Title : Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. I have no idea who the characters of 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' belong to, but I hope all parties will allow me to have a little fun for a little while, and replace them all when I'm done. Thank you.
Rating : G to PG-13
Author's Note 1 : Thanks to [hopeschest6] and [Mooch] for their reviews of my first fanfic, and look forward to their reviews of this venture too. For Mooch - I think this one starts out slow, but I'm working on the m/h factor!
Author's Note 2 : I have no idea how Jack and Sue came to meet/work together, so the circumstances are from my imagination. (The inspiration behind the series is the life of the real Sue Thomas.)
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Local Park - Georgetown - Sunday Afternoon
"There ya go, Jingo..." Mac released the catch on Jingo's lead and let him wander off to smell his way around a small area of the park. An old dog now, his age was against him running off, and his greatest pleasure was ambling along around 'his' part of the park and then returning to Mac once in a while, to check that she was still nearby. Mac didn't like to let him wander too far, his cataracts impaired his vision, and although his sense of smell seemed to be okay (in his hey-day as a DEA sniffer dog he had been the best) he had once mistaken oregano for marijuana, and that error had ended his career. On this particular Sunday, though, there were going to be new smells to get used to. Another dog, and it's owner.
"Levi! Heel!" Sue Thomas shouted to her dog as she saw the other dog ahead of her. As Levi dropped back to her side and she neared the other dog she saw it was older, and her concern dropped a level, but she was still cautious, until she saw the dog's owner.
"Jingo, sit." As Mac had heard the other woman's voice she got up from the bench she had been occupying and moved towards her pet. Jingo, as always, flopped full length and rolled to his side at the command, and even Sue had to smile at that action. Mac stopped beside Jingo and spoke as she clipped his lead back on. "Thanks for calling your dog back; Jingo's an old..." Mac felt, rather than saw, Sue's arm come out and wave her hand in front of Mac, who looked up sharply at the other woman.
"I didn't mean to startle you, but I'm deaf. I can only read your lips when you're looking up, if you don't mind? I'm Sue Thomas, and this is my dog, Levi."
"Oh, I didn't realise. I'm Sarah Mackenzie. Pleased to meet you." Mac put out her hand and shook Sue's outstretched hand. "Levi looks to be the same breed as Jingo, but a lot younger."
"He looks very healthy, even if he is old. Have you always had him?"
"No. Jingo was a sniffer dog, for the DEA. Unfortunately, I helped end his career, and so when his handler couldn't take him in as a pet and he was sent to a shelter, I just had to step in and have him myself. I couldn't bear for him to be alone, and as an old dog, he wouldn't have had much chance at being chosen as a pet by someone else."
"That was kind of you, but I'm a little curious... how did you end his career?" Sue looked at Mac, smiling.
"I work for the JAG corps, as a lawyer, and Jingo was the 'expert' witness for my case. I was out to prove that his advanced age meant he wasn't as good as he used to be. He picked out a bag of oregano instead of marijuana and because of that I won, but unfortunately, Jingo lost."
"He seems happy enough now, maybe it wasn't such a loss." Sue observed, smiling down at Jingo and reaching to pat his head.
It was Mac's turn to catch Sue's attention. "Pardon my curiosity, but how do you manage with Levi? It must be hard to look after a such a big dog."
"Not really. Levi is trained as a hearing dog, to observe hand signals and the sound of my voice. We have a different set of signals for leisure days, like today. He knows when he can have his fun time, but he is always ready to obey commands."
"Yeah, I saw that earlier, when you called him back to you. I don't mean to pry, but I am fascinated at how well you read lips."
"My parents made every effort for me to lead a normal life as a deaf person, including speaking with or without signing. They said I could do whatever I wanted, and I guess they were right. I now have a career, and good friends who watch out for me."
"May I ask what you do?"
"Sure. I work for the FBI, as an agent."
"That must be fascinating!" Mac grinned at Sue, and came to a sudden realisation. They both had faced adversity in their lives, and had come out better for it, with their own fighting spirit, and help from family and friends.
Sue grinned back, aware also that she had made a friend today in Sarah Mackenzie, even though they had just met and knew so little about each other. "It wasn't to begin with," Sue acknowledged, a rueful look on her face. "I was accepted to work because they couldn't fault my application, but as a deaf person, they didn't know where to place me in the business. I started out in the filing rooms, doing brain-draining basic stuff, and then I met Jack."
"Oh? Someone special?" Mac asked, and then put her hand to her mouth. "I am so sorry. That came out so wrong... I didn't mean to be so personal." 'I sound like Harriet,' thought Mac.
"It's okay, Sarah. Actually, Jack is special - he is the person who brought me into the special agents division. A big leap, by any standards in the FBI, and some still question it, but I have earned my place there now, and I have Jack to thank for it."
"How did he manage to extricate you from the basement, then?"
"Jack signs too, but he isn't deaf. He had a case where he needed to find out what was being said between two people. He had heard that I'd been taken on at the Bureau and came down to the basement to find me. When he signed what he wanted, I answered back in speech. We've been together since... working together, I mean..."
Mac smiled, feeling even more affinity to Sue with her apparent feelings for her partner, Jack. Harm's face flickered for a moment as she closed her eyes, and then vanished as she opened them and spoke to Sue.
"How about a coffee?"
"I'd like that, Sarah, thank you."
Both women walked through the park to the concession stand nearby.
