Mac invited Harriet and Bud to join Sturgis at her dinner the next evening. Harriet had commented on how much Abi was growing while they discussed Mac's solution to the arguing Petty Officers and the Admiral's reaction when Mac had informed him of what had happened.

Everyone finally left by 2200 after checking on Abi, Mac said good night to Meg and went to bed. She tossed and turned unable to sleep, something was bothering her but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. She tried watching TV, reading but nothing helped. When she finally felt sleep coming Abi woke for her feed. When she got back to bed Mac finally managed to fall asleep only to wake ten minutes screaming.

"HARM!" She sat bolt upright. Her breathing was heavy. There was a tap on the door.

"Is everything okay Mac? I heard you scream." Meg asked sticking her head in the door.

"No, something is wrong with Harm."

"Are you sure? You weren't having a nightmare or something?" Meg asked.

"No, something is wrong I can feel it."

"Okay, but there isn't...." She trailed off as Abi started crying.

"Damn. Meg can you go and sing to her, I need to call the Admiral."

"Sing?" Meg questioned.

"Yeah, love songs or school house rock. It will send her back to sleep."

"Okay. Let me know if you need anything else."

"Thanks Meg." Once Meg was gone Mac grabbed the phone and thought for a minute and dialled the Admiral's number.

"This better be good." He said half asleep.

"Admiral it's Mac I need your help."

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" He mumbled.

"0327."

"Wrong person to ask. What's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with Harm."

"Mac..."

"Sir, I know you have a problem with my feelings. But I think something is wrong, you can call me a paranoid wife but I need to speak to him to just to make sure he's okay."

"Mac..."

"Admiral please?" She begged.

"What do you want me to do?" AJ conceded.

"I need to know how to contact the Eisenhower at this time of night."

"Let me make a few calls, I'll see if I can get you a number."

"Thank you sir."

"Well none of us are going to get any sleep until you talk to him so I might as well help."

~

"Captain Johnson, there is a Colonel Mackenzie on the line she wants to talk to Commander Rabb." The communications officer informed him.

"Put her through to my quarters."

"Aye sir."

"XO you have the bridge."

"Aye sir." The XO replied.

"Colonel Mackenzie, it's Captain Johnson." He said picking up the phone in his quarters.

"Captain, I need to speak to Commander Rabb." Mac informed him.

"Colonel, I was going to call you earlier but Commander Rabb asked me to hold off as he didn't want to worry or to wake the baby."

"Captain, what happened?" Mac demanded.

"Colonel, there was an accident, the Commander has a mild concussion the corps men have him under observation."

"How did he get a concussion?"

"He was conducting the investigation and talking to some of the maintenance crew when bolt was knocked on to ground, he put his foot on it and he slipped banging his head on the side of the tomcat. I have an investigation underway as to how it happened and finding who is accountable."

"Sounds like it was a pure accident, charges wouldn't stand up to anything more than a warning. I doubt culpability would be found."

"Is that the lawyer in you talking?" He asked.

"No that's the judge in me. Now the concern wife in me would like to speak to my husband if that can be arranged."

"I'll have your call transferred."

TBC