> She hesitated only a moment. She didn't want to leave his side but she
also
> knew that, right now, he would be distracted with keeping her safe if she
> went with them and that in itself could be detrimental. So she reached
> forward and kissed him roughly, gaze worried but trusting him to do
exactly
> what she said "I'll see you soon. We have a date, remember?"
>
> She kissed him one more time and then stepped back, looking at him for a
> long moment before turning to head back the way she had been taken in.
>
Derek returned her kiss, allowing it to linger as long as he could,
committing the way it felt to memory, just in case. "How could I forget,"
he told her giving her hand a squeeze. "Look for Kristen and Philip when
you get out, all right?" He watched her go and waited until he was out of
sight before heading down another corridor. As he passed the vampire's
body, he nudged it with his foot a look of disgust on his face. He had to
find the others and get them out of there.
