"To Get Back" 1/?
By Rita Widmer
All important info. is available in the prologue. ~~ = dreams
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0808 Zulu
Harm's Apartment
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~~ Harmon Rabb Jr. stood at his stove stirring his latest concoction of pasta for dinner that night. Mac was going to be coming over for their semiannual Friday night dinner that they had since she transferred out of JAG. There were times when one was gone on assignment they would rearrange their dinner.
Hearing the knock at the door, he went to open and found a smiling Mac. He gave her his best flyboy smile which he knew made her knees go weak. "Come on in, Mac. Dinner is almost ready. Did you bring the movie?"
She walked in and handed him her coat. "I'm starving! I don't think I've had time to eat since yesterday afternoon."
"Go sit down and take a break. You need to eat more often. Do they have you on a new case?"
"I can't tell you much, but it will be a vital case that will take me away for even months out of the country."
He turned to look at her directly as he stopped setting the table. "And you weren't going to tell me you are leaving for months?!"
"I was going to tell you tonight. You've been out of town most of this past week, and I only found out on Monday. There is nothing for you to do in this case. I have a new partner that is training beside me. She has a lot of experience in this area."
"I just want you to be safe, Mac. Come on dinner is set. I don't want you to faint on me."
They enjoyed dinner in a companionable silence. Each with their own thoughts of what was to come in the next few months. After dinner they went and watched the movie Mac brought. Later that night, Harm was opening the door before he finally spoke what was on his mind.
"Will I see you before you leave?"
"I will be by before I leave unless you are out on a case. I'm still in training for it so don't worry so much about when I'm leaving."
His hand by its own violation went to her face. "Just promise me, you will come back to me when its all over."
"I can't promise you that, Harm. I can only try."
"That's all I can ask."
"I need to go. Good night Harm." She leant up towards him, and gave him a light kiss on the lips before heading out the door.
"Night, Mac." Touching his lips at the memory of hers on his. ~~
Harm woke up with the worst feeling in his heart. It felt empty. It was like all the love he ever felt was missing, and now it was an empty shell of its old self.
"Sarah, you can't leave me now. Please!" Harm cried out in some strange sense of hope that she would hear him and fight.
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Same time
Base Hospital in Afghanistan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~ Sarah Mackenzie walked around the little school where she was watching over the kids. A sense of fear was coming over her as she walked. Something was going to happen, but no one knew what was to come.
She could hear an airplane fly over her head, but paid no attention to it. Until she felt the blast hit the building, and she took cover as best she could as debris flew at her. The pain was trying to take her to unconsciousness, but she knew she had to fight it. There were survivors to find and rescue.
There was little of the building left as she tried to get up from underneath the debris. Every where she turned she found dead bodies. She started to wonder if somehow she was the only survivor.
Finally, she came upon her partner who lay stunned on the ground. Mac helped her up and get her stable, and in Farsi told her to go see about finding a truck. They would need to get to the nearest hospital for any chances of survivors making it. The pain was getting stronger as she dug around the debris hoping for any chances, but she found a few survivors that were unconscious.
For many it was too late as she found bodies of the students there. Children that were so young and innocent who would never know why her people were fighting, and why they had to die for the cause.
Mac took a moment to catch her breath. The tears threatened to fall unbidden. It was too much to see the dead bodies.
'You are a marine, and you have to save anyone still alive.' Mac ordered herself.
There was no one left alive in the building. Heading out she found that the whole team had been devastated by the bombings. Mac searched for survivors and her partner came with the only truck she could find that was in decent shape to drive.
With both of them working together they worked to get them comfortably in back of the truck, and Mac got in the passenger seat. Slowly Mac went unconscious as the pain overtook her. She wondered if she would ever see another day. ~~
As the dream ended the low buzz of the machines surrounding Sarah Mackenzie went into a frenzie as her heart rate lowered until the machine showed a straight line. The alarms going off sent in the doctors and nurses to try to rescue her before it was too late.
TBC...
And this probably will be the last bit you will get for at least another week. I'll be on spring break, and won't be near a computer very often to write. Please could I get some reviews. It makes me write faster! I'll give you Webb and Gunny next time.
