Truth and Lies (#15 Home)
Title: Truth and Lies
Prompt: #15 Home
Author: ladygray99
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Charlie, Ian, Colby
Word count: 300
Warnings/Spoilers: Talk of Domestic Violence
Summary: Ian tries to tell Charlie the truth.
Notes: Written for numb3rs100. This is part of the Blood Poisoning series.
Beta: none
Truth and Lies (#15 Home)
Ian watched as Ada fed, her tiny hands gripping the bottle. Her eyes, dark like Charlie’s, flitted about the dingy room. He wondered if it was true that people remembered everything; if she would always remember, in a tiny corner of her mind, a barren room in a safe house and her father’s tears.
Ian sat next to Charlie. Charlie didn’t move but he didn’t shy away.
“You’re going home, Charlie, in another day or two.” This time Charlie did flinch. “It’ll be okay. It’ll be safe first. I’ll make sure of that.” Ian just touched his fingers to Charlie’s knee. “Charlie.” Ian’s mouth started to go dry. “I know what she’s been telling you.” Charlie’s head turned sharply away. “It’s all lies. You’ve never disappointed anyone and there are so many people who would have you in their lives.” Charlie’s head dropped.
Ian’s head turned at the sound of footsteps stopping by the bedroom door. Colby stood there looking at them. The look was not entirely friendly. Ian removed his hand from Charlie’s knee. Colby knew where his tastes lay. Ian wasn’t sure about Charlie. There was a time years earlier when Ian though for a moment Charlie may have looked his way, but Ian knew it could just as easily have been a half constructed dream.
Ian folded his hands into his lap like a child being scolded. He hadn’t been making any kind of move on Charlie but he didn’t want Colby getting the wrong idea.
Colby stepped into the room. “Charlie?” Charlie looked up. “Will you be okay on your own for a few hours? Ian and I need to take care of something but it shouldn’t take long. I’ll leave you a phone?”
Charlie nodded. “I’ll be okay.”
“Don’t worry. We won’t be gone long.”
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Prompt: #15 Home
Author: ladygray99
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Charlie, Ian, Colby
Word count: 300
Warnings/Spoilers: Talk of Domestic Violence
Summary: Ian tries to tell Charlie the truth.
Notes: Written for numb3rs100. This is part of the Blood Poisoning series.
Beta: none
Truth and Lies (#15 Home)
Ian watched as Ada fed, her tiny hands gripping the bottle. Her eyes, dark like Charlie’s, flitted about the dingy room. He wondered if it was true that people remembered everything; if she would always remember, in a tiny corner of her mind, a barren room in a safe house and her father’s tears.
Ian sat next to Charlie. Charlie didn’t move but he didn’t shy away.
“You’re going home, Charlie, in another day or two.” This time Charlie did flinch. “It’ll be okay. It’ll be safe first. I’ll make sure of that.” Ian just touched his fingers to Charlie’s knee. “Charlie.” Ian’s mouth started to go dry. “I know what she’s been telling you.” Charlie’s head turned sharply away. “It’s all lies. You’ve never disappointed anyone and there are so many people who would have you in their lives.” Charlie’s head dropped.
Ian’s head turned at the sound of footsteps stopping by the bedroom door. Colby stood there looking at them. The look was not entirely friendly. Ian removed his hand from Charlie’s knee. Colby knew where his tastes lay. Ian wasn’t sure about Charlie. There was a time years earlier when Ian though for a moment Charlie may have looked his way, but Ian knew it could just as easily have been a half constructed dream.
Ian folded his hands into his lap like a child being scolded. He hadn’t been making any kind of move on Charlie but he didn’t want Colby getting the wrong idea.
Colby stepped into the room. “Charlie?” Charlie looked up. “Will you be okay on your own for a few hours? Ian and I need to take care of something but it shouldn’t take long. I’ll leave you a phone?”
Charlie nodded. “I’ll be okay.”
“Don’t worry. We won’t be gone long.”
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