"Hey," Harm said as he sat down in the chair next to Mac's bed and took her
hand. "I thought I was the one who ended up in the ICU when they went
flying."
"Not funny." Mac muttered.
"How are you feeling?" He asked rubbing his thumb over her finger.
"My head hurts and I feel sick."
"From what I've been told you hit your head pretty hard. Luckily Harriet took control and got you help."
"She still here?" Mac asked.
"No, I sent her back to JAG with Gunny. The Admiral had him drive me over here so I wouldn't get into trouble for speeding."
"Sorry."
"Hey it was an accident. I'm just glad you're okay. If you want to sue the Navy I know a good lawyer." He offered jokingly.
"I think Sturgis has a busy week in court." Mac joked." Which is where you should be now."
"The Admiral had Bud take over since he's second chair. He knows I would be too worried about you to conduct a proper defence."
"Sorry for spoiling your day."
"Hey you never spoil my day, you only make it better. I love you Sarah no matter what happens."
"I love you too flyboy." Mac blinked. "They took my tags."
"I know they had to so they could dot he scans. Don't worry I've got them." He held them up for her to see. "I'll keep them safe for you."
"Everyone saw the ring. Even Harriet."
"Don't worry, I told her that you were just looking after it for me until I found a safe place to keep it."
"Where would that be?" She asked.
"On your finger. Besides I'd look stupid with a diamond on my dog tags."
"I don't know, in just your dog tags." Mac teased her blood pressure rose slightly.
"Red light there Colonel, thinking like that is bad for your health."
"Can't blame a girl for trying."
"You may just want to keep those thoughts to yourself until we alone and can do something them." He placed a kiss on her forehead. Mac's heart started to race.
"Commander, if you can't keep from saying things that make her pulse race I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave." The Doctor warned.
"Sorry. But she started it."
"Hey squid, I'm the one in ICU." Mac scolded.
"I was talking to one of the nurses earlier says she remembers threatening to tie you to the bed." Mac smiled.
"He told me about it and then threatened to tell me a joke about female Marines and the energizer bunny." Mac recalled before wincing with pain.
"Is the pain getting worse?" The doctor asked quickly at her side.
"Yes." Mac cringed.
"It'll be okay Mac I promise." Harm said still holding her hand. The doctor used her penlight to check Mac's pupils.
"I'll give you some more painkillers. I'll arrange for another scan in a hour or so." The nurse handed her a syringe and she injected it into Mac's drip. "Take deep breaths Colonel, you too Commander." Harm let out a breath he didn't know he been holding. Mac's blood pressure lowered, as did her pulse rate. "I need you to keep calm Colonel."
"Mac." Mac corrected.
"Ma'am?" The doctor asked.
"Call me Mac, he's Harm and he's a pain in the six." Mac said with a smile.
"But he's your pain in the six right?" Mac nodded. "I'll be back in ten minutes to check on you, you'll have to leave then." She said to Harm.
"But." Harm started to apologise.
"ICU policy, you can stay from the hour for twenty minutes. You can go and check in with your CO or get something to eat, but Mac needs her rest even if we won't let her sleep yet."
"Yes ma'am." Harm said reluctantly.
"Good. I'll be back."
TBC
"Not funny." Mac muttered.
"How are you feeling?" He asked rubbing his thumb over her finger.
"My head hurts and I feel sick."
"From what I've been told you hit your head pretty hard. Luckily Harriet took control and got you help."
"She still here?" Mac asked.
"No, I sent her back to JAG with Gunny. The Admiral had him drive me over here so I wouldn't get into trouble for speeding."
"Sorry."
"Hey it was an accident. I'm just glad you're okay. If you want to sue the Navy I know a good lawyer." He offered jokingly.
"I think Sturgis has a busy week in court." Mac joked." Which is where you should be now."
"The Admiral had Bud take over since he's second chair. He knows I would be too worried about you to conduct a proper defence."
"Sorry for spoiling your day."
"Hey you never spoil my day, you only make it better. I love you Sarah no matter what happens."
"I love you too flyboy." Mac blinked. "They took my tags."
"I know they had to so they could dot he scans. Don't worry I've got them." He held them up for her to see. "I'll keep them safe for you."
"Everyone saw the ring. Even Harriet."
"Don't worry, I told her that you were just looking after it for me until I found a safe place to keep it."
"Where would that be?" She asked.
"On your finger. Besides I'd look stupid with a diamond on my dog tags."
"I don't know, in just your dog tags." Mac teased her blood pressure rose slightly.
"Red light there Colonel, thinking like that is bad for your health."
"Can't blame a girl for trying."
"You may just want to keep those thoughts to yourself until we alone and can do something them." He placed a kiss on her forehead. Mac's heart started to race.
"Commander, if you can't keep from saying things that make her pulse race I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to leave." The Doctor warned.
"Sorry. But she started it."
"Hey squid, I'm the one in ICU." Mac scolded.
"I was talking to one of the nurses earlier says she remembers threatening to tie you to the bed." Mac smiled.
"He told me about it and then threatened to tell me a joke about female Marines and the energizer bunny." Mac recalled before wincing with pain.
"Is the pain getting worse?" The doctor asked quickly at her side.
"Yes." Mac cringed.
"It'll be okay Mac I promise." Harm said still holding her hand. The doctor used her penlight to check Mac's pupils.
"I'll give you some more painkillers. I'll arrange for another scan in a hour or so." The nurse handed her a syringe and she injected it into Mac's drip. "Take deep breaths Colonel, you too Commander." Harm let out a breath he didn't know he been holding. Mac's blood pressure lowered, as did her pulse rate. "I need you to keep calm Colonel."
"Mac." Mac corrected.
"Ma'am?" The doctor asked.
"Call me Mac, he's Harm and he's a pain in the six." Mac said with a smile.
"But he's your pain in the six right?" Mac nodded. "I'll be back in ten minutes to check on you, you'll have to leave then." She said to Harm.
"But." Harm started to apologise.
"ICU policy, you can stay from the hour for twenty minutes. You can go and check in with your CO or get something to eat, but Mac needs her rest even if we won't let her sleep yet."
"Yes ma'am." Harm said reluctantly.
"Good. I'll be back."
TBC