WriterFreak001:

And the first picture begins….

Title | A Thousand Words

Fandom | Scorpion (CBS)

Description | A photo is worth a thousand words.

Rating| This fanfiction will be rated K for fluff and tears.

POV | Limited Third Person

Disclaimer | While CBS owns Scorpion, I am the owner of this masterpiece.

Claimer | I am human; there are bound to be mistakes. If you feel like something should be changed, you have the power to send me a review/private message. I can't guarantee if I'll change it every time, but I do read all of my reviews and all of my private messages!

A Thousand Words

Written by WriterFreak001

Chapter 1

~ SCORPION ~

The first photograph she had glued into the flimsy pages of the photo album was of their first Christmas together as a "family." The picture was taken after a long, exhausting day on the beach, trying to save a boy no older than Ralph from drowning in a sinkhole. While everyone was beat and exhausted, Paige had still wanted her son to have the best Christmas experience possible. She had helped with the decorations as Walter and the rest of the team worked on finishing the boy's Christmas present. The Christmas dinner was lovely (only because Paige did most of the cooking), and the expression on Ralph's face as he watched the Rube Goldberg design unfold and bring him snow was priceless. Walter was more than happy that Ralph had enjoyed his first Christmas with the Cyclone. In fact, it was really the first Christmas everybody had. In the past, they merely acknowledged the holiday but didn't celebrate it – not really. Paige and Ralph gave Scorpion a purpose, and therefore, Walter did everything in his power to give his favorite two people everything they deserved.

When he saw her glowing in the snow, something told him she was the one. Even though he didn't believe in love at the time, he had started developing feelings for her right then and there. He loved the way she smiled and how her honey-colored hair framed her face. She was always so cheerful and gave everyone the benefit of the doubt. In Walter's eyes, she had been perfect. Everything about her was perfect.

Paige had wanted to capture their first Christmas together as a family. They were standing in front of the makeshift Christmas tree, and Happy's dad had taken the picture for her. Cabe was standing behind Toby and Happy and was smirking as the two in front of him gave each other a side hug and posed for the camera. Sylvester was standing next to Cabe, and Megan, in front of him. Paige was standing next to Sylvester with Ralph in front of her. Her arms were draped over her son's shoulders, and both of them smiled radiantly. Walter was right next to Paige, and his hand was covering her shoulder. At the time, he didn't know why he had touched her so casually, but she didn't complain nor did she ever bring it up later. She just continued smiling as the photo was taken.

Afterwards, everyone separated into their own groups; Ralph ran up to Toby to show him something as Megan and Sly splintered off towards his desk; Cabe and Patrick stood still and discussed things Walter didn't care to remember. Paige, however, grabbed his hand and pulled him to the red couch. Once seated, she casually placed her palm over his knee and smiled, thanking him for everything he had done for Ralph.

And when the party was over, and everyone but the Dineens and Walter was gone, Walter picked the boy up into his arms and carried him upstairs to his bed. He insisted that Paige stay the night after the number of wine glasses she had had during dinner, and she didn't argue.

She merely thanked him with a kind smile and slipped into bed next to her son.

Walter left to sleep on the couch.

…

That was perhaps the first moment he knew he was in love with her. He still loved her. So much. She had given him everything he could have possibly wanted, and if he could rewind time and turn back the clocks, he would do things differently. He'd tell her how he felt much, much sooner. Maybe then, he would have shared more time with her. Maybe then, that tiny change in history would have prevented her death.

The weight of loss was incomparable; he just wanted her back in his life. He just wanted to hold her again and kiss her again. He wanted everything to be all right again.

…he never knew love could hurt so much…

~ SCORPION ~

WriterFreak001:

Saaaad :(