> Julia turned her gaze to look at him for a moment,then
> looked back out over the water.
>
> After a moment she spoke, voice low, thoughtful.
>
> "I know the fear you feel," she admitted slowly "and
> that's part of why I took the position with the Luna
> Foundation."
>
> "But Derek," she looked at him again, blue gaze
> showing both sadness and turmoil "It's a fear I have
> to deal with on a daily basis. Because you are the
> Precept, and you've never been one to stand back and
> let someone else put themselves as risk.
>
> "I... I just couldn't bare it if something were to
> happen to you."
>
> She lowered her gaze, tracing her hand over her
> stomach.
>
> "I'd go on.. but only because of Amelia." she
> admitted, swallowing a sudden lump in her throat "But
> I would die inside...."
>
> "And I know that you feel the same way, because you
> love me the same way."
>
> She looked at him, meeting his gaze "You can't ask me
> to ignore it when you're in trouble and I know I can
> do something to help. You wouldn't, and before you
> say what you would or wouldn't do isn't relevant, it
> is. And you know it is. You can't put limitations to
> how I feel, Derek."
>
"It's not my intention to do that," Derek told her. "I just want to you
both safe."
