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 , sahc and kstorm 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 :
alicia5 Thanks for advice! I love the 'flames are for smores'! Re chapter, I wanted to get it out to post because of RL delay. Normal service will resume! Please keep reading!
rinkrat Your eloquence is fine - I get the Sunday feeling too! Please keep reading!
kstorm Hello and welcome to the story! Thanks for your support and please keep reading!
abigaile I promise, nothing (too) drastic! Please keep reading!
jbird7986 H/M it is for a chapter or two! Please keep reading!
jtbwriter Hiya! Got to keep you on your toes, haven't I? ;o) I know this was a short chapter, but I seem to have at least made it 'interesting'. Hubby came home at the weekend but he's been ill, so I've been busy elsewhere. Thank you for your input on the Sue/Jack stuff - much appreciated, and I was hot under the collar too! I've written a response to the latest input, and I shall ignore anything further. Thanks as always! PS - Hope all is well job-wise!?
skyefire I enjoyed my time away with my daughter, and now my hubby is home for a few weeks we are busy at the weekends, hence the delay in writing/posting. I didn't want to make Sue/Jack too 'flowery' when it came to asking/answering 'the question'; from the reaction of yourself and other readers, it seems to have worked out right. Thanks, and please keep reading!
ninjaturtle My hubby works away so I have time to fill, and with the fanfics I seem to have found my niche! I never thought of myself as a 'suspense' kind of writer, it just seems to be happening! I will have to have a go at writing a story to completion and then posting it, but with WTSMTS, I'm having too much fun doing it this way! Thanks, and please keep reading!
laura carr Hello! Bit of a mix-up; you reviewed for another story of mine and I thought it had been for WTSMTS so I put your name on the review list last chapter, before you actually reviewed ch.43 - spooky! Anyhow, welcome again, thanks for your support, and please keep reading!
capriceann Welcome back! Nice to hear from you again, no matter when. RL gets to all of us fanfic writers/readers/reviewers at some time... Glad to hear you've caught up and are enjoying the story. Thanks for your support and please keep reading!
Informant - I'll keep this brief. I have read your comments. You are entitled to your opinions, but 'please' keep them to yourself now. I accept that you don't like my story. So, leave it alone and move on. Thank you.
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TEMPORARY VOQ CABIN
USS SEA HAWK
SOMEWHERE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Mac had showered and changed, and was just brushing her hair out when there was a knock at her cabin door. Opening the door with one hand while she continued to use the brush in the other, Mac found herself face to face with Lieutenant Commander Glennan.
"Colonel, ma'am. Sorry to bother you like this. I was wondering if I might have a few minutes to talk to you?"
"Well, Captain Rabb and I are meeting up for lunch in the mess. You're welcome to join us."
"That will be fine, ma'am. Thank you. What time?"
"We'll be there in about twenty minutes," Mac said, looking at her watch, and then realized what she was doing. Staring blankly at her wrist for a few moments, Glennan began to wonder what had happened.
"Ma'am?" he questioned politely, and Mac raised her head and looked at him, and then grinned.
"Twenty minutes, Commander. See you there."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Leave the hatch open, Commander." Mac put the brush back in her locker and then walked out and closed the hatch behind herself, turning to make her way down to Harm's cabin, where she poked her head through the already open hatch.
VOQ CABIN
USS SEA HAWK
"Harm?"
"In here," Harm called out, around the toothbrush in his mouth. Mac stood at the open door and watched as Harm finished cleaning his teeth. When he had used the towel to dry his mouth he grinned at Mac's expression.
"You're ogling, Colonel."
"I'm entitled, Captain." Mac's reply was low pitched, and Harm raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm not going to jump your bones, not that I don't want to," Mac smiled, "but we have a lunch date, and I've invited Glennan to sit with us."
"Glennan? Why?"
"He came by my cabin a few minutes ago. Looks like he's got something on his mind, and he wanted to talk."
"Oh? What about?"
"He didn't say, or rather I told him I was on my way to meet with you for lunch. I suggested we meet in about twenty minutes, which leaves us..." Mac looked at her watch again, and Harm's expression was one of total surprise when she looked back at him.
"What?" she asked, and then looked back at her wrist again. "Damn, that's the second time! My internal clock has gone haywire! This is all your fault, Captain."
"Mine? How come? You said yourself that your timing was a 'marine thing'," Harm defended, but he was smiling at her.
"If it wasn't for junior here," Mac rubbed her stomach and murmured softly, "I'd be fine. At the moment my hormones are on full alert, and messing up my system!"
