The Office Pool
Chapter2
"I bet the Colonels in on it", he added.
He shut his office door and walked over to Mac's office. He noted Jen and Harriet had stopped talking. Jen immediately picked up Harriet's phone. She must've been warning Mac.
He knocked on Mac's door and waited for her to say he could enter. He could hear a loud shuffling noise coming from inside. Then there was a loud crash and Mac cursed.
"Enter!" she finally said. He opened the door and was greatly amused at what he saw.
Mac was sitting on her chair with a file folder on her head. There were files and their contents strewn around the office. Apparently, it was her coffee mug that had emitted the crash. The coffee that was once in the cup was now over her uniform, her chair and the floor.
Mac noting that the Admiral found her acting oddly decided to break the ice. "Yes?" she asked.
The Admiral just rubbed his head in confusion. "Colonel, why is there a file folder sitting on your head?" he asked calmly.
She pulled it off and placed it on her desk. "It's a surprise for Commander Rabb", she answered as if it was nothing out of the ordinary.
The Admiral was shocked (to say the least!). But he didn't say anything; he just smiled nervously and left her office.
Harriet and Jen looked scared as he walked past them. He decided to have a chat with them, and he turned around.
"Did you two have anything to do with this?" he asked politely.
"Yes sir", they answered in unison.
"What are you trying to do?" he joked. "Give the Commander a heart attack?"
Upon hearing his name, Harm walked over to them. He had just returned from Mattie's field trip.
"Talking about me sir?" he asked.
"The Colonel wants to see you"; he answered as he pointed towards Mac's office.
As soon as Harm was out of earshot, the Admiral muttered "We have GOT to see this" as they all walked towards Mac's office.
No less than ten seconds had passed since Harm knocked on it, Mac opened the door.
Harm's reaction was expected. His eyes bulged from their sockets and his mouth hung open. "Your hair!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, like it? I wanted a change, so I bleached my hair blond", she told him as if it were no big deal.
"Oh its nice, I-I-I like it", he stammered.
"Thanks, now come in and I will fill you in on our case", she said as she pulled him into her office.
Harriet and Jen remained out side Mac's door, snickering. The Admiral was still confused at what was going on.
"What's the real reason Mac dyed her hair?" the Admiral asked them.
"Well, we noticed that Harm usually only dates blondes and so we put together an office pool to see if he'd ask her out", Jen explained calmly. She seemed the think the Admiral wasn't going to approve of this.
"Really, can I get in on it?" he asked. I bet $50 that he'll sake her out and $100 that it has nothing to do with the hair", he said. "Next time, can you give me the heads up before you pull a stunt like this?" he asked before retreating to his office.
TBC...Yes, I know, it's a strange story but I'm a strange person. So it's all good in the end. Happy Natalie? You don't have to live in suspense any longer.
Chapter2
"I bet the Colonels in on it", he added.
He shut his office door and walked over to Mac's office. He noted Jen and Harriet had stopped talking. Jen immediately picked up Harriet's phone. She must've been warning Mac.
He knocked on Mac's door and waited for her to say he could enter. He could hear a loud shuffling noise coming from inside. Then there was a loud crash and Mac cursed.
"Enter!" she finally said. He opened the door and was greatly amused at what he saw.
Mac was sitting on her chair with a file folder on her head. There were files and their contents strewn around the office. Apparently, it was her coffee mug that had emitted the crash. The coffee that was once in the cup was now over her uniform, her chair and the floor.
Mac noting that the Admiral found her acting oddly decided to break the ice. "Yes?" she asked.
The Admiral just rubbed his head in confusion. "Colonel, why is there a file folder sitting on your head?" he asked calmly.
She pulled it off and placed it on her desk. "It's a surprise for Commander Rabb", she answered as if it was nothing out of the ordinary.
The Admiral was shocked (to say the least!). But he didn't say anything; he just smiled nervously and left her office.
Harriet and Jen looked scared as he walked past them. He decided to have a chat with them, and he turned around.
"Did you two have anything to do with this?" he asked politely.
"Yes sir", they answered in unison.
"What are you trying to do?" he joked. "Give the Commander a heart attack?"
Upon hearing his name, Harm walked over to them. He had just returned from Mattie's field trip.
"Talking about me sir?" he asked.
"The Colonel wants to see you"; he answered as he pointed towards Mac's office.
As soon as Harm was out of earshot, the Admiral muttered "We have GOT to see this" as they all walked towards Mac's office.
No less than ten seconds had passed since Harm knocked on it, Mac opened the door.
Harm's reaction was expected. His eyes bulged from their sockets and his mouth hung open. "Your hair!" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, like it? I wanted a change, so I bleached my hair blond", she told him as if it were no big deal.
"Oh its nice, I-I-I like it", he stammered.
"Thanks, now come in and I will fill you in on our case", she said as she pulled him into her office.
Harriet and Jen remained out side Mac's door, snickering. The Admiral was still confused at what was going on.
"What's the real reason Mac dyed her hair?" the Admiral asked them.
"Well, we noticed that Harm usually only dates blondes and so we put together an office pool to see if he'd ask her out", Jen explained calmly. She seemed the think the Admiral wasn't going to approve of this.
"Really, can I get in on it?" he asked. I bet $50 that he'll sake her out and $100 that it has nothing to do with the hair", he said. "Next time, can you give me the heads up before you pull a stunt like this?" he asked before retreating to his office.
TBC...Yes, I know, it's a strange story but I'm a strange person. So it's all good in the end. Happy Natalie? You don't have to live in suspense any longer.