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NM:
There was something about Julia that inspired trust and as
she reached for me I offered her my hand. Just as our fingers were about to
touch the door opened and Derek slid into the room, for a moment I paused before
returning my gaze to Julia. "What will happen?" I asked in barely a whisper as I
reached for her once more.
OM:
"Can... can I?" Patrick asked quietly as he instinctively
reached for their joined hands, knowing what Julia intended but hesitating just
the same.
Julia kept her focus on Rachel and managed a gentle smile
"It won't hurt... but I have someone that wants to talk to you..."
With that she nodded at Patrick and he placed his hand on
top of their joined ones. He had seen Derek come in, but couldn't look
away from Rachel. He had tried talking to her that last time, during
Christmas and now he was going to be able to.
A small miracle in itself and something he would treasure
for all time, along with all of the other memories he had of his
family.
The air about them stilled in a gentle way and Julia
looked once into Rachel's eyes to give her a quiet, assuring smile before
closing her own.
Then... with the air slightly shifting and almost moving
into itself but without stirring an object, where there were two hands there
were now three.
Julia poured more energy into the link, her dark brows
puckered slightly in concentration and focus and the arm and then the rest of
the form slowly formed.
And Rachel was able to see Patrick smiling back at her in
gentle greeting.
His usual laughing eyes were soft and loving and his lips
curved mirroring the expression.
Julia would leave it to Derek to know whether to stay or
leave during this private time -- or Rachel to ask him to. She was just
going to concentrate on giving Rachel and Patrick as much time as she could
without exhausting her energy.
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