Author: Daydreamer 
Posted: December 14, 2002
 
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He took off his glasses and stood there for a long moment, 
staring at the closed door. 
"I know that you're scared," she'd said. 
He was. Scared. And that in itself was frightening. He didn't get 
scared. But this whole damn mess was terrifying. Events 
beyond his control. It was all accelerating too damn fast and 
totally out of his control. 
"... you could use some comfort." 
His arms were wrapped around his chest as he hugged himself, 
and it took a conscious effort to lower them, then lower himself 
to the couch. 
"I also know that you'll never let me give it to you." 
He sighed heavily and scrubbed his face, then replaced his 
glasses, the world suddenly leaping into clarity. She didn't 
understand. She'd never understood. He didn't deserve 
comfort. The things he'd seen ... The things he'd done... Of all 
people, Sharon should have known. 
There was no comfort for Walter Skinner. 
 
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