"Thank you for coming in Lieutenant." Mac said as she saw Lieutenant Mason
out.
"Thank you for meeting with me Colonel."
"Do you know the way out?" Mac asked.
"Yes ma'am." He asked.
"Jen, who's next?"
"The Admiral, Commander Turner wanted to see you, he was going to see if Commander Rabb could collect Abi so you could meet with him after the Admiral."
"Harm has a late meeting. Call Sturgis and tell him if it is important to be ready by 1800 he can come with to collect Abi and we can talk in the car. Inform him I'll drop him back here before I head home."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"Commander Turner." Jen said tapping on Sturgis's office door.
"Petty Officer. Commander Rabb can't collect Abigail."
"I know sir. But Colonel Mackenzie has another option for you."
"I'm listening."
"If you can be ready to go by 1800, you can talk to her in the car; she'll drop you back here before she heads home." Jen explained.
"That will work for me."
"As soon as she finished with the Admiral she had to come back to collect her briefcase from the office. She'll be ready to go after that sir."
"Thanks Jen."
"If you'll excuse me sir." Sturgis nodded.
~
"I haven't seen you in a couple days, how are things?" Mac asked as she pulled out of the JAG parking lot.
"Going well hopefully Mac."
"Since if I didn't have to pick Abi up, we'd be having this conversation in my office, shouldn't that be Colonel, ma'am or your honour?" Mac asked.
"Sorry ma'am." Sturgis apologised.
"I was kidding Sturgis lighten up. You look tense." Mac commented.
"I'm not."
"But you look it."
"Thanks." He said sarcastically.
"Do you have plans for tonight?" Mac asked.
"Other than doing some work no. Why?"
"You're coming to dinner. Grams is making pot roast and some vegetable thing for Harm. She always makes more than we can eat."
"I wouldn't want to intrude."
"You won't be since I invited you. Besides no one can turn down Grams' pot roast."
"What time should I be there?"
"1930."
"I'll be there." Sturgis agreed.
"See, that was easier than having to order Jen to eat the Chinese food I ordered." Mac yawned.
"Are you sure you don't want to do this another night? You looked tired."
"Abi didn't sleep well last night. Then I had a long day but I'm fine."
"Do you want to talk about?"
"It was going fine until I got to the office. Two of the Commanders for the member selection were delayed so I pushed it back thirty minutes. Then selecting the members took two hours longer than we thought it would, so we didn't have time for lunch, so we ordered take out. I then had back to back meetings, so I had to eat in my meeting. Then I had to go and see the Admiral who wants me to be on the look out for a good Marine lawyer to be my replacement."
"As a judge?" Sturgis questioned.
"As a lawyer. He thinks the dynamic worked well before I transferred."
"It's been nine months he's only thinking of replacing you now?"
"Apparently. But enough of my day, what was it you needed to discuss?"
TBC
"Thank you for meeting with me Colonel."
"Do you know the way out?" Mac asked.
"Yes ma'am." He asked.
"Jen, who's next?"
"The Admiral, Commander Turner wanted to see you, he was going to see if Commander Rabb could collect Abi so you could meet with him after the Admiral."
"Harm has a late meeting. Call Sturgis and tell him if it is important to be ready by 1800 he can come with to collect Abi and we can talk in the car. Inform him I'll drop him back here before I head home."
"Yes ma'am."
~
"Commander Turner." Jen said tapping on Sturgis's office door.
"Petty Officer. Commander Rabb can't collect Abigail."
"I know sir. But Colonel Mackenzie has another option for you."
"I'm listening."
"If you can be ready to go by 1800, you can talk to her in the car; she'll drop you back here before she heads home." Jen explained.
"That will work for me."
"As soon as she finished with the Admiral she had to come back to collect her briefcase from the office. She'll be ready to go after that sir."
"Thanks Jen."
"If you'll excuse me sir." Sturgis nodded.
~
"I haven't seen you in a couple days, how are things?" Mac asked as she pulled out of the JAG parking lot.
"Going well hopefully Mac."
"Since if I didn't have to pick Abi up, we'd be having this conversation in my office, shouldn't that be Colonel, ma'am or your honour?" Mac asked.
"Sorry ma'am." Sturgis apologised.
"I was kidding Sturgis lighten up. You look tense." Mac commented.
"I'm not."
"But you look it."
"Thanks." He said sarcastically.
"Do you have plans for tonight?" Mac asked.
"Other than doing some work no. Why?"
"You're coming to dinner. Grams is making pot roast and some vegetable thing for Harm. She always makes more than we can eat."
"I wouldn't want to intrude."
"You won't be since I invited you. Besides no one can turn down Grams' pot roast."
"What time should I be there?"
"1930."
"I'll be there." Sturgis agreed.
"See, that was easier than having to order Jen to eat the Chinese food I ordered." Mac yawned.
"Are you sure you don't want to do this another night? You looked tired."
"Abi didn't sleep well last night. Then I had a long day but I'm fine."
"Do you want to talk about?"
"It was going fine until I got to the office. Two of the Commanders for the member selection were delayed so I pushed it back thirty minutes. Then selecting the members took two hours longer than we thought it would, so we didn't have time for lunch, so we ordered take out. I then had back to back meetings, so I had to eat in my meeting. Then I had to go and see the Admiral who wants me to be on the look out for a good Marine lawyer to be my replacement."
"As a judge?" Sturgis questioned.
"As a lawyer. He thinks the dynamic worked well before I transferred."
"It's been nine months he's only thinking of replacing you now?"
"Apparently. But enough of my day, what was it you needed to discuss?"
TBC
