"So what did you want to see me about ma'am?" Faith asked as they sat out in the court yard with their respective lunches.
"Brett's going to use the fact that Jen and Harriet aren't lawyers and I asked them to talk to people to get the case thrown out."
"I already guessed that ma'am, it's what I'd try first too but I have counter arguments worked out. I'm prepared for it. Don't worry ma'am, she'll get what she deserves."
"Confidence is definitely a good thing but don't be too over confident, it can be the downfall of many a good lawyer."
"It's under control." Faith assured her.
"Good."
Mac took a sip of her fruit juice as a male figure came to loom over them. Mac looked up. "Special Agent Gibbs."
"Colonel Mackenzie."
"Don't you have any other judges to go and bother?" Mac asked.
"I don't think of it as bothering you more a case of trying to expedite justice being served."
"And another judge couldn't help you?" Mac questioned.
"I called ahead; you're the only one not in court." He replied.
"Well that is untrue first of all. Commander Helfman isn't in court she's waiting for a verdict." Mac corrected.
"But she is busy according to her clerk of court. Some sort of problem with paperwork."
"Involving the case she is presiding over now?" Faith asked.
"No, I believe so."
"Relax Faith, you know she'd let you know if there was a problem." Mac reassured her. "So let me guess you need another search warrant." Mac said to Gibbs.
"You would be correct in that assumption."
"I'm on my lunch break and discussing a case with Major Williams here. You don't come between a pregnant Marine and her food, even if you were a Gunny in a previous life."
"Yes ma'am." Gibbs said.
"Faith, have you met Special Agent Gibbs of NCIS?"
"No ma'am. It's nice to meet you." Faith said.
"You too Major."
"Gibbs why don't you and...." Mac turned to look to see where Dinozzo lurking. "Dinozzo take a seat over there, I'll have someone bring you coffee while I finish my lunch break and then we'll discuss your search warrant."
"How much longer do you have left on your lunch break?" He asked.
"Twenty-two minutes and 32 seconds." Mac replied still looking at him.
"How do you know that? You didn't look at your watch." Gibbs said.
"I have an incredible sense of timing." Mac simply stated. "Petty Officer Gilchrest." Mac said.
"Yes Colonel?"
"Can you get Special Agent Gibbs and Special Agent Dinozzio some coffee please? They'll be sat over there."
"Of course Colonel."
"Thank you Petty Officer."
"Can I get you or Major Williams anything ma'am?"
"I'm fine." Mac replied. "But thank you for asking."
"I'm fine too thank you." Faith replied.
"Yes ma'am."
"Dinozzio. Here now." Gibbs bellowed across to the younger man who quickly came over.
"Colonel." He said. "Major." He shot Faith a grin.
"Tell the Petty Officer how you want your coffee and we're going to sit over there until the Colonel has finished her lunch."
Once Gibbs and Dinozzio were safely at another table Faith decided to ask the question she had been wondering about.
"Ma'am, do you have a problem with Special Agent Dinozzo?"
"He's not one of my favourite people. He tries to charm everyone which annoys me, Jen and I went out to NCIS because they needed a search warrant and they couldn't bring the evidence to me because it was a dead body, which no one told me. So Dinozzo makes a pass at Jen and then when I saw the body I ran out because being pregnant it made me sick, he made a comment for which Jen yelled at him. So I prefer to keep as from him as possible."
"I see."
"No you don't, blame it on hormones or too many years of putting up with sleazy men. Let's just finish lunch so I can give them their search warrant so they'll go away."
"Yes ma'am." Faith agreed.
TBC
"Brett's going to use the fact that Jen and Harriet aren't lawyers and I asked them to talk to people to get the case thrown out."
"I already guessed that ma'am, it's what I'd try first too but I have counter arguments worked out. I'm prepared for it. Don't worry ma'am, she'll get what she deserves."
"Confidence is definitely a good thing but don't be too over confident, it can be the downfall of many a good lawyer."
"It's under control." Faith assured her.
"Good."
Mac took a sip of her fruit juice as a male figure came to loom over them. Mac looked up. "Special Agent Gibbs."
"Colonel Mackenzie."
"Don't you have any other judges to go and bother?" Mac asked.
"I don't think of it as bothering you more a case of trying to expedite justice being served."
"And another judge couldn't help you?" Mac questioned.
"I called ahead; you're the only one not in court." He replied.
"Well that is untrue first of all. Commander Helfman isn't in court she's waiting for a verdict." Mac corrected.
"But she is busy according to her clerk of court. Some sort of problem with paperwork."
"Involving the case she is presiding over now?" Faith asked.
"No, I believe so."
"Relax Faith, you know she'd let you know if there was a problem." Mac reassured her. "So let me guess you need another search warrant." Mac said to Gibbs.
"You would be correct in that assumption."
"I'm on my lunch break and discussing a case with Major Williams here. You don't come between a pregnant Marine and her food, even if you were a Gunny in a previous life."
"Yes ma'am." Gibbs said.
"Faith, have you met Special Agent Gibbs of NCIS?"
"No ma'am. It's nice to meet you." Faith said.
"You too Major."
"Gibbs why don't you and...." Mac turned to look to see where Dinozzo lurking. "Dinozzo take a seat over there, I'll have someone bring you coffee while I finish my lunch break and then we'll discuss your search warrant."
"How much longer do you have left on your lunch break?" He asked.
"Twenty-two minutes and 32 seconds." Mac replied still looking at him.
"How do you know that? You didn't look at your watch." Gibbs said.
"I have an incredible sense of timing." Mac simply stated. "Petty Officer Gilchrest." Mac said.
"Yes Colonel?"
"Can you get Special Agent Gibbs and Special Agent Dinozzio some coffee please? They'll be sat over there."
"Of course Colonel."
"Thank you Petty Officer."
"Can I get you or Major Williams anything ma'am?"
"I'm fine." Mac replied. "But thank you for asking."
"I'm fine too thank you." Faith replied.
"Yes ma'am."
"Dinozzio. Here now." Gibbs bellowed across to the younger man who quickly came over.
"Colonel." He said. "Major." He shot Faith a grin.
"Tell the Petty Officer how you want your coffee and we're going to sit over there until the Colonel has finished her lunch."
Once Gibbs and Dinozzio were safely at another table Faith decided to ask the question she had been wondering about.
"Ma'am, do you have a problem with Special Agent Dinozzo?"
"He's not one of my favourite people. He tries to charm everyone which annoys me, Jen and I went out to NCIS because they needed a search warrant and they couldn't bring the evidence to me because it was a dead body, which no one told me. So Dinozzo makes a pass at Jen and then when I saw the body I ran out because being pregnant it made me sick, he made a comment for which Jen yelled at him. So I prefer to keep as from him as possible."
"I see."
"No you don't, blame it on hormones or too many years of putting up with sleazy men. Let's just finish lunch so I can give them their search warrant so they'll go away."
"Yes ma'am." Faith agreed.
TBC
