> >"I will," he promised as he spotted the others and
> headed in their
> direction. "Rachel, please take a look at her," he
> called out.
>
> Nick had been trying to help both Philip and Kristin
> and now paled as he saw Derek carry Julia over. He
> hadn't been able to come back to help in time.
>
> He swallowed hard and made himself turn to look at the
> two he was tending to "Are you two okay?"
>
"I'm fine," Derek assured Nick as he put Julia carefully down. "I think
she's going to be okay," he added, though he was feeling a bit paniced about
that at the moment. As he moved to give Rachel space he looked at Nick,
"we'll be talking later," he promised. He didn't want to break his word to
Julia and at the moment he was more concerned with her health than the
younger man's insobordination.
