Title: Saunders Ferry Lane
Author: Jaxson K.
Pairing: Nick/Gil
Disclaimer: I own nothing.....
Warnings: AU, mention of character death.....
A/N: This takes place sometime in the future and is told from Nick's POV.

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It's 66, and cloudy here in Vegas today. We're expecting the first cold weather of the season, and I'm thinking that it's gonna move in sometime this afternoon or in the early evening because the sky sure looks like rain, and the wind is starting to pick up. I'm taking a short trip today to a place I haven't been since long before Gil passed. After the doctors found Gil's brain tumor and told us that it was inoperable, there were lots of things we wanted to get done, but other things happened a lot quicker than we thought they would.

As I make my way to where I'm going, I remember having a lot of fun there. Gil and I went several times over the years, and it was one of our special places. I have to be careful, or I'll miss the turn that takes me there. The weather and time have really done a number on the sign, and if you aren't careful, you'll miss it. Now that I'm here, I'm a bit nervous, but excited at the same time. The creaking boards on the empty dock are the only sounds around as I walk out to the end. As I walk by the old bait shack, I notice that the sign on the front says “Closed Until Spring”. It seems as though summer and everything about it was swallowed up by the lake because there's nothing moving . It seems so desolate.

Raindrops mingle with the leaves as they tumble to the ground. I try to make my way to our "spot", and notice that the grass is dead, and in my heart, the laughter's gone , and the birds have flown away. I notice that it's getting colder, too. You know, the gentle arms that held me and made me want tomorrow are gone now. Gil and I found so much comfort in the our love and each other, and then the angels came and took him as quietly as the dawn. Standing by the water in the icy winter-like wind, I find no comfort for my pain. Without Gil's arms to hold me now, this place is just like so many other places we used to go to. The magic is gone.

I guess I should head back to town now, because it's getting colder, and the rain is starting to feel like sleet on my face. I know now that I'll never come back here, and if the truth be known, I shouldn't have come here today because it's just another reminder that Gil is gone. I loved him so much, and I probably always will.

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