Title: Leaky Things
Author: A.j.
Spoiler: Season 1
Summary: Goodbye.

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Leaky Things
by A.j.

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"I want to say I miss you, Jack. And parts of me do. Miss you. Well, the bits 
of you you let me see." She reached over, running her fingertips along his 
jaw. The shuddery feeling in his heart tightened. "I loved you for a very 
long time. Still do. But it's been eight years, Jack. I don't know you 
anymore." 
 
"I could-" He stopped the awkward thought half way through. No, he couldn't. 
He really couldn't get to know her again. Not in the way that he needed to 
know her. And looking at her smiling just that way, she knew he knew. God 
this was confusing. "No. No I couldn't, could I?" 
 
Her lips twisted again, eyes shining in the the light of the street lamp. 
"Nope. But that's okay." 
 
He nodded once before leaning over to kiss her cheek. They'd said their 
goodbyes in thousands of different ways over the years. Looks that were 
bitter or resentful or tired. Touches that didn't last long enough, or maybe, 
lasted too long. Sobbing, silence, and then just distance. Maybe it was time 
they finally said the words. 
 
Leaning back, he ran a hand down her jaw, a mirror of the gesture she'd just 
made. "Goodbye, Sara." 
 
Tears spilled down her face, but she was smiling. "G'bye, Jack."