The bittersweet between my teeth

by crimsonkitty

Summary:

The other side.

Notes:

Small, all dialogue ficlet about Jonathan Sanchez's first start against his old team. Title from "Young Blood" by The Naked and Famous

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

“S’late.”

“Sorry.”

“S’okay.”

Silence.

“You alright? Besides...”

"Glad you weren't here for that."

"Really?"

"No."

"Oh."

Pause.

"You'll get it back."

"What if I don't?"

"Johnny-"

"What if-"

"Stop."

Silence.

"You don't do that, okay?"

Silence.

“Hey.”

“Yeah. Okay.”

“Talk to ‘em. Don’t shut off.”

“It’s not- I...” Sigh.

“Not what?”

Quiet. "Not fair."

"S'baseball, sweetheart."

"No. Not that."

"Then- Oh."

"Yeah."

"Yeah. Me too."