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Chapter 2
I slammed down the car breaks for the second time that night nearly hitting the driver in front of me. I saw Harm! Not really saw him in front of me, but I know where he is now. I raced back to JAG, breaking all speed limits along the way. It's a miracle I wasn't arrested. I ran into Renée who was just leaving.
"Renée, where are you going? Have they found Harm?" I asked.
"No, Mac they haven't found him, and I'm leaving." She tried to push me aside. I was torn, Renée was obviously hurting, but I wanted to know more about Harm. Then, I chased after her, it's what he would've wanted.
"Why are you leaving Renée?" I asked puzzled.
"Why would you care? Why don't you just go inside and forget you saw me?"
"Renée, you are my best friend's girlfriend. That's why I should care."
"Yeah, well, not anymore. He cares more about his stupid planes and you than me. I told him so after your party. He didn't even try to deny it! For all I care he can stay in the Atlantic! Goodbye." With that she got into her car and drove off. Well, I'd done all I could. I ran inside nearly smacking in my fiancée. Whom I ignored, in my dash to the Admiral.
Tiner notified me he was in his office. I knocked quickly, a gruff voice said,
"DAMMIT! You don't need to knock at a time like this, especially if you have news."
"Sir?" I poked my head in timidly.
"Mac." He sounded relieved. "I was about to send Roberts out to find you."
"Any news Admiral?" I asked hopefully.
"None. Except that if he's alive, he won't be much longer." He looked defeated. I had never seen him this way before.
"Uh.. Sir, I think I know where he is. You see I found Chloe this way." I explained my vision, and identified a spot on his map. He called up the Skipper of the Patrick Henry, and relayed my idea. The Skipper was skeptical, but accepted my coordinates. The Admiral tried to order me home to rest. I refused, and opted for my office. I walked out, Mic was waiting for me.
"Sarah..luv..we need to talk." I even hated the sound of his voice now. Duh, we need to talk, but not about what you think.
"My office." I replied curtly.
Once I closed the door he began to speak.
"Sarah, where have you been? What have you been doing?" perhaps it was just my imagination, but his voice seemed to grow threatening, like a memory from my distant past. A memory Harm had helped me lock up.
"Where have you been, you filthy little bitch? Huh? What have you been doing?" A vase crashed nearby me as I crouched, scared of my father in his drunken rage.
"P-Playing."
"With who you whore?"
"M-My friends"
"What friends?" Slap. I rubbed the cheek he'd hit me on that night. I could almost feel the pain.
"Sarah." Mic asked.
"None of your business Mic. Look, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to realize this, but I don't love you Mic. I never did. I never will. Here's your ring." I handed it to him. He was stunned.
"It's Harm isn't it? You always loved him. Not me. Well, let me make this clear. I hope your precious little Commander dies in that fucking ocean!!!" He stormed out.
Once I heard the door slam, I collapsed in my chair, weeping up such a storm surely I flooded everything in my office. I didn't weep for Mic, or myself, but my best friend, who was dying right now, in the middle of a cold ocean. There was nothing I could do about it. Not a thing. Harm, I thought desperately I need you. PLEASE don't leave me. Not now. Harm, I love you.
I cried myself to sleep..
Lifelines: Author's Note: Sorry for those of you who were hoping for a new chapter, but there have been soooooo many reviews, I thought I should address them. I asked for the good, bad and ugly and that's what I got. So thank you for those of you who took the time review!!!!
Shannon: Thanks for the encouragement!!! It's always nice to know what the readers think of the stories!!!!
Cool Cat: Will try to do. Thanks for reviewing!!!
et-spiritus-sancti: I LOVE you sancti!!! You've reviewed all my JAG stories and you rock!!!! Thanks for the encouragement! I did ask for any type of review and I got what I asked for. I try to think of myself as fair to both characters-but there are bound to be people who disagree. Although I will admit my sister is a great writer, she needs her work, as do I. I can learn from her, and she can learn from me. Thanks again!!!!
