> She slipped her arms around him and hugged him. She knew that,
> emotionally - at least logically - that he was okay. He had to be
> considering their relationship. But on another level she just... well she
> couldn't put it in words and just held him for a moment, murmuring under
her
> breath "I love you... but if I end up meeting that thing...."
>
> She was going to say more when Nick's yell startled her and she blinked in
> surprised "What the...?"
>
Derek held Julia close, resting his chin on top of her head. He'd had some
emotional problems due to the incident, but none that he'd shared. If he
had, Rachel would have had him in therapy and he had no intention of doing
that, so he'd worked through it on his own. The few emotions that had been
stir this morning were soothed by Julia's action.
Derek glanced at the door and sighed. "I suppose we should go find out.
Are you going to be all right?"
