Cards was just there a majority of the time, she was around.
She was there.
She looked at him at times like a puppy, whimpering and wanting.
He wasn't like that. He laughed instead, because he saw how horrible the two of them would be together. They fought, they screamed, and hell he didn't think of her like that. She was his kid sister for all intents and purposes. They'd grown up together.
They fought and screamed not because they had things between them that needed to happen, but because they were the same person.
He couldn't, much as everyone thought he was in love with himself fall for someone just like him. He wanted someone who he wasn't.
Spot was glad the day he saw shy, quiet Preacher stroke back Cards' hair. Breaking out of character for him but honestly showing the poor oblivious Cards that he cared. He's been following her almost as long as he's been around. Spot wanted Cards to be happy he just knew it wasn't right for her to be with him.
She was his partner, if he needed someone to cover his back, then it'd be her. If he needed money, he knew that without another word Cards would hand it over to him without saying a word. He would do the same for her, he would put his life at stake for her.
But he couldn't imagine kissing her.
He loved her though. And he hoped that when she was safe, with Preacher. He would laugh at the idea at times.
Preacher was exactly the opposite of Cards, his religion was so important to him. Cards had given up on god years ago. She couldn't see the beauty around her so often because she would see the ugly. But she needed the underlying support that Religion would give her. Preacher would stand by her, stand by her anger and help her quietly and calm over everything. That was all she needed. She needed someone who wouldn't rant back at her, who would let her finish and then hold her. Preacher would.
Spot loved Cards, how could he not? But he couldn't be her lover.
Disclaimer: I don't own Spot.
Author's Notes: This is NOT part of my saga. Not in the least. This is a series about Spot and how he views the women/girls in his life. There will be a bunch of chapters, all original characters, but some surprising, and I think all but two of them will be from other fics. Cards of course is from a ton of them, but mostly Not Like That, The Things that Make her Cry, and Intertwined Fates.