TITLE: Not Too Far
AUTHOR: nhawk
FEEDBACK: Yes please! Send feedback to nhawk@talk21.com
RATING: G
CATEGORY: Ficlet, S/J, Angst
SPOILERS: An Abyss episode addition.
SERIES: This is a sequel to "Not Waving But Drowning" and is set during the same
night.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own them, MGM, Gekko Film Corp., and Double Secret
Productions do.
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Not Too Far
By nhawk
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He wakes to find her sitting beside his bed in the infirmary. When his eyes adjust to
the dark he can see that she's been crying. "You were dreaming," she says, not looking
at his face. He reaches above his head to turn on the lamp. "Don't," she says, touching
his shoulder. She traces her fingers up to his wrist, gently pushing his arm down onto
the bed.
He is staring at her and she realises she is still touching his skin. His pulse races
beneath her fingertips and she quickly pulls back her hand. But he is quicker,
grabbing onto her wrist in mid-air. She startles at the contact but he doesn't let go.
"Carter," he almost pleads.
"I shouldn't have asked you to do it. It shouldn't have been me, I'm sorry. But I'm glad
you're here," she says, "I just wanted to say that." He loosens his grip and her wrist
slips out of his hand. "You should get some more sleep," she adds, quietly.
He closes his eyes and listens to her standing up to leave. He feels a hand stroke
through his hair and over his ear.
"Night," she says.
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The end
AUTHOR: nhawk
FEEDBACK: Yes please! Send feedback to nhawk@talk21.com
RATING: G
CATEGORY: Ficlet, S/J, Angst
SPOILERS: An Abyss episode addition.
SERIES: This is a sequel to "Not Waving But Drowning" and is set during the same
night.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own them, MGM, Gekko Film Corp., and Double Secret
Productions do.
---------------
Not Too Far
By nhawk
---------------
He wakes to find her sitting beside his bed in the infirmary. When his eyes adjust to
the dark he can see that she's been crying. "You were dreaming," she says, not looking
at his face. He reaches above his head to turn on the lamp. "Don't," she says, touching
his shoulder. She traces her fingers up to his wrist, gently pushing his arm down onto
the bed.
He is staring at her and she realises she is still touching his skin. His pulse races
beneath her fingertips and she quickly pulls back her hand. But he is quicker,
grabbing onto her wrist in mid-air. She startles at the contact but he doesn't let go.
"Carter," he almost pleads.
"I shouldn't have asked you to do it. It shouldn't have been me, I'm sorry. But I'm glad
you're here," she says, "I just wanted to say that." He loosens his grip and her wrist
slips out of his hand. "You should get some more sleep," she adds, quietly.
He closes his eyes and listens to her standing up to leave. He feels a hand stroke
through his hair and over his ear.
"Night," she says.
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The end