> "Hmm?" she asked, still kind of out of it before waving her hand in
> dismissal and walking slowly toward the kitchen "I smelled real food.
And..
> oh, yes, tea. Thirsty."
>
> Julia, who was doing her own fair amount of blushing and ducking her head
> until she got a measure of control, straightened and met his gaze in a
> partially sheepish manner before relunctantly parting and then moving to
> help serve Rachel some food and drink.
>
> "Here, I'll get that for you."
>
> Rachel wasn't even bothering to put up any kind of resistance to the help
> and gave her the plate she had managed to lift before moving to sit in the
> stool on the other side of Julia's "Thanks."
>
> She rubbed her temples and groaned a little "What the hell happened to
me?"
>
Derek:
Derek rested his elbows on the bar and regarded her for a moment, still
trying to collect himself completely before speaking. He debated about what
to tell her, but decided the truth would be the best route. Though he
could easily just tell her she had a virus. "It appears that someone has
been injecting you with heroine," he said simply. "But you're going to be
just fine," he assured her. "And Nick is on his trail."
