She stopped looking around and sent a silent message to Patrick {{I'll be
back in a moment. Call out if you need me}} Then she looked at Kat and
gave her a reassuring wink "I'll be nearby. We can finish if it's okay with
your mom when I finish talking with Derek."
Then she went out into the hallway, following the Precept.
"Outside outside or will this do?" she asked as conversationally as she
could.
NM
Derek shut Kat's door and gazed at her for a moment. He dismissed her
comment, because he knew that she knew what he meant. "Why don't you tell
me what's going," he said his tone was soft but very firm. "You can start
with Kat." There were other things, but this seemed the best place to
start.
Derek
