Title: Goodbye Love

Genre: Romance/Angst

Pairing/Character: Connor/Abby

Rating: K

Warnings: Character death

Time Frame: Any

Inspiration: The song from RENT.

Author's Notes: I can't believe I killed Connor!

Disclaimer: Ha, I wish.

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Abby stared at the gravestone, tears falling down her face. It was her fault he was dead. He faced the creature so she didn't have to, to save her.

"Why did he do it Jenny?" she mumbled.

"Because he loved you."

"Then why did he leave me?"

"Because he had to protect you and the baby."

"That's not how we do it though. I protect him," she sobbed.

"Maybe he wanted to be the hero for a change."

"How did you get through it," she asked after a moment. "You know, after Nick died."

"Day by day," Jenny told her, wrapping her in a hug.

"I don't think I can do it…not without him. I can't raise a kid on my own."

"You have to do it…for him. Besides you're not alone. You've got the rest of the team."

"I hate this job," she sighed.

"You'll get through it. I promise."

"Don't promise," Abby told her. "He promised he'd come back and he didn't." Her shoulders racked as more tears came down, more violently than before. "He promised Jen. He locked me in three so I wouldn't get hurt. Then he broke his promise."

"I know Ab, but it'll be okay. It'll all work out."

"I don't want to go home. It won't be right without him."

"Do you want to stay with me for a few days?"

"Maybe," she sniffled. "Yeah, thanks Jenny."

"I'm going to go wait in the car. Take as much time as you need," Jenny told her before leaving her alone.

Abby sunk down onto her knees in front of the gravestone and traced the engraving. 'Connor Temple. Beloved husband and cherished teammate. A true Hero.'

"God, Conn, how could you leave me like this? How am I going to raise this baby on my own? Why'd you lock me in there? We could have faced it together. You would have lived, and then I we wouldn't be here. I wouldn't know what if feels like to lose the only person I can every truly love. I love you Connor," she chocked out before her words were incoherent through the sobs. She kissed the cold stone before leaning against it.

Twenty minutes later, Jenny came over to her, having seen the entire thing from the truck. Abby was no longer tired, but that was only because she had nothing left to cry out. "Come on Abby," Jenny said helping her up. "Let's go."

"It won't always hurt this bad will it?" Abby whispered.

"No," Jenny told her as they made their way over to the government vehicle. "It'll always hurt, but the pain dulls with time."

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So me and my friend noticed that all of my favorite characters end up dying in TV shows and movies. I always end up killing my favorite characters in my stories too, whether they're original characters and fanfiction characters. I'm actually surprised I haven't killed Connor off sooner.

Spike.