"If you think of anything else.call this number, anytime." Detective
Marshall said, handing Mac a piece of paper.
Mac nodded. "I will.thank you." She wiped away the tears that had fallen onto her cheeks.
"And Sarah..if you want to go see someone.to talk or anything.I can give you a number of a wonderful therapist."
Mac shook her head. "No thank you. That won't be necessary."
"If you change your mind.let me know."
"I will.is that all?"
"Yeah." She nodded.
"I'll tell the Commander to come back in?"
Mac nodded. "Thank you."
Detective Marshall went into the hall. "You can take her home whenever she's ready."
"Thank you." He quickly made his way into the room and went straight to her, wrapping his arms around her. "Are you okay?"
"I want to go home." She whispered.
He nodded. "I'll take you."
"Harm.do you think.I mean.is your couch available?"
"My couch?"
"Yeah.I just.don't really feel like being alone.. They gave me medication for the pain and its going to make me drowsy and I just."
He nodded. "I understand completely and yes my bed is available."
"Harm!" She said, surprised. "Listen, I didn't ask to stay with you so that we'd." His laughter cut her off.
"I didn't mean that we'd share the bed. I meant you'd sleep there and I'd sleep on the couch. You're too sore for the couch."
She blushed. "I.okay.."
Harm smiled. "Let's get you home then." //It sounded so right.taking her 'home' to his home.//
Mac gathered her clothes. "You want to wait in the hall? I'll be right out."
He nodded and kissed her cheek before going out into the hall.
Mac changed and went out into the hall. She felt his hand go straight to the small of her back as they made their way back out to the car. Harm helped her in, despite her protests that she was fine and could do it herself. He got into the drivers seat and put the car in gear. He felt her hand go overtop his on the gear shift and looked over at her. "You're safe with me. I'm not going to let him hurt you. I promise, Sa..Mac."
She nodded. "I know..and Harm.call me whatever you'd like."
A tiny smile crept across his face. Maybe they'd be okay after all.
Mac's gaze drifted to the window. What she wouldn't give for a drink.She could almost feel the way it would burn her throat on the way down...feel the way it would make her numb.
Mac nodded. "I will.thank you." She wiped away the tears that had fallen onto her cheeks.
"And Sarah..if you want to go see someone.to talk or anything.I can give you a number of a wonderful therapist."
Mac shook her head. "No thank you. That won't be necessary."
"If you change your mind.let me know."
"I will.is that all?"
"Yeah." She nodded.
"I'll tell the Commander to come back in?"
Mac nodded. "Thank you."
Detective Marshall went into the hall. "You can take her home whenever she's ready."
"Thank you." He quickly made his way into the room and went straight to her, wrapping his arms around her. "Are you okay?"
"I want to go home." She whispered.
He nodded. "I'll take you."
"Harm.do you think.I mean.is your couch available?"
"My couch?"
"Yeah.I just.don't really feel like being alone.. They gave me medication for the pain and its going to make me drowsy and I just."
He nodded. "I understand completely and yes my bed is available."
"Harm!" She said, surprised. "Listen, I didn't ask to stay with you so that we'd." His laughter cut her off.
"I didn't mean that we'd share the bed. I meant you'd sleep there and I'd sleep on the couch. You're too sore for the couch."
She blushed. "I.okay.."
Harm smiled. "Let's get you home then." //It sounded so right.taking her 'home' to his home.//
Mac gathered her clothes. "You want to wait in the hall? I'll be right out."
He nodded and kissed her cheek before going out into the hall.
Mac changed and went out into the hall. She felt his hand go straight to the small of her back as they made their way back out to the car. Harm helped her in, despite her protests that she was fine and could do it herself. He got into the drivers seat and put the car in gear. He felt her hand go overtop his on the gear shift and looked over at her. "You're safe with me. I'm not going to let him hurt you. I promise, Sa..Mac."
She nodded. "I know..and Harm.call me whatever you'd like."
A tiny smile crept across his face. Maybe they'd be okay after all.
Mac's gaze drifted to the window. What she wouldn't give for a drink.She could almost feel the way it would burn her throat on the way down...feel the way it would make her numb.