> "Ha ha." Julia smiled before leaning over to kiss him and suggest "Why
don't
> you go back to sleep and no, I don't need an entire room for the clothes.
I
> like to shop but not everything I buy, unlike my friend, are clothes or
even
> for me."
>
> Actually, literally speaking, she didn't have enough clothes to fill her
own
> closet, having just started restoring part of the wardrobe she had had
> before Ireland, but had to admit that his suggestion about moving them in
> here... it made her smile softly, even as she looked at him wondering if,
> just maybe, he had made the offer in sleep-mode and not realized the
> significance of such a move.
>
> If he was serious it wouldn't take but one trip and she would do it
herself.
> It was obvious Jonathan knew about Julia and Derek's relationship by now
> considering it was he that came in in mid mornings, while everyone worked
> elsewhere, to straighten up, but something about moving clothes here
> seemed.. intimate.
>
> Her lips quirked before she stood, wondering if Derek realized also that
his
> drawer space would be 'invaded'.
>
> "I'll start a pot of coffee." she offered before she leaned toward him for
> another kiss, finishing the rest in a lower tone "But I might just slip
back
> in here to catch another hour's sleep when I get back too. If the school
> traffic is nice to me that is."
>
> "But either way coffee'll be ready and I promise my coffee doesn't taste
> like a radiation plant like Nick's. I swear you can clean off deep sea
> treasure with his brew."
>
> She shook her head humorously and got up to leave. She stopped at the
door
> and looked back with another smile before opening it and exiting "Love
you."
>
>
> A few minutes more and she was heading toward Kat's bedroom to make sure
she
> was awake and getting dressed and then moved toward the kitchen.
>
> She could more than get used to this, she thought as she started the
coffee
> and started making Kat breakfast, dressed in slacks, a casual button down
> blouse and jacket. She bit into a mini muffin and grinned, replaying
waking
> up up to this minute in her mind's eye with a satisfaction she couldn't
ever
> remember feeling before.
>
> Julia looked at the clock on the wall and finished cooking, putting the
food
> on the plate and estimating thirty minutes before they had to head out.
>
Derek:
Derek moved his legs over the edge of the bed sitting up completely. He
stretched his neck and rubbed his hands across his face. "No, I'm awake I
might as well get up," he told her smiling slightly. "Yes, I know I've had
your coffee before. Perhaps, we should give Nick's a try the next time we
need to remove barnicles. My only qualm about that is that it might damage
whatever it is we are trying to salvage." He watched as she left and then
got up and headed for the shower. Most of the soreness from a few night ago
had completely gone away and aside from not being fully awake he felt pretty
good. Once showered and shaved he dressed and headed to the kitchen meeting
Kat on the way. The little girl looked as though she had been wide awake
for hours. He smiled at her, "Good morning Kat."
kat:
The little girl smiled back, "good morning." She wasn't so worried about
him being upset anymore. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood as they
entered the kitchen together.
