0413
Hospital
San Diego
It had been a long night. Mac had been sitting in a chair in a local hospital waiting for news on Harms condition. Just a few hours she had been soaked in his blood waiting for the paramedics to arrive. A she had seen Michaels move a millisecond before Harm had gone down. A few seconds later Michaels was laying in a pool of his own blood. His partner had gone out the door during the commotion and Mac had sat down by Harm, holding his head in her knees. She'd called the police and paramedics, and then she had just waited, while trying to keep him from loosing too much blood. And now here she was. She'd called the Admiral to let him know what had happened, and he would be arriving here soon. Just as the thought crossed her mind, a familiar voice was heard down the hall.
"Colonel. Any word.?" The Admiral asked.
"No Sir. He's still in surgery."
"I'm sure they will bring us some news soon."
She didn't respond. She was still in chock. A.J. knew how his to officers felt about each other, and a part of him wished that they would find a way to tell each other the truth. He guided Mac back to her chair, and sat down next to her. When he'd talked to her on the phone earlier she had explained to him what had happened. At least her side of the story. But he could guess the rest. This was a typical Rabb stunt. His quest for the truth often led him to go to far without backup.
"Are you here for Commander Rabb?" came the voice of the doctor.
"Yes! I'm Admiral Cheggwidden, his CO and this is Colonel Mackenzie, his partner."
"The Commander had lost a lot of blood, but I think he is going to be fine. He is still in recovery, but as soon as he has been transferred to his own room, we'll have someone come get you."
"Thank you, doctor" the Admiral replied.
Mac let out a deep breath she hadn't even realized she was holding. The Admiral could tell that she needed to be alone for a while to let it all sink in.
"I'm going to the VOQ to get checked in. Why don't you check on the commander and then get some rest."
"Yes Sir!"
A few minutes later a nurse came to get Mac and led her to the room where Harm had been placed. She carefully opened the door. She didn't want to wake him. She cautiously made her way over to the chair beside the bed. She sat down and silently let her tears fall.
0723
Hospital
San Diego
Harm slowly awakened. It took him a while to get his bearings. The last he remembered he had been in the hotel room with Michaels and. Mac! He had been shot, and then everything was black. What had happened to Mac. He could hear a soft groan and looked to the chair by his bedside. Mac was OK. At least she seemed to be. Mac could feel him watching her.
"Hey. You're awake."
"Yeah. What happened? I remember being shot, but everything after that is a blank."
"I took out Michaels but his partner got away. The police are looking for him now."
"How about ensign Dean and his sister?"
"They're both fine. The ensign has a lot of explaining to do, but I think they'll go easy on him considering the circumstances."
"Yeah. Are you OK?"
"I'm fine. Just worried about you. Don't ever do that to me again. My heart almost stopped when I saw you fall. I thought I had lost you forever this time." Mac broke of, her eyes filling with tears.
"Come here." Harm held his arms out to her, and she laid down on the bed beside him. "I'm still here, and I'm not planning on going anywhere anytime soon. Except maybe home."
"Glad to hear it."
They just laid there for a while, happy to have the chance to told each other again. After about half an hour, Harm told Mac to go back to her room and get some rest. After much persuading she finally left. Harm just laid there starring at the ceiling. He knew what he had to do. It was something he had wanted to do for such a long time, and his injury only made him think more that his decision was the right one.
0928
Hospital
San Diego
"Good morning, Commander. How are you feeling?" The Admiral asked as he walked through the door to Harms room.
"Good morning Sir! Not too bad. I'm a little sore, but the pain killers do wonders."
"I'm glad to hear it. Have you seen the Colonel today? I went by her room earlier, but there was no answer when I knocked."
"She was here when I woke up. It didn't look like she had gotten a lot of sleep, so I sent her back to her room to get some rest. She should be there now."
"Good."
"Sir. There is something I would like to talk to you about. Something personal."
"Go ahead Commander."
"Sir. During the last couple of weeks the Colonel and I have been seeing each other socially."
"I can't say that it was unexpected. You two have been tiptoeing around each other for years now. I'm surprised it took this long for you to finally admit how you feel. "
"It's more Sir. I know it's early, but because of recent events." Harm paused ".I'm going to ask her to marry me."
1102
Hospital
San Diego
Harm was nervous. He'd had a long conversation with the Admiral about his plans, and about what would happen in the future. One of them would have to transfer. At least officially. The details would of course have to wait until they got back to HQ. Then of course there was the part of asking her. Harm loved Mac, and he knew that she loved him as well. But he still wasn't sure what her answer would be. They had only been officially dating for a few weeks, and she could think it was too soon. There was the expected knock. She walked through the door. Wow! God she looked beautiful.
"Hi there stranger. How are you feeling?"
"Not too bad. Especially now that you're here, my beautiful marine."
"Flattery will get you everywhere, Flyboy."
God he loved to hear her voice. OK. Here goes nothing.
"Mac. Sarah. Come sit over here. I want to talk about something"
"OK. I'm sitting. What is it that's got you all rattled?"
"I've had something on my mind for a while now. Actually for a long time. I've just never got the courage to ask you." He took a deep breath. "Sarah Mackenzie. Will you marry me?"
The room went silent. She just looked in his eyes, searching for his heart to tell her that this was for real.
"What did you say?"
"Will you marry me?" He repeated. Still not sure how o read the silence .
"That's what I thought.I just wanted to make sure. YES Harm I will marry you! After so many years of waiting, I wont give up the opportunity to finally become your wife. Not a chance in hell." She threw her arms around his neck and they just sat there in his bed clinging to each other. Life couldn't have been any better.
