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The Church where Mac and Mic are getting married...
The ceremony is about to start. Mac wanted me to sit in front, so I have to walk past all these people. I take my seat. Renee is supposed to sit next to me, but she said she had an emergency somewhere. I guess I wasn't really paying attention. My mind was somewhere else.
Bud and Mic are at the front of the church. Music starts to play, and here comes Chloe. When she nears, she looks at me and smiles. Before she turns away she mouths "she loves you more." I smile sadly. I wish she really did love me more. At one point she did, but no longer.
Harriet is now at the front of the church. I close my eyes as Mac starts up the aisle, as if that will stop all of this from happening. I open them to see Mac--my beautiful Marine, my beautiful Sarah--approaching. Part of a song that I heard in the car on the way over keeps playing over and over in my mind. "I'm gonna smile my best smile, and I'm gonna laugh like it's goin' out of style, look into her eyes and pray that she don't see, that learning to live again is killing me."
The Admiral hands her over to Mic, and she catches my gaze. I try to smile, to be happy for her. But I can't. How can I be happy when my heart is breaking? I whisper "I'm sorry", and I walk out.
Once out of the church, I sit on the steps, my head in my hands. A tear slids down my cheek as I hear high heels clicking on the floor. I look up in time to see Mac run by me, followed closely by Mic.
He's shouting "Sarah! Come back!" The poor bastard. She'll never come back. Not to him anyway.
Mac ignores him and gets into her car. I stand and watch as she drives away. Mic comes up to me and punches me.
"What the Hell!?" I shout at Mic, once I get over the shock of the blow.
"What the Hell you wanna know? You're what the Hell Rabb! You took away my once chance at happiness, by walking out like that!" He yells at me. His shouts are accompanied by another blow aimed at my nose.
"You bastard!" I shout back. "I ruined it!? You ruined it yourself! She never loved you anyway!"
He doesn't say anything. He just punches me one more time before stalking off.
"Commander! Are you alright?" asks Harriet.
I sit down and I realize my nose is bleeding onto my dress whites. "I think he broke my nose," I say.
"Come on Commander." says the Admiral. "Let's get you to the Emergency Room."
I allow Bud and the Admiral to help me up, then Bud takes me to my car. He holds out his hands. "Your keys, sir?"
I dig them out of my pocket and drop them into his hand. I think the Admiral's going to take care of the wedding. I feel someone tap on my back. I turn around and see Chloe.
She has a huge smile on her face. "I told you she loves you more"
I grin. The first real smile for me all day. Then I start to laugh. Bud looks at me like I'm crazy. I just say to him "She loves me more."
The Church where Mac and Mic are getting married...
The ceremony is about to start. Mac wanted me to sit in front, so I have to walk past all these people. I take my seat. Renee is supposed to sit next to me, but she said she had an emergency somewhere. I guess I wasn't really paying attention. My mind was somewhere else.
Bud and Mic are at the front of the church. Music starts to play, and here comes Chloe. When she nears, she looks at me and smiles. Before she turns away she mouths "she loves you more." I smile sadly. I wish she really did love me more. At one point she did, but no longer.
Harriet is now at the front of the church. I close my eyes as Mac starts up the aisle, as if that will stop all of this from happening. I open them to see Mac--my beautiful Marine, my beautiful Sarah--approaching. Part of a song that I heard in the car on the way over keeps playing over and over in my mind. "I'm gonna smile my best smile, and I'm gonna laugh like it's goin' out of style, look into her eyes and pray that she don't see, that learning to live again is killing me."
The Admiral hands her over to Mic, and she catches my gaze. I try to smile, to be happy for her. But I can't. How can I be happy when my heart is breaking? I whisper "I'm sorry", and I walk out.
Once out of the church, I sit on the steps, my head in my hands. A tear slids down my cheek as I hear high heels clicking on the floor. I look up in time to see Mac run by me, followed closely by Mic.
He's shouting "Sarah! Come back!" The poor bastard. She'll never come back. Not to him anyway.
Mac ignores him and gets into her car. I stand and watch as she drives away. Mic comes up to me and punches me.
"What the Hell!?" I shout at Mic, once I get over the shock of the blow.
"What the Hell you wanna know? You're what the Hell Rabb! You took away my once chance at happiness, by walking out like that!" He yells at me. His shouts are accompanied by another blow aimed at my nose.
"You bastard!" I shout back. "I ruined it!? You ruined it yourself! She never loved you anyway!"
He doesn't say anything. He just punches me one more time before stalking off.
"Commander! Are you alright?" asks Harriet.
I sit down and I realize my nose is bleeding onto my dress whites. "I think he broke my nose," I say.
"Come on Commander." says the Admiral. "Let's get you to the Emergency Room."
I allow Bud and the Admiral to help me up, then Bud takes me to my car. He holds out his hands. "Your keys, sir?"
I dig them out of my pocket and drop them into his hand. I think the Admiral's going to take care of the wedding. I feel someone tap on my back. I turn around and see Chloe.
She has a huge smile on her face. "I told you she loves you more"
I grin. The first real smile for me all day. Then I start to laugh. Bud looks at me like I'm crazy. I just say to him "She loves me more."