> Derek couldn't quite recall the last time something shocked him so
> thoroughly. How could he not have known? That was the first thing that
> struck him. If it had been going on all these months why hadn't he seen
any
> signs of it? He wasn't totally certain how he felt about this revelation
> either. He cared deeply for both of them and wanted nothing more than
their
> happiness, however for some reason he couldn't really understand the
> arrangement bothered him. He couldn't put his finger on what it was
though.
> He cleared his throat feeling oddly ill at ease, though the feeling was
> beginning to pass somewhat. "I see...." what did they expect him to say.
> "I'm happy everything seems to be working out so well." Though, was he
> really?
>
> Derek
Alex
I could tell he wasn't thrilled, though I'd had no expectation that he would
be. "We've not gone into this lightly Derek," I said softly. "We both
understood the ramifications if it didn't work...and the pressure to make it
work. That's part of the reason we wanted to be sure before telling anyone."
I gave my mentor a sheepish smile, "it's something that's been building for
a long time, but when Rose died..." I looked down at the floor, "he was
there."
