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Date Posted: 23:04:13 10/26/02 Sat
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Grandma JAG
's message, "Worth the Wait" on 22:59:22 10/26/02 Sat
Chapter 3
0920
Jan. 31, 2002
JAG Headquarters
Harm pushed the elevator button as Sturgis walked in the door.
“Running late this morning, Commander?” Sturgis teased.
“Yes, but what else is new?” Harm laughed. “And what about you? You aren’t usually late!”
“Oh, I’ve already been here for two hours. Just taking a quick break from working on the Harrison/Gunther case.” The elevator opened and both men stepped inside. “Aren’t you and Mac supposed to be working on that case today?”
“Yes, we are, and I’m sure she’s already hard at work at it,” Harm remarked. Just then they heard, “Hold the elevator!” Sturgis stuck his arm out to stop the doors from closing as Mac stumbled into the elevator, looking flustered.
“Mac? You’re late? When has that ever happened?” Harm looked at her, amazed.
“Well, I was so sound asleep, that I guess my body clock wasn’t working, and I didn’t wake up until 0800.” Mac tried not to look at Harm, but couldn’t help smiling.
Harm smiled back, but caught Sturgis looking quizzically at the two of them. “I’m glad you got a good night’s sleep. You should be all refreshed and ready to start on the Harrison/Gunther case.”
They stepped out of the elevator, only to have Tiner waiting for them. “The Admiral wants to see you in his office.”
“Thank you, Tiner,” replied Sturgis.
The Admiral was waiting for them. “Close the door,” he said as the three of them entered his office. “We may have a new situation in the Harrison/Gunther case. The SecNav’s grandson took a turn for the worse last night and doctors don’t expect him to survive. If that’s the case, we may have to add murder charges to the list. Commander, Colonel, have you started working on the case yet?”
Harm answered, “We’re going to get right on it this morning, sir.”
“It’s already 0930. Are you just now getting here, Rabb?” The Admiral looked at Mac. “I’m sure you’ve been up since the crack of dawn, Colonel. What have you found out?”
“Actually, sir, I’m just getting here, myself. I.... I... overslept,” Mac stammered. Harm looked over at her and tried to keep from smiling.
“Do you find that amusing, Commander?” The Admiral was getting perplexed now, more than angry.
“No, sir. I’m sorry, sir.”
“Then both of you get started immediately. Dismissed.”
“Yes, Admiral.” Harm and Mac both snapped to attention and turned to leave the room.
“Commander Turner, stay behind for a moment, if you will,” said the Admiral.
Admiral Chegwidden waited until Harm and Mac had left the room before he went over and closed the door. He calmly walked back to his desk and motioned for Sturgis to sit down. “Commander, is it my imagination, or is there something going on between those two?” He tilted his head toward the door.
“I’m not sure, sir. I was wondering that myself. I do know that they had dinner together last night,” Sturgis hoped he wasn’t giving away too much information.
“Hm....... Could it be that they have finally admitted to each other what the rest of us have known for years?” The Admiral suppressed a smile.
“It could very well be, Admiral,” Sturgis replied.
“Guess I better get the SecNav on my side. I may be needing to ask for some special favors,” said the Admiral.
“Then I better go and get started on his grandson’s case, sir,” Sturgis got up to leave.
“You do that, Commander,” said the Admiral. “Dismissed.”
After Harm and Mac left the Admiral’s office, they headed straight to the coffee room. “Whew! We barely got out of that one!” a relieved Harm said.
“I’m not so sure,” replied Mac, worriedly.
“What do you mean?” asked Harm.
“Harm, what if the Admiral figures it out? Our careers are on the line here! Are you willing to jeopardize that?”
It took everything in Harm’s power not to reach out and grab her at that point and just hold her like there was no tomorrow. “I told you last night that you are my first priority now. More than my family, career, flying, everything. If the Admiral finds out and one of us has to leave JAG, then so be it. But that’s not going to happen,” Harm reassured her.
“What’s not going to happen, sir?” Bud asked as he walked into the coffee room.
“Uh...... Sturgis is not going to give us a continuance, so we better get started on this case right away. Bud, I need you to find anyone who knows Seaman Harrison and can come forward as a character witness.” Harm, Mac, and Bud walked out into the bullpen.
“Right away, sir,” responded Bud.
“Sir, Ma’am, the Admiral thought you would want to interview the men on the Patrick Henry, so I made arrangements for you to fly out there this afternoon,” Harriet said as soon as she saw them.
“Thank you, Harriet. We’ll be in my office discussing strategy,” Mac said. She and Harm went into her office and closed the door, leaving Bud and Harriet standing there shaking their heads.
“Bud, what’s going on?” Harriet asked, always insightful.
“I’m not sure. They seemed pretty cozy in the coffee room. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Bud looked at his wife and grinned.
“Well, it’s about time!” Harriet grinned back.
Meanwhile, in Mac’s office, Harm and Mac stood and looked at each other without speaking. “Well, we survived that first encounter, sort of,” laughed Mac.
“I don’t know what you were worried about. Nobody suspects a thing!” replied Harm. “Now let’s get ready for our trip out to the carrier.”
“Whatever you say, partner,” Mac said with a wink.
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