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I'm sorry for everything I've said
And for anything I forgot to say
When things get so complicated
I stumble at best muddle through

"What time is it?" Julie's question surprised Rick, who lifted his lips from hers. They now sat on his couch, making out.

He glanced at the clock then put his head back down. "Midnight."

To his disappointment, Julie jerked away. "Drat!" She ran to where her clutch was at her old seat. She quickly straightened, fixing her hair from how Rick had earlier mussed it. "I promised Tom I'd have the Ferrari back…" she glanced at the clock, "two minutes ago!"

Rick let out a groan and dropped his head back. "Do you have to listen to whatever he says?" he demanded.

She glared at him, clearly annoyed. "Do you want to start a relationship with me, with my older and taller brother mad at you?" His eyes flashed at the comment about his height and shot up from his seat on the loveseat.

"He's only got a few inches on me and you know that!"

"Whatever, Orville!"

"You said you wouldn't mention that!"

Julie crossed her arms over her chest. "You're just mad because we can't keep necking!" she shot back.

"Well, yeah! Most girls-" As soon as he said that, he wished he could take it back.

"What?" Julie whispered.

"Nothing." Rick looked down at his feet. "Juliz, I-"

"What did you say?" Great, now she had that broken look in her eyes.

Now frustrated and annoyed, Rick snapped, "I said, 'most girls!'" Julie stared at him, her eyes widening. "I had a life before you, Julie! Remember, you said you were going to have fun while you waited for Mr. Right. If you're going to have fun, what makes you think he's not going to?"

I wish that our lives could be simple
I don't want the world only you

"Yeah, but how much fun have you had?" she challenged. "Not as much as I've had!"

"Are you admitting I'm your Mr. Right?" Rick asked.

Julie pushed back her hair in frustration. "I didn't say that!"

Rick felt like he'd been slapped in the face. "Julie, I love you! I'm willing to say that, why aren't you?"

"I don't know if I love you or not!"

"That's totally-"

Julie held up a hand to stop his words. "I'm leaving," she informed him. "I don't want to have this discussion right now!"

"Then when do you?" Rick demanded. "You're avoiding this!"

"Rick!"

"You are! You're going around with this 'poor little rich girl' attitude and flirting act that gets you whatever you want! Has anyone ever given you a hard time besides your father? You're twenty-four, get over it!"

Oh I wish I could tell you this face to face
But there's never the time never the place

Her hand hit him across the face before she turned on her heel and stormed out.

Rick watched her go, rubbing his jaw.

"Why the jaw? Why is it always the jaw?"

So this letter will have to do
I love you

When somebody loved me,
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart

Magnum glanced at the clock again. "Where is she?" he demanded, jumping up and beginning to pace.

Higgins calmly sipped on his brandy and tonic. "Honestly, Magnum, I would think that you would credit your sister with a little more self-control and common sense. She is probably stuck in traffic or something."

"If she had common sense, she wouldn't be out with Rick!" Magnum snapped. "Besides, traffic at 12:15 at night?"

A car roared outside. Magnum relaxed for a minute.

Then he heard the car door slam.

Frowning, he turned to see the door fling open and Julie run down the stairs. "Julz-" She ran straight past him and into the bedroom. From the blur that he saw, he had seen tears down her cheeks.

I'm going to kill Rick.

Higgins stared after her then turned to Magnum. "Magnum, I hope you don't feel bad if I set the lads on him."

Magnum stared after his sister. "My sentiments exactly."

And when she was sad,
I was there to dry her tears
And when she was happy,
So was I
When she loved me

"Higgins, I appreciate you waiting up for Julie with me, but…"

"Not a word." Higgins stood up, dignity at its best. "I understand that you would appreciate some time alone with your sister. Besides, I must start working with the lads. Good evening."

As Higgins walked out the door, Magnum looked over at the door. He sighed. "Julie, what did you do now?"

Through the summer and the fall
We had each other, that was all

Knock, knock. "Go away!"

Magnum sighed. "Julie, its Tom. Let me in."

"No!" He could hear the sniffles, just like when she was sixteen and her latest crush didn't return the feelings.

"Julz, just talk to me!" Magnum pleaded.

"I don't want to talk to you right now."

Looking at the door, Magnum considered his options. "Julie, I can pick this lock easily. I don't want to intrude on your privacy, but I need to know what happened."

"Oh, just like you needed to know what happened with Jack?"

He winced. After all, that was still a sore spot. He could see in his mind's eye himself yelling at her about seducing his best friend, only to hear from Jack the next day about how easy a lay Tom Magnum's sister had been. Tom wondered if Jack had ever been able to have kids.

"Juliet," Magnum warned. "That was totally uncalled for."

The door opened slightly, to show a red-eyed Julie. "What do you care about what I do now, Thomas?" she spat out at him angrily.

"I've cared about you since the moment I first saw you, a day old!"

