Derek couldn't believe what he was hearing. His tightened as did every other musle in his body. He barely heard the short exchange between Julia and Sloan. Where the Hell did he get off implying that Derek would do anything to hurt Julia or the baby?
Derek was completely furious. He pulled his hand free of Julia's, stepping away from her. Then in one quick smooth motion his left fist shot out and struck Sloan in the jaw with the full weight of his body behind it. And Julia had known it was coming. She had felt his body tensing, had seen the flash of snapping rage in his hazel eyes..... and had actually almost flinched when the sound of Derek's fist connected with a roundhouse with Sloan's chin. And she could see Derek going after him too if she didn't try and difuse this as soon as possible. So she shot Nick a look and moved forward, gently grasping Derek's arm and getting in his field of vision to try and distract him from Sloan - who was now rubbing his already swollen jaw and firmly on his arse on the ground looking up "Derek - please!" She caught his gaze and slipped her hand down around his, bringing up the fist he had used to punch Sloan with so that she could see his scraped knuckles before shooting back at Sloan "You would have thought you'd remember Alcufar before opening your big mouth. Go with Nick and slap something on your chin before you have to leave." "And I'll take care of this." she said in a lower tone to Derek, referring to his hand and not about to take no for an answer. He needed to get away from Sloan before he did further damage to the jackass - and more than likely himself if he fell into a rage so blinding he disregarded the state of his hands while pounding. ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
