"Thank god that's over." Mac said as she, Jen and Sturgis walked out of the
Pentagon. "Jen, just think we can get back to overzealous lawyers who want
to step over the line tomorrow."
"Sounds like heaven ma'am." Jen sighed.
"I wouldn't say that." The Admiral said obviously overhearing them.
"Sorry sir." Jen apologised.
"I wasn't meaning that, I meant about tomorrow. All three of you have been granted a days leave, I don't want to see any of you in the office before 0800 on Wednesday morning. Is that understood?"
"Aye aye sir." They all said.
"You all deserve it, you did a good job in a difficult situation. I'm proud of you."
"Thank you sir." Mac said. "Jen, if we hurry I should be able to pick Abi up."
"I thought Lieutenant Sims was collecting her ma'am."
"She was going to but I can call her." Mac said.
"Yes ma'am, Commander, Admiral."
"Have a nice day off."
~
"So what are you going to do with your day off?" Mac asked as she drove to the day care centre.
"I think I might repaint my bedroom." Jen said.
"Any idea what colour?"
"I was thinking a sandy yellow." Jen replied.
"Want some help?" Mac offered.
"Ma'am, I'm sure you have better things you could be doing than helping me redecorate."
"It'll be a nice change of pace, besides painting is kind of therapeutic, get rid of all that stress. That is if you don't mind Abi and I invading your apartment."
"That would be great ma'am." Jen smiled.
"1000 okay for you?"
"1000 is fine ma'am."
~
"Hey you're home earlier than I expected." Mac said as Harm walked in the door.
"Harriet mentioned you called to say that you'd pick Abi up so I thought since you'd be home I'd come and spend some time with my favourite girls." He gave her a kiss.
"The Admiral came back early and wanted his office back, so you brought some work home with you." Mac interpreted.
"That too." He smiled.
"So what have you two been up?"
"We've been trying baby food. But it doesn't taste very nice."
"How would you know that?" Harm asked.
"Harm, I wouldn't make our daughter eat something that I wouldn't try myself."
"She spat it up so you tried some as an encouragement." He concluded.
"And it wasn't very nice. We'll try something else tomorrow." Mac said.
"I heard you had the day off. So you going to sit around and put your feet up?"
"Actually Abi and I have plans." Mac said matter-of-factly.
"Oh and what pray tell are they?"
"We're going to help Jen repaint her bedroom." Mac replied.
"You actually get the whole day off and you're going to redecorate Jen's bedroom?" Harm questioned.
"It's just what I need, something as far away from the law and lawyers and pilot who don't check their planes are refuelled before they take them up as possible."
"What?" He exclaimed.
"Forget I said that." Mac said realising what she had said.
"No, do you want to explain?"
"I should have said it; it's a part of an active case, which you're not involved in."
"Mac...."
"You can't say anything to anyone."
"Okay."
"I mean it Harm."
"I promise."
"One of the pilots on the Truman was in such a hurry to get his plane in the air that he forgot to check that it had been refuelled and took it up with only 4000lbs of fuel. That's why Jen had all those questions about fuel loads and calculations of how much they would use for the time they were in the air."
"He took a plane up with only 4000lbs of fuel, was he suicidal? He didn't know how long he was going to be in the air."
"Harm, I can't tell you anything else because I'm bound to be called as a witness."
"Is Sturgis prosecuting?" Harm asked.
"Against the Captain and the XO more than likely against the pilots and the ground crew for their mistakes, JAG offices in Europe are handling them. Now no more questions."
TBC
"Sounds like heaven ma'am." Jen sighed.
"I wouldn't say that." The Admiral said obviously overhearing them.
"Sorry sir." Jen apologised.
"I wasn't meaning that, I meant about tomorrow. All three of you have been granted a days leave, I don't want to see any of you in the office before 0800 on Wednesday morning. Is that understood?"
"Aye aye sir." They all said.
"You all deserve it, you did a good job in a difficult situation. I'm proud of you."
"Thank you sir." Mac said. "Jen, if we hurry I should be able to pick Abi up."
"I thought Lieutenant Sims was collecting her ma'am."
"She was going to but I can call her." Mac said.
"Yes ma'am, Commander, Admiral."
"Have a nice day off."
~
"So what are you going to do with your day off?" Mac asked as she drove to the day care centre.
"I think I might repaint my bedroom." Jen said.
"Any idea what colour?"
"I was thinking a sandy yellow." Jen replied.
"Want some help?" Mac offered.
"Ma'am, I'm sure you have better things you could be doing than helping me redecorate."
"It'll be a nice change of pace, besides painting is kind of therapeutic, get rid of all that stress. That is if you don't mind Abi and I invading your apartment."
"That would be great ma'am." Jen smiled.
"1000 okay for you?"
"1000 is fine ma'am."
~
"Hey you're home earlier than I expected." Mac said as Harm walked in the door.
"Harriet mentioned you called to say that you'd pick Abi up so I thought since you'd be home I'd come and spend some time with my favourite girls." He gave her a kiss.
"The Admiral came back early and wanted his office back, so you brought some work home with you." Mac interpreted.
"That too." He smiled.
"So what have you two been up?"
"We've been trying baby food. But it doesn't taste very nice."
"How would you know that?" Harm asked.
"Harm, I wouldn't make our daughter eat something that I wouldn't try myself."
"She spat it up so you tried some as an encouragement." He concluded.
"And it wasn't very nice. We'll try something else tomorrow." Mac said.
"I heard you had the day off. So you going to sit around and put your feet up?"
"Actually Abi and I have plans." Mac said matter-of-factly.
"Oh and what pray tell are they?"
"We're going to help Jen repaint her bedroom." Mac replied.
"You actually get the whole day off and you're going to redecorate Jen's bedroom?" Harm questioned.
"It's just what I need, something as far away from the law and lawyers and pilot who don't check their planes are refuelled before they take them up as possible."
"What?" He exclaimed.
"Forget I said that." Mac said realising what she had said.
"No, do you want to explain?"
"I should have said it; it's a part of an active case, which you're not involved in."
"Mac...."
"You can't say anything to anyone."
"Okay."
"I mean it Harm."
"I promise."
"One of the pilots on the Truman was in such a hurry to get his plane in the air that he forgot to check that it had been refuelled and took it up with only 4000lbs of fuel. That's why Jen had all those questions about fuel loads and calculations of how much they would use for the time they were in the air."
"He took a plane up with only 4000lbs of fuel, was he suicidal? He didn't know how long he was going to be in the air."
"Harm, I can't tell you anything else because I'm bound to be called as a witness."
"Is Sturgis prosecuting?" Harm asked.
"Against the Captain and the XO more than likely against the pilots and the ground crew for their mistakes, JAG offices in Europe are handling them. Now no more questions."
TBC
