Guess who's back? :) First piece after months of silence, I missed writing! My muse has been in a coma for a while and now it woke up!
I still don't own Bones or the characters, just my dreams. Thanks a lot to my dear Shin/Bonesbird for reading this through!
Enjoy!
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Never
One step after the other. Light, tentative steps. The grass of the Jeffersonian gardens touches and tickles her feet in her sandals. They've never been so beautiful.
"I'll never do this, I'll never do that", her life has been full of that kind of sentence. She was always determined, so when she was younger she had already decided what she would or would never do in her life. Of course, as her life went on and changed over and over again, so did her once infrangible lines.
Another step, still trembling. Focus. Take your time.
The childish "I'll never eat bugs" came to an end a long time ago on a small island in the Pacific ocean, where ants and crickets were their most famous local delicacy.
A figure stands still a few steps away, waiting for her. That's her first goal. She smiles and her walking becomes a little faster. She can get there.
"I'll never skydive" and "I'll never bungee jump" soon followed that experience, like so many others, strengthening her determinations, will and fearlessness. Oh, how she wishes she could be that fearless now! She's sure she'd feel much more relaxed if she was about to jump out of an airplane than now, where all she has to do is walk a few steps. And this whole thing has been her idea too!
"I'll never see my father again".
For fifteen years she had thought that. And now one very real Max Keenan is right in front of her, eyes shining with tears. He never thought he'd live to be here now as well. With a smile she slipped her arm around his and held on tight. She stopped just for a moment and then they took the next step together.
"I'll never trust my father again"
He doesn't tear his eyes off of her but he gives her a gentle playful with his shoulder, to which she responds immediately. Her smile grows. He's there for her and she feels more relaxed. He's her support right now when she needs it the most. She can do this. The steps continue, each one more determined and sure than the other. She's not alone.
"I'll never fall in love"
Feeling finally at ease, for the first time her eyes land on her ultimate goal and suddenly everything around her disappears. All she can see are his eyes and his smile, all she can hear is just the one word he mouthed when their eyes met, all she can feel is his breath on her skin, all she can taste are his lips, all she can smell is his scent. It's him. He's waiting for her. She knows she can do it now. She knows she will never be alone again. And that never won't ever change. She doesn't know how she knows, she just knows.
"I will never have children"
She is absorbed in him and her steps but she doesn't miss the feeling of a gentle tug on her long dress. As she looks down her smile can't get any bigger. Her daughter apparently escaped her metaphorical aunt's already full hold and joined her for her last steps. The little girl looks up at her adoringly with her wonderful light blue eyes, just like her own eyes. She immediately gets rid of the daffodils bouquet by giving it to the first woman she sees and takes her little girl by the hand and three generations start walking together.
Once again she looks up at the man waiting for her and his dark chocolate eyes are even deeper and more expressive than ever. His heart is in them, she can see it clearly as he looks at the trio walking slowly towards him.
Almost there now. Just a couple of steps left.
They are not alone, nor hidden from looks, but she's only aware of the two people beside her and the one now finally right in front of her.
«Hey.» He tries to sound normal, but his voice is thick with emotion.
«Hi.» Her voice is just a little more than a breath but she doesn't care.
Max kneels down and with a soft voice he calls his granddaughter by his special name for her. The little girl laughs, lets go of her mother's hand and takes a dive in her grandpa's arms, who caught her and stood up.
He leans forward and kisses his daughter on the cheek and the little girl does the same while everyone awes and her mother's eyes fill with tears. But the man who was waiting finally catches one of her now free hands and gives it a squeeze. With his other hand he touches her cheek feather-like as her eyes close. When they open again, she's ready. She kisses her father and daughter on the cheek and turns to her man, while her father winks at him behind her back and steps back with his precious burden wrapped around his neck. She squeezes back. She's not scared anymore.
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After a while she is walking again, but this time she doesn't even feel the grass under her feet, she could swear she's flying, or at least floating. Her arm is once again tucked under a man's arm but it's not her father this time. Her other arm held their little girl close to her, the little arms wrapped tightly around her neck.
Before they get to their final destination he can't take it anymore and, with a fluid movement of his arm, he twirls her and hugs his two girls in a warm, loving embrace. The little girl squeals with delight and her parents look into each other's eyes and stare into their hearts. The outside world disappears once again.
Overwhelmed by the powerfulness of their eye connection, she slowly leans up to softly kiss his lips as he leaned down to meet hers, before their daughter joins in their kiss again. They part laughing and he gently messes with the girl's curly dark hair while her mother tenderly kisses her forehead. The little girl's curious gaze constantly moves from one parent to the other.
Her father takes his lover's hand once again and softly traces the new white gold band on her finger, his matching one not far away.
«Never, huh?» he winks at her with a disarming smile.
«Never say never…» she whispers, so that only they can hear it, her voice trembling with the emotion.
His wide smile reaches his eyes «I told you.»
«You did.» She glows with happiness and, with another big kiss on her cheek, she put their daughter on her feet and they both take her hands.
All three of them start walking again, together. Their journey of life is far from over.
"I'll never get married"
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