I drove to my apartment which was about fifteen minutes from the JAG office. I finished unpacking some of the boxes. I had just moved back over the weekend and I had not realized how much junk I've collected until then. By the time I was done, my kitchen, bathroom, living room, and bedroom were all unpacked. All of my clothes were stored away and my two ph ones were hooked up in the living room/kitchen, and the bedroom. I had my cell phone charger hooked up on my bedside table in the bedroom and my cell was already charging. I was finished hooking everything up in the living room when the phone rung.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Sam, it's Mac."
"Hi Mac. What's up?"
"Would you like a ride to the Admiral's dinner party?"
"No thanks. I can drive, but I need the address."
"Okay. The address is,"
Sarah told me the address.
"It's at 1800. It's kind of formal yet informal." Sarah said.
"Okay." I dully replied.
"I'll see you later, Sammy. Love you."
"I love you too, Sarah. Bye."
"Bye."
We hung up. It was already 1700. I went into my bedroom and looked in the closet for something appropriate to wear. I pulled out the only dress I had. It was a knee-length black dress that tied around my neck. I was going to wear a simple pair of black heels and a necklace that my real dad bought for me before he died. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. I got out, dried off, and got into my dress. I put on my makeup and did my hair. My eyeshadow was a pinkish/silver and my blush was a skin-tone. My hair was curled and layed on my shoulders. It was 1740. I got in my silver SUV and drove to the admiral's house. I parked my car, walked up to the door, and rung the doorbell. The door opened and Admiral Chegwidden was standing in front of me.
"Come on in, Miss Mackenzie." Admiral said.
I stepped inside.
"May I take your jacket?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"You're welcome, Samantha."
AJ took my jacket and hung it in his closet. A woman in a gold gown walked up to me.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Francesca, the Admiral's daughter."
"I'm Samantha Mackenzie."
"Are you of any relation to Sarah Mackenzie?"
"She's my older sister by five years."
"Oh. I wondered why you two look so much alike. Excuse me for a moment."
Francesca walked away and Sarah, Harm, and someone who looked an awful lot like Harm walked up to me.
"I'd like you to meet my twin brother, Commander Jack Rabb. Jack, this is Commander Samantha Mackenzie, Sarah's younger sister by five years."
"Hello Commander." I said.
"Please, Call me Jack. Hello Commander."
"Please, call me Samantha."
Mac and Harm looked from Jack to me to Jack etc.
"We'll leave you two alone."
Sarah and Harm walked away.
"So, Samantha, how long have you been in town?"
"Just since the weekend. I was on the USS Ticonderoga but I'd been thinking about reserve status for awhile."
"Ticonderoga?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"My father used to serve...."
"Dinner is served!" We heard AJ say.
Everyone sat down at the table. There was twelve people total. All of the people were with JAG except Jack, Meredith(AJ's fiance), and myself.
"We have two new naval officers with us tonight who I hope will consider joining JAG. Commander Jack Rabb, and Commander Samantha Mackenzie. Jack, Samantha, why don't you tell everyone a little about yourselves. Samantha first."
Everyone looked at me. If that doesn't put you on the spot, then I don't know what does.
"Um, hi. I'm Commander Samantha Mackenzie but everyone just calls me Sam. I'm Sarah Mackenzie's younger sister. I'm a pilot in the Navy. I just got back from serving a tour on the USS Ticonderoga today."
"Jack, your turn."
His face turned a shade of red. Jack was as nervous as I was.
"I'm Commander Jack Rabb. I'm Harm Rabb's brother. I'm also a pilot for the Navy but I'm currently on reserve status."
"Thank you. Everyone, enjoy your meals."
We ate. The dinner ended about an hour later.
"Here's your jacket, Samantha."
"Thank you, AJ."
Jack walked up to me.
"I'll walk you to your car."
"Okay."
Jack and I walked to my car.
"So, Sam, maybe I could call you sometime."
I got in my car, pulled out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote the following.
Samantha Mackenzie
565-4062
"What are you doing?"
"You might need this."
I handed Jack the paper.
"Um, so I'll call you later, Sam."
