lost drabble: baby steps (jack/juliet)
Title: baby steps
Character(s)/Pairing(s) jack/juliet
Rating/Word Count: pg, 108
Summary: she cradles her stomach, as if he poses a threat set in the alternate universe. vague allusions to 6x05.
nothing's changed she says it as she leaves. It’s a long time coming.
you don't know that he whispers to the empty room.
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nothing's changed she says, unable to look him in the eye. She cradles her stomach, as if he poses a threat.
oh don't be so sure. Jack doesn't say it out loud.
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Juliet watches him hold the newborn - hand still sore from her death grip and eyes filled with tears of joy.
nothing's changed she says firmly. Her own tears say otherwise, but by now the mantra is habit.
everything's changed, Jack promises.
Whether he keeps it is a whole other story.
Character(s)/Pairing(s) jack/juliet
Rating/Word Count: pg, 108
Summary: she cradles her stomach, as if he poses a threat set in the alternate universe. vague allusions to 6x05.
nothing's changed she says it as she leaves. It’s a long time coming.
you don't know that he whispers to the empty room.
---
nothing's changed she says, unable to look him in the eye. She cradles her stomach, as if he poses a threat.
oh don't be so sure. Jack doesn't say it out loud.
---
Juliet watches him hold the newborn - hand still sore from her death grip and eyes filled with tears of joy.
nothing's changed she says firmly. Her own tears say otherwise, but by now the mantra is habit.
everything's changed, Jack promises.
Whether he keeps it is a whole other story.