JAG Headquarters
Seeing Mac bent studiously over paperwork in her office, Harm couldn't help but knock on the door frame, pausing a moment to smile to himself.
"Enter," Mac responded without looking up. After a moment of silence she glanced up and noticed Harm smirking.
"Someone's looking a little frazzled this morning."
"Don't Harm. Not today. I—"Mac would have continued but was cut off by the beeping of Harm's pager.
Looking down, Harm had to choke back a cuss word. "I swear to God—the girl has been in school for two and a half hours and she is already in trouble."
"Sounds like your day has been as interesting as mine," giving each other bemused looks, the two hesitated between anger and tears. "Want to use my phone, Commander?"
"Thanks." Harm gave Mac one last look before dialing Mattie's school. "Hello, this is Commander Harmon... She what?" Seeing that Mac was going to leave, Harm stayed her by touching her right elbow. "Yes. Yes, the Colonel is right here. We will both be there shortly. Yes, and thank you." Slowly putting the phone down, Harm gave Mac a 'you're never going to believe this' look before speaking.
"Mattie and Chloe got in a fight."
"They what?"
"I didn't get many details because the secretary sounded rushed, but apparently Mattie has a black eye and Chloe has a bloody nose. They want us both at the school ASAP."
"What are we going to tell—"
"Don't worry about him." Coates suddenly interrupted the conversation. "I got the call first, Sir, Ma'am... I told them to try your pager."
Mac acknowledged Petty Officer Coates with a nod, "Thank you, Coates. We owe you."
"Don't worry about it." Watching the two leave, Coates turned back to her desk. She had some serious work to do regarding the admiral... in more ways than one.
Seeing Mac bent studiously over paperwork in her office, Harm couldn't help but knock on the door frame, pausing a moment to smile to himself.
"Enter," Mac responded without looking up. After a moment of silence she glanced up and noticed Harm smirking.
"Someone's looking a little frazzled this morning."
"Don't Harm. Not today. I—"Mac would have continued but was cut off by the beeping of Harm's pager.
Looking down, Harm had to choke back a cuss word. "I swear to God—the girl has been in school for two and a half hours and she is already in trouble."
"Sounds like your day has been as interesting as mine," giving each other bemused looks, the two hesitated between anger and tears. "Want to use my phone, Commander?"
"Thanks." Harm gave Mac one last look before dialing Mattie's school. "Hello, this is Commander Harmon... She what?" Seeing that Mac was going to leave, Harm stayed her by touching her right elbow. "Yes. Yes, the Colonel is right here. We will both be there shortly. Yes, and thank you." Slowly putting the phone down, Harm gave Mac a 'you're never going to believe this' look before speaking.
"Mattie and Chloe got in a fight."
"They what?"
"I didn't get many details because the secretary sounded rushed, but apparently Mattie has a black eye and Chloe has a bloody nose. They want us both at the school ASAP."
"What are we going to tell—"
"Don't worry about him." Coates suddenly interrupted the conversation. "I got the call first, Sir, Ma'am... I told them to try your pager."
Mac acknowledged Petty Officer Coates with a nod, "Thank you, Coates. We owe you."
"Don't worry about it." Watching the two leave, Coates turned back to her desk. She had some serious work to do regarding the admiral... in more ways than one.