"Yep."
"Goodnight Samantha."
"Goodnight Jack."
I kissed him. I got in my car and drove home. When I got there, I changed into a beater and Pajama shorts and finished hooking everything up. I was tired so I turned everything off and went to bed.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Sam, it's Mac."
"Hi Mac. What's up?"
"Would you like a ride to the Admiral's dinner party?"
"No thanks. I can drive, but I need the address."
"Okay. The address is,"
Sarah told me the address.
"It's at 1800. It's kind of formal yet informal." Sarah said.
"Okay." I dully replied.
"I'll see you later, Sammy. Love you."
"I love you too, Sarah. Bye."
"Bye."
We hung up. It was already 1700. I went into my bedroom and looked in the closet for something appropriate to wear. I pulled out the only dress I had. It was a knee-length black dress that tied around my neck. I was going to wear a simple pair of black heels and a necklace that my real dad bought for me before he died. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. I got out, dried off, and got into my dress. I put on my makeup and did my hair. My eyeshadow was a pinkish/silver and my blush was a skin-tone. My hair was curled and layed on my shoulders. It was 1740. I got in my silver SUV and drove to the admiral's house. I parked my car, walked up to the door, and rung the doorbell. The door opened and Admiral Chegwidden was standing in front of me.
"Come on in, Miss Mackenzie." Admiral said.
I stepped inside.
"May I take your jacket?"
"Yes. Thank you."
"You're welcome, Samantha."
AJ took my jacket and hung it in his closet. A woman in a gold gown walked up to me.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Francesca, the Admiral's daughter."
"I'm Samantha Mackenzie."
"Are you of any relation to Sarah Mackenzie?"
"She's my older sister by five years."
"Oh. I wondered why you two look so much alike. Excuse me for a moment."
Francesca walked away and Sarah, Harm, and someone who looked an awful lot like Harm walked up to me.
"I'd like you to meet my twin brother, Commander Jack Rabb. Jack, this is Commander Samantha Mackenzie, Sarah's younger sister by five years."
"Hello Commander." I said.
"Please, Call me Jack. Hello Commander."
"Please, call me Samantha."
Mac and Harm looked from Jack to me to Jack etc.
"We'll leave you two alone."
Sarah and Harm walked away.
"So, Samantha, how long have you been in town?"
"Just since the weekend. I was on the USS Ticonderoga but I'd been thinking about reserve status for awhile."
"Ticonderoga?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"My father used to serve...."
"Dinner is served!" We heard AJ say.
Everyone sat down at the table. There was twelve people total. All of the people were with JAG except Jack, Meredith(AJ's fiance), and myself.
"We have two new naval officers with us tonight who I hope will consider joining JAG. Commander Jack Rabb, and Commander Samantha Mackenzie. Jack, Samantha, why don't you tell everyone a little about yourselves. Samantha first."
Everyone looked at me. If that doesn't put you on the spot, then I don't know what does.
"Um, hi. I'm Commander Samantha Mackenzie but everyone just calls me Sam. I'm Sarah Mackenzie's younger sister. I'm a pilot in the Navy. I just got back from serving a tour on the USS Ticonderoga today."
"Jack, your turn."
His face turned a shade of red. Jack was as nervous as I was.
"I'm Commander Jack Rabb. I'm Harm Rabb's brother. I'm also a pilot for the Navy but I'm currently on reserve status."
"Thank you. Everyone, enjoy your meals."
We ate. The dinner ended about an hour later.
"Here's your jacket, Samantha."
"Thank you, AJ."
Jack walked up to me.
"I'll walk you to your car."
"Okay."
Jack and I walked to my car.
"So, Sam, maybe I could call you sometime."
I got in my car, pulled out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote the following.
Samantha Mackenzie
565-4062
"What are you doing?"
"You might need this."
I handed Jack the paper.
"Um, so I'll call you later, Sam."
"Yep."
"Goodnight Samantha."
"Goodnight Jack."
I kissed him. I got in my car and drove home. When I got there, I changed into a beater and Pajama shorts and finished hooking everything up. I was tired so I turned everything off and went to bed.