> Sloan sat down and was just lucky there was something in the way for him
to
> sit down on.
>
> He looked up at Derek, gaze sincere, even if it did take a few tries to
> actually speak "I.. I'm happy for you Derek, I really am. It's obvious
you
> love her and I know she's not something sent from hell.... but we have to
be
> careful here. Extremely careful."
>
> He rubbed his hands against his face "The Council wouldn't dare do
anything
> that outrageous but I wouldn't put it past some zealot that would act
> alone."
>
> No wonder Barbara had answered the way she had.
>
> "And I can't look like I'm giving favor. One second of looking like I am
> and this whole thing will blow up in our faces."
>
Derek let out an exasperated sigh as he moved behind his desk and sank into
his chair, landing rather harshly in the seat. He sweiveled it around to
face Sloan. :"A zealot like Cross you mean.....I know that kind os lengths
he's gone to William. I'll talk to everyone about keeping this quiet. But
if he does anything to harm Julia or the baby...I won't tolerate it and I
don't care how it looks."
