> She looked at him and doubted that but also knew that he was a grown man
and
> would, if the past had taught her anything, continue to insist he was fine
> and refuse to go to the hospital. So she did as she always had and kissed
> his less sooty/injured cheek and tried to ignore the woman that had
> introduced herself as Derek's 'friend', getting a clear impression that
that
> wasn't the case from her son's perception.
>
> "Why don't you go get tended to and rest?" she suggested "Sloan and I can
> help with the others."
>
>
> Julia sent Alex and Nick up to their room with some ribbing and looked at
> the others and then lowering her gaze and biting her bottom lip in an
> attempt to keep her emotions at bay.
>
Derek took his mothers hand and squeezed it. He would have hugged her, but
didn't want to get her dirty. "I'll get cleaned up, but I want to visit
with you. I can rest later. "I'll be back in....20 minutes." He needed to
take a shower, change and clean up the deep claw marks on his arm. And take
a few aspirin, then he'd be good to go.
He headed towards the stairs and gave Julia a gentle smile. "Would you mind
finding me a first aid kit and some aspirin....and coffee."
