Title : Where The Sea Meets The Sky

Author : Jaggie 107

Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' belongs to PAX TV - and I hope all parties will allow me to have fun for a little while, and replace them all when I'm done. Thank you. (Here's the disclaimer for NCIS, as above...I'll leave it in for the rest of the story; makes life easier when I need to 'borrow' Gibbs and his team!)

Rating : G to PG-13

Thanks go to cbw, jtbwriter, beegirl, katydid13, ninjaturtle, capriceann, starryeyes10, kirsten, soonerfan, another tracy, tomcat-all, lori4, carol, eliv.thade, alicia5, fragmentpieces, kesh, claysmvl, chicmns, skyefire, tammy-jet, abigaile, kjflygirl87, anna7, nikki, jbird7986, angelab, pineapplehead, rosa, manda, rinkrat, bard2003, laura carr, tj and sahc for their reviews. As before, any reviewers I miss between posts will be added to the list for the next chapter!

Replies to previous chapter reviews :

bard2003 Hello - welcome to the story. I think Mattie is 15 in the series, so I hope I'm not far off in writing about her intent to enter the Naval Academy soon. I'm not sure about the actual admission age, but it's something I will check on the web, so thank you for bringing the point up. Please keep reading!

anna7 Thanks for your support. Please keep reading.

jtbwriter Hiya! I didn't want to overdo the 'engagement' bit, it just seems right that they are together. However, you'll read below I have one negative reviewer, but out of over 180 reviews, one ain't too bad!!! Fingers crossed again for the 2nd time, and thanks as always.

ninjaturtle I figure Mattie can be a teenager and enjoy life again with Harm and Mac's support, so yeah, she's enthusiastic! Glad you like my Sue/Jack storyline! Please keep reading!

abigaile Who knows? Maybe they will! Please keep reading!

kjflygirl87 Bobby was dating Darcy (and I do like that storyline in STFBEye) but for my story they had to split. Sorry! Please keep reading!

starryeyes10 Thanks for your support! Please keep reading!

Rosa Thanks for your support. Please keep reading!

TJ Hello and welcome to the story! Thanks for your support! I understand that women who find themselves pregnant are ordered back to shore (and if that's wrong, please advise!), but for the story it fits, and Mac isn't on board for long, and besides - in the series, Singer was on board when she was pregnant! Works for her, works for me!

BTW, I've been out of town for a couple of days and you've obviously caught up on the story, so you know what was in the box! :o) I'm so glad you like the S/J story. Please keep reading!

Sahc Hello and welcome to the story! Thanks for your support and please keep reading!

laura carr Hello and welcome to the story. Thanks for your support, and please keep reading!

I apologize that the next comments take up so much space on a page, but I feel justified in writing this response when the reviewer left no address to reply to privately.

informant Wow! You've been busy! I appreciate you taking the time to review as far as you have and leave the comments you did. I do not find it in the least degrading to want to pair Sue/Jack . By definition the PAXTV web site introduction speaks for itself - "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, a groundbreaking, original drama was inspired by the true story of Sue Thomas," - it 'inspired' the series, but while the ability to lip-read was the stepping stone to Miss Thomas working in surveillance, the actual content of the episodes is predominantly fictional, as are the fanfics written, and should be taken as such, and not as a direct insult to Miss Thomas herself. I have read articles on the real Sue Thomas, and I have every respect for the lady, and for her role in life, both past and present. I have visited the web sites you mention, and have read both the message boards and the fanfic pages. There will always be the die-hard fans and the detractors, and that is the right of choice. My choice is different to yours. BTW, I have Miss Thomas' book on order, thank you, and I am sure I shall thoroughly enjoy reading it. PS - You might want to review the show yourself; the episode 216 'The Kiss' shows the characters Sue and Jack in quite an intimate clinch! I'm sure THAT didn't happen to the real Sue Thomas. (I rest my case.)

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TEMPORARY VOQ CABIN

USS SEA HAWK

SOMEWHERE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

SUNDAY MORNING

Mac woke up to the sudden sensation of loss, and it scared her. There was no reason to be afraid. It was irrational as she knew that Harm was safe on board in his cabin, and Mattie was safe at home with Jen. The pair of them had called as soon as Bobby, Sue and Jack had accompanied them to their apartment after visiting Beltway Burgers. (Harm didn't know about 'that' detour!) Sitting up on the bunk, Mac ran a hand through her hair and wasn't surprised to find it damp with sweat. Pulling a face at the dampness, Mac hopped off the bunk and headed towards the bathroom, pulling a face at herself in the mirror.