By Rita Widmer
All important info. is available in the prologue. ~~ = dreams
************************************************************************
0808 Zulu
Harm's Apartment
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~ Harmon Rabb Jr. stood at his stove stirring his latest concoction of pasta for dinner that night. Mac was going to be coming over for their semiannual Friday night dinner that they had since she transferred out of JAG. There were times when one was gone on assignment they would rearrange their dinner.
Hearing the knock at the door, he went to open and found a smiling Mac. He gave her his best flyboy smile which he knew made her knees go weak. "Come on in, Mac. Dinner is almost ready. Did you bring the movie?"
She walked in and handed him her coat. "I'm starving! I don't think I've had time to eat since yesterday afternoon."
"Go sit down and take a break. You need to eat more often. Do they have you on a new case?"
"I can't tell you much, but it will be a vital case that will take me away for even months out of the country."
He turned to look at her directly as he stopped setting the table. "And you weren't going to tell me you are leaving for months?!"
"I was going to tell you tonight. You've been out of town most of this past week, and I only found out on Monday. There is nothing for you to do in this case. I have a new partner that is training beside me. She has a lot of experience in this area."
"I just want you to be safe, Mac. Come on dinner is set. I don't want you to faint on me."
They enjoyed dinner in a companionable silence. Each with their own thoughts of what was to come in the next few months. After dinner they went and watched the movie Mac brought. Later that night, Harm was opening the door before he finally spoke what was on his mind.
"Will I see you before you leave?"
"I will be by before I leave unless you are out on a case. I'm still in training for it so don't worry so much about when I'm leaving."
His hand by its own violation went to her face. "Just promise me, you will come back to me when its all over."
"I can't promise you that, Harm. I can only try."
"That's all I can ask."
"I need to go. Good night Harm." She leant up towards him, and gave him a light kiss on the lips before heading out the door.
"Night, Mac." Touching his lips at the memory of hers on his. ~~
Harm woke up with the worst feeling in his heart. It felt empty. It was like all the love he ever felt was missing, and now it was an empty shell of its old self.
"Sarah, you can't leave me now. Please!" Harm cried out in some strange sense of hope that she would hear him and fight.
************************************************************************
Same time
Base Hospital in Afghanistan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~ Sarah Mackenzie walked around the little school where she was watching over the kids. A sense of fear was coming over her as she walked. Something was going to happen, but no one knew what was to come.
She could hear an airplane fly over her head, but paid no attention to it. Until she felt the blast hit the building, and she took cover as best she could as debris flew at her. The pain was trying to take her to unconsciousness, but she knew she had to fight it. There were survivors to find and rescue.
There was little of the building left as she tried to get up from underneath the debris. Every where she turned she found dead bodies. She started to wonder if somehow she was the only survivor.
Finally, she came upon her partner who lay stunned on the ground. Mac helped her up and get her stable, and in Farsi told her to go see about finding a truck. They would need to get to the nearest hospital for any chances of survivors making it. The pain was getting stronger as she dug around the debris hoping for any chances, but she found a few survivors that were unconscious.
For many it was too late as she found bodies of the students there. Children that were so young and innocent who would never know why her people were fighting, and why they had to die for the cause.
Mac took a moment to catch her breath. The tears threatened to fall unbidden. It was too much to see the dead bodies.
'You are a marine, and you have to save anyone still alive.' Mac ordered herself.
There was no one left alive in the building. Heading out she found that the whole team had been devastated by the bombings. Mac searched for survivors and her partner came with the only truck she could find that was in decent shape to drive.
With both of them working together they worked to get them comfortably in back of the truck, and Mac got in the passenger seat. Slowly Mac went unconscious as the pain overtook her. She wondered if she would ever see another day. ~~
As the dream ended the low buzz of the machines surrounding Sarah Mackenzie went into a frenzie as her heart rate lowered until the machine showed a straight line. The alarms going off sent in the doctors and nurses to try to rescue her before it was too late.
TBC...
And this probably will be the last bit you will get for at least another week. I'll be on spring break, and won't be near a computer very often to write. Please could I get some reviews. It makes me write faster! I'll give you Webb and Gunny next time.