"But it's such a great system to mess with..." Harm added, and Mac gave him a mock-glare.
"If nothing else, the Admiral is going to figure I'm pregnant all on his own without us telling him, just because I'm going to turn up late for work when I get back stateside."
"Nah, he'll blame that one on me."
"Got you on two counts now then, flyboy."
"You've got me, period," Harm rejoined and, with a quick check out of the open hatch, dropped a kiss on Mac's lips.
"Time to go," Mac murmured, and straightened up from the doorway, waiting for Harm to put on his t-shirt beneath his flight suit.
"Is that your out-of-whack timing talking?" Harm asked, and Mac shook her head, smiling.
"No, it's my 'if we don't go now, I'll jump your bones' timing."
"That I can live with," Harm replied, and zipped up his suit as Mac preceded him out of the cabin and they made their way up to the Officer's Mess.
OFFICER'S MESS
USS SEA HAWK
Lieutenant Glennan was already seated at a table when Mac and Harm entered the room, and they made their way through the other tables to take the seats either side of him. Glennan had made to stand up when they approached, but Harm waved him back down into his seat.
"Colonel Mackenzie said you had a question, Glennan. Problems?"
"No, sir. At least, not really. I was just wondering what is going to happen to Carson once he gets back to DC."
"His case is going to be reviewed by the Admiral," Mac answered, without giving too much information away. Harm acknowledged her restraint, and kept it in mind when he spoke.
"I would have thought you would be glad to have him out of the brig and away from the ship. It makes your life easier, not having to work with a court martial in progress."
"I wouldn't have minded, Captain. It would have been my first shipboard trial."
"Of course, this is your first deployment." Harm spoke up, and Glennan nodded. "Well," Harm continued, "you'll get your chance again soon. It's just better that at this point, Carson transfers back to DC. All you have to worry about is working as JAG when we're in war conditions. You have to be able to think on your feet, at all times of the day and night, and relay whatever legal details the ship's captain wants."
"You're scaring him, Captain." Mac was smiling, but her eyes flashed a warning at Harm. They were both remembering a previous on-board encounter with a resident JAG who had faltered in his judgment at the time of intervention, and members of a terrorist cell had been able to get away into the Afghani desert.
"Not at all, ma'am. I'm aware that both of you are well-versed in International Marine law, and I hope to keep up to your standards."
"You'll do fine, I'm sure," Mac reassured the younger officer, and Harm nodded in agreement. "Right now, I'm starving, and the last thing you want to do is tick off a hungry marine."
"Yes, ma'am." Glennan nodded and grinned. During their travel out to the Middle East, he had become aware of Mac's appetite, and was in awe, just like everyone else.
Mac picked up a menu sheet and had a read through the dishes available that day. When the three of them had ordered, they sat back and continued to chat about what was going on generally on board ship. Glennan ventured to ask Harm about his flying status on board.
"I'm here as part of the crew, TAD from JAG, but I helped out with JAG duties before you arrived, and if you need anything, you can ask. Providing I'm on the deck and not in the air. Up there I'm a pilot, not a lawyer. No distractions."
"Of course not, sir." Glennan nodded in affirmation, and then looked at Harm again. "Do you have to remain suited up all the time?"
"When I'm on duty, yes. We can be scrambled at any time, so we have to be ready."
"It's fascinating, Captain. Thank you for sharing the information."
"It's not classified. Have you been asking the other pilots?"
Glennan nodded, and then his expression grew a little perturbed.
"What happened? Did you tick them off?"
"Not intentionally, of course. I'm just curious. I guess all deck-bound officers would like to know what makes a naval aviator do what they do."
"You probably stepped on a few egos, Glennan. Us 'jet-jocks'," at this comment Harm winked at Mac, and continued "have a tendency to be a little too cocky sometimes."
"It's warranted, sir. You and your crew do an amazing job up there."
"Thank you," Harm acknowledged, accepting the sincerity of Glennan's words, and Mac hid a slight smile behind her menu.
At that moment their food was served, and they began to eat their meals.
Afterwards, Glennan excused himself from their table, and both Harm and Mac made their way to the fantail. Their time together on board was almost over, and they wanted to make the most of the time left. It would have to keep them going until they were together again in DC.
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To be continued
A/N :
I have to go out of town again, so I don't know when I'll be able to post, but I will try to get some chapters down on paper while I'm away. Hope this chapter keeps you going, and I'll catch you all later!
