New Numb3rs fic for Numb3rs100
Prompt 90: Countdown
Title: (Not) Another Auld Lang Syne
Pairing/Characters: Don/Coop/Melinda(OFC)
Rating: K+
Summary: A different New Year’s Countdown.
Word Count: 200
Spoilers: Nope
Notes/Warnings: Part of the Wormhole Series
Disclaimer: Just because I’ve mastered simple arithmetic doesn’t mean I’ve mastered Numb3rs. I also don’t own Some Auld Lang Syne by the AMAZING Dan Fogelberg.
Ten - That’s how many minutes it took for the stick to turn blue.
Nine - That’s how many months, roughly, they had to prepare to be parents.
Eight - That’s how many minutes old the New Year was and it felt truly different.
Seven - That’s how many days late Melinda was before she began to even think their dream might be becoming a reality.
Six - That’s how many weeks they decided they would wait before even hinting at this to their family.
Five - That's how many aunts and uncles that this child would have to spoil it.
Four - That's how many bedrooms would be in the house they hope to find near the grandfather, who would surely dote on this child.
Three - That’s how many people were in this relationship and going to be caring for this child.
Two - That’s how many fathers this child would have.
One - That’s how many biological fathers this child would have.
Zero - That’s how many chances there were that Don Eppes was this child’s biological father.
Negative One - That’s how much it would matter to Don when he held this child in his arms.
Title: (Not) Another Auld Lang Syne
Pairing/Characters: Don/Coop/Melinda(OFC)
Rating: K+
Summary: A different New Year’s Countdown.
Word Count: 200
Spoilers: Nope
Notes/Warnings: Part of the Wormhole Series
Disclaimer: Just because I’ve mastered simple arithmetic doesn’t mean I’ve mastered Numb3rs. I also don’t own Some Auld Lang Syne by the AMAZING Dan Fogelberg.
Ten - That’s how many minutes it took for the stick to turn blue.
Nine - That’s how many months, roughly, they had to prepare to be parents.
Eight - That’s how many minutes old the New Year was and it felt truly different.
Seven - That’s how many days late Melinda was before she began to even think their dream might be becoming a reality.
Six - That’s how many weeks they decided they would wait before even hinting at this to their family.
Five - That's how many aunts and uncles that this child would have to spoil it.
Four - That's how many bedrooms would be in the house they hope to find near the grandfather, who would surely dote on this child.
Three - That’s how many people were in this relationship and going to be caring for this child.
Two - That’s how many fathers this child would have.
One - That’s how many biological fathers this child would have.
Zero - That’s how many chances there were that Don Eppes was this child’s biological father.
Negative One - That’s how much it would matter to Don when he held this child in his arms.