A/N: So now that classes are out I have a lot of free time on my hands. I'm so glad I have like a week until my Film Theory exam, so I'll try and finish posting this before then.
Kelsey Rehab Center
Alexandria, VA
Two Weeks Later
Mac sat on her bed in her room, silently crying into her pillow. She was all alone. Again. She had been for days. Except for the doctors and nurses who were treating her, she had seen no one that she knew. She'd had about enough of all the, Sarah, it will be okay, Sarah you just have to be patient, and Is there anything I can get for you Sarah? that the nurses kept telling her over and over again. She hadn't bothered telling them she went by Mac. These people weren't her friends. In fact, over the past two weeks they had become public enemy number one. She wasn't allowed to go off the grounds of the center, she had to attend her sessions everyday, and she wasn't allowed to make any phone calls. They had told her that no one would be allowed to visit.
She wished she had known that when Harm had come back in to her room to visit her at the hospital. He had seemed so afraid, so unsure...it hurt her that she couldn't figure out why. She tried to tell him that she was fine, that she would beat this and they could pick up where they left off before the accident, and maybe start the family that they had been talking about. She couldn't help but smile. Their family. She tried to recall exactly what they had discussed, but all she could come up with was the deal they had made five years ago. When had they talked about it?
She thought back to Paraguay, and how she and Harm had talked. Riddle me this, Flyboy, whyAll her thoughts began to crash into each other, and she was suddenly overwhelmed. 'I was mad at Harm in Paraguay. How can that be? We got engaged…There is no us… Oh, no.' Everything came back to her as if it was a flood, and she felt like she was drowning in memories. 'Harm had to leave JAG, Clay and I have been dating, Harm worked for the CIA, but the Admiral finally asked him back. I have a problem with you cutting me out of your life until you need something!…Forget it. This is too important for you to screw up.The families court hearing, Mattie, talking to Tom, the look on Harm's face when I took Mattie to the wall. He was crushed when I told him I was going to see Webb. We defended the SecNav, and we both struggled with the situation of the war. Harm lost his hearing. I could be Godzilla and you wouldn't hear me.' The tears started to come faster. 'Harm and I aren't engaged. We're barely good friends right now. And I'm involved with Webb?' The tears came even harder.
Mac lost her train of thought as the door opened and one of her nurses came in. She smiled, "How are you doing today, Sarah?"
"I…I…remember." Mac managed to choke out.
"Everything?" she asked gently.
Mac sniffled. "Yes. I think so. I need to go. I need to leave. Can I go now?" Before waiting for an answer, Mac got up and ran out of the room.
