Title: What even blind eyes can see
Author: Pandora’s folly
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this piece with the 
exception of                   Lieutenant Lane Webster and Mac’s 
specialist.
Category: Romance/Angst Mac/Harm.
Summery: After a car accident Mac loses her sight with little chance of 
regaining it, but with some help she may just come to teams with that.
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What even blind eyes can see.
By Pandora’s Folly
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2131 hours local
BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL
BETHESDA, MARYLAND

Lieutenant Colonel Sarah Mackenzie forced her self not to panic as she 
realised that she couldn’t open her eyes, Panic was the last thing that 
would help her if she were in any danger. The strong smell of 
disinfectant 
and the murmur of distant voices convinced her that she was in 
hospital. Now 
she knew the where she tried for how.
“Commander Rabb how many times do I have to order you out of this room 
before you finely decide to listen to me?” A voice that Mackenzie 
didn’t 
recognise asked gruffly
“Want to be here when she wakes up. I want her to know she’s safe.” 
Commander Harmon Rabb Jr said, Mac could tell from his voice that he 
was on 
the very edge of sleep.
“Commander you were right beside her when the car crushed, you need to 
rest 
to” The soft and surprisingly firm voice of Lieutenant jg Harriet 
Sims-Roberts said from the other said of what Sarah Mackenzie knew to 
be her 
hospital bed.
“No I have to be here. In case she” he stopped there and took her hand 
in 
his and place his other hand over the top of it. Mac had a feeling 
that, 
that sentence ended with the word ‘remembers the last car crush she was 
in’ 
or some thing very much like it Mac couldn’t let him worry any more so 
she 
flexed her hand in his as though she was just waking
“Sarah?” He’s voice asked full of hope
“Used my given name, must be really bad,” She said trying in shack the 
sleep 
from her voice.” Why can’t I open my eyes?” she asked this time her 
tone was 
less sleepy but far more frightened
“ Do you remember the car accident Colonel?” The voice she didn’t know 
asked. She guessed the voice belonged to a doctor. She was tempted to 
lie 
and say that she did
“No I don’t, was any one else hurt?” she asked hoping to find out how 
badly 
Harm was injured with out admitting that she had been awake as they 
talked 
her.
“Commander Rabb has a few bruises and a bump on the head”
“He has a hard head he’ll live” she said and reached out and put her 
free 
hand on top of his she smile then realised the side of her face hurt.
“You came out the on the worst end I’m afraid Colonel. What was the 
last 
thing that you do remember?”
“I’m not sure, I think it was talking to Mic on phone. At thirteen 
twenty 
one.” Then realised that for the first time that she could remember 
since 
she had a concept of time that she had know idea what time in was. It 
was 
some thing that frightened her far beyond the darkness and the pain 
across 
the side of her face. “What time is it?” she asked. Even she couldn’t 
ignore 
the way her voice shock.
“You don’t know?” Harriet asked who understood even less about her gift 
then 
Harm did, but knew enough to be worried. She shock her head then 
regretted 
the action
“It’s 2134 and thirty eight seconds” Harm his voice was strong and 
sure. It 
made Mac a less frightened she was grateful from him, she let the right 
the 
side of her mouth tilt up in a lopsided smile.
She felt sleep pulling at her again, Harm would give the answers that 
she 
needed when she woke up. “Sleepy” She said
“We’ll let you rest Colonel” the Doctor said his voce didn’t seem quite 
as 
loud as it had before.
“Sleep well Sarah.” Harm said and kissed her fore head just below her 
hair 
line
“Stay til I go to sleep” she asked, she remembered asking her father to 
do 
the same thing just after a night mare when she was a little girl, she 
remembered her father deep laugh as he settled him self back down on 
the 
bed. Things had been better then, before Josephine died. Harm held 
tight to 
her hand and she felt him take his seat again.
“I’m not going any where, Marine.” His hand brushed her right lower 
cheek 
clearly the uninjured side of her face. Mac surrendered to sleep just a 
moment before softly whispered, “I love you, Sarah” and kissed the back 
of 
her hand
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Cos’ tomorrows another day
And I thirsty any way
So bring on the rain
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2312 hours local
BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL
BETHESDA, MARYLAND

