> Eyes shadowed with concern, Kristin debated with
> herself. Philip's
> yell had been angry; she decided that she should
> just stay put-out of
> the way of the council for as long as she could.
>
> "No, I think they can handle things without me
> right now;" she gave a
> low chuckle. "Between Nick, Philip, Derek and
> Julia, well, I wouldn't
> want to be on the receiving end." she envisioned
> Cross' expression
> knowing that he WAS going to be on that end of
> things.
>
> Her heart sank as Amber's words settled in. What
> had she seen or
> guessed? She was glad to see that Amber was acting
> more like herself
> than she had since arriving; Kristin was determined
> not let Amber fold
> back in on herself so she wasn't about to call a
> halt to where-ever
> this conversation was heading. But, she would try
> her best to play
> 'dumb' to what she thought Amber was getting at.
> Besides, maybe she
> was wrong; maybe the guilt she had over her feelings
> were making her
> think everyone knew when they really didn't.
>
> "Get out of what?" she asked, throwing a puzzled
> look on her face.
Amber simply looked at Kristin for a few seconds, a
look that said "You know that won't work on me."
Then, sighing, she said, "Since when are you in the
habit of denial? I know you well enough to know
something's going on. You know, the blushing, quicker
breathing thing whenever he's around. I'm not letting
it go that easily," Amber quipped.
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