Chapter 18

1430 EST

Mac's Apartment

Mac walked back into her apartment after only working a half day at Jag. The new admiral learned as quickly as Admiral Chegwidden that breaking up this team was probably a bad idea. Mac did her work, but he noticed that she barked at anyone who seemed to be in her way. There was more to this duo then friendship he sensed, and the Colonel's bad mood had to gone from bad to worse when he told her she couldn't help with the case against considering she was going to be a witness. He sent her home after lunch trying to save the rest of the crew from a Harm-less Colonel Mackenzie.

She sat down on her couch and tried to calm down after the day she had. She was going to meet Harm's parents for dinner, but she was just having that bad of a day. Just as she settled in for a much needed nap, the phone started ringing. Hoping it was Harm she ran for the phone she had left in the kitchen.

"Hello?" Mac said into the receiver.

"May I speak to a Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie?"

"Speaking."

"Colonel Mackenzie, this is Lieutenant Blumenthal from Bethesda Medical Center. I believe you should take a seat."

"Lieutenant, is there something wrong with my lab work ups?" She said feeling very apprehensive.

"Something along those lines. I have an interesting case on my hands. A year ago, your eggs were stolen from a clinic not far from here. I understand that the clinic sent out letters informing the victims of this crime. However, apparently, your eggs were not stolen by the same person."

"Oh my God." Mac said beginning to comprehend what was being told to her. When Mac had received the letter that her eggs had been stolen, she was upset, but at least she could think that her eggs weren't being used. Now there was a real possibility that it was used.

"I saw you talking to Commander Rabb when you were here weeks ago, and I am fairly certain that you two know each other. There is no easy way of saying this, but there was a DNA match with your DNA to his daughter's."

Mac sank down from the couch and found herself on the floor. "Have you already informed the Commander of this?"

"Well, this is a very different type of case. I did not want to divulge this information without your consent considering the ramifications of what this means. If you give your consent, then I will call him immediately," the Lieutenant stated.

"That will not be necessary. I will inform the Commander myself after this case is over."

"You know best Colonel."

Mac hung up the receiver to digest everything that was told to her. She looked at a picture that Mattie had given to her of Harm, Mattie, Mackenzie, and her all together in the park. There were so many things to figure out now. Harm hadn't tried anything since their date, and she wasn't sure if he wanted her anymore. Sure, they had spent time together, but no time alone, the kids were always around. She was also a little disappointed that there hadn't been any more romantic overtures on his part for the last couple of weeks. Was he already done with her?

She turned on the TV to try to calm her thoughts. It had been flipped to ZNN. She saw an explosion happen in Iraq. She closed her eyes and began to do something she hadn't done in a long time and pray.