Author's Note - this is the first fanfiction I have EVER published.Please don't flame, constructive feedback would be appreciated though. This story has around 6 parts that I will try to upload quickly if I recieve feedback, however, I am having some problems with my internet so am currently using the university internet (well being a student has to have it's advantages somewhere!) so it make take a while. Thanks for reading this.
Save the Last Dance for Me
How did he get himself into these situations?
Oh yeah, he remembered, he's a sucker for a smile. Well, one particular smile. One that's attached to a stunning blonde haired, blue-eyed astrophysicist. It also helps that he's absolutely, undeniably head over heels in love with her.
That's why he's pulling up to her house in his truck, wearing a suit with a bouquet of daisies on the passenger seat. It had seemed so simple at first. Her car was in the shop so he had offered to drive her to his leaving party and received a dazzling smile in thanks. God he'd do anything to see her smile like that at him and he had done many times over the years they had known one another. He hadn't even thought beyond that until he started to get ready for his party.
Suddenly he couldn't breath. He couldn't think. What was he doing? He sat down on the couch, stuck his head between his knees and forced his lungs to take several deep breaths. He sat back up and began to berate himself. Why did you say you would pick her up? He went to jelly when she smiled at him wearing mud covered BDU's never mind dressed up for a party. His party. A party to celebrate his promotion to Head of Homeworld Security. A position that effectively removed the chain of command and any official reasons why he could not be with her.
Why had it taken him until now to realise this? Yeah, he'd been busy on base sorting things out for the change over and organising his party but no busier than he had been before. So why had it taken him so long to realise? He was scared. That was the only explanation. Scared to think about what might happen with him and her now they were free from regulations. He was willing to gamble with his life (and had done many times) but not with his heart. His heart had been shattered all those years ago with Charlie. Broken into so many pieces he never thought he would feel love again.
But since she had walked into that briefing room all those years ago, the pieces had begun to fit back together. There had been times over the years when pieces began to fall back out and he felt himself being dawn back into the darkness that had consumed him before. Most recently had been when she had told him she was getting married. God that had hurt and almost undone all the work she had unconsciously done over the years. But that wasn't an obstacle anymore. She'd broken up with him after her father had died. And Kerry had broken up with Jack when she realised where his heart truly lay. She'd even told him to retire so he could be with the woman he loved.
He hadn't retired. She wouldn't have let him. But then this opportunity came along and he jumped at it. He'd not understood why he had to do it - he just knew he did. Sitting there on his couch he realised why. He subconsciously knew that this would remove the regs. It must have been subconscious because up until now he couldn't remember ever thinking it before. Now was his chance. He had to find out if her heart felt the same as his. Whether her love for him was as powerful as his for her. He was pretty sure she loved him. After all she had come to his house to tell him of her doubts and would have revealed more if not for Kerry walking out.
He had to take the chance that she would put the last piece of his broken heart back where it belonged. He knew his heart would never recover if she refused him but it had to be better than living in limbo.
Taking a deep breath, he stood, resolute in his decision.
He walked to his room and began to get ready for the night that would hopefully change his life forever.