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Once a Year
a due South drabble
by Ophelia Coelridge

February fourteenth. The squad room is draped in sagging red crepe paper, much to Lieutenant Welsh's very vocal disgust.

Fraser is carefully oblivious. The crepe paper looks washed-out and tawdry beside his blood-red serge.

Frannie sends herself flowers, and stares morosely at Fraser.

Dief has to be rescued from the lure of unguarded chocolate kisses. "You should know better than that!" Fraser scolds.

Ray, pale untanned skin banding the finger where his wedding ring used to be, shrugs philosophically and adds a handful of cinnamon hearts to his coffee.

Then he goes home and turns Stella's picture to face the wall.

END

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