Chapter 96

Seeing that Sarah had fallen asleep, AJ covered her and walked nude to the bathroom. Turning on the shower, he went inside and relieved himself. Smiling at Sarah's reaction, he felt it was worth one night of handling his own problem. Besides, he had the memory of her response to use to help him. After he had toweled off, he checked on Angela, and then crawled in bed with his very satisfied wife. Pulling her to him, he was soon asleep, cuddled next to her warm sweet smelling body.

Monday, May 10, 2004

1830 EST

Chegwidden home

McLean, Virginia

Sarah had waited and waited for Harm to come by or call. Now, she was tired of waiting, and was going to take matters into her own hands. Checking her internal clock, she realized that he should just be arriving home now. She picked up the phone and dialed his number.

"Hello?" came a tired voice from the other end.

"Harm, its Mac," she replied, hurt and angry.

"Mac, is something wrong? Did you get your memory back?" he asked hopefully.

"No, I didn't get my memory back, but something's wrong. Harm, I thought we were friends, best friends. Why haven't I heard from you!" she demanded to know.

"I've been busy," came a sullen reply.

"Too busy to pick up the phone and see how Angela and I were doing?" she asked angrily. "I have amnesia, Harm, not something terrible that's catching."

"I know, Mac, and I'm sorry. It's just complicated," he explained.

"How can it still be complicated after a year, Harm? How long does it take for you to adjust?" she threw at him. "Is it the baby deal? Surely you knew that ended when I married AJ?"

"It's just hard for me, seeing you married to our Commanding Officer, much less having a baby by him," he all but shouted.

"It's been a year, Harm. Surely you've seen how much we love one another in that time. Seen the joy we shared when I carried Angela during that year," she tried to help him understand. "I know you're not blind, Harm. Didn't you notice how happy and how much in love we are?"

"No, I'm afraid I didn't, Mac. I must have been the only one with blinders on," he responded. "I failed to notice any of it, and I'm your best friend. Doesn't that tell you anything?"

"Yes, Harm, it makes me sad for you. If you can't recognize love when you see it on the face of your best friend, then how will you know it when it happens to you?" asked Mac sadly. "I really hope that you find what AJ and I have someday. And in the meantime, I'd love to see my best friend sometime."

"I don't know if that's possible anymore, Mac. You've changed and it's not just the amnesia," Harm sadly replied. "Maybe someday, we can go back to being friends again, but right now it just hurts to damn much."

"I'm sorry you feel that way, Harm, but like always, I'm here if you need to talk," cried Mac. "You may not consider yourself my friend, but you'll always be my best friend. Take care of yourself. Goodbye."

Sarah hung the phone up and sat there, crying for the friend she had lost. If not the damn amnesia, then what? This was something she knew was best left unsaid to AJ. So she would wait and see if Harm came around and if he could forgive her, for whatever it was she had done.

Monday, May 17, 2004

1000 EST

JAG Headquarters

Falls Church, Virginia

It was a week before Sarah's six-week checkup, and AJ realized that he needed to do something about that. However, the problem was that Sarah hadn't had a baby, but had her spleen removed. He had to find an OB-GYN that would go along with an exam as if she had had a baby. He picked up the phone and placed a call to Dr. Sheppard to see if she could be of help.

"Dr. Sheppard's office, may I help you?" came the receptionist's voice.

To be continued….