Soon!

Introduction

Hi Everyone

One last story about my favorite non-couple Christopher LaSalle and Sonja Percy of NCIS New Orleans. I was surprised that I made it through the last episode with her and did not cry. As I finish this story one day after, I see that Chris mentions an observation of "what might have been..."   And so my story takes us there.

Set three years after Sonja Percy leaves NCIS in New Orleans, a secret comes to light which both shocks and distresses Christopher LaSalle. What were their lives like during that time period when the words of the song 'Soon!' unfolds encompassing their hearts. Just when we thought it was over, fate cracks the door wide open.

I will share this song with you and hope you remember the words as you read through the story that I have woven. We have grown to know Chris LaSalle and his heart. I will look to see how the series depicts his loss.

Rarely in my adult life have I invested so much time into one TV show outside of M*A*S*H. As an old soldier (1975 – 1983), I can identify with the depth of the characters that CBS has tried to portray with the women that they created for the show. Brody, Doc Wade, Percy and Gregorio are strong, educated women who are highly skilled in their male dominated professions.

While most consider it just a TV show, those of us who have served always hope that television (and the movies) will provide an honest representation of who we are, our successes and our challenges. I know am not the only one who spots mistakes with uniforms, military terms and historical events. I am most disappointed with them not addressing the PTSD that the agents have. While it has been pronounced with Pride, LaSalle and Percy, we have seen it with Doc Wade (seeing so much death) and other guest characters. I think they owed also some type of service announcements to point that issue out to the public.

All of the men and women in uniform who carry guns in our country deserve our respect, our appreciation and our concern. Faced with the ravages of war or interacting with some of the most despicable individuals on the streets of America, PTSD is rampant among the men and women who serve. Taking a life, no matter what the reason, is disturbing to the human intellect.

I know that I will miss my Country Mouse and City Mouse. I appreciate the depth that the actors Lucas Black and Shalita Grant have brought to the television screen. I am sure that everyone hopes that Grant's resume catches up to that of her co-star Black whose face seems to show up in many pop-cultural films that I did not watch but only became aware of because of his name. I can surely see her in the movies!

"Soon" as recorded by LeAnn Rimes

Soon Baby
I will cry my last tear
Soon, yeah
I will be over you

Soon, darling
All these tears won't be here
Soon, yeah
You know that I will be over you soon

One night, baby
You won't be in my dreams
One night, yeah
I'll finally make it through one night, darling

I won't call out your name
I won't be in this place
I will be over you soon

Soon as the mountains turn into rivers
Soon as the sea turns into sand
Soon as the sun comes up at midnight
That's how soon

All the hurt will end
But till then I'll just pretend
It will be over, over
I keep telling myself I'll forget you
Someday soon, soon