Here's a teenie weeny drabble set after 'The Outsider'
'Whatever you want to do I'll do'
He'd given her the ultimatum, family and start over with nothing or keep what they had but he'd be in prison. When it came down to it he was making her choose between him or his money. What kind of relationship was it if he didn't know what she'd pick? What kind of relationship was it if he even had to ask.
He gave her the options, watching carefully trying desperately to read her reactions. He couldn't see the panic in her eyes when he explained he'd end up in prison. He didn't notice the sharp intake of breath when he mentioned selling the house. Nor her trembling lip as she got up and left the room without a word. Or the tears slowly run down her face once she had locked herself in the bathroom. He didn't even see her hands shaking as she climbed into bed next to him that night - leaving an unusual distance between them, an invisible wall. He only saw that things would never be the same again as he reached one arm behind him across the bed, to entwine his fingers with hers and she silently pulled her hand away from his and moved further away.
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