What's Wrong?
AN: I understand that there isn't a huge fan base for the Josef/Beth pairing so I'm not expecting a lot of reviews although I do appreciate them. This story was also inspired by icons. I hope you like it. There may be a sequel.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything that you recognize here. I don't own Moonlight and I didn't make the icons that inspired this drabble.
I stare at her. No, she didn't just say that. She couldn't have. 'I love you.' She said it again. Why? Why does she have to love me? It's foolish, it'll never work, she deserves better. She asks me what was wrong. I want to tell her what's wrong, but I don't. I smile and tell her 'nothing,' while I tell myself 'everything.' I am beginning to regret telling her to 'tell the truth.' I probably shouldn't have done that. I probably should have just given up, but it's too late now, and it doesn't look like she's going to be giving up either. She looks at me and says 'tell the truth.'
Tell the truth?! Tell the truth! Who does she think she is? Me? Fine if she wants the truth, I'll give her the truth. It'll break her still living heart, but she wants the truth. I tell her it'll never work. I tell her it's foolish, that she deserves better, that she shouldn't love me. And what does she do? She chuckles. She tells me that it may be foolish, but she doesn't see what's wrong about loving me. I tell her 'everything.' She then asks the question that I was afraid she was going to ask. She asks me if I love her and she tells me to tell her the truth no matter what the answer. I should lie and tell her no, but I can't. I tell her the truth. I tell her that I love her too. She then asks me why it won't work and why she shouldn't love me. She asks what's wrong, again. I know she wants the truth, and that's one truth I don't mind telling. Ok, maybe I do. But it needs to be said.
"What's wrong is that I'll only end up hurting you like I hurt Sarah. That's what's wrong and that's why you shouldn't love me."