After visiting with Mac in the hospital A.J. was ready to go to bed and get a good nights sleep. The ringing of the phone stopped him and for some reason he answered it instead of letting it go to the answering machine as he did most nights when it was this late.
"Admiral Chegwidden." He answered trying to not sound too mad at whoever was calling.
'Admiral sorry to call you at home and at this time of night but I believe I have a Commander Rabb with me.'
A.J sat down on the couch wondering if he heard that right. "What do you mean you believe you have Commander Rabb?" He did not even think to ask who it was or what they wanted. He was in shook to hear that Harm might be alive and that his children might be able to meet him.
"Let me start at about six months ago I found two people floating in the ocean near where I am. I have had some nursing training so I did what I could to keep them alive. And I was able to do that. A couple weeks ago one of them was well enough to move on his own but he could not remember who he was. Tonight I was looking though my emails and I had an email from Mac. When I was looking at the pictures of the twins with baby A.J. Harm asked if it was A.J. Roberts. I looked backed into emails I had and I am almost sure that the guy I have is Harm." Twyla explained without first explaining how she knew Mac at this point in time it did not matter.
A.J. thought about it for a moment and then remembered there was one thing that only Harm would know that no one else would. "May I speak with Harm?"
"Yes. Just a moment." Twyla looked up to see that Harm was standing right next to her and without a word handed him the phone.
Within a few moments A.J. knew that it was Harm. He just had to figure out a way to get him home and hopefully within the next 24 hours. After getting the cords to where they where A.J. hang up already half way out the door and looking though his contacts for Bud and Harriet's number. He hated that he had to pull Bud away but if he was going to pull this off he would need help.
"Lieutenant Roberts."
"Bud it is A.J. and I need your help at JAG. Please come dressed as you are. And make it quick."
-Within an hour-
Bud had been told the news as soon as he got to headquarters and they went right to work trying to find anything that would help. As luck would have it one of the Navy ships was within ten miles of the cords and was going to get within range of it and would send rescue after they got there. Now all that was left to do was call Twyla back and then wait for word that they had Harm and where flying him and his co-pilot home.
"Sir?" A.J. could tell that Bud had a question about what they where doing and he wanted it to be a surprise to everyone later.
"I know what you are going to ask and lets just say that it is a late Christmas present for everyone. If you would not mind having your family at Bethesda at zero eight hundred hours. And please do not sir me." Laughing to himself because he knew that would never happen. Then he had a thought and went to make another call leaving Bud to wonder what the heck was going on.
After A.J. made a quick call to Bethesda to tell them of them of the plan and to make sure they keep Mac until after the time frame he went home and off to bed.