Author's Note: So, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, I usually have just enough free time to write a drabble. I'm going to try, key word there, and get drabbles out every Tuesday and Thursday. Slowly but surely I'll slog my way through all the fanfictions I started and then left hanging!
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Title: I Would
Prompt: Taboo
Rating: G
Warning: Angst
Summary: He had found some nice college professor…
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It's not right. It can't possibly be right. Here she is, watching him hold out a ring, but it's not for her. She takes the box from him and stares at what could only be the most perfect engagement ring she's ever seen. And…and it's not for her.
He's watching her, that eager little boy light in his eyes. He wants her approval, he wants her to sign off on this. It's supposed to be mine, she thinks as a wave of bitterness washes over her. She was the one who pulled him back from the edge all these years. She was the one he let in, to tell her all his dark secrets and fears. She was the one he was supposed to love. But…but he didn't. He had found some nice college professor, Alex remembers, some Italian culture expert.
They'd met once, at some police charity event. Through the pain that is slowly engulfing her heart, she remembers the woman who will get this ring. Bright gray eyes, wide charming smile, and a slight Italian accent. A quick wit, Alex admits grudgingly, and she actually liked the woman. But, God, didn't he know he was killing her? She had waited too long for him to suddenly realize he loved her and another woman had taken her coveted spot. She could barely breathe, but for him, she smiled and handed him the ring back.
"She'll love it Bobby." She didn't add, because I would.