"How's the Colonel sir?" Bud asked as he talked to Harm on the phone the
next day.
"Doing better, they've moved her out of ICU. She has her own private room." Harm replied. "She'd love to see you. Look we need to work on the case before we resume the court martial tomorrow, bring the files to the hospital and we'll go over everything here, I'm not leaving her."
"Sir do you think that's wise? Shouldn't the Colonel be resting?"
"Mac's bored, they only let her sleep in two hour bursts just in case. Besides she might have some ideas about the case. Just grab all the files and sign out any of the reference books that you think are relevant. Get a copy of the transcript for the afternoon session."
"Yes sir. I'll be there in an hour, was there anything else you needed me to bring."
"If you can sneak Mac a Beltway Burger she'll love you forever. It's room 234"
"I'll see what I can do sir. Goodbye sir."
"Bye Bud." Harm hung up the phone. "Lt, can I get a table and two chairs in Colonel Mackenzie's room."
"Sir?" The woman questioned.
"I have to go to court tomorrow morning and I'm not leaving Mac alone, so I have to do some work while she's resting." Harm explained.
"I'll see what I can do sir."
"Thank you. Can I go back in now?"
"Yes sir." The nurse replied.
~
"Hey." Harm said as he dropped a kiss on Mac's forehead.
"You're back." Mac opened her eyes and smiled at him. "How's everyone at JAG doing?"
"Just fine." Harm rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.
"Sorry Colonel," The nurse said opening the door so the table and two chairs could be carried in. "The items you requested Commander."
"Thank you."
"Harm?" Mac questioned. "What's going on?"
"My case was going badly after I left to come here yesterday so Bud managed to get it delayed until tomorrow. So I have to go back to court in the morning. Harriet is going to come and sit with you while I can't be here. Bud's going to bring the files by so we can work, we'll keep the noise down as low as possible. If you feel like adding an opinion somewhere along the line your more than welcome."
"You could have just gone back to JAG." Mac pointed out. "I wouldn't have minded."
"I'm not leaving you if I don't have to."
"Who knew you'd turn into a big sap?"
"Chloe?" He offered.
"Actually you might have a point there."
"How was Chloe last time you talked to her?" Harm inquired.
"Good, Rob finally asked her out." Mac said with a smile.
"Rob?" Harm questioned. "She even old enough to date."
"Harm. She's a big girl now and Rob is a guy in her English and History classes. She e-mailed me a picture, he's cute."
"Do I need to be jealous?" He teased.
"Harm he's a kid."
"I know. Is your headache getting worse?" He asked.
"Actually it's getting better, if I could get rid of the nausea as well I'd be fine."
"If I could take it away I would."
"I know. Just give me a kiss before Bud gets here." He quickly complied. "Now I'll just hide these." She slipped her dog tags back inside her pyjamas. "and we're already."
TBC
"Doing better, they've moved her out of ICU. She has her own private room." Harm replied. "She'd love to see you. Look we need to work on the case before we resume the court martial tomorrow, bring the files to the hospital and we'll go over everything here, I'm not leaving her."
"Sir do you think that's wise? Shouldn't the Colonel be resting?"
"Mac's bored, they only let her sleep in two hour bursts just in case. Besides she might have some ideas about the case. Just grab all the files and sign out any of the reference books that you think are relevant. Get a copy of the transcript for the afternoon session."
"Yes sir. I'll be there in an hour, was there anything else you needed me to bring."
"If you can sneak Mac a Beltway Burger she'll love you forever. It's room 234"
"I'll see what I can do sir. Goodbye sir."
"Bye Bud." Harm hung up the phone. "Lt, can I get a table and two chairs in Colonel Mackenzie's room."
"Sir?" The woman questioned.
"I have to go to court tomorrow morning and I'm not leaving Mac alone, so I have to do some work while she's resting." Harm explained.
"I'll see what I can do sir."
"Thank you. Can I go back in now?"
"Yes sir." The nurse replied.
~
"Hey." Harm said as he dropped a kiss on Mac's forehead.
"You're back." Mac opened her eyes and smiled at him. "How's everyone at JAG doing?"
"Just fine." Harm rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand.
"Sorry Colonel," The nurse said opening the door so the table and two chairs could be carried in. "The items you requested Commander."
"Thank you."
"Harm?" Mac questioned. "What's going on?"
"My case was going badly after I left to come here yesterday so Bud managed to get it delayed until tomorrow. So I have to go back to court in the morning. Harriet is going to come and sit with you while I can't be here. Bud's going to bring the files by so we can work, we'll keep the noise down as low as possible. If you feel like adding an opinion somewhere along the line your more than welcome."
"You could have just gone back to JAG." Mac pointed out. "I wouldn't have minded."
"I'm not leaving you if I don't have to."
"Who knew you'd turn into a big sap?"
"Chloe?" He offered.
"Actually you might have a point there."
"How was Chloe last time you talked to her?" Harm inquired.
"Good, Rob finally asked her out." Mac said with a smile.
"Rob?" Harm questioned. "She even old enough to date."
"Harm. She's a big girl now and Rob is a guy in her English and History classes. She e-mailed me a picture, he's cute."
"Do I need to be jealous?" He teased.
"Harm he's a kid."
"I know. Is your headache getting worse?" He asked.
"Actually it's getting better, if I could get rid of the nausea as well I'd be fine."
"If I could take it away I would."
"I know. Just give me a kiss before Bud gets here." He quickly complied. "Now I'll just hide these." She slipped her dog tags back inside her pyjamas. "and we're already."
TBC