Commander Harmon Rabb watched his best friend sleep he didn’t see the 
bandage that covered her eyes and he didn’t see the bruises that left 
the 
left side of her face three year olds finger painting. He sore the 
strongest 
most beautiful woman that he had ever had the amazing luck the meet. 
Harriet 
had left two hours ago, she had spent ten minutes trying to talk Harm 
in to 
going home, but Sarah had asked him to stay and that exactly what he 
planed 
to do. Even the doctor, a greying man who bort to mind Oscar the grouch 
each 
time you looked at him. Next time Sarah woke he had to be sure to tell 
her 
what her Doctor looked like.
He had been terrified earlier when Sarah had said the last thing she 
remembered was talking to Mic on the phone. She had said it as though 
she 
had thought was earlier that day when in fact it had been two days ago. 
After ward the doctor had eased his fears by telling him that the 
memory 
lose was not unexpected. He was not looking forward to telling Sarah 
that 
she had a two-day gap in her memory. He remember how frightening in had 
felt 
when he experienced memory loss after his crush the night of Sarah’s 
rehearsal dinner. When he had forgotten who Renee was.
Harm reached out his hand and brushed it though his partner’s hair. The 
two 
of them were going to finish their talk and this time she was going to 
stay 
to hear his answer and he was going to speak from his heart and not be 
afraid of what it will do to his career. He had put his career before 
Dianne 
and he lost her. He was not going to let himself make that mistake 
again. 
Her hand still lock in his Harm rested his head on the bed and let him 
self 
fall in to a welcoming sleep.

0642 hours local
BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL
BETHESDA, MARYLAND

