AN: I would like to thank you all for sticking with this story and for all the nice reviews I received. Also thank you for suggestions for Harm's new career. There are now two versions and you can decide which you like best.
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The next day she had finally told him of the other points of her deal with Cresswell. Understandably Harm was upset that she was giving up her career and not he, but after she made it clear to him that she wanted it and that there was no way she would've changed her mind, he finally gave up. That made him doubly more determined to make Jen happy for the rest of her life.
Jen took care of Harm while he was recuperating and attended his every appointment with him. They were still calling her Mrs. Rabb.
Neither Harm nor her ever corrected them.
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After Jen was officially out of the Navy they started openly dating. When they made love for the first time 5 months later (they decided to go slow and insure they would work as a couple first before complicating their relationship with sex), Harm was surprised to discover Jen was still a virgin. He was truly flattered that she deemed him the only man worthy of making love to. When, after their love making, he questioned her on that fact, she just looked him in the eyes and said: "I was never comfortable with penetration before with any of the men I was with. Harm, you know in what kind of company I've spent so many years of my life. None of those men were worthy of giving my virginity to. Plus, the fact that I am a Reverend's daughter had a lot to do with it too. You are the only man I feel comfortable doing it with and the only one worthy of making love to me." To say that Harm was flattered to have been bestowed such an honor is an understatement. It just made him love her more.
They were married one year after the crash in a private ceremony on top of a cliff near La Jolla with only their closest friends and family present. General Cresswell walked Jen down the path towards a beaming, completely besotted Harm. Despite being a professional woman, Jen decided to take Harm's last name, not even hyphenating, as a way for a fresh start on life. No longer was she Jennifer Coates, the daughter of her abusive father Conrad Coates, now she was Mrs. Jennifer Rabb, a woman completely in love with her husband.
A few months later they found out she was pregnant with their son. After an uneventful (for her, while Harm had to wake up at 2 AM to go to stores to buy weird foods and deal with hormones, mood swings,.. but he loved her even more) and problem-free pregnancy, she gave birth to their son after a C-section. That was decided upon with her doctor during her pregnancy because of her too narrow hips and it was not because of an emergency during labor.
After a lot of debating Jen had finally won and named their son Harmon Rabb III.. Harm just hoped the kid wouldn't hate them later in life for a name like that.
'On the other hand, it's MUCH better than James KIRK Roberts' Harm shuddered at the thought of the ridicule the boy would have to endure his whole life just because his father was such a devoted Trekkie. 'Poor kid. There are times I wouldn't wish Bud on my greatest enemy. Like having him name their children.'
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Jen finished her studies and received numerous offers by several prestigious clinics and private practices. She finally decided on the one with the best working hours, with the additional benefits of being close to home and offering a nice pay.
HARM'S CAREER VERSION #1:
Harm was promoted to Captain the next year. Due to his arrangement with Cresswell he retired soon after, with Captain's rank and pension. He decided long ago that if he ever had a family, he would give up his flight status, so there would be no chance of condemning them to his mother's and his grandmother's fate. He would not risk being killed on some battlefield, leaving a family behind. Law firms all over the country and many governmental agencies and organisations were literally fighting over who would get the best lawyer JAG had to offer, who is also the foremost expert on Maritime Law and International relations.
He finally took the offer of a goverment agency dealing with Maritime Law and legalislation.
HARM'S CAREER VERSION #2:
Harm was promoted to Captain the next year and transferred to the Pentagon to be Commander Naval Air Forces's (COMNAVAIRFOR/CNAF) legal advisor. After the COMNAVAIRFOR realized Harm's potential and talents, he made him his Second in Command (2IC), the one who would take over the job after he (COMNAVAIRFOR) retired. Rumors say, that Harm is on his way to become one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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These combined pay checks made for a very comfortable living, combined with the fact that they didn't have to spend money on a house, since it was a wedding present from his parents.
Harm and Jen's marriage was a success story and there were very few who doubted it would last, after meeting the couple.
Yes, the Rabbs were having a good life.
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RABB RESIDENCE
0407 AM local
15th November 2006
Harm hasn't returned to bed in a long time and Jen got up to see what was holding him up. Entering the nursery her heart melted at the sight.
Harm was softly singing to their sleeping son, with the radio providing the melody, while looking out the window.
He sensed her and turned around, extending the arm with which he wasn't holding the baby, motioning for her to come to him.
Jen crossed the room silently, slipping into his loving embrace, loving the feel of his arm wrapping around her.
'Yes' she thought 'it was definitely worth it. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't even hesitate. This is where I belong. This is where I'm supposed to be. And this is where I'll stay, no matter what life throws at us. Because we were simply meant to be.'
And the Rabbs continued swaying gently to the music, everything being right.
Simply because they were meant to be.
THE END