For Family [FanFic]
Title: For Family
Author:
miss_zara
Character(s): Veronica, Nick
Rating: G
Type: Dialogue only
Word Count: 424
Summary: Nick and Veronica chat about Lincoln in the earlier stages of their research into his case. No Spoilers. Written as a [late] response to
pbhiatus_fic's Challenge #7 Life in the fast lane / dialogue only
“Family.”
“That’s it?”
“For family, for Lincoln, for LJ... For Michael.”
“You can’t tell me that this is all for family Veronica... For one man’s freedom, freedom he doesn’t even deserve.”
“Lincoln is a good person, Nick.”
“He’s a petty crook, a guy that happened to not commit the one crime he was accused of. Don’t tell me he is a good person, good people don’t commit crimes.”
“I know him, what he does... what he did, it was all for Michael.”
“For family?”
“For family.”
“There are always other options. He could have stopped.”
“He tried.”
“Really? Then why was he in that car park? Why are we risking our lives to get him exonerated?”
“I left him. He trusted me, and I left him.”
“That doesn’t excuse his behaviour.”
“I thought you wanted to help us, I though you believed in his innocence.”
“Veronica, nobody is truly innocent.”
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“It means... somewhere along the line everybody does something bad. Lincoln has done enough bad things to justify him spending time - a lot of time - behind bars... just not on death row.”
“Not even you?”
“Not even me what?”
“How many bad roads have you turned up Nick, enough to justify spending time in Fox River?”
“No. Unlike you’re boyfriend, I’m not a crook.”
“It sounds like your assumption applies to everyone but you.”
“I didn’t mean it like that. I want to help Lincoln but you’ve got to get real. What do you think is going to happen once - if - he gets outs?”
“I don’t need to think about that now, we just need to get him out. He doesn’t deserve to be there.”
“What about Michael? You didn’t seem to fight very hard for him.”
“I tried, but Michael... he has his own way of dealing with things.”
“You can never be a family afterwards.”
“Excuse me?”
“This idea you’ve got... You’ll never be able to be a family.”
“How would you know?”
“My father, all he wanted to do after his exoneration was hide away, get under the radar for good. Lincoln will be exactly the same. He’ll want very little to do with you or a family.”
“Obviously you don’t know him so well then.”
“Maybe not.”
“Do you want to get back to work, or just sit here insulting the very man you are supposed to be helping?”
“I’m just wonder if we’re really doing the right thing here.”
“I don’t care about the right thing; I care about Lincoln. Ok?”
“Sure, whenever you’re ready.”