Title: Leaky Things
Author: A.j.
Spoiler: Season 1
Summary: Goodbye.
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Leaky Things
by A.j.
***
"I want to say I miss you, Jack. And parts of me do. Miss you. Well, the bits
of you you let me see." She reached over, running her fingertips along his
jaw. The shuddery feeling in his heart tightened. "I loved you for a very
long time. Still do. But it's been eight years, Jack. I don't know you
anymore."
"I could-" He stopped the awkward thought half way through. No, he couldn't.
He really couldn't get to know her again. Not in the way that he needed to
know her. And looking at her smiling just that way, she knew he knew. God
this was confusing. "No. No I couldn't, could I?"
Her lips twisted again, eyes shining in the the light of the street lamp.
"Nope. But that's okay."
He nodded once before leaning over to kiss her cheek. They'd said their
goodbyes in thousands of different ways over the years. Looks that were
bitter or resentful or tired. Touches that didn't last long enough, or maybe,
lasted too long. Sobbing, silence, and then just distance. Maybe it was time
they finally said the words.
Leaning back, he ran a hand down her jaw, a mirror of the gesture she'd just
made. "Goodbye, Sara."
Tears spilled down her face, but she was smiling. "G'bye, Jack."
Author: A.j.
Spoiler: Season 1
Summary: Goodbye.
***
Leaky Things
by A.j.
***
"I want to say I miss you, Jack. And parts of me do. Miss you. Well, the bits
of you you let me see." She reached over, running her fingertips along his
jaw. The shuddery feeling in his heart tightened. "I loved you for a very
long time. Still do. But it's been eight years, Jack. I don't know you
anymore."
"I could-" He stopped the awkward thought half way through. No, he couldn't.
He really couldn't get to know her again. Not in the way that he needed to
know her. And looking at her smiling just that way, she knew he knew. God
this was confusing. "No. No I couldn't, could I?"
Her lips twisted again, eyes shining in the the light of the street lamp.
"Nope. But that's okay."
He nodded once before leaning over to kiss her cheek. They'd said their
goodbyes in thousands of different ways over the years. Looks that were
bitter or resentful or tired. Touches that didn't last long enough, or maybe,
lasted too long. Sobbing, silence, and then just distance. Maybe it was time
they finally said the words.
Leaning back, he ran a hand down her jaw, a mirror of the gesture she'd just
made. "Goodbye, Sara."
Tears spilled down her face, but she was smiling. "G'bye, Jack."