Title - Who Choice?  

Author name - Carol 

E-mail - writestories315@yahoo.com 

Rating - G 

Classification - impulse story 

Spoilers - When the Bough Breaks 

Disclaimer - I own nothing. Nor do I admit to owning
anything. If I really owned anything do you think it
would take me 15 years to pay back my students loans. 

Summery - read the title to find out 

 



****Author's Notes - I’m kind of sketchy on the law
about the fathers rights to an unborn child. But my
take is that it takes two to have a baby and both
should be included in the decision. Please ignore all
mistakes but I had the overwhelming urge to write this
tonight. Also please don’t get irate with me for
writing this.**** 



Who Choice? 



November 21, 2002

JAG - Admiral’s Office

9:22am 



“You want to do what?”  



“Prevent an abortion, Sir.” 



“Who’s and why?” 



“Lt. Singer’s, Sir. My brother is the father and he
has a right to know what she wants to do.” 



The Admiral sat down “You’re sure he’s the father?” 



“Yes Sir.” Harm said. 



“Have you looked into this Harm?” The Admiral asked 



“Sir, the law isn’t clear on this issue.” Harm said. 



“How are you going to handle it?” The Admiral asked. 



Harm took a breath, “I’ve been trying to get a hold of
Sergie since I found out about Singer’s pregnancy and
I’ve been unable to contact him. But she has told me
she is going to have one.” Harm took a breath, “We’ve
dealt with custody cases before.” 



“But this isn’t a custody case.” The Admiral stated. 



“I know, Sir.” Harm said. 



“Who’s going to be you’re attorney?” The Admiral
asked. 



“I was going to represent myself, Sir.” Harm said. 



“Like hell you will. Turner will be your attorney.”
The Admiral informed him. “Manetti will be Singers.”
He then took a breath, “I’ll explain the case to
Turner and Manetti. But you need to remember your the
client not council.” 



“Yes Sir.” Harm said. 



November 26, 2002

JAG - Courtroom 3

9:00am 



A few days later the case starts Manetti and Singer
are pushing for the court to dismiss the case because
Singer only has a one week till the end of her first
trimester. If she has the abortion in the second
trimester she’ll be committing a crime.  



“Request for the case to be overturned is denied.”
Admiral Morris stated much to the dismay for Singer
and Manetti. 



Turner then started his opening statement and had
expert witnesses and pro-life demonstrators plead the
issues of a fathers right in the court. Admiral Morris
listened to Turners side.  



Turner also put Harm on the stand and Harm pleaded his
case that his brother needs to know and that this baby
is part of him. Harm also mentioned that if he could
just have a little more time to contact Sergie that
this could be solved with no problem. However time is
not on his hands.  



Then Manetti brought her case in front of the court.
She brought forth pro-choice demonstrators to discuss
how the woman must take responsibility for the child
and it’s her choice. Manetti also brought out Roe V.
Wade and tried to bring that light of the Supreme
Court upholding a woman’s right to chose.  



Manetti placed Singer on the stand and had Singer tell
her story. Singer stated basically that she’s doesn’t
want a child and to consider giving it up for adoption
would take too long and that her career would suffer. 



November 27, 2002

JAG - Courtroom 3

2:34 



“I’ve reached my decision and I must say I wish I did
not have to rule in a case of this matter. I’ve had to
put my personal feelings aside and face this as a
person without feelings. This matter is delicate and I
hope that one day there will be no gray area in the
law.” Admiral Morris then paused. “With that said, I
find in the case of Lt. Singer.” 



Singer smiled at Admiral Morris as Harm closed his
eyes. “But before I let you leave Lt. I would like to
say something’s. Even though I have found in your
favor every time you walk into a court room I will
know what you have done and it will reflect in the way
I view you as a person. I’m also pretty sure that the
way others view you will be entirely different from
this day forward.” He then gave Singer a stern look,
“Court adjourned.” 



JAG - Outside Harm’s Office 



“How’s he’s taking it?” Harriet asked Sturgis who was
coming out of Harm’s office. 



Sturgis took a deep breath, “I wish there was
something we could do.” 



“I know.” Harriet said. 



Singer then walked into the bullpen and everyone shot
her an evil look. “Commander, I would like to
compliment you on your case.” Singer said to Sturgis. 



“Lt. Singer as of today I have no use for you as a
human being.” Sturgis said as he walked away. 



Singer then tilled her head and gave Sturgis her
questioning-look. Then she looked at Harriet, “What’s
your problem?” 



“I’m just wondering if you have a heart and a soul.”
Harriet said before she walked off. 



December 3, 2002 - (two weeks later)

Harm’s Apartment

8:34pm 



Sturgis opened the door to Harm’s apartment to see Mac
standing there. “I just got in. How is he?” Mac asked.




“He just keeps staring at that picture in his hands.”
Sturgis said. 



Mac walked past Sturgis and looked at Harm sitting on
his couch with a framed picture in his hands. “Let me
talk to him.” 



“Sure.” Sturgis said as he stood by the kitchen and
watched Mac walk over to Harm. 



“Hey.” Mac said sitting down next to Harm. 



Harm looked at Mac’s face, “I couldn’t do it.” 



“Harm.” Mac softly said. 



“I couldn’t save my father. I couldn’t keep Sergie in
the country. And now.” Harm said breaking off. 



“Talk to me, Harm. Don’t shut down.” Mac said to him. 



“I couldn’t even save a baby.” Harm said as a tear
feel down his cheek. 



Mac then wrapped her arms around Harm and held him to
her. Sturgis looked over at Mac and caught her eye. HE
nodded to the door and Mac shook her head. Sturgis
then quietly left the apartment.  



“Everything is going to work out Harm.” Mac told him. 



Harm looked up at her, “How do you know that?” 



“Because what comes around goes around.” Mac said.
“Singer is going to get hers and I promise you that it
will be fine after a while.” 



“How could she do it?” Harm asked. 



Mac took a breath, “She had her reasons. Just because
we don’t agree with them doesn’t make her wrong.” 



“Now look who’s defending her.” Harm lightly said. 



“I’m in impartial right now. I’m here for my friend.”
Mac said as she rubbed his back. 



They sat with Mac holding Harm for a few minutes then
he looked up to her and said with tears in his eyes,
“I was going to be an uncle.” 



Mac closed her eyes as she felt his pain, “And some
day you will be, just not today.”  



“I had a dream about playing baseball with the kid.”
Harm admitted. “He was a cute kid.” 



“Must get his looks from his fathers side.” Mac said
as she bushed back some hair from his forehead. 



Harm smiled at her, for the first time since this
whole thing has happened. “Do you think I’ll be a good
uncle?” 



Mac smiled at him, “You’ll be a great uncle. You’ve
done a good job with Little AJ so far.” 



Harm smiled again. “Do you think I’ll be a good
father?” 



“You’ll be a wonderful father.” Mac said. “I have no
doubt in my mind about that.” 



“Thanks Mac.” Harm then said to her. 



“That’s why I’m here.” Mac said as Harm set the
picture frame down and grabbed both of her hands. 



For the first time Mac saw the picture he was holding.
At first she thought it was a picture of Sergie and
Harm or one of Harm and his father, but she was
surprised to see a picture of her, Harm, and Little
AJ. 



The End