The Only Words He Can Say
Fandom: Sports Night
Characters: Jeremy, Natalie
Rating: G
Spoilers: April is the Cruelest Month
Written for sn100 Challenge #15: Take a lyric/lyrics from a Damien Rice song
Original LiveJournal post, with comments
Inspiration: "Don't hold yourself like that, you'll hurt your knees," from "Volcano."

Natalie's office looked empty. The strong, intelligent, fiery associate producer was nowhere to be found. A scared little girl, however, sat on the floor, hugging her knees, fighting to keep back the tears.

A porn star. A PORN STAR!! He was her Jeremy; how could he??

He walked in, looked around, and saw her. One look between them was all they needed; he knew her inside and out, and he understood her better than anyone. But the words would have been too difficult for both of them. "Don't hold yourself like that," was all he said. "You'll hurt your knees."