Title: Making It Big- She's In Love
Author: Amanda M. Daugherty
E-mail: Country_girl_2003@yahoo.com
Rating: G
Classification: (Harm/Mac)
Spoilers: NONE
Summary: Sequel to How Life Should Be
Disclaimers: Don't own JAG or She's In Love that's
performed by Mark Wills.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: IN THIS STORY DALTON LOWNE NEVER
DIED AND HE AND MAC NEVER BROKE UP.
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"Most of you have heard the hit song Legacy by
Neal Coty. Neal's voice makes the song seem like its
sung to you, but this song was actually sung and
written for someone else. Here with me today is the
man behind the powerful lyrics of Legacy, Harmon
Rabb Jr." Katie Seymor from Behind the Scenes
announced Harm over the radio.
"Now I understand you wrote this song for your
wife and sung it to her right before you popped the
question. Is that true?"
"Actually yeah. I was singing at a local bar
that a bunch of co-workers and I hang out at. I was
singing for Jim Lauderdale who was going to help me
break into the business when I got the idea to pop
the question to my girlfriend there instead of at
dinner this weekend. I sung the song and then I
proposed. Lucky for me she said yes."
"Let's talk about your job for a minute, you're
a lawyer for the Navy right?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Did you always want to be a lawyer?"
"No I was a pilot before going to JAG and I'm
glad I did. That's where I met my fiancée."
"Oh you're not married yet?"
"No the weddings set for later this month."
"Alright now let's talk about this new song you
wrote. It's titled She's In Love and has just been
recorded by Mark Wills. Explain how you came up with
this idea."
"Well most of my songs come from personal
experiences and this is no exception. Before we
started dating Mac, my fiancée and I were partners
at JAG. We had been working together for about 3
years when she got serious with this other guy. We
were just friends at the time, but I was actually in
love with her. Her and this guy kept getting closer
and I felt like she was slipping away. One day I was
out picking up a gift for a friend's birthday when I
saw them together. She looked so happy. I know I
should have been happy for her, but..." Harm trailed
off.
"But you were in love"
"Exactly. So I went home to write my thoughts
and the next thing you know I"ve written a song."
4 Years Ago
JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Va.
Lt. Commander Harmon Rabb Jr. leaned up against
the fence as he waited for his former partner and
best friend to come out of JAG Headquarters. He took
a few puffs of his cigar as he saw Dalton Lowne's
Porsche pull up and show his visitor's card to the
Gunny standing guard over the building. He watched
with disgust as he saw the woman he loved walk up to
another man and give him a kiss that should have
been him. He was about to walk back into the
building, with his head hung down low when a flash
of beauty stepped in front of him and blocked his
way of entering the building.
"What thinking of leaving without giving me a
chance to say goodbye?" Mac asked as she lifted
Harm's chin with her fingers.
"No Major. I just have some work to do." Harm
said not meeting her gaze.
"Is that the real reason Harm? Or is it that I'm
leaving?"
"Mac you know me better than that. We'll
probably be fighting each other in court next week."
"Yeah you're right. Look Harm no matter what
happens we'll always be best friends. I got to go.
I'll see you around. You are coming to the wedding
right?"
"You bet. Semper Fi, Sarah, Semper Fi." Harm
said just above a whisper as he hugged her and held
her tight for the last time in his life.
She hugged him back and left to go join the man
she loved.
JAG Headquarters
Falls Church, Va.
The Next Day
Harm walked into the bullpen to find all his
friends gathered in a huddle talking about the
latest news.
"Hey what's up?" Harm asked his friend and
co-worker.
"Oh nothing sir." Bud said as he watched his
friend and mentor walk sadly into his office.
A little while later Harriet walked into Harm's
office worried about him. Lately since Major
Mackenzie left JAG Harm had been withdrawn and
distant.
"Sir is everything okay?"
"Fine Harriet. Why do you ask?"
"Just everybody was concerned. We know that
Major Mackenzie hurt you when she left for 'Lowne
the Clown." Harriet was the only one Harm knew that
could say that to him.
"As I said before Harriet I'm fine. I just want
the best for Mac. I learned to get on with my life."
"Good sir. I just wanted to make sure."
Harm's Apartment
North of Union Station
Washington DC.
Harm got off the elevator after a hard day of
work to find a note taped to his door. He pealed it
off and red it. It was from Mac. It read 'I'll be
your friend till the day I die, Love Mac'.
Harm only wished that it were true. That she
loved him and that they would remain friends after
she married Lone, but he knew that it was false
hopes.
Harm walked inside and crumbled up the note and
brought out his guitar. All these events of the last
few days got him thinking and he wrote a song, which
most people didn't know about him. Most knew that he
could play the guitar, but none knew that he could
write a song. After these events he thought about
quitting the law and start song writing. Now way he
wanted to be a lawyer if he wasn't partnered with
Mac.
Harm slowly began to play and song and as he
finished he looked at the picture of him and Mac on
his dresser as a tear slid down his cheek.
Present
"So what happened?" Katie asked Harm.
"Well they didn't get married as you can see.
Actually Mac apparently missed the challenges of
military law and came back to JAG as my partner. Her
fiancée didn't like it and that was just the start
of arguments between them which led to their break
up."
"That's quite a story. Normally we have the
artist come here and play the song or play the CD,
but I hear you have an amazing voice so how about
you sing the song for us. You brought your guitar
right?"
"Yeah sure."
"Third of June she said goodbye
I watched her walk into the night
The hardest thing I ever did was let her go
We swore as friends we'd stay in touch
Best of friends don't mean that much
When that phone call comes to tell you she's in
love"
"She's in love
She's got that fire in her eyes
She's in l love
How her smile lights up the sky
It's like she's walking on air
She's been set free
Still I can't believe
She's in love
Strolling down a one way street
She's in love
You'd swear her heart has wings
She's in love
Why can't in be me"
"Told everyone I'm doing fine
Learned to get on with my life
I just want what's best for her
So I lied
Found a note on my door last night
Said "I'll be your friend till the day I die,
But you should know I've found someone"
Now she's in love"
"She's in love
She's got that fire in her eyes
She's in l love
How her smile lights up the sky
It's like she's walking on air
She's been set free
Still I can't believe
She's in love
Strolling down a one way street
She's in love
You'd swear her heart has wings
She's in love
Why can't in be me"
"She's in love
She's got that fire in her eyes
She's in l love
How her smile lights up the sky
It's like she's walking on air
She's been set free
Still I can't believe
She's in love
Strolling down a one way street
She's in love
You'd swear her heart has wings
She's in love
Why can't in be me"
"oh now she's in love
Why can't it be me
She's in love" Harm's voice faded away.
"WOW! That's a great song and you have such a
great voice you should be up there singing it
yourself."
"Thank you." Harm smiled.
"That's all we have time for today. I'd like to
thank our special guest song writer Harmon Rabb Jr.
and our sponsors Tractor Supply Company and Music
International. Join us next week when our featured
guest will be country superstar Tim McGraw."
THE END!!!!!!!!!!