New Fic: Definition

[jackwabbit]

Definition
Fandom: Scorpion
Rated: G
Category: Drabble. Gen. Paige POV. Team.
Season: One. Takes place at the end of “Revenge.”
Spoilers: Revenge.
Summary: Paige thinks about words and what they mean.
Note: Written without a prompt this time, because it was the bunny that came hopping along.

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The nurse asks if I’m friend or family, and I nearly say “friend” without thinking.

After all, Sylvester and I aren’t related. The word applies.

But that’s not right.

It’s wrong because this little group has somehow become so much more than that.

And as my mouth opens, I hear Cabe’s gruff voice in my head.

I hear the name he so often calls Walter echo in my mind, and I smile.

Sure, “son” doesn’t always mean something, but in their case, it means more than either of them can say.

So I give the only answer I can.

“Family.”