Graphic by Michi
Rating
– GS
Paring – Harm
& Mac
Spoilers – Season 10 Episode 21 Dream Team
Disclaimer – JAG belongs to DPB, CBS, and Paramount
.
Summary- The missing scenes of ‘Dream Team’. What happened after Mattie
woke up for the first time when you saw it through the eye of a shipper
Saint
Vincent Hospital
Blackburgs
, Virginia
12:45
AM
“Commander,
I really think you should go home too. I
can follow you,” Jen told Harm as they stood outside in the parking lot of
the hospital.
“No
Jen, I’m going to stay in case Mattie wakes up again,” Harm told Jen,
hoping that Mattie would wake up again.
“Sir,”
Jen stared.
Harm
interrupted her. “Drive safe,
pretty soon the drunks will be on the roads.”
Jen
signed in defeat. “Yes, Sir and
please drive home safely too.”
“I
will, Jen. I have to meet Vukovic in the morning.”
Harm
walked Jen to her car. “She’s
going to be okay, Sir.”
“In
time she will.” Harm told her
as they reached her car.
Jen
unlocked the door and got into the car. “I’ll
see you tomorrow, Sir.”
Harm
looked at his watch and laughed. “It
is tomorrow, Jen.”
Jen
chuckled and Harm took a step back from the car as she started it up and drove
out of the parking lot.
Harm
stood there in the parking lot and looked up at the stars above, thanking them
for the miracle that Mattie woke up. She
woke up and looked at him. She
gave him the sign he needed. His
eyes closed as the stress of not knowing if she was ever going to wake up
rushed away from his mind. Now
she just had to get better. He
opened his eyes and stared at the hospital.
She just had to get better.
Harm
reached into his pocket and pulled his cell phone out.
He was flashing that he had missed a call.
He pressed the call review button and chuckled when he saw Mac’s cell
phone number flash across the screen. He
pressed the dial button and put the phone to his ear.
{“Hello,”
Mac answered in a very tired voice.}
Even
though he’d just checked the time, he had forgotten that Mac would already
be in bed. “Mac, I’m sorry I
forgot about the time.”
{Mac
sat up in the bed and for a second looked disoriented around the room.
“What happened? Is it
Mattie? Is she okay?”}
Harm
smiled. “She woke up.”
{“She
woke up?” Mac asked astonished.}
Harm’s
smile grew. “She did. She
looked right at me and Jen.”
{“Is
Jen still there?”}
“No,
she just left.”
{Mac
looked at the covers. “I can be
there.”}
“No,
you’re already in bed. Besides, you would get here just to drive back to DC
to be on time for work. Stay
there and get some more sleep. I’m
fine,” Harm told her, knowing that if he didn’t tell Mac to stay at home
she would drive down to be with him. He
didn’t want to let Mac know that he wanted her with him right now. Sadly,
the distance between Blacksburg
and DC was working
against his wish, just like it was working against hers.
{Mac
sighed. “Harm.”}
“You
know I’m right and I’m fine, Mac. Now
that I know she woke up, I’m fine.”
{“You’re
not fine.” Mac stated.}
Harm
knew she had a point. “Okay, I’m better than I was before.”
He paused. “I’m going
to go back into the hospital now. I’ll
leave here in a few hours and see you at JAG.”
{Mac
knew that no matter what she said he wouldn’t hear her.
“Okay, just be safe when you’re driving home.”}
“I
will. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
{“It
is tomorrow.” Mac smiled.}
Harm
chuckled at her words, knowing he just said them to Jen.
“Okay, I’ll see you in a few hours.”
{“Give
Mattie a kiss for me.” Mac
instructed Harm.}
“I
will. Good night, Mac.”
{“Night,
Harm.” Mac said and then placed her cell phone back on the night stand.}
Harm
placed his phone in his pocket, took a deep breath, and looked back up at the
heavens. He stared at the
sparking sky. “I know I got a
miracle tonight. But if I’m
allowed to, I would like to request another one and you know what it is for.”
He waited for an answer, but all he got was the twinkling of the stars
in response. He turned his
attention back to the hospital and walked back into it.
Harm’s
Apartment
North
of Union Station
Washington,
DC
6:03
AM
Harm
opened the door of the elevator after its arrival on his floor and was greeted
by some soft music coming from his apartment. ‘Guess I forgot to turn it off
yesterday,’ he thought and walked out of the elevator.
