> Julia had gotten the first aid kit and was pouring some coffee in a carafe
> and getting one of Derek's usual mugs when Megan entered. It took
> everything she had not to say or do something right then and she continued
> to finish readying a tray for Derek, only to pick it up and walk by the
> other woman. All she could do was hope Megan wouldn't push her luck right
> now.
>
> Julia wasn't sure how hard she would push back.
>
> Thankfully, she didn't have a chance to find out as Jonathan came in and
ran
> interference of a type.
>
> "It would be a great help if you could bring this up to Alex and Nick."
the
> butler said, getting a tray of soup and tea ready and waving Julia off
"And
> you let me know if you need anything else and I'll bring it right up."
>
> Julia left the kitchen and passed those that were still downstairs with a
> distracted smile and then made her way up to the third floor, hesitating
at
> the bedroom door a moment with the strange urge to knock which she
> dismissed, and then entered.
>
> She set the tray down on a table and looked at the items for a moment to
> collect herself and then picked up the first aid kit before turning
around.
>
Derek was inspecting the damage to his arm in the mirror when Julis entered
the room. It wasn't as bad as he thought, of it wasn't a good as he hoped
either. He turned towards her with a slight smile. "Thank you," he said
and moved over to her. He put both hands on he shoulders and looked down
into her eyes, now the distress there was clear to him. His head had
cleared some. "Hey, what's wrong?" He put his arms around her hugging her
closely and kissing the top of her head.
