Disclaimer in chapter 1.

I missed last week's episode of JAG so if anybody knows where I could either read or watch the episode again I'd really appreciate it, and just include it in your review (as always please R/R.)

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Episode 1

Chapter 9

The Morning after a Nightmare

Glass shattering…Harm's panicked voice…siren's wailing…men and women talking…more sirens wailing, only louder…chaos…people talking excitedly machines beeping…Harm screaming her name… then silence.

Harm sat in a secluded office being interrogated by police, they grilled him over his previous whereabouts, and Palmer.

Meredith stood beside the admiral's bed waiting for him to regain consciousness.

The Robert's shared a room, both remained unconscious, but only Bud remained in critical condition.

Sturgis had only recently been rolled into post-op, the doctor's originally thought that Sturgis wasn't going to pull through surgery, but since he did, there was hope that he'd make it through.

Tiner sat in the waiting room keeping little AJ and Susan occupied while waiting on an update.

Coates had followed Mac into surgery, and looked on in concern as the pulled a panicking Harm from her side and into a separate room to be interrogated, but when the machines started beeping they drew the blinds and Coates could see no more. She went around and checked to see if Meredith needed anything and if the admiral was awake, then quickly checked on the Roberts, and then went to Sturgis's bedside.

Some of JAG's staff began to pile into the waiting room, taking turns checking on everyone and watching over little AJ and Susan.

Palmer was still in surgery.

"My fiancé…what happened to my fiancé?" Harm demanded for the tenth time to the NCIS who were interrogating him.

"Commander if you could just be more cooperative we'll let you go see her now once again who is Palmer?" Demanded Agent Todd. Harm took in a breath as he once again went over who Palmer was and the last couple of days.

Harriet was the first to wake up to see a smiling Coates standing beside her.

"Lieutenant your awake!" She exclaimed she then stuck her head out the door. "Can I get a doctor in here Lieutenant Sims just woke up!" She then returned to the lieutenant's beside. "It's good to see you're awake ma'am."

"What happened?" Harriet asked looking around the hospital room in concern.

"You and Bud were in an accident ma'am, but you're both going to pull through, and I'm sure little AJ and Susan can't wait to hear you're ok, I'm going to go tell them now ok?" Coates filled in, Harriet nodded, as an army doctor stepped in the room, with a pleased look on his face.

Harm was finally released from the NCIS and raced to be by Mac's side, a doctor was leaving Mac's room as he approached.

"Doc how is she?"

"I have to be honest with you Commander we almost lost her, but your fiancé is a fighter and she's going to be just fine. We were able to move the bullet from her thigh and the second bullet only grazed her arm, she lost a lot of blood, and it took awhile to remove some of the glass from her, but she's going to be just fine. I expect she's going to wake up any minute now so if you'd like to go sit with her…" The doctor didn't even get to finish Harm was already racing towards Mac.

"Thanks doctor!" He called over his shoulder. Harm raced to Mac and picked up her hand, he gave her hand a gentle squeeze then bent over to kiss his marine on the cheek, something he had been waiting to do for a long time. Mac's eyelids fluttered open.

"Harm…" She whispered.

"I'm here, I'm here Sarah." Mac smiled at the mention of 'Sarah'.

"How are you?" She asked.

"I'm fine the question is how are you?"

"Great." She smiled, Harm laughed.

"I'm so sorry." He apologized leaning in to give her a hug.

"It wasn't your fault it was Palmer's, don't you even start to blame yourself."

"Yes ma'am!" Harm saluted. Coates then stuck her head around the doorframe.

"Oh Colonel you're awake that's wonderful!"

"Coates how is everyone?" Mac asked.

"Just fine ma'am, and Lt. Sims just woke up too." Mac smiled.

"That's wonderful."

"Yes ma'am, the kids get to go see her, but it'll only be for a little while, then I was thinking of taking them to my place, since police are still at theirs."

"Police?" Harm asked.

"Yes sir, before the colonel left, you or Palmer posing as you went back to the Roberts. Commander Turner was watching little AJ and Susan, but Palmer didn't know that, the commander then realized that Palmer wasn't you and they started fighting, Commander Turner was thrown into the coffee table, and if it wasn't for little AJ's quick thinking the doctor's said he wouldn't be alive." Coates explained.

"That son of a…" Mac raised her hand to cover Harm's mouth.

"Thank you Coates." Mac thanked.

"Aye ma'am, sir, feel better ma'am." Coates then stepped out of the room. Harm sat on the edge of the bed.

"I missed a lot, what exactly did that son of a… Palmer…do." Harm asked. Mac shifted in the bed trying to get comfortable.

"For starters, he tampered with the Robert's van, making it look like an accident it landed both lieutenants in the hospital, thank the lord they were on the way to picking up the kids. Then he put something in the admiral's coffee to cause him to have a heart attack, then you heard about Sturgis and you know about me." Mac licked her lips for they were really dry. Harm shook his head, and Mac smiled.

"I have to be honest, you are a much better kisser than Palmer."

"He kissed you?!" Harm exclaimed.

"And nothing further." Mac assured, Harm visually relaxed, but inside he was still steaming. Harm then leaned in for another kiss, when a nurse stepped in.

"Commander, Colonel, a NCIS agent told me that you might want to be informed that a man name Palmer had pulled through surgery, and we had just put him in the post-op…and he's gone." Mac's color drained out of her face, and Harm's grip tightened on her hand.

"What do you mean gone?" Harm demanded.

"Gone sir as in he's gone. We've searched the hospital he's not here sir." The nurse explained.

In an unmarked ambulance

Palmer woke up to see one of his partner's tending to him.

"I knew you'd pull through, good job." He complimented, as the ambulance speed on.

More chapters to come! I'm going to try and put the next chapter up this weekend or maybe even before if your good and review (and I promise it will be up before Monday if you please review!) Thanks y'all!