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 , sahc and kstorm 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 :
alicia5 Thanks for advice! I love the 'flames are for smores'! Re chapter, I wanted to get it out to post because of RL delay. Normal service will resume! Please keep reading!
rinkrat Your eloquence is fine - I get the Sunday feeling too! Please keep reading!
kstorm Hello and welcome to the story! Thanks for your support and please keep reading!
abigaile I promise, nothing (too) drastic! Please keep reading!
jbird7986 H/M it is for a chapter or two! Please keep reading!
jtbwriter Hiya! Got to keep you on your toes, haven't I? ;o) I know this was a short chapter, but I seem to have at least made it 'interesting'. Hubby came home at the weekend but he's been ill, so I've been busy elsewhere. Thank you for your input on the Sue/Jack stuff - much appreciated, and I was hot under the collar too! I've written a response to the latest input, and I shall ignore anything further. Thanks as always! PS - Hope all is well job-wise!?
skyefire I enjoyed my time away with my daughter, and now my hubby is home for a few weeks we are busy at the weekends, hence the delay in writing/posting. I didn't want to make Sue/Jack too 'flowery' when it came to asking/answering 'the question'; from the reaction of yourself and other readers, it seems to have worked out right. Thanks, and please keep reading!
ninjaturtle My hubby works away so I have time to fill, and with the fanfics I seem to have found my niche! I never thought of myself as a 'suspense' kind of writer, it just seems to be happening! I will have to have a go at writing a story to completion and then posting it, but with WTSMTS, I'm having too much fun doing it this way! Thanks, and please keep reading!
laura carr Hello! Bit of a mix-up; you reviewed for another story of mine and I thought it had been for WTSMTS so I put your name on the review list last chapter, before you actually reviewed ch.43 - spooky! Anyhow, welcome again, thanks for your support, and please keep reading!
capriceann Welcome back! Nice to hear from you again, no matter when. RL gets to all of us fanfic writers/readers/reviewers at some time... Glad to hear you've caught up and are enjoying the story. Thanks for your support and please keep reading!
Informant - I'll keep this brief. I have read your comments. You are entitled to your opinions, but 'please' keep them to yourself now. I accept that you don't like my story. So, leave it alone and move on. Thank you.
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TEMPORARY VOQ CABIN
USS SEA HAWK
SOMEWHERE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Mac had showered and changed, and was just brushing her hair out when there was a knock at her cabin door. Opening the door with one hand while she continued to use the brush in the other, Mac found herself face to face with Lieutenant Commander Glennan.
"Colonel, ma'am. Sorry to bother you like this. I was wondering if I might have a few minutes to talk to you?"
"Well, Captain Rabb and I are meeting up for lunch in the mess. You're welcome to join us."
"That will be fine, ma'am. Thank you. What time?"
"We'll be there in about twenty minutes," Mac said, looking at her watch, and then realized what she was doing. Staring blankly at her wrist for a few moments, Glennan began to wonder what had happened.
"Ma'am?" he questioned politely, and Mac raised her head and looked at him, and then grinned.
"Twenty minutes, Commander. See you there."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Leave the hatch open, Commander." Mac put the brush back in her locker and then walked out and closed the hatch behind herself, turning to make her way down to Harm's cabin, where she poked her head through the already open hatch.
VOQ CABIN
USS SEA HAWK
"Harm?"
"In here," Harm called out, around the toothbrush in his mouth. Mac stood at the open door and watched as Harm finished cleaning his teeth. When he had used the towel to dry his mouth he grinned at Mac's expression.
"You're ogling, Colonel."
"I'm entitled, Captain." Mac's reply was low pitched, and Harm raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm not going to jump your bones, not that I don't want to," Mac smiled, "but we have a lunch date, and I've invited Glennan to sit with us."
"Glennan? Why?"
"He came by my cabin a few minutes ago. Looks like he's got something on his mind, and he wanted to talk."
"Oh? What about?"
"He didn't say, or rather I told him I was on my way to meet with you for lunch. I suggested we meet in about twenty minutes, which leaves us..." Mac looked at her watch again, and Harm's expression was one of total surprise when she looked back at him.
"What?" she asked, and then looked back at her wrist again. "Damn, that's the second time! My internal clock has gone haywire! This is all your fault, Captain."
"Mine? How come? You said yourself that your timing was a 'marine thing'," Harm defended, but he was smiling at her.
"If it wasn't for junior here," Mac rubbed her stomach and murmured softly, "I'd be fine. At the moment my hormones are on full alert, and messing up my system!"
