Disclaimer: I don't own Major Nelson, Major Healey, or Jeannie. No money is
being made, and no NASA personnel were harmed in the writing of this fanfic.
She Just Wouldn't Understand
by Thesseli
"I'm sorry, Jeannie. I just _can't_ marry you. I wish I could make you
understand..."
"I understand, master," she replied sadly. "It is because you are an
astronaut and astronauts do not marry genies." With one last, soulful look,
Jeannie disappeared into a cloud of pink smoke which then sank down into her
bottle.
Major Nelson sighed. Yet again, he'd let Jeannie down. It was always so
hard to do...so hard to see that sad, disappointed look on her face that she
always had whenever this subject came up. Hurting her was the last thing in
the world he wanted, but he knew it couldn't be any other way. He couldn't
marry her, he just couldn't...but not for the reason he always gave her.
She wouldn't understand. None of them would understand.
Tony put the stopper on the bottle and settled down on the couch with a
book. He knew he wouldn't have to wait long for his lover to arrive, not
after the insanity they'd gotten into -- and out of -- that day. And he was
right...he was soon rewarded with a soft click, then the sound of his front
door opening after it was unlatched.
For all his spontaneity, Roger Healey could be as predictable as clockwork.
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