((Everything is in part 1))
From part 2.
Part 3
Mac's Apartment 1330 Tuesday May 5, 2003
Harm stepped towards her tentatively, but stopped. "Sarah." He said softly. "Come to me."
She looked up at him, the words that seemed to be from ages ago echoing through her head.
"You know the reason." He opened his arms to her. He found himself holding his breath. She had to trust him.
She studied him for a few minutes before beginning to break down. She hurried into his arms, burying her face in his chest, her arms winding tightly around his waist. "Harm." Tears streamed down her cheeks, her body racked with sobs. "Who.who."
"Shhh.its okay.we'll find out." One arm was protectively around her while he stroked her hair gently with the other. "You're safe now, Sarah." He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head. "I'm not going to let anyone hurt you ever again." He sat down slowly on the bed, pulling her gently down onto his lap. "I'm here now.No one's going to hurt you."
She nodded slightly. "What do we do?"
"I know you don't want to go anywhere.but.will you let me take you to the hospital?"
"What? No, Harm.I'm fine." Mac said firmly.
"I know.but.we need to see if he left.um.evidence on you. When we find him, we'll need it to make sure that he gets put away for as long as possible. And.to make sure that there is nothing.wrong with you.Sarah.do you remember if he.if he used protection?"
She tensed. "Oh God.no.no.I don't.I wasn't paying attention..I was trying not to.Harm.what if I'm.?"
"Hey hey." He tilted her chin up to look at him. "Easy. If that's the case, we'll figure it out. I'm here for you no matter what. There are several options and if you wanted to have the child.I'd be by your side the whole way." He softly kissed her forehead. "But first things first.will you let me take you to the hospital?"
Mac nodded slowly. "I want him to pay."
"He will...don't worry.he will. So.let me take you to the hospital?" He asked gently.
She nodded slightly. "You'll stay with me?" She hated how vulnerable she sounded.
"Of course I will."
She nodded again. "Okay then."
He set her down on the edge of the bed and grabbed her a pair of sweatpants. "Here.put these on. It's a bit chilly out there today."
She nodded and slowly pulled them on, grimacing in pain as she did.
He felt the anger build inside him. Whoever did this to her would pay, he'd make sure of that. He gathered up her uniform or the scraps of it anyway and put all of it in a bag. He found her a pair of socks and sneakers and put them on for her.
"Harm.I'm a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.I can put on my own socks and shoes." She protested.
Harm ignored her protests and helped her up onto her feet. "Let's go." He said softly and wrapped his arm around her waist to help her walk. "Don't argue.just let me help." His tone was gently but left no room for her to protest so she remained silent as he led her down to his 'vette. The truth was his closeness was helping to put her at ease.
She got in slowly; every muscle in her body was aching. They were silent the entire way to Bethesda. When they arrived, Harm helped her inside and sat beside her as they waited. Time seemed to inch by and Harm finally got impatient. He went to the nurses' station. "Excuse me.but we need a doctor now. We've been waiting for too damn long. It's not like we're talking about a paper cut here!"
"I'm sorry, Sir, but a doctor will be with you as soon as possible." The nurse said gently.
"No! She needs to see someone NOW!"
The nurse nodded. "I'll see if I can find someone sir." She said softly and disappeared around the corner.
Harm took a few deep breaths before returning to Mac.
"You didn't have to do that." It was barely audible.
"You shouldn't have to wait this long." He said softly and sat back down beside her. He gently took her hand in both of his. It looked so small and fragile in his.
She looked down at there hands. "I'm fine, Harm." She couldn't tell if she was trying to convince him or herself.
He just nodded, not releasing her hand. //I hope to God that she is. //
Part 3
Mac's Apartment 1330 Tuesday May 5, 2003
Harm stepped towards her tentatively, but stopped. "Sarah." He said softly. "Come to me."
She looked up at him, the words that seemed to be from ages ago echoing through her head.
"You know the reason." He opened his arms to her. He found himself holding his breath. She had to trust him.
She studied him for a few minutes before beginning to break down. She hurried into his arms, burying her face in his chest, her arms winding tightly around his waist. "Harm." Tears streamed down her cheeks, her body racked with sobs. "Who.who."
"Shhh.its okay.we'll find out." One arm was protectively around her while he stroked her hair gently with the other. "You're safe now, Sarah." He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head. "I'm not going to let anyone hurt you ever again." He sat down slowly on the bed, pulling her gently down onto his lap. "I'm here now.No one's going to hurt you."
She nodded slightly. "What do we do?"
"I know you don't want to go anywhere.but.will you let me take you to the hospital?"
"What? No, Harm.I'm fine." Mac said firmly.
"I know.but.we need to see if he left.um.evidence on you. When we find him, we'll need it to make sure that he gets put away for as long as possible. And.to make sure that there is nothing.wrong with you.Sarah.do you remember if he.if he used protection?"
She tensed. "Oh God.no.no.I don't.I wasn't paying attention..I was trying not to.Harm.what if I'm.?"
"Hey hey." He tilted her chin up to look at him. "Easy. If that's the case, we'll figure it out. I'm here for you no matter what. There are several options and if you wanted to have the child.I'd be by your side the whole way." He softly kissed her forehead. "But first things first.will you let me take you to the hospital?"
Mac nodded slowly. "I want him to pay."
"He will...don't worry.he will. So.let me take you to the hospital?" He asked gently.
She nodded slightly. "You'll stay with me?" She hated how vulnerable she sounded.
"Of course I will."
She nodded again. "Okay then."
He set her down on the edge of the bed and grabbed her a pair of sweatpants. "Here.put these on. It's a bit chilly out there today."
She nodded and slowly pulled them on, grimacing in pain as she did.
He felt the anger build inside him. Whoever did this to her would pay, he'd make sure of that. He gathered up her uniform or the scraps of it anyway and put all of it in a bag. He found her a pair of socks and sneakers and put them on for her.
"Harm.I'm a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps.I can put on my own socks and shoes." She protested.
Harm ignored her protests and helped her up onto her feet. "Let's go." He said softly and wrapped his arm around her waist to help her walk. "Don't argue.just let me help." His tone was gently but left no room for her to protest so she remained silent as he led her down to his 'vette. The truth was his closeness was helping to put her at ease.
She got in slowly; every muscle in her body was aching. They were silent the entire way to Bethesda. When they arrived, Harm helped her inside and sat beside her as they waited. Time seemed to inch by and Harm finally got impatient. He went to the nurses' station. "Excuse me.but we need a doctor now. We've been waiting for too damn long. It's not like we're talking about a paper cut here!"
"I'm sorry, Sir, but a doctor will be with you as soon as possible." The nurse said gently.
"No! She needs to see someone NOW!"
The nurse nodded. "I'll see if I can find someone sir." She said softly and disappeared around the corner.
Harm took a few deep breaths before returning to Mac.
"You didn't have to do that." It was barely audible.
"You shouldn't have to wait this long." He said softly and sat back down beside her. He gently took her hand in both of his. It looked so small and fragile in his.
She looked down at there hands. "I'm fine, Harm." She couldn't tell if she was trying to convince him or herself.
He just nodded, not releasing her hand. //I hope to God that she is. //