A/N: I'm Back!!!!! Thankx for all the well-wishes!!!
I'm going to say this ahead of schedule. I read this
story to my mom and she thought this particular
chapter was unrealistic, sorry if you think that way,
but I'm too lazy to change it..
Chapter 8
They just left, with some instructions on what to do if a problem occurs. They said he can only have the oxygen mask off for a few minutes at a time. I try to listen as patiently as possible, but I can hardly wait to be alone with him. FINALLY they file out.
"Harm," I begin haltingly, suddenly nervous, "I-I've got a lot to explain."
"No, wait-" he interrupts hoarsely, "let me apologize, for missing your wedding." He looked absolutely dejected when he said that, obviously he hadn't heard my outburst, or thought he was losing his mind. Knowing how he'd miraculously woken up at that I supposed it was the latter.
"Harm," I begin softly, "look." I hold up both hands, bare of any rings, save my Marine Corps one. He'd have to recognize that one, I mean it didn't look anything like the ring Mic gave me.
He looks at my hands and blinks, tries to rub his eyes, and then reaches for my hands, as if he doesn't believe his own eyes.
"I'm dreaming." He states simply. "This has got to be a dream."
"Well, then we're both dreaming the same dream Harm."
"Then I hit my head pretty hard, or I swallowed too much seawater."
"If you hit your head, then you'd snap out of it momentarily right?"
"Okay, then it was too much seawater."
"Last I checked seawater didn't give hallucinations that you can feel." I clasp his hand over mine. "Now do you believe me?"
There was a long pause, slowly he looked up at me with the goofiest grin I'd ever seen on his face. "You're not going to marry Brumby?" he asked.
"No Harm, I have not, nor will I ever think of marrying Brumby again." As I said that it was as if a huge load just slide off my shoulders. I felt so relieved.
"I-I'm speechless. Thank you Mac." He replied.
"I have finally got the great Harmon Rabb speechless." I laughed.
"Don't let that get out, I've got a reputation to protect."
"Uh-Harm, I've got a lot to tell you. Why don't I put your mask back on, and you listen."
"Trying to silence me?" he teased.
"I want to get it all out before I lose my courage. Please Harm, this stuff is pretty serious."
"Alright, but you're going to have to take it back off soon."
I laughed, and put it back on him.
*"Do you two always work so well together?"
"When he lets me do the talking." That's one of the older memories we have together. I think it was my first visit to the Watertown.*
"Well, I began," wrenching my thoughts back to the horrors of last night. "It all began at the restaurant when the Admiral said:
*"Umm.I was just passed through to ahh...Captain Ingles the skipper aboard the carrier Patrick Henry. Commander Rabb and his RIO Lieutenant Hawks got in some trouble on a ahh. trip to Andrews. They were believed to have gone down at sea.."*
I told him everything from that point on. About how when we were returning to JAG I ended up at his place instead, about how I'd read his journal. My determination to find him, and tell Mic it was off. About Renée. About the night at the office, this morning when I learned they'd found him, my argument with the Admiral to get out here, the wall visit, and all the well wishes from our friends.
Now, I had placed myself at his mercy. What was he going to say when I removed his mask.....
A/N: Hey, there's another chapter peoplez!!!
I'm going to say this ahead of schedule. I read this
story to my mom and she thought this particular
chapter was unrealistic, sorry if you think that way,
but I'm too lazy to change it..
Chapter 8
They just left, with some instructions on what to do if a problem occurs. They said he can only have the oxygen mask off for a few minutes at a time. I try to listen as patiently as possible, but I can hardly wait to be alone with him. FINALLY they file out.
"Harm," I begin haltingly, suddenly nervous, "I-I've got a lot to explain."
"No, wait-" he interrupts hoarsely, "let me apologize, for missing your wedding." He looked absolutely dejected when he said that, obviously he hadn't heard my outburst, or thought he was losing his mind. Knowing how he'd miraculously woken up at that I supposed it was the latter.
"Harm," I begin softly, "look." I hold up both hands, bare of any rings, save my Marine Corps one. He'd have to recognize that one, I mean it didn't look anything like the ring Mic gave me.
He looks at my hands and blinks, tries to rub his eyes, and then reaches for my hands, as if he doesn't believe his own eyes.
"I'm dreaming." He states simply. "This has got to be a dream."
"Well, then we're both dreaming the same dream Harm."
"Then I hit my head pretty hard, or I swallowed too much seawater."
"If you hit your head, then you'd snap out of it momentarily right?"
"Okay, then it was too much seawater."
"Last I checked seawater didn't give hallucinations that you can feel." I clasp his hand over mine. "Now do you believe me?"
There was a long pause, slowly he looked up at me with the goofiest grin I'd ever seen on his face. "You're not going to marry Brumby?" he asked.
"No Harm, I have not, nor will I ever think of marrying Brumby again." As I said that it was as if a huge load just slide off my shoulders. I felt so relieved.
"I-I'm speechless. Thank you Mac." He replied.
"I have finally got the great Harmon Rabb speechless." I laughed.
"Don't let that get out, I've got a reputation to protect."
"Uh-Harm, I've got a lot to tell you. Why don't I put your mask back on, and you listen."
"Trying to silence me?" he teased.
"I want to get it all out before I lose my courage. Please Harm, this stuff is pretty serious."
"Alright, but you're going to have to take it back off soon."
I laughed, and put it back on him.
*"Do you two always work so well together?"
"When he lets me do the talking." That's one of the older memories we have together. I think it was my first visit to the Watertown.*
"Well, I began," wrenching my thoughts back to the horrors of last night. "It all began at the restaurant when the Admiral said:
*"Umm.I was just passed through to ahh...Captain Ingles the skipper aboard the carrier Patrick Henry. Commander Rabb and his RIO Lieutenant Hawks got in some trouble on a ahh. trip to Andrews. They were believed to have gone down at sea.."*
I told him everything from that point on. About how when we were returning to JAG I ended up at his place instead, about how I'd read his journal. My determination to find him, and tell Mic it was off. About Renée. About the night at the office, this morning when I learned they'd found him, my argument with the Admiral to get out here, the wall visit, and all the well wishes from our friends.
Now, I had placed myself at his mercy. What was he going to say when I removed his mask.....
A/N: Hey, there's another chapter peoplez!!!