From: mulderitsme <mulderitsme@comcast.net>
Date: 29 Sep 2003 15:26:53 -0700
Subject: [all-xf] NEW: With Permission
Source: atxc

Title: With Permission
Author: Maggie
Feedback: Would be so, so nice. (mulderitsme@comcast.net)
Rating: G
Category: Very short V/MSR
Spoilers: I never know what to say here anymore. No, I guess. It's too short
to spoil
Disclaimer: characters suggested herein are not mine, but since they are
merely a suggestion,
maybe they are. . . . hmm.
Summary: Short and sweet.
Notes: This was written in response to a brevity challenge given by Robin.
Thanks, Robin for the
inspiration. Elements listed at the end.


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She fell asleep like that, sitting with her hand resting on top
of her swollen belly, a half peeled orange resting delicately
in her palm. The other hand hangs limp off the side of the black
leather couch, and it is that hand that he goes to. With her due
date rapidly approaching, he has no time to lose. The falling star
he saw last night had been a sign, he is sure of it. You have to
hold on to what you love with both hands, because even stars don't
live forever. It didn't matter if the world blacked out tomorrow,
today she would know, without a doubt, that she was loved, that *he*
had loved her, that he always will. Kneeling beside her, he slips
the ring onto her finger. He knows he doesn't need to ask.

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 The elements were as follows:

 a "falling star" (literal or figurative)
 a half-peeled orange
 a due date (work or personal)
 a blackout (not necessarily electrical)
 a finger