By  Christine Leigh
leighchristine@hotmail.com
 

SPOILERS: None.
RATING: PG
CATEGORY: 178 words.
KEYWORDS: M/S

SUMMARY:  Three birthdays have come and gone.
Written for X-Files Drabbles
Birthdays/Anniversaries Challenge.

DISCLAIMER: All characters are the products of
Chris Carter. They also belong to Ten-Thirteen
Productions and the Fox Network.  No copyright
infringement intended.
 

Days of William
By Christine Leigh

The first year they'd gone about their day, which
at the time didn't consist of much.  They had gone
outside and faced people.  Strangers were welcome
on that occasion -- preferable, actually.  They
didn't make love that night.  This he remembers.

***

Last year it had been raining that morning.  They
both had jobs to go to, so had hurried about as
people do when confronted with unexpected weather.
It had been a slow drive into town.  They'd talked
about perfunctory things -- did they need to stop
at the grocery store on the way home this evening?
That night he held her tight in the dark and they
cried.

***

This year he has work to go to, but she does not.
He doesn't want to leave her, but he doesn't have a
choice.  They need whatever income they can earn.
He tells her good-bye and kisses her.

When he returns home in the evening dinner is
ready, and she has lighted candles on the table.
There are three, he notices.  They eat in silence.
That night their lovemaking is fierce.
 

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