(OOC: Wow! A person goes to sleep for a few hours and look what happens!<g> I'm gonna do a bit of catching up here so be patient.) > Rachel > I turned on him angrily, "no Derek, I don't. But right now the number one > priority for me is Kat's safety, something you seem to have turned into a > territorial battle. Well I won't let you manipulate me like this. I know > what you think, you'd rather we stay. Fine, you've made your position clear, > now let me do the same. Kat is my daughter, there is nothing I wouldn't do > for her, but right now I think you are letting your own ego cloud your > judgement. The safest place for us to be is away from here." > Derek's eyes flashed angrily. Who was she kidding? "I am very concerned for Kat's safety," he retorted his voice low but the irritation he was feeling very clear. In addition his accent was becoming thicker and more distinguishable. "My God, do you really think I'd want you to stay here if I thought it was dangerous for her? All I'm saying is that we are better equipped to protect you here. This island is a lot more secure than your neighborhood, we have the proper equipment to deal with things. You have a large german sheperd next door and an inadequate alarm system that is unpredictable at best." He rubbed a hand across his face. "This has nothing to do with MY ego." He really was furious by this point, no matter what he did it was always the wrong thing. She mistook nearly everything he said when she was this emotional! The conversation was interrupted by Nick and Julia's arrival. His foul mood did not improve in the slightest when he saw Julia's condition. Did he have to lock them all in the house to keep them from inflicting harm on themselves! With the exception of Alex, his stead fast team was acting more like a teenager than the one teen they had in the house! Derek
