Originally posted 01.09.08 for the
numb3rs100 prompt: Alcohol...
Title: The Morning After
Characters/Pairings: Colby/OFC
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: The morning after a random encounter...
Spoilers: none
Notes/Warnings: Part 3/33 in The Sparkling Series.
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, regrettably - it's not mine.
He lay there watching her sleep. A random encounter? Contrary to popular belief, he wasn't that guy.
She didn't seem like that girl either. Beautiful and different. She made him laugh. She had a brain. Even under the influence, she spoke eloquently of science and poetry.
Her voice was liquid warmth, just as the drink had been. There was comfort there. Familiarity in a stranger… a connection he'd missed for two years.
Should he stay and face what he'd done? Should he go and leave it for what it was?
He lay there watching her sleep. He wasn't that guy. [
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