Titel: Family
Challenge: #2 “Du bist nicht allein.” (Wieder nur so halb erfüllt…)
Fandom: Leverage
Charaktere: Eliot, Sophie, Parker, Nate, Hardison
Sprache: Englisch
Kommentar: Spielt nach der Folge „The low low price job“ und direkt in/nach „The Toy Job“ aus der letzten Staffel (die ich gerade erneut zu Ende geguckt habe. T_T)
“Eliot, do you want to share something?” Sophie finally asked.
Family
He could feel their eyes settle on him after Hardison was done talking. After all, this Christmas they were trading stories instead of expensive presents and he was the only one that hadn’t said anything yet.
“Eliot, do you want to share something?” Sophie finally asked.
“You don’t have to, man”, Hardison said at the look on his face.
“Yeah”, Parker said, suddenly serious.
He set the beer bottle on the table. „I drove down to Oklahoma to see my Dad, right after the Value-More job. But he didn’t open the door.”
“Shit, man”, Hardison said after a moment of silence. “I’m sorry.”
“Are you sure that he was, you know, that he was home?” Nate asked.
“Yeah. Lights were on, car was outside. He was home. He just didn’t want to see me.”
“That sucks”, Parker mumbled.
“Oh Eliot”, Sophie sighed.
“His loss”, Hardison suddenly said. “I mean, if he doesn’t want to see what an awesome person his son has become?”
“I’m not sure he would be proud if he knew”, Eliot mumbled.
“Well, we’re proud, man. We couldn’t do what we’re doing, we couldn’t be helping all those people we’ve been helping, if it weren’t for you. Hell, I’d probably be dead three times over, and the rest of us, too. Ain’t that right?” Hardison looked at the others.
“That’s right”, Nate said.
“Exactly.” Sophie smiled.
Parker emphatically nodded. “Yeah, and if your old man can’t figure that out? That leaves more Eliot for us.”
Eliot nodded slowly. “Thanks guys.”
“Well”, Nate said slowly, “that’s what family’s for.”