> Rachel came into Dere's office looking for him. She
> felt she had to get out of the legacy house for a
> while. Go home. be with her daughter. But she did not
> want to leave without explaining. She hoped he
> wouldn't be to angry with her.
>
> She felt a little as if she was abandoning her
> friends, but couldn't help it. Her daughter was
> everything to her, And right now she needs to be by
> her side.
>
> She came into the office and looked at Derek and Nick
> working together.
>
> "Derek" she said, "I need to tell you something. I
> need to go home for a while. For my sake and for
> Kat's. I know this probably is not a good time to take
> personal time, but I need to be alone with my
> daughter. if only for a few days."
>
> She took a deep breath then continued, "I need to feel
> like a mother again. to bond with my child. I feel I
> let her down badly. I just wanna make it up to her for
> a while. I can't do it here. We need to go home. Be on
> our own, just the two of us. Please don't refuse me.
> I'm only a phone call away. If you'll need me for an
> urgent thing I'll be here, but if not then I'll just
> be home, where I belong."
>
No, this wasn't the best time, after all he could use her help with Amber.
However, he knew he couldn't expect her to be there all the time. "Of
course Rachel," he agreed. He then managed a smile. "It would probably do
you both good to get away for awhile. To get your lives back to normal."
