"You're going to be late." Harm said the next morning as Mac watched him finish giving Abi her bottle.

"I managed to adjust my schedule so I could have an extra thirty minutes."

"See Abi Mommy wanted to spend some more time with you." He dropped a kiss on her forehead.

"I take whatever I can get."

~

Mac watched as Harm strapped Abi into the second car seat in the corvette, so she could keep the SUV. Harm closed the door and turned to look at Mac.

"I guess it's time for me to leave." He said. Mac flung herself into his arms. "Everything will be okay I promise, I'll be back before you know it."

"In one piece?" Mac questioned.

"In one piece."

"You'd better be or I'll come after you and kick your six so hard you won't know what hit you." Harm smiled and gave her a kiss. "Right go; be careful, I love you and good luck."

"I love you too."

Mac wrapped her arms tightly around her waist as she watched him drive away.

"Are you okay?" Grams asked as she came out and stood by her on the kerb.

"I'll be fine when he gets back."

"Jennifer is on the phone, the prisoner tried to escape on transport this morning."

"Great just what I needed." Mac turned and ran back up the steps to get the phone.

~

"This court martial will stand in recess until the members have reached a verdict." Mac banged her gavel.

"All rise." The bailiff called.

"Here are the files for the staff meeting." Jen handed Mac the files.

"Thanks. If the members reach a verdict while I'm in the meeting come and get me. I'd like to get this over with as soon as possible."

"Yes ma'am. Was there anything else you needed?"

"Not that I can think of. Harriet's picking Abi up if the verdict goes later than 1800. But it's a pretty open and shut case so they should reach a decision tonight."

"Would you like some coffee?" Jen offered.

"That would be good."

~

"...And finally Mac, a Hornet engineer charged with replacing the wrong part, causing the plane to crash injuring the crew." Admiral Morris said as he finished handing out the cases they knew for certain were coming up the next week.

"Admiral, is there any chance I can not have this case?" Mac asked.

"Would you care to explain why Colonel?" He asked.

"My husbands doing his carrier quals this weekend and I'd rather not have to spend the weekend thinking about planes crashing anymore than absolutely necessary sir."

"I'll swap." Amy Helfman offered. "If that's okay with you Admiral?"

"Go ahead." Mac and Amy exchanged files. "Does anyone have anything they wish to bring up before we go over the verdict review?"

"I have one thing." Mac said.

"Go ahead."

"I don't know if Admiral Chegwidden has spoken to any of you, but he would like to have another Marine as a lawyer in the JAG office. He asked me to be on the look out for a suitable candidate."

"He's only going to replace you now?" Colonel Blakely asked.

"It would seem so. He likes the dynamic of having one of his senior attorneys being a Marine." There was a knock on the door.

"Enter." Admiral Morris called.

"Sorry to interrupt sir." Jen said.

"What is it Petty Officer?" He asked.

"Colonel Mackenzie asked me to inform her when the members reached a verdict."

"Admiral with your permission..." Mac asked. He nodded. "Jen, page the relevant parties we'll reconvene in fifteen minutes."

"Yes ma'am. Sir's, ma'am's." Jen left.

TBC