"Ewwwww," kat said wrinkling her nose in disgust.  She peered nervously at her peanut butter sandwich, just in case something was alive in it.  She thought she'd be checking everything a lot more closely from now on.  And never would she eat mushrooms, no matter what anyone said about them!

Alex burst out laughing, "you should have seen the look on her face.  I wish I'd had a camera handy."
 
 
Julia stuck her tongue out at Alex and then winked, only to reach over and squeeze Kat's shoulder reassuringly and brushing hair from her face "No worries, kiddo. It wasn't here but at the annual Luna Foundation party. "
 
Rachel watched the two thoughtfully, still with the humorous expression, and was touched that the two had bonded so well.  It got her to thinking...
 
Then she blinked, looking Julia's mouth.  The woman hadn't complained once about her injuries and yet Rachel knew Mitchell had landed a couple of hard blows.  She had picked up on Kat being upset and had put aside the rest.  Even the sephlicurs...
 
"Mmm, that was good." Julia stuck her fingertips in her mouth, one after the other, as if licking them in satisfaction to the sandwich.  She would have patted her stomach but it was sore and she didn't want to get Kat worried.  She was barely able to calm down.
 
She was looking at her profile and turned to Rachel and caught the older woman's gaze, shaking her head inperceptively to ignore it for now and that she'd deal with it in a bit.
 
She then looked at Alex and reached around the back of Kat's chair to mock swap her friend in the arm "Don't go thinking I've forgotten how hard you laughed either... you had to leave the room and I could still hear you."

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