"But it's such a great system to mess with..." Harm added, and Mac gave him a mock-glare.
"If nothing else, the Admiral is going to figure I'm pregnant all on his own without us telling him, just because I'm going to turn up late for work when I get back stateside."
"Nah, he'll blame that one on me."
"Got you on two counts now then, flyboy."
"You've got me, period," Harm rejoined and, with a quick check out of the open hatch, dropped a kiss on Mac's lips.
"Time to go," Mac murmured, and straightened up from the doorway, waiting for Harm to put on his t-shirt beneath his flight suit.
"Is that your out-of-whack timing talking?" Harm asked, and Mac shook her head, smiling.
"No, it's my 'if we don't go now, I'll jump your bones' timing."
"That I can live with," Harm replied, and zipped up his suit as Mac preceded him out of the cabin and they made their way up to the Officer's Mess.
OFFICER'S MESS
USS SEA HAWK
Lieutenant Glennan was already seated at a table when Mac and Harm entered the room, and they made their way through the other tables to take the seats either side of him. Glennan had made to stand up when they approached, but Harm waved him back down into his seat.
"Colonel Mackenzie said you had a question, Glennan. Problems?"
"No, sir. At least, not really. I was just wondering what is going to happen to Carson once he gets back to DC."
"His case is going to be reviewed by the Admiral," Mac answered, without giving too much information away. Harm acknowledged her restraint, and kept it in mind when he spoke.
"I would have thought you would be glad to have him out of the brig and away from the ship. It makes your life easier, not having to work with a court martial in progress."
"I wouldn't have minded, Captain. It would have been my first shipboard trial."
"Of course, this is your first deployment." Harm spoke up, and Glennan nodded. "Well," Harm continued, "you'll get your chance again soon. It's just better that at this point, Carson transfers back to DC. All you have to worry about is working as JAG when we're in war conditions. You have to be able to think on your feet, at all times of the day and night, and relay whatever legal details the ship's captain wants."
"You're scaring him, Captain." Mac was smiling, but her eyes flashed a warning at Harm. They were both remembering a previous on-board encounter with a resident JAG who had faltered in his judgment at the time of intervention, and members of a terrorist cell had been able to get away into the Afghani desert.
"Not at all, ma'am. I'm aware that both of you are well-versed in International Marine law, and I hope to keep up to your standards."
"You'll do fine, I'm sure," Mac reassured the younger officer, and Harm nodded in agreement. "Right now, I'm starving, and the last thing you want to do is tick off a hungry marine."
"Yes, ma'am." Glennan nodded and grinned. During their travel out to the Middle East, he had become aware of Mac's appetite, and was in awe, just like everyone else.
Mac picked up a menu sheet and had a read through the dishes available that day. When the three of them had ordered, they sat back and continued to chat about what was going on generally on board ship. Glennan ventured to ask Harm about his flying status on board.
"I'm here as part of the crew, TAD from JAG, but I helped out with JAG duties before you arrived, and if you need anything, you can ask. Providing I'm on the deck and not in the air. Up there I'm a pilot, not a lawyer. No distractions."
"Of course not, sir." Glennan nodded in affirmation, and then looked at Harm again. "Do you have to remain suited up all the time?"
"When I'm on duty, yes. We can be scrambled at any time, so we have to be ready."
"It's fascinating, Captain. Thank you for sharing the information."
"It's not classified. Have you been asking the other pilots?"
Glennan nodded, and then his expression grew a little perturbed.
"What happened? Did you tick them off?"
"Not intentionally, of course. I'm just curious. I guess all deck-bound officers would like to know what makes a naval aviator do what they do."
"You probably stepped on a few egos, Glennan. Us 'jet-jocks'," at this comment Harm winked at Mac, and continued "have a tendency to be a little too cocky sometimes."
"It's warranted, sir. You and your crew do an amazing job up there."
"Thank you," Harm acknowledged, accepting the sincerity of Glennan's words, and Mac hid a slight smile behind her menu.
At that moment their food was served, and they began to eat their meals.
Afterwards, Glennan excused himself from their table, and both Harm and Mac made their way to the fantail. Their time together on board was almost over, and they wanted to make the most of the time left. It would have to keep them going until they were together again in DC.
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To be continued
A/N :
I have to go out of town again, so I don't know when I'll be able to post, but I will try to get some chapters down on paper while I'm away. Hope this chapter keeps you going, and I'll catch you all later!