine." Harm said trying to reassure himself as well as her.
"They wouldn't let me stay with her because I wasn't family or her next of kin. Do you know who is sir?"
"That would be me. When Gunny gets back I'll have him take you back to JAG, I'll stay with her." He gently rubbed her arm.
"Then you'd better have these sir." Harriet handed him the dog tags and diamond ring. "They gave them to me when they were running the scans for safe keeping. It's a pretty ring, do you know who gave it to her?"
"It's mine." Harm said. Harriet looked at him like she wanted to make a comment but wasn't sure how to word it. "It was my grandmothers, then my mothers. When Mom was out here she gave it to me, I hadn't got round to finding somewhere safe to keep it and I didn't want it to get stolen so Mac offered to wear it on her tags." The somewhere safe Harm was thinking about was Mac's finger but he wasn't going to tell Harriet that.
"Sir, why didn't you put it on your dog tags?" Harriet inquired.
"Because if something like this happened to me it would look strange to have a diamond on my tags." It was a legitimise point and hadn't exactly lied to Harriet. "Besides Mac keeps telling she's a kick ass Marine, so it should be pretty safe with her don't' you think?"
"Yes sir."
"I heard you took control of the situation and got Mac all the help she need very quickly." He said changing the subject.
"Yes sir."
"The Admiral and I are very proud of you."
"Thank you sir." Harm gave her a quick hug.
"Coffee sir, ma'am." Gunny said as he returned.
"Thank you Gunny." Harm took the cups from him and handed on to Harriet. "Gunny as soon as she's finished her coffee I want you to drive Harriet back to JAG."
"Yes sir."
"Sir, I can stay." Harriet offered.
"Harriet, you have to pick little AJ up in a couple of hours, Mac will be fine, I'll stay with her. They're not going to let her have a lot of visitors while she's in the ICU, go back to JAG and give everyone an update. I'll call if there are any changes."
"Yes sir."
~
"Sorry sir." A woman in a lab coat and a Naval Lt. Commander's uniform entered the waiting room where Harm was sat. "I was looking for the Lt who came in with Colonel Mackenzie."
"I sent her back to the office. I'm Commander Rabb, I'm down as Mac's next of kin." He informed her.
"I see and 'Mac' is the Colonel?" She asked. Harm nodded. "Is there any family she'd want us to call?"
"Her father's dead, her mother is god knows where and her uncle is in Leavenworth."
"What did he do to end up there?" She inquired slightly surprised.
"He stole the Declaration of Independence."
"Her uncle is Colonel O'Hara?" She exclaimed.
"Yes. So how is she?"
"We ran an MRI and a CT scan. She has a slight swelling in a brain, but we expected that. Our major concern was the amount of time she was unconscious, once she woke up she's been coherent if a little grumpy, her reflexes are good and she has feeling in all her extremities. We're keeping her in the ICU overnight because she still needs to be closely monitored for the next twenty-four hours. But she should make a full recovery. We'll want to keep her in for a few days after that she can rest at home for a week as long as someone stays with her."
"But she's going to be okay?"
"If she makes it through the next twenty four hours without any problems she'll be fine."
"I'll have to talk to the Admiral about reassigning her cases." Harm muttered.
"Are you with the JAG corps too. I thought you were a pilot with the wings."
"I'm both. But most of the time I'm a lawyer." Harm replied. A look of realisation dawned over her.
"Sorry sir, I just realise your that Commander Rabb."
"Unfortunately that would be me. Can I see her now?" He asked.
"Of course, but only a little while, I'm sure you understand the rules for the ICU."
"Sure, hate them too."
"By the way she's been asking for her dog tags, something to do with a diamond?" The Doctor mentioned. Harm held them up to her. "That's a very nice ring sir. Does she have a fiancé we can call?"
"That information would be classified. I'm going to see Mac now."
"Yes sir." The Doctor replied.
TBC