Bashir/O'Brien

After this clip: Bashir and O'Brien are taken prisoner by a renegade group of Jem'Hadar. (DS9: Hippocratic Oath). O'Brien frees himself and Dr. Bashir, against the Doctor's wishes, but by doing so condemns the unit of Jem'Hadar soldiers to death. O'Brien and Bashir return to Deep Space 9, both changed by the events of the last five days.
Three days later:
O'Brien's door chime sounds. "Huh? Who could that be? Keiko isn't due back for another two weeks.....Enter."
Julian opened the door. "Chief....Can I....talk to you for a minute?"
"Alright....sit down." The two sat together.
"I've been thinking a lot about what happened back there on the planet, and I think now I understand."
"Oh you do?" O'Brien snorted. "Well that's good, at least one of us does."
"No....you do. You said it yourself on the runabout, you couldn't let me die."
"True, that. You're a pain in the arse Bashir, but I......" He stopped himself. How could he admit it? What would that do to him? to Keiko? He could admit his bisexuality to himself....but what about his wife? what about their daughter, Molly?
"You what?"
"I don't hate you for it."
"I think it's more than that, Miles."
"Oh you do?" O'Brien forced himself to chuckle; but his heart was breaking inside. Why, why, why did he not have the courage to be open about his feelings. He turned away.
"I love you, Miles O'Brien."
"You WHAT!?" Miles jumped to his feet. "I'm....I'm a married man, Julian! I have a wife! And a daughter! I can't.....I....." He sat back down, his body heaving as tears rolled down his cheeks. "My wife....I love her...."
"But...."
"But I love you too." He turned his head away. "Molly....Molly....my daughter needs me. I can't...."
Julian stood. "I understand. I wish....I wish things could be different. I'm.....sorry, Miles. I shouldn't have come." He turned to leave.

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