Harm's Apartment

"We should take you to a hospital, Mac." Harm said getting her a glass of water. Mac had finally stopped crying and Harm had managed to calm her after what seemed an eternity.

"I don't want to go to the hospital. They're going to ask questions and I won't know what to answer, and I don't want to answer them." Mac answered taking the glass of water Harm had placed in the counter in front of her. "Thank you." she said motioning to the glass. "No problem." Harm responded. They sat in silence for a while, as Mac drank her water.

"Mac I don't mean to push you put you should probably have somebody look at those bruises. They are going to get worse if you don't have them treated." Harm said suddenly, breaking the silence. "I don't want to! Can't you understand that!?" Mac scram. Harm stepped back, shocked by Mac's reaction. "I'm sorry, Harm. Its just....I don't want to have to explain to them that my husband beat me." Mac said. "No, I should me the one that's sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you." Harm said. At that Harm got up from the chair and got an ice bucket from under the sink. then as quickly as he had done that he filled the ice bucket with ice. "Can you follow me?" Harm asked. Mac wondered what Harm was up to but she accepted and got up from the chair, with some pain springing from her back, and followed Harm. She followed Harm into his bedroom and then into the bathroom. Harm then pointed towards the sick area, in an area that was empty. "Sit." Harm just said, as if he knew Mac would do it. "Yes, sir.' Mac said and then smiled, for the first time since she had gotten to Harm's place.

Mac went and sat down again with some pain. She saw Harm searching through a closet and wondered what he was looking for. Moments later Harm stepped out and Mac realized he had a small towel in his hand, ending her curiosity. Harm walked towards her and placed the towel next to Mac, and then placed some ice on the top, and last covering the towel. "If you won't let the doctors help you, your at least going to let me help you." Mac smiled, she was touched by Harm's words and actions and for the first time she completely forgot about the night before.

Harm placed the towel on Mac's cheek bringing a slight shiver to her body. "Is it ok?" Harm asked. "Its perfect." Mac answered.

"I'm sorry Mac for what happened to you." Harm said.

"Why should you be sorry you had nothing to do with it."

"Yes I did, I'm your partner and your my best friend I should have been there to protect you. God, I think Brumby must be the stupidest man alive."

"Why would you say that?"

"He is your husband his supposed to help you not hurt you. And how can he possibly hit you, if you were my wife I would put you in a glass box so nothing would ever hurt you."

"Thank you, that was the nicest thing anybody has said to me." Without even Mac noticing a tear fell down her cheek. Why was she crying? she thought as soon as she realized that she was. Harm noticed she was crying and he softly placed his thumb on her cheek to wipe the tears away. He then removed the towel from Mac's cheek and placed new ice in it. But before he could place the towel in Mac's cheek again she was leaning towards him and had her arms wrapped around him. Hugging him. Harm was surprised at first but then he quickly hugged her back. He placed his hand on her back, forgetting about the bruises, put before he could remove his hand Mac had let out a loud groan.

"I'm sorry Mac." he said, quickly breaking the hug. "I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Its ok don't worry. And you would never hurt me."

"Mac we should take you to the hospital, you have to have your stomach and your back checked, you could have a fracture. You need to place some type of medication on and have some gauze on." Harm said, hoping she would agree this time.

"Harm, can you do me a favor?"

"Anything."

"Can you be the one to do it. I don't want to go to the hospital. I don't want strangers looking at me and examining me. And to tell you the truth I don't like hospitals. I would feel a lot more comfortable if you did it. Please."

"Mac, its not that I don't want to do it, its just I'm not experienced."

"Harm please." Mac said looking straight into his eyes. "Please." This time she said like she was asking him for a huge favor.

"Ok Mac. I'll do it, but if you don't feel better in two days your going to the hospital." Harm said. "And you better follow my directions."

"Of course I will. Thank you so much Harm you don't know how much this means to me." And at that she hugged him once again.

To be continued...............

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