Julie crossed her arms over her chest. "How many times have you called me in the past year, Tom?" When he refused to respond, she added, "How many times have you written? If you cared that much about me, you'd at least drop a line so I knew you were still alive! I've had to request the Honolulu paper and hope that they mention whatever case you were on so I know that you haven't died!"

"Julz…" Magnum gestured with his hands. "I'm… I'm sorry."

She sighed. "Sorry doesn't cut it this time, Tommy." She blinked back a few tears. "I'm sick of getting hurt by you."

Just she and I together,
Like it was meant to be

"Stop the drama, Julie." Magnum frowned when she started to openly cry at that. "Julie, what happened? What did he say?"

"He…" she hiccupped. "He said I was over dramatic and needed to get over what happened to me!"

"Good. It's time someone besides me said that."

"TOM!" she snapped. "You're not helping!"

And when she was lonely,
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me

When she was younger, Julie denied having any problems because of Dad. But it didn't take a genius or a psychiatrist to see that she had commitment problems thanks to our father. The man never looked at her twice. She spent the first fifteen years of her life trying to buy his acceptance.

Finally, after Jack hurt her, she decided to either do her 'poor me' act, or seduce into getting her way.

Sometimes, I preferred the old Julie. The one that was blunt but charming. The one that danced on my feet in the kitchen. The one that had not been hurt and told to express herself to get her way.

"Rick's the only person besides me who sees what you really are, Julie!" Magnum snapped back. "You've deluded yourself into thinking everyone should pity you. Your dad hated the fact that you were a girl. Your mother died when you were thirteen, the same year that one of my friends tried to rape you. I'm sorry! But you're a grown woman now and you're a stronger person than this, Julie!"

Julie stared at him, open-mouthed. But he wasn't finished.

"Don't you think I have as many issues as you? Dad pressured me until I ran away from home. Mom died suddenly, and I was backstabbed by one of my best friends. I went to 'Nam and saw some things that could send someone into a spiral of insanity. And I still get up every day and go to work and try to live a normal life. All that you do is hide away behind Dad's money and name and go to twenty different shrinks to hear that this isn't your fault and that you've been abused your whole life." Magnum paused.

A lone tear fell down Julie's cheek. She whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Don't say you're sorry to me." Magnum sighed, pushing his hair back. "I shouldn't yell at you, but you need someone to tell you the truth."

"Rick said about the same thing," she admitted.

"And you yelled at him?" Magnum guessed.

"Yeah." Julie wiped at her eyes. "I guess," she tried to smile, "I just don't like people telling me I'm wrong."

So the years went by
I stayed the same
But she began to drift away
I was left alone

Magnum opened up his arms, an invitation for a hug. Julie hesitated, then catapulted into his arms, holding him fiercely. "I'm sorry, Tommy."

"Don't worry," he soothed, rubbing her back gently. "It's ok."

For a while, they stood there, Magnum rubbing her back while Julie let the last tears fall. She finally stepped away and wiped her eyes with the back of her hands. The gesture made Magnum smile; the last time she had done that was before their mother's death.

She seemed to guess his thoughts, because she said, "It's been a while since I didn't care if someone saw me cry."

"Yeah." Magnum shook his head. "You and Rick are perfect together."

"Really?" she asked, musing.

"Oh yes. You put each other in their place. Besides, he's making you admit that you've been being shallow." She glared at him, earning another chuckle from him. "You make him be a better person, Julz."

Julie shrugged. "He makes me act like a two year old."

"That's healthy, every once in a while. At least you're not flirting as much to get your way."

Still I waited for the day
When she'd say I will always love you

Julie stumbled slightly and laughed at herself. "I guess I'm sleepy," she admitted.

Magnum didn't answer; he only scooped her up in his arms and carried her into the other room. With the air of a martyr, he helped her slip into her pajamas, brush her teeth and hair, and tuck her into bed.

She reached for him, mumbling, "G'night, Tommy…"

Pause. Magnum turned back to her and kissed her forehead with a smile. "G'night, Julie-babe."

Lonely and forgotten,
I'd never thought she'd look my way
And she smiled at me and held me just like she used to do

In her sleep, Julie frowned, giggled, batted at invisible insects, and sighed. She rolled from side to side until she finally found a comfortable position.

Magnum looked over from his seat on the couch, in the other room.

Chuckling he returned his attention to the book he was reading.

When she made a whimpering noise he was at her side in a heartbeat. He held her close, stroking her hair out of her eyes as he whispered meaningless reassurances.

I didn't sleep well that night. I don't think anyone did, except Julie. But it's not every day you have such a huge revelation about yourself.

Like she loved me
When she loved me

I had a feeling Rick wasn't sleeping well tonight, either.

Magnum grinned at the thought.

It served him right; now he knew how most of his former girlfriends had felt when dating him.

When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart

Tony grimaced at Carlo. "No mistakes this time," he muttered. Carlo shot him a dirty look, but Tony ignored it.

