I DO NOT own Prison Break in any form or whatever I stole Lincoln and Veronica (kind of) but gave them back, other character completely a figment of my imagination

A One Parter song fic set after Episode 2.15 (The Message) Linc/OC

Through these misty eyes it's plain to see even though you're here you're not with me tortured by the thought torn in two reason needs no voice when you know it's true

Standing in front of the televisions, the shattered glass lay at her bare feet, there he was on the television telling the world he was innocent, the way he sopke was still the same, the gentle gruffness in his tones, she could even hear the light teasing is some of his word, but the minute Veronica Donovan was mentioned, she could feel herself tense up, her whole body went cold even now that name just caused her to be bitter and resentful, and as she saw the pain in his eyes she knew she was, and always would be second best

But oh, we make our love again and oh, it's easy to pretend there's so much pleasure through this pain, I lie

As she digested the video and the feelings it had brought back to the surface, those feelings of passion, love, heartbreak and loss but most of all the feeling of betrayal, he had betrayed her but now she realised, he had betrayed himself, the lies he told her she knew now he was probably lying to himself, she wasn't the love of his life but the sad thing was he was hers

Still I feed my faith though it has no ground and I tell myself I'm safe as we're falling down, you said you'd let me know if the end was near, now do I let you go? It's still unclear

Sinking to the floor as the tears washed over her, the sobs overcoming her entire body as the realisation of her reality was hitting her heard and fast, she tried to think where and how it went wrong but she already knew, she'd known for a very longtime why it had all fell apart

Christmas Eve, six months after they had married, she had come home to the sight of clothes scattering the hallway and stairs, and an infectious laugh rang through the silent house, as she approached the bedroom door, she was already prepared for the sight that had greeted her, her husband and Veronica in bed together, that was the moment it had all fell apart but for some reason they had both clung on desperately clinging onto their shattered marriage neither wanting to admit it was over, that this was the end

But oh, good sense has gone to waste and oh, it fades in your embrace I know what keeps me in this place, your smile

Right now, right at this very moment she wanted to hate him, she wanted to hit him, make him feel an ounce of pain she'd felt over the last six years but even now after everything he'd put her through, if he walked through her front door, any day, any year she would take him back, she would run to him and wrap her arms around him and tell him she was all he would ever need but now she knew he wasn't coming not now and probably never would

I try to speak but my tongue gets tied, I try to seek but you're hard to find, my will is weak 'cause my soul's resigned, it's like I'm seeing you for the first time

Song used: First Time by Beverley Knight, taken from the album Affirmation