Drabble: Flesh and Blood
Jan. 9th, 2011 09:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cupidandpsychoTitle: Flesh and Blood
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Challenge: 192 – Flesh and Blood
Characters: Becker, OC
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Authors Note I: Follows on from When There's Nowhere Left to Go. Thanks to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
kerry_louise for the beta. *hugs*
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His fingers were stiff over the keys. So many years had passed since he'd played but, soon, he was lost in the music.
"You fixed it," she said when he'd finished. He hadn't noticed she'd come in.
"I couldn't believe you hadn't."
"You weren't here to play it."
The guilt suffocated him. "I'm sorry, Mum."
"I'm the one who's sorry. I should've stopped him."
"He was your husband."
"You're my son, Hilary. You are my flesh and blood.
Gentle fingers stroked his hair. He leant into her touch and, if he cried? Well, there wasn't anyone left who'd blame him.
End.
Authors Note II: Here is the song Becker was playing.
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