Divine Intervention

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What I think it is going to take to get Mac and Harm together. What might happen after Christmas Eve.

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Chapter 6

Bethesda Medical Center

1100 ZULU (0600 EST)

Harm's Hospital Room

Sturgis was suddenly aware of a terrible pain in his neck. He slowly raised his head from the chair he had been trying to sleep in. With a soft groan he managed to stand and stretch his stiff and aching muscles. He looked to the bed and saw his friend lying there, still asleep. Slipping into the small bathroom he turned on the water in the sink and splashed some water onto his face. 'That helps a little,' thought Sturgis.

When he came back into the room, he noticed that Harm was moving. Stepping over to his long time friend he said, "Hey buddy, welcome back."

Harm took a long look at Sturgis before asking, "How is Mac?"

"She is holding her own," said Turner

The look on Turner's face spoke volumes. "Is it that bad?"

"The last I heard, she was still critical. Her vital signs were improving but she still had a long way to go. She is in the Intensive Care Unit," replied Turner.

Harm closed his eyes and let his head fall back on the pillow. 'What have I done?'

"The question is how you are doing?" asked a concerned Turner

"I've been better."

"Well Buddy, I think it is time we had a little talk. I don't usually stick my nose into other peoples business, but I'm going to make an exception in your case."

Harm was more than a little concerned about the way this was sounding. "I know what you are going to say, but I tried to keep her out of this."

"No Harm, that's not what I'm going to say. I'm going to say that I am sick and tired of watching you and Mac hurt each other."

"I didn't hurt her. Sadik Fahd's brother did that to her," replied an incredulous Harm.

"I don't mean that you hurt her physically. I mean that you and Mac have had so many chances to get together and you have blown every one of them. You didn't have enough faith in her to let her in on what was going on. You had to play the hero. You had to protect her….again, but it didn't work out that way this time? Did it? Did you ever stop to think what might have happened? How she would feel if you didn't come back? Especially when she found out that you were fighting her battles for her."

"I…I uh…I didn't think about that happening." Harm didn't want to hear this even though he knew his friend was right.

"Don't give me that. You were being selfish. You wanted to be Prince Charming coming to her rescue, just like Paraguay, but she turned the tables on you. If you had included her in the first place, maybe you wouldn't have been captured and she wouldn't have been shot. She has covered your six before. Why didn't you let her in this time?"

"She had such a hard time with Sadik, I…I didn't want her to have to go through that again," Harm's voice was barely a whisper. He had worried about her a lot then.

"You really love her don't you?" asked Turner.

"More than anything," said Harm.

"Why?"

"What do you mean, why?" asked Harm.

"I mean tell me why you love her. What made you fall in love with her?"

Harm had never thought about this before. There were so many things he loved about her. How could he list them all?

Turner noticed the confusion and made the question a little less broad. "What about Mac is special?"

"Everything," replied Harm

Frustrated, Turner changed his tack, "Didn't you love the fact that she could stand up to you, in and out of the courtroom. That she could handle herself in any situation. Wasn't it her strength that appealed to you?"

Harm looked at his friend, "Of course."

"Then why did you try to take her strength away from her? Why didn't you have enough faith in her to take care of herself?"

"I just didn't want her to get hurt."

"But she did anyway. You forget who you're talking to. I know what it is like to lose the woman you love. I screwed that up pretty good. I wanted to keep her here, safe with me. I didn't want her to go off and get hurt, but I hurt her more than anything that could have happened on a battlefield. I broke her trust. I didn't have enough faith in her to allow her to make her own decisions. I didn't include her. I forced her to prove herself and look what happened."

Harm looked at his friend. He could see the held back tears, and he understood exactly what Sturgis was saying.

Deciding that he had gotten through to Harm, Turner decided to play his ace. "Do you know that she is in love with you?"

Shocked Harm could barely speak, "She told you that?"

"She didn't intend to, but she let it slip a while back. She swore me to secrecy, and I wish now that I hadn't kept that promise. I only got one chance with Angel. You have had so many chances with Mac that I don't think you realize how lucky you are. This is it. If or when she pulls through, you had better make every possible effort to work it out with her or I will personally whip your six all over the JAG HQ."

"I understand, Sturgis," said Harm disheartened.

"I hope so," said Turner. "You know, Angel always said that everything happens for a reason. We just don't always know what those reasons are. I don't know why you and Mac have been given so many chances, when Angel and I only had one, but I couldn't consider myself a friend to you two if I didn't do everything possible to help you out. You can't have too many more chances left. You have got to make this one count."

Seeing the sincerity in his friends face, Harm felt guilty that he and Mac had been so foolish. He wished he could get Sturgis and Angel back together, but he knew that could never happen. "I won't waste this chance, Sturgis. I promise."

Just then the door opened and the Doctor walked in, "Hello, Commander Rabb. Let's see if we can't get you released today." The Doctor picked up Harm's chart and began studying it.

Bethesda Medical Center

ICU Waiting Room

1230 ZULU (0730 EST)

Harm had been given a good report. His cuts and bruises would heal and his concussion was a mild one. He was told to take at least a week off from work and stay at home and take it easy.

