Fragile glass
By Gumnut
He reached out a hand and touched her cheek, willing the tears both to fall and to disappear as if they had never existed.
He didn't want to hurt her, it was the last thing he wanted to do, but it had been unavoidable.
A single tear wet the tip of his finger as she shrugged off his offer of comfort.
Her voice was hoarse. "How could you?"
"I didn't have a choice, Bonnie, I'm sorry."
"There are always choices!"
"Not this time!"
His voice rose despite his determined calm and it surprised the both of them. "Please, Bonnie, try to understand-"
"No." Tears shattered like glass, shards turning to cutting anger. "Kitt told you. I told you. But you ignored us both. And now…" She turned away from him.
"Bonnie, it had to be done."
"I don't care."
"Somehow I don't believe that."
She turned back to face him and the fire in her eyes forced him to take a step back. In return she took a step forward. "Okay, yes, I do care. But that doesn't matter anymore now, does it? You had your way. He did as you asked. He always does. One last mission. One last case. All these years he's given you everything he had and yet you still asked for more. Well, you can't ask any more, Devon, because Michael doesn't have anything left to give. I hope you're finally happy."
And she ran from the room, leaving him to stare at her absence.
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