Woohoo, more Nip/Tuck fic! this time a mini-series, ooh ahh, encompassing the three main characters (Christian, Sean and Julia) feelings on love.
It's set after 2.14 - Trudy Nye, where Sean and Kimber bump into Julia and Kevin in a restaurant, Christian sleeps with Kimber and breaks up with Natasha and Sean ends things with Kimber.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with N/T, except season 1 on DVD and season 2 on video. Hell, if I owned N/T, Christian would never wear clothes, Ava would be back, we would discover what happened to Grace Santiago (and it wouldn't be pretty) and Julia would have her mouth taped shut.
Love is...
Sean
Congratulations dear, you're single once again. You're back on the market. You've fucked it up with Kimber, you've fucked it up with Julia. You're well on your way to becoming a lonely, sad, old man with nothing to show for his life except a messed up family. Your son... or rather the child you'd been led to believe was yours... is dating a manipulative pedophile. Your wife is dating her Zennis coach (Zennis? What the fuck is that anyway?). Your best friend is fucking your ex... who was his ex to begin with.
Sometimes you envy Christian, envy his simple way of living. Moving from one woman to another, one bed to another. No romantic attachments. No chance of getting your heart ripped in two again. You often wonder if you should take a leaf out of his book. But you think about Annie and you know you can't do it. You need stability, she needs stability and you can't give her that if you're out and about philandering.
It's not just the stability. You need love, you crave it. You're a traditionalist. You need the 'The One'. Deep in your heart, you're still holding out hope that you and Julia can make it. You won't admit it to yourself. You certainly won't admit it to Julia but there's still something there between you. Something that will never die. Despite her betrayal, you can't help yourself from holding out some hope for your relationship.
Seeing her in that restaurant with Kevin really tore you up. You didn't let anyone know, you stayed calm on the outside despite the jealousy surging through you. What right did you have to be jealous? You gave up your right when you gave up your marriage. Do you think Julia felt the same jealousy when she saw you with Kimber? Or has she done what you know you should do and accepted you're over and moved on?
After all, you're both happier now. Your marriage was dead in the water. You'd stopped caring anymore. This was the best thing that could happen to the pair of you...
Or was it?
Please R&R! Please, no season 3 spoilers in your reviews. I don't get to see it until mid-next year. Stupid England :(