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Title: The Silent Promise

Author: The Moonmoth

Author's e-mail: [email protected]

Author's Web site: http://www.livejournal.com/~the_moonmoth

Fandom: Enterprise

Pairing: Archer/Reed

Rating: PG

Category: Slash

Series: Last Night You Cried Out in the Dark

Sequel to: Last Night I Saw Your Face Before Me

Summary: Some things just can't be put aside.

Comments: Inspired by a line in Beverly Crusher's fic 'Never'. The sequence of drabbles is: 1, Last Night You Cried Out in the Dark; 2, In the Shadow of an Alien Sun; 3, Last Night You Looked Into My Eyes and Saw the Truth; 4, The Shadows of Our Lives; 5, Last Night I Saw Your Face Before Me; 6, The Silent Promise. You should be able to find them all at Warp 5. There'll probably be one more drabble to complete the series.

Archived to Reed's Armory on 11/11/04.

A silent promise my heart made long ago betrays me. A tremor in my voice, quickly hidden but recognised by a pair of eyes equally thick with shadows. My body, burning in agony and relief, tries to keep pace with her down the corridor. Then she slows, her expression unusually hesitant.

'I'll wait,' she says. I nod, and enter alone.

He's sleeping, though his expression is troubled behind the terrible bruising. Reaching out, I gently brush hair from his forehead. And now, I understand. Silently and again, I promise myself that if we survive this night, I will love him.

~the end~