> Julia regarded him for a moment and nodded, slipping her fingers through
his
> hands and then gently releasing one so that they were walking side by
side.
> Making sure the kitchen door was locked she met his gaze again and gave
him
> a half smile "Lead the way."
>
> She wasn't sure why he had seemed so surprised a moment ago - whether it
was
> from her confession or conviction of how she felt- but it gave her an
> insight she hadn't even thought of before. She squeezed his hand as they
> walked, thoughtful.
>
Derek:
Derek wasn't quite sure where to take her. It was late though and the
reasonable place seemed to be upstairs. All of this just felt so strange,
good but definitely odd. It was after all something he had wanted for a
very long time, but he never expected anything to come of it, not in a
million years. He smiled down at her when she queezed his hand. He enjoyed
the way it felt holding hands with her. In fact it was rather comforting, a
reminder that this wasn't all a dream. He led her up to the second floor,
stopping by his office long enough to turn out the lights, which he had left
on earlier. Then, he continued up to the third floor, hesitating at the
landing as he had to make another conscious decision. When he began to move
again, he led Julia into his room closing the door softly behind them.
