Chapter 12~ Will He Live?

0354 ZULU

Harm and Mac's residence

Falls Church, Virginia

Mac woke to ambulance and police sirens.  She realized she had fallen asleep while waiting for Harm to return with her food. She looked around, noticing that Harm wasn't home yet. 'I'll just give him a few more minutes.' Mac thought to herself as she drifted back to sleep.

0415 ZULU

 Mac woke up once again, but this time, to someone pounding on the door and calling her name. She walked to the front door and stopped.

"Who is it?" Mac asked.

"Falls Church police ma'am. Pleas open the door!" A voice said.

Mac hurriedly opened the door and two police officers walked in.

"Is something wrong?" Mac asked

"Miss, your fiancé is in the hospital." One of the police officers said.

Mac felt as if she were going to collapse.

"What happened to him?" Mac asked frantically.

"We would like to take you to the hospital. Will you please come with us?"

"Please. Give me a few minutes."

Mac rushed to her and Harm's bedroom and changed. She walked out to the living room where the police were waiting and grabbed her coat.

The ride to the hospital seemed to go on forever. All the way there, Mac wondered what had happened to Harm. She tried not to think the worst, but it was hard not to. As soon as the car stopped, Mac climbed out and ran to the emergency room.

"Can someone please help me?" Mac yelled.

"Ma'am? Please try to calm down. I can help you." A nurse said.

By now, Mac was crying hysterically. "My fiancé, Harmon Rabb Jr. was brought in. I don't know what happened!" Mac cried.

"I can check to see where he is." The nurse said and walked off.

One of the police officers sat Mac down.

"Is there anyone we can call for you ma'am?"

"Yes, there are some people." Mac said and gave him some names.

"Excuse me ma'am? Are you here for Mr. Rabb?" A doctor asked.

"Yes I am. HHe's my fiancé. What happened to him?" Mac asked.

"We should probably talk in private. Please come with me."

Mac followed the doctor into a private room. "Mr. Rabb is in surgery as of now. He was shot during a robbery. Mr. Rabb tried to disarm the gunman. The gunman then shot him. The bullet entered his chest and almost made contact with his heart. Another half an inch and he wouldn't be with us right now. Mr. Rabb is a very lucky man. He should be out of surgery within the hour."

"Will he live?" Mac asked trying to hold back the tears that were about to overflow.

"He was shot at close range. An injury like that is very critical. The next 24 hours are the most serious. If he makes it through them without any complications, he should be fine."

"When can I see him?"

"You will be able to see him when he comes out of surgery and is settled in a room. I'll send someone to get you."

"Thank you so much doctor."

Mac walked out of the room and saw A.J., Meredith, Bud, Harriet, and Sturgis sitting in the waiting room. They all stood up when they saw her.

"How is he Mac?" A.J. asked.

"He's in surgery right now. They said the next 24 hours are the most critical." Mac replied, still crying from what the doctor had told her.

"Mac, don't worry. Harm has been in other conditions and he has lived through them. He'll pull through this one as well." Sturgis said.

"What if this is it? What if his number is up? I cannot go on without him!" Mac started to cry twice as hard. Harriet went up to Mac and hugged her. "Mac, it's going to be okay. Harm's a strong person. We'll be here to help you both through this."

"Thank you Harriet. Thank you to all of you." Mac said.

After about an hour of waiting, Mac was finally allowed to see Harm. She walked down to his room and opened the door. She saw Harm in his bed with monitors hooked up to him. Mac walked up to his bed and lifted her hand to touch his face. He was pale. She pulled up a chair and sat next to him.

"What will I do without you Harm? I feel so guilty about this. I shouldn't have asked you to go get me food. But why did you have to play hero Harm?" Mac started to weep. I don't know what I would do without you."

Sorry it took me so long to update!! I had to really catch up on school because last week we had no school. I've also gotten sick. Not very fun! I've been very tired lately!!! I'll try to put the next chapter up in a week! Also, Thank you SOO much for all of the reviews!! I just wanted to know if my story was appreciated!

My family and I are in the process of moving. We have to be out of here on the 30th of this month. So I'll try and put a few more chapters out before we leave. After that, I don't know when I can update. Bye for now!