> Julia giggled at that and turned to him, blue eyes twinkling "Think it
would
> help?"
>
> She went to him and 'helped' him put his coat on, gently tugging the
lapels
> together and kissing his chin and catching the expression in his eyes
"Hmm,
> you've got that spark of irritation going.... what's wrong?"
>
Derek:
"It couldn't hurt," he said a slight smile touching his lips. "And if
nothing else it will make you feel better." He gazed down at her for a
moment his eyebrows raising slightly. "Do I really?" The Precept was a bit
surprised that she'd read his emotions so clearly. He had been doing his
best to shove them away. "You don't need to cut yourself off like this," he
told her firmly. "It's bothering you and it's bothering me and I suspect
it's troubling Nick a bit too."
