Still don't own the JAG people. In any of my work JAG shows may pop up.
Mac's courtroom-
Lt. Singer crossed Mac the next week. Mac had been nice to her since Harm had not told her about his run-in with the 3 Lt.'s. Mac knew that Lt. Singer was just upset that she didn't become a Judge. Mac also suspected that Lt. Singer had a crush, if you could call it that, on Harm. It was more like Lt. Singer wanted to be with Harm to improve her standing.
With the same two Lt.'s, Lt. Singer was in Mac's courtroom after she had just lost a case to Bud. "If queen slut was not the Judge that I had ended up with then I would have won. Commander Rabb must be really hard up to let her be in his bed. I mean, after all, he is the best lay in town. He could have any one he wanted and what does he do, he takes her." The last part Lt. Singer had said with a tone that made it clear to the other Lt.'s just how much Commander Rabb meant to her. Also how much Lt. Singer hated to being in front of a Judge who would not let her by with her little tricks.
Mac had known Lt. Singer's tricks as she had know the rest of the lawyer's tricks. Somehow, Lt. Singer thought that it was just her that Mac was picking on. In her eyes it was her alone and Mac was not being fair . Mac had heard a few people talking about how much she was not letting her former co-workers get away with any of their tricks. When Mac had heard Lt. Singer talking about how unfair she thought Mac was. At least that's how Mac had taken it. However, this time, Lt. Singer had crossed the line.
Mac was walking by the 3 Lt.'s on her way out the back of the courtroom as Mac had been doing for the last few months after a case. Mac figured this way she would be seen as a Judge but not as some Judge who gave a rat's butt about the women and men in uniform. Mac was walking by and heard Lt. Singer and two other Lt.'s talking.
They had not seen Mac come down from the bench. One of the other two Lt's was saying that she enjoyed working alongside of Commander Rabb. Mac was used to hearing about Harm working with new Lt.'s so this didn't bother her, however, when Lt. Singer looked over at the two Lt.s and told them that she loved working under Harm, also how she could not wait till this weekend when she would be getting to work with Harm at JAG. She would really like to be working under him like the Judge did, she said. Mac knew that she needed to say something to them. It was just the way she said it that made Mac's blood run faster. It was not as if she was jealous, it was just the way the Lt.'s were talking about a higher ranking officer as if he were some prize to be had.
"Lt.'s- my chambers now." Mac ordered them. The two other Lt.s were thinking that they would have to stop talking with Lt. Singer. She just kept getting them into trouble. Harriet and Tinner were walking by Mac's office when the 3 Lt.'s were going in. "Lt. Sims, Petty Officer Tinner, would you two please join us in my office." Mac had said it like a question but meant it as an order Harriet had known.
Harriet noticed once again that it was the same three officers from when she had gone into Harm's office. Harriet didn't say anything to Mac about this.
"Just what do you all think you were doing in there?" Mac was mad not just cause it was Harm that they were talking about but cause they thought that they could get away with it. "Ma'am we were just talking." one of the Lt.s informed Mac. "Just talking about how much you like Commander Rabb for his skills?" Mac was not in a mood to be played with. All three of the Lt.s just looked from Harriet to Mac hoping that Harriet would not tell her about the time that they were in Harm's office for the same thing. "I will let you off with a warning this time, but know this- if I ever hear you speaking of any officer in that manner again you will have nowhere to hide. You will have charges filed and you will be sent before a Judge. Do we have an understanding?"
Lt. Singer had seen the look in Mac's eyes and for some reason wanted to push harder. "Ma'am are you upset because it was an officer or that it was Commander Rabb we were talking about?" Lt.Singer had said this with an attitude. One that Mac just wanted to smack out of her. "Lt. you could be talking about me and it would not matter. Who you were talking about makes no difference to me except that Commander Rabb is a higher ranking officer."
Mac wanted to say more but didn't trust herself not to take it out on them all for the way that Lt. Singer was. "You all are lucky that it was me and not someone else, cause the way you all were talking, I could have had you all up on charges right now. I don't want to see or hear of you ever talking about another officer, higher or lower, like that again. Do you understand?"
The hall in front of JAG ops-
That conversation had been a few months ago and LT. Singer was stilll not taking heed of the warnings. Mac hurried out of the courtroom to go to Harm. Lt. Singer and the same two other Lt.'s were in the hall outside Ops. Admiral's Morris and Chegwidden were talking about how Harm was doing. They had just gotten off the elevator and were walking towards the doors of JAG ops. However, before they could enter the doors, they both heard clear as a bell what the 3 Lt.'s in the other end of the hall were talking about.
Lt. Singer was about to make sure that she never made it past the rank of Lt.. She had stated to the other two Lt.'s that "The Commander must have come in from North Carolina cause the queen wanted to finish up fast today. She finished so fast that my client, who was innocent, was found guilty. " One of the other Lt.s was in the middle of telling Lt. Singer how much she would love for it to be her that Commander Rabb was reporting to. That way she could debrief him, in more ways than one, she thought to herself. All three of the Lt.s jumped when they heard Aj tell them to be in his office in 5 min.