"Suck it up, Marine. It's just your hormones on overdrive," she berated the face looking back at her, and rubbed her stomach with one hand while she reached for her toothbrush with the other. As she daubed toothpaste on the brush and began cleaning her teeth a thought suddenly struck her. While her visions before had been about people close to her - Chloe, and then Harm - she did remember having the visions about a murdered female officer, and that was someone she was totally unrelated to! Maybe that was the case now, but there had been no dreams, just the feeling of loss. Shaking her head, as if to clear the thoughts, Mac finished cleaning her teeth and washing her face, and walked back into the cabin to get dressed. As she was on unofficial liberty, just waiting to leave the Sea Hawk the following morning, Mac dressed in sweats and decided to go work out in the gymnasium. Deciding that she would wake up Harm too, she grinned at 'that' thought, and made her way to his quarters.

VOQ CABIN

USS SEA HAWK

SOMEWHERE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

SUNDAY MORNING

The knocking on the hatch grew louder and more insistent, and Harm groaned loudly. It just wasn't fair. He'd not long since finished an emergency briefing for his next flight, and had been asleep less than two hours. He knew he would have to find Mac later and tell her about the upcoming flight. It would more than likely occur before she was due to depart on the COD, and he wouldn't be there to see her off. Stumbling to his feet off the bunk he half staggered to the hatch and opened it, looking out blearily.

"Well, I'd say 'good morning', but you look like something the cat dragged in and threw out again! What happened, Harm?" Mac stepped over the knee knocker and closed the hatch behind her as Harm made his way back to the bunk and lay down again, turning his head to look at her. Mac was pouting, standing with her hands on her hips, and looking back at him. Harm screwed his eyes up, climbed off the bunk again, gave her a bear hug and a kiss that landed just off-center of her mouth, and went back to the bunk.

Torn between disappointment that he had not hugged her first thing, and amusement at the look on his face, Mac settled for curiosity.

"What's going on?" she asked, pulling the desk chair over to the bunk and turning it around before sitting astride it to rest her arms across the back of the chair as she waited for an answer.

"Captain Johnson had an emergency briefing for an upcoming flight. Bad news is it's probably going to happen before you leave on the COD, so I'm not going to be able to..." Harm was interrupted.

"See me off," ended Mac, looking right at Harm, trying to determine if he was hiding some details from her to keep her from worrying. To her surprise he replied as though he had been reading her mind.

"I'm not trying to protect you, Mac. I know you'll worry anyway, but I'm not hiding anything. Right now, you know as much as I do. All I know is that we're on call from midnight tonight, and it could happen anytime. But what 'it' is, remains unknown at this time. The captain's words, not mine," Harm added, raising his hands as Mac was about to protest. With a deep sigh she nodded, and then grinned at him.

"Okay, flyboy, you're off the hook. Get some sack time and I'll call by later on."

"Where were you going, anyhow?"

"For some exercise in the gym."

"Okay, but don't overdo it?" Harm managed to make it into a question, and was pleased to receive a smile and a nod. Mac had risen to her feet and replaced the chair at the desk; turning back to face Harm, he reached out to pull her towards him by putting his hands on her hips. Mac moved forward at the pressure of his hands, and stood in front of him, as he leaned his forehead against her stomach from his seated position on the bunk. His next action had Mac laughing huskily.

"Now listen here, junior. Mommy's going to do some exercise, so when you feel you've had enough, you let her know. Okay?"

"I promise I won't overdo it, Daddy." Mac dropped a kiss on Harm's bent head and he let his hands drop from her hips. "Get some sleep and I'll drop by in a couple of hours. You can treat me to lunch."

"You've got yourself a deal, marine." Harm managed to grin through a yawn, and Mac walked across the cabin to the hatch.

"Sleep tight, sailor."

"Mmmn-hmmn," Harm murmured in response, but his eyes were already closed, and Mac smiled to herself as she closed the hatch behind her. Despite her smile, however, a feeling of unease settled on her. Shaking her head in a determined attempt to dismiss the sensation, Mac headed for the gymnasium.

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To be continued