100 Moments

by iloveromance

100 romantic, sad and funny drabbles involving moments between Niles Crane and Daphne Moon. Some are based on episodes, some are original.

38. Abandoned

38-Abandoned

"And then there was the time that Mum and I left Daphne in the grocery store. Didn't even realize it till it was time for bed. Dad had to call the manager in the middle of the night to open the store!"

Daphne's mouth fell open in horror. "Simon! How dare you tell that story?"

But Niles was staring at Daphne in disbelief. "Dear God, what a terrible thing to go through!"

Daphne brushed tears from her cheeks. "It was. I felt so abandoned by my own family."

He held her close while she cried in his arms. "I'm sorry…"