(A/N: I know this is short, but the next chapter have a big
twist on it. Enjoy. Thanks for all the reviews! Keep them
coming!)
Fade in. Wiping the sweat off of his brow Harm continued to rub the soap into his bi-plane. It had been a while since he had been up here, but he didn't have the heart to fly her. Harm just thought a tune up, and a good rub down were good enough for today. Pops had left the radio out for him, but he hadn't been paying attention to the music much. The sound of footsteps approaching made the rag slip from his hand.
STURGIS: Thought I would find you out here.
HARM: Sturgis? Is that you man?
STURGIS: Well it isn't Santa Claus.
HARM: How?...
STURGIS: I got transferred two days ago. When the Admiral heard that we were old buddies, he filled me in on what happened. I'm sorry man.
HARM: What did he tell you?
STURGIS: That your best friend and partner went AWOL.
HARM: We've been partners for six years. You aren't just a best friend after six years.
STURGIS: Were you two involved?
HARM: I don't know what to call it.
STURGIS: Did you sleep with her?
(Harm shot him an angry glare.)
HARM: What is this; twenty questions? No! I did not sleep with her.
STURGIS: Sorry man; I've just never seen you so closed up like this. Not since.
HARM: Not since Diane?
STURGIS: I didn't mean to bring that up.
HARM: Did anyone tell you that Mac and Diane could have been identical twins?
STURGIS: What?
(Harm pulled a picture of Mac, little AJ, and him out of his wallet.)
STURGIS: Wow. You weren't kidding.
(Harm didn't answer, but just took another drink of beer.)
STURGIS: You wanna talk about it. See; (He points to his ears.) two ears no waiting.
(Harm chuckles.)
STURGIS: I know you man, and this is eating you up.
(Harm sighs and puts down his drink.)
HARM: I don't know what to say, buddy.
STURGIS: Try starting at the beginning.
HARM: It all began in a rose garden.
A few hours of talking to Sturgis, Harm felt like a weight had been lifted form his shoulders. But the fact that Mac was still gone brought it all back down. Sturgis had helped him finish cleaning up the bi-plane, and they made plans tomorrow to go to the gym. Harm knew Sturgis wasn't trying to make him forget about Mac, or just letting the whole thing go; he was just trying to help Harm vent some frustration.
HARM: So you are permanently at JAG now?
STURGIS: Yeah.
HARM: My new partner?
STURGIS: That's up to you buddy. I won't push you about it either way.
HARM: Thanks man.
Fade out.
Fade in. Wiping the sweat off of his brow Harm continued to rub the soap into his bi-plane. It had been a while since he had been up here, but he didn't have the heart to fly her. Harm just thought a tune up, and a good rub down were good enough for today. Pops had left the radio out for him, but he hadn't been paying attention to the music much. The sound of footsteps approaching made the rag slip from his hand.
STURGIS: Thought I would find you out here.
HARM: Sturgis? Is that you man?
STURGIS: Well it isn't Santa Claus.
HARM: How?...
STURGIS: I got transferred two days ago. When the Admiral heard that we were old buddies, he filled me in on what happened. I'm sorry man.
HARM: What did he tell you?
STURGIS: That your best friend and partner went AWOL.
HARM: We've been partners for six years. You aren't just a best friend after six years.
STURGIS: Were you two involved?
HARM: I don't know what to call it.
STURGIS: Did you sleep with her?
(Harm shot him an angry glare.)
HARM: What is this; twenty questions? No! I did not sleep with her.
STURGIS: Sorry man; I've just never seen you so closed up like this. Not since.
HARM: Not since Diane?
STURGIS: I didn't mean to bring that up.
HARM: Did anyone tell you that Mac and Diane could have been identical twins?
STURGIS: What?
(Harm pulled a picture of Mac, little AJ, and him out of his wallet.)
STURGIS: Wow. You weren't kidding.
(Harm didn't answer, but just took another drink of beer.)
STURGIS: You wanna talk about it. See; (He points to his ears.) two ears no waiting.
(Harm chuckles.)
STURGIS: I know you man, and this is eating you up.
(Harm sighs and puts down his drink.)
HARM: I don't know what to say, buddy.
STURGIS: Try starting at the beginning.
HARM: It all began in a rose garden.
A few hours of talking to Sturgis, Harm felt like a weight had been lifted form his shoulders. But the fact that Mac was still gone brought it all back down. Sturgis had helped him finish cleaning up the bi-plane, and they made plans tomorrow to go to the gym. Harm knew Sturgis wasn't trying to make him forget about Mac, or just letting the whole thing go; he was just trying to help Harm vent some frustration.
HARM: So you are permanently at JAG now?
STURGIS: Yeah.
HARM: My new partner?
STURGIS: That's up to you buddy. I won't push you about it either way.
HARM: Thanks man.
Fade out.
