Derek sighed, running a hand over his forehead. "It took him years to tell me. It was shortly after your......after Ireland."
Julia nodded and gently took his hand from his forehead and held it "He was scared you'd be disappointed in him." "And I know you wouldn't be," she said before he could, trying to explain Nick's reasoning "But he looked up to you and... and abuse cases always end up being made to feel like it was somehow their fault for getting hit in the first place." She kissed his hand gently and sighed herself "There wasn't anything you could have done anyway. Nick was... well he was very proud and at the same time... scared." _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
