> Julia actually managed a half chuckle which was more of a smile than sound
> as she nodded in agreement. She hugged Derek close, whispering "I love
> you."
>
> Then she caught on to Frank and what he was saying. He was reading
someone
> their rights.
>
> And that brought Julia back to Derek's arm and the blood on her fingers
> before she looked at her husband and asked with a growing coolness in her
> gaze "She.. did this, didn't she?"
>
> She was of course talking about Megan and looked at Derek for the answer.
>
"I love you," Derek told her holding her closely. Her next question was not
one he really wanted to answer. "It's not as bad as it looks," he told her
by way of an answer. That of course had yet to be seen, since there hadn't
been time to really have it checked by anyone, even himself. He did give a
slight affirmative nod of his head.