The End
Hospital
San Diego
It had been a long night. Mac had been sitting in a chair in a local hospital waiting for news on Harms condition. Just a few hours she had been soaked in his blood waiting for the paramedics to arrive. A she had seen Michaels move a millisecond before Harm had gone down. A few seconds later Michaels was laying in a pool of his own blood. His partner had gone out the door during the commotion and Mac had sat down by Harm, holding his head in her knees. She'd called the police and paramedics, and then she had just waited, while trying to keep him from loosing too much blood. And now here she was. She'd called the Admiral to let him know what had happened, and he would be arriving here soon. Just as the thought crossed her mind, a familiar voice was heard down the hall.
"Colonel. Any word.?" The Admiral asked.
"No Sir. He's still in surgery."
"I'm sure they will bring us some news soon."
She didn't respond. She was still in chock. A.J. knew how his to officers felt about each other, and a part of him wished that they would find a way to tell each other the truth. He guided Mac back to her chair, and sat down next to her. When he'd talked to her on the phone earlier she had explained to him what had happened. At least her side of the story. But he could guess the rest. This was a typical Rabb stunt. His quest for the truth often led him to go to far without backup.
"Are you here for Commander Rabb?" came the voice of the doctor.
"Yes! I'm Admiral Cheggwidden, his CO and this is Colonel Mackenzie, his partner."
"The Commander had lost a lot of blood, but I think he is going to be fine. He is still in recovery, but as soon as he has been transferred to his own room, we'll have someone come get you."
"Thank you, doctor" the Admiral replied.
Mac let out a deep breath she hadn't even realized she was holding. The Admiral could tell that she needed to be alone for a while to let it all sink in.
"I'm going to the VOQ to get checked in. Why don't you check on the commander and then get some rest."
"Yes Sir!"
A few minutes later a nurse came to get Mac and led her to the room where Harm had been placed. She carefully opened the door. She didn't want to wake him. She cautiously made her way over to the chair beside the bed. She sat down and silently let her tears fall.
0723
Hospital
San Diego
Harm slowly awakened. It took him a while to get his bearings. The last he remembered he had been in the hotel room with Michaels and. Mac! He had been shot, and then everything was black. What had happened to Mac. He could hear a soft groan and looked to the chair by his bedside. Mac was OK. At least she seemed to be. Mac could feel him watching her.
"Hey. You're awake."
"Yeah. What happened? I remember being shot, but everything after that is a blank."
"I took out Michaels but his partner got away. The police are looking for him now."
"How about ensign Dean and his sister?"
"They're both fine. The ensign has a lot of explaining to do, but I think they'll go easy on him considering the circumstances."
"Yeah. Are you OK?"
"I'm fine. Just worried about you. Don't ever do that to me again. My heart almost stopped when I saw you fall. I thought I had lost you forever this time." Mac broke of, her eyes filling with tears.
"Come here." Harm held his arms out to her, and she laid down on the bed beside him. "I'm still here, and I'm not planning on going anywhere anytime soon. Except maybe home."
"Glad to hear it."
They just laid there for a while, happy to have the chance to told each other again. After about half an hour, Harm told Mac to go back to her room and get some rest. After much persuading she finally left. Harm just laid there starring at the ceiling. He knew what he had to do. It was something he had wanted to do for such a long time, and his injury only made him think more that his decision was the right one.
0928
Hospital
San Diego
"Good morning, Commander. How are you feeling?" The Admiral asked as he walked through the door to Harms room.
"Good morning Sir! Not too bad. I'm a little sore, but the pain killers do wonders."
"I'm glad to hear it. Have you seen the Colonel today? I went by her room earlier, but there was no answer when I knocked."
"She was here when I woke up. It didn't look like she had gotten a lot of sleep, so I sent her back to her room to get some rest. She should be there now."
"Good."
"Sir. There is something I would like to talk to you about. Something personal."
"Go ahead Commander."
"Sir. During the last couple of weeks the Colonel and I have been seeing each other socially."
"I can't say that it was unexpected. You two have been tiptoeing around each other for years now. I'm surprised it took this long for you to finally admit how you feel. "
"It's more Sir. I know it's early, but because of recent events." Harm paused ".I'm going to ask her to marry me."
1102
Hospital
San Diego
Harm was nervous. He'd had a long conversation with the Admiral about his plans, and about what would happen in the future. One of them would have to transfer. At least officially. The details would of course have to wait until they got back to HQ. Then of course there was the part of asking her. Harm loved Mac, and he knew that she loved him as well. But he still wasn't sure what her answer would be. They had only been officially dating for a few weeks, and she could think it was too soon. There was the expected knock. She walked through the door. Wow! God she looked beautiful.
"Hi there stranger. How are you feeling?"
"Not too bad. Especially now that you're here, my beautiful marine."
"Flattery will get you everywhere, Flyboy."
God he loved to hear her voice. OK. Here goes nothing.
"Mac. Sarah. Come sit over here. I want to talk about something"
"OK. I'm sitting. What is it that's got you all rattled?"
"I've had something on my mind for a while now. Actually for a long time. I've just never got the courage to ask you." He took a deep breath. "Sarah Mackenzie. Will you marry me?"
The room went silent. She just looked in his eyes, searching for his heart to tell her that this was for real.
"What did you say?"
"Will you marry me?" He repeated. Still not sure how o read the silence .
"That's what I thought.I just wanted to make sure. YES Harm I will marry you! After so many years of waiting, I wont give up the opportunity to finally become your wife. Not a chance in hell." She threw her arms around his neck and they just sat there in his bed clinging to each other. Life couldn't have been any better.
The End