Chapter 6
After Michal had been shot, Douglas pointed the gun at Harm again.
"Mr Rabb, if you would do me the honors of walking infront of me to the car that's parked outside."
Not wanting to do anything that would put his daughter at risk, Harm complied with his request and began moving. As they neared the car, Harm was beginning to feel despair. If they got into that car, Mac would arrive to an empty cabin and he and Hope would most likely be dead. He had to do something.
As Douglas pushed the gun into his back, Harm saw an opening and swung himself around knocking him to the ground with the gun flying out of his hand. He quickly put his daughter on the ground and pointed down the road with his hand.
"Sweetie, Mommy's on her way. Go that way an she'll find you..."
Hope was hesitant about leaving her father but as he yelld at her to run, she reluctantly left him behind.
Douglas was beginning to get his bearings back and went for the gun, but not before Harm saw what was happening andthrew himself at Douglas ending up wresteling on the ground outside the cabin, both of them going for the gun.
The same time
Just down the road
Couldn't this car go any faster? After her conversation with Harm, Mac grabbed the Admiral and ran out to his car before any of the others realised what was happening. And now they were on their way.
Just as Mac was about to ask how far it was to the cabin, she saw something on the road. As they neared she saw her daughter running as fast as her little legs would allow her.
Mac jumped out of the car before it had even stopped and pulled her daughter into a big hug. Just as she lifted her up into her arms, a gunshot rang out.
A few minutes later
As Mac and the Admiral approached the cabin everything is quiet. They had passed Harm's SUV on the road and decided to walk from there. Holding her daughter tightly Mac neared a black car standing just outside the cabin door. The scene behind it was something she wouldn't forget as long as she lived. The man she loved was laying unconscious in a pool of blood.
"Harm!" She practically threw herself on the ground next to him, pulling off her jacket to put pressure on the wound in his side. Lookin up she saw her daughter starring at the scene before her, but she was too worried about Harm to even think about moving. Thankfully the Admiral saw the scene and picked the girl up and carried her away from father who was looking as pale as a ghost as the blood kept pouring from his wound.
The next few hours were some of the hardest in her whole life. The police had arrived at the cabin along with an ambulance which the Admiral had called as he took care of the little girl. As Mac went with Harm to the hospital, the Admiral kept the girl close to him and decided to check out the cabin where she had been kept. It was a large cabin with a huge living room and two smaller bedrooms. The body of Michael Patterson had been taken away already, leving only a pool of blood on the floor. Trying not to step in it, AJ walked into the kitchen. The fridge was stocked with food. The kidnapper had spparently planned on staying there for a while. Just as he was ablut to leave the house and head for the hospital he hears a muffled soun comming from one of the smaller rooms.
Harm was whisked away to surgery as soon as they arrived at the hospital, leaving Mac sitting in the waiting room worried sick. She had gotten her daughter back, but might lose her husband instead. She kept thinking about the scene she had left behind when she got into the ambulance with Harm. The man who had done this to her husband was nowhere to be seen. The police were looking for him, but so far had noting, and Mac didn't expect them to get anything either. If Harm had been right in his theory about the CIA, whoever did it was long gone, and wouldn't surface again until it was safe.
She wished Hope hadn't seen what she had seen at the cabin. Seeing her father like that was going to be hard to put aside. At least she hadn't been there at the actual shooting.
A few hours later the doctor came looking for her.
"Mrs. Rabb?"
"Yes, that's me..." Mac answered with tears in her eyes.
"I operated on your husband. The bulled caused some internal damage but it wasn't too bad and it shouldn't give him any trouble in the future. He also lost a lot of blood, and crashed on the table once, but we were able to bring him back. The next couple of hours are touch and go, but after having made it through surgery, I'm optimistic about his recovery."
"When can I see him"
"He's still in recovery, but as soon as he has his own room, I'll send someone for you."
That would be an hour later and once Mac was let into the roon she did not leave. She sat there holding his hand and stroking his cheek until she fell asleep at his bedside a few hours later.
0836
Harm's hospital room
The morning sun was shining through the window making the white sheets seem even whiter. This was the first thing she noticed when she woke up. The scene seemed so familliar, like it had happened just a few days ago. This time, however, she didn't wish for more sleep, she wished the person laying in the bed infront of her would wake up and be okay.
As if on command his eyes fluttered upen and he looked into the white cieling. He turned his head looking at his wife, her brown eyes filled with worry and hope.
"Hi..." she said.
"..." He tried to speak but failed.
"Let me get you some water." She said as she poured some into a glas and helped her husband drink. As he finished she helped him lay back down again.
"You scared me half to death. Don't ever do that again..." she said as she took his hand.
"Sorry..." He whisperes. "Dougas?"
"The man who shot you?" At his nod she continued. "Nowhere to be found. The police are searching the area, but they didn't have a discription so there wasn't much they could do."
"Janice's fiancé was going to let us go, but then Douglas showed up and everything went to hell real fast. He shot Mike and then tried to take us with him somewhere. I knew that if we went along with him he'd kill us and Hope..."
"I'm just glad he decided he wanted to escape more than he wanted you dead. Otherwise we never would have made it in time."
"Well, you do have perfect timing..." he said as she leaned in for a kiss.
1002
Harm's hospital room
The couple were holding hands and talking quietly to each other when he entered the room carrying the little girl in his arms. They both looked up to him and as he set the girl down on the floor she ran into her mothers waiting arms. Harm stroked her hair and AJ could see tears running down his cheeks. They were a family in every sense of the word and he hoped the paper in his hands would help make them even happier rather than disrupt their lives again.
After a few minutes Hope had had enough of the attention and slipped down to the floor searching for somtehing to play with. AJ choose this moment to say something.
"After you guys left the cabin I stumbled upon something which made me do some digging into your friend's personal affairs. I don't know why this didn't come up before, " he said as he handed the paper in his hand over to Harm who read it and then looked up.
"Where is he?" he asked and looked up at his commanding officer.
"At the nurse's station" AJ answered recieving a confused look from Mac,. Seeing this, Harm handed her the paper and watched as she read it.
Dear Harm,
As I am writing this letter I hope you will never get a chance to read it since I will be dead if you do. I was planning to make this a surprise for you at my wedding, but I guess this will have to be it. I have a baby boy, something I never thought I would ever be fortunate to experience after what.happened do Jonas and Elli. Michael is a great guy, and a great dad, but since you're reading this, something must have happened to him as well.
You have been the best friend I have ever had, Harm, and you have already done so much for me that I never will be able to repay you. I have one more favour to ask you though. Take care of Chance. That is his name by the way. I have no one else to ask this of and I know you and your Sarah have so much love to give and that he would be blessed to grow up as part of your famiy.
Whatever you decide to do, I will still be eternally grateful for what you have done for me. Have a great life Harm. I will be keeping an eye on you.
Janice
As she finished reading, Mac looked into her husbands eyes, neither of them saying a word, holding one of the silent conversations that had become one of the trade marks of their relationship.
"Sir," Harm said to the Admiral, never breaking eye contact with his wife. "could you bring us our son."
THE END
AN: OK everyone, this is it. For now anyway. There are still some loose ends, I know, but they will not be taken care of in this story. I have a lot to do at school right now and really don't have time to write as much as I want to. Any ideas on how you want the story to continue would be appreciated though. I hope everyone has a nice spring, and thank you for all the great reviews.
/Emma
