"Colonel Mackenzie." Jen said as she opened the door on the second ring of the bell.

"I just thought I would come and check up on you."

"I'm fine ma'am. I've just got a splint rather than a cast and I can't drive." Jen realised that she had her still stood on the doorstep. "I'm sorry ma'am, please come in." Jen stepped back and let her in.

"Thanks. So your hand is going to be okay?"

"I just need to keep icing it. My ribs are definitely not broke or crack either, it was just deep bruising."

"That's good. So this isn't going set back your recovery?" Mac asked as they sat down.

"No. Ma'am I just want to say thank you for making sure that Jason came back to the office. He would have made me slightly crazy if he'd stayed."

"Apart from the fact the Admiral needed him to work, I kind of knew that."

"Did you manage to mediate a deal between Captain Gilchrist and Captain Jones?" Jen asked.

"Yes after two hours. They're working out the fine tuning with their lawyers."

"Did you find out why Seaman..."

"Rodriguez." Mac filled in the blank.

"Rodriguez wanted to see you ma'am?"

"I helped his wife divorce him two years ago while he was at sea. He wasn't very happy about it."

"I probably would be too."

"I suppose. I mean if I sent Harm divorce papers while he was out on a carrier for three months he'd mad. But he would be mad at me, not the lawyer who drew up the papers."

"Ma'am, with respect, if you sent Commander Rabb divorce papers while he was on a carrier he'd steal the first tomcat he could find and come back and demand an explanation hang the consequences." Jen corrected.

"You're probably right. But since that's something I'm never planning on doing we'll never find out."

"Also ma'am, if he doesn't know where his ex-wife is anymore, you maybe the closet person to his divorce he could get answers from."

"True, but that was still no excuse for his behaviour."

"No ma'am. But it does make it slightly more understandable." The doorbell rang, but Jen didn't move to get it.

"Did you want me to get the door?" Mac asked.

"No, it's probably Jason ma'am, he has a key, if it's not they'll ring the bell again." Mac raised her eyebrows at the mention of him having a key. "Ma'am, he doesn't live here, he doesn't even stay over during the week."

"Relax Jen I don't have a problem with it. Even if he did live here I couldn't say anything about it. Harm stayed with me when I had my concussion to make sure I was okay at night and never left. Besides this would be one of those 'don't ask, don't tell' conversations."

"Jen?" Tiner called as he entered. "Jen?"

"I'm in here." She called.

"I brought Chinese food, I hope you ar...." He stopped when he saw Mac. "Sorry Colonel I didn't know you were here."

"Relax Jason. I just came to check up on her and make sure she was really okay to come back to work tomorrow."

"I'm fine ma'am honestly." Jen insisted.

"Then I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. We have to squeeze a hearing in to determine if a piece of evidence is admissible in between everything else on the schedule for tomorrow."

"I should be able to move some things around ma'am. We'll fit it in."

"Good. Before I go Jason two pieces of advice."

"Ma'am?" Tiner questioned.

"One don't coddle her and two find the girl a fork for that food she's only got one hand and it smell wonderful."

"Yes ma'am."

~

"Hey sweetheart." Mac said as she looked at Abi sat in her bouncing chair. Abi smiled at her. "You're getting really good at that." Abi kicked her legs. "That too." Abi reached out and tried to grab Mac's uniform. "Maybe I should take this off." Mac slipped off her jacket.

"Not that I don't appreciate the thought but dinner is nearly ready." Harm said from behind her.

"I wasn't doing it for you, but we might negotiate a replay later."

"I may have to take a rain check on that offer your honour. I have a defence to reconstruct before tomorrow."

"So I should take dinner while it's on offer?" He nodded. "I don't suppose it's Chinese by any chance?"

"No char-grilled Salmon. Why?"

"Jason brought Jen Chinese food for dinner. It smelled great." Mac picked Abi

"Sorry. How is she?"

"She's fine. She'll be back tomorrow."

"That's great."

"No Abi." Mac said as Abi tried to pull at her eagles. "Look go to Daddy while I go and change." Harm took Abi from Mac. "I'll be a couple of minutes."

"We'll be waiting."

TBC