He
had just returned from Blacksburg
and badly needed a
shower to feel refreshed. Yet another yawn confirmed the knowledge that he
badly needed a good night’s sleep.
“Guess
a gallon of coffee will have to do it,” Harm muttered to himself while
unlocking his apartment door.
What
greeted him then made him stop dead in his tracks. It wasn’t the music
coming out of the radio or the smell of fresh coffee and breakfast, but much
rather the person sitting behind the kitchen counter reading the newspaper and
singing along with the song that was played from the stereo.
It
seemed like she was so engrossed in her reading that she didn’t even notice
Harm’s arrival. He quietly closed the door behind him and placed his keys on
the nearby bookshelf, before slowly making his way to the kitchen counter.
“A
dream come true,” Harm softly said as soon as he stood near enough the
kitchen counter and his partner.
Mac
jumped in response and put down the newspaper just to look straight into the
two laughing blue eyes of her friend, which were maintained with a chuckle
from said owner. “Damn it, you scared the heck out of me, Harm,” she told
him and blushed. The knowledge that he had caught her singing made her feel
embarrassed.
“Sorry,
Mac, but I couldn’t resist,” Harm let her know with a grin while he was
now able to look her up and down, just to find out that she was wearing one of
his NAVY shirts and obviously no pants. Her well-shaped bare legs occupied him
for a moment before he slowly looked up again. Then he continued with a smirk.
“I always wanted to walk into my apartment just to be greeted by a singing
and barely dressed marine surrounded by some yummy smelling breakfast. Good
morning.”
Mac
laughed and slapped his arm. “Good morning,” she answered tenderly. “I
hope this is okay. After our talk at JAG yesterday in your office, I thought I
should come over so we could maybe talk some more. Since you weren’t here I
thought you were on your way back home. I let myself in so I could wait here
for you. At some time I must have fallen asleep,” she started to tell him
before continuing in a whisper. “In your bed.” Then her voice got stronger
again. “When I woke up this morning you still weren’t here, so I took a
quick shower before getting some breakfast ready for us.”
Harm
looked around and could see that she had made them veggie omelets and some
freshly squeezed orange juice. “That’s more than okay, Mac. I hope you got
a good night’s sleep,” he said gently and tried unsuccessfully to suppress
a yawn. “So you were here when I called,” Harm concluded, knowing the
answer already.
“Yes,
I was and yes I did, thank you. However, you look more and more like you could
use some good shut-eye,” Mac said with a worried tune in her voice. She
could clearly read in his eyes just how tired he was.
“Yup,
but I think a hot shower and some strong coffee will have to do it.”
“Why
don’t you take that shower and get dressed for work, while I finish up our
breakfast?” Mac submitted and stood up to finish preparing their breakfast.
“Sounds
great. I’ll be back in five minutes,” Harm told her and made his way to
his bedroom.
“Make
it ten, Harm,” Mac called after him while pouring some of the juice into her
glass.
“Aye,
aye, Ma’am,” Harm answered before he looked at the items, which were laid
on his bed. He smiled and quickly turned around to move back into the kitchen.
“You got my uniform ready,” he said as a matter-of-fact.
Mac
turned around to look at him. “I had too much time on my hands,” she
answered with a shrug and turned around again.
“Thank
you,” Harm said softly before making his way back to the bedroom just to
stop after three steps. He looked over his shoulder and had to smile at the
sight in front of him. ‘A dream come true, indeed,’ he thought and then he
couldn’t hold back anymore. This situation and even more important the
situation with Mattie finally got to him and it had to burst.
In
two big steps he was standing behind Mac.
He turned her around and before Mac could do anything Harm gave her a
short but passionate kiss. It surprised her so much that she was unable to
really react. Then he held her in a bear hug, so her feet weren’t touching
the floor anymore.
With
a laugh he started to spin them around, which brought a laugh out of Mac as
well. “Everything will be okay, Mac. Everything will be okay,” he
whispered into her ear before he placed her down again. Then he made his way
back into his bedroom, leaving an astonished marine behind.
Mac
softly smiled and touched her lips with her fingertips. “Yeah, everything
will be okay,” she whispered while her thoughts were on the man she loved
with all her heart and the young girl, who was just as a fighter as her
Navy-dad was.
The
End
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