The sounds around Derek started to become more than a numb drolling hum in
his ears... he was starting to hear actual voices... and the words going
with those voices......
He reached out and grabbed Nick's hand as he tried to make sense of it all.
"And here's your payment.."
Derek had been thrown to the floor. He could only assume that Mitchell
meant for Derek's physical state was some kind of vengeance against Nick...
"You okay" he asked him checking him over for any bruises. "Come on, please
say you're okay" Nick begged.
Derek was nodding and already hearing the two younger men bantering back and
forth........ then Julia's words sank in and he chuckled against a weak
cough, still gripping Nick's hand although not as strongly as his usual
ability to do.
"She knows.." he whispered, not sure who heard him as he laid his head in
Philip's lap and sighing "Innocence of a child...."
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<<going back a bit on this post>>
Nick squeezed Derek's hand back. That's what I thought...no demon in this
world could keep you down.
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