Big Love drabble
Aug. 30th, 2008 04:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cmk418Fandom: Big Love
Pairing: Nicki/Alby
Prompt: Family secrets
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bitterfig
A/N: It's subtle.
FAMILY SECRETS
“What’s got you down?” Nicki asked, sitting beside Alby on the porch swing.
“Papa’s went ahead and done it. Pledged me to Sarah Jenkins.”
“You should be happy, Alby. You’re one step closer to having a family of your own.”
“Can I tell you something, Nicki? You’ve gotta swear not to tell anybody.”
Nicolette tossed it around in her brain. She wasn’t supposed to swear things like this, but it would give her some leverage against Alby to use at a later time. That, in itself, could be worth any punishment.
“I swear.”
“I don’t want to get married.”
“You’ve gone mad. You mustn’t let anyone hear you talk this way. Ever.”
“There’s things that a man’s gotta know. Things that a man’s gotta do. And I’m not so sure I can do them.” Alby looked as if he was going to break down into tears at any moment.
“What kind of things?”
“Secret things between a man and his wife. Sexual things.”
As Alby voiced the word “sexual”, Nicki blushed.
“I knnow I shouldn’t talk about this,” stated Alby, running a finger over her rose-tinted cheek. He turned away. “It’s just...” He let the sentence trail off.
“Just what?”
“I’d prayed to the Lord to send me an angel. To give me some help on this pathway to Him. And you know what He sent?”
Nicki shook her head.
Alby took one of her hands in his. “He sent me you.”
Pairing: Nicki/Alby
Prompt: Family secrets
For:
bitterfigA/N: It's subtle.
FAMILY SECRETS
“What’s got you down?” Nicki asked, sitting beside Alby on the porch swing.
“Papa’s went ahead and done it. Pledged me to Sarah Jenkins.”
“You should be happy, Alby. You’re one step closer to having a family of your own.”
“Can I tell you something, Nicki? You’ve gotta swear not to tell anybody.”
Nicolette tossed it around in her brain. She wasn’t supposed to swear things like this, but it would give her some leverage against Alby to use at a later time. That, in itself, could be worth any punishment.
“I swear.”
“I don’t want to get married.”
“You’ve gone mad. You mustn’t let anyone hear you talk this way. Ever.”
“There’s things that a man’s gotta know. Things that a man’s gotta do. And I’m not so sure I can do them.” Alby looked as if he was going to break down into tears at any moment.
“What kind of things?”
“Secret things between a man and his wife. Sexual things.”
As Alby voiced the word “sexual”, Nicki blushed.
“I knnow I shouldn’t talk about this,” stated Alby, running a finger over her rose-tinted cheek. He turned away. “It’s just...” He let the sentence trail off.
“Just what?”
“I’d prayed to the Lord to send me an angel. To give me some help on this pathway to Him. And you know what He sent?”
Nicki shook her head.
Alby took one of her hands in his. “He sent me you.”
