This is a short one-shot.
"I'm sorry he is gone." The doctor said. Christine fell back against her husband, needing his strength as the new slowly sinks in. She looks down at her son's small body and fought to see past the blinding tears. "Thank you doctor for all your help." Erik says. "I'm so sorry for you loss. I will leave you alone now." The elderly doctor says then gathers his things and Erik stands to lead him out the door. Christine walks over to her side and brushes his hair gently out of his eyes. She hears footsteps and turns to see Erik standing in the doorway. "He almost looks like he is sleeping." He observes quietly. Christine turns back to her son, "He does doesn't he?" She says. "He can't be gone Erik. He just can't. My baby… my sweet baby." She whispers. She loses the fight to control her tears and puts her face in her hands. Erik walks over and pulls her in his arms. Her legs give out and she collapses against him, needing his strength more than ever to help her. "Shhh" He says soothingly, running his fingers through her chocolate curls. His own tears silently making their way down his cheeks. "I…. I don't think I can do it. I don't think I can live without my little boy. How am I supposed to go on?" She whispers hysterically. "Yes you can Christine. We are going to get through this. We are going to get through this. We…. are…." He chokes and loosens the iron tight control he held on his emotions and cries with his wife. They collapse on the floor of their son's room and grieve.
The next few months are very trying on their marriage, Erik plays and drinks all day while Christine hardly makes a sound spending all day locked in their room. Occasionally Erik heard her cries over his music or in the silence Christine would be startled by Erik's screams of rage and despair and the sound of something being thrown at the wall. Sometimes one of them would go out to the grave and talk to him, telling him how they were doing and how much they missed him.
I realize this is very sad and I am sorry. The idea popped in my head and wouldn't leave until I wrote it down. It was originally supposed to be a back story to a story I was working on but my inspiration for it left so I decided to just post this. Please R&R