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I am stuck with my new fanfic INSTANT MESSAGE TO LOVE. I hope writing another short Singer-Fanfic will help my muse.
His brother's child
Chapter 1 - Loren
She hadn't been here in years.
After the pregnancy test had turned pink she had known that her life would change. Maybe for the better. Maybe for the worse. She hadn't known back then. But she had known that she had lost her chance with the man she really loved. She had been carrying his brother's child.
Loren had told Sergei that he was going to be a father. And what did he do? Run back to Russia, leaving her to raise the child alone. She should have anticipated his reaction. Men!
After that she hadn't known what to do. Would she be able to raise the child alone? Her parents were dead and she had no siblings. No one would help her. Maybe Harm would, afterall the baby was his brother's child. Her child wouldn't have a father but an Uncle Harm. It had to be enough. Loren had been full of doubts the whole time.
But she had known that she wouldn't abort the baby. She had kept the pregnancy a secret for as long as she had been able but when it had been obvious that she was pregnant, Harm had confronted her.
Loren still remembered the day. She would never ever forget his words.
Flashback
Loren had been standing in the kitchen at JAG, brewing herself a cup of tea. Coffee wasn't an option anymore since she became pregnant. She was so absorbed in her task that she didn't hear anyone entering the kitchen. Surprised she looked up as she heard the door close.
"Commander?"
Harm was standing behind her, leaning with his back against the closed door. He wanted to talk to her alone, uninterrupted.
"Lieutenant, I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to ask you something." He told her.
She had always hoped that he would corne to her one day, ask her something one day. She had always imagined that he would come into her office and ask her to go out with him. The thought brought a smile to her face. Yes, she had dreams about Harm, about him and her together. But was it still possible? She would have to find out.
"Ask right away." She didn't add Sir, since she thought that it was something private he wanted to ask her and her using rank would only make him uncomfortable.
She had been right. Harm wanted to ask her something personal but not what Loren imagined.
"Your child. Is my brother the father? Is it Sergei's child?"
Loren looked at him. Unsure how to answer. Did he think that she had cheated on his brother?
"I need to know. If Sergei is the father, this baby is a Rabb. Maybe the last one in our family since I have no other siblings and maybe never going to father a child myself."
Right this moment Loren realized that it was all about the child. Harm wasn't interested in her, maybe never would be. He only wanted to make sure that someone would carry on the name Rabb.
Loren felt hurt and betrayed. She had thought that maybe one day he would admit that he had feelings for her. Sure, he felt gratitude because she gave him what he wanted. The next generation of Rabb's.
And the next day Loren asked for a transfer and left Washington without a word.
End of Flashback
"Mommy, why are we here?" the voice of Amelia, her daughter, interrupted her thoughts.
"To change the past."