Breaking Up
Author: hermiine (hermiine85@yahoo.com)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in this little story.
Spoilers: Adrift II (nothing major, really), possibly also for New Gun In Town in the future
Summary: Rewrite of Adrift. Harm and Mac break up with their respective significant others.
Author's Notes: Just a short story I wrote in 30 minutes. It takes off right after the scene in Adrift II where the JAG-family visits Harm in his hospital room. It hasn't been beta-read, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway. Feedback is very welcome.
Part 1
Mac and Mic were standing in the hospital's cafeteria. The comment Mac had made during the visit with Harm about the wedding being the least of their concerns had definitely concerned Mic and now he wanted to know what she had meant by it.
"So, about that new date," he started.
"Mic," she swallowed and continued "We have to talk about that, but somewhere in private..."
"Yeah, OK," Mic realized where this was going, but decided to stick it out and wait until they really had that conversation "Let's take Chloe to the airport and then we'll go somewhere and talk."
***
During the drive to the airport Chloe had been glad and optimistic. She was talking about coming back later for the wedding. Mic and Mac had played along, but neither of them could get the thought of the conversation, that they were going to have soon, and its probable outcome out of their heads. It didn't seem like Chloe noticed any of the tension between the two of them and they were grateful about that. They didn't want to talk about 'them' with someone else, before they had cleared everything with each other first. Once she was on the plane Mic and Mac turned to go home.
***
"Let's sit down," Mic said once they entered the apartment. They both sat down, Mac on the couch and Mic on the armchair next to it so they were facing each other.
"There's no easy way to say this. Mic, I don't want to reschedule the wedding. I want to break off our engagement," Mac said. She talked calmly, because for once she knew exactly what she wanted to do and it wasn't just a reaction of what someone else had done.
"I guessed so much. Why did you accept my proposal, Sarah?"
"I accepted because I wanted to have a family and I thought I could share that with you. At the time I already liked you and I thought I could learn to love you and I did, but I haven't fallen in love with you and I doubt I ever will. You're a good man, Mic, and you deserve more than I can give you."
"And now you'll go to Harm and hope to give him that," Mic said and there was no anger in his voice. He had given up on her.
"This isn't about Harm. It's about YOU and ME," Mac said and it was true. Her feelings for Harm had not been a factor in the decision to break up with Mic. It was the lack of those feelings for Mic.
"I guess better now, than six months down the marriage," Mic said and Mac felt as he was accusing her of ruining the relationship.
"I didn't plan for this to happen," Mac said in defence of herself as much to Mic as to herself.
"I know you didn't," Mic said and got up "I'll be back tomorrow when you're at work and get my stuff."
"I'm really sorry about this, Mic," Mac didn't want to leave things between them like this.
"So am I, Sarah, but I don't regret leaving Australia and coming here. It was worth a shot," Mic realized that he wanted to end things with her the right way, so that they both would be able to move on and start on a new page. He turned around and started to walk towards the door.
"I'll miss you," Mac said to Mic's back. She was going to miss his friendship and companionship, but not him as her fiancé. That was the harsh truth and Mic knew it just as much as Mac did.
"Maybe less than you think," he paused "Sarah, tell him how you feel," Mic turned around to look at her a last time before he walked out the door.
***
The next day when Mac came home from work, she found Mic's keys to the apartment on the kitchen table. The evidence of yet another failed relationship. However she knew she had made the right decision for both of them.
Author: hermiine (hermiine85@yahoo.com)
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters in this little story.
Spoilers: Adrift II (nothing major, really), possibly also for New Gun In Town in the future
Summary: Rewrite of Adrift. Harm and Mac break up with their respective significant others.
Author's Notes: Just a short story I wrote in 30 minutes. It takes off right after the scene in Adrift II where the JAG-family visits Harm in his hospital room. It hasn't been beta-read, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway. Feedback is very welcome.
Part 1
Mac and Mic were standing in the hospital's cafeteria. The comment Mac had made during the visit with Harm about the wedding being the least of their concerns had definitely concerned Mic and now he wanted to know what she had meant by it.
"So, about that new date," he started.
"Mic," she swallowed and continued "We have to talk about that, but somewhere in private..."
"Yeah, OK," Mic realized where this was going, but decided to stick it out and wait until they really had that conversation "Let's take Chloe to the airport and then we'll go somewhere and talk."
***
During the drive to the airport Chloe had been glad and optimistic. She was talking about coming back later for the wedding. Mic and Mac had played along, but neither of them could get the thought of the conversation, that they were going to have soon, and its probable outcome out of their heads. It didn't seem like Chloe noticed any of the tension between the two of them and they were grateful about that. They didn't want to talk about 'them' with someone else, before they had cleared everything with each other first. Once she was on the plane Mic and Mac turned to go home.
***
"Let's sit down," Mic said once they entered the apartment. They both sat down, Mac on the couch and Mic on the armchair next to it so they were facing each other.
"There's no easy way to say this. Mic, I don't want to reschedule the wedding. I want to break off our engagement," Mac said. She talked calmly, because for once she knew exactly what she wanted to do and it wasn't just a reaction of what someone else had done.
"I guessed so much. Why did you accept my proposal, Sarah?"
"I accepted because I wanted to have a family and I thought I could share that with you. At the time I already liked you and I thought I could learn to love you and I did, but I haven't fallen in love with you and I doubt I ever will. You're a good man, Mic, and you deserve more than I can give you."
"And now you'll go to Harm and hope to give him that," Mic said and there was no anger in his voice. He had given up on her.
"This isn't about Harm. It's about YOU and ME," Mac said and it was true. Her feelings for Harm had not been a factor in the decision to break up with Mic. It was the lack of those feelings for Mic.
"I guess better now, than six months down the marriage," Mic said and Mac felt as he was accusing her of ruining the relationship.
"I didn't plan for this to happen," Mac said in defence of herself as much to Mic as to herself.
"I know you didn't," Mic said and got up "I'll be back tomorrow when you're at work and get my stuff."
"I'm really sorry about this, Mic," Mac didn't want to leave things between them like this.
"So am I, Sarah, but I don't regret leaving Australia and coming here. It was worth a shot," Mic realized that he wanted to end things with her the right way, so that they both would be able to move on and start on a new page. He turned around and started to walk towards the door.
"I'll miss you," Mac said to Mic's back. She was going to miss his friendship and companionship, but not him as her fiancé. That was the harsh truth and Mic knew it just as much as Mac did.
"Maybe less than you think," he paused "Sarah, tell him how you feel," Mic turned around to look at her a last time before he walked out the door.
***
The next day when Mac came home from work, she found Mic's keys to the apartment on the kitchen table. The evidence of yet another failed relationship. However she knew she had made the right decision for both of them.