This is just a Stephen/Abby oneshot because there wasn't much out there

Only took a little while and hasn't been betaed so sorry for any mistakes

Constructive criticism welcome. Enjoy


Abby learnt early how cruel life could be. She learnt the first time her father hit her and every of the many times after. She learnt it when her mother died and left her alone in the world. She learnt it when every boyfriend she had would leave her again and again. Finally, she learnt it when she lost Stephen.

They had been in love, dating secretly for a few months before it happened without any of the ARC team finding out. It was so great to have someone who knew what you had to deal with and who felt the same stress as you. Stephen was amazing and though they hadn't been together long they had an unbreakable bond between them.

The first time he said he loved her was before he went into that room. He leant down and whispered in her ear. She could still remember his last words to her;

I love you Abby. Remember that. I'm sorry

It had torn her apart when he had run into the room and locked them out. She had silently pleaded with him to stop, but he hadn't listened. Stephen always was headstrong.

His funeral had been a nightmare. She had tried to keep up the illusion of being a friend and nothing more but she knew it had slipped more than a few times. Her life had felt all but over, nothing mattered to her any more. Abby had lost her spark.

She had tried to move on, started dating Connor. But anyone could see her heart and soul weren't in it. Cutter knew, so did Jenny. Connor was the only one who couldn't see it. But she guessed he wanted her to want him so much he couldn't see what was right in front of his eyes all the time.

Every night, when Connor would sleep she would slip out of the flat and go to where it had happened. She would sit all night and wait in vain for an anomaly to appear and Stephen to walk through, though she knew it was hopeless. No one ever asked her why she was always so tired. She would hide it well and when they noticed they knew better than to question her.

It was the night of the one year anniversary since Stephen's disappearance. She never said death because that would be giving up hope. She was sitting at her nightly vigil, tears creeping down her face and crying out to no one, "why did you leave me Stephen. I loved you." So distraught was she that she didn't notice the light behind her or the footsteps coming up behind her.

But she did hear the voice that came next. His voice. "I never wanted to leave you Abby. It was necessary. But I'm back now and I love you."

She whipped her head round quickly and took in the tall figure before her. Stephen! The tears dried and she leapt into his arms crying and kissing him, engulfing him with her arms. All other thoughts were driven from her head, the group, Connor's reaction.

Because Stephen was back and nothing else mattered but him.


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