> "And so you are," he told her with a hint of a crooked smile. "My house is > your house."
Carrhae laughed. "I'll remember to tell Samuel that should my disappearance be discovered." (*snip*) > > "And the D'Amondras?" > > "I do not have current information. I will inquire upon my return and let > you > know." > > He shook his head. "I can call Mary Basco and get an update," he told her. > "There is no reason you should worry yourself about this. It's just my > trying to decide if I should head back to work or not." "Dr. Basco is very competent, but you are missed." She let him interpret that as he might, then she changed the subject. > "What of you? You have not had any difficulties here?" That question was > aimed at more than one form of "difficulty." > > He shook his head. "None," he told her. "Many know where I live, few feel > the need to come. And either way, this is Holy Ground many times over, > dating back to the days of the Druids. I am safe here." Carrhae nodded. At least no sword-wielding headhunter was likely to dark his door and interrupt their time together. > He stood and gently took her hand, and the wine bottle and led her to the > sofa. He sat first, deep in the corner, and pulled her in with her back > against him. His hands instinctively moved to her shoulders and neck and > began to unleash the tension she stored there. This was what he needed most > now, the intimate closeness of her being with his. Carrhae set her glass down on the end table near the bottle. She relaxed against him and closed her eyes. Her breath released in a faint sigh as the last of day's stress left her body. > With his hands touching her, his weak telepathy was finally able to make its > contact. <A large part of me wants us to never leave here,> his mind told > hers. <I know.> But she also knew that they both had a sense of responsibility that was too deeply inbred to deny it for long. For a short time, though... She turned her face to his. <Come to me. I need you as I have needed no other.> (response) t'Llhweiir ends ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ | Randye Jones |) aka Adm. Carrhae t'Llhweiir and Adm. Candance Bedru /| Spacedock Role-Playing Game ( | ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Boldly goin' where no musician has gone before! _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scifi-rpgs.com/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_scifi-rpgs.com
