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Love, Home, Hurt
Chapter 11
"Harm," a voice said laying a gentle hand on Harm's shoulder. Harm turned and was about to mutter Mac's name but he realized that it was Mattie and that Mac was in the OR. Harm looked at Mattie and Mattie embraced him. "I'm so glad that you weren't hurt."
"Have you gotten any news on the Colonel sir?" Jennifer asked as she joined the conversation.
"No," Harm said. "They haven't told me anything yet."
"Hello sir," Harriet said as she and Bud entered carrying a sleeping AJ on her shoulder. "Sorry I couldn't find a babysitter."
"Is the admiral here?" Coates asked.
"I'm here," the Admiral said. "I just got through to her Uncle Matt. He'll be on the next flight here."
"Thanks for calling him, sir," Harm muttered.
"Harm what's wrong?" Bud asked.
"I was supposed to protect her," Harm said. "I failed."
"You did what you could," AJ said. "You had no way of knowing that Webb would break into your apartment and try to kill her."
"I should have anticipated it," Harm said. "Now, Mac is in there fighting for her life."
With that the room fell silent and the waiting continued for three hours. Harm couldn't sit still and walked back and forth between the width of the waiting room. Mattie examined her names and started biting them but it seized to be a comfort. Coates was making coffee runs but AJ and Harm could tell that she was just trying to keep busy. The admiral sat in a chair as stoic as a samurai. Bud just looked like he had something on his mind and Harriet was dealing with the five year old boy who wouldn't stop trying to uproot her blonde hair.
Eventually Dr. York, came out of the waiting room to relieve the group from their three-hour torment.
"Mackenzie," Dr. York called
"How is she?" AJ asked the doctor.
"The good news is that she will live," Dr. York said. "However the bullet manage to pass through one of her kidneys and lodge in the other one. She's going to need a new kidney and we've placed her on the donor list. Until a donor kidney becomes available she'll have to be placed on dialysis. Now another piece of bad news is that the OB..."
"Wait did you just say OB?" Harriet asked. "The colonel is pregnant?"
"She was," Dr. York began. "The OB confirmed my suspicions and determined that the fetal heart rate was no longer existent. I'm sorry, Colonel Mackenzie lost the baby."
"Can we see her?" Harm asked.
"I'll let one of you into recovery," Dr. York said. "But that's all I can allow until she gets a private room."
"Go ahead commander," AJ said. "You belong with her right now."
"Do you all agree?" Harm asked.
"Yes," Bud said. "Now go!"
Harm followed Dr. York into recovery and through the long hallways of beds until they got to the bed where Mac was sleeping.
"She's still under the anesthesia," Dr. York explained. "But she should wake up any minute now."
"Thank you doctor," Harm said as he pulled up one of the green hospital chairs next to Mac's bed. He looked at Mac's brown hair and brushed one of the stray strands behind her ear. "Hey Mac. Everything will fine, just wait and see."
Mac opened her eyes and blinked a few times to get rid of the hazy outline. "H...H...Harm." Mac croaked. "What happened? Tell me."
"Are you sure you want to hear it from me?" Harm asked.
"Harm, don't try to shield me," Mac begged.
"Okay," Harm took a deep breath and began to tell her everything that the doctor had told them. "The bullet took out both your kidneys and they're failing. They need to transplant them but until they find a donor you'll need to be put on dialysis."
"What about the baby?" Mac whispered her eyes pleading for reassurance.
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Author's Note: Well Mac knows about her kidneys but how will she react when she finds out she lost the baby? Just hit the lilac button and review to find out.
Love, Home, Hurt
Chapter 11
"Harm," a voice said laying a gentle hand on Harm's shoulder. Harm turned and was about to mutter Mac's name but he realized that it was Mattie and that Mac was in the OR. Harm looked at Mattie and Mattie embraced him. "I'm so glad that you weren't hurt."
"Have you gotten any news on the Colonel sir?" Jennifer asked as she joined the conversation.
"No," Harm said. "They haven't told me anything yet."
"Hello sir," Harriet said as she and Bud entered carrying a sleeping AJ on her shoulder. "Sorry I couldn't find a babysitter."
"Is the admiral here?" Coates asked.
"I'm here," the Admiral said. "I just got through to her Uncle Matt. He'll be on the next flight here."
"Thanks for calling him, sir," Harm muttered.
"Harm what's wrong?" Bud asked.
"I was supposed to protect her," Harm said. "I failed."
"You did what you could," AJ said. "You had no way of knowing that Webb would break into your apartment and try to kill her."
"I should have anticipated it," Harm said. "Now, Mac is in there fighting for her life."
With that the room fell silent and the waiting continued for three hours. Harm couldn't sit still and walked back and forth between the width of the waiting room. Mattie examined her names and started biting them but it seized to be a comfort. Coates was making coffee runs but AJ and Harm could tell that she was just trying to keep busy. The admiral sat in a chair as stoic as a samurai. Bud just looked like he had something on his mind and Harriet was dealing with the five year old boy who wouldn't stop trying to uproot her blonde hair.
Eventually Dr. York, came out of the waiting room to relieve the group from their three-hour torment.
"Mackenzie," Dr. York called
"How is she?" AJ asked the doctor.
"The good news is that she will live," Dr. York said. "However the bullet manage to pass through one of her kidneys and lodge in the other one. She's going to need a new kidney and we've placed her on the donor list. Until a donor kidney becomes available she'll have to be placed on dialysis. Now another piece of bad news is that the OB..."
"Wait did you just say OB?" Harriet asked. "The colonel is pregnant?"
"She was," Dr. York began. "The OB confirmed my suspicions and determined that the fetal heart rate was no longer existent. I'm sorry, Colonel Mackenzie lost the baby."
"Can we see her?" Harm asked.
"I'll let one of you into recovery," Dr. York said. "But that's all I can allow until she gets a private room."
"Go ahead commander," AJ said. "You belong with her right now."
"Do you all agree?" Harm asked.
"Yes," Bud said. "Now go!"
Harm followed Dr. York into recovery and through the long hallways of beds until they got to the bed where Mac was sleeping.
"She's still under the anesthesia," Dr. York explained. "But she should wake up any minute now."
"Thank you doctor," Harm said as he pulled up one of the green hospital chairs next to Mac's bed. He looked at Mac's brown hair and brushed one of the stray strands behind her ear. "Hey Mac. Everything will fine, just wait and see."
Mac opened her eyes and blinked a few times to get rid of the hazy outline. "H...H...Harm." Mac croaked. "What happened? Tell me."
"Are you sure you want to hear it from me?" Harm asked.
"Harm, don't try to shield me," Mac begged.
"Okay," Harm took a deep breath and began to tell her everything that the doctor had told them. "The bullet took out both your kidneys and they're failing. They need to transplant them but until they find a donor you'll need to be put on dialysis."
"What about the baby?" Mac whispered her eyes pleading for reassurance.
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Author's Note: Well Mac knows about her kidneys but how will she react when she finds out she lost the baby? Just hit the lilac button and review to find out.