"Coffee.. yeah that sounds good." Julia blinked and looked after the girl as
she ran up the stairs, then looked at Derek before letting him guide her to
the kitchen. But, because of the feeling she was getting..... Derek's
hesitancy, noticing things different in the house.. the way he cut the
girl.... Kat, Kat was a pretty name, but still, cut Kat off.... she didn't
wait for the coffee. She stopped just inside the - yes, different styled
kitchen - and looked down at her bare feet, Nick's sweatshirt and then back
up at the back of the Precept's back and asked point blank "What is today's
date, Derek?"
She wasn't going to sit down and drink, she wasn't going to be led into
another room.. if she had to she'd pick up the phone and call Nick herself
to get some straight answers, but she was going to get them.
A cold fear started to grow in her stomach.....
Derek cleared his throat, "January 16," he told her, hoping that would
suffice, but also knowing that was not the answrer she wanted. She was
clearly planning to pursue the matter further, it was written in her eyes.
She never had been one to put up with getting the run around. "The year is
2001." Derek watched the young woman closely as she took this information
in.
Derek
