It wasn't that she was surprised to see him. Even though she hadn't known he was here, even though she'd thought him dead, it was Ben. Her Ben. And of course he would find her, because he always found her. It was only a matter of time.
Victoria stared, lips parted slightly, wonderment and hurt and so much past flickering across her eyes before it was gone and it was just her. Looking back at Fraser as if he'd suddenly just given her warmth in the middle of a storm, hope when everything was gone.
One step forward, then, one tiny step and she smiled at him. Small, fragile, and all of her breath caught somewhere in her lungs.
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Date: 2008-01-09 08:48 am (UTC)Victoria stared, lips parted slightly, wonderment and hurt and so much past flickering across her eyes before it was gone and it was just her. Looking back at Fraser as if he'd suddenly just given her warmth in the middle of a storm, hope when everything was gone.
One step forward, then, one tiny step and she smiled at him. Small, fragile, and all of her breath caught somewhere in her lungs.
"Ben."
Her Ben.