I'd Rather Do It This Way

by DragonyPhoenix

After his near-suicide, Jonathan talks to his therapist about why he gave the gun to Buffy. Written for a prompt at Open on Sunday: That which yields is not necessarily weak.

"I don't want to talk about that."

"All right Jonathan. Could you tell me why you gave up the gun?"

"What?"

Dr. Matthews reviewed his notes. "You gave the gun to Buffy Summers. Why? Were you afraid you'd upset her? Because she's a girl?"

You know I could have taken that by now. That wasn't the reason. He'd given her the gun because she'd told him everyone was hurting and because he could see the pain in her eyes, but mostly because she'd waited for him to hand it to her. He'd given her the gun because she'd trusted him.