Harm had asked about Colonel Mackenzie, but the Doctor didn't have any information. So, when they had released him he had gone straight to the ICU. The nurse on duty told him that the Doctor was with the Colonel right now. Harm asked if he could talk to the Doctor as soon as he was finished and the nurse assured him that she would tell the Doctor that Harm wanted to see him.

Stepping into the waiting room for the ICU, Harm discovered Bud and Harriet. Harm couldn't believe how big Harriet was and couldn't believe that she was there in her condition. "Harriet, what are you doing here? You should be home with your feet up."

Harriet smiled at him, "You don't think I would let you go through this alone do you? Bud is going to ride to work with Commander Turner and I am going to stay here with you."

"Thank you Harriet, but I'm fine. Just a little sore, that's all.

Looking up at Harm with sympathy and understanding, "Harm, I know you won't leave this hospital until you know our Colonel is going to be okay andI'm not leaving here until I know that you are both okay."

Bud offered his support before suggesting that he and Commander Turner get going if the Commander wanted to go by his apartment to shower and change. They left Harm and Harriet in the waiting room.

Harm sat in one of the empty chairs just staring out into space. Harriet thought as she watched him, 'how lost he looks.' She knew she had to talk to him about what he was thinking, but it took her a moment to build her courage.

"Harm? Are you alright?" she asked even though she knew the answer.

Startled out of his thoughts, "I will be, as soon as I know Mac is going to be alright."

"Sir, I know this is none of my business but, have you two gotten closer?"

"We were working on it. I was beginning to think that we might actually work it out after her car wreck. I should have known something would happen."

"So you have told her how you feel about her?" asked Harriet.

"Not in so many words, but I did offer to father her children," Harm said with a smirk.

"Oh, so you had decided to work on a relationship?"

"Well no, not exactly."

Harriet looked at him in confusion, "weren't you two going in the wrong order."

Harm decided that Mac wouldn't mind if he told Harriet about Mac's condition. She was almost in tears when Harm had explained that Mac had endometriosisand that she would have difficulty becoming pregnant and even more difficulty carrying a baby full term. He also explained that he had offered to help, but she had turned him down.

"Poor Mac, I was just showing her pictures of my ultrasound a couple of months ago. Now I understand why she was so emotional. Harm, have you told her how you feel about her?" asked Harriet sincerely.

"Not in so many words, but I did give it all up to go to Paraguay and save her. If she had felt the same way, I'm sure we could have worked it out," said Harm quietly

Harriet looked at her friend in disbelief. 'He really doesn't think that she loves him?' She just had to talk to him about this. "You thought that when you left JAG and gave up your commission to go save her in Paraguay she would just run to your arms and you two would live happily ever after?"

"Something like that," Harm realized how ridiculous that sounded.

"Harm, isn't that what she just did for you?" ask a sincere Harriet.

Remembering what she had done and what had happened to her, Harm could only whisper a soft, "Yes."

"Yet, you haven't realized that she loves you?"

The realization hit Harm pretty hard. He could only stare at Harriet with tears in his eyes. Suddenly it all made since. He had expected her to realize how much he loved her because he was willing to give his life for her. Yet, she had been willing to do the same thing and he wasn't sure that she loved him.

"Harm, Mac loves you just as much as you love her."

Finally Harm found his voice, "How can you be so sure?"

A soft chuckle escaped Harriet's lips, "Honey, everyone can see it. Even Bud knows that there is something special between you two."

Harm couldn't help but chuckle too, "Even Bud? Harriet, what can I do to make this right? I've told her that I will always be there for her. I've offered to help her have a child. Yet, she continues to push me away."

"Harm, I know that having a baby is high on Mac's priority list, but I also know that she needs more than that. She has had so much happen in her life. She has so many conflicts to deal with, that even though she wants a baby, first she needs to feel like a woman again." Harriet saw the expression on Harm's face change, than she pressed on, "Every woman feels the need to have a baby. It's almost instinctual. She also knows that you want to have a baby. It would be natural for her to be afraid of letting you down if she couldn't give you one."

"Wait a minute, yes I want to have a baby, but more than that, I want to be with her. If she can't have one of her own, we could adopt. If I have learned anything from Mattie, it's that someone doesn't have to be a blood relation for you to love them."

"Harm, you need to tell that to Mac. She needs to know that you love her, first. There is a reason why humans date, get married, and then have children. Just look at Bud and I. We had a good strong relationship before we had little AJ and if we hadn't had such a strong relationship we could have never survived losing baby Sarah. I don't know why you and Mac have had to jump so many hurdles to be with one another, but you have to believe that things happen for a reason. You and Mac need to take the time to build a good, strong, loving relationship with each other, based on faith, hope and love before you try to have children."

"Thank you Harriet. I never even thought about it that way. This could be our last chance and I promise you that I am not going to waste it."

Harriet was about to give Harm some more encouraging words but the Doctor walked in at that moment. Harm turned to face him preparing for the worst. He was so numb, that he could barely feel Harriet take his hand and give it a gentle squeeze of support as the Doctor began to speak.

I hope you liked it. I will post the rest as soon as possible.