A/N: So, a lot of people wanted this to be continued, so I made it a two-shot. A really short two-shot. Anyways, enjoy!
A few days after he got the letter, Connor got a telephone call. Which was strange because no one really called him. Tom and Mick just barged into his flat, or they waited for him at the café. And he went to Cutter, not the other way around. So he figured it was a telemarketer and almost just let it ring. But something made him pick it up.
"Hello, you've reached the Temple hotline, Connor speaking." He said.
"Um, is this Connor Temple?" A woman on the other end asked. An American women from the sound of her voice. Connor stiffened, his hand tightening around the phone. The only American he knew was Laura.
"Yes, I'm Connor." He said, his voice a little softer, a little less cocky.
"Oh good. I'm Michelle," there was a small pause, "I'm Laura's mother." Connor quickly sat down.
"Is she-" He couldn't finish the sentence.
"Yes. T-two days ago. I knew how much you meant to her, so I thought I should tell you." There was a sniff from the other end and suddenly Connor's eyes weren't as dry as he would have liked.
"I'm sorry." He said when the pause was too long to be bearable.
"Don't be. She's in a better place: with no pain." Michelle said firmly. Connor had to agree. If anyone deserved to go to heaven, It was Laura. That didn't make his pain any better though.
"I-is there anything I can do?" He asked helplessly.
"Jus-just keep her memory alive. It helps somehow to know that someone far away misses her as much as I do."
"I will." Connor promised. And he meant it. It actually wasn't possible for him to forget Laura. She was engrained into his mind. So much so that later on he found himself telling Abby the whole story when she asked about his ring. He was unsurprised when the blonde kissed him, her eyes tearing up a little. She could be sympathetic with things like that, especially when she knew someone was genuinely hurting. It was nice though, having someone else know about Laura, someone who could remember with him. And maybe someday he'd get a new ring. One for Abby. He liked that idea.