"Admiral Morris, would you please join me?" Aj said, as he went on into Ops. Harriet had seen the encounter in the hall and decided that it was time to let the Admiral know that these same 3 Lt.s had been called on by not just one officer but two in the last few months for not acting as an officer should.
"Harriet, how is it that you know about this and I don't?" Aj asked. "Sir, I was in both of the Rabb's offices when they spoke to the same Lt.s for disrespecting an officer. I have no idea what was said, in either case, to cause them to be pulled into the offices, Sir. But knowing the Lts. as I do, it was undoubtedly called for, Sir."
Harriet had come into Aj's office to let him know that, so she then left. Admiral Morris looked at Aj "My guess would be that the Rabb's were trying to keep the Lt.s out of trouble. That would be why we haven't heard of this before." Aj had to agree with him. It sounded like something Harm and Mac would do.
In Aj's office 5 min. later-
The three Lt.s came in and found Admiral Morris and Aj in his office. "Would one of you care to tell us why you were talking like you were about two of the best officers this office has ever had?" Aj looked from one Lt. to the other. No one made a move to answer. "Did you not understand what Col. and Commander Rabb were telling you?" Again, no one made a move to answer. Admiral Morris had had enough "Lt.'s, do you understand not only were you disrespectful to a higher officer, you were being disrespectful to this office as well? Do you three have anything to say for yourselves?"
For the first time in Lt. Singers life, she did the right thing. "Sirs, this is not the other Lt.s fault, it is mine." Admiral Morris just looked on as Lt. Singer continued, "I am the one who started all three of the conversations, knowing that the topic should not be brought up here at the office or anywhere for that matter. "
Aj and Morris just looked at each other for a minute. It was not like Lt. Singer to take responsibility for what she had done. Looking at the other two Lt.s, Aj asked if this was true. The other Lt.s informed both Admirals that this was true but that they had known better then to keep on with the topic that they had chosen.
"Let me get this right. You three are officers of The United States Navy. You knew that you were being disrespectful to two higher ranking officers and you kept doing it. Even though you had been called on it not just once but twice." Aj looked at Admiral Morris to make sure that they were on the same page. Seeing that they were, Admiral Morris continued, "What do you all have to say for yourselves?"
The two other Lt.s just stood there not saying anything. "Sirs, what are the charges that will be against us?" Lt. Singer asked. Aj and Admiral Morris both had seen how nice Harm and Mac had been to these three Lt.s by not telling either of them about this before. "That is yet to be determined Lt. But know this, you are not going to be let go this time. Playtime is over. Do I make myself clear?" "I Sir's" were said and then Lt. Singer asked, "Sir is it true that Command Rabb was hurt?" Aj just looked at her for a minute. Now she wants to know if he's ok, Aj thought to himself. "Yes Lt., Commander Rabb was hurt and is in the hospital in serous condition." Aj informed them all. "If I hear of any more of what we walked into a few minutes ago, you will not have to worry about charges that are against you. You will be out of the Navy, do you understand?" Again, "Yes Sir's" were heard before the Lt.s' left Aj's office.
Harm's hospital room-
Mac had just walked in after talking to the doctors. Harm was not out of the woods yet but he was doing better than when she had spoken to them on the phone. Although he was still in his coma, he was not in it as deep.
Mac had called Harm's mom and stepdad as soon as she left the JAG building. Not knowing many details, Mac had just told them that Harm was in North Carolina on an investigation and had been hurt badly. He was now in a coma. Harm's mom and stepdad were on the next flight out.
Mac had relayed the location of the hospital that Harm was at and the number of the room he was in. Harm's mom was not as upset as Mac had thought she would be. She has been through this with him before, Mac thought to herself. This was nothing new to either one of them, but for Mac it was harder than when he crashed right before her canceled wedding.
Mac was sitting there beside Harm, waiting on him to open his eyes and look at her. It was a few hours later when Trish and Frank arrived. That is the same way that they found Mac. Trish walked quietly into the room. Trish and Frank had met Mac a few times since she had married Harm, but not many.
"Mac, Harm will be ok. There is nothing that can take him out of your life without causing a war. Even if he were to leave this earth, he would never leave your side. Harm loves you my dear and nothing will ever change that, not even death." Mac looked up at Trish, "I believe that Trish, but I don't want to find out if its true."
Frank had stood by the door and waited on Trish and Mac to talk for a few minutes. "Mac, would you like something to drink?" Frank asked knowing that she would not leave Harms side nor would his wife unless they had to. "No thank you Frank I am ok." Frank looked over at his wife for a minute then went down the hall to find her and him something to drink. Frank new that even though Mac had said no that she had needed something and he was going to take care of her weather she liked it or not. Harm will never forgive me if I don't take care of Mac and Trish when he can't. Frank thought to himself.
There will be more soon. There are only a few parts left. Thanks for reading and letting me know what you think.