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To be continued
Author : Jaggie 107
Disclaimer : JAG characters belong to DPB, CBS and Paramount. I have no idea who the characters of 'Sue Thomas, F.B.Eye' belong to, but I hope all parties will allow me to have a little fun for a little while, and replace them all when I'm done. Thank you.
Rating : G to PG-13
Author's Note 1 : Thanks to [hopeschest6] and [Mooch] for their reviews of my first fanfic, and look forward to their reviews of this venture too. For Mooch - I think this one starts out slow, but I'm working on the m/h factor!
Author's Note 2 : I have no idea how Jack and Sue came to meet/work together, so the circumstances are from my imagination. (The inspiration behind the series is the life of the real Sue Thomas.)
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Local Park - Georgetown - Sunday Afternoon
"There ya go, Jingo..." Mac released the catch on Jingo's lead and let him wander off to smell his way around a small area of the park. An old dog now, his age was against him running off, and his greatest pleasure was ambling along around 'his' part of the park and then returning to Mac once in a while, to check that she was still nearby. Mac didn't like to let him wander too far, his cataracts impaired his vision, and although his sense of smell seemed to be okay (in his hey-day as a DEA sniffer dog he had been the best) he had once mistaken oregano for marijuana, and that error had ended his career. On this particular Sunday, though, there were going to be new smells to get used to. Another dog, and it's owner.
"Levi! Heel!" Sue Thomas shouted to her dog as she saw the other dog ahead of her. As Levi dropped back to her side and she neared the other dog she saw it was older, and her concern dropped a level, but she was still cautious, until she saw the dog's owner.
"Jingo, sit." As Mac had heard the other woman's voice she got up from the bench she had been occupying and moved towards her pet. Jingo, as always, flopped full length and rolled to his side at the command, and even Sue had to smile at that action. Mac stopped beside Jingo and spoke as she clipped his lead back on. "Thanks for calling your dog back; Jingo's an old..." Mac felt, rather than saw, Sue's arm come out and wave her hand in front of Mac, who looked up sharply at the other woman.
"I didn't mean to startle you, but I'm deaf. I can only read your lips when you're looking up, if you don't mind? I'm Sue Thomas, and this is my dog, Levi."
"Oh, I didn't realise. I'm Sarah Mackenzie. Pleased to meet you." Mac put out her hand and shook Sue's outstretched hand. "Levi looks to be the same breed as Jingo, but a lot younger."
"He looks very healthy, even if he is old. Have you always had him?"
"No. Jingo was a sniffer dog, for the DEA. Unfortunately, I helped end his career, and so when his handler couldn't take him in as a pet and he was sent to a shelter, I just had to step in and have him myself. I couldn't bear for him to be alone, and as an old dog, he wouldn't have had much chance at being chosen as a pet by someone else."
"That was kind of you, but I'm a little curious... how did you end his career?" Sue looked at Mac, smiling.
"I work for the JAG corps, as a lawyer, and Jingo was the 'expert' witness for my case. I was out to prove that his advanced age meant he wasn't as good as he used to be. He picked out a bag of oregano instead of marijuana and because of that I won, but unfortunately, Jingo lost."
"He seems happy enough now, maybe it wasn't such a loss." Sue observed, smiling down at Jingo and reaching to pat his head.
It was Mac's turn to catch Sue's attention. "Pardon my curiosity, but how do you manage with Levi? It must be hard to look after a such a big dog."
"Not really. Levi is trained as a hearing dog, to observe hand signals and the sound of my voice. We have a different set of signals for leisure days, like today. He knows when he can have his fun time, but he is always ready to obey commands."
"Yeah, I saw that earlier, when you called him back to you. I don't mean to pry, but I am fascinated at how well you read lips."
"My parents made every effort for me to lead a normal life as a deaf person, including speaking with or without signing. They said I could do whatever I wanted, and I guess they were right. I now have a career, and good friends who watch out for me."
"May I ask what you do?"
"Sure. I work for the FBI, as an agent."
"That must be fascinating!" Mac grinned at Sue, and came to a sudden realisation. They both had faced adversity in their lives, and had come out better for it, with their own fighting spirit, and help from family and friends.
Sue grinned back, aware also that she had made a friend today in Sarah Mackenzie, even though they had just met and knew so little about each other. "It wasn't to begin with," Sue acknowledged, a rueful look on her face. "I was accepted to work because they couldn't fault my application, but as a deaf person, they didn't know where to place me in the business. I started out in the filing rooms, doing brain-draining basic stuff, and then I met Jack."
"Oh? Someone special?" Mac asked, and then put her hand to her mouth. "I am so sorry. That came out so wrong... I didn't mean to be so personal." 'I sound like Harriet,' thought Mac.
"It's okay, Sarah. Actually, Jack is special - he is the person who brought me into the special agents division. A big leap, by any standards in the FBI, and some still question it, but I have earned my place there now, and I have Jack to thank for it."
"How did he manage to extricate you from the basement, then?"
"Jack signs too, but he isn't deaf. He had a case where he needed to find out what was being said between two people. He had heard that I'd been taken on at the Bureau and came down to the basement to find me. When he signed what he wanted, I answered back in speech. We've been together since... working together, I mean..."
Mac smiled, feeling even more affinity to Sue with her apparent feelings for her partner, Jack. Harm's face flickered for a moment as she closed her eyes, and then vanished as she opened them and spoke to Sue.
"How about a coffee?"
"I'd like that, Sarah, thank you."
Both women walked through the park to the concession stand nearby.
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To be continued