"Shhh," Cissie murmured, soothing him as best she could. She held him close and stroked his hair, closing her eyes against her own tears--she ached for him. "Oh, Bart, shh. It's okay."
She held him for a while, letting him cry, before she spoke quietly. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry you were so unhappy--but I'm glad you had a family. And... I'm sorry you had to leave them. But--oh, Bart." She swallowed and thought for a moment before speaking again.
"When you were gone--when we thought you were dead--we still loved you, just as much as when you were here. And we knew you loved us. We never doubted that. Your family," it was hard not to trip over that--not to be sad that they had missed out on so much, that Bart had a whole life without them, "they love you. And they know you love them. I'm sure you were a wonderful father, Bart."
She kissed the top of his head, taking a moment to find the right words. "You'll see them again," she said softly, as hard as it was to vocalize. "They're still there, in the Speed Force, right? That's--you'll see them some day."
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Date: 2008-10-09 08:06 am (UTC)She held him for a while, letting him cry, before she spoke quietly. "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry you were so unhappy--but I'm glad you had a family. And... I'm sorry you had to leave them. But--oh, Bart." She swallowed and thought for a moment before speaking again.
"When you were gone--when we thought you were dead--we still loved you, just as much as when you were here. And we knew you loved us. We never doubted that. Your family," it was hard not to trip over that--not to be sad that they had missed out on so much, that Bart had a whole life without them, "they love you. And they know you love them. I'm sure you were a wonderful father, Bart."
She kissed the top of his head, taking a moment to find the right words. "You'll see them again," she said softly, as hard as it was to vocalize. "They're still there, in the Speed Force, right? That's--you'll see them some day."