Defeated

#FanFic #Drabble #BostonLegal #ReworkedVersion

The neighbors had called the police when they heard gunshots coming from the house.

When the officers arrived, he was already gone. His husband sat next to him, holding his hand.

Shirley had expected the call for weeks now, but when she got there, she was heartbroken.

This wasn't what she had imagined finding.

She defended him, of course. It wasn't his fault after all.

He had never lost in a courtroom, and he didn't break with this record in his last trial.

But she knew that his greatest defeat wasn't in court.

And sometimes, Denny knew it too.

Set after the ending of the show. (A bit of context) I wrote this nearly 10 years ago. The original still resides on AO3, orphaned and out of my reach to edit it because past me was kinda stupid. I'm still (or again?) very fond of it.