A/N.
I was actually crying when I wrote this (and after the episode). Why? How could the writers give us false hope like that? Since they'd drawn it out I thought Henry wasn't going to be the father and now… I'm heartbroken for poor Henry that he is.
I know… it's a show and I so have to get over it. But… sob! It's so sad!
So here is my tribute to the ill-fated love of Betty and Henry.
Disclaimer: I don't own either of 'em.
I like to pretend I'm in a fantasy world. A sword in my hand, justice in my heart and lifting the burden of responsibility high over my head, instead of being weighed down by it, as a rock sending me to an early tomb.
Those two days I was kidding myself weren't as enjoyable as I was trying to pretend they were… but keeping the truth never is.
Now my fantasy world is the only thing to comfort me. If only my princess wasn't the conniving person that had tricked me into a life I'm not sure I want… if only my stand for justice meant that justice was actually done… if only my burden didn't conflict with everything I know is right in the world.
There was never a time where I thought that doing the right thing wasn't going to be easy. I always thought that it was the easiest thing to stand for chivalry, to be a man that I could believe in.
Now doing the right thing is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. Ever.
"I uh… bought this for Justin… to help him with his algebra."
She took the book from me wordlessly. I wondered if we'd speak again when I came back to resume my position after the baby was born.
At a time like this saying the easiest thing in the world to say when you're around someone as wonderful as Betty is a complication that neither of us deserve. I keep the 'I love you' to myself as my stomach turns in knots and my mind flashes me back to my fantasy world.
Betty is my princess and I was supposed to protect her from the dragon… the dragon waiting for me. Even in my fantasy, I'm a knight in a loosing battle - an ill-fated love.
I made a promise to myself to always be Betty's knight… and when I'd get back, I'd made sure she was happy with someone else. If it killed me inside, I'd make sure the next guy is twice as much as a knight as I was… and even more deserving.
I'd still stand for truth, justice and love… but from afar, from underneath that heavy rock that was fated for me.
Waahhhhhh! Review and cheer me up!