> Julia smiled reassuringly a she straightened and looked at the point
Patrick
> was standing at "Just a little tired is all."
>
> Patrick watched Kat enter and smiled softly, even as he went to go sit on
> the other side of Rachel, giving her what support he could. He felt
Julia's
> gaze following him and looked at her, one eyebrow raised in silent
question.
>
> For answer, she put her hand out for him to take, a smile of her own
curving
> her lips as she said quietly "Let me do this.. for Kat."
>
> It would wear her out more than what she was now and he hesitated. But
she
> also had a look in her eyes that said she'd most likely do it the other
and
> harder way if he didn't do it this way and so gave her a wry look "You're
a
> lot like Rachel you know." and then gave her his hand.
>
> "Thank you." she grinned and looked at Kat and Rachel, holding out her
hand
> to them as well "Ready?"
>
Kat gazed at her curiously, "for what," she asked a little confused by all
this. She glanced at her mother and then back at Julia.
Kat
