Summary: Doggett muses on the twin hearts of the X Files, both old and new. Samantha-fic. Harem 155 challenge.

He Will Never Forget *PG* 1/1
Kristen K2

RATING: PG
SPOILERS: None, but set in Season 9.
DISCLAIMER: Not mine.
SUMMARY: Doggett muses on the twin hearts of the X Files, both old and new. Samantha-fic.


Her face smiles up at him from the dusty file. She wasn't his concern, but she is now. Do little girls even wear braids anymore?

He's got no idea; he's not a father. Not anymore.

He pulls Luke's photo from his wallet, comparing the two lopsided grins. She was older, but Luke looks like he could take her in a tug-of-war.

It's a nice idea, them two playing together. Samantha looks like a kid whose pockets were crammed with jacks. He hopes she learned to share.

He doesn't think about what they've missed out on. It hurts too much. Instead, he gives them a perpetual youth.

Sliding the pictures into the two-holed frame, he plants it on his desk.

Under his cotton shirt, the tattoo on his bicep reads, "We Will Never Forget."

No, he won't.

There's another child to protect now, but he can't forget these two lost ones. They live in his heart.


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NOTES: Thanks to Maidenjedi for the HaremXF challenge. OMG - I wrote a story with no Kim in it! ::thud::