…Till Death Does Us Part Chapter II – Part 6/26

Disclaimer - See part one for all important information

January 21

1:03 PM

JAG Italy

Mac sat at her desk and finished yet another ginger ale.  Her stomach was bothering her again; she felt nauseous since had gotten up this morning.  "Damn stress, is going to kill me," Mac muttered to herself.

She was about to get up when Lois knocked on the open door.  "Ma'am, you're one o'clock appointment is here."

Mac smiled as she remembered who her one o'clock appointment was.  "Send him in, Lois."

Lois nodded and let the man enter the office.  Mac stood at attention and he laughed.  "I'm on vacation, Mac, at ease."

Mac laughed with him.  "I'm sorry, Admiral.  How are you?"

"I'm great.  It's nice to be back in Italy." AJ smiled as he looked around her office.  "Not as big as mine, but nice view."

"It's a nice office, Sir."  Mac smiled until she heard a raised voice from the bullpen.  "Sometimes."

"One of yours?"  AJ asked as another voice joined the first one.

Mac shook her head.  "Sir, I want to apologize for any time in the past eight years were I caused you undo stress during any and all of my cases."

AJ chuckled.  "Apology accepted."

"Please have a seat, Sir.  It will only take me a minute to deal with them," Mac said to him before she left the office.

AJ sat and laughed at the idea of Mac having to deal with some of the same things he had to deal with.

Mac groaned to herself as she walked out of her office.  "I swear I'm going to have them duel at each other at twenty paces one day."

She walked into the bullpen area as she thought about the two young people. Lt. Gale Martin and Doug Rogers were both going to be great lawyers one day. They only had one minor problem, they argued too much when they worked their cases, especially when they worked together.

"Attention on deck!"  Lois barked as Mac approached the bullpen.

All activity in the bullpen stopped and everyone snapped to attention.  Mac strode directly in front of the Rogers and Marin.  "Do we have a problem, Lieutenants?"

"No, Ma'am," they both responded.

"Are you sure?  Because it certainly didn't sound that way to me," Mac stated to them.

Rogers decided to cover their butts.  "We were discussing the case, Ma'am.  And I guess our words grew heated."

"Grew heated?"

"Yes, Ma'am. It won't happen again," Martin replied.

Mac looked at both of them and decided not to deal with it.  "If it happens again, both of you will find yourselves in the Artic.  Do we have an understanding?"

"Yes, Ma'am," they both replied.

"Good and next time you have a discussion save it till you're inside your offices," Mac added before she walked back into her office, leaving the berated officers standing there to contemplate her words.

AJ smiled as Mac entered her office.  "Sounds like you have your hands full."

"Yes, Sir.  I just." Mac stopped in mid-sentence, as she felt a little lightheaded.

"Mac?"  AJ asked as he stood up to look at her.

Mac opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out.  She stared blankly at him as the color from her face drained.  Her eyes slowly shut and her knees weakened.  AJ watched as she started to faint, quickly moving to her and helping to guide her to the ground.

End Part 6