Drabbles: Wedding Day (conclusion, parts 9, 10, 11)

[sungreen70.livejournal.com]

Well, it's done. I'm tired now and still not sure what I think of this little series thingy. Thanks all for the feedback! It's late; I'm goin' to bed... hopefully a slashy dream will come and inspire some more fiction ;-) 

Title: Wedding Day (drabbles series)
Author: Sun Green
Pairing: Ry/Col
Rating: G

If you're just joining us now, read these first:

Part 1

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/226428.html#cutid1

Part 2

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/227512.html#cutid1

Parts 3-5

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/228589.html#cutid1


Part 6

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/228902.html#cutid1


Parts 7-8

http://community.livejournal.com/wl_fanfiction/229187.html#cutid1

Colin

 

I’ve never been so tired. I’m too tired to think, too tired to feel. I drain the last of my beer and set the bottle down on the bar.

 

Ryan looks at me as I slide off the stool. “Where are you going?”

 

Good question. I gave up my apartment. And I can’t go back to the house we were going to share. She may have gone there. She probably has more right to be there than I do.

 

Ryan sees my confusion. He gets up too, and takes my arm lightly.

 

“Come on.”

 

I let him lead the way.

 

 

 

Ryan

 

We always walk close enough for our shoulders to touch. I’m relieved this hasn’t changed. We go to my place in silence.

 

There’s only one bed. Colin knows it well. He looks at it, then at me, warily. I hold up my hand.

 

“I know. It’s all right. I’ll take the couch.”

 

He nods, gratefully. “I just need some time to think,” he says apologetically. 

 

“I know,” I say again. “It’s okay, Col.”

 

He takes my hand, squeezing it. “Thank you.”

 

We look at each other for a long moment. Then we turn away, and go off to sleep alone.

  

 

 

Colin

 

Of course I haven’t slept.  

 

I don’t know what will happen now. I don’t know if she’ll ever forgive me, or if she’ll need revenge. To make me pay for the way I hurt her. I don’t know whether my family will accept what I essentially revealed to them today.

 

Right now, I don’t even know if the love I threw everything else away for can survive the consequences of this day.

 

But I know I need to start looking for an answer.

 

The sun is just starting to rise as I throw off the blankets and go to him. 

 

 End