Songfic: Another Year Has Gone By
Sung by: Celine Dion
Type: Romance
Rating: G
Summary: Harm's POV on the events a year after the Four Percent Solution.
Disclaimer: I don't own JAG and its characters but I do own this story.
AN: I know this is too late for Christmas, though I still want to post it no matter what. I'm a Cèline Dion fan, that's why I chose this song. I really like it and hope you will, too. Sorry for the flaws. Don't forget to submit your reviews…Thanks!

White House Rose Garden
25 December 2005

Here we are in the place where Mac and I first met. A year passed since Mac's accident took place. It changed both our lives. Not just with our viewpoint on how life is so short but with the new relationship we finally agreed on to hold on to until death do us part. There was nothing to rush but with the time we wasted denying our feelings for each other, we finally got married.

I recall so much had happened between us. So many hurtful words had been said. So much time wasted dancing around our past relationship.

So many 25th's of December
Just as many 4th of July's
And we're still holding it together
It only comes down to you and I

The first time I saw her, she completely tear down the protective walls surrounding my fragile heart. I thought she was like Diane, but she proved me wrong. And that day in the Rose Garden was one of the special days I wouldn't dare to forget.

I know you can still remember
Things we said right from the start
When we said that this could be special
I'm keeping those words deep down in my heart

I almost lost her when her car crashed to a tree last year's Christmas day. There is no right word to express the greatest fear I had experienced upon hearing the bad news. When the paramedic called, I prayed to all angels and saints and to Diane, Jordan,even Singer, and my dad to keep Mac alive. Thankfully they all heard me and I know I owe they big time.

Another year has gone by
And I'm still the one by your side
After everything that's gone by
There's still no one saying goodbye
Though another year has gone by

I would cry eternally if Mac died. No one could ever replace her. I would miss spending my birthdays with her signature greeting. She is always the first one to greet me a happy birthday and to end her calls, she says, "Love you, Harm. Again, happy birthday." And if she died, my birthday this year wouldn't be the most special birthday I'll ever have. For men, it might be embarrassing to admit that the girl made the first move. That the girl was the first one to admit the loving feeling. But, hey! In my case, the girl is Mac, my ass-kicking Marine, my bestfriend, my inevitable partner for life.

I've never been much for occasions
But you never let a birthday go by
With announcing how much you love me
But the truth was always there –
Right there in your eyes

I laced my fingers with hers. Our fingers intertwined together, fitting perfectly, made for each other. A year before, I was so afraid to feel her touch. There was always that burning sensation every time her skin touches mine. But now I know what it is, it is the warmth of our love for each other and I am not afraid anymore to feel her.

And we're still holding hands when we're walking
Acting like we've only just met
But how could that be – when there's so much history
I guess that's how true lovers can get

A year after her accident, the day that changed both our lives, we are still holding it up. Within a year, we let our walls be broken down, we let our hearts speak out the words we had been longing to say, and we are still together…now married happily at long last.

Another year has gone by
And I'm still the one by your side
After everything that's gone by
There's still no one saying goodbye
Though another year has gone by

THE END