JAGFan101: Yeah, I do too, but that's just the "way the cookie crumbles" as my dad would say.. Thanks for reviewing!!!!
JAGFAN: Will do, I have planned this story, and I promise to finish it, nomatter what anyone says. Thanks for taking time to review!!!! (Happy ending promised, although I usually don't give spoilers.)
~~0: I would presume you also use the 'Mac basher-slayer' name, please correct me if I am wrong. First I would like to say that yes, you are correct, I can learn from my sister, but she can also learn from me. Second I would like to say that your review hurt me, although perhaps you intended it that way, I cannot tell. Again, if I am wrong, correct me. Thirdly, I would like to point out that you are wrong in saying I favor Harm. I try my best to balance my blame. As far as I am concerned they take equal blame for where their relationship is today. Perhaps you might like to read the prequel to this, "She's the Other Half of Me." It is all from Harm's POV, and he is blaming himself for Mac's engagement. If that is more up your alley, please read it. You are semi-right in that Mac's life was harder than Harm's, but not everything that hurt him, or went wrong was a result of his actions. Can you blame him for his father being shot down? Or Diane's death? What of his crash (the 1st one), or his mother's re- marriage? None of these can be blamed on him, but even so, they hurt him. Now, yes, Harm has made some VERY BAD decisions, I will admit that, all the way up to the ADRIFT episodes, he was always running. Whenever Mac asked if they wanted to go further, it was practically always him who backed down. The most infamous time being Sydney Harbor, and yes, I hate that episode. Because Harm & Mac made some terrible decisions. First Harm evasively answers her question as to if they will have a relationship, then Mac goes and decides she'll think on Bugme's proposal as a result. She misunderstood him, because he was evasive, and that misunderstanding drove her to the bug. But, after Harm's crash (the 2nd one) the reverse seems to be happening, Mac is running from Harm. My question is, will they ever get it right????? Thank you for taking the time to review, I appreciate your comments.
Chapter 2
I slammed down the car breaks for the second time that night nearly hitting the driver in front of me. I saw Harm! Not really saw him in front of me, but I know where he is now. I raced back to JAG, breaking all speed limits along the way. It's a miracle I wasn't arrested. I ran into Renée who was just leaving.
"Renée, where are you going? Have they found Harm?" I asked.
"No, Mac they haven't found him, and I'm leaving." She tried to push me aside. I was torn, Renée was obviously hurting, but I wanted to know more about Harm. Then, I chased after her, it's what he would've wanted.
"Why are you leaving Renée?" I asked puzzled.
"Why would you care? Why don't you just go inside and forget you saw me?"
"Renée, you are my best friend's girlfriend. That's why I should care."
"Yeah, well, not anymore. He cares more about his stupid planes and you than me. I told him so after your party. He didn't even try to deny it! For all I care he can stay in the Atlantic! Goodbye." With that she got into her car and drove off. Well, I'd done all I could. I ran inside nearly smacking in my fiancée. Whom I ignored, in my dash to the Admiral.
Tiner notified me he was in his office. I knocked quickly, a gruff voice said,
"DAMMIT! You don't need to knock at a time like this, especially if you have news."
"Sir?" I poked my head in timidly.
"Mac." He sounded relieved. "I was about to send Roberts out to find you."
"Any news Admiral?" I asked hopefully.
"None. Except that if he's alive, he won't be much longer." He looked defeated. I had never seen him this way before.
"Uh.. Sir, I think I know where he is. You see I found Chloe this way." I explained my vision, and identified a spot on his map. He called up the Skipper of the Patrick Henry, and relayed my idea. The Skipper was skeptical, but accepted my coordinates. The Admiral tried to order me home to rest. I refused, and opted for my office. I walked out, Mic was waiting for me.
"Sarah..luv..we need to talk." I even hated the sound of his voice now. Duh, we need to talk, but not about what you think.
"My office." I replied curtly.
