A/N: Im glad you like it, keep the reviews coming Now let's find out what's happening with Harm.
Mac's Apartment
Georgetown
2315 Hours
Mac was pacing the floor of her bedroom. Where was he? He wasn't answering his phone. Maybe he had been held up. Yep, that was it. Whatever he was doing in Norfolk was just taking longer than expected. He would be here soon.
Mac sighed and climbed into bed. She put her hands over her stomach. A little baby. Their little baby. She smiled. Harm loved her. He loved her and they were having a baby. Harm was fine, he was always fine. She would go to sleep now. He had his own key and soon he would unlock the door, take off his uniform and crawl into bed with her. He would slide in behind her, put his arms around her and his hands on her belly, kiss her and tell her he loves her. She would smile and tell him sleepily that she loves him too.
She hit the lights and stared into the darkness. Deep down she knew he wasn't fine. Harm wasn't safe.
Mac woke when her alarm went off. She grunted as she reached over and turned it off. The space next to her was still empty. She had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.
JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
0810 Hours
Harm wasn't here yet. Why wasn't he here?
Mac nervously wrung her hands as she walked through the bullpen to the Admiral's office. She had been summoned. She knocked and entered when she heard Chegwidden's gruff voice. She came to attention in front of his desk.
"At ease. Relax, Mac. Have a seat." He indicated one of the chairs. She didn't feel like sitting. She did so anyway. AJ took the other chair. Leaning forward, elbows resting on knees, hands clasped, he took a deep breath.
"Mac.. Last night Harm was in a car accident coming back from Norfolk." Mac gasped audibly and instinctively covered her stomach with her hands. "He's alive", AJ continued. "But he has suffered a head trauma and is in a coma."
"Oh my God." Tears started falling down her face and she was having a hard time composing herself. AJ covered her hands with his larger ones.
"Mac..."
"I'm pregnant.." She whispered.
"I know."
"We were going to tell you today. That we had finally gotten our heads together. Harm proposed. We're going to have a baby." She was now crying uncontrollably. AJ didn't say any, but merely held her in his arms, trying his best to soothe her, but failing miserably.
Bethesda Naval Hospital
1712 Hours
Mac was asleep. She was sitting in a chair next to Harm's bed, her head on his mattress. She was holding on to his hand tightly, but he didn't return any pressure. She was exhausted after having spent most of the day crying.
Harm looked pretty okay on the outside. He had a few bruises and scrapes and he had bandage around his head, but he still looked good. The doctors said he had some swelling in his brain, which was causing the coma. They said he could wake up at any minute or maybe not at all. That's not really what they said, but that's what Mac gathered from her numerous conversations with them.
She stayed until the nurses made her leave. She didn't feel like going home, so she went to Harm's place where she laid down in her relaxation and comfort spot: The floor. And then she thought. She thought about their dreams, about their baby, about their future. All of that was still there, waiting for them when Harm wakes up. Not if, but when. Because he will wake up, he had to.
Mac stood up and went to the kitchen to make dinner. She could do this, she could be strong. She had to. For Harm, for their baby and for herself.
