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frantic_quest (frantic_quest) wrote in qaf_drabbles,
@ 2012-08-20 09:21:00

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author: frantic_quest, challenge #212: round robin, round robin

Round Robin Drabbles 4 & 5
Title: Reminisce
Author: delvalmom
Drabble Numbers: 4 & 5 follows Ready
Condoms: Two for Vic

She turns and looks at each of them, only two family by blood, but all part of the family of her heart.

She clutches her granddaughter tighter, relishing the feel of the tiny arms firmly draped around her neck, knowing with a pang of regret just how quickly time flies, with no guarantees the journey will keep them all together, or safe.

She thinks of Vic, who never knew the little angel in her arms, who never had the chance to see Michael and Ben marry, who never saw Brian grow into the man he’d always believed he could be.

Vic would have been so proud of them all, although she was grateful he was spared the horror that was Babylon’s bombing, and the subsequent fallout that ended up taking the girls and the grandchildren so far away.

She’s lost count of the number of times she’s thought to herself, “Wait ‘til Vic gets a load of that” only to remember that she really was all alone now in watching over her lost boys.

She blinks as she realizes that Justin is squeezing her hand, smiling like the fucking sun, bringing her back to the present with a gentle, “Deb?”

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	mander3_swish 2012-08-20 06:07 pm UTC (link)
	She’s lost count of the number of times she’s thought to herself, “Wait ‘til Vic gets a load of that” oh the Vic feels! fantastic drabbles Fran!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-20 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks, sweetie! I have never been so upset over a character dying as I was with Vic. Never saw it coming. Good drama, I know, but damn...Vic? And we all know Deb thought about him often. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	fun_demented 2012-08-20 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	Both are beautiful. I got a little choked up on the second one. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-21 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much. He was in her thoughts often. It is sad to imagine. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	happier_bunny 2012-08-20 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	Beautifully emotional drabbles! Nicely done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-21 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, bunny! ;) The round robin was a terrific idea! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	opal11 2012-08-21 01:24 pm UTC (link)
	2 very awesome drabbles fran.. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-21 05:44 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you, jan! This is such a nice challenge to write for. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	suze_y 2012-08-21 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	Oh Fran - I'd planned to lurk back here in silence, but can't not tell you how much I love this. xo (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-21 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	Hey you!! hugs What is this lurkdom stuff? Thank you so much for de-lurking to comment!! This whole round robin series is promising to be awesome!! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	britin1729 2012-08-22 03:00 pm UTC (link)
	Painfully beautiful Drabbles! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	frantic_quest 2012-08-22 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	moonbrightnites 2012-08-24 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Aww, nicely done! And two in a row, too -- go you! ♥ (Reply to this)

	jule1122 2012-08-27 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	She’s lost count of the number of times she’s thought to herself, “Wait ‘til Vic gets a load of that” only to remember that she really was all alone now in watching over her lost boys. So perfectly Debbie (Reply to this)