There's been a change in me, a kind of moving on,
Though what I used to be, I still depend upon.
For now I realize that good can come from bad.

That may not make me wise, but, oh, it makes me glad!

The sun rose, a glorious pink in the sky, painting as far as the eye could see with powerfully rich colors. The waves of the ocean softly lapped at the sand. Birds chirped at each other. The air was filled with the scent of tuberose.

Julie opened her eyes with a smile on her face. Despite her eyes feeling gritty and her head aching slightly, she felt like a huge weight had fallen from her chest.

Today, she would go to Rick and apologize. Admit she needed help. Somehow make him realize she needed him as much as he needed her.

She skipped over to her dresser, taking much deliberation in her outfit.

After all, it wasn't every day you tried to convince the man that you are falling in love to take you back after a mistake.

And I--I never thought I'd leave behind my childhood dreams.
But I don't mind, for now I love the world I see.
No change in heart--a change in me.

Magnum woke to hear Julie humming in the bathroom. He rubbed his eyes, wondering how she could be so cheerful.

She came out with her wet hair carefully braided into twin pigtails.

"Hey, you haven't worn your hair like that since you were eleven!" Magnum noted with surprise.

Julie shrugged. "I feel young today."

He nodded, smiling. "I like it."

"You think Rick'll like it, too?" she asked, shuffling her feet.

Arching an eyebrow, Magnum questioned her with his eyes.

"I owe him an apology," Julie explained.

"He'll love it."

For in my dark despair, I slowly understood
My perfect world out there had disappeared for good.

As soon as Julie left the Guest House, Apollo and Zeus came running around the corner, barking with ecstasy. Julie giggled, feeling again like the young girl that used to play hide-and-seek with her older brother.

"Down, boys!" she commanded, but her tone softened the order.

Both dogs fell back and waited patiently for her next instructions. No fidgeting, no whining. Their eyes spoke open adoration.

She petted them. "I'll play with you later," she promised.

The Ferrari opened smoothly after she slid the key in the door lock. Tom had lent it to her, knowing her responsible nature according to vehicles. After turning the ignition, she backed out and sped through the front gate onto the road.

But in its place I feel a truer life begin.
And it's so good and real, it must come from within!

Birds sang as she sped towards the club. A smile curved onto her face. But everything makes you smile when you're in love.

She only hoped that Rick wasn't still upset about last night.

And if he was… A wicked gleam came into Julie's eye. Making up was always fun.

And I--I never thought I'd leave behind my childhood dreams.
But I don't mind, for now I love the world I see.
No change in heart--a change in me.

The club soon came into sight.

Julie's heart started pounding like crazy as she pulled up in front. The valet hurried to her service, a harrowed look upon his face. When he saw her, his frown deepened.

"I don't think you should go in there now, Miss Julie," he hesitated.

"What?" Julie arched an eyebrow at him, puzzled. "Why?"

"He's…" the boy gestured with his hands, "busy."

"Oh, well, then I'll wait." She hurried inside after tossing him the keys.

Fumbling for them, the valet shouted, "Wait, don't…!"

No change of heart--a change in me.

Rick stared at his glass, turning it around its coaster with one finger. "Why didn't I keep my big mouth shut?" he mumbled, banging his head again on the hard surface of the bar.

"Rick!" Hoki tried to grab Rick's hair to stop him. "Stop beating yourself up over her! There's tons of girls out there."

"But none of them have those brown eyes…"

"Hello, Rick."

Rick turned in his seat to see the smug blonde from a few days ago in front of him. Last time he had seen her, she had been three sheets to the wind and throwing her bourbon all over him. His clothes from that night still reeked.

"What do you want, Charlene?" Rick asked, his words clipped and precise.

"Can't I just be saying hello?" she pouted, a sly look in her eyes.

"It's never just hello for you, Charlene, and I'm not in the mood for a tumble in the sheets." Rick slammed his glass down and stood, walking towards the back balcony.

"Rick!" She hurried to catch up with him. Her hand grabbed his sleeve. "Can't we just…" she slid her arms up his, wrapping them around his neck as she snuggled against him, "talk?" Her lips barely brushed against his ear.

"Char-" Suddenly her lips pressed against his. He let out a "mmph!" and tried to push her off. He might as well try to push the Rock of Gibraltar.

Finally, she moved. And Rick saw, over her shoulder, Julie's wide eyes staring straight at him. Her hand cupped over her mouth in shock.

"Oh, no!" he whispered.

Julie turned on her heel and ran for the door. Charlene thought he had enjoyed himself and moved in for another kiss.

"Get off me!" Rick shouted at her, shoving her away. He ignored her squawking and ran after Julie. "Julie! Julie, wait!"

Suddenly, his blood ran cold when he heard her scream.

Author's Note: Radames Letter from Aida; When She Loved Me, by Randy Newman; A Change in Me from Beauty and the Beast. REVIEW! DARN YOU! REVIEW!