> Julia looked up and smiled at both of them, breakfast on a plate and
waiting
> for Kat as well as juice and milk beside it and Julia having just poured a
> mug of coffee which she gave to Derek before reaching up to the cabinet
> overhead and getting another mug to pour for herself.
>
> "Eat up kiddo," she instructed Kat before adding humorously, having
already
> looked for herself "I need to swing by the store on my way back to replace
> the junk food stash before Nick finds it's been raided to almost
> nothingness."
>
> She looked at Derek over the rim of her mug as she drank, hiding a smile.
> He had showered, shaved and changed.. and looked great.
>
> <<having talked to the gals, I'm including this next part as a kind of
joint
> post. we discussed it on the phone though so it's a telephone joint post
> ;)>>
>
> "Ran into Alex a couple of minutes ago and she roped me into visiting a
> store or two before it's time to pick Kat up from school."
>
> She couldn't help it and knew he would catch her grin considering the
topic
> of conversation they had had right before she had headed downstairs. The
> lift of her eyebrow clearly asked if he was sure about his offer and even
> teased him about it before adding on a more serious note "And Nick said
he'd
> catch you upstairs in the Control Room."
>
Derek:
Derek took the coffee greatfully and leaned against the counter sipping it.
He smiled at Julia catching her little message and nodded. "Just don't buy
out the shops," he told her. "When did Alex and Nick get in?"
