Sloan led Kristen to the sitting room and offered her some tea before
sitting.
"Now, tell me why you two come in looking like you've reenacted Jack and
Jill's tumble?"
Kristen sat down, accepting the tea from Sloan and wondered if the bruise
she knew she had on the side of her posterior would stop hurting every time
she sat.
At Sloan's question, she cocked her head; so that was what he was edgy
about-or at least one thing; he had no idea what had just happened. She
took a sip of her tea and considered her response. She knew Derek was back,
and okay, as well as Nick and Alex-if they weren't, Kristen was sure either
Julia or Jonathon would have told her and Philip. And since Derek hadn't
seen fit to clue Sloan in yet, she was going to let him stew. After all,
Derek was the Precept...
Smiling she put her tea down. "Well, hi Sloan, it's good to see you too.
We were out picking flowers and Philip slipped; I went to help him up and
fell--I guess we're just a bit clumsy today." She wasn't really expecting
her answer to make him happy, but then again, she wasn't exactly known for
trying to make people happy. "And to what do we owe the honour of your
visit?"
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