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 Achy Breaky
AUTHOR: bcfan
CONTACT: bcfan@shaw.ca
SUMMARY: 155 words - written for Haven’s ‘Heartbreak’ Challenge. Reyes, Doggett and a boot scoot boogie.
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Monica drunk was only a titch more exuberant than Monica sober, Doggett realized.
“Wanna hear my theory, Agent Doggett? John?”
Doggett leaned back on his bar stool and Monica followed him, almost lost her balance.
“Whoa there.” He steadied her elbow. “Sure thing, Monica. What’s your theory?”
“Music can foretell our future.” She raised her glass. “The next song on the jukebox will predict our life’s direction.”
Doggett struggled to keep a straight face. “And if it plays, ‘Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?’”
He swallowed at Monica’s sly smile and his palms started to sweat. Monica might even believe what she’s saying, he realized. “Can I pick the song?”
“No, no. We have to leave it up to fate.”
Minutes dragged. Doggett tried not to stare at the jukebox.
When the music finally played, Billy Ray Cyrus was as enigmatic a messenger as any he’d encountered on the X-Files.
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