Once I closed the door he began to speak.
"Sarah, where have you been? What have you been doing?" perhaps it was just my imagination, but his voice seemed to grow threatening, like a memory from my distant past. A memory Harm had helped me lock up.
"Where have you been, you filthy little bitch? Huh? What have you been doing?" A vase crashed nearby me as I crouched, scared of my father in his drunken rage.
"P-Playing."
"With who you whore?"
"M-My friends"
"What friends?" Slap. I rubbed the cheek he'd hit me on that night. I could almost feel the pain.
"Sarah." Mic asked.
"None of your business Mic. Look, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to realize this, but I don't love you Mic. I never did. I never will. Here's your ring." I handed it to him. He was stunned.
"It's Harm isn't it? You always loved him. Not me. Well, let me make this clear. I hope your precious little Commander dies in that fucking ocean!!!" He stormed out.
Once I heard the door slam, I collapsed in my chair, weeping up such a storm surely I flooded everything in my office. I didn't weep for Mic, or myself, but my best friend, who was dying right now, in the middle of a cold ocean. There was nothing I could do about it. Not a thing. Harm, I thought desperately I need you. PLEASE don't leave me. Not now. Harm, I love you.
I cried myself to sleep..
Lifelines: Author's Note: Sorry for those of you who were hoping for a new chapter, but there have been soooooo many reviews, I thought I should address them. I asked for the good, bad and ugly and that's what I got. So thank you for those of you who took the time review!!!!
Shannon: Thanks for the encouragement!!! It's always nice to know what the readers think of the stories!!!!
Cool Cat: Will try to do. Thanks for reviewing!!!
et-spiritus-sancti: I LOVE you sancti!!! You've reviewed all my JAG stories and you rock!!!! Thanks for the encouragement! I did ask for any type of review and I got what I asked for. I try to think of myself as fair to both characters-but there are bound to be people who disagree. Although I will admit my sister is a great writer, she needs her work, as do I. I can learn from her, and she can learn from me. Thanks again!!!!
JAGFan101: Yeah, I do too, but that's just the "way the cookie crumbles" as my dad would say.. Thanks for reviewing!!!!
JAGFAN: Will do, I have planned this story, and I promise to finish it, nomatter what anyone says. Thanks for taking time to review!!!! (Happy ending promised, although I usually don't give spoilers.)
~~0: I would presume you also use the 'Mac basher-slayer' name, please correct me if I am wrong. First I would like to say that yes, you are correct, I can learn from my sister, but she can also learn from me. Second I would like to say that your review hurt me, although perhaps you intended it that way, I cannot tell. Again, if I am wrong, correct me. Thirdly, I would like to point out that you are wrong in saying I favor Harm. I try my best to balance my blame. As far as I am concerned they take equal blame for where their relationship is today. Perhaps you might like to read the prequel to this, "She's the Other Half of Me." It is all from Harm's POV, and he is blaming himself for Mac's engagement. If that is more up your alley, please read it. You are semi-right in that Mac's life was harder than Harm's, but not everything that hurt him, or went wrong was a result of his actions. Can you blame him for his father being shot down? Or Diane's death? What of his crash (the 1st one), or his mother's re- marriage? None of these can be blamed on him, but even so, they hurt him. Now, yes, Harm has made some VERY BAD decisions, I will admit that, all the way up to the ADRIFT episodes, he was always running. Whenever Mac asked if they wanted to go further, it was practically always him who backed down. The most infamous time being Sydney Harbor, and yes, I hate that episode. Because Harm & Mac made some terrible decisions. First Harm evasively answers her question as to if they will have a relationship, then Mac goes and decides she'll think on Bugme's proposal as a result. She misunderstood him, because he was evasive, and that misunderstanding drove her to the bug. But, after Harm's crash (the 2nd one) the reverse seems to be happening, Mac is running from Harm. My question is, will they ever get it right????? Thank you for taking the time to review, I appreciate your comments.