A/N- Time to pick things up a bit!!!!!

Monday Morning

Harms Apartment

North of Union Station

Buzzzzzz- "Damn it" Mac cursed as she slapped the alarm clock, why did it have to be Monday already. She wasn't ready to go back to JAG and face that place without Harm being there. Just as the pieces of her life had finally fallen into place, once again she was left alone.

It was nice talking to Meg about Harm, Meg agreed to keep in touch with her. ( Since she is going to be working at the Navy Yard ) At least she now has a new friend that knows just as much about Harm as she does.She went about her morning getting ready; as she looked around, she thought about moving her belongings into the loft. She'd talk to Harm about it before she did anything. Mentally checking the time, she knew she needed to leave; if she wanted to make it JAG on time. Taking one last look around, she headed for the door.


JAG Headquarters

Fall Church Va

Cursing herself for being late, Mac buzzed through the bullpen, not stoping until she reached her office. This was no way to start her day, running late, damn the traffic on the beltway. In a way it was her own fault; she'd chosen to stay at Harms place not hers. As she went about emptying her case,she never noticed the tall figure leaning in her doorway, until she heard the voice.

"Welcome back Major"

Mac jumped; "Lt Commander Brumby you startled me. I wasn't expecting anyone."

"Ahhhh;well it's been rather dull around here without ya."

"I'm quite sure it was fine." Mac was getting her report out for Admiral Chegwidden. "If you'll excuse me please; I've got to give this to the Admiral."

"I'll catch ya later than?"

"I'm not sure what my day will look like." Just as she headed out ; she bumped into another female officer. "Can't people around here watch..."

"Excuse me Lt?"

"Oh Ma'am I'm sorry; I shouldn't have."

"It's fine Lt, we're both to blame." Mac said as reached down picking up the file she dropped. "Excuse me, I need to turn this report in."

"Yes Ma'am" The Lt watched Mac head towards Admiral Chegwidden's office. After that she turned around making her way to the break room. Upon entering she saw Brumby, she decided to use him to find out about the officer she had just ran into.

"Good morning Commander."

"Ahhh morning Lt Singer."

"Lovely morning isn't it?"

"My day is looking good so far."

"Really now why is that?"

"Major MacKenzie is back today from her TAD assignment." Mic was smirking

"Oh really, she must have been the officer I bumped into." Singer went about making her coffee.

"I'm surprised she didn't chew you out. If you bumped into her."

"She seem distracted. Not that she concerns me, I'm only here to win cases and advance my career."

"Well I'd watch out for Mac, she's a by the book Marine."Brumby said as he winked while heading out.

Lt Singer stood there pondering what he's just said. "By the book uhhh, we'll just see about that."

In the meantime Mac was waiting outside The Admiral's office for him to be free, she kept mentally checking the time. Tiner was watching her."Ma'am are you happy to be back? If you don't mind me asking?"

"I'm fine with it Tiner, why wouldn't I be?"

"Well ma'am scuddlebutt, around here said you left on account of Commander Rabb."

"Oh really?"

"I'm sorry ma'am it's not place to..."

( "Tiner send in the Major.") -"Yes Sir.- he'll see you."

"I heard him Tiner, thank you." Mac walked over to the door, taking a deep breath as she opened it up, as she entered she closed the door behind her, making her way over to the Admirals desk standing in attention. The Admiral looked up.

"At ease Major and have a seat."

"Yes Sir." As she sat down she placed her report in n his desk. He picked it up and started glancing it over. A sometime, he closed it and added it to the other files on his desk.

"Very thorough, Major is this your honest opinion of the staff there?"

"Yes Sir; for the most part."

"Level with me, what aren't you telling me."

"Sir; the XO needs an attitude adjustment. The staff don't seem to like her."

"I'm well aware of Commander Krennick, she was assigned to this office when I first took over."

"Harm told me about her."

"I see; how's did that go for you Major?"

"We reached a deal Sir."

"I see, a good deal?"

"Permission to speak freely Sir?"

"By all means."

"We got married Sir."

"Well I'll be dog gone, he finally grew a set."

Mac eyes grew wide. "Sir?"

"Come on Mac, you know what I mean."

"Well yes Sir; I just never thought I'd hear you say that."

"Well I never thought he'd get his head out of his six either."

"Sir he told me, that leaving JAG was the only way he could figure out a way for us.I know he's not as happy about being on a carrier as he appears to be."

"Mac I can't get him back, if he wants to come back, he's going to have to do it."

"Would you take him back?"

"I'll take it under advisement.By the way, I'm giving the Dover Case, you'll prosecute, Commander Brumby is defending."

"Sir really?"

"Problem?"

"No I guess not."

"Here you get familiar with the case, dismissed."

"Aye Aye Sir." Mac stood and made her way out and headed back to her office, she was reading over the case as she walked, only stoping to open her door. As she entered she tossed the case onto her desk taking a seat and turning around to look out the window, letting her thoughts drift to her Salior an ocean away from her.