A/N: In this fandom, it goes without saying, but I'm going to anyway... angst warning.
Hand in Hand
The service had been long and ardous, and she couldn't wait to get out of the church so she wouldn't have to be reminded of how her world had so suddenly turned upside down. They'd been married here, had baptized their only son into the faith here... and, now, with her in-laws at her side and Jimmy's hand in hers, they were having his funeral here!
Was it only five days ago that Jimmy had turned and asked a hard question of his father during sermon? It felt longer than that.
"Dad? Why'd they hurt him so bad?"