A little Season One "what if", exploring some plausible (if not-publicly-canon) moves on the "pairings" front in mid-season, spring of 1996. No links to my other stories.

AU: What if, just as Mic Brumby arrived to overload Mac's options at the same time as her estranged husband re-appeared in late 1998, Harm found companionship elsewhere – with a long-term consequence?

This is a slow-burning writing project, commenced in late 2021. It establishes a back-story for one of the JAG characters, covering the time before JAG as well as "JAG time". I welcome comments, ideas, suggestions and critiques from my readers (even as anonymous guests). Mike

AU. What makes a person the way that they are? A speculative back-story of Faith Coleman (JAG S8 supporting cast and early NCIS). In this AU, we shall follow her (eventually) into my story "Red Mittens and a Rose Garden - the Trisha Pike chronicles". Dark start with Ch01: after that, things get lighter, towards a HEA!

In 2018, I discovered the 2009 Harm-Meg marriage story "Making a Commitment" by author VISUALIDENTIFICATIONZETA. After writing 14 wonderful original chapters, Vidz had brought the story to a close. It struck me that this story had further potential. I offered to pick up the story of Harm and Meg's married life: I am delighted and honoured to have been entrusted by Vidz.

AF: What if there was a long-term consequence to the weekend romp between Lt Caitlin Pike and Lt Harmon Rabb jr at that motel back in the summer of 1996? What is the responsible way to deal with the unexpected aftermath some 20 years later? How do Harmon and Caitlin Rabb name the next generation of Rabb children?