Disclaimer: : If me and my co-author owned NCIS we'd be rich and we wouldn't be writing fanfiction.
Song: "I'm Movin' On" by Rascal Flatts
Chapter Thirty-Six: Movin' On
Jenny grabbed the poor FBI team leader and led him to the stage. She quickly told CJ the song and it started. Fornell sighed as he saw the song and started singing.
"I've dealt with my ghosts and I've faced all my demons
Finally content with a past I regret
I've found you find strength in your moments of weakness
For once I'm at peace with myself
I've been burdened with blame, trapped in the past for too long
I'm movin' on"
The team nodded along with the slow tempo of the song. Fornell crooned the next section with ease.
"I've lived in this place and I know all the faces
Each one is different but they're always the same
They mean me no harm but it's time that I face it
They'll never allow me to change
But I never dreamed home would end up where I don't belong
I'm movin' on"
The whole bar was swaying in time with the gentle tune. There wasn't a dry eye in the crowd.
"I'm movin' on
At last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me
And I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone
There comes a time in everyone's life
When all you can see are the years passing by
And I have made up my mind that those days are gone"
Fornell really belted out the last section with total control.
"I sold what I could and packed what I couldn't
Stopped to fill up on my way out of town
I've loved like I should but lived like I shouldn't
I had to lose everything to find out
Maybe forgiveness will find me somewhere down this road
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on
I'm movin' on"
Fornell took his exit from the stage while wiping his eyes. Jenny smiled when he returned. Just as she was going to congratulate him he grabbed her and Ziva saying, "You two are next!"
The two women shared a scared look.
Author's Note: That was an interesting one to write indeed. Next is my partner in crime doing another Pat Benatar song with Jenny and Ziva. My next song is from the requests. Someone requested a Ducky song so my next chapter will be him singing The Beatles classic "Something". Well give it up for Brambleshadow. ~Valkyrie-chick