"That smells good." Harm said as Jen was sorting out the Chinese food.
"Yes sir."
"Does she have a minute?" He asked.
"Unfortunately not sir, she's in a meeting, then she has back to back meetings for the rest of the day. Member selection ran through the designated lunch time in the schedule today, so hence the Chinese food. We're eating on the run."
"If I write her a note can you give it to her?"
"Of course sir, let me just get you a pen and some paper."
"Thanks Jen." He scribbled something down, folded the paper over and handed it to her.
"I'll see she gets it, did you need a reply?"
"I can manage without one." He winked at her. "Carry on."
"Aye sir." When Harm left Jen collected up Mac's food, the note and went and knocked on the door.
"Enter." Mac called.
"Sorry to interrupt ma'am, but your food is here and I have a message for you from Commander Rabb." Jen handed the note over, Mac quickly read it.
"Does he want a response?" She asked.
"He said he could manage without one."
"Thanks Jen."
"Ma'am." She turned and left, leaving Mac to her lunch and her meeting.
~
"I'm here to see Colonel Mackenzie."
"And you are sir?" Jen asked standing up.
"Lieutenant Johnston."
"Yes sir. The Colonel is running slightly behind at the moment, if you'd like to take a seat sir."
"Thank you."
"Can I get you something to drink sir?" Jen offered.
"No, I'm fine Petty Officer."
"Yes sir." Jen sat back down as the phone rang. "Colonel Mackenzie's office." She answered.
"It's me." Jason replied. "The Admiral would like to see Colonel Mackenzie if she has a few minutes."
"She has a full schedule until 1730, but she's already running behind as it is. Could you please find out if it is urgent and I'll see what I can do about rearranging something?"
"I'll just find out." Jen looked at the schedule then glanced at the pile of paperwork that needed to be filed. It definitely wasn't her day. "He says it can wait until 1730."
"She has to leave at 1800 to pick Abi up." Jen reminded him.
"I'll let him know. Are we still on for dinner tonight?" Tiner asked.
"Can we just have pizza in front of the TV?" Lieutenant Johnston looked up and smiled at her.
"We can do that."
"I've got to get back to work. I'll see you later." Jen hung up. Just then Mac's door opened.
"Thank you ma'am." The Major who had been in with Mac said. Jen got up.
"It was nice to have meet you Major. Jen what's next?" Mac asked.
"Lieutenant Johnston is here and you have an appointment to see the Admiral at 1800."
"Does he know I have to..." Mac started to ask.
"Leave by 1800. I informed Petty Officer Tiner." Jen replied and handed Mac a file.
"Thanks. Come in Lieutenant."
"Thank you ma'am."
~
"Jen, I need to see Mac." Sturgis said coming up to her desk.
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen today Commander."
"Excuse me?"
"Sir, I had to tell the Admiral he couldn't see her until 1730, she has to leave straight after that appointment."
"How about tomorrow morning?" He asked.
"She has a court martial starting at 0900 tomorrow. It's possible she could see you during the lunch recess, but the time on that is speculative."
"I have to go out to Norfolk at 1100. Are you sure she can't spare twenty minutes after her appointment with the Admiral?"
"She has to pick Abigail up before 1830; she is already taking work home with her."
"Can't Harm pick Abi up?" Sturgis asked.
"I wouldn't know sir; you'd have to ask him."
"And you're sure she doesn't have even ten minutes?"
"Sir, she ate her lunch while she was in a meeting. I've had to take six messages, even Commander Rabb had to leave her a note. You won't get in with her today unless you can get Commander Rabb to pick up Abi up."
"I better go and talk to Harm. Thanks Jen."
"Let me know if any changes are being made sir, I'll let the Colonel know."
"Will do."
TBC
"Yes sir."
"Does she have a minute?" He asked.
"Unfortunately not sir, she's in a meeting, then she has back to back meetings for the rest of the day. Member selection ran through the designated lunch time in the schedule today, so hence the Chinese food. We're eating on the run."
"If I write her a note can you give it to her?"
"Of course sir, let me just get you a pen and some paper."
"Thanks Jen." He scribbled something down, folded the paper over and handed it to her.
"I'll see she gets it, did you need a reply?"
"I can manage without one." He winked at her. "Carry on."
"Aye sir." When Harm left Jen collected up Mac's food, the note and went and knocked on the door.
"Enter." Mac called.
"Sorry to interrupt ma'am, but your food is here and I have a message for you from Commander Rabb." Jen handed the note over, Mac quickly read it.
"Does he want a response?" She asked.
"He said he could manage without one."
"Thanks Jen."
"Ma'am." She turned and left, leaving Mac to her lunch and her meeting.
~
"I'm here to see Colonel Mackenzie."
"And you are sir?" Jen asked standing up.
"Lieutenant Johnston."
"Yes sir. The Colonel is running slightly behind at the moment, if you'd like to take a seat sir."
"Thank you."
"Can I get you something to drink sir?" Jen offered.
"No, I'm fine Petty Officer."
"Yes sir." Jen sat back down as the phone rang. "Colonel Mackenzie's office." She answered.
"It's me." Jason replied. "The Admiral would like to see Colonel Mackenzie if she has a few minutes."
"She has a full schedule until 1730, but she's already running behind as it is. Could you please find out if it is urgent and I'll see what I can do about rearranging something?"
"I'll just find out." Jen looked at the schedule then glanced at the pile of paperwork that needed to be filed. It definitely wasn't her day. "He says it can wait until 1730."
"She has to leave at 1800 to pick Abi up." Jen reminded him.
"I'll let him know. Are we still on for dinner tonight?" Tiner asked.
"Can we just have pizza in front of the TV?" Lieutenant Johnston looked up and smiled at her.
"We can do that."
"I've got to get back to work. I'll see you later." Jen hung up. Just then Mac's door opened.
"Thank you ma'am." The Major who had been in with Mac said. Jen got up.
"It was nice to have meet you Major. Jen what's next?" Mac asked.
"Lieutenant Johnston is here and you have an appointment to see the Admiral at 1800."
"Does he know I have to..." Mac started to ask.
"Leave by 1800. I informed Petty Officer Tiner." Jen replied and handed Mac a file.
"Thanks. Come in Lieutenant."
"Thank you ma'am."
~
"Jen, I need to see Mac." Sturgis said coming up to her desk.
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen today Commander."
"Excuse me?"
"Sir, I had to tell the Admiral he couldn't see her until 1730, she has to leave straight after that appointment."
"How about tomorrow morning?" He asked.
"She has a court martial starting at 0900 tomorrow. It's possible she could see you during the lunch recess, but the time on that is speculative."
"I have to go out to Norfolk at 1100. Are you sure she can't spare twenty minutes after her appointment with the Admiral?"
"She has to pick Abigail up before 1830; she is already taking work home with her."
"Can't Harm pick Abi up?" Sturgis asked.
"I wouldn't know sir; you'd have to ask him."
"And you're sure she doesn't have even ten minutes?"
"Sir, she ate her lunch while she was in a meeting. I've had to take six messages, even Commander Rabb had to leave her a note. You won't get in with her today unless you can get Commander Rabb to pick up Abi up."
"I better go and talk to Harm. Thanks Jen."
"Let me know if any changes are being made sir, I'll let the Colonel know."
"Will do."
TBC