Admiral AJ Chegwidden walked in to the room that the nurse had informed 
him 
that he could find he’s officer’s in he wasn’t surprised to her d the 
nurse 
say that Commander Harmon Rabb hadn’t left Colonel Sarah Mackenzie’s 
side 
since he had come to. From what the admiral under stood the Colonel had 
been 
diving with the commander and their client, who had been sitting in the 
back 
divers seat, when the car in front of them lost control span and hit 
them, 
the colonel manage to keep control of the car long enough to keep from 
hitting a group of school child on the way home from school, but 
couldn’t 
keep from hitting a tree the drivers side of the tree was hardly 
distinguishable from the tree there client had died un rout with out 
regain 
consciousness and Mac had been lucky to get out with as little damage 
as she 
did even though she may never see again.
The Admiral shock his head at the sight before him, Harm was certainly 
going 
to regret falling a sleep like that. The younger man was going to be in 
a 
hell of a lot of pain but to be where he was right now the admiral 
would 
happily deal with a sore neck. Mic Brumby had been right when he had 
said 
that they were all a little in love with her, and there had been quite 
a few 
times when AJ had been very ready to give Harm a good hard kick in the 
arse 
for not realising the she was in love with him.
“Who there?” Mac asked in a whisper as not to wake her partner. The 
admiral 
shock his head even now she was thinking of him
‘Rabb you’re a bloody fool’ the Admiral thought to him self then 
stepped 
further in to the room “It’s me, Mac” he said. Mac tried to sit up when 
she 
heard her CO’s voice she also tried to disentangle harms hand from her 
own. 
“Forget that Mac.” He said though her movements had already woken Harm.
“Sarah?” he asked as he started to wake
“Admiral” Mac said a little louder then need as though trying to Harm 
to 
watch what he called her, “you didn’t have to come in so early it’s 
only 
0643” AJ smiled when he noticed. That though Mac had tried Harm did not 
let 
go of her hand
“Nonsense, Mac.” He said and walked up to her bed and sat on the 
opposite 
side to Harm, he briefly took her free hand and held in his two then 
lowered 
it back to the bed. “How are you feeling? I herd your having a little 
memory 
trouble.”
“Well sir, sir you know I could hardly let Harm out do me long” she 
said 
with a convincing playful tone. That was rewarded with smiles that she 
couldn’t see. When both men realise it their smiles disappeared. Nether 
of 
them knew what to say
“I spoke to your Uncal, and I’m trying to organise a compassionate 
release 
for him, but it may take some time.”
Mac realised as he said that, that there most be some chance that she 
wouldn’t regain her sight she started to get a little scared. The 
Admiral 
sore that he had said some thing to up set his chief of staff and 
decided to 
beat a hasty retreat
“Well I have a meeting with the sec-nav, I hope to see you up and about 
again in no time Colonel” Admiral said the admiral jerked his head 
toward 
the door Harm nodded and he walked out.
“Mac I need to speak to the Admiral I’ll be right back.” He said and 
let go 
of her hand he cast his eyes over her for a moment and had to fight 
back 
tears. Then he turned away and walked out the door.
Mac could hear them just out side the door, it seemed that they thought 
that 
just because her see could see that she also couldn’t hear. “Dose she 
know?” 
the admirals voice asked
“No she asked about it would she first woke up, but I couldn’t tell 
her. 
Sir, she is one of the most independent people I know, she hasn’t truly 
relied on anyone since her mother left. I’m afraid that she may not 
accept 
the help she going to need.” Harms voice said. He sounded tried and 
afraid. 
Mac wished that she could take this burden away from him, but she knew 
she 
couldn’t it was his to bear and that is how it must be.
“I would tell her, but it just seems your place, son. I don’t know how 
long 
it’s going to take to get her uncal out, but I do know that it can’t 
wait 
that long” Mac could the compassion in her CO’s voice and it made her 
feel a 
little better she knew by now that the two man were talking about tell 
her 
that she may never see again, but the fact hadn’t sunk in yet so she 
could 
feel for Harm.
“I know all that sir, I just wish that it didn’t have to be.”
“We all do son, we all do” at that point some one turned a walked away. 
Mac 
assumed it was the admiral and was proved right when she court a hint 
of 
Harm’s sent in the air.
“Marine, there’s some thing I need to tell you.” Harm said as he picked 
up 
her hand.
“You don’t have to say ti Harm I heard every word you said out there 
and I 
can guess what it means. Do they know for sure or do I have a chance to 
see 
again?” Mac asked her voice far stronger and steadier then Harm had 
thought 
it would be
“When the car crushed the divers side widow shattered, glass fragments 
entered your eyes, they got it all out, but some of it was deeper then 
they 
hoped. The specialist said that there’s twenty five percent chance that 
you 
may regain some of your sight and a five to ten percent chance that you 
will 
regain all of it.”
“So when can I get out of here” Mac asked
“Mac do you understand what I just told you?” Harm asked
“Yes I do and no doubt sooner or later it gunna hit hard, but right now 
I 
want to get of here,” she said.
“Doc said you can leave as soon as get the resalts back on a couple of 
test’s.” Harm said and brushed his hand across her cheek. “In fact 
Harriet 
and lieutenant Webster are going to dorp by your place before they come 
in 
here and pack you up some stuff”
“I why do I need them to bring some things if the doctor are going to 
let me 
out of here?” Mac asked
“Well I do hope you plane on wearing some thing when you leave here, 
and 
after that you and Jingo are coming to stay with me”
“And you didn’t think that asking me if I want to come stay with you 
was a 
good idea?” Mac asked in her ‘I’m a big girl’ tone.
“No I didn’t, I knew you’d say no, but the truths is Mac, Marine or not 
right now you need some help and I’m more then willing to be the one to 
give 
it to you.”
“Alright so I can’t stay on my own, but wouldn’t it be better if you 
stay at 
my place” Harm couldn’t ignore the logic of Mac’s suggestion, did she 
know 
where every thing was in her own home and her apartment is bigger then 
his 
own.
“Alright I’ll call Bud and have him stop by my place” Harm said Mac 
gave him 
the little half smile that she had given last night and decided she 
need 
some more sleep.
“Why don’t you go home, get some rest, have a shower and you can pack 
for 
your self, I promise I’ll still be here when you get back.”
“Sick of my company already Mac?” Harm asked playfully
“No it’s just that your starting to stink” she throw back at him just 
as 
playfully.
“Alright Marine, but if come back here and fine out you’ve ran away 
with 
some Doctor your in big trouble” At that he let go of her hand, Mac 
expected 
he to just leave at that, but he court her by surprise and lent down 
and 
placed a chaste kiss on her lips. “Back soon Ninja-girl” were his 
parting 
words

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