> "We're strong willed, not temperamental." she corrected him gently,
bringing
> her arms around him and closing her eyes as she just soaked in the simple
> embrace and the feeling behind it.
>
> Then she chuckled, repeating what Philip had told her, even imitating the
> priest's Irish accent "'I told ye so'."
>
> She moved her head so that she was meeting Derek's gaze before elaborating
> "The guys used to tease me that I was your favorite. Seeing as they would
> send me in to talk to you after you told them no about something that
really
> needed to be done. Like the new heating unit. Remember that one?"
>
Derek raised an eyebrow at her. "Yes, I remember it and I still maintain
that it wasn't necessary." But he had done it, after a long "discussion."
At the time he thought it was because he just didn't want to hear it
anymore, but perhaps it had been something eles.
