So Far from Her
A/N: Don't own anything except my thoughts.
So far from who I was
From who I love
From who I want to be
He had a life in Sandbrook. He had a wife, he had a daughter, he had a family. He wasn't ambitious, never really cared about promotions, he just wanted to be a good copper.
So far from all our dreams
From all it means
From you here next to me
And then everything has fallen apart. Sandbrook ruined his career, Tess ruined his family. He lost his wife, his daugher, his family. He lost everything.
So far from seeing home
I stand out here alone
Am I asking for too much
He left his home because he couldn't stay there, broken and feeling such a fool. He had to left Daisy whom he loved more than anything without telling her the truth.
So far from being free
From the past that's haunting me
The future I just can't touch
It wasn't enough. Even if he left the town Sandbrook, he couldn't left Sandbrook - the murder behind. It followed him to Broadchurch, lurking in every corner, waiting for him to fall asleep and pulling him under the water, to leave him choking, fighting for air.
And if you take my hand
Please pull me from the dark
And show me hope again
When it seemed that he's gonna loose everything including his life, she came along. Ellie whose life fell apart in front of Alec's eyes; the woman who continously quarreled with him, called him a knob, yet she stood by him when he needed her the most. And he stood by her when she needed her the most.
We'll run side by side
No secrets left to hide
Sheltered from the pain
They went back to Sandbrook together, he told her his worst memory which haunted him during the nights and she understood his pain. She solved the case and he helped her to turn her rage over the verdict to revenge on the people who were responsible for his nightmare.
He wishes that their parting gesture would have been more than a handshake.
He doesn't know that she wishes that too.